Death of the Inhumans is a 2018 American comic book story arc published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history "Death of the Inhumans" was announced on March 28, 2018, as a project by Donny Cates and Ariel Olivetti scheduled to be released starting in July 2018 as a five-issue miniseries.
Premise The premise deals with the Kree plotting to get the Inhumans to join them by using a Super-Inhuman they created to kill some of them to serve as a warning to those who do not take up their offer.
Plot The Kree have initiated a murdering campaign in order to force Black Bolt to join the Kree empire. This ultimatum causes the deaths of 1,038 Inhumans, which forced Black Bolt to call together the four Queens of the Universal Inhuman tribes to respond to this threat. However, the meeting goes far from as planned, as Vox, a Super-Inhuman created by the Kree, begins his bloody rampage across the place. When Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Crystal, Triton, and Lockjaw reach the meeting place, they find the queens dead. They eventually realize that the victims had fallen into a trap as one of the dead Inhumans was wired with an explosive. While most of Black Bolt's group make it out alive thanks to Lockjaw, Triton is killed in the explosion. Black Bolt then sends Lockjaw to New Arctilan to retrieve his brother Maximus. Unbeknownst to them, Vox and his men have already arrived on New Arctilan and begun murdering every Inhuman they come across. Lockjaw arrives and helps Maximus with his attempt to stop Vox on their own, but Vox fires an enormous blast, ripping a hole in both of them.Death of the Inhumans #1 (July 2018)
The Royal Family reaches New Arctilan and mourns the death of its citizens. Karnak is sent to the Kree Commander to relay a message from Black Bolt, learning in the process that the Kree intend to rebuild Hala and enslave the Inhumans. The Kree commander explains how they dispatched Ronan the Accuser as leader of the Kree after Hala was placed in ruin by J'son and have begun to forge a new life. When asked to kneel, Karnak does not. Instead, he does his best to fend off Vox only for the Super-Inhuman is able to subdue Karnak. As Black Bolt arrives, he walks through the halls of the Kree base speaking every name of the fallen Inhumans, making it a song about death. Vox confronts Black Bolt and slits his throat as Karnak watches.Death of the Inhumans #2 (August 2018)
The Kree take Black Bolt prisoner and repair the damage done to his throat, believing that his powers are gone and that the prophecy about the Midnight King is no longer a threat to the Kree. After killing several Kree, Black Bolt secures a firearm and finds Ronan the Accuser alive. However, he is a prisoner of Vox and having been experimented on alongside the Kree soldiers loyal to Ronan. Black Bolt learns of this when he sees that Ronan has been converted into a cyborg. At Ronan's request, Black Bolt kills him. Elsewhere, Medusa and the surviving Inhuman Royal Family members try to recruit Beta Ray Bill in their fight against Vox and the Kree.Death of the Inhumans #3 (September 2018)
The Inhuman Royal Family arrive in time to save Black Bolt from Vox. Thanks to the interference of Beta Ray Bill, the Inhuman Royal Family are able to overpower and kill Vox, but he apparently kills Crystal. They soon realize to their surprise that Vox was actually Maximus in disguise and conclude that the Super-Inhuman is not a person. Instead, it is a program implanted into an Inhuman. It is also revealed that the voice power everyone assumes is vaporizing his targets was actually just teleporting them away. Triton is seen in stasis alongside Naja, Sterilon, and other unnamed Inhumans.Death of the Inhumans #4 (October 2018)
As Gorgon and Beta Ray Bill engage the Kree soldiers, Black Bolt, Medusa, and Karnak arrive at the laboratory, where they find Vox-controlled Inhumans like Crystal and Lockjaw. Knowing the truth about the prophecy, Black Bolt brings ruin to the Kree and unleashes his powers on the Vox-controlled Inhumans, killing them all. This action frees Crystal and Lockjaw from Vox's control. Gorgon and Beta Ray Bill arrive stating that the Kree have fled and see Crystal and Lockjaw still alive. Black Bolt emerges from the room as Medusa orders Lockjaw to take them away from the Kree base.Death of the Inhumans #5 (November 2018)
Collected edition Title Material CollectedPages Publication Date ISBNDeath of the InhumansDeath of the Inhumans #1-5120
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