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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published September 2009
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Bill Rosemann; Michael Horwitz (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-07-01

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Inhumans [Black Bolt; Crystal; Gorgon; Karnak; Medusa]; Imperial Guard [Gladiator [Kallark]; Manta; Mentor; Neutron; Plutonia]
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils Brandon Peterson (signed)
Inks Brandon Peterson (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters Black Bolt
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Pencils Adi Granov
Inks Adi Granov
Colors Adi Granov
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-07-01

1 page War of Kings recap "Recap"

Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Script Dan Abnett ?; Andy Lanning ?
Letters typeset
Notes Recap of story to date and character listing.

22 page War of Kings story "In Rage and Blood and Fire"

Characters Inhumans [Black Bolt; Crystal; Gorgon; Karnak; Maximus; Medusa; Lockjaw]; Ronan the Accuser; The Kree; Starjammers [Havok [Alex Summers]; Korvus Rook'Shir; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]]; Emperor Vulcan [Gabriel Summers]; Admiral Ka'Ardum; Gladiator [Kallark]; The Shi'Ar; Talon; Black Cloak (death); Chancellor Araki (death)
Synopsis "Last issue's jaw-dropping cliffhanger has everyone scrambling! Vulcan's once unbeatable and vast war machine is grinding to a halt! Black Bolt's forces are struggling to survive! 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? The Universe is about to change forever." [per solicitation]
Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Script Dan Abnett; Andy Lanning
Pencils Paul Pelletier
Inks Rick Magyar
Colors Wil Quintana
Letters Joe Caramagna of Virtual Calligraphy [as VC's Joe Caramagna]

1 page War of Kings promo (ad from the publisher) "War of Kings"

Genre Superhero; Science Fiction
Notes Promo for upcoming War of Kings titles: War of Kings #6, Guardians of the Galaxy #16, Nova #27 and War of Kings: Ascension #4.