In the wake of Jonathan Hickman’s Imperial, the power structure of the Marvel cosmos has been shattered and reborn as the GALACTIC UNION.
As this new empire rises, so do new heroes, including the IMPERIAL GUARDIANS, a bold new evolution of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Follow their space-faring missions to defend this newly formed and perilous cosmic landscape in IMPERIAL GUARDIANS, a new ongoing series launching in March.
Comic Watch Reviews:
- Imperial Guardians #1: Clipped Wings Fly High
- Imperial Guardians #2: Versus Xarth’s Mightiest Aliens
- Imperial #1: In Space, No One Can Hear Your War Cry
- Imperial #2: Click, Click, Boom
- Imperial #3: Wheels Within Wheels
- Its All-Out War in Imperial #4
The series marks the grand return of one of Marvel’s greatest cosmic architects, Dan Abnett, the mastermind behind epics like Annihilation and the writer who redefined the Guardians into the icons we know them as today. Now, he’s back to do it all again!
The Nightshape will remake the cosmos. Worship the Nightshape in Imperial Guardians #4
Marcelo Ferreira Variant Cover:
Imperial Guardians #4
The Nightshape is everything and nothing. It is the darkness that existed before time and the darkness that will remain after time stops.
The Nightshape will remake the cosmos. Worship the Nightshape !
Yup, it’s just another day at work for the covert Imperial Guardians — Gamora, Captain Marvel, Amadeus Cho, Darkhawk and the Cosmic Ghost Rider — or are they about to uncover the darkest and most malevolent secret threat in the Cosmos?
Creative Team
- Writer: Dan Abnett
- Artist: Eduardo Pansica
- Inker: Jay Leisten
- Colorists: Rachel Rosenberg
- Letterer: Corey Petit
- Cover Artist: Sean Izaakse & Nolan Woodward
- Variant Cover Artists: Marcelo Ferreira
- Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
- Editor: Annalise Bissa
- Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
- Format: Limited Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
The Nightshape will remake the cosmos. Worship the Nightshape in Imperial Guardians #4 on shelves and digital platforms June 17, 2026, from Marvel Comics