The Inhumans Return and Stake a Claim for the Galactic Throne in ‘Imperial’ #4 and Beyond

Get a first look inside ‘Imperial’ #4 and the new cosmic order it ushers in, including a preview of ‘Nova: Centurion’ #1.

The cosmic composers of chaos, revealed at last!

It wasn’t the Skrulls. It wasn’t the Wakandans. It wasn’t the Shi’ar. It was the Inhumans. Throughout the pages of IMPERIAL by Jonathan Hickman, Iban Coello, and Federico Vicentini, a conspiracy set the cosmos ablaze, with war erupting between the intergalactic empires of the Marvel Universe. The orchestrators of this scheme? None other than Black Bolt and his brother, Maximus the Mad.

From the coldest depths of the cosmos, Maximus the Mad has been playing a game of intergalactic chess, clearing the spaceways for an Inhuman throne. Forced to retreat to the shadows after the events of DEATH OF THE INHUMANS (2018), Black Bolt and the Inhuman Royal Family are ready to reclaim what they believe is rightfully theirs.

IMPERIAL #4 marks the final chapter in the space epic that will redefine the Marvel cosmos forever. Readers will get their first glimpse at the new intergalactic order in NOVA: CENTURION #1 by Jed MacKay and Álvaro López, the first series spinning out of the pages of IMPERIAL. Get a look at both of the upcoming issues in the planet-sized preview below!

IMPERIAL #4

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by IBAN COELLO & FEDERICO VICENTINI
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
On Sale 10/29

War wages on in the pages of IMPERIAL #4! The preview for the upcoming issue shows the Kree and Shi’ar fleets bursting through the stargate, battleready. As Nova, Shuri, and Star-Lord arrive on the battlefield in Fulcrum space, the Black Panther faces a Skrull army inside the dome. Meanwhile, Black Bolt and Maximus get ready to make their final play. Checkmate.

NOVA: CENTURION #1

Written by JED MACKAY
Art by ÁLVARO LÓPEZ
Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
On Sale 11/19

Enter Nova, hero for hire! In IMPERIAL WAR: NOVA: CENTURION #1, Richard Rider reactivated and bonded with the Xandarian Worldmind. Now, Nova must find work across the galaxy to keep the sentient repository of the Nova Corp alive, collecting enough credits to pay for the expensive energy infusions it requires. It's a race against the clock, blasting off in the all-new ongoing series, NOVA: CENTURION #1.

The Marvel cosmic order has been upheaved! Check out the previews for both upcoming issues now and be sure to pick them up later this year!

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