Warning: contains a preview of Kang the Conqueror #4!
A preview of Ravonna Renslayer. The preview shows Nathaniel Richards, a teen from the 31st century who is destined to one day become Kang, reuniting with a version of Ravonna in the war-torn future of 4086 C.E.
The Kang the Conqueror miniseries has focused on a young Nathaniel Richards who is plucked from time by a version of his future self with the promise of becoming the ultimate Kang the Conqueror. This drunk and embittered Kang takes Nathaniel back in time to the Cretaceous period to train him, telling him in no uncertain that he must never fall in love if he is ever going to be victorious. Disgusted by the brutality of this version of himself, Nathaniel abandons him and flees to ancient Egypt, where he meets a young Knight of Khonshu called Ravonna. The pair fall in love but are captured by another version of Kang. Believing his love dead, Nathaniel is caught in the web of time and defeated by the Fantastic Four, escaping into time when he realizes he is repeating the deeds of his older self.
The preview of the next issue from Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Carlos Magno, and Espen Grundetjern, shared by another version of Ravonna battling against a tyrannical being called Arbalest. The preview shows the pair uniting to usurp Arbalest but after they topple him, Ravonna rejects Nathaniel’s affections, stating that there is no point in celebrating because this just means a new tyrant will rise to take Arbalest’s place. Nathaniel responds by telling Ravonna that everyone else alive is mere “footnotes” and that they have the possibility to leave this future and its pain behind and instead live together “gloriously.”
Kang the Conqueror features a version of Kang desperate to escape his transformation into a cosmic tyrant, inevitably edging closer and closer to the version fans know. This preview seems to suggest that Kang believes Ravonna is the key to preventing his rise to power. Kang believes that if he and Ravonna can find happiness together then he can avoid becoming the bitter and lovelorn monster that first took him to the Cretaceous period. Comic fans will know however that relations between Kang and Ravonna have never been simple.
While some timelines have shown versions of Ravonna and Kang married and happy, others have depicted them as bitterest enemies leading warring factions. It is also worrying that the solicitation information for Kang The Conqueror #4 states the issue will reveal “the tragic fate of Kang’s great love, Ravonna Renslayer,” so it seems unlikely that Kang will find salvation with this version of Ravonna. Whether or not Kang will be able to convince Ravonna that they should deviate from their prior paths will be fully revealed when Kang the Conqueror #4 hits shelves on November 17.
Source: CBR
