Marvel is launching a series of five "Incursions" one-shot comics to revisit the multiversal collapse seen in Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars. Starting with X-Men: Incursions #1 on November 18, these stories will depict the clash of iconic alternate realities.
The 11-Year Legacy of Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars
The upcoming one-shots arrive more than a decade after Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars event fundamentally restructured the Marvel Comics multiverse. As the source reports ,this era remains one of the most influential in comic history, centering on Doctor Doom seizing the power of the Beyonders to forge a new reality from the remnants of colliding worlds.
This focus on multiversal scale reflects a broader trend among the "Big Two" publishers to utilize vast, overlapping realities to maintain pop-culture dominance. By revisiting the high stakes of the original Secret Wars, Marvel Comics is reinforcing the conceptual foundation of "Incursions"—the catastrophic event where two universes collide and only one can survive.
House of M and Days of Future Past Clash in X-Men: Incursions #1
The new series consists of five distinct one-shots: X-Men: Incursions, Spider-Man: Incursions, Fantastic Four: Incursions, X-Men '92: Incursions, and Avengers: Incursions. According to the report, the first issue of X-Men: Incursions, written by Alex Paknadel and Jim Towe, will specifically feature a battle between the House of M and Days of Future Past timelines.
The inclusion of X-Men '92: Incursions strongly suggests that the universe of X-Men: The Animated Series will be integrated into these battles.. This strategy allows Marvel to pit beloved media adaptations against classic comic eras, though the publisher has warned that these encounters will result in the definitive end of several known universes.
Synergizing with the Premiere of Avengers: Doomsday
The timing of these releases is designed to build anticipation for Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday. While the MCU has previously seen characters like Doctor Strange, Loki, and Deadpool prevent multiversal catastrophes , Avengers: Doomsday is expected to be the first time the cinematic audience witnesses a full-scale incursion on the big screen.
This synergy highlights a divide in current MCU development; while Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars focus on the multiverse, other projects like Vision Quest, Black Panther 3, and Jake Schreier's X-Men reboot are pursuing standalone premises. The Incursions comics essentially serve as a guidebook for fans to understand the scale of the apocalypse that the MCU is now adapting.
Which Timelines Will Face Off in the Spider-Man and Fantastic Four One-Shots?
Despite the detailed preview of the X-Men titles, several key details remain unconfirmed.. The report does not specify which alternate timelines will be paired together in Spider-Man: Incursions, Fantastic Four: Incursions, or Avengers: Incursions. It remains unclear if Marvel will introduce entirely new realities or stick exclusively to established fan-favorites like the Ultimate Universe, which is also slated for a return in current comic arcs.
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