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133-669: The New Avengers is a spin-off of the long-running Marvel Comics series The Avengers . The first issue, written by Brian Michael Bendis and penciled by David Finch , was dated January 2005 but appeared in November 2004. Finch penciled the first six issues and issues #11-13. Succeeding pencilers with multiple-issue runs include Steve McNiven , Leinil Francis Yu , Billy Tan , and Stuart Immonen . The roster at first comprises Luke Cage , Captain America , Iron Man , Spider-Man and " Spider-Woman " (Veranke). Later stretches included

266-406: A sidequel , a portmanteau of "side" (as in side-by-side) and " sequel ", when it occurs in the same timeframe as the original, sometimes contacting with the main narrative at points. In Japanese , the word gaiden ( 外伝 , pronounced [ɡaideɴ] , lit. "outside legends") also refers to such contemporaneous spin-offs and is frequently translated as "side story". Sometimes even when

399-612: A Kree and Skrull soldier. He appears in another What If? issue and a back-up tale in Marvel Fanfare . With the Royal Family, Black Bolt encounters Dazzler once again, appears in flashbacks in two issues of The Avengers , attempts to subdue an erratic Quicksilver (distraught over his wife's affair), and aids the mutant team X-Factor in defeating Maximus. The Inhumans then assist the Fantastic Four against

532-567: A Terrigen Bomb which spread the Mists across the Earth. Thanos survived the attack and found Black Bolt still alive in the rubble. Thanos demanded to know the location of his son. Black Bolt refused and continued attacking Thanos with his voice until an enraged Thanos knocked him out. Black Bolt was held captive for Thanos to use his power to activate the Illuminati's anti-matter bombs to destroy

665-519: A back-up feature called "Tales of the Inhumans", which recounts the character's origin story. The son of King Agon and Queen Rynda , Black Bolt is exposed to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist while still an embryo, and eventually demonstrates the ability to manipulate electrons . To protect the Inhuman community from his devastating voice, Black Bolt is placed inside a sound-proof chamber and is tutored in

798-554: A close, Spider-Man 's closely guarded secret identity is exposed to the world, and Bill Foster (one of Henry Pym 's successors as Giant-Man) is killed. Shortly thereafter, Captain America is seemingly assassinated. In the aftermath of the superhero civil war, the New Avengers become an unofficial group of unregistered heroes. The team moves to Doctor Strange 's Sanctum Sanctorum in Greenwich Village , recruiting

931-538: A deep-cover S.H.I.E.L.D. mole. The American Kaiju was defeated by forcing it back into human form. Rick Jones got cold feet about throwing in with A.I.M. and fled, and as a result S.H.I.E.L.D. successfully detained Hawkeye. The remainder of A.I.M. successfully evacuated to Avenger Two, a secondary base in the Savage Land run by Sunspot's old friend Cannonball. Hawkeye was fired from S.H.I.E.L.D. for his betrayal. He, Wiccan, Hulkling, and Squirrel Girl decided to reform

1064-403: A distress call from Rick Jones when he is taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. Hawkeye decided to break with S.H.I.E.L.D. for good and supported a rescue mission. Hulkling, Wiccan and Squirrel Girl, the only three dissenters, were expelled from A.I.M. and teleported to the desert – Sunspot also conferred the name of "New Avengers" on them. The remaining A.I.M. field team successfully rescued Rick from

1197-413: A force that very few actually want to mess with, let alone overthrow. Like Medusa, Black Bolt is fairly well respected among the residents of Attilan, making him into one of the greatest leaders in all of Marvel Comics. His pure strength and political prowess make him into a truly powerful force in the political spectrum of Marvel. Not only is Black Bolt well respected among the citizens of Attilan, but since

1330-467: A grade of 8 out of 10, writing, "Pairing a great writer from outside comics with one of the best talents inside comics is a great move. Based on a promising first issue, this could end up being one of Marvel’s stronger titles, alongside recent gems Moon Knight and The Mighty Thor . [...] This is a promising start to a series that could go anywhere. Black Bolt has always been a tragic figure thanks to his preposterously destructive voice, but he’s never gotten

1463-485: A leader and individual character, he remains stacked with potential. It's almost impossible to imagine any Inhumans story without referencing the Midnight King. Even when Medusa led the kingdom, the absence of Black Bolt was a potent element in all of their stories. He's a wonderful solo character as well, examining the balance of power and action. His inability to speak due to possessing so much destructive potential

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1596-545: A member of the Illuminati. Faced with a number of multiversal groups also trying to survive the incursion crisis - the faceless sorcerers the Black Priests, the adaptoid robots the Mapmakers, and the mysterious Ivory Kings - the Illuminati built a device to allow them to view other Earths' pasts so they could see how incursions there were handled. They learned about Mapmakers and Black Priests, but also discovered that

1729-443: A mysterious illness, and the revelation of Black Bolt as Maximus in disguise. Maximus had used his psychic powers and an image inducer to switch places with his brother before leaving Earth. It was Black Bolt that was imprisoned in a deep space torture prison that was meant for Maximus. Upon defeating his fellow inmate Absorbing Man , Black Bolt confronted the as-yet-unidentified jailer. When his quasi-sonic no longer worked, Black Bolt

1862-504: A series of brief guest appearances in several titles and his child is threatened by rogue Inhumans. He and the Royal family break away from Attilan after rescuing his son from the corrupted Genetics Council. After two more appearances in back-up features in the titles X-Factor and Starblast , Black Bolt appears in several panels in two titles before starring in the one-shot publication Inhumans: The Great Refuge (May 1995), which details

1995-568: A setback when brutally beaten by the Hulk , on a rampage during the " World War Hulk " storyline and seeking revenge on Black Bolt for his role in the Hulk's exile from Earth. During the events of the Secret Invasion limited series it is revealed that this was not in fact Black Bolt, but rather a Skrull , who is killed in battle by members of the Illuminati. The true Black Bolt is captured by

2128-482: A show is not a spin-off of another, there will nevertheless be crossovers in which a character from one show makes an appearance on another. Sometimes crossovers are created in an attempt to provide closure to fans of another failed series. Sometimes show producers will re-introduce a character from an older series into a later one as a way of providing a connectivity of that particular producer's television "world". Black Bolt Black Bolt ( Blackagar Boltagon )

2261-587: A super-powered babysitter for Cage's and Jewel's baby and mansion housekeeper respectively, although they do not serve directly on the main lineup of the New Avengers. Spider-Man appears to want to leave the team prior to the Fear Itself event due to his distrust of Victoria Hand and his new responsibilities in the Future Foundation , but subsequent conversations with Wolverine and Luke Cage convince him to remain an active member. After Fear Itself ,

2394-513: A threat to the Kree. However while being transported, it turns out he still has his voice, but it's faint. After killing several Kree, Black Bolt secures a firearm and finds Ronan the Accuser alive. However, he is a prisoner of Vox and has been experimented on. At Ronan's request, Black Bolt enables him a mercy killing. The Inhuman Royal Family and Beta Ray Bill rescue Black Bolt from Vox. When Maximus

2527-483: A truce. He convinced them that the prophecy has been broken, and that he was no longer a threat. They parted ways, but Black Bolt had to agree to Ronan (Crystal's husband) returning alone to the Kree domain. During the Infinity storyline, Black Bolt was visited by Thanos ' Black Order to demand a tribute, the heads of Inhuman younglings between the ages of 16 and 22 or the annihilation of Earth's inhabitants. Using

2660-505: A whisper can rock a battleship. When Black Bolt was captured and experimented on by the Skrulls, it was shown that his "Sonic Scream" is triggered by, and at least partially dependent on, his emotional state. The fork-like antenna worn upon his forehead helps Black Bolt control his power. He can channel his powers inward to increase his strength and speed, and can focus it through the focusing tool or his arms as concussive blasts. Black Bolt

2793-448: Is Black Bolt's "quasi-sonic scream". Because his electron-harnessing ability is linked to the speech center of his brain, any attempt to use his vocal cords triggers an uncontrollable disturbance of the particle/electron interaction field. Because of this limitation, Black Bolt must be constantly vigilant of even the softest of utterances, lest he destroy anything or anyone in his path. At full strength, his voice can destroy planets, while

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2926-581: Is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965). Black Bolt is the ruler of Attilan , and a member of the Inhumans , a reclusive race of genetically altered superhumans. Black Bolt's signature power is his voice, as his electron-harnessing ability is linked to

3059-408: Is at least partially resistant to telepathy and shares a semi-telepathic bond with those of his blood (such as the Inhuman royal family), as was evident when he was able to resist the mental abilities of his telepathically powerful brother, Maximus, and on different occasions, to use his own abilities to overpower and take control of Maximus' mind. One of Black Bolt's main uses for his telepathic ability

3192-693: Is capable of channeling all available energy into one devastating punch called his Master Blow, which renders him extremely vulnerable afterward. By concentrating his electrons into anti-electrons, he can fly at speeds of up to 500 mph (800 km/h) for a period of six hours, protected by an anti-graviton field. Black Bolt can create a nearly impenetrable force field by focusing his energy around himself. He can use his electron abilities as extrasensory probes, highly sensitive to electromagnetic phenomena, and he can jam certain electromagnetic mechanisms. Though exhausting, he can create particle/electron interaction fields solid enough to be traversed upon. Black Bolt

3325-711: Is controlled by the intelligence known as Xorn (who once posed as Magneto ) and uses the energy-wielder Michael Pointer as a host. The Avengers manage to separate the two after the Collective/Xorn attempts to re-power Magneto. After the reckless actions of the New Warriors result in the deaths of over 600 civilians in Stamford, Connecticut , Congress passes the Superhuman Registration Act , which requires all superhumans to register with

3458-724: Is declared officially dead so the team breaks up, but later reform as U.S.Avengers . Following a reign of destruction by an insane Scarlet Witch , the Avengers disband . Six months later, with the Fantastic Four and the X-Men unable to act, the supervillain Electro shuts down power at the Raft, a "maximum-maximum security" prison for super-powered criminals, allowing for a mass breakout. "Jessica Drew ( Spider-Woman )", an agent for

3591-658: Is defeated. Black Bolt's search for a new site for the city of Attilan (eventually the Himalayas ) is detailed in a back-up feature of the alternate universe title What If? . Another back-up feature in What If? details how Black Bolt worked with the Eternals to move the city of Attilan to the Himalayas. Black Bolt also directed the eventual move of Attilan to the moon when the pollution on Earth became too much for

3724-445: Is depicted as a rogue agent whose ties are unclear. As the events of " One More Day " had transpired, Spider-Man's reasons for his initial involvement is also altered. Jessica Drew and Luke Cage are retained as significant characters and are introduced to a new audience as a result. Spin-off (media) A spinoff or spin-off is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from

3857-551: Is his power and the terrible toll it takes on all facets of his life." ComicsAlliance ranked Black Bolt 2nd in their "Marvel’s Royal Inhumans, Ranked From Worst To Best" list, stating, "If you're into the strong, silent type, they don't come much stronger than Black Bolt, or much more silent. The king doesn't say much, because his voice has the power to level cities, but that's helped lend the character an air of aloof mystery that makes him more compelling. He's insanely powerful, but fascinatingly contained, and as he watches and unpacks

3990-532: Is pregnant with Quicksilver's child. Black Bolt revisits his origins when he, members of the Royal Family, and Fantastic Four members Mister Fantastic and the Thing battle the villain Maelstrom . Maelstrom is revealed to be the son of a rival of Black Bolt's father, and—after his minions are defeated—attempts to destroy Attilan with a guided missile. Black Bolt, however, manages to defuse the missile and Maelstrom

4123-494: Is pretty much the top dog when it comes to the Inhumans. He's the king of his people and the ruler of the hidden city of Attilan. He's charged with maintaining this secret empire and ensuring that future generations of Inhumans continue to survive and evolve. He's an integral character to the mythology, and it's tough to imagine Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delving too deeply into Inhuman matters without Black Bolt putting in an appearance. However, much of what makes this character appealing

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4256-593: Is subsequently ambushed by Emma Frost and Dazzler in the Quiet Room. A disguised Dazzler is able to absorb the energy from his voice and counterattack him with it. He is held captive by the X-Men in Forge's workshop in the dimension of Limbo until his rescue by Medusa and the Inhumans. He helps Medusa neutralize Emma Frost. In the aftermath, there is hope of reconciliation between the Royal couple as she joins Black Bolt in

4389-435: Is the sort of central metaphor Kirby excelled at creating. Black Bolt is an iconic Marvel Comics character, and it feels like he's finally back in the spotlight where he belongs." Trevor Norkey of Screen Rant said, "Black Bolt is not only an incredible King, but he's one of Marvel's most powerful characters overall. Though he can't talk, his true power is displayed in his energy blasts that protrude from his mouth, making him

4522-479: Is to communicate his wishes to his wife, Medusa the Queen, who then acts as his mouthpiece to the rest of his subjects. He can also use this limited telepathy to communicate his destination wishes to the royal family's teleporting dog, Lockjaw. Chase Magnett of ComicBook.com called Black Bolt "one of the most outstanding creations from the legendary run of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee on Fantastic Four," writing, "Both as

4655-548: The Time Runs Out storyline, a new group calling themselves the New Avengers emerge. This team consists of former members of the Avengers who broke away from the main team after Captain America partnered with S.H.I.E.L.D. to hunt down the Illuminati. As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, Sunspot 's branch of the Avengers become the latest incarnation of the New Avengers. Their first opponent ended up being

4788-554: The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 's battlecarrier. In response, the U.S. military launched an attack on Avengers Island with the American Kaiju (a Marine corporal transmogrified into a giant lizard monster) – as A.I.M. evacuated the island, they battled the monster with the mentally-controlled giant robot Avenger Five. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. also launched a counterattack as led by John Garrett, forcing Songbird to reveal that she had been

4921-819: The Avengers were killed by the Masters of Evil . The New Avengers defeated the Masters of Evil and remanded them to a prison on the planet Wakanda. The Ultimate Marvel version of the New Avengers called the New Ultimates . It was formed by Iron Man and Hawkeye to fight the Defenders who are being used by Loki to obtain Mjolnir. The Breakout storyline seen in The New Avengers issues #1 to #6

5054-545: The Black Swan and Terrax the Enlightened as Illuminati prisoners. The members of the Illuminati became increasingly cut off from the outside community as a result of their actions. Namor 's kingdom was destroyed by Proxima Midnight during Thanos ' invasion, and Black Panther was cast out of Wakanda for his alliance with Namor, with whom his sister Shuri was at war. Black Bolt and his brother Maximus faked

5187-545: The Black Swan had teamed up with alternate Illuminati groups in the past, and had even killed alternate versions of Iron Man and Reed Richards when they were no longer useful. Just before the team could confront Black Swan about her deception, another incursion occurred, this time pitting the Illuminati against the Great Society, a team of heroes which, like the Illuminati, had thus far fought off incursions to save its world. Following an eight-month ellipsis during

5320-656: The Blue Area of the Moon and begin to rebuild. The character also appears briefly in the mutant title X-Statix and a one-shot title, Inhumans 2099 , speculates on the future of the Inhumans and their role on Earth. In the title The New Avengers , Black Bolt is revealed to be a member of a superhero council called the Illuminati , which was formed during the Kree–Skrull War to deal with threats to Earth. During

5453-508: The Illuminati as part of the 2012 Marvel NOW! rebranding initiative. He appeared in the 2017 Black Bolt series, his first solo comic book series , by Saladin Ahmed and Christian James Ward. He appeared in the 2021 Darkhold: Black Bolt #1 one-shot . Black Bolt's first appearance established the character as being a member of the Inhuman ruling class. The title Thor featured

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5586-555: The Mandarin and Magneto . A story in The Avengers , told in flashback , reveals how Black Bolt came to be ruler of the Inhumans and Maximus was driven mad. Black Bolt discovered his brother had secretly allied himself with the alien Kree —the race whose genetic experiments first created the Inhumans. In trying to stop an escaping Kree vessel, he overextended his sonic powers and caused the vessel to crash. The crash resulted in

5719-566: The Registration Act having been revoked in the aftermath of the Siege of Asgard led by Osborn (who is incarcerated for his actions), Steve Rogers (the original Captain America , returned from his alleged death) reassembles the Avengers . Steve convinces a reluctant Luke Cage to be part of the new lineup after Tony Stark sells the reconstructed Avengers Mansion to Cage for a dollar, and Steve gives Cage carte blanche to maintain

5852-565: The Sentry , a powerful hero who erased all memory of his career from the world after he was manipulated by the mutant Mastermind and The General. With Xavier unable to repair the fractured psyche of the Scarlet Witch , the New Avengers and Cyclops' team of X-Men consider the alternatives. Fearful that the heroes are preparing to kill his sister, former Avenger Quicksilver convinces her to use her reality-altering powers to transform

5985-586: The Shi'ar . Karnak, Gorgon, and Triton covertly join the Shi'ar Imperial Guard while Black Bolt and Medusa must attempt the assassination of the Shi'ar ruler Lilandra at a ceremony ratifying an alliance between the Shi'ar and the Spartoi . Although the attempt fails and Black Bolt manages to defeat Ronan in personal combat, the Inhuman people choose to leave with the Kree and pursue a new future. This leaves Black Bolt and

6118-507: The " Siege " storyline. A one-shot titled The New Avengers: Finale was also released. In March 2010, Marvel announced the series would be relaunched in June as part of the company's rebranding initiative, " Heroic Age " . In the first issue of the series, the new team consisted of Luke Cage , Victoria Hand , Iron Fist , Jessica Jones , Mockingbird , Ms. Marvel , Spider-Man , The Thing , and Wolverine . Wolverine and Spider-Man operated on

6251-468: The " Son of M " storyline, Quicksilver steals a canister of Terrigen crystals from Attilan, with Black Bolt and the rest of the Royal Family attempting to retrieve it. Black Bolt also rejects the Superhuman Registration Act and refuses to become involved in the ensuing " Civil War ." Courtesy of the hero Sentry , Black Bolt monitors the situation. In the limited series Silent War , the US military attacks

6384-520: The Avengers Idea Mechanics, and their field team which has taken the name of the New Avengers. Sunspot is the new head of A.I.M., with Songbird as the field leader; other members include Wiccan , Hulkling , Squirrel Girl , Pod , Power Man , White Tiger , and Hawkeye as an open informant for S.H.I.E.L.D. Later, there is a schism in the team: Wiccan, Hulkling and Squirrel Girl are expelled from A.I.M. and informed by Sunspot that

6517-422: The Avengers of the year 20XX came back to the present day through A.I.M.'s new time machine, warning that Moridun would destroy Demiurge's soul completely and use his near-godlike power to almost completely destroy the world. Finding Billy already infected, the future Avengers tried to kill him; instead, with Hulkling's help, Billy was able to recognise Moridun's presence in his own mind and successfully defeat him on

6650-596: The Children of Tomorrow. In the aftermath of the Secret Wars storyline, Medusa sends Nur and Auran to find Black Bolt who is forced by Maximus to use his voice against them, killing Auran. Black Bolt and Medusa end up separating over his prolonged absence from Attilan. Nonetheless, they team up to battle Kang the Conqueror for their son Ahura (Black Bolt had earlier given Ahura over to Kang for safe-keeping during

6783-479: The Earth. When the Illuminati arrived in the Necropolis, they found Thanos' general Supergiant, with Black Bolt under her control as she uses Black Bolt to defeat them. When Supergiant activated the bombs, Maximus appeared with the trigger. He triggered the bombs, but also used Lockjaw to transport the anti-matter bomb along with Supergiant to a distant uninhabited planet where she died in the explosion. Black Bolt

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6916-793: The Inhuman king's death following the destruction of the Terrigen Bomb to allow the Inhumans to rebuild separately from the Illuminati's machinations. Doctor Strange , feeling increasingly cut off from his scientist-dominated colleagues, decided to empower himself to perhaps be able to solve the incursions, and so used the Blood Bible to travel to the Sinner's Market, where he sold his soul in exchange for godlike power. Upon discovering multiversal decay on his own after meeting an alternate version of himself, Bruce Banner confronted Tony Stark about what he'd been doing, and Stark brought him in as

7049-522: The Inhumans attack the Kree and overthrow Ronan the Accuser, with Black Bolt declaring himself supreme ruler of the Kree Empire. This is followed by a preemptive strike from the Shi'ar empire, now controlled by the usurper Vulcan . Black Bolt intended to release the Terrigen Mist across the galaxy and end the war when, courtesy of the subsequent mutations, all are rendered equal, but the plan

7182-473: The Inhumans to prevent them from retrieving the crystals. Believing the stolen crystals should be returned to Attilan, Black Bolt issues a warning to the United States concerning further acts of aggression, and eventually launches an offensive against the nation. Gorgon and other Inhumans are captured during the attack, which prompts Black Bolt to personally head a team to rescue his subjects and retrieve

7315-542: The Inhumans' ongoing battle with the Kree. With the Royal Family, the Fantastic Four, and Doom's heir Kristoff Vernard , Black Bolt thwarts Morgan le Fay and Maximus again, battling Thor and Sub-Mariner in the process. He appears with the Fantastic Four during the Onslaught crisis. After appearing in the one-shot title Bug Black Bolt and the Inhumans feature in the Heroes Reborn universe, where they worship

7448-584: The Inhumans. He is rated with other powerful Marvel characters by Spider-Man in an "out of universe" conversation with the reader. He appears in a graphic novel detailing the eventual death of former ally Mar-Vell due to cancer. He also appears in a one-shot publication featuring humorous parodies of the Marvel Universe - Fantastic Four Roast , and aids superheroine Dazzler against the villain Absorbing Man . An alien device abandoned on

7581-698: The Magus — leader of the Knights of the Infinite, a magical order of Kree-Skrull hybrids who revealed Hulkling to be their prophesied future king. When Moridun attacked them and attempted to devour their souls, repeating the phrase "Life is horror", the New Avengers apparently defeated him — but Moridun planted a seed of his consciousness inside Billy Kaplan's mind and began to slowly infect him. Billy changed his codename from Wiccan to Demiurge, and began to act increasingly amoral. They were alerted to Moridun's survival when

7714-484: The New Avengers and kills various evil sorcerers. Convinced that Daniel set his brother ( Brother Voodoo ) up to fail in his new role, Doctor Strange defeats him by using dark magic (recognizing that Drumm had only killed dark magic specialists while trying to frame Strange). As a result, Doctor Strange subsequently regains his position of Sorcerer Supreme. Under the Marvel NOW! label, a third volume of New Avengers

7847-618: The New Avengers team, leading it as he sees fit. Given the freedom to recruit almost anyone he wants for the New Avengers team (except Iron Man or Thor ), Cage selects Clint Barton (who has resumed the Hawkeye identity), Iron Fist , Jewel (Cage's wife Jessica Jones ), Ms. Marvel , Mockingbird , Spider-Man , the Thing (who maintains concurrent membership in the Fantastic Four), and Wolverine . Rogers also sends him Victoria Hand on

7980-430: The New Avengers with Wiccan as the new team leader after fighting the Plunderer together. Meanwhile, Songbird openly became a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but was in fact still loyal to Sunspot. The New Avengers has been collected in a series of editions that had both hardcover and trade paperback releases. The New Avengers has also been collected in the following hardcovers : The New Avengers has also been collected in

8113-408: The Ordinator-Class Progenitors that saw the attack from the World Farm to spare Earth from their invasion. In the pages of " Death of the Inhumans ," Black Bolt calls together the four Queens of the Universal Inhuman tribes to respond to this threat. However, the meeting goes far from as planned, as an Inhuman executioner named Vox, a Super-Inhuman created by the Kree, begins his bloody rampage across

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8246-458: The Quiet Room. Black Bolt and a group of Inhumans later tracked down Maximus and captured him for his trial. Black Bolt later spoke to Maximus privately. Marvel Boy later reveals that there is still hope to restore the Inhuman race on the remains of the Kree Homeworld, so the Royal family and a couple of new Inhumans journey to space to find the secret buried on Hala. However, they were soon confronted by two surprises: Medusa's affliction with

8379-418: The Royal Family aid the hero Spider-Man against the time-traveling villain Kang the Conqueror , and is forced to again battle the Hulk , teams with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers against the threat of the robot Ultron , and again allies with the Fantastic Four against the fifth-dimensional villain Xemu. Black Bolt and the Inhumans feature in a self-titled bi-monthly series battling threats such as

8512-400: The Royal Family alone to fend for themselves. Interdimensional adventurers the Exiles also encounter an alternate universe version of Black Bolt. Black Bolt decides to attempt reintegration with Earth, and several younger Inhumans—recently exposed to the Terrigen Mists —explore Earth with mixed results, including at one stage the intervention of the Fantastic Four. The Inhumans resettle in

8645-472: The Royal Family encounters the hero Daredevil . After another appearance in a back-up feature in the title What If? a story told in flashback reveals how Maximus, using a creation called the Trikon , forced Black Bolt from Attilan. Black Bolt, however, eventually defeats the Trikon and regains the throne. After aiding the teen super group the New Warriors , the Royal Family joins forces with X-Factor to stop master villain Apocalypse . Black Bolt makes

8778-434: The Skrulls, who intended to use his voice as a weapon of mass destruction. The character is rescued when the heroes of Earth defeat the Skrull army and discover the location of their captured teammates. Black Bolt, angered by the repercussions caused by the Skrull invasion, changes tactics and embarks on an aggressive campaign against all former persecutors of the Inhumans in the War of Kings limited series. At his command,

8911-406: The Terrigen Bomb had greatly diminished Black Bolt's powers. Black Bolt and Maximus agreed to keep this a secret. Using exogenetically charged waters, Maximus was able to help Black Bolt recover from the power loss he suffered after the detonation of the Terrigen Bomb. During the " Secret Wars " storyline, Black Bolt takes part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. He is taken out by

9044-458: The Terrigen Codex, Black Bolt discovered Thanos used the tribute demand as a cover for his true mission: to kill his secret Inhuman-descendant son whose identity and location were unknown even by his father. After the Inhumans denied the tribute to Corvus Glaive , Thanos personally visited Black Bolt in Attilan. Finding the Inhuman city empty with only Black Bolt left, Black Bolt unleashed a powerful scream which tore down Attilan itself and activated

9177-420: The Vox-controlled Crystal and Lockjaw, Black Bolt confronts other Vox-controlled Inhumans like Triton. Knowing the truth about the prophecy, Black Bolt brings ruin to the Kree and unleashes his scream on the Vox-controlled Inhumans. This action frees Crystal and Lockjaw from Vox's control. Gorgon and Beta Ray Bill arrive stating that the Kree have fled and see Crystal and Lockjaw still alive. Black Bolt emerges from

9310-402: The alternate Earth, and they used an antimatter bomb to destroy a dead Earth over Latveria . During the Infinity event, alternate-universe Builders destroyed an Earth for the Illuminati. The event ended with the defeat of Thanos' forces and the capture of Thanos and his generals Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive , all three of whom were imprisoned in amber by Thanos' son Thane. They joined

9443-402: The authentic Avengers because Captain America said they were. This statement is repeated when the team, believing Captain America (Rogers) is alive, attempts to rescue him. Spider-Man claims that if they get Captain America back, they can call themselves Avengers again. Luke Cage contends that they are Avengers already. The series ended with The New Avengers #64 (April 2010), at the conclusion of

9576-400: The change as he teleports himself behind Black Bolt. Before Karnak's very eyes, Vox slits Black Bolt's throat. The Kree take Black Bolt prisoner and repair the damage done to his throat without using any sedatives or anesthesia to dull the pain which prompted them to think that Black Bolt's great power is gone when he doesn't scream and therefore the prophecy about the Midnight King is no longer

9709-695: The character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games , animated television series , and merchandise. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe , different versions of Black Bolt were portrayed by Anson Mount in the Marvel Television series Inhumans (2017) and the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Black Bolt debuted in Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . He re-joined

9842-546: The crystals. While the mission is successful, Maximus takes advantage of the situation and overthrows and temporarily incarcerates Black Bolt. The Illuminati also collect the Infinity Gems , and—to prevent the abuse of power by the Titan Thanos and others—split the gems between themselves, vowing that they never be used in unison again. Black Bolt is given the "Reality" gem. The character apparently suffers

9975-464: The dead in special crystals as part of a plan to create a new lifeform. The crystals were later destroyed by Songbird 's sonic scream. The Life-Minus experiment also conjured up Moridun, a dark entity from the Fifth Cosmos (the Marvel Universe having recently been reborn in its eighth iteration in the events of Secret Wars). The New Avengers encountered Moridun when he took over the body of M'Ryn

10108-558: The deaths of several members of the Council of Genetics, including his parents, and Maximus was driven insane by his proximity to Black Bolt's use of his voice. Black Bolt becomes king but is haunted by the consequences of his actions. Black Bolt settles a quarrel between Johnny Storm and the mutant Quicksilver for the affections of Crystal, and frees the slave caste of Inhuman society, the Alpha Primitives . Black Bolt and

10241-548: The disappearance of its leader, Nick Fury . The New Avengers travel to the Savage Land to capture the reptilian mutant Sauron , encountering resistance from the Savage Land Mutates (led by Brainchild ) and a rogue squadron of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents led by Yelena Belova . During this conflict, Canadian mutant Wolverine joins the team (while maintaining concurrent membership in the X-Men). The group also recruits

10374-581: The discovery of Attilan on Earth, he has become a well respected leader among the other characters in Marvel Comics. He regularly tries to make sure that the people of Earth know that he is not a threat, and instead an ally. Since the Inhumans became significantly more popular in Marvel Comics over the past decade, Black Bolt has become an incredibly interesting character to follow," Jesse Schedeen of IGN included Black Bolt in their "7 Inhumans We Want on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." list, saying, "Black Bolt

10507-739: The end of the Supreme Intelligence. To prevent this outcome, the Kree Supreme Intelligence had ordered the destruction of all the worlds where the genetic experiments took place. Only five colonies escaped, including Earth's: these were the Universal Inhumans . After his return to Attilan, Black Bolt joined the Universal Inhumans and was presented with four new brides, one from each of the other colonies. They returned to Earth to help defeat

10640-462: The entire Inhuman Royal Family (Medusa, Gorgon , Karnak , Triton , and Crystal ), and with the Fantastic Four, battles his brother Maximus and his own group of rogue Inhumans. After being forced to intercede in the budding romance between his cousin Crystal and the Fantastic Four's Johnny Storm , Black Bolt and the Inhumans feature in the title Amazing Adventures , and battle villains such as

10773-505: The entity Galactus and his Heralds , as gods. The character encounters the noble savage Ka-Zar and witnesses Quicksilver reunite with Crystal before he and the Royal Family appear in a back-up feature in the Fantastic Four title. Black Bolt and the Inhumans then feature in a self-titled limited series which deals with the "coming of age" of a new group of Inhumans and stopping Maximus, who with both human and Inhuman allies attempts to subvert his brother's rule. After an appearance in

10906-421: The federal government. Many superheroes comply with this law, but others oppose the law on the grounds that it violates civil liberties. This ideological split leads to a Civil War within the New Avengers and the superhuman community at large, with Iron Man leading those who comply with the law, and Captain America leading those who oppose it. By the time that open hostilities between the two factions come to

11039-460: The final issue of a Quicksilver limited series Black Bolt and the Inhumans team with Canadian superteam Alpha Flight . The character is featured—again with the Royal Family—in a third self-titled limited series that has major developments for the Inhumans. Ronan the Accuser leads the Kree in a surprise attack, capturing Attilan and forcing the Royal Family into service against Kree enemies

11172-404: The focal point, resulting in the destruction of both universes unless one Earth is destroyed, allowing the other to pass through. As the Illuminati consider darker and darker avenues to save the universe, Captain America's steadfast morals are put at odds with the other members of the Illuminati. Captain America is voted out of the group with a spell of forgetfulness cast by Dr. Strange. Faced with

11305-736: The following Complete Collections : The New Avengers has also been collected in the following Marvel Omnibus : On the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, the 2099 version of the New Avengers were formed by Moon Knight (Tabitha) and consist of Aero (Zhe Li), Black Panther (T'Shamba) , Captain America (Roberta Mendez) , an unidentified 2099 version of Captain Britain , Captain Marvel (Rowena Stern) , Gladiator (a Strontian named Kubark), Hulk 2099 , an unidentified 2099 version of She-Hulk , Spider-Man 2099 , Spider-Woman (Sivern Dru) , and Wave (MacKenzie Salgado) after most of her teammates in

11438-604: The formation of the New Avengers. Thus, Jessica Drew had never been a member of the team. Upon the Skrulls ' defeat, S.H.I.E.L.D. is dismantled and replaced by H.A.M.M.E.R. , a new intelligence agency. Norman Osborn (who has been Spider-Man 's archenemy as the Green Goblin ) is placed in control of H.A.M.M.E.R. and the Thunderbolts , while assembling a team of Avenger imposters composed of supervillains. Meanwhile,

11571-570: The funeral, Blinky is kidnapped by Lash. He forces Black Bolt to surrender and injects him with a poison to prepare his blood to be used as part of a new Terrigen-type bomb that will produce new Inhumans. The pain of the process sends Black Bolt's mind towards Medusa's mind. They interact on a psychic plane and update each other. He finds out about Medusa's love for Gorgon and they determine that they cannot go back to their marriage. Instead, they will move forward and Medusa promises to find them as they get separated. Black Bolt breaks free only to succumb to

11704-406: The grounds that she can provide the team with a unique insight from which Rogers feels they will benefit. Although Hawkeye leaves the team when a crisis comes up with the main Avengers team (claiming that he only joined them to spend time with his wife), the team later enlists a now-weakened Doctor Strange after he assists them in tackling a dimensional crisis. Squirrel Girl and Wong are hired as

11837-436: The heart — an endless cycle of powerlessness and loss. While the story and the stacked complications had me madly flipping pages, I was a little wanting for more characterization. Sure, I cared why all these horrible things were happening, but I want a reason to care why they happened to Black Bolt specifically. I want a hero who is more than his powers, especially when he loses them." Mark Peters of Paste gave Black Bolt #1

11970-549: The incursions). Unwelcome in Attilan, Black Bolt now runs the "Quiet Room," a nightclub that functions as a neutral zone for metahumans. At one point, a resurrected Auran steals his voice, but it is restored with the help of Sterilon. During the " Death of X " storyline, Black Bolt is framed for the death of Cyclops. When the truce between the Inhumans and X-Men is broken during the Inhumans vs. X-Men storyline, Black Bolt

12103-414: The ins and outs of the Inhumans, I was at first skeptical about embarking on the journey that is Black Bolt #1. However, the titular character’s first solo issue provides easy access for less informed readers. More than that, it offers a storyline that’s both emotionally compelling and rife with mystery. [...] Overall, Black Bolt #1 is an exciting read. It’s a story that reaches out and digs its claws into

12236-429: The international law-enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. , is at the Raft with attorney Matt Murdock ( Daredevil ) and "hero for hire" Luke Cage . They are joined by Captain America , Iron Man , and Spider-Man . They are also assisted by a mentally unbalanced Sentry , who is imprisoned at the Raft. The riot is quelled, although 42 inmates escape. Captain America declares fate has brought this group together, just as it had

12369-600: The last four Reeds of the Interdimensional Council. They then faced the Kree Armada, who had been ordered by the resurrected Kree Supreme Intelligence to wipe out Earth and the Inhumans. After the Kree fled in defeat, the Inhumans followed in pursuit. Guided by Franklin Richards, Black Bolt confronted the Supreme Intelligence, surviving long enough to surrender and trigger protocols forcing terms of

12502-406: The least as a historical mention, in the new subseries. Spin-offs sometimes generate their own spin-offs, leaving the new show in its own series only vaguely connected to the original series - for example, the police procedural franchises of NCIS / JAG and CSI have both spun multiple shows, including multiple spin-offs from series and spin-offs from spin-offs. A spin-off may be called

12635-424: The main Avengers team as well as the New Avengers, and Doctor Strange accepted an offer to join the team after their first mission while searching for the new Sorcerer Supreme after the death of Doctor Voodoo . Daredevil joined the team in issue #16 after accepting an offer from Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. Jessica left the team for personal reasons and was later joined by Luke Cage, thus ending that iteration of

12768-805: The mental plane, expelling Moridun from his body and mind. The Maker engineered the prison break of Angela Del Toro, the former White Tiger, and presented her with the Tiger Amulet from the Ultimate Universe. She fought with Ava Ayala in Rome, causing the Tiger Gods from the two amulets to merge into one, leaving Del Toro with the powers of the White Tiger and Ava powerless. In the Avengers: Standoff! crossover, A.I.M. received

12901-456: The moon causes Black Bolt, the Royal Family, and the Fantastic Four to experience nightmares until destroyed by Triton . Black Bolt is imprisoned by Maximus (who has also swapped their bodies), but he is freed by the Royal Family and the Avengers. He appears in a one-shot title detailing several of Marvel's continuity mistakes. He marries his cousin Medusa after an interrupting battle between

13034-464: The mutant X-Man Wolverine , the unstable and godlike Sentry , and the deaf ninja Echo , in the guise of Ronin . The team itself was not named the "New Avengers" within the series. A splinter group of Avengers that chose not to comply with federal superhuman registration, the team considers itself the authentic Avengers. A concurrent government-sanctioned team gathered in the sister series The Mighty Avengers . This series launched in early 2007 and

13167-467: The original Avengers. Most of the heroes agree to join the team. Daredevil refuses the offer and Sentry flies off. The team's first mission is to capture the remaining super-powered criminals who escaped during the riot. The unexpected emergence of an unrelated team of youthful heroes, the Young Avengers , is also a matter of concern. There is also a growing sense of unease with S.H.I.E.L.D. after

13300-400: The original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events), and includes books, radio programs , television programs , films, video games , or any narrative work in any medium. In genre fiction , the term parallels its usage in television; it is usually meant to indicate a substantial change in narrative viewpoint and activity from that (previous) storyline based on the activities of

13433-440: The original work. One of the earliest spin-offs of the modern media era, if not the first, happened in 1941 when the supporting character Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve from the old time radio comedy show Fibber McGee and Molly became the star of his own program The Great Gildersleeve (1941–1957). A spin-off (also spelt spinoff ) is derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from

13566-631: The others on how he has made mistakes in the past and apologizes to them. After holding a moment of silence, Black Bolt orders Gorgon to turn around. As Gorgon and Beta Ray Bill engage the Kree soldiers, Black Bolt, Medusa, and Lockjaw arrive at the laboratory where they find Vox-controlled Inhumans like Crystal and Lockjaw. Using a laser, Black Bolt clears the Vox-controlled Crystal and Lockjaw just because they were in his way. Entering one door, Black Bolt signs "I love you. I'm sorry" before whispering for them to run. As Medusa and Karnak fight

13699-439: The place. When Black Bolt and his Royal Family reached the meeting place, they discover the bodies of Oola Udonta, Aladi Ko Eke, Onomi Whitemane and Goddess Ovoe, with the same three words written in their blood on a banner hanging about their corpses and eventually realized that they fell in to a trap as one of the dead Inhumans was wired with an explosive. While most of Black Bolt's group made it out alive, thanks to Lockjaw, Triton

13832-543: The planet and its history. Instantaneously, Magneto rules the planet under the banner of the " House of M ", with mutants in the majority and non-powered humans as an oppressed minority. Reality is eventually restored, but the Scarlet Witch removes the superhuman abilities from over 99% of the mutants on Earth. These lost powers manifest as the Collective , the assembled energy of the depowered mutants. This energy

13965-472: The planet for years. In one confrontation, the team rescues several heroes who had been kidnapped and replaced by Skrull impostors at various unspecified times in the past. This includes the presumed-dead Mockingbird , wife of Clint Barton (Ronin), with whom she reunites. Additionally, it is revealed that Spider-Woman was replaced by the Skrull queen Veranke , prior to the prison break at The Raft that led to

14098-629: The poison. Blinky tries to protect him, but turns into a monster channeling the Jailer. After an encounter with the Progenitors, Medusa and Black Bolt meet on the Astral Plane and agreed to continue as partners and not lovers. When Medusa takes the Primagen, it restores her hair and health while also causing a backlash in the attacking Progenitor to destroy the approaching Progenitors causing

14231-913: The politics of the Marvel Universe, we all want to know what he's thinking. Two other factors make Black Bolt a popular favorite: First, his Kirby-designed costume is one of the all-time greats, from his thunderous lederhosen to his tuning fork diadem. No-one looks cooler. Second, his real name is Blackagar Boltagon, which is so excessively ridiculous that it loops back around to amazing." Screen Rant included Black Bolt in their "10 Best Black Panther Comics Characters Not In The MCU" list. Comic Book Resources ranked Black Bolt 1st in their "20 Most Powerful Inhumans" list, 1st in their "10 Inhumans Who Should Join The Avengers" list, 2nd in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of Royalty In Marvel Comics" list, and 9th in their "Every Member Of The Illuminati" list. According to Diamond Comic Distributors , Black Bolt #1

14364-604: The possibility of having to destroy a world, the scientists of the Illuminati set about building a number of weapons, including a number of antimatter injection bombs similar to the one used by the Black Swan, a Dyson Sphere designed to weaponize the sun, a Builder Worldkiller ship kept in Jupiter 's orbit, and a rogue planet kept slightly out-of-phase with Earth. The Illuminati survived a number of incursions using these and other methods; at one near Liberty Island , Galactus ate

14497-491: The resurrected Clint Barton (now using the name and costume of Ronin). They eventually relocate to an empty apartment building owned by Danny Rand's ( Iron Fist ) Rand Corporation, but leased in the name of Samuel Sterns (the Leader , an adversary of the Hulk ). Following this, the New Avengers play a major role in repelling the " Secret Invasion " of Earth by the Skrulls , a shapeshifting alien race which has sought to conquer

14630-532: The revamped New Avengers roster consists of Captain America (Bucky Barnes) , Luke Cage , Ronin , Mockingbird , Ms. Marvel , Spider-Man, the real Spider-Woman and Wolverine . Captain America offers these "new Avengers" his home as a base of operations. Iron Fist announces he must leave the group to attend to personal business, but will remain on call. The team elects Ronin as leader (with Ms. Marvel as second-in-command), and persuades Spider-Man to once again reveal his secret identity to his fellow members. With

14763-806: The room as Medusa orders Lockjaw to take them away from the Kree base. When Crystal asks where they should go, Black Bolt uses his sign language to say "home." Lockjaw then teleports them away. Black Bolt and other heroes die helping Dr. Strange fight Galactus, but all are resurrected after the battle is won. Black Bolt's Terrigen-mutated physique surpasses the superhuman physique of typical Inhumans: his strength, stamina, durability, and reflexes are well above typical human or Inhuman levels. His speed and agility are highly enhanced, and he possesses superhuman senses. An organic mechanism in his brain's speech center produces an unknown particle that interacts with ambient electrons, enabling him to produce certain mentally-controlled phenomena. The most devastating of these effects

14896-419: The series' principal protagonist, and so is a shift to that action and overall narrative thread of some other protagonist, which now becomes the central or main thread (storyline) of the new subseries. The new protagonist generally appears first as a minor or supporting character in the main storyline within a given milieu and it is very common for the previous protagonist to have a supporting or cameo role, at

15029-540: The speech center of his brain. Speaking triggers a massive disturbance in the form of a highly destructive shockwave capable of leveling a city. Due to the extreme danger posed by this power, the character has undergone rigorous mental training to prevent himself from uttering a sound, even in his sleep, and he usually remains completely silent and speaks through sign language or via a spokesperson. Black Bolt has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful male heroes. Since his original introduction in comics,

15162-590: The subsequent explosion of the Terrigen bomb, as Crystal only negated the Terrigen Mists within the bomb without shutting down its ability to explode. He in fact survived the explosion. It was revealed that Black Bolt likely represents the anomaly of the Kree Inhuman genetics program that had been predicted hundreds of thousands of years ago. The genetic prophecy was that this anomaly would bring about

15295-458: The team as a replacement for the deceased Professor X . Black Panther discovers a second Earth hanging above Wakanda and witnesses the Black Swan destroy the alternate Earth. Black Panther captures and imprisons the Black Swan and reforms the Illuminati. Using the Black Swan's information, Reed Richards discovers the threat of Incursions, a multiversal chain reaction causing universes to collide with one another, with Earth of every universe at

15428-466: The team lineup shifts, initially with the addition of Daredevil to the team and later with Jessica Jones leaving the team out of fear for her baby Danielle's safety. Luke Cage leaves the team after the events of Avengers vs. X-Men to ensure the security of his wife and baby. The remaining New Avengers band together with Doctor Strange when the Ghost of Daniel Drumm returns. He possesses each of

15561-530: The team. New Avengers was renumbered as a new volume in January 2013, written by Jonathan Hickman and originally drawn by Steve Epting . The new volume shifted its focus to the powerful group known as the Illuminati , which includes Black Bolt , Captain America , Doctor Strange , Iron Man , Mister Fantastic , and Namor , who reassembled to confront the threat of incursions. Black Panther and Reed Richards discovered that universal decay centered on Earth

15694-623: The team. Bruce Banner joined the team in Avengers Vol. 5 #28 after discovering the universal decay on his own. Volume 4 of New Avengers launched in October 2015 as a part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch, written by Al Ewing with art by Gerardo Sandoval . The comic features a different team from the past three volumes: it focuses on A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), a former super-villain group which has been rebranded as

15827-408: The terrorist organization W.H.I.S.P.E.R. (short for World Headquarters for International Scientific/Philosophical Experimentation and Research) that was founded by Mister Fantastic's Earth-1610 counterpart Maker and consisting of the former members of A.I.M. that were chased off by Sunspot. The New Avengers fought W.H.I.S.P.E.R. to destroy their Life-Minus experiment which involved capturing the souls of

15960-496: The three of them are now what remains of the New Avengers; during the same story, Cannonball was revealed to be working for A.I.M. as well. Hawkeye, who had been fired from S.H.I.E.L.D., later rejoins the trio of remaining New Avengers to form a lineup jokingly called "Wiccan's Kooky Quartet". During the events of Civil War II , the New Avengers assist A.I.M. on one last mission, which Hawkeye sits out for reasons of plausible deniability. After Sunspot's funeral, Advanced Idea Mechanics

16093-416: The use of his powers. Reentering Inhuman society as a young man—having vowed never to speak—the character is attacked by his younger brother Maximus , who attempts, unsuccessfully, to goad him into speaking. Black Bolt proved popular, and decides to leave Attilan to explore the outside world. The character reappears in a story focusing on his cousin Medusa , drives off the Hulk after the monster defeats

16226-624: The villain Blastaar and the Kree, who regard the Inhumans as abominations. The character encounters the immortal villain the Sphinx —who has defeated the Fantastic Four and the Royal Family blasting him into deep space, aids Kree hero Captain Marvel in preventing a war between the Kree and Skrulls on Earth, joins with Fantastic Four member the Thing to defeat the mutated villain Graviton , and appears briefly during an announcement that Crystal

16359-507: The villain Diablo , skirmish with a later version of the team during The Evolutionary War . They also appear in the first issue of What If? ' s second volume. Black Bolt clashes with Attilan's Genetic Council when they forbid the birth of the child he conceived with Medusa. She ends up fleeing to Earth to bear her son ( Ahura ). Black Bolt destroys the alien symbiote that Spider-Man bonds with in another issue of What If? , and with

16492-493: Was adapted into a prose novel written by comic writer Alisa Kwitney in January 2013 as part of the Marvel Prose Novel series. It is significantly altered to feature Hawkeye and Black Widow as the main characters due to their appearance and relationship in The Avengers (2012), replacing Sentry and Wolverine in the story. Barton is depicted as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent like his film counterpart whilst Natasha

16625-601: Was behind the mask of Vox, Black Bolt and the Inhuman Royal Family discover that Vox is not a Super-Inhuman and is just a Kree programming. While recapping the deaths that Vox has caused, Black Bolt also recalls the prophecy of the Midnight King. Meeting up with the Inhuman Royal Family and Beta Ray Bill, Black Bolt is told by Karnak of Vox being a programming that transported his "victims" to the Kree. As Black Bolt has one more scream left, Karnak tells him to make it count. Using his sign language, Black Bolt addresses

16758-482: Was causing universes to collide with one another, with Earth at the focal point. In issue #3, Black Panther, who had previously opposed the existence of the Illuminati, joined the group, and the Beast was brought in to fill the spot vacated by the death of Professor X . In the same issue, Captain America leaves. In issue #12, after having helped the Illuminati to defeat Thanos 's army, Black Bolt's brother Maximus joined

16891-518: Was interrupted by Vulcan, the two clashing as the bomb charged up. Although Vulcan was nearly killed by Black Bolt's voice, Black Bolt prepared to abandon his plan when Crystal pointed out that the powers produced by the explosion would only inspire more harm rather than good. However, an enraged Vulcan retained enough strength to stop Black Bolt from teleporting away with Crystal and Lockjaw , which resulted in Black Bolt and Vulcan apparently dying in

17024-621: Was itself supplanted by a different government-sanctioned team in the series Dark Avengers , which was launched in late 2008. At this time the team welcomed Clint Barton (recently returned from the dead) as Ronin, as well as Doctor Strange and Iron Fist . By the end of the first volume, the New Avengers team consisted of Ronin , Captain America (Bucky Barnes) , Ms. Marvel , Mockingbird , Spider-Man , Spider-Woman (Drew), Wolverine , and team leader Luke Cage . Writer Brian Michael Bendis said in an interview that these characters are

17157-513: Was killed and revived. Black Bolt later made acquaintances with Absorbing Man, Blinky, Metal Master , and Raava. After discovering that the Jailer is an Inhuman who was incarcerated in the torture prison and has since taken over it, Black Bolt and his fellow inmates fight the Jailer. Absorbing Man sacrifices himself so that Black Bolt can kill the Jailer and enable his fellow inmates to escape. Black Bolt returns to Earth with Blinky. They inform Titania about her husband Crusher's heroic death. At

17290-432: Was launched, written by Jonathan Hickman . With Hickman in charge of the entire Avengers line, New Avengers carried a parallel storyline to the main Avengers series. Rather than featuring a traditional team of Avengers, the book focused on the Illuminati . Black Panther joins Black Bolt , Captain America , Doctor Strange , Iron Man , Mister Fantastic , and Namor when faced with a universal threat. Beast joins

17423-610: Was liberated and left the scene along with Maximus and Lockjaw. In the ancient location of Attilan in the Himalayas, Black Bolt hid the Terrigen Codex and made Maximus understand his survival and that of his brother were to be kept a secret. Maximus also deduced that Black Bolt was always going to activate the Terrigen Bomb irrespective of Thanos' arrival which was to herald a new age of the Inhumans. After being examined by Maximus, Black Bolt discovered with his brother that

17556-464: Was not so lucky and was killed in the explosion. Black Bolt then sent Lockjaw to New Arctilan to retrieve his brother Maximus. After Vox subdues Karnak, Black Bolt arrives where he walks through the halls of the Kree base speaking every name of the fallen Inhumans, making it a song about death. Eventually, it comes down to just Black Bolt and Vox who's holding Karnak as a shield. Black Bolt signs to Karnak to have Vox take him instead. Vox apparently accepts

17689-564: Was the 57th best selling comic book in May 2017. The Black Bolt comic book series won Best New Comic Series while Christian Ward received a nomination for Best Artist at the 2017 Golden Issue Awards . Entertainment Weekly named the Black Bolt comic book series "Best Debut" in their "Best Comics of 2017" list. Kelsey McConnell of ComicsVerse gave Black Bolt #1 a score of 82%, asserting, "As someone who’s not overly familiar with

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