Darkhold: Black Bolt #1
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| Writer | Mark Russell |
| Artist | David J. Cutler |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE KING OF THE INHUMANS BREAKS HIS SILENCE! Black Bolt's mighty voice is his greatest gift...and since childhood, it has been his greatest curse. Recruited with four other heroes to read from the Darkhold, a powerful evil text written by the elder god Chthon, Black Bolt thought he was signing up for a battle befitting a king. But the true battlefield...is his own mind. Critically acclaimed writer Marvel Russell brings you a scream-worthy story that will break an empire!
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
GWW - B Ferg
Nov 29, 2021I have always seen Black Bolt as an intriguing, powerful but hindered character. His power has placed him into a position of powerlessness at times that is only rivaled by Cyclops. Now by choosing to aid the other hero's efforts to stop both Doom and Chthon, Black Bolt stands to lose everything including himself. Trapped in his own head, unable to express himself vocally because of his power, his mind becomes every bit of a prison as the planet Terros is for the Inhuman king. Read Full Review
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8.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Nov 29, 2021Darkhold: Blackbolt #1 delivers an interesting and unique tale that is certainly worth reading, just so long as you don't expect it to be what it is advertised as. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Dec 01, 2021The Darkhold: Black Bolt emphasizes its own tale of horror and executes on its premise quite well, regardless of how this may factor into the larger event design. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comic Crusaders - Johnny "The Machine" Hughes
Nov 29, 2021Darkhold has been a surprising little mini event for me. I didn't expect much, then those expectations were smashed and now, this book has effectively lowered them again. Where is the horror? Where is the twist? Where is the sting in the tail? Maybe a book like this is needed to allow future books to bring the heat with only two more issues to go. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.0
Very nice Twilight Zone-ish from the usually great Mark Russell
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8.0
Once again, the one-shot creators go much further into "psychological horror" than I'd expect from a Darkhold book, and once again they do a good enough job to wipe out my potential disappointment. The prose was decent, the art was great, and the characterization of BB and Maximus was solid if not ground-breaking. Best of all, the author successfully bait-and-switched me with the big twist. I was certain Maximus had taken the place of the doctor right up until the real twist was revealed, and it satisfied me thoroughly. Troubling big-picture event thought, though: This issue and the Wasp issue don't seem to fit the monster team revealed at the end of the Alpha.
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6.5
This one has a twist to it that I think kind of hurts the story rather than makes it work better. It was a risk and it didn't really pan out. In fact, we know that Black Bolt is who read from the Darkhold, so it's definitely him. It doesn't make sense for it to be Maximus, but I guess we'll see if any of this is followed up on in the Omega issue.
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2.5
Rubbish, as most Mark Russell comics are.
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1.5
I would be more fine qith the one shots except it's bland amd doesn't have any entertaining moments. Plus the art here is pretty bad. Say what u want about fear state but at least it has good art. This issue doesn't make me care for black bolt at all
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