The Marvel Universe is no more! The interdimensional Incursions have eliminated each and every dimension one by one - and now, despite the best eff orts of the scientists, sages and superhumans of both dimensions, the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe have collided with one another...and been destroyed! Now, all that exists in the vast empty cosmos is a single titanic patchwork planet, made of the fragmented remains of hundreds of devastated dimensions: Battleworld! And the survivors of this multiversal catastrophe must learn to survive in this strange new realm! What strange creatures inhabit this world? Which familiar faces will make their return? And what happens when the various realms go to war? The Marvel Universe is dead...and the victors of the Secret Wars will determine what comes next!
COLLECTING: Free Comic Book Day 2015 Secret Wars 0 (Secret Wars story), Secret Wars 1-9
Jonathan Hickman is an
American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series
The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and
East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics'
Fantastic Four,
FF and
S.H.I.E.L.D titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write
Avengers and
New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries,
Infinity, plus
Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics.
Esad T. Ribic is a Croatian
comic book artist known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including
Loki,
Silver Surfer: Requiem and
Sub-Mariner: The Depths.