A young, rebellious and idealistic Kang finds himself in Ancient Egypt, where an older version of himself is ruling with an iron fist as the pharaoh Rama-Tut. When the Moon Knight draws young Kang into a battle against his future self, tragedy strikes. But will it knock Nathaniel off the course of his destiny or lock him into one path forever?
Rated T+
Kang the Conqueror #2has the feel of a massive sci-fi blockbuster, drawing upon the time-traveling tyrant's history to craft a conflict that spans through time and space. With the ending of this issue, as well as the cover to the next issue, it looks like Nathaniel's war against his future self is only beginning, and is slated to draw in a few more fan-favorite villains from the Marvel Universe. Read Full Review
Nathaniel Richards is on a journey to become Kang the Conqueror, but he's not liking what he sees. This issue, set in Egypt, introduces him to one of Kang's more famous incarnations and invites Nathaniel to reconsider his destiny. Read Full Review
Kang The Conqueror #2 continues the young Kang's journey as he appears in ancient Egypt and faces his adult counterpart, Rama-Tut. The story of the young Nathaniel trying to defy his fate in becoming the futuristic conqueror is a compelling story as he uses the history of his own life and Earth to his advantage. It builds this divergent rebellious persona for him while sowing the seeds of the time-traveling super-villain. The art and action by Carlos Magno and Espen Grundetjern looks amazing as they show the young Kang in action in ancient Egypt. The story leaves on an interesting cliffhanger that will have Marvel fans excited to see what happens next. Read Full Review
His words speak to powerful themes and potent conflicts, but they are only realized as a pitch never in the action. As a result Kang lies limp on the page as his ambitions seek to pair him with more popular characters, but it all looks quite nice. Read Full Review
This book has been phenomenal through the first two issues! The writing is tremendous I couldn't help but to read it a couple times right off the bat. The artwork is also fantastic making this an absolute joy to read.
Really enjoying this series so far!
This series has no right being as good as it is. But maybe I'm just a sucker because of proto-Moon Knight.
Even better than the first and the art is again very good!
This comic is turning out to be exactly what i wanted about Kang. The nonlinear time jumping work great, at times the pacing is a bit rushed and i wish we got 2 more pages of Kang and Moon Knight. The addition of the first mutant was a big suprise, and i ate it all up. I would say this story is definitely for people who are aquainted to the mythos of kang. There is an attention to detail here that i absolutely love. the easter eggs of mythology of both comics and our history is great.
Well done! Huzzah!
I enjoy this issue as much as I enjoyed the first. The narration is so damn good. It's so beautifully written. I think this whole miniseries is going to be fantastic. Definitely worth buying all the single issues and I will also be buying the trade.
Young Kang's sojourn in Ancient Egypt includes an unsuccessful stab at heroism, more romance, and a lot of adept continuity-spinning. This stitches a cohesive tale of destiny and tragedy out of disparate bits of Kang's backstory and the many times Marvel has gone to Ancient Egypt. Rama-Tut, Moon Knight, Iron Lad, Apocalypse, the Scarlet Centurion, the FF -- they're all here, and they all work. Nathaniel's narration remains properly pompous. Though it's often distant from the action in the art, it provides enough character insight to keep this retrospective tale from sounding too expository. And the art is pretty formidable stuff by itself; this is a well-crafted issue all around.
It started off a little overloaded with ideas at the beginning but, got pretty solid towards the end.
You gotta stop falling in love Kang, this is your fault.
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