Chad Burdette
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of What If?, Marvel Comics is taking a bold leap into the multiverse to discover mythos-shattering new twists on some of its most definitive stories!
Crafted by some of today’s biggest talents, the new one-shots shake the foundations of every corner of the Marvel mythos beginning with startling stories starring the X-Men and Thor and continuing with epic reimaginings of pivotal storylines like Secret Wars and Kraven’s Last Hunt!
Announced earlier this year, the series of one-shots kicks off in June with:
- WHAT IF…? UNCANNY X-MEN #1 by Gerry Duggan and Jan Bazaldua
- WHAT IF…? THOR #1 by Torunn Grønbekk and Sergio Dávila.
Today, fans can check out covers and learn additional story information for the next three WHAT IF…? one-shots hitting stands in July:
- WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1
- WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1
- WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1.
In WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS, Alex Paknadel and Cafu reverse the ending of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribi?’s universe-breaking Secret Wars, giving the original Ultimate Universe a chance to live on!
Then, Justina Ireland and David Messina introduce an all-new—not-so-friendly—Spider-Girl, A.K.A. Jessica Jones in WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1.
Then, the author of one of the greatest Spider-Man tales of all time, J.M. DeMatteis, returns alongside artist Yildiray Çinar for a bold reimagining of the aftermath of his legendary “Kraven’s Last Hunt” storyline.
On Sale June 3, 2026
WHAT IF…? UNCANNY X-MEN #1 – 75960621464800111
WHAT IF…CYCLOPS HAD STAYED WITH MADELYNE PRYOR?
Imagine a world where Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen, had survived the Inferno. What would have happened if Cyclops had saved her soul. What would have happened if he and Maddie had raised their son, Nathan Summers? What would that world look like? And why would that be the most terrible thing to happen to mutantdom and Earth itself?
- Written by GERRY DUGGAN
- Art by JAN BAZALDUA
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
- Promo Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On Sale June 17, 2026
WHAT IF…? THOR #1 – 75960621465500111
WHAT IF…THOR GOT SPIDER-MAN’S SYMBIOTE SUIT?
Amid the chaos, there comes a costume – but not to the hero you know! Legend has it that bonding with the symbiote suit made Thor mightier still. But what shadows lurking in the Ten Realms would take interest in such a powerful pairing?
- Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
- Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale July 1, 2026
WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1
Alex Paknadel and Cafu reverse the ending of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribi?’s universe-breaking Secret Wars, giving the original Ultimate Universe a chance to live on!
- Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
- Art by CAFU
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale July 15, 2026
WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1
Justina Ireland and David Messina introduce an all-new—not-so-friendly—Spider-Girl, A.K.A. Jessica Jones
- Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
- Art by DAVID MESSINA
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale July 29, 2026
WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1
J.M. DeMatteis, returns alongside artist Yildiray Çinar for a bold reimagining of the aftermath of his legendary “Kraven’s Last Hunt” storyline.
- Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS
- Art by YILDIRAY ÇINAR
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale August 5, 2026
WHAT IF…? CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
- Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
- Art by RON LIM
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale August 19, 2026
WHAT IF…? RUNAWAYS #1
- Written by RAINBOW ROWELL
- Art by ZULEMA LAVINA
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale August 26, 2026
WHAT IF…? X-MEN #1
- Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
- Art by SUMIT KUMAR
- Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
