It was the catastrophe that led to the end of both the Ultimate and Marvel Universes and birthed the conflict known as Secret Wars, but not every story from those dark days has been told.
Starting in November, that changes with five all-new Incursions one-shots from Marvel Comics that reveal the world-destroying battles that erupted across the Marvel Multiverse and led into Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić’s Secret Wars, where iconic heroes and villains from wildly different realities collide, with only one universe able to survive.
As we first reported on ComicBookMovie.com, the series kicks off in November—right in time for Avengers: Doomsday in December— with X-Men: Incursions #1 by Alex Paknadel and Jim Towe, featuring a dramatic confrontation between two legendary mutant timelines: Days of Future Past and House of M.
Then, in December, Spider-Man: Incursions #1 by Christos Gage and Ron Lim follows two of the Spider-Verse's most iconic web-slingers, Spider-Gwen and Spider-Girl, in a fight against each other to save their respective homes; and Fantastic Four: Incursions #1 by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Paco Medina introduces two wild takes on Marvel’s First Family and the Strongest There Is.
January is shaping up to be particularly exciting with X-Men '92: Incursions #1 by Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle and Salva Espin. That delivers the showdown X-Fans have imagined—and debated—for decades as the iconic X-Men '92 lineup face off against the mutant teen heroes of the beloved 2000s animated series X-Men: Evolution.
Closing out the series with a banger, Avengers: Incursions #1 by Al Ewing and Fran Mariscal Mancilla sends the ruthless villains of Time Runs Out—Thanos and his Cabal—crashing into the Silver Age to wreak havoc against the bright-eyed original Avengers lineup.
X-Men: The Animated Series premiered on Fox Kids in 1992 and ran for five seasons and 76 episodes. Featuring characters including Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue and Gambit, the show adapted several famous comic book storylines, including "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and "Days of Future Past."
X-Men: Evolution, meanwhile, premiered on Kids' WB in 2000 and ran for four seasons and 52 episodes. The series reimagined many X-Men as teenagers attending Bayville High School, with Professor X, Wolverine, Storm and Beast serving as mentors. It introduced younger versions of characters including Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Shadowcat.
Check out a full breakdown of what to expect from these Incursions one-shots below...
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!
X-MEN: INCURSIONS #1
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by JIM TOWE
Cover A by GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover B by GLEB MELNIKOV (Mirror)
On Sale 11/18
Spider-Gwen vs. Spider-Girl! Gwen Stacy the Ghost-Spider meets Mayday Parker, A.K.A. Spider-Girl, when Earth-65 and Earth-982 collide! The web of the Spider-Verse will never be the same!
SPIDER-MAN: INCURSIONS #1
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Art by RON LIM
Cover A by GLEB MELNIKOV
Cover B by GLEB MELNIKOV (Mirror)
On Sale 12/9
A gamma-powered Fantastic Four? A cosmic-powered Bruce Banner? Can two Earths survive their heroes let alone an incursion?! When the skies turn red and a second Earth appears overhead, brilliant scientist Bruce Banner discovers an impossible truth: In just eight hours, two universes will collide, and both will be destroyed. As a gamma-powered Fantastic Four battles a rampaging cosmic-powered entity born from Banner’s desperate mission, Reed Richards faces the one problem even he can’t solve. In the final hours before oblivion, will Marvel’s First Family save their world...or find the courage to say goodbye?
FANTASTIC FOUR: INCURSIONS #1
Written by ETHAN S. PARKER & GRIFFIN SHERIDAN
Art by PACO MEDINA
Cover A by PACO MEDINA
Cover B by PACO MEDINA (Mirror)
On Sale 12/23
X-Men ‘92 Vs. X-Men: Evolution! The X-Men of the 90’s must save their world! But can they do so when it means destroying another world in the process? Especially one filled with younger versions of themselves who still have hope for Xavier’s dream?
X-MEN '92: INCURSIONS #1
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Art by SALVA ESPIN
Cover A by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover B by LUCIANO VECCHIO (Mirror)
On Sale 1/6
Marvel’s best vs. Marvel’s worst! Two Earths face off against each other for survival! One is an Earth where the early days of the Marvel Universe never ended, where the Avengers are still the founding lineup, where Spider-Man is still a high schooler. The other is an Earth ruled by Thanos and the monstrous villains of the Cabal. It’s the ultimate heroes vs. the ultimate villains! Can these Avengers defeat a group of foes at the heart of Secret Wars, or were they always doomed from the start?
AVENGERS: INCURSIONS #1
Written by AL EWING
Art by FRAN MARISCAL MANCILLA
Cover A by FRANCESCO MOBILI
Cover B by FRANCESCO MOBILI (Mirror)
On Sale 1/20