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<p><i>The Thanos Imperative</i> #1-6<br /> <i>The Thanos Imperative Devastation</i> #1<br /> <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> #25<br /> </p> <i>Nova</i> #36<br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formats</th><td class="infobox-data">Original material for the series has been published as a set of <a href="/wiki/Limited_series_(comics)" title="Limited series (comics)">limited series</a> and <a href="/wiki/One-shot_(comics)" title="One-shot (comics)">one-shot</a> comics.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_comics" title="Science fiction comics">Science fiction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Superhero_comics" title="Superhero comics">superhero</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>The Thanos Imperative: Ignition:</b><br />May <a href="/wiki/2010_in_comics" title="2010 in comics">2010</a><br /><b>The Thanos Imperative:</b><br />June 2010 - November 2011<br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of issues</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>The Thanos Imperative: Ignition:</b><br />1<br /><b>The Thanos Imperative:</b><br />6<br /><b>The Thanos Imperative: Devastation:</b><br />1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main character(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thanos" title="Thanos">Thanos</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(2008_team)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)">Guardians of the Galaxy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Richard_Rider)" title="Nova (Richard Rider)">Nova</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Quasar_(Wendell_Vaughn)" title="Quasar 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7851-5183-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7851-5183-4">0-7851-5183-4</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Thanos Imperative</b></i> is a six-issue <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <a href="/wiki/Limited_series_(comics)" title="Limited series (comics)">limited series</a> published in 2010 by <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Dan_Abnett" title="Dan Abnett">Dan Abnett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Lanning" title="Andy Lanning">Andy Lanning</a>, and was bookended by two <a href="/wiki/One-shot_(comics)" title="One-shot (comics)">one-shot</a> comics, <i>Ignition</i> and <i>Devastation</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The story focuses on the cosmic heroes of the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Universe" title="Marvel Universe">Marvel Universe</a>, who band together to combat the imminent threat of the Fault (a rift in space-time formed at the end of "<a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings" title="War of Kings">War of Kings</a>") and the <a href="/wiki/Cancerverse" class="mw-redirect" title="Cancerverse">Cancerverse</a> (a universe where death itself is extinct) that lies beyond it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thanos_Imperative&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story is the culmination of events starting with the "<a href="/wiki/Annihilation_(comics)" title="Annihilation (comics)">Annihilation</a>" storyline and more specifically the "<a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings" title="War of Kings">War of Kings</a>", which climaxed with the opening of a hole between <a href="/wiki/Parallel_universe_(fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel universe (fiction)">alternate universes</a>, and "<a href="/wiki/Realm_of_Kings" title="Realm of Kings">Realm of Kings</a>", which involved different characters in conflict with the <a href="/wiki/Many-angled_ones" class="mw-redirect" title="Many-angled ones">many-angled ones</a> and counterparts of the <a href="/wiki/Earth-616" title="Earth-616">Earth-616</a> superheroes. The aftermath of those storylines was dealt with in <i><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(2008_team)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)">Guardians of the Galaxy</a></i> #25 and <i><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Richard_Rider)" title="Nova (Richard Rider)">Nova</a></i> #36, after which both titles were cancelled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot_synopsis">Plot synopsis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thanos_Imperative&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Plot synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the <a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(2008_team)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)">Guardians of the Galaxy</a> watch over the newly resurrected<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and imprisoned <a href="/wiki/Thanos" title="Thanos">Thanos</a> and Nova pursues the <a href="/wiki/Quasar_(Wendell_Vaughn)#Realm_of_Kings" title="Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)">false Quasar</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Magus_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magus (comics)">Magus</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Church_of_Truth" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Church of Truth">Universal Church of Truth</a> tear open the Fault (opened at the end of the War of Kings<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and previously sealed by <a href="/wiki/Adam_Warlock" title="Adam Warlock">Adam Warlock</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monstrous creatures emerge from the Fault and are confronted by the <a href="/wiki/Kree" title="Kree">Kree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a> armadas, <a href="/wiki/Galactus" title="Galactus">Galactus</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Celestials_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Celestials (comics)">Celestials</a>, and other cosmic beings. Among the invaders is their leader, Lord <a href="/wiki/Captain_Marvel_(Mar-Vell)" title="Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)">Mar-Vell</a>, who is an alternate version of Captain Marvel. Mar-Vell kills the Magus for failing to locate Thanos.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mar-Vell is the <i>de facto</i> leader of the extradimensional Cancerverse—a metaphysically unbalanced dimension where Death itself has been completely banished and Life runs rampant, like a cancer—and seeks to spread his dimension's plague of "undeath" to all other universes. </p><p>Mar-Vell is the avatar of Life, and Thanos is the avatar of Death. Because of this, the battle will only be over when one of them destroys the other. While <a href="/wiki/Star-Lord" title="Star-Lord">Star-Lord</a> leads the Guardians and Thanos into the Fault hoping to locate Lord Mar-Vell, Lord Mar-Vell scours the Marvel Universe for Thanos. Nova leads <a href="/wiki/Quasar_(Wendell_Vaughn)#Guardians_of_the_Galaxy" title="Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)">Quasar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beta_Ray_Bill" title="Beta Ray Bill">Beta Ray Bill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gladiator_(Kallark)" title="Gladiator (Kallark)">Gladiator</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Surfer" title="Silver Surfer">Silver Surfer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ronan_the_Accuser" title="Ronan the Accuser">Ronan the Accuser</a> in an attack on Mar-Vell, but loses badly. When Thanos kills Drax the Destroyer, his death as the avatar of life alerts Mar-Vell to his presence and he returns to the Cancerverse.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Mar-Vell confronts Thanos and the Guardians, everyone is surprised when Thanos immediately surrenders.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As he willingly prepares to be sacrificed by Mar-Vell, he muses about how the Captain Marvel he knew never considered the consequences of his actions either. Mar-Vell realizes he has been tricked just as Death, summoned by Thanos's death, arrives to claim him. This causes a chain reaction that kills Mar-Vell's followers and triggers the collapse of the alternate universe and the Fault. Thanos, expecting Death to embrace him for his actions, becomes enraged when she once again spurns him. Teleporting the rest of their comrades to safety, Star Lord and Nova remain behind to contain Thanos, who blames the heroes for Death's manipulation of him and vows to make the entire universe suffer, by keeping him within the Cancerverse until its imminent destruction.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Thanos_Imperative_6_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Thanos_Imperative_6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A memorial service is held for those lost in the conflicts. Quasar informs <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Raccoon" title="Rocket Raccoon">Rocket Raccoon</a> that, without Nova, <a href="/wiki/Xandar#The_Worldmind" class="mw-redirect" title="Xandar">Worldmind</a> has shut down and the Nova Force disappeared.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Thanos_Imperative_6_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Thanos_Imperative_6-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Still reeling from the struggle, the Kree Empire on Hala is assailed by the forces of <a href="/wiki/Blastaar" title="Blastaar">Blastaar</a> in a bid for easy conquest. During the battle, Ronan is aided by the other surviving members of Nova's strike force. Under Cosmo's guidance, they set up base in <a href="/wiki/Knowhere" title="Knowhere">Knowhere</a>. The newly christened "<a href="/wiki/Annihilators_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Annihilators (Marvel Comics)">Annihilators</a>" propose they be a loose-knit force to be implemented only as the "last resort". Abruptly, Ikon of the <a href="/wiki/Spaceknights" class="mw-redirect" title="Spaceknights">Spaceknights</a> materializes in their midst, proclaiming urgency in her errand and asking where to find "this team [she is] supposed to lead".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thanos_Imperative&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The crossover received critical acclaim. According to Comic Book Roundup, it received an average score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 42 reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collected_editions">Collected editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thanos_Imperative&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collected editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The series was released in a <a href="/wiki/Trade_paperback_(comics)" title="Trade paperback (comics)">collected edition</a>. </p> <ul><li><i>The Thanos Imperative</i> (collects <i>The Thanos Imperative</i> 1–6, <i>The Thanos Imperative: Ignition</i>, <i>The Thanos Imperative: Devastation</i>, and the <i>Thanos Sourcebook</i>, 208 pages, hardcover, February 2011, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7851-5183-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7851-5183-4">0-7851-5183-4</a> softcover, September 2011, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0785149023" title="Special:BookSources/0785149023">0785149023</a>)</li></ul> <p>It is also included in two <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Omnibus" title="Marvel Omnibus">omnibuses</a>: </p> <ul><li><i>Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus</i>, 936 pages, hardcover, 2016, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7851-9834-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7851-9834-5">978-0-7851-9834-5</a></li> <li><i>War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings Omnibus</i>, 1248 pages, hardcover, 2017, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-302-90447-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-302-90447-0">978-1-302-90447-0</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Thanos_Imperative&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeard2010" class="citation web cs1">Beard, Jim (February 12, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.11310.exclusive~colon~_the_thanos_imperative">"EXCLUSIVE: The Thanos Imperative"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marvel.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel.com">Marvel.com</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Kree">Kree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_Corps" title="Nova Corps">Nova Corps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Richard_Rider)" title="Nova (Richard Rider)">Richard Rider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Sam_Alexander)" title="Nova (Sam Alexander)">Sam Alexander</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quasar_(Wendell_Vaughn)" title="Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)">Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)">Imperial Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skrulls" class="mw-redirect" title="Skrulls">Skrulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starjammers" title="Starjammers">Starjammers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symbiote_(comics)" title="Symbiote (comics)">Symbiote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uatu" title="Uatu">Uatu</a> the <a href="/wiki/Watcher_(comics)" title="Watcher (comics)">Watcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> 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title="Chitauri">Chitauri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collector_(character)" title="Collector (character)">Collector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Doom" title="Doctor Doom">Doctor Doom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ego_the_Living_Planet" title="Ego the Living Planet">Ego the Living Planet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elders_of_the_Universe" title="Elders of the Universe">Elders of the Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fin_Fang_Foom" title="Fin Fang Foom">Fin Fang Foom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galactus" title="Galactus">Galactus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)">Grandmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hala_the_Accuser" title="Hala the Accuser">Hala the Accuser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Evolutionary" title="High Evolutionary">High Evolutionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J%27son_(character)" title="J'son (character)">J'son</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knull" title="Knull">Knull</a></li> <li><a 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Marvel Cinematic Universe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (film)">Guardians of the Galaxy</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(soundtrack)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_accolades_received_by_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film)" title="List of accolades received by Guardians of the Galaxy (film)">accolades</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2" title="Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2">Vol. 2</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._2_(soundtrack)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Groot" title="I Am Groot">I Am Groot</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Holiday_Special" title="The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special">Holiday Special</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Holiday_Special_(soundtrack)" title="The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._3" title="Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3">Vol. 3</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_Vol._3_(soundtrack)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (soundtrack)">soundtrack</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Characters" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(TV_series)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)"><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> (animated series)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy:_The_Telltale_Series" title="Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series">Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Wastelanders" title="Marvel's Wastelanders">Marvel's Wastelanders</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Guardians_of_the_Galaxy" title="Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy"><i>Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy</i> (2021 video game)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Old_Man_Quill" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Man Quill">Old Man Quill</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgardians_of_the_Galaxy" title="Asgardians of the Galaxy">Asgardians of the Galaxy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knowhere" title="Knowhere">Knowhere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_%E2%80%93_Mission:_Breakout!" title="Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!"><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i> – Mission: Breakout!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy:_Cosmic_Rewind" title="Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind"><i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>: Cosmic Rewind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_alien_races_in_Marvel_Comics" title="List of alien races in Marvel Comics">Alien races</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(New_Guard)" title="Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard)">Guardians of the Galaxy (New Guard)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Wraiths</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spaceknights" class="mw-redirect" title="Spaceknights">Galadorians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kree" title="Kree">Kree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kymellians" class="mw-redirect" title="Kymellians">Kymellians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phalanx_(comics)" title="Phalanx (comics)">Phalanx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skrulls" class="mw-redirect" title="Skrulls">Skrulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symbiote_(comics)" title="Symbiote (comics)">Symbiotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watcher_(comics)" title="Watcher (comics)">Watchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" 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href="/wiki/Collector_(character)" title="Collector (character)">Collector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemplator_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Contemplator (Marvel Comics)">Contemplator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ego_the_Living_Planet" title="Ego the Living Planet">Ego the Living Planet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardener_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gardener (comics)">Gardener</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandmaster_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)">Grandmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obliterator_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Obliterator (comics)">Obliterator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Possessor_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Possessor (comics)">Possessor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Runner_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runner (comics)">Runner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings#The_Fraternity_of_Raptors" title="War of Kings">Fraternity 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title="Nova (Frankie Raye)">Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Shift_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Shift (comics)">Red Shift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Surfer" title="Silver Surfer">Silver Surfer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Stardust (Marvel Comics)">Stardust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrax" title="Terrax">Terrax the Tamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyrant_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrant (Marvel Comics)">Tyrant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Guard_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)">Imperial Guard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gladiator_(Kallark)" title="Gladiator (Kallark)">Gladiator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neutron_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Neutron (Marvel Comics)">Neutron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smasher_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Smasher (Marvel Comics)">Smasher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nova_Corps" title="Nova Corps">Nova Corps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supernova_(Marvel_Comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Supernova (Marvel Comics)">Garthan Saal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powerhouse_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerhouse (comics)">Powerhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Richard_Rider)" title="Nova (Richard Rider)">Richard Rider (Nova Prime)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhomann_Dey" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhomann Dey">Rhomann Dey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nova_(Sam_Alexander)" title="Nova (Sam Alexander)">Sam Alexander</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/The_Black_Vortex" title="The Black Vortex">The Black Vortex</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Superhuman races</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deviant_(comics)" title="Deviant (comics)">Deviants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eternals_(comics)" title="Eternals (comics)">Eternals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Annihilators_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Annihilators (Marvel Comics)">Annihilators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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the Galaxy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Warlock" title="Adam Warlock">Adam Warlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drax_the_Destroyer" title="Drax the Destroyer">Drax the Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamora" title="Gamora">Gamora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groot" title="Groot">Groot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mantis_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Mantis (Marvel Comics)">Mantis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebula_(character)" title="Nebula (character)">Nebula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phyla-Vell" title="Phyla-Vell">Quasar (Phyla-Vell)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Raccoon" title="Rocket Raccoon">Rocket Raccoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star-Lord" title="Star-Lord">Star-Lord</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Watch" title="Infinity Watch">Infinity Watch</a></th><td 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title="Mutant Massacre">Mutant Massacre</a></i> (October 1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_Mutants" title="The Fall of the Mutants">The Fall of the Mutants</a></i> (January 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Evolutionary_War" title="The Evolutionary War">The Evolutionary War</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inferno_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Inferno (Marvel Comics)">Inferno</a></i> (October 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantis_Attacks" title="Atlantis Attacks">Atlantis Attacks</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Vengeance" title="Acts of Vengeance">Acts of Vengeance</a></i> (December 1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Infinity_Gauntlet" title="The Infinity Gauntlet">The Infinity Gauntlet</a></i> (July 1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Operation:_Galactic_Storm" title="Operation: Galactic Storm">Operation: Galactic Storm</a></i> (March 1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Infinity_War" title="The Infinity War">The Infinity War</a></i> (June 1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Infinity_Crusade" title="The Infinity Crusade">The Infinity Crusade</a></i> (June 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Apocalypse" title="Age of Apocalypse">Age of Apocalypse</a></i> (January 1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/DC_vs._Marvel" title="DC vs. Marvel">DC vs. Marvel</a></i> (April 1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Onslaught_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Onslaught (Marvel Comics)">Onslaught</a></i> (May 1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_Reborn_(1996_comic)" title="Heroes Reborn (1996 comic)">Heroes Reborn</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Maximum_Security_(comics)" title="Maximum Security (comics)">Maximum Security</a></i> (December 2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/JLA/Avengers" title="JLA/Avengers">JLA/Avengers</a></i> (Sept. 2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_War_(comics)" title="Secret War (comics)">Secret War</a></i> (February 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avengers_Disassembled" title="Avengers Disassembled">Avengers Disassembled</a></i> (August 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Galactus_Trilogy" title="Ultimate Galactus Trilogy">Ultimate Nightmare</a></i> (October 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Galactus_Trilogy" title="Ultimate Galactus Trilogy">Ultimate Secret</a></i> (May 2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_M" title="House of M">House of M</a></i> (June 2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Hero_Standing" title="Last Hero Standing">Last Hero Standing</a></i> (August 2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Decimation_(comics)" title="Decimation (comics)">Decimation</a></i> (December 2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Galactus_Trilogy" title="Ultimate Galactus Trilogy">Ultimate Extinction</a></i> (January 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annihilation_(comics)" title="Annihilation (comics)">Annihilation</a></i> (March 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Civil_War_(comics)" title="Civil War (comics)">Civil War</a></i> (July 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Power" title="Ultimate Power">Ultimate Power</a></i> (December 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Civil_War:_The_Initiative" title="Civil War: The Initiative">The Initiative</a></i> (March 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_War_Hulk" title="World War Hulk">World War Hulk</a></i> (July 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Planet_Standing" title="Last Planet Standing">Last Planet Standing</a></i> (July 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annihilation:_Conquest" title="Annihilation: Conquest">Annihilation: Conquest</a></i> (August 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Invasion" title="Secret Invasion">Secret Invasion</a></i> (June 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Reign_(comics)" title="Dark Reign (comics)">Dark Reign</a></i> (December 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimatum_(comics)" title="Ultimatum (comics)">Ultimatum</a></i> (January 2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/War_of_Kings" title="War of Kings">War of Kings</a></i> (March 2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_the_Hulks" title="Fall of the Hulks">Fall of the Hulks</a></i> (December 2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Realm_of_Kings" title="Realm of Kings">Realm of Kings</a></i> (January 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Siege_(comics)" title="Siege (comics)">Siege</a></i> (January 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Comics:_Doomsday" title="Ultimate Comics: Doomsday">Ultimate Comics: Doomsday</a></i> (January 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_War_Hulks" title="World War Hulks">World War Hulks</a></i> (February 2010)</li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Thanos Imperative</a></i> (July 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadowland_(comics)" title="Shadowland (comics)">Shadowland</a></i> (September 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chaos_War" title="Chaos War">Chaos War</a></i> (October 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_X" title="Age of X">Age of X</a></i> (January 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fear_Itself_(comics)" title="Fear Itself (comics)">Fear Itself</a></i> (March 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Island" title="Spider-Island">Spider-Island</a></i> (June 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fallout" title="Ultimate Fallout">Ultimate Fallout</a></i> (July 2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avengers_vs._X-Men" title="Avengers vs. X-Men">Avengers vs. X-Men</a></i> (April 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Ultron" title="Age of Ultron">Age of Ultron</a></i> (March 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity_(comic_book)" title="Infinity (comic book)">Infinity</a></i> (August 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inhumanity_(comics)" title="Inhumanity (comics)">Inhumanity</a></i> (December 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Original_Sin_(comics)" title="Original Sin (comics)">Original Sin</a></i> (May 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AXIS_(comics)" title="AXIS (comics)">AXIS</a></i> (October 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Verse" title="Spider-Verse">Spider-Verse</a></i> (November 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Vortex" title="The Black Vortex">The Black Vortex</a></i> (February 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Wars_(2015_comic_book)" title="Secret Wars (2015 comic book)">Secret Wars</a></i> (May 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avengers:_Standoff!" title="Avengers: Standoff!">Avengers: Standoff!</a></i> (March 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Civil_War_II" title="Civil War II">Civil War II</a></i> (June 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Inhumans_vs._X-Men" title="Inhumans vs. X-Men">Inhumans vs. X-Men</a></i> (November 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monsters_Unleashed_(comics)" title="Monsters Unleashed (comics)">Monsters Unleashed!</a></i> (January 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Secret_Empire_(2017_comic)" title="Secret Empire (2017 comic)">Secret Empire</a></i> (May 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damnation_(comics)" title="Damnation (comics)">Damnation</a></i> (February 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Countdown" title="Infinity Countdown">Infinity Countdown</a></i> (February 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Wars" title="Infinity Wars">Infinity Wars</a></i> (July 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Geddon" title="Spider-Geddon">Spider-Geddon</a></i> (October 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_War_of_the_Realms" title="The War of the Realms">The War of the Realms</a></i> (April 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Carnage" title="Absolute Carnage">Absolute Carnage</a></i> (August 2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_2020_(event)" title="Iron Man 2020 (event)">Iron Man 2020</a></i> (January 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empyre" title="Empyre">Empyre</a></i> (April 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outlawed_(comics)" title="Outlawed (comics)">Outlawed</a></i> (October 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_in_Black" title="King in Black">King in Black</a></i> (December 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_Reborn_(2021_comic)" title="Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)">Heroes Reborn</a></i> (May 2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Infinite_Destinies" title="Infinite Destinies">Infinite Destinies</a></i> (June 2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Devil%27s_Reign" title="Devil's Reign">Devil's Reign</a></i> (December 2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reckoning_War" title="Reckoning War">Reckoning War</a></i> (February 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A.X.E.:_Judgment_Day" title="A.X.E.: Judgment Day">Judgment Day</a></i> (July 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Web_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Dark Web (Marvel Comics)">Dark Web</a></i> (November 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avengers_Assemble_(event)" title="Avengers Assemble (event)">Avengers Assemble</a></i> (November 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sins_of_Sinister" title="Sins of Sinister">Sins of Sinister</a></i> (January 2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Invasion" title="Ultimate Invasion">Ultimate Invasion</a></i> (June 2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Contest_of_Chaos" title="Contest of Chaos">Contest of Chaos</a></i> (August 2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gang_War_(comics)" title="Gang War (comics)">Gang War</a></i> (December 2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Hunt_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Blood Hunt (Marvel Comics)">Blood Hunt</a></i> (May 2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Venom_War" title="Venom War">Venom War</a></i> (August 2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_From_the_Ashes" title="X-Men: From the Ashes">Raid On Greymalkin</a></i> (December 2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=One_World_Under_Doom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="One World Under Doom (page does not exist)">One World Under Doom</a></i> (February 2025)</li> <li><i>Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse</i> (May 2025)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Launch lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Universe" title="Marvel Universe">Marvel Universe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Revolution_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Revolution (Marvel Comics)">Revolution</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Reload" title="X-Men: Reload">X-Men: Reload</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_War:_The_Initiative" title="Civil War: The Initiative">The Initiative</a> (2007–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dark_Reign_(comics)" title="Dark Reign (comics)">Dark Reign</a> (2008–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heroic_Age_(comics)" title="Heroic Age (comics)">Heroic Age</a> (2010–2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Regenesis" title="X-Men: Regenesis">X-Men: Regenesis</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shattered_Heroes" title="Shattered Heroes">Shattered Heroes</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Now!" title="Marvel Now!">Marvel Now!</a> (2012–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-New,_All-Different_Marvel" title="All-New, All-Different Marvel">All-New, All-Different Marvel</a> (2015–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ResurrXion" title="ResurrXion">ResurrXion</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Legacy" title="Marvel Legacy">Marvel Legacy</a> (2017–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fresh_Start_(comics)" title="Fresh Start (comics)">Fresh Start</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krakoan_Age" title="Krakoan Age">Krakoan Age</a> (2019–2024) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_of_X" title="Dawn of X">Dawn of X</a> (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reign_of_X" title="Reign of X">Reign of X</a> (2020–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_of_X" title="Destiny of X">Destiny of X</a> (2022–2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_X" title="Fall of X">Fall of X</a> (2023–2024)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_From_the_Ashes" title="X-Men: From the Ashes">X-Men: From the Ashes</a> (2024)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=One_World_Under_Doom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="One World Under Doom (page does 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