Silent War
| Silent War | |
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 Cover to Silent War #1. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
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| Publication date | March – August ISBN 0-7851-2425-X |
Silent War is a six-issue Marvel Comics comic book limited series which began in January 2007. It was written by David Hine,[1][2][3] with art by Frazer Irving.[4]
It is a sequel to the "
Publication history
The series was published monthly with the first issue
Plot summary
In the opening stages of the war,
In the last issue of Silent War, the Marines again assail Attilan and are repulsed. In reality, this battle was a feint designed to allow one Marine to explode within the confines of the city, destroying lunar Attilan. Black Bolt's mad brother
Planned trilogy
Hines had envisioned a trilogy of mini-series featuring the Inhumans with "Son of M" and "Silent War" being the first two installments of the trilogy. However, Hine's third book with the Inhumans would never come to be and the ending of "Silent War" would be invalidated in subsequent appearances of the characters. The Inhumans would not appear again until the "Planet Hulk" saga prelude (Hulk #88-92), which featured Black Bolt (imprisoned at the end of Silent War) free and running about and conspiring with the rest of the Illuminati to kidnap Hulk and send him out into outer space away from the Earth. The character later appeared in "World War Hulk", with Medusa and Gorgon by his side. Gorgon is portrayed in his regular form not his "evolved" form from "Silent War" and Black Bolt, not Maximus, is referred to as the leader of the Inhumans. Later in the story however, the events of "Silent War" are referenced when victims of the opera house massacre speak in support of the Hulk when he forces Black Bolt and the rest of the Illuminati to fight to the death in a makeshift arena.
It would later be established in "Avengers: Illuminati Secret Invasion Special" that Black Bolt had been replaced with a Skrull; Jonathan Hickman would later establish in his Fantastic Four run that Black Bolt was replaced before the events of the Planet Hulk prelude.
Marvel would later launch "Secret Invasions: Inhumans" in 2008, for the "Secret Invasion" crossover. This four issue mini-series would not be written by David Hines and retcon the entire ending of the "Silent War" series. Written by Joe Pakaski, it outright ignores Hines' plot threats as Maximus is shown in a heroic light (per plans by Hickman to have the character become a good guy in his upcoming Fantastic Four run)[citation needed], Attilan intact, and Medusa and most of the population not under Maximus's telepathic control and the plot point of Luna and Black Bolt the only Inhumans free from Maximus's evil mind control.
Collected editions
The series has been collected into a
The series is also included in
References
- ^ "David Hine: Talking Silent War". Newsarama. November 16, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
- ^ "David Hine, Part II: Talking Silent War". Comics Bulletin. February 19, 2007. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.
- ^ "David Hine's Silent War with Marvel Comics". Comicon. April 6, 2007. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ "Frazer Irving's Silent War on Marvel Comics". Comicon. November 27, 2006. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ "Reflections: Talking with Frazer Irving". Comic Book Resources. April 1, 2007.
External links
- Silent War at the Grand Comics Database
- Silent War at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Silent War #1, #2, and #3 at Comics Bulletin