Dates
- Cover date
- April 2009
- On sale
- February 18, 2009
- In stores
- February 18, 2009
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers
Story arc: War of Kings
This is part 7 of 37. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #8
- Secret Invasion: War of Kings #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #9
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #2
- War of Kings: Darkhawk #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #10
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #3
- War of Kings #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #11
- Guardians of the Galaxy #12
- Nova #23
- War of Kings: Darkhawk #2
- X-Men: Kingbreaker #4
- War of Kings #2
- War of Kings: Ascension #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #13
- Nova #24
- War of Kings #3
- War of Kings: Ascension #2
- Guardians of the Galaxy #14
- Nova #25
- War of Kings #4
- War of Kings: The Savage World of Skaar #1
- War of Kings: Ascension #3
- Guardians of the Galaxy #15
- Nova #26
- War of Kings #5
- War of Kings: Warriors #1
- Guardians of the Galaxy #16
- Nova #27
- War of Kings: Ascension #4
- War of Kings #6
- War of Kings: Warriors #2
- Guardians of the Galaxy #17
- Nova #28
- War of Kings: Who Will Rule? #1
Creators
Stories
- Blastaared! · 22 pages
Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy must stop King Blastaar as he lays siege to Initiative prison 42, intending to use it as a portal to Earth.
Publisher’s description
The drums of battle thunder in the Negative Zone -- building to WAR OF KINGS! Rocket Raccoon and the Guardians face down Blastaar's barbarian horde as Star-Lord fights for his life in 42, the besieged Initiative prison!
Reprinted in
Guardians of the Galaxy (2008), Guardians of the Galaxy (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus (2016), War of Kings Prelude: Road to War of Kings Omnibus (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy: Somebody's Got to Do It (2020), Guardians of the Galaxy Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)