War of Kings

Chris Powell has been many things over his young life, but now he's stepping up with a serious job at Project: P.E.G.A.S.U.S. When new information about his amulet is violently brought to light, Darkhawk realizes he may soon have to face his dark destiny.

Stripped of his Nova powers and facing death, Rich Rider must stop the Worldmind's plans before it's too late.

Is Darkhawk ready to embrace his new role in the cosmos? What drives Chris Powell into unknown territory? What is the truth kept long hidden from him? And what side will he take in the War of Kings?

In the aftermath of SECRET INVASION, Black Bolt has led the Inhumans on a shockingly savage path to restore their strength and security. But that path has brought them into direct confrontation with the Shi'Ar Empire -- and their mad ruler Vulcan!

As War of Kings rages, the Shi'Ar and the Kree's cataclysmic battle explodes across the cosmos, while Richard Rider is forced to fight the one opponent he never wanted to: the ancient power that made him Nova in the first place!

The cosmic heavyweights come out swinging! Black Bolt! Gladiator! The Inhumans! Vulcan! The Starjammers! As Kree outworlds burn, Shi'Ar forces move in for the kill -- as first blood goes to Vulcan and the Imperial Guard!

Who is Talon? What does he want with the young Earthman known as Darkhawk, and what is the shocking truth that connects him not only to the Shi'Ar, but to the larger cosmos? And how does it all lead to a brutal confrontation in the Negative Zone?

WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN The guns of the Kree and the Shi'Ar have thundered -- and there will hell to pay! Star-Lord's Guardians spring into desperate action in an attempt to stop the planet-shattering battle, but will either side listen?

The Nova Corps rushes to the front line of the terrible conflagration between the Shi'Ar Imperium and the Kree Empire--and gets decimated! To save them, Richard Rider must wrest control of the Nova Force from no less than the Worldmind itself!

Emperor Vulcan cuts loose, but will final victory depend less on military might and more on actions of the conscience? And how will the Inhuman known as Crystal and the Imperial Guardsman named Gladiator factor in to the escalating events?

Who are the Raptors, what have they done to Darkhawk, and what is their connection to the Shi'Ar?

WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN The Guardians of the Galaxy know they've got to stop the war, but will any of the heavy hitters listen to a rag-tag bunch of self-appointed galactic protectors who spend half their time quarreling amongst themselves?

He's back! Nova Prime goes to the front lines of the War of Kings! It's high tech, full throttle sci-fi combat mayhem as the Human Rocket blasts into the firestorm to find and rescue the Corps centurions swept up in the catastrophe!

Emperor Vulcan goes for the kill strike, but does he have more enemies on the field of battle...or at home? Meanwhile, Black Bolt discovers that the Inhumans are not quite the happy family he thought they were!

The true purpose of Darkhawk...finally revealed! But is this sinister secret more than Chris Powell--or the entire galaxy--can take? Can he rise to greatness, or will this crushing weight pull Darkhawk down into the abyss?

WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN Caught between the Shi'Ar and the Inhumans, how can our heroes pretend to be the Guardians of anything if they can't even defend their own headquarters, the station called Knowhere?

Rocketing into the thick of the merciless cosmic action, Nova Prime battles to rescue the novice Corps centurions caught in the crossfire! Most of all, he's desperate to save Robbie Rider, who's missing in action!

It's all coming down to the final clash, king vs. king! But where will the other power players place their loyalty, and can anyone imagine a solution as extreme as the one Medusa is proposing?

Only Chris Powell knows the terrible deeds the Fraternity of Raptors will carry, but who will believe the paranoid warnings of a young Earthman? The entire universe thinks he's committed an appalling crime--and now Darkhawk is cosmic enemy #1!

WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN Caught between the Shi'Ar and the Kree, and desperate to stop a conflagration that could implode the universe itself, Star-Lord leads the Guardians on a reckless and deadly mission!

Shi'Ar vs. Inhuman! Black Bolt vs. Vulcan! Who will rule? The fate of two intergalactic civilizations teeters on the brink, and the outcome of this conflict will send shockwaves throughout the Marvel Universe!

WAR OF KINGS TIE-IN In order to save the universe, Adam Warlock takes desperate action and seeks the help of allies you won't believe!

It's the final showdown between Nova with the surviving members of the Nova Corps against the most ruthless members of the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard!

A power vacuum has been created by THE WAR OF KINGS. Who will step up to the cosmic plate? If not Gladiator, then who...

In the wake of the WAR OF KINGS, the 31st Century is hit by wave after wave of temporal distortion! Rocked by this lethal and uncertain era, a handful of surviving Guardians must confront some familiar faces...

Will Kang Conquer the Guardians? Rocked by the aftershocks of WAR OF KINGS, Star-Lord's team -- now castaways across shattered timelines -- are desperate to find a route home before all possible futures fuse into one dark nightmare!