Realm of Kings

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"Realm of Kings"
Cover of Realm of Kings 1 (January 2010 )
Featuring Quasar (center, front) and an alternate version of the Avengers, art by Clint Langley
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateNovember 2009 – March 2010
Genre
Title(s)
Realm of Kings (one-shot)
Realm of Kings:
Son of Hulk
#1-4
Main character(s)

"Realm of Kings" is a

crossover comic book storyline published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, it is a follow-up to the 2009 storyline "War of Kings
" and introduced the setting known as the Cancerverse.

Publication history

The series started with a Realm of Kings one-shot that establishes the setting and is followed by a number of separate series or storylines which focus on how the different characters, Imperial Guard, Inhumans, Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova, deal with this situation.[1][2][3]

The storyline also includes the limited series Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk by

Microverse.[4]

Plot summary

A giant time-space tear called the Fault had been created by

Many-Angled Ones, to continue to spread.[5][6]

Titles

Collected editions

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Realm of Kings Realm of Kings, Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1-5, Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4, Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1-5 August 2010 978-0785148098
Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard Realm of Kings Imperial Guard #1-5 June 2010 978-0785145974
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 4: Realm of Kings Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #20-25, Realm of Kings June 2010 978-0785145431
Nova Volume 6: Realm of Kings Nova (vol. 4) #29-36 June 2010 978-0785140672
War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings Omnibus Realm of Kings, Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1-5, Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk #1-4, Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1-5, Nova (vol. 4) #29-36, Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #20-25, Thanos Imperative #1-6, Ignition, Devastation, Annihilators #1-4, Annihilators: Earthfall #1-4, Thanos Sourcebook, material from I am an Avenger #3 February 2017 978-1302904470

Aftermath

Both the Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy series were put on hiatus following the conclusion of "Realm of Kings" and the events in the storyline lead directly into "The Thanos Imperative".[7][8][9]

Also the conclusion of Son of Hulk intersects with the end of the back-to-back Hulk storylines "Fall of the Hulks" and "World War Hulks" in the story arc "Dark Son", partly written by Scott Reed.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ Richards, Dave (August 9, 2009). "CCC09: DnA's "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  2. ^ McGloin, Matt, Luoma, Mike and Meneese, Bill (August 19, 2009). "Interview with Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Bill Rosemann". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved October 31, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Richards, Dave (November 17, 2009). "DnA Map Out Their "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Smith, Zack (January 10, 2010). "The SON OF HULK Gets Puny in the Microverse". Newsarama. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  5. ^ Realm of Kings one-shot
  6. . Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  7. Marvel.com
    . Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  8. ^ McGloin, Matt & Brewer, Byron (February 23, 2010). "DnA Crank Things Up: The Thanos Imperative: Ignition". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
  9. ^ Richards, Dave (March 4, 2010). "DnA Issue "The Thanos Imperative"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  10. Marvel.com
    . Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  11. ^ Pepose, David (June 11, 2010). "DARK SON Rising As The Other Son of HULK Hits Earth". Newsarama. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  12. ^ Phegley, Kiel (June 11, 2010). "Pak Teams Up The "Incredible Hulks"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 11, 2010.

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