    This story tugs at the heartstrings. This issue really impressed me. Even though I hadn“t read the first arc of the book I felt connected to the story. Even though I wasn“t there when the Absorbing Man died I felt sad for his loved ones. The author does a masterful job of driving emotion in his readers. He makes you care for a supervillain, and her lost husband, a good bad-guy if you will. You know you“re witnessing good writing when you are moved by the death of a fictional supervillain. Ahmed gives so many more dimensions to this story than perhaps other writers could. I would keep a close eye on Saladin Ahmed“s comic career if I were you.
I thought the art was ok. Not awesome, and it sometimes looked awkward, but not horrible. I still like the way the artist draws Black Bolt. I felt like I was supposed to dislike this, but I actually was pleased with how Captain America was drawn. Something was telling me I shouldn“t like it, but I did anyway. I don“t have any major problems with the art, but I feel like it could be more consistent. The style is an undefined kind of a loose drawing. This can work, and there are parts where it does.Â
There were a couple of problems with the story, even though I liked it overall. I felt like Cap and Thor being at the funeral felt a little forced. It seemed kind of awkward and weird, having them there as Creel“s foes. And I want to know how Thor knew about Creel“s final stand? I also thought there were parts that should’ve been taken out, and others added. It had a focus on the loss of Carl so when it drifted from that focus you almost felt like it was out of place.
Honestly, the issues I had with this story are all very minor, and not a big deal to me at all. There“s a lot more here to love then there is to hate. Overall I just couldn“t get past the emotion that was stirred inside me over the death of a fictional character of whom I have not often read about. The death of any character can be a powerful tool to a writer if he knows how to use it. Saladin Ahmed is a powerful writer and thus is able to properly use powerful tools.
To wrap up, I really like the writing displayed in Black Bolt. I never expected a Black Bolt series to actually work, but boy I’m glad to be wrong. It was a bold move by Marvel, but fortunately, they put him in good hands with Saladin Ahmed. Well done Marvel.
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(W) Saladin Ahmed (A/CA) Christian Ward
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