- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Marvel (Jun 30 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0785145435
- ISBN-13: 978-0785145431
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 1.3 x 26.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #238,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Guardians have been to hell and back on a desperate quest to save the past, present, and future of the universe itself. But after their monumental efforts and terrible sacrifice, could it be that - due to the end of War of Kings and the creation of The Fault - the universe is an even more dangerous place than before...and they just don't realize it yet? Yes, it's time to shake up the team line-up again in the book that Newsarama's Best Shots calls "Marvel's most enjoyable team book... there's a tremendous amount of action punctuated by some terrific humor and character development." Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #20-25 and Realm of Kings One-Shot.
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Great stories that you can enjoy even without knowing the bigger Realm of Kings story, Aug 20 2010
By Kurt Conner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Guardians of the Galaxy - Volume 4: Realm of Kings (Hardcover)
I read this volume after reading War of Kings and Nova Volume 6: Realm Of Kings TPB, but before reading Realm of Kings, and I had no problem enjoying the stories presented. This is an energetic collection of gripping stories that is relatively accessible to new readers (although it certainly rewards long-term fans more). There are a few different stories going on here, as a tragedy at the end of the last volume divided the team into seven members (who struggle on Knowhere in both a physical fight with a big angry monster from beyond The Fault and a political fight with their professional rivals over how best to provide security in the facility) and five members (who try to escape the Magus). The art changes quite a bit, as the larger group gets a more realistic style, while the smaller group is presented in a more cartoony way, but I think the writers have succeeded once again at dividing their large cast fairly so that everyone can share an appropriate amount of the spotlight. Overall, I am still not sold on the Church of Universal Truth as a concept or a fitting set of villains, and they feature heavily in this collection, but I greatly enjoy everything else about the volume, especially the huge surprise villain to appear at the end. This title is one of the best works produced by Marvel these days, and I highly recommend it.
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excellent space pulp adventure, Jan 15 2011
By D. Lotempio - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Guardians of the Galaxy - Volume 4: Realm of Kings (Hardcover)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Realm of Kings is a fantastic, gripping space adventure. The creative team does a brilliant job crafting engaging characters and thrilling sci-fi action. Amazingly, they also do a fine job informing new readers of the ongoing story without making you feel lost. That said, there is a sequence near the end involving future versions of the Guardians that was a little awkward for me. The sequence is a pay-off of sub-plots from earlier in the series. I was marginally familiar with them, and Abentt and Lanning attempt to explain the significance, but the sequence contains more impact if you're aware of the earlier stories. So to the return of a major villain; you need to know your Marvel Cosmic history to truly enjoy the significance of his return. But overall, even a casual or curious reader is sure to enjoy this volume. It largely stands on its own as a self-contained story but takes on grander power if you've read other books in the series.
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Best Marvel Cosmic book of the 2000's, Dec 19 2010
By J. Dean - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Guardians of the Galaxy - Volume 4: Realm of Kings (Hardcover)
But you can tell at this point that it's not a priority for Marvel.This book is the end of the current run of Guardians of the Galaxy and while D&A's writing is spot on and fantastic, the art quality is very spotty with half the books done in a terrible cartoonish fashion that is very jarring. The book goes back and forth from hyper realistic art to poorly drawn cartoons every issue and frankly drives me crazy. I LOVE the story, but it's obvious that Marvel didnt deem the title worthy enough to give a top tier artist enough time to do every issue. Which is a shame because the events in this book are truly epic and lead right into the amazing 'Thanos Initiative' arc (which thankfully had the same artist throughout)
One star off for bad art in every other issue, 4 stars for great writing, memorable characters, and the good part of the artwork.
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