''Kings Watch'' is a bi-monthly
comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
limited series written by
Jeff Parker and drawn by
Marc Laming
Marc Laming, is a British illustrator and designer.
Laming began his career working for Fleetway Publications. Best known for his work on Marvel's Star Wars titles he also illustrated the five-part ''Planet Hulk'' miniseries that formed part of ...
. It was published by
Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptation ...
from September 6, 2013 to April 7, 2014. It is a crossover featuring
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
, the
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
, and
Mandrake the Magician
''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloon ...
from
King Features Syndicate
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. The trade paperback edition was released on August 13, 2014.
Premise
When strange phenomena fill the skies and all humanity shares a similar vision,
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...
, the
Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
, and
Mandrake the Magician
''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, often cartoons, arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloon ...
join forces to face a threat that is related to the Cult of the Cobra.
Sequel
A sequel titled ''Kings Quest'' was released from May to September 2016.
References
{{Dynamite Entertainment
Gold Key Comics
2013 comics debuts
Crossover comics
Flash Gordon
Dynamite Entertainment titles
2014 comics endings
The Phantom