War of Kings
| "War of Kings" | |||
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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 | ||
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| 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 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 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".