To mark 50 years of What If…?, Marvel Comics is rolling out a new wave of one-shots that revisit some of its most defining stories and take them in radically different directions.
The celebration begins in June with the already announced What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan and Jan Bazaldua, alongside What If…? Thor #1 by Torunn Grønbekk and Sergio Dávila. Now, Marvel has revealed the next trio of one-shots arriving in July, each tackling a major corner of the publisher’s history with a bold new angle.
Secret Wars undone, Jessica Jones reimagined, and Spider-Man revisited
The first of the July titles, What If…? Secret Wars #1, comes from Alex Paknadel and Cafu and flips the ending of Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić. In this version, the collapse of the multiverse takes a different turn, allowing the original Ultimate Universe to survive rather than be folded into a single reality.
Next, What If…? Jessica Jones #1 by Justina Ireland and David Messina introduces a darker twist on a familiar character. Jessica Jones steps into the role of Spider-Girl, bringing a very different tone to the legacy of Spider-Man and raising questions about what happens when power meets a more cynical worldview.
Rounding out the lineup, What If…? Spider-Man #1 reunites writer J. M. DeMatteis with artist Yildiray Çinar for a return to one of Spider-Man’s most iconic stories. The issue revisits the aftermath of Kraven’s Last Hunt, offering a new take on the psychological and emotional fallout from that defining arc.
Plus, as you can see in the checklist below, there’s more to come!
A milestone built on reinvention
Since its debut, What If…? has thrived on the idea that a single change can ripple across an entire universe. This anniversary initiative leans fully into that concept, revisiting cornerstone moments and pushing them into unexpected territory.
Check out the solicits for each of the newly revealed titles below.
WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by CAFU
WHAT IF…THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE SURVIVED THE SECRET WARS?
Goodbye, Marvel Universe! Starring Peter Parker, our beloved friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, as he is forced to survive in a not-so-friendly neighborhood after losing everything! What becomes of the original Ultimate Universe in a post-Secret Wars landscape? How did they defeat the Beyonder? And who does Spider-Man become after losing everything?
WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1
Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
Art by DAVID MESSINA
WHAT IF…JESSICA JONES WAS BITTEN BY THE RADIOACTIVE SPIDER?
Teenage Super-Hero Sensation Spider-Girl is retired. Surly and eternally miffed bartender Jessica Jones wants nothing more than to leave that part of her life and the traumas that came with it firmly behind her. But when a ghost from her past comes back to haunt her, she finds herself unable to leave well enough alone. Has the Green Goblin returned? And if so, is an out-of-shape ex-super hero enough to stop him?
WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by YILDIRAY ÇINAR
WHAT IF…KRAVEN SURVIVED HIS “LAST HUNT”?
Leaving Spider-Man broken, insane and vulnerable to the influence of an old enemy…and who better to fill the void left by the spider than Kraven the Hunter?! One way or another, both Kraven and Peter will become something more—and finally settle the score between them!
WHAT IF…? UNCANNY X-MEN #1 – 75960621464800111
Written by GERRY DUGGAN
Art by JAN BAZALDUA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 6/3
WHAT IF…? THOR #1 – 75960621465500111
Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK
Art by SERGIO DÁVILA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 6/17
WHAT IF…? SECRET WARS #1
Written by ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by CAFU
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/1
WHAT IF…? JESSICA JONES #1
Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
Art by DAVID MESSINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/15
WHAT IF…? SPIDER-MAN #1
Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art by YILDIRAY ÇINAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 7/29
WHAT IF…? CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by RON LIM
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/5
WHAT IF…? RUNAWAYS #1
Written by RAINBOW ROWELL
Art by ZULEMA LAVINA
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/19
WHAT IF…? X-MEN #1
Written by ASHLEY ALLEN
Art by SUMIT KUMAR
Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
On Sale 8/26
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