Silent War

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Creative team
Silent War
Cover to Silent War #1.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	January-August 2007
Number of issues	6
Main character(s)	Black Bolt Quicksilver Crystal Luna Inhumans
Writer(s)	David Hine
Artist(s)	Frazer Irving

Silent War is a six-part Marvel Comics mini-series which began January 2007.

It is a sequel to House of M and Son of M, detailing the war between the Inhumans and rest of humanity after the mutant Quicksilver stole the Terrigen Mists from Attilan.

1 Plot
2 Collections
3 References
4 External links
- 4.1 Reviews

[edit] Plot

In the opening stages of the war Black Bolt ordered a strike on America led by Gorgon. Although the initial mission was only to order the return of the terrigen crystals, Jolen, a young member of the inhumans who has plant like powers, kills innocents in a concert hall. The inhuman task force attempts to flee the scene but are stopped and defeated in battle by the Fantastic Four. Gorgon surrenders taking blame for the unnecessary casualties and is turned to O.N.E. While captured, Gorgon is exposed again to the terrigen mists by an American scientist. The second transformation is more disastrous, turning Gorgon into a feral beast. Black Bolt leads a contingent of Inhumans to rescue the mutated Gorgon, attacking the Pentagon and reclaiming the crystals. S.H.I.E.L.D. responds to Black Bolt's attack by sending marines who have been exposed to the mists to assault the Inhuman capital on the moon, Attilan. These marines are empowered with abilities on par with the Inhumans, but are also cellularly unstable (dying).

In the last issue of Silent War, the marines show up at Attilan and are beaten, a feint to allow one marine to explode within the confines of the city, destroying the lunar Attilan. Black Bolt's mad brother Maximus infects the inhuman people, taking Medusa as his queen. Luna, responsible for freeing Maximus from his psychic prison, goes to Black Bolt asking him what to do. Black Bolt opens his mouth to answer. The final page of the issue is completely black.