Five one-shot comics, launching November through January, dramatize the cross-universe clashes that precipitated Secret Wars. Each pairs distinct timelines or archetypes and gives creators a tight, fatal-hours scenario to settle which Earth survives.
Five limited one-shots (Nov–Jan) dramatize Incursions—collisions of two Earths that preceded Secret Wars—each giving one-hour-to-eight-hours stakes for survival.
Creators include Alex Paknadel, Christos Gage, Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan, Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost, and Al Ewing, with art teams named for each issue and cover artists listed.
# What these Incursions are Marvel is publishing five one-shots that revisit Incursions—the universe-versus-universe collisions that led into Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić's Secret Wars. Each issue pits two distinct versions of heroes (or villains) against each other when two Earths begin to overlap and only one can remain. The time frame in several descriptions is measured in hours, and the central dramatic choice is whether a world will be saved or sacrificed.
# The five one-shots and their premises
# Tone and stakes across the line Each one-shot sets a compressed, high-stakes countdown where choices carry existential weight. Several descriptions emphasize moral dilemmas: save your own Earth at the cost of another or accept destruction. The line-up of matching permutations—classic vs. twisted, youth vs. hardened veteran teams, cosmic villains vs. original Avengers—creates clear contrast-driven conflict.
# Creators, art, and covers
# Why readers might care These one-shots revisit a major Marvel continuity event (the Incursions leading to Secret Wars) by isolating dramatic matchups and moral choices in short, standalone stories. Fans of alternate-universe matchups, classic vs. alternate takes on characters, and countdown-driven drama will find tightly focused confrontations and "what-if" permutations to consider.
# What the releases promise
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