Kang the Conqueror #2

Kang the Conqueror (2021)

by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Mike Del Mundo (Cover Art)

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?

Genres: Comics, Marvel

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2021

Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5. Interesting and promising but not as much as the first and since this is a mini-series, it supposed to be only five issues, well I thought it would move a bit faster. Still good but I was expecting a bit more!

[Ian Sharman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is fascinating, truly fascinating. You’ve got to wonder, is this the origin of Kang or an origin of Kang? This gives us a Kang who becomes Iron Lad, but almost certainly not the same Kang who became the Iron Lad from Young Avengers. Which, perhaps, isn’t surprising, as Kang is all about variants.

I suspect, however, that this story isn’t going to have a happy ending, and may well loop back to where it began, with Kang travelling back in time to try and set his younger self on the right path and avoid the mistakes he made. An attempt, that we’ll know, is doomed to failure. You see, Kang is both literally and figuratively his own worst enemy.

This is a clever and engaging series, steeped in the history of the Marvel Universe, referencing continuity without ever feeling bogged down by it. It doesn’t feel like it’s trying to create one whole narrative out of Kang’s convoluted history, but instead weave together a tale made of elements from every version of Kang.

The art is also excellent, making this series, so far at least, a real treat.

If you enjoyed the MCU’s first taste of Kang in the Loki series on Disney+, do yourself a favour and try this series out.

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[Raymond Paquette · Rating 4 out of 5]

We have a boy who was told that love will see him destroyed and what happens? Everything he loves is destroyed. In this issue we see the beginning of the hatred that drives Kang grow deeper and more dangerous. I'm very curious to see what will happen next.

[True Sankofa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just here for the ride and seeing where it takes me.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4

[yoara angelie · Rating 5 out of 5]

so excellent