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 to take the helm of the galaxy’s most steadfast defender in Nova: Centurion #1
Yasmine Putri Variant Cover:
Ivan Shavrin Foil Variant Cover:
Chris Campana 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Frank Miller Variant / 1:100 Incentive Virgin Variant Cover:
Nova: Centurion #1
With the Xandarian Worldmind, the sentient repository of an entire extinct people’s culture and history, relying on regular (and expensive) energy infusions, Richard Rider is for hire. A deep-space drifter weighed down with the truth of the terrible lie that the new Galactic Union was built upon, Nova is a corps of one.
But how long can he keep his hands clean handling dirty money?
Creative Team
- Writers: Jed Mackay
- Artist: Matteo Della Fonte
- Colorist: Mattia Iacono
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Standard Cover: Alessandro Cappuccio & Rachelle Rosenberg
- Variant Covers: Ivan Shavrin; Yasmine Putri; Chris Campana; Frank Miller
- Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
- Editor: Annalise Bissa
- Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
- Format: Ongoing IMPERIAL Spinoff
- Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99
Nova is a corps of one. But how long can he keep his hands clean handling dirty money in Nova: Centurion #1 on shelves and digital platforms, November 19, 2025, from MArvel Comics