Black Bolt, Vol. 1 by Saladin Ahmed

Hard Time

Wrongfully cast into a nightmarish cosmic prison and stripped of his voice, a once-imperious king must ally with unlikely inmates—including a world-weary bruiser and a compassionate telepathic child—to challenge a sadistic jailer who feeds on suffering. As they plot their escape, he confronts the weight of his past, learns humility and empathy, and discovers a quieter form of strength, winning freedom at a devastating cost that sets him on a path toward redemption.