Darkhawk returns from the realm of the obscure and irrelevant to star in this fantastic War of Kings tie-in. Being a big fan of Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, and War of Kings, I picked this up just to have a complete story arc.  Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning deserve some major accolades for creating some of the most successful Marvel cosmic tales ever written.  They are achieving a stellar level of work in each of these titles, creating a solid world in the Marvel deep reaches of space.

Often, as with the rabbit-like spawning of Dark Reign minis, events (such as War of Kings) can give birth to superfluous extras that entice faithful readers into shelling out cash for crap.  This is worth the $3.99; this series rocks and I actually like Darkhawk – Darkhawk for crying out loud!

Abnett and Lanning have resurrected a C-List character and constructed a compelling mythos as well (similar to Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern Rebirth).  Add the fact that this is woven into a cosmic event that is awesome on its own and you get one heck of a comic.

Christopher Powell, aka Darkhawk, recently learned that he’s not the only Raptor.  He then learned that the Fraternity of Raptors is evil and they want to kill him.  Depowered and lost in a limbo-like dead space, Chris is slowly unraveling the mystery of the Raptors’ power.  Meanwhile, evil Raptors Talon and Razor have empowered Blastaar to join the fight against the Kree.  Wellinton Alves, Scott Hanna and Nelson Pereira delver a polished book with some brilliant panels.

The end reveal is incredible and seamlessly ties in with the main WofK series.  Pick this up and enjoy the ride.

4 out of 5