Inhumans

Inhumans
Cover of Inhumans vol. 2 (July 2001), trade paperback collected edition. Art by Jae Lee.
Species publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
Characteristics
Place of origin	Blue Area of the Moon
Notable members	List of Inhumans Inhuman Royal Family: Black Bolt Medusa Karnak Gorgon Triton Crystal Lockjaw Maximus the Mad New generation: Tonaja Alaris San Nahrees Jolen Dewoz Post-Infinity: Inferno Lash Ms. Marvel Quake Reader Ulysses
Inherent abilities	Varies
The Inhumans or Inhumans
Series publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	(vol. 1) Bi-monthly (vols. 2–4) Monthly
Format	(vols. 1 & 4) Ongoing series (vols. 2 & 3) Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	(vol. 1) October 1975 – August 1977 (vol. 2) November 1998 – October 1999 (vol. 3) June – October 2000 (vol. 4) June 2003 – June 2004
Number of issues	(vols. 1, 2, & 4) 12 (vol. 3) 4
Collected editions
Inhumans	ISBN 0-7851-0753-3
Young Inhumans	ISBN 0-7851-3382-8

The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans who appear in various American comic book series published by Marvel Comics.

The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associate the name "Inhumans" with this particular team of super-powered characters.

The Inhumans first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965), though members Medusa and Gorgon appeared in earlier issues of that series (#36 and #44, respectively). Their home, the city of Attilan, was first mentioned years earlier, in a Tuk the Caveboy story written and drawn by Jack Kirby that appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941). The city was described as the home of a race that was evolutionarily advanced when human beings were still in the Stone Age.

The Inhuman Royal Family had been adapted to numerous Marvel animated series and video games over the years. Inhuman characters were introduced in live-action in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Publication history

The Inhumans first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965).^[1][2] The Inhumans appeared as a back-up feature in Thor #146 (Nov. 1967) to #152 (May 1968).^[3] They then fought the Silver Surfer in Silver Surfer #18 (September 1970) and starred in Amazing Adventures #1 (Aug. 1970) to #10 (Jan. 1972).^[4] The characters received their own self-titled series in October 1975. This ran for 12 issues and ended in August 1977.^[5] An Inhumans limited series by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee ran for 12 issues from November 1998-October 1999.^[6][7] A four-issue limited series by writers Carlos Pacheco and Rafael Marín and artist José Ladrönn was published in 2000.^[8] The fourth volume (2003-2004, 12 issues) concentrated largely on new characters within the Inhumans' society.^[3][9]

In 2007, the Inhumans featured in the Silent War limited series by writer David Hine,^[10][11][12] and artist Frazer Irving.^[13]

Following events in the Secret Invasion, the Inhumans appeared on one side of the War of Kings storyline, with Black Bolt being made king of the Kree, facing off against Vulcan, who is leading the Shi'ar.

The 2013 event, Infinity, led to major changes in status quo for the group, with many new Inhumans, or "NuHumans", appearing as a result of the detonation of the Terrigen Bomb. Writer Charles Soule became the lead writer of the Inhuman franchise, starting with the Inhuman series, which ran for 14 issues from April 2014–June 2015. The NuHuman Kamala Khan also becomes the lead of her own title, Ms. Marvel (vol. 3). Following the Secret Wars event, the franchise expands to two ongoing titles, Uncanny Inhumans^[14] and All-New Inhumans,^[15][16] and an additional solo title, Karnak.^[14]

Fictional species biography

At the beginning of the Kree-Skrull War, millions of years ago in Earth time, the alien Kree established a station on the planet Uranus, a strategic position between the Kree and Skrull empires. Through their work at this station, they discovered that sentient life on nearby Earth had genetic potential invested in it by the alien Celestials. Intrigued, the Kree began to experiment on Earth's then-primitive Homo sapiens to produce the genetically advanced Inhuman race. Their goal was apparently twofold—to investigate possible ways of circumventing their own evolutionary stagnation, and to create a powerful mutant race of soldiers for use against the Skrulls.^[17] Although their experiments were successful in creating a strain of humanity with extraordinary abilities, the Kree abandoned their experiment because a genetic prophecy had predicted that the experiments would eventually lead to an anomaly who would destroy the Kree Supreme Intelligence.^[18]

Their test subjects, the Inhumans, went on to form a society of their own, which thrived in seclusion from the rest of humanity and developed advanced technology. Experiments with the mutagenic Terrigen Mist (a process known as Terrigenesis) gave them various powers, but caused lasting genetic damage and deformities. This led to a long-term selective breeding program in an attempt to mitigate the effects of these mutations.

Attilan's society and culture are predicated on a conformist belief system which permits individuality as it applies to genetic development and physical and mental ability, but demands rigid conformity in that each member of society is assigned a place within that society according to those abilities following exposure to the Terrigen Mist. Once assigned, no Inhuman, no matter how great or powerful, can change their place within this rigid caste system.^[19][20] Although a member of the Royal Family, Crystal married outside the Inhuman race to the mutant Quicksilver.^[21]

The Inhumans are led by their king, Black Bolt, and his Royal Family, consisting of Medusa, Karnak, Gorgon, Triton, Crystal, Maximus the Mad, and the canine Lockjaw. Both Crystal and Medusa have been members of the Fantastic Four; Crystal has been a member of the Avengers as well.

Black Bolt has guided the Inhumans through some of the most turbulent times in their history, including several attempts by Maximus to usurp the throne, revolts by the worker class (with their eventual emancipation), attacks by human renegades, the kidnapping of Medusa, the destruction and rebuilding of Attilan, and the revelation of the Inhumans' existence to humanity.

His role as king of the Inhumans has been tumultuous. The first major crisis occurred when he and Medusa conceived a child. Medusa bore the child in defiance of the Genetic Council, who felt that Black Bolt's bloodline was too dangerous to pass on. The Council nonetheless took the child to examine, and forbade parental contact. She escaped to Earth with members of the royal family only to be harassed by Maximus. Black Bolt was torn between his love of family and his duty to respect the Genetic Council, and it was only when the Council was revealed to be using his son in a plot against him that he finally turned against the Council. With that, he gave up the crown as king of the Inhumans. For a while, they lived away from Attilan, but returned in times of need.^[22]

The once-secret existence of the race has come to light among the general public as the Inhumans interact more often with many of Earth's superheroes—including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men—whom they have aided against threats such as Doctor Doom,^[23] Ultron 7,^[21][24] Magneto, and Apocalypse.^[25][26] However, nobody came to the Inhuman's aid when an army of Portuguese mercenaries attacked Attilan, which was now located on risen Atlantean ruins.^[27] This was actually a coup-d'etat orchestrated by BlackBolt's brother Maximus the Mad.

Inhuman society changed radically when Ronan the Accuser sought to use the Inhumans as an army to disrupt the Shi'ar control of the Kree after their defeat in the Kree-Shi'ar War. Appearing over the city of Attilan, Ronan seized control in a surprise attack and forced the Inhumans and their king, Black Bolt, to obey, or he would destroy their only home and everyone in it. During their time in forced servitude, Ronan revealed that the Inhumans had always been intended as weapons in service to the Kree. To this end, much of the genetic attributes that were encoded in them during the original experiments were meant to give them the abilities and appearances of various alien races, the idea being that these Inhuman slaves could be used to infiltrate alien worlds and races to conduct espionage or assassinations to weaken potential conquests. Ronan used the Inhumans in just this manner, disrupting treaties being negotiated by the Shi'ar, and launching attacks on ships and bases.^[17]

Eventually, Black Bolt sought to free his people by challenging Ronan to a personal battle. If Ronan won, the Inhumans would continue to serve him. If the king won, the Inhumans would go free. After a terrible battle, Black Bolt won and Ronan, demonstrating that the Kree still had honor, kept his word and left the Inhumans. All was not over, as the Inhumans were not willing to just follow Black Bolt back to Earth. Pressure had been building in the closed society of Attilan since open contact with the outside world had been made. During their enslavement by Ronan, the Inhumans had wished for their freedom, but had developed a sense of pride in their power and a belief in their own destiny. They no longer believed that Black Bolt or the Royal Family was fit to lead them in the new life they wanted, and they exiled the Royal Family from Attilan.^[17] The Royal Family returned to Earth to find their destiny. After suffering bigotry while living in Latveria, they returned to Attilan, which was located on the Blue Area of the Moon. The Inhumans began to foster better relations with Earth by sending students to a Wisconsin university.^[28]

Throughout history, their city Attilan has frequently been relocated and, as of the 2008 War of Kings story arc, has taken off from the oxygen-bearing Blue Area of the Moon into space.^[29]

Son of M

In the events of Son of M, Quicksilver stole the Terrigen Crystals in an attempt to regain his powers and cure the de-powered mutants from M-Day. The theft led to a conflict on Genosha between the re-powered mutants (whose powers came back as too powerful for their own good causing their eventual surrender), the Inhumans, and the U.S. Office of National Emergency. The conflict ended with the O.N.E. confiscating the Terrigen Crystals, an act that incited Black Bolt to verbally declare war on the United States.^[30]

Silent War

In January 2007, the mini-series Silent War began, with Gorgon launching a first strike on New York. Although the Inhumans do manage to recover the crystals, the episode ends with Maximus again taking control of Attilan.^[31]

New Avengers: Illuminati

It has been revealed that Black Bolt has been replaced by a Skrull impostor, in a time frame after Silent War, but before World War Hulk.^[32][33] The impostor revealed himself to the Illuminati and was killed. Both the sudden rift between Medusa and Black Bolt apparent in Silent War and Black Bolt's later defeat at the hands of Hulk in World War Hulk could be attributed to this development, for it is uncertain just when Black Bolt might have been replaced by his Skrull duplicate.

Secret Invasion: Inhumans

Written by Heroes writer Joe Pokaski, this story digs into how the Inhuman Royal Family deals with the news that the Black Bolt had been replaced by a Skrull imposter.^[33] The Skrulls attack Attilan while Black Bolt is revealed to be a prisoner of the Skrulls, who intend to use his voice as a weapon of mass destruction. The Inhuman Royal Family defeated several Skrulls soldiers and took a Skrull ship with the point of taking the war to the Skrulls and save Black Bolt. With some help from the Kree, they rescue Black Bolt and return to Attilan.^[33]

Dark Reign

The Inhuman Royal Family confronts the Unspoken, a cousin of Black Bolt.^[34]

War of Kings

Finally deciding they will no longer be used and abused by other races, the Inhumans take drastic action to ensure their survival as a race. To that end, they activate a series of long dormant machines beneath the city of Attilan, transforming it into a gigantic starship, powered by Black Bolt's voice. Breaking free from its resting place on the Moon, Attilan enters hyperspace and tracks down the remnants of the Skrull Armada, completely eradicating it. As Attilan enters Shi'ar space, it attracts the attention of three Shi'ar warships, who order them to depart or they will open fire. They too are destroyed without mercy.

Attilan reaches the planet Hala, destroying the protective shield that guards their weakened empire and enter the planet itself. The Royal Family confronts Ronan the Accuser, who is serving as king. He admitted he felt that he was just holding the spot of ruler for their true king, Black Bolt (like the Celestials, the Kree experimented on the humans to create the perfect weapons and the Inhumans were created, but Black Bolt declined the seat of king, then).^[29]

Realm of Kings

The T-Bomb has killed Black Bolt, leaving leadership to Queen Medusa. The Inhuman Royal Family struggles to maintain their grip on the Kree empire. The Alpha Primitives revolt, Maximus tries to take the throne, the Kree aristocracy revolts rise up, which erodes the Inhuman's rule.

Universal Inhumans

Back on Earth, the Fantastic Four encounter an interstellar group of Inhumans formed from the Centaurians, the Dire Wraiths, the Kymellians, and the Badoons. These new Inhumans reveal that the Kree experimented on other interstellar races, aside from humans, and used methods other than the Terrigen Mists. The resulting Universal Inhumans have banded together and traveled to Earth in search of Black Bolt, who they believe will lead their collective people in an eventual takeover of Earth.^[35] When Black Bolt returned, the Universal Inhumans arrive on Earth's moon where a prophecy revolving around the four cities is revealed.^[36] Together they go to Earth to defeat the four Reeds from the Interdimensional Council.^[37][38][39]

Meanwhile, the resurrected Supreme Intelligence orders the Kree to launch an attack to destroy the Earth and the Inhumans in a bid to prevent the genetic prophecy from occurring. They are repelled with the Inhumans in pursuit.^{[40][41][42][43][44]}

Infinity

During the events of Infinity, Thanos and his forces attack Attilan and offer to spare the city in exchange for a tribute: the deaths of all Inhumans between the ages of 16 and 22. Black Bolt surmises that the offering is a ruse to hide the fact that Thanos actually desires the death of Thane, a half-Inhuman youth he had fathered years earlier.^[45] Maximus had Eldrac transport the remaining Inhumans to different locations to keep them from being killed by Thanos. The search for Thane eventually reveals that secret Inhuman tribes have existed on Earth for years and mated with its population, producing a number of seemingly-normal humans who possess dormant Inhuman genes.^[46] In response to Thanos' threat, Black Bolt and Maximus evacuate Attilan before destroying it as a show of defiance.^[47] The destruction of the city activates the Terrigenisis Bomb, a creation of Maximus, which spreads the Terrigen Mist across the globe and activates special abilities within numerous unsuspecting humans who were Inhuman descendants.^[48]

Inhumanity

During the Inhumanity storyline, Karnak was left mentally scarred by said events and begun destroying the upper west side of Manhattan, babbling and sobbing uncontrollably. He was taken into custody by the Avengers. In Stark Tower, Karnak explained to the Avengers what happened during their fight with Thanos and what it meant for the Inhumans. When he was questioning himself for the reason for Black Bolt to spread the Terrigen Mists and what would happen next, Karnak had an epiphany in which he finally saw "the fault in all things". He told Medusa who was present during his interrogation that she needed to forget everything she thought she knew, ignore the instincts, and forget the past. Otherwise, all would be lost. Following this revelation in which he stated it was too late for him to unlearn a lifetime of error, Karnak shattered the window from his containment cell and jumped out of the Stark Tower killing himself.^[49]

It was later revealed that there is another Inhuman city called Orollan which is located somewhere in Greenland. The Inhuman Lash is from Orollan as he plans to recruit the Inhuman descendants to work for him.^[50] As the months pass, Medusa also begins gathering the Inhuman descendants (called NuHumans by many), and reveals the existence of the Inhumans to the world. Attilan is rebuilt from its remains on the Hudson River, in a city called New Attilan, serving as an independent nation welcoming all Inhumans and open to any who wish to visit.^[50]

With Ana Kravinoff as their guide, Gorgon and Flint went to the Chimanimani Mountains of Mozambique, Africa where they found the hidden Inhuman city of Utolan.^[51]

During the Civil War II storyline, the Terrigen Cloud sweeps over Ohio where it transforms two Ohio State University students named Ulysses Cain and Michelle into Inhumans. While Michelle emerged as a red-skinned beast with wings and a tail, Ulysses emerged unchanged but with the ability of precognition.^[52] Iron Man later infiltrated New Attilan to claim Ulysses after fighting off Medusa, Crystal, and Karnak. This leads the Inhumans to head to Stark Tower to reclaim Ulysses which leads to the Avengers, the Ultimates, and S.H.I.E.L.D. to get involved. When Ulysses projects his latest vision that shows a rampaging Hulk standing over the corpses of the superheroes, this causes the younger Inhumans present to cry.^[53]

Powers and abilities

Even without using the Terrigen Mist, the Kree modifications, combined with centuries of selective breeding, have given all Inhumans certain advantages. Their average lifespan is 150 years and an Inhuman in good physical condition possesses strength, reaction time, speed, and endurance greater than the finest of human athletes. Karnak and other normal Inhumans who are in excellent physical shape can lift one ton and are physically slightly superior to the peak of normal human physical achievement. Exposure to the Terrigen Mist can both enhance and in some cases reduce these physical capabilities. Most Inhumans are used to living in a pollution-free, germ-free environment and have difficulty tolerating Earth's current level of air and water pollution for any length of time.

Known Inhumans

Alpha Primitive

The Alpha Primitives are a slave race created by the Inhumans, first appearing in Fantastic Four #47 (February 1966). Because of the Inhumans' low population, they created a labor force of hominids bred to be strong, but of limited intelligence. They were also rendered unable to breed, being produced only by cloning. They were used by Maximus the Mad in several schemes, resulting in their being freed from servitude by Black Bolt; they would no longer be cloned, and those already made would be allowed to live out their lives in a preserve under the city proper. After some time though it was understood that the Alphas could not live on their own, and the previous arrangement was reversed.

The former king of the Inhumans called The Unspoken revealed that Alpha Primitives are actually humans who have been exposed to gas created from Xerogen Crystals, a substance created by the Kree as a weapon for the Inhumans to use against their human enemies.^[54]

Other versions

Heroes Reborn

In this alternate reality created by Franklin Richards, the Inhumans are mostly the same. They live on Earth, in Attilan. The biggest difference is the reverence they hold, shown in statues, for Galactus and the multitude of heralds who operate for him simultaneously. The Terrigen Mists are not completely under their control, coming from a crack in the ground. Their ultimate origins are unknown, but Maximus the Mad escapes in the caverns deep beneath the city to locate it. Here, it is discovered their city holds connections to other areas of the world, such as Mole Man's Monster Isle.

House of M

Black Bolt appears as an ally of Black Panther.^[55] The other Inhumans were present at the meeting between Black Bolt, Professor X, and Magneto.

Ultimate Marvel

The Inhumans made their debut in the Ultimate Marvel Universe in Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #1 (2005). It begins with two mountain climbers reached the walls of their city, Atillan, in the Himalayas when they are turned back with their memories erased. The Inhumans made themselves known to the Fantastic Four when a member of their royalty, Crystal, fled to New York after being ordered to marry Black Bolt's brother Maximus. Johnny came across Crystal and attempted to save her from two royal guards from Atillan who were trying to capture her. Beaten, Crystal took him back to the Baxter Building, and revealed herself to the Fantastic Four. She left behind her dog Lockjaw, who had the ability to teleport the Fantastic Four to Atillan. Once their presence was discovered, the city was stripped of its advanced technology and destroyed by Black Bolt, and the Inhumans, including Crystal, relocated. They are hinted to have relocated to the Moon.^[56]

The Ultimate Attilan is quite different in appearance from the Marvel Universe version, like a giant wasp's nest crossed with a Gothic cathedral. Ultimate Crystal, Lockjaw, and Black Bolt are similar to their counterparts; Medusa is depicted as having actual snakes for hair, like her mythical namesake. Gorgon is female, Karnak projects energy blasts (though he can still sense weaknesses and pressure points), Triton has a more squid-like appearance, and Maximus is a somewhat effete courtier, whom Crystal describes as "preening" and a "peacock". Other Inhumans shown include Tri-clops, with clairvoyant vision (including the power to see the invisible), Densitor (Maximus' flunky, who can presumably increase his strength, durability and mass, enough to become fireproof) and an unnamed Inhuman who can produce a swarm of insect-like flying creatures from his body. They claimed that their city had remained secret for 10,000 years, which makes their ancestors contemporaries with Ultimate Marvel's Atlantis.^[56]

Amalgam Comics

The Un-People are a superhero group in the Amalgam Comics universe. They are a combination of DC Comics' Forever People and Marvel Comics' Inhumans.^[57]

Inhumans 2099

In the 2004 Marvel Knights 2099: Inhumans one-shot written by Robert Kirkman, which took place in the future on an alternate world (Earth-2992) that was not identical to the alternate Marvel Universe on Earth-928 featured in the 1990s Marvel 2099 books, the Inhumans leave Earth's moon and are forced to live aboard a spaceship after the Mutant Registration Act is passed. After leaving, Black Bolt places himself and his closest confidants (Triton, Gorgon, Karnak, Crystal, and Medusa) in cryogenic stasis and, in his absence, his brother Maximus takes over as leader of the Inhumans living aboard the spacecraft. While in control, Maximus kills Black Bolt's confidants in their sleep. Fifty years later, Black Bolt is released from cryogenic stasis to find that Maximus has killed those closest to him. In retaliation, he breaks his vow of silence and destroys the Inhumans' spacecraft killing all aboard including himself.^[58]

Collected editions

Trade paperbacks

Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Inhumans: By Right of Birth	Marvel Graphic Novel: The Inhumans; Inhumans: The Untold Saga	August 1988	0-8713-5435-7 2013 reprint: 0-7851-8504-6
The Origin Of The Inhumans	Fantastic Four (1961) #36, #38, #41–47, #62-65 and material from #48, #50, #51, #52, #54-61, "Fantastic Four Annual" (1963) #5, "Thor" (1966) #146-152 and "Not Brand Echh" (1967) #6	October 2013	0-7851-8497-X
Inhumans	Inhumans vol. 2, #1–12	August 2000	0-7851-0753-3
Inhumans: Culture Shock	Inhumans vol. 4, #1–6	March 2005	0-7851-1755-5
Fantastic Four/Inhumans	Inhumans vol. 3, #1–4; Fantastic Four vol. 3, #51–54	July 2007	0-7851-2703-8
Young Inhumans	Inhumans vol. 4, #1–12	September 2008	0-7851-3382-8
Decimation: Son of M	Son of M #1–6	September 2006	0-7851-1970-1
Silent War	Silent War #1–6	October 2007	0-7851-2425-X
Secret Invasion: Inhumans	Secret Invasion: Inhumans #1–4; Thor #146–147	March 2009	0-7851-3248-1
War of Kings: Road to War of Kings	Secret Invasion: War of Kings; War of Kings Saga; X-Men: Divided We Stand #2; X-Men: Kingbreaker #1–4	May 2009	0-7851-3967-2
War of Kings	War of Kings #1–6	November 2009	0-7851-3542-1
Fantastic Four/Inhumans: Atlantis Rising	Namor the Sub-Mariner 60-62, Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising 1-2, Fantastic Force (1994) 8-9, Fantastic Four (1961) 401-402, Fantastic Four Unlimited #11	January 2014	978-0-7851-8548-2
Inhuman Vol. 1: Genesis	Inhuman #1-6	December 2014	978-0785185772
Inhuman Vol. 2: Axis	Inhuman #7-11	May 2015	978-0785187806
Inhuman Vol. 3: Lineage	Inhuman #12-14, Inhuman Annual #1	August 2015	978-0785198048
Battleworld - Inhumans: Attilan Rising	Inhumans: Attilan Rising #1-5	February 2016	978-0785198758
Uncanny Inhumans Volume 1: Time Crush	Uncanny Inhumans #0–4; FCBD 2015: Inhumans Story	April 2016	978-0785197065
Uncanny Inhumans Volume 2: The Quiet Room	Uncanny Inhumans #5-9	August 2016	978-0785197072
Uncanny Inhumans Volume 3: Civil War II	Uncanny Inhumans #11-13	November 2016	978-0785199915
All-New Inhumans Volume 1: Global Outreach	All-New Inhumans #1-4, All-New, All-Different Point One 1 (Inhumans story)	May 2016	978-0785196389
All-New Inhumans Volume 2: Skyspears	All-New Inhumans #5-9	November 2016	978-0785196396

Hardcovers

Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Marvel Masterworks: Inhumans, Vol. 1	Thor #146–152; Amazing Adventures #1–10; Avengers #95; Marvel Super-Heroes #15	October 2009	978-0-7851-4141-9
Marvel Masterworks: Inhumans, Vol. 2	Inhumans #1–12; Captain Marvel #52–53; Fantastic Four Annual #12; Marvel Fanfare #14; What If? #29–30; Thor Annual #12	April 2010	978-0-7851-4151-8
Inhumans by Paul Jenkins & Jae Lee	Inhumans Vol. 2 #1-12	September 2013	978-0785184744
Inhumanity	Avengers Assemble #21-25; Inhumanity #1-2; Uncanny X-Men #15; Indestructible Hulk #17-20; New Avengers #13; Iron Man #20.INH; Inhumanity: The Awakening #1-2; Avengers A.I. #7; Mighty Avengers #4-5; Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man #1	June 2014	978-0785184744

Awards

In 1999, Inhumans vol. 2 won the Eisner Award for "Best New Series".^[59]

In other media

Television

Live-action

• The Inhumans are introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with further introduction in the third season. This was the first live-action adaption of the Inhumans, but has not yet featured any member of the Inhuman Royal Family. The Kree's experiments with the Inhumans date back to even the days of the Mayan civilization when a Mayan hunter was turned into Hive. Showrunners and Executive producers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen has stated that season 4 will feature classic Inhumans.^[60]
  • The Alpha Primitives have also been featured in the show's third season, but have been referred to as "Primitives." They are the result of failed experiments to turn humans into Inhumans through a pathogen combination of Terrigen Crystals, the blood of Daisy Johnson and a Kree Reaper, and Hive's own parasitic organism. This started with Holden Radcliffe using the pathogen on the five captive members of the Watchdogs. While the Primitives have enhanced strength and infrared sensory, they also can retain the skills they had before their transformation.
• An 8-episode live-action television series, titled Marvel's The Inhumans, is scheduled to premiere in September 2017 on ABC, after the first two episodes are screened in IMAX theaters beginning September 4, 2017 for two weeks.^[61][62] IMAX is also a financial partner for The Inhumans, and this will be the first time a television series has premiered in IMAX. The series will center on Black Bolt and other members of the Royal Family, and is not intended to be a reworking of the planned film from Marvel Studios, nor a spin-off of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.^[61]

Animation

• The Inhumans were featured in the 1978 Fantastic Four animated series episode "Medusa and the Inhumans". In this continuity, Medusa is the leader instead of Black Bolt. Black Bolt does make a brief appearance as an unnamed Inhuman. Medusa is evil and wants to take over the human race from their Himalayan base. She brainwashes The Thing into attacking HERBIE and the Fantastic Four, until HERBIE causes him to trip and regain his memories. As they escape, Gorgon creates an earthquake, but Reed Richards puts him on a hanger where he can't use his seismic powers. The Karnak attacks their ship, but Sue Storm turns his arm invisible and he runs off in panic. They are eventually confronted by Medusa and they show a projection showing the banality of human life. The Inhumans decide it's not worth conquering the humans and let the Fantastic Four free.^[63]
• The Inhumans were featured in the 1994 Fantastic Four animated series. The Inhumans appeared in a three part "Inhumans Saga" episodes before becoming a sub-plot for the rest of the season. Their creation at the hands of the Kree is intact in this series.^[64] Medusa initially teams up with Wizard and Trapster, who brainwash The Thing into killing the Fantastic Four. Medusa only joined them due to amnesia caused by Maximus, who over threw the royal family. Gorgon then attacks the Fantastic Four in order to rescue Medusa. Johnny Storm then finds Crystal, Karnac, and Lockjaw in an underground base. He brings the team to face off with the Inhumans. Initially, Black Bolt overpowers The Thing, but due to the impurities in Earth's atmosphere he loses his power. The Seeker kidnaps Triton and lures the Inhumans in order to vow to kill Triton unless Medusa marries him. Reed Richards was able to track the Attilan and help the royal family regain the throne. In a mad last ditch effort, Maximus creates an impenetrable force field around Attilan. Johnny Storm and Crystal are separated and cry for each other, as they have developed feeling for each other.
• The Inhumans appear in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Inhuman Nature". A-Bomb falls in love with Crystal at the beach, but both are teleported away by Lockjaw and Triton. The Smash team follows them to a secret Himalayan base. Maximus has been manipulating the royal family into believing humans are evil, but Hulk convinces them that humans and Inhumans have a lot to learn from each other. Black Bolt decides to open the shield hiding the base, but Maximus causes it to stay up permanently. Black Bolt shatters the shield with a single word and Crystal and A-Bomb are reunited. In the episode "Planet Monster" Pt. 2, Black Bolt, Gorgon, and Lockjaw are among the superheroes that help the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Avengers fight the forces of the Supreme Intelligence.
• The Inhumans appear in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Inhumanity". Spider-Man and Triton had to work together when Maximus causes a war between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Inhumans where Maximus has mind-controlled the Inhuman Royal Family. This even led Nick Fury to think the exchange student Triton is a spy. After Maximus was defeated and Black Bolt prevented Attilan from crashing into Manhattan, Nick Fury makes Triton the Ambassador to S.H.I.E.L.D. as an apology to Triton upon his earlier accusation. The episode "Agent Web" revealed that there was an abandoned Inhuman city of Atarog which Spider-Man and Triton had to go to in order to rescue Nick Fury who is being held captive by Crossbones and the HYDRA Agents with him in order to obtain Madame Web. After Crossbones were defeated and Nick Fury takes Madame Web to another location, the Inhuman Royal Family arrives. As Spider-Man apologizes for trespassing at Atarog while explaining why they did it, Medusa interprets for Black Bolt stating that they are here to give Spider-Man and Triton a ride back to the Triskelion while thanking them for protecting Atarog.
• The Inhumans appear in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Crystal Blue Persuasion." Besides the fact that the Kree had created the Inhumans and Attilan being launched into space, the Inhumans are also shown to have the Alpha Primitives working for them. The Guardians of the Galaxy ended up on Attilan after being brought there by Lockjaw during the time when the Inhumans have come down with a Terrigen Plague that causes Terrigen Crystals to start growing from their body. The Alpha Primitives were also shown to be fully crystallized yet still alive. During this time, Maximus had apparently made a cure for the Terrigen Plague while also putting Black Bolt under his mind-control. When Ronan the Accuser arrived, Maximus swore the Inhumans allegiance to the Kree. Ronan the Accuser went back on their deal and decided to destroy Attilan. Upon confiscating the mind-control helmet, Ronan then had Black Bolt order Lockjaw to teleport him and Star-Lord to the Terrigen Crystal caverns underneath to destroy Attilan from below. Upon Star-Lord using the CryptoCube to undo the Terrigen Plague on the Inhumans and the Alpha Primitives, Black Bolt flew into space and used his voice to cripple Ronan the Accuser's ship. Afterwards, Medusa thanks the Guardians of the Galaxy on Black Bolt's behalf.
• The Inhumans appear in the Avengers Assemble episode "Inhumans Among Us." When an Inhuman ship carrying Seeker and the Alpha Primitives crashes into the mountains near Maple Falls, the Avengers respond to a distress call where they have a brief fight with Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, and Karnak until a Terrigen cocoon in a nearby building hatches Inferno. The Avengers and the Inhumans had to work together to fight Inferno. After Hulk and Lockjaw obtain the crystal need for a device that will disperse the Terrigen Cloud, the Alpha Primitives and Inferno start acting like themselves again. What the Avengers and the Inhumans don't know yet is that Seeker had staged this incident in collaboration with Ultron. In the episode "The Inhuman Condition," Ultron has invaded Attilan and captures every Inhuman except for Black Bolt, Lockjaw, and Seeker. The Avengers come to their aid where it was discovered that Seeker invented a device that would dispense the Terrigen Mist on Earth that would transform other Inhuman descendants like Inferno. After Ultron reworked the device to phase-shift Seeker, he began to use a larger version of it in order to eliminate mankind. Thanks to Black Widow throwing a Terrigen Crystal in it following the Inhumans being rescued, Ultron's plans are thwarted as the Terrigen Mists transform those who are Inhuman descendants into Inhumans.

Film

• A trade report in March 2011 said Marvel Entertainment was developing an Inhumans film.^[65][66] In November 2012, Stan Lee reported that the film is in development.^[67] In August 2014, it was reported that Marvel was moving forward with the development of an Inhumans film, with a screenplay written by Joe Robert Cole.^[68] In October 2014, Marvel Studios confirmed Inhumans, with a release date of November 2, 2018.^[69] The date was later pushed back to July 12, 2019.^[70] By October 2015, Cole was no longer involved with the film and any potential drafts that he may have written would not be used.^[71] In April 2016, the film was taken off of Marvel's 2019 release schedule, though it is not considered cancelled.^[72]
• A Marvel Knights Animation motion comic DVD was released on April 23, 2013 based on Paul Jenkins & Jae Lee's Inhumans Vol. 2 #1-12^[73]

Video games

• The Inhumans appear in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. They offer the heroes Atillan (the version that is located in the Blue Area of the Moon) as a temporary headquarters after Doctor Doom acquires the power of Odin and uses it to reshape Earth. After Medusa is corrupted by Doctor Doom, Triton, Crystal, and Gorgon go to Earth to fight Doctor Doom and are not heard from for the rest of the game. Vision later mentions that they may have been "inducted into Doom's army" consisting of various other corrupted heroes that the players must fight before facing Doctor Doom himself.
• Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Crystal, and Thane are unlockable as playable characters in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
• Black Bolt, Daisy Johnson, Kamala Khan, Lash and Lincoln Campbell (MCU Inhuman) are unlockable as playable characters in Marvel: Future Fight.

See also

• Eternals
• Deviant
• Dark Riders
• X-Men
• List of Marvel Comics superhero debuts

References

External links

• The Inhumans at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016.
• Inhumans at the Marvel Universe wiki
• Inhumans at the Comic Book DB