A Clash of Kings (comics)

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A Clash of Kings
Publication information
Publisher Dynamite Entertainment
FormatComplete
Genre
Publication dateJune 7, 2017 – November 24, 2021
No. of issues32
Creative team
Written by Landry Walker
Artist(s)Mel Rubi
Letterer(s) Marshall Dillion
Colorist(s) Ivan Nunes

A Clash of Kings is the comic book adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel A Clash of Kings , the second in the A Song of Ice and Fire . It is a sequel to the comic book adaptation of A Game of Thrones .

Contents

Production

The comic book series is scripted by comic book writer Landry Walker and drawn by Mel Rubi, with covers by Rubi and by Mike S. Miller. It is intended to be a closer adaption of the novels. Following its first issue publication in 2017, at a rate of about a page of art for each page of text.

Publication history

Sixteen issues of A Clash of Kings were released until the series went on hiatus in March 2019. In January 2020, new releases continued marketed as A Clash of Kings Part II. [1] There are 32 issues published with the series further being published into compilation volumes, each one containing 8 issues. All 4 volumes have been published with the fourth set published on October 2, 2022.

Hardcover collections
TitleISBNDate of publicationContains
A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume One 978-0-44-042324-9 October 17, 2018A Clash of Kings #1–8

The Making of A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume One

A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Two 978-0-44-042325-6 October 1, 2019A Clash of Kings #9–16

The Making of A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Two

A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Three 978-0-440-42326-3 November 2, 2021A Clash of Kings Part II #1–8 (#17-24)

The Making of A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Three

A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Four 978-1-984-82078-5 October 2, 2022A Clash of Kings Part II #9–16 (#25-32)

The Making of A Clash of Kings: The Graphic Novel: Volume Four

Reception

The series currently holds a score of 7.0 out of 10 on the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup, based on 22 total reviews for the series' 31 published issues. [2]

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References

  1. Johnstone, Rich (30 September 2019). "George R R Martin's Game Of Thrones Returns to Comics in 2020 With A Clash Of Kings". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "A Clash of Kings" Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved November 20, 2021.