War of Kings

"War of Kings"
"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 (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".