The Conflict Begins To Spread Out To The Wider Universe in Imperial #3

By Chad Burdette

on August 19, 2025

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!

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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

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The story continues in Imperial #3

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Delio Diaz 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover

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Imperial #3

The conflict begins to spread out to the wider universe! We find out who’s really orchestrating the great game of cosmic houses as the last chance to stop a universal war presents itself. Will our heroes be able to stop it in time?

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: W. Scott Forbes; Javier Garrón; Mateus Manhanini; Skottie Young; Gerald Parel, J. Scott Campbell/Sabine Rich
Format: Event Series
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/40 pages