Black Bolt, Vol. 1 Hard Time by Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward

​     With Marvel Universe being as popular as it is, all these superheroes are coming out of the woodwork, ones I’ve never even heard about. Though there might have been a brief mention of Black Bolt in the Black Widow old comics. At any rate, I knew nothing about this guy, so this graphic novel was a fun introduction. And I actually mean fun, because I don’t normally go for traditional superhero fare, but this tale of a bunch of random unknown (to me, anyway) sups and space aliens trapped in a mysterious prison on the outer reaches of the galaxy by a mysterious sadistic warden and, as the subtitle suggests, not having an easy time of it, was indeed oodles of fun.
    Well written (haven’t heard of the author before but he did a terrific job, very dynamic), excellently drawn and stunningly colored, this was a blast in every way. Great characters,  especially (and you can’t really beat this) a giant teleporting pup, who is probably now one of my all time favorite Marvel Universe denizens.
     All in all, great time was had. I’d definitely read more of this. I’m not surprised this book got all those award nominations, they were well deserved. Recommended.