Kings Watch – Defensores Da Terra (whish translates to Kings Watch – Defenders of the Earth) is a comic book published by Mythos Books in Brazil in 2016. The hardcover comic book complies and translates the Kings Watch five comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment in the USA in 2014.
Kings Watch – Defensores Da Terra is published with 164 full color pages measuring 26.6cm x 17.6cm with Portuguese text. The story published within is written by Jeff Parker, edited by Julio Oliveira and illustrated by Marc Laming. The cover art was originally published by Dynamite Entertainment on the cover of Kings Watch comic book edition number 1, illustrated by Marc Laming and Chris Sotomayor. The front and back covers of the comic book can be seen below.
Translated to English, the back cover of the book provides a brief description of the storyline published within:
Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician are back together… for the first time! When strange phenomena fill the skies and all of humanity shares the same nightmare, three iconic heroes rush into danger to save us all! While playboy adventurer Flash Gordon uncovers an alien threat, the Ghost Who Walks known as the Phantom battles murderous creatures in the African jungle. But only Mandrake, a stage magician in touch with mystical realms, knows how these horrors are connected… and how they threaten to tear the Earth apart. Brought together by the efforts of reporter Dale Arden, eccentric Professor Zarkov, and man of action Lothar, the heroes must defeat the Cobra Cult and their otherworldly allies!
The book not only collects all 5 Kings Watch story parts of the comic strip story, but also published are Jeff Parker’s complete original script for edition number 1, character sketches, a full cover gallery and more. A sample of internal pages can be seen below.
In March 2026, Kings Watch – Defensores Da Terra was republished by Mythos Books in Brazil. This paperback version was also printed with 164 full color pages containing Portuguese text. The cover art was originally published by Dynamite Entertainment on the cover of Kings Watch comic book edition number 5, illustrated by Marc Laming and Jordan Boyd.
Below the central title, three circular icons – a skull, a hypnotic eye, and a lightning bolt – represent each hero’s unique brand of justice. The Mythos Books and the Dynamite Entertainment logo are found in the lower section of the front cover, which also features the special 90th-anniversary logo for the Phantom, all set against a dynamic background of swirling clouds, celestial bodies, and dense jungle foliage that highlights the diverse environments of these legendary “Defenders of the Earth”.
The description for Kings Watch- Defensores Da Terra as seen in online advertisements reads:
Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician are together again—for the first time! When strange phenomena fill the skies and all of humanity shares the same nightmare, three iconic heroes launch themselves into danger to save us all! While the adventurous playboy Flash Gordon discovers an alien threat, the Ghost Who Walks, known as The Phantom, faces murderous creatures in the African jungle. But it’s only Mandrake, a stage magician in contact with mystical realms, who knows how these horrors are connected—and how they threaten to shatter the Earth. Brought together by the efforts of reporter Dale Arden, the eccentric Professor Zarkov, and the action man Lothar, the heroes must defeat the Cobra Cult and their otherworldly allies! Collects issues 1-5 of Kings Watch, plus Jeff Parker’s complete original script for issue 1, character sketches, a complete cover gallery, and more.
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