365 Days of Defiance, Day 137: Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Hey, let's look at a good Inhumans story! Yep, there are some! In this one, Magneto gets ticked off that Marvel is trying to replace mutants with Inhumans, so he kidnaps and brain-enslaves Black Bolt. Whose real name is, have we mentioned before Blackagar Boltagon? hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee okay here's what happens.

This all took place during Magneto's brief 'open-faced' helmet and sandwich period.

This all took place during Magneto's brief 'open-faced' helmet and sandwich period.

Panels from the Inhumans story "—In His Hand — the World!" in Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #10 (January 1972), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Sam Rosen
It's horrendous! It's terrifying! It's totally earth-shattering...the mixing of Sony/FGox Marvel characters with Marvel Cinematic Universe characters! Also, it's a little scary that Magneto has Black Bolt under his thrall, which, as I think we can all agree, is a very uncomfortable place to be. Or...is he?

Cripes, Ian McKellan! Stop chewin' on the furniture! Leave some for Sir PatStew!

Cripes, Ian McKellan! Stop chewin' on the furniture! Leave some for Sir PatStew!

BLACK BOLT'S BREAKIN' LOOSE, BABY! LIVE FREE OR DIE! Etc.

Na na na na na na na na na BLACK BOLT FIST!

So just a little minor skirmish, and Black Bolt quietly goes his way...not. Thus follows several pages of destruction the Mighty Marvel Way!

We won't tell what words Black bolt said here either, but here's a clue: it was the same thing that Bill Murray said to Scarlett Johansson at the end of 'Lost in Translation.'

We won't tell what words Black bolt said here either, but here's a clue: it was the same thing that Bill Murray said to Scarlett Johansson at the end of 'Lost in Translation.'

'And now I must return to my hit show 'Marvel's Inhumans,' every Friday night on ABC!'

I presume they sent in Damage Control after that, which only goes to show: don't mess around with Black Bolt. Unless you pay him enough to present him on IMAX screens and on network television as a wuss and a pushover, in which case, fair enough.