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[fajrdrako]

Last night I read The Inhumans by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee.

Jae Lee's art is to die for.

The writing is good too, but I'm not sure about the story; it wandered away from characters I thought were central, gave us only glimpses of the most intersting characters and plot elements, and the climax seemed weak compared to the strong action. The central most interesting figures are Black Bolt, the strong, silent, ruler of the Inhumans, and Maximus, his hostile, insane brother. His wife Medusa is also fascinating, and takes a dramatic central role - but it's somewhat oblique - we learn what they were doing after the fact.

The depiction of Namor the Sub-Mariner is wonderful. So are other bits and touches - like the dog Lockjaw playing with a Ben Grimm doll, and Reed Richards being witty on a public talk show. Then there's a brief and memorable (not to mention sexy) appearance by the Black Widow.

It doesn't really matter. The story could have been awful, and the art would still have pulled me along. As it is, the story wasn't awful at all, but it was disjointed, and didn't live up to its own possibilities.