Ronan the Accuser

Ronan the Accuser is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #65 (August 1967). In his comic book appearances, Ronan is depicted as the Supreme Accuser of the Kree Empire, the militaristic government of a fictional alien race known as the Kree, and commonly serves as an adversary of superhero teams such as the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Although he is initially portrayed as a supervillain, the character would later be presented as a more noble and honorable figure. Ronan has even been married to the Inhuman Crystal, a princess of the Inhuman Royal Family. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics in various media incarnations, including animated television series and video games. Lee Pace portrayed Ronan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Captain Marvel (2019). Ronan was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #65 (August 1967). The character returned sporadically in Captain Marvel, and played an important role in the Kree-Skrull War storyline in The Avengers #88–97. After appearances in Ms. Marvel #19 and Silver Surfer vol. 3, Ronan returned in the Galactic Storm crossover in 1992. Ronan subsequently appeared in Fantastic Four vol. 3 #13–14 and Iron Man vol. 3 #14, before having a major role in the Maximum Security crossover in Jan 2001. During the 2006 Annihilation storyline, Ronan received a four-issue eponymous miniseries written by Simon Furman, and a leading role in Annihilation #1–6. He appeared in the sequels, Annihilation: Conquest #1–6 and Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #1–4 in 2007. After being seen during the Secret Invasion: War of Kings one-shot, the character was used in War of Kings #1–6 (2009) and Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1–4. Following appearances in The Thanos Imperative #1–6 (2010), Ronan joined the titular team in Annihilators #1–4 (2011) and Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4 (Sept 2011–Dec 2011).