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
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
Related:
- Marvel Announces New Series Spinning Out Of IMPERIAL
- Imperial #4 Marks The Beginning, Not The End Of Marvel’s New Cosmic Era
- Marvel Announces The Two Of The Five Imperial Event Oneshot Tie-Ins
- The Final Imperial War Oneshot Arrives This October In IMPERIAL WAR: IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #1
The five IMPERIAL WAR one-shots represent key chapters of the overarching IMPERIAL narrative and will each be co-written by event architect Jonathan Hickman.
- IMPERIAL WAR: EXILES by acclaimed writer Steve Foxe (Dark X-Men) and superstar artist Francesco Manna (Giant-Size House of M) will follow up on Professor X’s departure from Earth as the X-Men’s founder assembles a new team of heroes to protect his daughter, the recently deposed Empress Xandra.
- IMPERIAL WAR: NOVA – CENTURION sees blockbuster Marvel writer Jed MacKay (X-Men, Avengers) join the action alongside rising star artist Matteo Della Fonte (Bring on the Bad Guys: Green Goblin) to take the helm of the galaxy’s most steadfast defender.
- IMPERIAL WAR: IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #1 – The Super-Skrull finds himself at the center of a seditious scheme with consequences that will be felt by the entire cosmos by Dan Abnett and Cory Smith
- IMPERIAL WAR: PLANET SHE-HULK #1 – Left behind on New Sakaar to keep the peace, Jen Walters discovers that in this savage realm, what’s needed isn’t a litigator, it’s a liquidator from Stephanie Phillips and Emilio Laiso
- IMPERIAL WAR: BLACK PANTHER #1: T’Challa Must Survive A Brutal Assault From The World-Breaker Hulk and Amadeus Cho from Victor LaValle and CAFU
Michele Bandini Variant Cover
Doaly Super-Skrull Variant Cover
Jan Bazaldua 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1
As the events of IMPERIAL explode in fatal fashion, the SUPER-SKRULL finds himself at the center of a seditious scheme with consequences that will be felt by the entire cosmos! But he’s not the only superpower looking for answers — an unlikely team is on the hunt to avert disaster before galactic order is lost for good!
Creative Team
- Writers: Dan Abnett and Jonathan Hickman
- Artist: Cory Smith and Luca Maresca
- Colorist: Espen Grundetjern
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Standard Cover: Francesco Mortarino & Raúl Angulo
- Variant Covers: Michele Bandini; Doaly; Jan Bazaldua
- Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
- Editor: Annalise Bissa
- Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
- Format: Oneshot IMPERIAL Tie-IN
- Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$3.99
The SUPER-SKRULL finds himself at the center of a seditious scheme in Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1 on shleves and digital platforms on October 8, 2025, from Marvel Comics