Royals #1
| Writer | Al Ewing |
| Artist | Jonboy Meyers |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
THE "RESURRXION" OF THE INHUMANS BEGINS!
A myth from the future. A quest to the far stars. A legend written across galaxies. Guided by the other-dimensional Kree warrior known as Marvel Boy, the Inhuman Royal Family departs on an odyssey across all creation on search for lost secrets - and the last hope - of their people.
Penned by fan-favorite Al Ewing (The Ultimates, New Avengers, Loki: Agent of Asgard) and drawn by the white-hot Jonboy Meyers (Teen Titans, Spawn), ROYALS is a Marvel-style space epic that takes the Inhuman Royal Family and plunges them into the unknown! The knowledge they seek could change the course of Inhuman dest
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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.6
You Don't Read Comics - Gage Bullock
Apr 20, 2017Overall these were two great issues and I am genuinely excited to see where this series goes. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Eric Cline
Apr 05, 2017Royals #1 is a strong start for a new period in Inhumans history. Read Full Review
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8.5
Comicsverse - Brandon Guerrero
Apr 05, 2017What would happen if the Inhumans's Royal Family were to go on a epic journey into space? This is the question that Ewing and Meyers try to answer for us. With their suave artwork and intense narrative, we're giving a story that holds up well with the level of power it has to offer. Read Full Review
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8.4
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Apr 06, 2017The Inhumans needed a fresh start every bit as badly as the X-Men. And while the jury is still out as to whether ResurrXion can truly revive the X-Men franchise's prospects, it's immediately worked wonders for the Inhumans. Read Full Review
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8.0
All-Comic - Jessica Petrecz
Apr 07, 2017Royals #1 is a fresh new take on a classic group of characters, The Inhumans. Their story is evolving and changing, which after all the storylines they have been through since they premiered with the Fantastic Four in the 1960s, is hard to do. With their future threatened, they are willing to risk everything to go to space for answers. The future of this series is certainly bright with plenty in store for the Inhumans and the royal family specifically. Not to mention a few cliffhangers that we need resolved, like who is the last Inhuman left standing in five thousand years? Readers are sure to be eager to pick up the next issue. Read Full Review
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8.0
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Apr 10, 2017Al Ewing sets up his Inhumans story by making it very new reader friendly and promising a grand old space traveling epic. Jonboy Meyers art is fantastic and I can recommend this to anyone looking to jump on the Inhumans trolley. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Matthew Sibley
Apr 06, 2017What makes this stand out is the cold open for the book taking place five thousand years into the future with gleaming buildings and wall-hanging cocoons. He gradually introduces the core cast of characters, a technique which has become a trademark of his writing and there's something to be said how he's honed this as his career has blossomed. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Robert Reed
Apr 10, 2017Though Royals #1 can't quite escape some first issue tropes, Al Ewing still crafts an engaging series debut with a good hook and some good character moments. For now though, the issue's strengths are in its art team of Joboy Meyers and Ryan Kinnaird, whose visuals give Royals #1 a grand sense of adventure and mythic scale. And one has to assume that Ewing, whose recent work has been developing the cosmic side of Marvel's universe, will hit his stride now that the Inhumans have left Earth. There's a sense of new and promise to Royals #1, which has all the makings of a blockbuster in waiting. Read Full Review
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6.5
Multiversity Comics - Kent Falkenberg
Apr 06, 2017For better or worse, think of it as the Rebirth issue for Medusa and Black Bolt. Read Full Review
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6.0
Comics: The Gathering - Kalem Lalonde
Apr 05, 2017Royals #1 fails to build on the momentum of Inhumans: Prime mainly due to its sluggish set-up. Royals would have been better off starting a few days into the journey and using flashbacks to get through the necessary set-up. Instead, we start with an awesome framing device and a lackluster introduction to what was promised to be an awesome journey. I know this series has a brighter future but it's unfortunate that a dying franchise began its relaunch with such an uninspiring comic. Read Full Review
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6.0
The Beat - Alexander Jones
Apr 05, 2017Royals isn't the series to convert new Inhumans fans, but it could invigorate the franchise in future issues. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.5
Now this is what an Inhumans book should be. Thank you Marvel for letting Al Ewing bring them back to the weirdness they are known for.
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9.0
With one issue of ROYALS, Al Ewing and Jonboy Meyers restore a lot of the magic and...well, majesty, that have been missing from the Inhumans in recent years. And they did it without flushing all of the new additions to the mythos established during those years. ROYALS #1 is well written and beautiful to look at with great pencils and color work (Jonboy Meyers, who I did not think would fit this title, did an outstanding job). I'm looking forward to what comes next. SCORE: 9
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8.5
This is just a set up issue but the story has a promising scope and it looks like the Inhumans will be adventuring in the cosmos to guarantee their future. The art is a mixed basket but serviceable.
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8.0
A fast paced start. I love the interaction of Swain and Panacea. Everybody needs to find the origins of the Inhumans and they are going to find it. I love the art of Meyers. Very current and fresh. And the coloring of Kinnaird is just pretty as well. I can't wait to see where this story is headed.
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8.0
Marvel Boy convinces most of the top-tier Inhumans (and Swain!) to take a road trip to Hala. This is a busy, beautiful mess. I don't like all of the storytelling choices Al Ewing is making, but on balance, there's a lot more that's awesome than questionable. A starring role for Marvel Boy in Maximum-weirdness Morrison mode is probably the most promising bit of the story for me. Jonboy Meyers's art is drawn in my least favorite style, but it's so polished, so detailed, and so passionate that I can't call it anything but gorgeous. I just worry about the shipping schedule - can Mr. Meyers draw two issues this well every month?
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7.5
A decent enough start to what may be the Inhumans last chance. Marvel's handling of them over the last few years has been little short of disastrous.
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7.0
I'm not a fan of the "...5000 years in the future..." device, but this seems to be what is currently in fashion for story telling. 7 leave and 6 return. Now there will be something in every issue illuding to another character who just might be the one to die. Ewing has been all over the grand scale lately, but my favorite stories of his were in Loki. They had grand elements, but were personal. I hope he brings that kind of balance to this series.
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6.0
the art is too angular for me. not totally ugly but not at all nice. the coloring was good. the story was a bit plain and ... uninspiring. I will probably read next issue.. maybe.
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