As an origin story, Inhumans: Once and Future Kings #1 works well on its own, and Priest does a great job setting the stage and the relationships between the characters so that the issue can be approached even by those who don't know who the Inhumans are. For readers that don't really care for these characters, there isn't anything here that will instantly change minds, but the story itself stands quite strongly on its own and it will be interesting to see how it unfolds. Read Full Review

The comic evokes a mythical feel to it while remaining true to the Inhumans name. The often overlooked team might now get the attention it rightly deserves. Read Full Review

Inhumans: Once and Future Kings is just a five-issue miniseries, but the skill deployed by the creative team makes this first issue feel far more like the setup to an intricate, full-length novel. I strongly suspect that by story's end we'll still be itching for more. Read Full Review

Inhumans: Once and Future King" is a beautiful start to what looks like an epic chapter in the Inhumans' history. Priest brings his best on his return to Marvel, and Noto provides some sublime artwork. Read Full Review

This is a very strong opening chapter, and it made the Inhumans feel compelling again for the first time in a long time. Read Full Review

Marvel is putting a lot of investment into this franchise hoping to make the Inhumans a household name, and this issue does a lot to appeal to the casual comic reader with giving us brother struggles, strong willed female leads, and cute teleporting dogs. Read Full Review

The book also contains a short story featuring Lockjaw. One obviously divorced from the proceedings of the main story, but it's quite funwritten byJughead veteran Ryan North and featuring art by Gustavo Duarte. It gives a brief glimpse into the charmed life of Lockjaw with one Ben Grimm aka the Thing. While it's sadly a bit too short for my taste, it's still a nice addition to a packed book. Read Full Review

If you give Inhumans: The Once and Future King #1 your time and money you will be rewarded by complex writing and art and a fascinating look at the early days of the Inhuman royalty. Read Full Review

We meet the young adult versions of the Boltagon boys and Medusa as the three of them are whirled up in potentially-lethal court intrigues courtesy of the Unspoken, the King-Regent who would really like to supplant the House of Boltagon permanently. Christopher Priest writing an Inhumans mini? One that tackles the Alpha Primitive problem head on? Has Marvel started intercepting my letters to Santy Claus or what? Phil Noto's art is achingly good, too; this story is kicking off with all the potential in the world.

It's hard to believe this will only be a 5 issue run. They are setting up for what could easily be a captivating 16 issue major story arc, HOWEVER, it is just the origin story of Black Bolt and Medusa... with that in mind, give it a read or refer it to a friend, its a great way to prepare for the new Inhuman show coming to ABC.

The Inhumans intrigued me since way back when Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee did the awesome 12-issue limited series. But they've underwhelmed me since. Lately, with the battles with the X-Men and the endless stream of Nuhumans, I've grown to downright dislike them. But, since this deals with the original, core members, I thought I'd check it out. And it's pretty good. An interesting start to the series, a refreshing break from the nonsense that started with Marvel trying to force them down our throats, and awesome Phil Noto art, which makes it worth looking at alone.