Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1 (Bk.1) [Hardcover]

Keith Giffen (Author), Christos Gage (Author), Dan Abnett (Author), Andy Lanning (Author), Timothy Green (Illustrator), Mike Lilly (Illustrator), Mike Perkins (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 6, 2008

The next sci-fi epic blasts-off here! In the grim aftermath of the Annihilation War, a devastated universe struggles to rebuild. Gripped by fear and paranoia, civilizations have collapsed and entire worlds are now smoking ruins. What is next for the battle weary heroes known as Nova, Peter Quill and Quasar? What are Ronan's plans for the once-mighty Kree Empire? Which cosmic characters of the past are about to return? Who is the new hero approaching on the horizon? And what is the new threat that no one suspects? Collects Annihilation: Conquest Prologue; Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar #1-4; Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord #1-4; Annihilation Saga.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (February 6, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785127828
• ISBN-13: 978-0785127826
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not much here, February 19, 2008

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N. Durham "Big Evil" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1 (Bk.1) (Hardcover)

Marvel's interstellar alternative to Civil War, the first Annihilation saga was a surprisingly great space saga that re-established many of Marvel's interstellar characters like Nova, Drax, and Quasar, and even breathed new life into the Silver Surfer and Galactus. Now, Annihilation: Conquest is here, which more or less picks up where Annihilation left off. Ronan is still around and kicking, and he's got some big plans for the Kree empire. Also on the scene are Nova and Quasar among others; of which this first hardcover collection features the most material of. There is a variety of talent behind this collection, including the great Keith Giffen (who knows a thing or two about interstellar space sagas) and the Nova writing team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; but the book as a whole just moves along too slow and comes off as more of a prelude of things to come instead. That's not necesssarily a bad thing, as there is great artwork to be seen throughout, and things start to speed up as this first collection comes to a close, but there just isn't enough here to overly satisfy. If you loved the first Annihilation saga, this first collection in the Annihilation: Conquest saga is worth picking up just to see what happens next, as things will undoubtedly pick up from this point forward.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome for what it is!, July 17, 2008

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A. Britton (Chatham, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1 (Bk.1) (Hardcover)

I read the first Annihilation series and I'm finding I'm actually enjoying Conquest a bit more. I find the character development and art are a little better in my taste in regard to the miniseries. I also think the villains are a little scarier than the last.

This Volume contains the prologue issue, a 4 issues Starlord miniseries, a 4 issue Quasar miniseries and an issue that recaps everything that happened in the first Annihilation series. I REALLY enjoyed the story and the characters in the Starlord series. With a story that flows well, joined with great action, suprises and comedy, the Starlord miniseries series alone was reason enough to buy this book. The quasar story is a fantasy space opera thats really fun, with some great surprises.

Since this is only the build up to the big events in Volume 2, its to be expected the story is not as epic as it will be in the following volume. But knowing that, its still a very enjoyable read and left me excited to finally read what happens next.

So don't expect to get a full story with this volume, but expect to read an awsome first half of one.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Holy Crap! This book has Rocket Raccoon!, March 5, 2008

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Elvis Zombie "Dustin" (Angola, Indiana USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1 (Bk.1) (Hardcover)

I'll admit, I'm not as flipped on this event as the first but it is still pretty good. Star Lord and his team are pretty cool but I miss Nova and Drax. Drax was a psycho in Annihilation and I want to see more of him, but I like the fact that we get to see more of Quasar. However, I think the whole deal with Moondragon turning into an actual dragon is kind of crappy. I didn't really think Moondragon was a cool character anyway, but wouldn't have been better to have her die saving Quasar instead of turning her into a dragon? Just kind of lame if you ask me. On the up side, Wraith makes his first appearance in the second book so I'm looking forward to its release. I only give the book three stars on the whole, but it get's a bonus star because of ROCKET RACCOON! He's awesome.