Oh, the Inhumanity!!!
Inhuman issue #1 is a new story following new characters spun out of the Infinity miniseries. I have not read much of what came before Infinity with regards to all things Inhumans and I was given quite a crash course in their history within the pages of Infinity. I really liked what I had read with regards to Infinity and all its ancillary titles. Charles Soule is really writing basically EVERYTHING these days, he is LITERALLY everywhere and I think he may have been rushed into writing this issue a bit. From what I can gather regarding this book on the Internet gossip train, is that Soule wasn’t supposed to be writing this book, but then he was put on at seemingly the last minute. The story did progress at a steady pace, and sets up all the information that readers of Infinity already knew (i.e. Terrigen mists, Black Bolt and Thanos, etc.) and builds on some new characters, Lash and Dante, along with re-introducing Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans.
The book has some good dialogue, but there are some parts that seem clunky and could use some narration- the scene with Eldrac The Door could have used some more backstory, maybe even an editorial note or two to really flush out this plot device. Lash could have used more backstory, but I am hoping that it is just being delayed for future issues, where Lash is given some lengthy sequences to tell his story, and to give readers a more in-depth view of the events of Infinity from a more ground-level perspective.
I got to meet Charles Soule at C2E2 this year, (surprising he had any free time between writing assignments) and got to talk to him for a short time about Inhuman, and what was in store for the book going forward… I don’t want to spoil anything, but I am excited to see where he takes this book in the future, and you should get on board while you can.
