The finale of the X-Men’s latest milestone crossover, X-Manhunt, saw Professor X depart to the stars to rescue his daughter, Xandra, deposed Majestrix of the Shi’ar Empire.
The intergalactic order was fractured forever in IMPERIAL #1, the debut issue of the four-part event series that revolutionizes cosmic storytelling in the Marvel Universe!
Comic Watch Review:
- Imperial #1: In Space, No One Can Hear Your War Cry
- Imperial #2: Click, Click, Boom
- Imperial #3: Wheels Within Wheels
- Imperial #4: Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown (Or: Shoot At The King, Ya Best Not Miss)
Written by visionary creator Jonathan Hickman, known for his redefining work on the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, and drawn by Iban Coello and Federico Vicentini, two of the industry’s most acclaimed artistic talents, IMPERIAL serves as the foundation for an entire landscape of new galaxy-spanning series and packed with bold developments for characters like Black Panther, Hulk, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, and many more
NOVA: CENTURION represents a new era for one of Marvel’s oldest and most iconic space-faring heroes as Nova does whatever it takes to keep the memory of his people alive amidst the corrupt system now governing the stars.
Blockbuster Marvel writer Jed MacKay (X-Men, Avengers) joins the action alongside Álvaro López conclude this chapter of the Nova Corps in Nova: Centurion #6
Daniele Di Nicuolo Variant Cover
Luciano Vecchio Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Variant Cover:
Emanuela Lupacchino 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Nova: Centurion #6
RICH RIDER — the last NOVA in space and the final hope of the once-proud NOVA CORPS!
Dodging danger, chasing every credit and skipping town whenever it all comes crashing down around him: Rich has gotten mixed up with the mob, his ship has been stolen and now, somehow, those are the least of his problems. Will NOVA survive to see another day in the unsavory, deadly galaxy he’s sworn to protect?!
Creative Team
- Writers: Jed Mackay
- Artist: Álvaro López
- Colorist: Mattia Iacono
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Standard Cover: Alessandro Cappuccio & Rachelle Rosenberg
- Variant Covers: Daniele Di Nicuolo; Luciano Vecchio; Emanuela Lupacchino
- Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
- Editor: Annalise Bissa
- Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
- Format: Limited Series IMPERIAL Spinoff
- Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99
Will NOVA survive to see another day in the unsavory, deadly galaxy he’s sworn to protect in Nova: Centurion #6, on shelves and digital platforms April 1, 2026, from Marvel Comics