The Battleworld From Secret Wars Returns in BATTLEWORLD #1 (of 5)

By Chad Burdette

on September 19, 2025

The Marvel Universe’s next SECRET WAR erupts this September in BATTLEWORLD, a five-issue limited series by acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Superior Spider-Man) and superstar artist Marcus To (X-Force).

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In the tradition of 2015’s visionary Secret Wars event by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic as well as the original classic Secret Wars, BATTLEWORLD will see shattered fragments of infinite worlds unite to form a single planet that will play host to an epic conflict!

This time around, the players will be handpicked from across space and time, including some of the most iconic universes in the multiverse.

Prepare to see fan favorite characters like the original Starbrand, Days of Future Past’s Storm, Kushala the Spirit Rider, and Maestro alongside exciting new versions of Wasp, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man and more.

The battle lines are drawn as a mysterious force sets this awesome assembly of heroes and villains against each other in a war for the ultimate prize!

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BATTLEWORLD #1

“SLAY YOUR ENEMIES, PROVE YOUR WORTH AND ALL YOU DESIRE SHALL BE YOURS IN THE WORLD TO COME!”

Heroes from across the Multiverse are thrown together on a patchwork world to engage in their own Secret Wars for the survival of their timelines! Who or what has created this Battleworld, and for what nefarious purpose? Enter Maestro. Is he friend, or foe?

Creative Team

Writer(s): Christos Gage
Artist: Marcus To
Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg
Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham
Standard Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr
Variant Cover Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr; James Kerigan; Mark Bagley; Nick Bradshaw; Peach Momoko; Rod Reis; Greg Land
Editor(s): Devin Lewis & Tom Groneman
Assistant Editor: Kaeden McGahey
Associate Editor: Lindsey Cohick
Format: Limited Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages