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War of Kings: Road to War of Kings (X-Men: Kingbreaker) Kindle & comiXology

by Christopher Yost (Author), Dan Abnett (Author), Andy Lanning (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Collects X-Men: Kingbreaker #1-4, Secret Invasion: War of Kings.

The X-Men have been defeated. Havok, Polaris, and the Starjammers are being held and tortured in the most secure prison in the universe. Marvel Girl, Korvus, and Lilandra are being hunted by the Imperial Guard. Vulcan is Emperor of the Shi'Ar Empire and his expansion has begun. No King will stand when Vulcan and his armies are done. Join Christopher Yost (X-Force) and Dustin Weaver (Star Wars: KOTR) as they spin the story of a fight against insurmountable odds. Plus, The Secret Invasion may be over, but the Inhumans are still reeling from the terrible wounds inflicted on them by the Skrulls. And this time, the Royal Family and their massively powered people have been pushed too far! You have never seen the Inhumans like this - and it's only the beginning!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EZ6RQBK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (June 4, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 677081 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
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    Andy Lanning has been writing and inking comics for over twenty five years and has written and inked almost all of his favorite characters in that time. He is best known for his writing run (with Dan Abnett) on Guardians of the Galaxy, the inspiration for Marvel's #1 blockbuster movie directed by James Gunn!

    Andy is also a celebrated inker, best known for his work with Phil Jimenez on The X-Men, Wonder Woman,The Amazing Spider-Man and so many more he's lost count!.

    He has also worked with a dazzling array of talented artists: Mike McKone (Fantastic Four, Spider-man), Dave Gibbons (Secret Service), Mark Bagley (Fearless, Ultimate Spider-Man), Ivan Reis (JLA, Aquaman) and many more.

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    My name is Andy Schmidt and I'm a comic fan and professional. My love of comics started with my older brothers Arne and Craig having them around while I grew up. I was hooked from before I could read. Heck, I learned to read with comics!

    Flash forward 20 years and I'm walking into Marvel Comics as their newest assistant editor in 2002. A dream come true! And it was awesome and everything I hoped it would be. I learned everything I possibly could about what goes into making a comic, publishing, printing, marketing, all of it. I just ate it up!

    By 2006 I had been promoted a couple of times and launched a space opera story called ANNIHILATION as the editor. That got me bumped up to editing X-MEN (the holy grail for me!) and life was good. But... as much as I love editing (and I do!) I also love writing. So, knowing you can't do both at Marvel (for very good reasons), I packed up shop and started my own business called COMICS EXPERIENCE and also started writing professionally (something I'd been doing anyway for years).

    Comics Experience is place to learn about how to create comics and great stories. I roll all my experience up as an editor and writer and shove it into my courses that are offered online. Take a look if you get a chance.

    And I started writing. Marvel was gracious enough to give me a couple of short stories when I left and I spent a year getting other work. Check some of it out.

    With each new project, I try to challenge myself by trying something new or working around a problem or anything that forces me to be creative.

    The best example, that will never be seen by anyone on Earth, is actually in issue #2 of G.I. JOE: FUTURE NOIR because for that issue I tried to make my panel descriptions for the artist as entertaining as possible. They were full of jokes and commentaries and hyperbole and apparently got several people at the Hasbro offices laughing out loud. Too bad those never say the light of day--but Jack's art was fantastic on that issue and he said he had more fun on that than anything else he'd ever done.

    Anyway, that's me. I'm now a senior editor at IDW Publishing where I oversee TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics. They're great fun! And I get to write! And I still get to teach!

    I hope you'll dive into a book and take the plunge with me!

    Andy

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NYC1Ortiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Comic
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2020
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This epic saga will not disappoint.
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Kyle B. Stiff
2.0 out of 5 stars low tier comic
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
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If you're reading this for the Inhumans, then their small role in this book is reprinted in War of Kings, so there's no reason to get this. If, on the other hand, you're reading this for the exploits of C tier X-Men (Havok, Polaris, some others), then this will be right up your alley. The art is unremarkable, very standard comic fare. You would have to be really into Marvel in general to get into something like this.
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Grant
3.0 out of 5 stars "Road to War of Kings" entertaining but not a necessity
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2010
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This is basically a prologue that leads into Marvels cosmic event saga "War of Kings". The book centers mostly on the X-Men and the remaining Starjammers and their battle against Vulcan who has taken over the Shi'ar empire from former ruler and X-Men ally Lilandra. The story starts "in progress" with the X-Men captured and being tortured by Vulcan as the Starjammers attempt to free them. We also see the Skrulls, fresh from their failed "Secret Invasion" of earth and colliding head on against the devastating voice of Black Bolt who, along with his Inhumans are seeking revenge against the Skrulls as well as seeking control of the Kree Empire.

The stories are fast paced, well written and drawn. This story is a bridge of sorts between the previous "Secret Invasion" event and the "War of Kings" event. As such, this story has no middle and no end. Another thing is that the most relevant story in this volume that links to War of Kings (Secret Invasion: War of Kings) is also contained in the actual "War of Kings" trade paperback. The X-Men story is entertaining but not as relevant because when the War of Kings starts, the X-Men become minor players over all. If you already have either the hardcover or paperback versions of "War of Kings" then you really don't "need" this trade. Another thing to consider is that "Road to War of Kings" and "War of Kings" are roughly the same price. If you want this story and you're on a budget, then I'd suggest just purchasing "War of Kings".

However, if you absolutely must have every last bit of this story, then "Road to War of Kings" makes for an entertaining prologue. I wouldn't recommend it as a "stand alone" story but in the context of the War of Kings story arc, it is entertaining.
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J. Weithman
4.0 out of 5 stars Go Inhumans Go!
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009
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It's great to finally see the Inhumans kick some ass.They usually just sit around and mope alot, but finally they're using their powers at full tilt and they're not holding back.

Good read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bit Too Damaged
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I’ve been wanting this book for a long time, but this is not a $17 copy, so I guess I will keep wait to read it.
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Sean Curley
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid lead-in to a very good event comic.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2009
The last few years have seen Marvel Comics reinvent its cosmic lineup, a traditionally underappreciated part of their universe. This effort began with the "Annihilation" event, its spinoff "Nova", "Annihilation: Conquest", and "Guardians of the Galaxy". "War of Kings" ("Annihilation III" in everything but name) aims to refresh the pool of characters by bringing in two previously unused parties: the Inhumans, an Earth-based secret civilization descended from the Kree, one of the major cosmic powers; and the Shi'ar Empire, the third of the major cosmic powers, but one almost always confined to the X-Men's corner of the Marvel Universe.

"War of Kings" represents a collision between two ongoing stories, and the materials collected here are the channels by which the two previously separate stories are set up against each other. The Shi'ar side of the equation is "X-Men: Kingbreaker", a four-issue miniseries by Chris Yost and artist Dustin Weaver that focusses on the new Caligula-esque Shi'ar Majestor, Vulcan/Gabriel Summers, and his remaining opponents, the Starjammers, led by his brother Havok/Alex Summers and the deposed Empress Lilandra. This story began in "X-Men: Deadly Genesis" (by Ed Brubaker), continued through the twelve-issue "Uncanny X-Men" arc 'Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire' (also by Brubaker), and then into the miniseries "X-Men: Emperor Vulcan" (by Yost), which ended with most of the Starjammers in jail. The primary goal of "Kingbreaker" is to free the Starjammers in preparation for the "War", while setting up Vulcan on the road to challenge the Kree. It's a somewhat minimal story, but Yost gets the Starjammers main cast (Havok, Polaris, Rachel, Lilandra), and did a great job building up Vulcan as a credible threat.

Next there is "Secret Invasion: War of Kings", a one-shot that bridges the gap between "Secret Invasion: Inhumans" and "War of Kings" proper for the Inhumans. The former miniseries ended with the formation of a new alliance between the Inhumans and the Kree, with Crystal to be married to Ronan the Accuser as a pledge of mutual defence. In this story, the Inhumans' king, Black Bolt, plots to upend this treaty and the cosmic order itself, positioning his people as major players. Along the way, he also helps trigger the war with Vulcan. If there was a single part of the crossover lead-in that is really essential, it would be this issue. The writers, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (more or less the architects of the whole cosmic universe these days), do a great job, particularly with Crystal, their viewpoint character from the Inhumans' side. The move to the cosmic scene suits the Inhumans, particularly Black Bolt, one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe who is often hampered by the constrains of operating on Earth.

Also included is a "Saga" which helpfully recaps the various character histories of the event's main players, for those not familiar with them.
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Derrick O'Rourke
4.0 out of 5 stars Bring on the war
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2009
This is a really good set up for the War of King series. Black Bolt finally shows his true potential and boy is it awesome. After reading this I can't wait for War of Kings.
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