Chad Burdette
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:
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 story continues in Imperial #3
Skottie Young Variant Cover:
Javier Garrón Connecting Variant Cover
Simone Di Meo Stormbreakers New Class Variant Cover:
NetEase Games Marvel Rivals Variant Cover
Logan Lubera 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Jeehyung Lee Cover / 1:100 Incentive Virgin Variant Cover:
Imperial #4
WAR!
Creative Team
- Writer: Jonathan Hickman
- Artist: Iban Coello & Federico Vicentini
- Colorists: Federico Blee
- Letterer: Travis Lanham
- Cover Artist: Marco Checchetto & Marte Gracia
- Variant Cover Artists: Jeehyung Lee; Javier Garrón; Mateus Manhanini; Skottie Young; Gerald Parel, Simone Di Meo; Logan Lubera
- Format: Event Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $6.99/56pages
The fires of war are lit in Imperial #2, on shelves and digital platforms, on July 16, 2025, from Marvel Comics
