War of Kings

"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 and August 2009.

"War of Kings"
Cover of War of Kings 1 (May 2009), art by Brandon Peterson
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateMarch – August 2009
GenreScience 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 (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 KingsISBN 0-7851-3967-2
Guardians of the Galaxy: Book 1ISBN 0-7851-3339-9
Guardians of the Galaxy: Book 2ISBN 0-7851-4127-8
War of KingsISBN 0-7851-3542-1
AscensionISBN 0-7851-4170-7
NovaISBN 0-7851-4066-2

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".

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