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Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #3

By: Christopher Priest, Phil Noto
Released: Oct 11, 2017

TEEN REBELLION TURNS TO VILLAINY!
•  The Royals come under the wing of Bentley Wittman, A.K.A. the Wizard! But what does the tech genius gone bad want with the Inhumans?
•  The young Maximus has a secret - and it's driving him mad!
•  Meanwhile, Karnak searches the sewers of New York for his lost brother. Can he find Triton ...

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6.0

Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #2

By: Christopher Priest, Phil Noto
Released: Sep 6, 2017

THE ROYALS TAKE NEW YORK!
•  On the run from the king of Attilan, Black Bolt, Medusa and Maximus are transported to an alien world: New York City!
•  But someone is pulling the Royals' strings. Just what does the rebel Elisha want?
•  If they're gonna find out, they'll first have to answer to...the Wizard!
•  Plus:...

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8.0

Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #1

By: Christopher Priest, Phil Noto
Released: Aug 9, 2017

SOMEDAY, ALL OF THIS WILL BE YOURS!
A king in training. A brother destined for madness. These are the early days of the Boltagon legacy. When the king of the Inhumans is attacked, Black Bolt and Maximus spring into action to save their leader! But when Black Bolt loses control, what are the consequences for his future kingdom - or his own famil...

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9.0

Black Bolt Hardcover

By: Saladin Ahmed, Frazer Irving

The king of the Inhumans has been imprisoned! But where? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold Black Bolt? The answers will shock you - and Black Bolt as well! If he is to learn the truth, he must first win a fight to the death against a fellow inmate: the Absorbing Man! As a prison revolt begins, the bounty hunter Death'...

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9.0

Black Bolt Vol. 2: Home Free

By: Saladin Ahmed, Frazer Irving

Black Bolt and his unlikely allies are finally free from their strange captivity, but their escape came at a high cost. Now, the Midnight King returns to Earth with a heavy heart and a new companion: a telepathic alien child with nowhere left to go. But the journey home is long and full of dangers - and a horde of space pirates is the least of them...

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9.5

Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward

The king of the Inhumans has been imprisoned! But where? Why has he been jailed? And who could be powerful enough to hold the uncanny Black Bolt? The answers will shock you - and Blackagar Boltagon as well! For if he is to learn the truth, he must first win a fight to the death against a fellow inmate: the Absorbing Man! As a prison revolt begins, ...

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8.0

Inhumans: Judgement Day #1

By: Al Ewing, Michael Del Mundo
Released: Jan 24, 2018

THE INUMANS FACE THE WRATH OF THEIR CREATORS!
The Royal Family has spent months tracking down Primagen, the element that birthed Terrigen and could save the Inhuman race from its slow extinction. But to get it, they confronted the Progenitors - beings older than the Earth itself. They stole fire from the gods. And the gods are angry. The fate o...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #12 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #12

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Apr 4, 2018

  THE MIDNIGHT KING RETURNS TO EARTH FINALE!
•  A former queen's promise to her former king. Medusa swore to find Black Bolt, and she has - but will she be in time to save him?
•  Voiceless and betrayed, the former ruler of the Inhumans faces a darkness he thought he had put behind him. But he won't face it alone.
•  Old ...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #11 May 16, 2022
9.0

Black Bolt #11

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Mar 7, 2018

• The Jailer returns!
•  Black Bolt thought he had escaped the alien prison where he was tortured in his brother's place. But no one escapes their penance - not even the Midnight King.
•  Even without his mighty voice, Black Bolt has a few tricks up his sleeve. But will they be enough to save his young companion Blinky - or himse...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #10 May 16, 2022
8.0

Black Bolt #10

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Feb 7, 2018

THE MIDNIGHT KING RETURNS TO EARTH
PART 3
•  With the Inhumans in chaos, a powerful foe is ready to take control: Lash!
•  But now that the rite of Terrigenesis is lost, what are Lash's plans for the Inhuman race? And what does he want with Black Bolt and his companions?
•  The Midnight King faces the legacy he's left ...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #9 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #9

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Jan 3, 2018

THE MIDNIGHT KING RETURNS TO EARTH PART 2
•  In an alien prison far from Earth, Black Bolt lost a friend and ally. Such is the life of heroes. But for those left behind, a noble death is little comfort. Far better to seek retribution - and Black Bolt is first in line!
•  But he has more than angry loved ones to worry about. A corrup...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #8 May 16, 2022
9.0

Black Bolt #8

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Dec 6, 2017

THE MIDNIGHT KING RETURNS TO EARTH Part 1
After months off-world, the former Inhuman King Black Bolt returns to Earth to find judgment awaiting him. In his absence, the Inhumans were rounded up, imprisoned and now struggle to maintain their fragile democracy. But someone must pay the price for the horrors they've endured.  Will Black Bolt sur...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #7 May 16, 2022
9.0

Black Bolt #7

By: Saladin Ahmed, Frazer Irving
Released: Nov 1, 2017

HOMEWARD BOUND!
•  Black Bolt and his unlikely allies are finally free, but their escape came at a high cost. The Midnight King returns to Earth with a heavy heart and a new companion: the telepathic alien Blinky, a child with nowhere left to go.
•  But the journey home is long and full of dangers - and a horde of space pirates is t...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #6 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #6

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Oct 4, 2017

• Black Bolt and his fellow prisoners face an all-new form of torture as the Jailer's true self is finally revealed - and it's more terrifying than any of them could have imagined!
•  The stars await the survivors, but someone must pay the ultimate penance. Who lives and who dies in the Jailer's sick game?
Rated T+

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #5 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #5

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Sep 6, 2017

REDEMPTION COMES CLOSE...
•  As Black Bolt turns the tables on the evil Jailer!
•  But what about his fellow prisoners? Given a choice, will the Midnight King choose the company of thieves?
•  And what hope do they have against a creature who knows their deepest secrets?
Rated T+

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #4 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #4

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Aug 2, 2017

MAN TO MAN!
•  When their prison break ends in catastrophe, Black Bolt and the Absorbing Man are forced to confront their pasts - together.
•  What makes a hero and a villain?
•  When new hope comes from an unexpected source, Black Bolt faces a choice. What price will he pay for his freedom?
Rated T+

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #3 May 16, 2022
9.0

Black Bolt #3

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Jul 5, 2017

PRISON BREAK!
•  The prisoners revolt! But are Black Bolt and his unlikely allies simply pawns in a bigger game?
•  Plus: Death's Head! Is he there to help...or hunt?
•  And who - or what - is the warden of this strange place? Whatever it is, the Jailer knows only penance and fear. And soon,...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #2 May 16, 2022
10

Black Bolt #2

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: Jun 7, 2017

• Black Bolt begins to find his bearings in the remote prison to which he has been mysteriously banished.
•  And an unlikely alliance with Crusher Creel, a.k.a. the Absorbing Man, could provide the Silent King with some answers about his captor's motives and identity.
•  But not every prisoner is read...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Black Bolt #1 May 16, 2022
9.0

Black Bolt #1

By: Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward
Released: May 3, 2017

THE KING OF THE INHUMANS' FIRST SOLO SERIES!
Black Bolt imprisoned! But by who? And where exactly? The answers to both will shock you! But to learn those answers, Black Bolt must first win a fight to the death with a fellow inmate - The Absorbing Man! Award-winning science fiction writer Saladin Ahmed (Throne of the Crescent Moon) crafts a stor...

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7.0

Astonishing Thor #5

By: Robert Rodi, Mike Choi
Released: Jul 6, 2011

"The epic conclusion of "Planetfall." Worlds collide—literally—as living planets Ego and Alter-Ego tear into each other...with Earth as collateral damage! Can the god of thunder halt the global-scale mayhem before all three planets are atomized—or is one world destined for destruction? Plus: The Stranger! The Collector! Zephyr! Black holes an...

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5.0

Astonishing Thor #4

By: Robert Rodi, Mike Choi
Released: May 4, 2011

The Mighty Thor has hurtled to the surface of the living planet Alter Ego in a desperate attempt to stop this sentient world from merging with its counterpart, the equally massive world Ego! Although he faces unimaginable peril on Alter Ego, the thunder god knows that his failure will result in a cosmic catastrophe of such immense proportions that ...

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7.0

Astonishing Thor #3

By: Robert Rodi, Mike Choi
Released: Mar 2, 2011

Asgard is in ruins, and now—the infamous Grey Gargoyle strikes! In search of the fabled Apples of Idunn which gives immortality to the gods themselves, the rock-like horror will stop at nothing to achieve the endless life he has so long sought. He invades the fabled, though fallen city, turning all before him to unmoving stone in his awful quest....

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7.0

Astonishing Thor #2

By: Robert Rodi, Mike Choi
Released: Jan 26, 2011

Blasted back into space by the Stranger, Thor hurtles across the solar system, trying to overtake Ego and deter him from reaching his final destination: the museum of Taneleer Tivan – The Collector. What business would Ego have at the museum? What would entice a living planet out of its orbit? And why is Zephyr at the museum, collaborating with T...

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7.0

Astonishing Thor #1

By: Robert Rodi, Mike Choi
Released: Nov 24, 2010

Waves are but water, wind but air. And though lightning be fire IT MUST ANSWER THUNDER'S CALL. The God of Thunder finds himself battling a mysterious surge of natural catastrophes hurricanes, tidal waves, earthquakes. At first, the Son of Odin suspects Zephyr, immortal mistress of the winds, but soon he finds that the climactic upheaval must be att...

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TheMonsterManiac rated 1872 #3 May 16, 2022
8.0

1872 #3

By: Gerry Duggan, Nicole Virella
Released: Sep 23, 2015

• Fisk and his men are triumphant-but have they let their guard down?
•  Just what concoction is timid Dr. Banner cooking up in his apothecary?  
•  You cannot miss the shocking last page as a hero is reborn.
Rated T+

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TheMonsterManiac rated 1872 #2 May 16, 2022
8.0

1872 #2

By: Gerry Duggan, Nicole Virella
Released: Aug 19, 2015

SECRET WARS SERIES
DEAD MAN'S HAND!
•  BULLSEYE!
•  ELEKTRA!
•  GRIZZLY!
•  DOC OCK!
•  'NUFF SAID, PARTNER!
Rated T

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TheMonsterManiac rated 1872 #1 May 16, 2022
8.0

1872 #1

By: Gerry Duggan, Nicole Virella
Released: Jul 8, 2015

REAL HEROES DIE WITH THEIR BOOTS ON
•  SHERIFF STEVE ROGERS faces corruption and fear in the boom town of TIMELY.
•  The only thing ANTHONY STARK seems capable of is pulling a cork, so can he pull Rogers' fat from the fire?
•  But...a stranger comes to town that will change Timely forever...f...

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TheMonsterManiac rated 1872 Vol. 1 May 16, 2022
8.0

1872 Vol. 1

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In the Battleworld zone of 1872, Sheriff Steve Rogers faces corruption and fear in the boom town of Timely. Can Anthony Stark pull Rogers' fat from the fire? Probably not, since the only thing he seems capable of pulling is a cork from a bottle. Things in Timely are bad, and getting worse - and when a stranger arrives in town, Timely will be change...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Red Wolf #6 May 16, 2022
6.0

Red Wolf #6

By: Nathan Edmondson, Dalibor Talajic
Released: May 25, 2016

THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO MAN OUT OF TIME!
•  The Cheyenne outsider found a place in our world, but he still needs to find his way HOME.
•  As if RATTLER wasn't enough of a problem, the villain who started it all, the SURVEYOR, returns!
•  Is the otherworldly energy emanating from a cave in ...

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TheMonsterManiac rated Red Wolf #5 May 16, 2022
6.0

Red Wolf #5

By: Nathan Edmondson, Dalibor Talajic
Released: Apr 13, 2016

WOLF VERSUS SNAKE!
• Red Wolf and Deputy Ortiz have tracked RATTLER to the rock he's been hiding under.
• If their surveillance turns into a smack-down, can Red survive a venomous bite from Rattler's weapon of choice?
• And how long can a man out of time avoid the notice of a dimension-hopping villain who desperately want...

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