Check out the cover for IMPERIAL #4, the final issue of Jonathan Hickman, Iban Coello and Federico Vicentini’s cosmic event series, on sale in October
IMPERIAL, a four-part event series by visionary writer Jonathan Hickman and superstar artists Iban Coello and Federico Vicentini, marks the beginning of a new era of cosmic storytelling in the Marvel Universe! Today, fans can see the cover of the final issue of IMPERIAL, on sale in October.
Kicking off with a string of assassinations that erupts into an intergalactic war, IMPERIAL lays the foundation for a new line of space-set series starting with five IMPERIAL WAR one-shots: BLACK PANTHER, PLANET SHE-HULK, EXILES, NOVA: CENTURION, and IMPERIAL GUARDIANS. The latest cover depicts some of the event’s major players including HULK, NOVA, SHURI, STAR-LORD, and SUPER-SKRULL and also teases the involvement of a powerful group that has yet to make their presence in the conflict known…
Check out the main cover by Marco Checchetto along with a variant cover by Jeehyung Lee and preorder IMPERIAL and the five IMPERIAL WAR one-shots at your local comic shop today. Learn more about IMPERIAL, including announcements for all-new series spinoffs, next week by attending the Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, July 25. For an exclusive sneak peek at IMPERIAL #3, visit Marvel.com.
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