This article is about the comics. For the conflict described in Genesis, see Battle of Siddim. For the 2015 album by Europe, see War of Kings (album).
"War of Kings"
Cover of War of Kings 1 (May 2009), art by Brandon Peterson
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Publication date
March – August 2009
Genre
Science fiction, space opera, superhero crossover
Title(s)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, #8–17 Nova Vol. 4, #23–28 Secret Invasion: War of Kings #1 War of Kings #1–6 War of Kings: Ascension #1–4 War of Kings: Darkhawk #1–2 X-Men: Kingbreaker #1–4 War of Kings: Warriors #1–2 War of Kings: The Savage World of Skaar #1 War of Kings: Who Will Rule? #1
Main character(s)
Shi'ar Inhumans Kree Guardians of the Galaxy Starjammers Nova Darkhawk
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)
Wellington Alves (Nova, War of Kings: Ascension) Wesley Craig (Guardians of the Galaxy) Bong Dazo (Guardians of the Galaxy) Andrea Di Vito (Nova) Paul Pelletier[1] (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)
Road to War of Kings
ISBN 0-7851-3967-2
Guardians of the Galaxy: Book 1
ISBN 0-7851-3339-9
Guardians of the Galaxy: Book 2
ISBN 0-7851-4127-8
War of Kings
ISBN 0-7851-3542-1
Ascension
ISBN 0-7851-4170-7
Nova
ISBN 0-7851-4066-2
"War of Kings" is a comic book crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe. The six-issue limited series was published between March[2][3] and August 2009.
The story is about a war between the Vulcan-led Shi'ar empire and the Inhuman-led Kree empire. The Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova Corps, Darkhawk, and the Starjammers become involved in various ways. Its tagline is "When kings collide, the galaxy will tremble".
^Talking to War of Kings' Paul Pelletier, Newsarama, April 6, 2009
^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
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