Marvel Comics has released a new trailer for Imperial, Jonathan Hickman’s new four-issue series focusing on Marvel Cosmic. It’s a comic that “blends political intrigue, galaxy-spanning stakes, and high-concept lore.”
Watch the trailer below.
New York, NY— June 5, 2025 — The Marvel cosmos as you know it was shattered yesterday in IMPERIAL #1! The four-issue event series by visionary writer Jonathan Hickman and superstar artists Iban Coello and Federico Vicentini kicks off an intergalactic conflict that boldly transforms the galaxies of the Marvel Universe and lays the foundation for a new era of cosmic storytelling including the recently announced IMPERIAL WAR one-shots. Today, fans can get an all-new look at this sweeping saga of intrigue, mystery and war in the IMPERIAL #1 LAUNCH TRAILER.
Featuring never-before-seen artwork, the trailer shows the dramatic aftermath of the elimination of several prominent intergalactic leaders. Nature abhors a vacuum, and so begins an age of major upheaval! It’s the end of the beginning as powerful empires ignite war, heroes race to uncover the truth, and hidden forces use the chaos to rebuild a new galactic order!
Here’s what critics had to say about IMPERIAL so far:
Hickman’s latest blends political intrigue, galaxy-spanning stakes, and high-concept lore.
– AIPT Comics
Imperial asserts itself as a different sort of superhero event comic from the very start.
– CBR
Imperial #1 does everything you want from a big cosmic event to nail out of the gate.
– Comic Book Revolution
Pick up IMPERIAL #1 and preorder the rest of the series at your local comic shop today!
