Black Bolt #1 Review

Writer: Saladin Ahmed / Artist: Christian Ward / Marvel “I just needed time alone, with my own thoughts / Got treasures in my mind but couldn’t open up my own vault”-Kanye West Maaaaaan, it’s hard for a king out here. Black Bolt done lost his kingdom, his queen, and now his freedom. We got Saladin Ahmed on the track behind our first solo series adventure with Black Bolt and things are not looking good for ya mans. Black Bolt is one of the most powerful beings in Marvel period and we find big homie helpless and being tortured at someone else’s whim in a prison that was meant for his brother, Maximus. This prison ain’t a white color day spa. This shit is deep out in space and got Black Bolt’s ass running around as if he’s in the Diddy Victory music video [which was an homage to The Running Man film].

Ahmed is giving us Prison Break in space people. Now you may also be thinking that Black Bolt can use his powers to escape, and you’d be wrong there. This place ain’t letting your boy live his best life which is what will keep you intrigued. Ahmed has taken away Black Bolt powers, which means now we’re really going to see the mechanics that makes the Inhuman / man that was once king, tick. I’m feeling the dread and lack of wherewithal happening for Bolt in this issue, they got your boy out here looking like Bane in the pit, man. The entire time I was reading this issue I had the Deshi Basara chant in my head while I was looking at Black Bolt muzzled up. Give it up for Christian …