There is a rebellion brewing on Battleworld and it stretches far and wide into every domain. Medusa, ruler of Attilan, is tasked with uncovering the leader of this uprising, and scuttling it with extreme prejudice. When she discovers the leader of this rebellion is Black Bolt, however, things get complicated.
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The Voice Unheard a group of rebels is planning something to fight back against the oppression of Doom.
I honestly don't know why these guys are rebelling against Dr. Doom. Perhaps they find his reign oppressive. It was good to see the NuHumans Flint and Naja, but having all the characters have different personalities is sort of weird. It was also good to see omnipotent, but not omniscient Doom is aware of rebellion in his land.
It's too soon to judge Inhumans: Attilan Rising, but there seems to be some potential in the story.
Having read and seen very little about Inhumans so far, I was a little ify picking this one up, but decided to give it a go and was glad I did.
Having seen people quickly getting fed up of the hard constraints of God Emperor Doom, we have begun to see pockets that are preparing to strike back. Here we see one of the more clandestine ones.
We have a group of Inhumans travelling in Greenland who come across a sand Hulk. They subdue him and shoot him up with a liquid that calms him down and clears his mind. We discover that many of the Hulks have gone native and given into their base instincts, letting their minds slip away.
Before long, a squad of Thors show up, trying to ferret out the traitors they know to be about. One of hte Inhumans, G-Man steps up to create a diversion so the others can get away. We discover that G-Man is Ghost Rider from the 40's who jumps in his old long flaming car and drives away from the Thors. As they get closer, the sand Hulks start blasting up and taking them out. However, before long, one Thor is able to get to him and take him down.
Doom has heard of what is happening and is not happy, he lets Baron Medusa know of this and how shaky her position is if she does not appease him. So, she sets about getting answers from G-Man. Her scientist, however, blows out part of G-Man's skull in the attempt, only acquiring the words The Quiet Room. Medusa then sends a spy to this club in an attempt to discover the root of the rebellion.
Meanwhile, the group trying to build the thinking Hulk army has given their converted friend a case of the substance and head back to HQ.
When we make it to The Quiet Room at the end, we discover a number number of high profile characters in classy clothes and Black Bolt behind the bar.
This was the most surprisingly good Secret Wars book I have read so far. The sand Hulks and G-Man were allot of fun and I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do with The Quiet Room.
The art was pretty darn good as well, especially the stuff with G-Man and the Thors, Inhuman HQ, and The Quiet Room.
That was very good, I think that Inhumans are quickly becoming my favourite Marvel group. Black Bolt and, especially, Medusa are two of my favorite characters. They are so regal and good that I find I am drawn to them. I love how this graphic novel ended, it was so twisty. I have every intention of reading more Inhuman titles.
Good introduction into the way Battleworld operates. This is the first comic I have read connected to Battleworld and I am very intrigued. 4.5 Stars rounded down here.