Black Bolt, Vol. 2: Home Free by Saladin AhmedMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Black Bolt and Blinky return to earth and go to tell Titania that her husband, the Absorbing Man, is dead. The funeral is interrupted and Blinky is snatched away. Can Black Bolt and Titania save her?
I liked Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time so this one was a no-brainer for me. Still, I didn't think he'd top the first half of this run. Top it, he did. This was easily the most emotional comic I've ever read.
After the events of the last book, Black Bolt and Lockjaw have taken a beating. Black Bolt's voice has left him. After overcoming some obstacles, Black Bolt and Blinky wind up back on earth and set out to settle things with Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man's wife.
Creel's funeral was touching with appearances from Captain America, the Wrecking Crew, and others. Remember when I said this was an emotional book? I shed a fucking tear for the fucking Absorbing Man!
Anyway, Blinky gets abducted and Black Bolt and Titania go after here. The ensuing battle and exploration of Black Bolt's childhood left me worn out. FYI, another man-tear was shed after witnessing the horror of Black Bolt's upbringing.
The end of the series was as satisfying as I could ever have hoped. The team of Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, and Frazier Irving have created once of those books that only comes along every once in a while and showed what a kick-ass creative team can do with a b-list character when given the opportunity. Five out of five of the easiest stars I've ever awarded.
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