The Marvel Universe is expansive, not only on Earth but also deep in outer space. The publisher has many cosmically leaning characters and concepts. However, many of them have lain dormant until recently. Jonathan Hickman, Federico Vicentini, and Iban Coello’s Imperial epically resurfaced many of these ideas, while also paving the way for what’s next for the Marvel Universe out in the cosmos.
Marvel recently announced a new line of cosmic comics that spin out of Imperial. These will explore the different corners while exploring the new chaos that recent conflicts have caused.
Are you looking for superhero adjacent space opera? You’ve come to the right place. This guide details everything you’ll want to know about the post-Imperial comics. This includes all the comics involved, background reading, and their structure.
Imperial #1 cover by Marco Checchetto.Background reading
Looking to play catch-up before jumping into the new line of cosmic comics? Here’s what you should read.
Imperial #1-4
Written by Jonathan Hickman. Art by Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello.
Imperial is a four-issue miniseries that sets the stage for the new line of cosmic comics.
Imperial tie-ins
Written and art by various.
Imperial has five one-shot tie-ins that focus on a different characters/groups. These happen to relate to the upcoming cosmic comics. These are:
- Imperial War: Black Panther #1
- Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1
- Imperial War: Exiles #1
- Imperial War: Nova – Centurion #1
- Imperial War: Imperial Guardians #1
Not only do these tie into the events of Imperial, they will help inform the upcoming comics.
Find out how these tie-ins relate to Imperial in our Imperial reading order.
Which comics are part of Post-Imperial landscape?
Marvel Comics have announced five cosmic series as part of the post-Imperial landscape of the Marvel Universe. Find out all about them below.
Planet She-Hulk
Written by Stephanie Phillips. Art by Aaron Kuder.
She-Hulk is stuck on planet Sakaar, the world once ruled by Hulk. She’ll have to use her “brains and brawn” to make sure the planet doesn’t go to war. While Hulk was able to smash Sakaar into submission, She-Hulk will use her own sensibilities to keep the peace against witches, rebels, and cannibals.
This will be a very different She-Hulk series to the ones that people are used to.
Planet She-Hulk #1 will be published on 5th November, 2025.
Nova Centurion
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Alvero Lopez.
Richard Rider is the last of the Nova Corps. His mission is to do whatever he can to keep the memory of his people alive. In order to do this, he’ll drift through space and do jobs for dirty money.
Nova Centurion #1 will be published on 19th November.
Black Panther Intergalactic
Written and art by TBA.
Too early for any story details or creative teams for Black Panther Intergalactic at the moment.
Black Panther Intergalactic #1 will be published in December, 2025.
Exiles
Written and art by TBA.
No information about Exiles yet.
Exiles (2026 series) #1 will be published in early 2026.
Imperial Guardians
Written and art by TBA.
No details about Imperial Guardians are available yet.
Imperial Guardians #1 will be published in early 2026.
Will there be more comics?
It’s unclear if there will be additional Marvel cosmic comics added to the post-Imperial landscape. My feeling is that Marvel could add additional series once the already announced comics are established. The publisher is known for extending a line of comics (sometimes too far) if it has legs, exploring additional cosmic corners of the Marvel Universe. It’s also very possible that the comics could crossover in late 2026.
Will these comics be connected?
It sounds like Marvel will be treating this corner of their universe as one big epic. In the press release, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort mentioned the following:
“This is a story that unites all the disparate and separate powers of the galactic portion of the Marvel Universe–the Kree, the Shi’ar, the Skrulls, and more—all in one big science-fiction epic, set up in a series of Russian nesting dolls where in every issue, something is pulled off, and something is revealed behind the thing you just learned the last time out. It’s an all-out cosmic war,”
To me, it seems like the titles will be treated like interconnected silos. For instance, you won’t need to Planet She-Hulk to under stand Nova Centurion. However, each title will contribute to the larger landscape of the galactic portion of the Marvel Universe in their own way.
It’s also very likely that titles will eventually crossover or come together for some kind of event story.
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