War of Kings
| "War of Kings" | |||
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| File:WOK001 cov.jpg Cover art to War of Kings #1. Art by Brandon Peterson. | |||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
| Publication date | March — August 2009 | ||
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| Main character(s) | Starjammers Shi'ar Inhumans Kree Guardians of the Galaxy Nova | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, Secret Invasion: War of Kings, War of Kings) C.B. Cebulski (War of Kings: Darkhawk) Andy Lanning (Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, Secret Invasion: War of Kings, War of Kings) Christopher Yost (X-Men: Kingbreaker) | ||
| Penciller(s) | Wellinton Alaves (Nova) Wesley Craig (Guardians of the Galaxy) Bong Dazo (Guardians of the Galaxy) Paul Pelletier (Guardians of the Galaxy, Secret Invasion: War of Kings, War of Kings) Harvey Tolibao (War of Kings: Darkhawk) Brad Walker (Guardians of the Galaxy) Dustin Weaver (X-Men: Kingbreaker) | ||
War of Kings is an upcoming comic book crossover that will be published by Marvel Comics. Taking place in Marvel's main shared universe, the Marvel Universe, the series will be written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. It was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con 2008. It is scheduled to begin in March 2009.[1][2]
Outline
The story will revolve around the Starjammers, the Shi'ar, the Inhumans, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Nova. The story is still hidden but initial announcements tell that it will be a battle that will be held at a galactic level. The tag line up till now is "When kings collide, the galaxy will tremble". The event will start with the lead-in mini-series X-Men: Kingbreaker, which revolves around Vulcan and the Starjammers following the conclusion of the mini-series Emperor Vulcan,[3] and the Guardians of the Galaxy, which revolves around after the conclusion of their Secret Invasion tie-in, stating that Blastaar has become the new King of the Negative Zone, all will start in December 2008, and during November, the Inhumans's story in War of Kings will be planted at the end of their Secret Invasion tie-in.[4] [5] [6]
Plot
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Prequel- Secret Invasion: War of Kings
Tired of being rejected by humans, the Inhumans decide to leave Earth. Blackbolt unlocks the weapon room he sealed years ago, and in the process reveals the Inhuman city is a spaceship. They set out for Kree space, and encounter along the way a Skrull fleet fleeing Earth after the events of the Secret Invasion. While attacking them, they cross over into Shi'ar space and destroy some Shi'ar crafts. When they reach Hala, still weak from the events of Annihilation: Conquest, Blackbolt reveals that he has come to accept his destiny as Kree ruler (the Inhumans were the product of Kree experiments on ordinary humans to create perfect living weapons). Ronan the Accuser, acting Kree ruler, admits that he never felt like anything but a temporary placeholder for a true ruler to rise and bows to Blackbolt. In the epilogue, Shi'ar leader Vulcan is told about the violation of his territory and declares this is an invitation to war. [7]
Tie-Ins
December 2008:[8]
- Guardians of the Galaxy #8 (Vol.2)
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #1
January 2009:[9]
- "Secret Invasion: War of Kings" one-shot #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #9
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #2
February 2009:[10]
- Guardians of the Galaxy #10
- War of Kings:Darkhawk #1
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #3
March 2009
- Guardians of the Galaxy #11
- Guardians of the Galaxy #12
- Nova #23
- War of Kings: Darkhawk #2
- War of Kings #1
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #4
See also
References
- ^ CCI: DnA and Rosemann on “War of Kings”, Comic Book Resources, July 27, 2008
- ^ Abnett and Lannig: Readying for War of Kings, Newsarama, December 18, 2008
- ^ Chris Yost Talks X-Men: Kingbreaker, Newsarama, August 23, 2008
- ^ Morse, Ben SDCC '08:War of Kings
- ^ X-Men Kingbreaker #1, Marvel Catalog
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #8, Marvel Catalog
- ^ Secret Invasion: War of Kings One-Shot
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]