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 as they continue to take the helm of the galaxy’s most steadfast defender’s ship gets stolen by dishonorably a discharged ex-Nova Corps member and intergalactic criminal mastermind in Nova: Centurion #4
Federico Vicentini Variant Cover:
Jeremy Wilson 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Nova: Centurion #4
Being NOVA PRIME ain’t easy — between doing good and doing what needs to be done to keep the Worldmind running (which sometimes includes doing good), RICH RIDER barely has time to sleep. But when his ship gets stolen by dishonorably discharged ex-Nova Corps member and intergalactic criminal mastermind EDEN RIXLO, Rich is at risk of not even having a place to lay his head…
Creative Team
- Writers: Jed Mackay
- Artist: Álvaro López
- Colorist: Mattia Iacono
- Letterer: Cory Petit
- Standard Cover: Alessandro Cappuccio & Rachelle Rosenberg
- Variant Covers: Fredrico Vincenti; Jeremy Wilson
- Executive Editor: Tom Brevoort
- Editor: Annalise Bissa
- Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
- Format: Ongoing IMPERIAL Spinoff
- Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99
Rich’s ship gets stolen by dishonorably discharged ex-Nova Corps member and intergalactic criminal mastermind in Nova: Centurion #4 on shelves and digital platforms February 4, 2026, from Marvel Comics