Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah Vol 1 1

Part of the Empyre event
Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1
Previous Issue	Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 (Title)
Next Issue	Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1 (Title)
Art by: Rod Reis
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Cassara Variant 3 - Cassara Variant Textless
Art by: Rod Reis
Art by: Joshua Cassara
Art by: Joshua Cassara
Release Date	August 5, 2020
Cover Date	October, 2020
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	C.B. Cebulski
Rating	T+ (13 and up)
Original Price	$4.99
Pages	40

1st story
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Alex Paknadel
Penciler(s)	Alex Lins
Inker(s)	Alex Lins
Colorist(s)	Matt Yackey
Letterer(s)	Ariana Maher
Editor(s)	Darren Shan Lauren Amaro Tom Brevoort

 That's still you, Quoi. You're still that sweet boy who stitched a second chance together from rags, just like his father. 

—Mantis

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Quoi (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Empyre
  • Swordsman (Cotati) (Main story and flashback)
  • Unnamed others

Antagonists:

• Mantis (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Priests of Pama (Only in recap)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (Only in flashback)
  • Star-Lord (Peter Quill) (Only in flashback)
  • Drax (Arthur Douglas) (Only in flashback)
  • Groot (Only in recap)
  • Rocket Raccoon (Only in flashback)
  • Adam Warlock (Only in flashback)
  • Gamora (Only in flashback)
  • Quasar (Phyla-Vell) (Only in flashback)
• Avengers (Only in flashback)
  • Swordsman (Jacques DuQuesne) (Only in flashback)
  • Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Only in flashback)
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only in recap)
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in recap)
  • Vision (Only in recap)
  • Thor (Odinson) (Only in recap)
• Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in recap)
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Only in recap)
  • Ms. Marvel (Sharon Ventura) (Only in recap)
• Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Only in recap)
• Cirque du Soleil (Mentioned) (Only in flashback) (Topical Reference)
• Kree Empire (Mentioned)
• Skrull Empire (Mentioned)
• The Alliance (Mentioned)
• Libra (Gustav Brandt) (Only in recap)
• Immortus (Nathaniel Richards) (Only in recap)
• Connor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Cotati (Main story and flashback)
• Cotati-Human Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
• Skrulls (Mentioned)
• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Kree (Only in recap)
• Human-Spartax Hybrids (Only in flashback)
• Flora colossi (Only in recap)
• Halfworlders (Only in flashback)
• Zenn-Lavians (Only in recap)
• Gods (Mentioned) (Main story and flashback)
• Synthezoids (Only in recap)
• Asgardians (Only in recap)
• Bats (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Phalanx (Mentioned)
• Cosmic Beings (Only in flashback)
• Zen-Whoberis (Only in flashback)
• Titanian-Kree Hybrids (Only in flashback)
• Bees (Only in flashback)
• Squirrels (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
  • Solar System (Main story and flashback)
    • Earth (Main story and flashback)
      • Earth Orbit
        • Moon
          • Blue Area of the Moon
            • Cotati Garden
      • United States of America (Only in flashback)
        • New York (Only in flashback)
          • New York City (Only in flashback)
            • Manhattan (Only in flashback)
              • Midtown (Only in flashback)
                • Fifth Avenue (Only in flashback)
                  • Avengers Mansion (Only in flashback)
      • Connecticut (Only in flashback)
        • Windham (Only in flashback)
          • Willimantic (Only in flashback)
      • New Jersey (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Tamal (Only in flashback)
• Large Magellanic Cloud (Only in flashback)
  • Pama (Only in flashback)
    • Hala (Only in flashback)
• Lomora

Items:

• Swordsman's Sword (Only in flashback)
• Mjolnir (Only in recap)
• Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Only in recap)
• Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Only in recap)

Vehicles:

• Mantis' spaceship

Synopsis for 1st story

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

The eve of Quoi’s ascension is at hand! But when the trials are interrupted by an unexpected interloper—Mantis—who will win this battle of wills?

Don’t miss out as mother and son go head-to-head, revealing secrets that will shape the course of the galaxy!

See Also

• 5 image(s) from Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah Vol 1 1
• 2 reprint(s) of Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah Vol 1 1