Royals #7

LOOK AT THOSE CAVEMEN GO

Written by Al Ewing

Penciled by Kevin Libranda
Cover by Sanford Greene
Published Sep 6, 2017

   5000 years from now, an aged Marvel Boy battles an army of insect like beings that attack at the equator while Maximus the Last Inhuman watches. They bide their time while the Progenitors return. In the present and on Cantuari-IV, Flint has a friendly battle with a fellow Inhuman while Crystal watches in the stands with some of the locals. One of them looks back and sees Swain sitting alone. She approaches her and sees if she would like some company. After Swain tells her that she's taken, the alien offers an ear to listen while Crystal mentions that she hasn't seen Gorgon in a long time.

Have any of you happened to see a large goat-legged gentleman?

   The reason for that is because he's been captured by Snarks and his fellow Inhuman tour guide was vaporized. his captors explain that they plan to imprison the visiting Inhumans to weaponize their powers, though the sick Medusa will likely just be disposed of. Gorgon smarts off and as one of them rises to kill him, the other smites him for endangering a weapon.

   Meanwhile out in the desert, Medusa, Marvel Boy and the imprisoned Maximus check out the Skyspear. The locals tell her one of their great mages went to look into it, but was tricked into protecting the site until his dying day. Medusa tells them there's another option. She unchains Maximus and he immediately takes control of the others. He uses one of the Inhumans telekinesis powers to subdue Marvel Boy. Medusa orders him to put him down which he does... hard.

I'll just lightly set him over here.

    Back in the arena, Flint and the warrior finish their battle and talk while Crystal again mentions she wants to go look for Gorgon. Suddenly the earth shakes, a sensation that almost always means Gorgon's signature stomp and without warning, gas fills the room.They awake encased in glass tubes. Gorgon tells Crystal the good news. The Snarks need them all alive to use their powers in their civil war. The bad news is that they don't need Medusa and they intend to murder her. Gorgon is working on a plan but he's not currently his normal self. His hoof leggings now replaced with regular human ones, the Inhumans are in a lot of trouble. We'll have to wait till next time to see how they get out of it as this issue is left to be continued.

Gorgon's "Beast" look.

   The Inhuman saga continues in space but seven issues in - I wonder what's their endgame. It seems like they've been zooming around for awhile now trying to figure out the Kree and where Teregenisis exactly started, but one has to wonder how much more than be out there before they find a home to land on. Maximus, the biggest offender of all Inhuman history has been with them for seven months now. How much longer until he takes control? It's still an ok book but I'm ready for something big to happen. When that is is anyone's guess. I give this one a 7/10.

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