When two universes enter the octagon, only one can survive! Marvel is going back to the end of the Multiverse this November with five new Incursions one-shots that will revisit the cataclysmic events leading into Jonathan Hickman’s Secret Wars.
The whole concept of “incursions” was central to Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers stories in the lead-up to 2015’s Secret Wars event, as the Marvel Universe, the Ultimate Universe and countless other alternate realities collided when an all-powerful Doctor Doom brought them together to form his own Battleworld. The new one-shots will explore some of the battles that took place during those final days but weren’t previously told.
The series begins with X-Men: Incursions #1 by Alex Paknadel and Jim Towe, which pits two familiar alternate realities against one another: the mutant-dominated world of House of M and the dystopian future of Days of Future Past:
In X-MEN: INCURSIONS #1, witness what happens when the universe of the mutant-ascendent House of M intersects with that of the Days of Future Past! In eight hours, only one can survive, or both will collide and be utterly annihilated! This devastating choice is left in the hands of Kate Pryde!
“As someone who sincerely relishes the challenge of dancing between the raindrops of continuity, this project was all my Christmases come at once,” Paknadel said. “I got to tell a story about what really matters, and I got to do it against the backdrop of three (!) of the biggest Marvel events of all time. I really love my job sometimes.”
The first one-shot will feature a cover by Gleb Melnikov, shown above, and he did a similar variant with Ms. Marvel replacing Kate Pryde:
There’s also a variant by Secret Wars artist Esad Ribić:
And we’ve got one from Bryan Hitch, which also serves as the backdrop for the checklist Marvel shared:
The remaining Incursions one-shots will include:
- Spider-Man: Incursions #1 by Christos Gage and more.
- Fantastic Four: Incursions #1 by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan and Paco Medina.
- X-Men ’92: Incursions #1 by Chris Yost, Craig Kyle and more.
- Avengers: Incursions #1 by Al Ewing and Fran Mariscal Mancilla.
Marvel says the stories will draw from a broad range of its history, including alternate timelines, classic eras and adaptations of its characters from other media. The first X-Men: Incursions arrives Nov. 18.