Marvel’s Secret Wars (2015) is one of the most ambitious and consequential events in modern comic-book history. Written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Esad Ribić, the nine-issue series brings years of Marvel storytelling to a devastating conclusion as the Multiverse collapses, realities collide, Doctor Doom becomes a god, and the remnants of countless universes are transformed into a single world known as Battleworld. Rather than being a straightforward superhero crossover, Secret Wars is the culmination of the massive storyline built around the Avengers, the Illuminati, the incursions, the Ultimate Universe, Doctor Doom and the mysterious Beyonders. The event ultimately destroys the existing Multiverse and sets the stage for the rebirth of a new one.

What Is Secret Wars (2015)?

At its core, Secret Wars (2015) is a story about what happens when the Marvel Multiverse reaches the end of its existence. The event is also known as the Great Collapse, and its primary setting is Battleworld, a strange patchwork reality assembled from the remains of worlds that have been destroyed during the Multiversal collapse. The central threat comes from the Beyonders, beings from outside the Multiverse who have set a plan into motion that will eventually destroy every reality. The story features some of Marvel’s most important characters, including Doctor Doom, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Molecule Man, Black Panther, Namor, Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Thanos and many alternate versions of familiar heroes.

The main Secret Wars series was created by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić and was published between 2015 and 2016. The core story eventually ran for nine issues, beginning with Secret Wars #1 in May 2015 and concluding with Secret Wars #9 in January 2016. Although the series was originally intended to be eight issues long, the seventh issue's script became more than 40 pages longer than expected, prompting Marvel to split the material and expand the series to nine issues.

The Road to Secret Wars: Time Runs Out

To understand Secret Wars, it is important to understand Time Runs Out, the storyline that immediately precedes it. The Multiverse is already dying by the time the main event begins, and the catastrophe has been building through a series of mysterious collisions known as incursions. An incursion occurs when two realities overlap at their Earths, with the collision eventually destroying both universes. What initially appears to be a natural cosmic disaster is eventually revealed to be connected to the plans of the Beyonders, who have been working toward the destruction of the Multiverse itself.

The Beyonders, sometimes referred to as the Ivory Kings, created a Molecule Man in every reality as part of their larger plan. These Molecule Men were connected to the destruction of their respective realities, making them an essential part of the Beyonders' attempt to bring about the simultaneous annihilation of the Multiverse. Doctor Doom eventually discovers what is happening and travels through time while working with the Earth-616 version of Molecule Man, Owen Reece, in an attempt to disrupt the plan. Their initial strategy involves killing the Molecule Men before the Beyonders can use them, but this does not save reality. Instead, their deaths contribute to the contraction of the Multiverse and accelerate the appearance of incursions.

The Illuminati, the Cabal and several other groups become involved in the desperate attempt to stop the incursions. Unfortunately, despite their efforts, there are simply too many realities collapsing and too many worlds being destroyed. Eventually, the Multiverse reaches its final stage, leaving only two major realities standing: Earth-616, the primary Marvel Universe, and Earth-1610, the Ultimate Universe. These two realities are destined to become the final participants in the last incursion.

The Final Incursion

While Doctor Doom, Doctor Strange and Molecule Man confront the Beyonders, events on Earth-1610 move toward the final confrontation. Nick Fury of the Ultimate Universe prepares his forces for the coming incursion and sends S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fleet toward Earth-616. The fleet reaches Manhattan and begins attacking, turning the final collision between the two realities into an enormous battle between heroes and villains from both universes. On the Earth-616 side, Mister Fantastic is preparing the Life Raft, a vessel designed to preserve a small group of people from the destruction that is about to occur.

The battle becomes increasingly desperate as the Ultimate forces attack Earth-616 and the heroes attempt to defend their world. The Earth-1610 version of Iron Man deploys the Iron Man Six weapon, while the Guardians of the Galaxy and Cyclops' Sentinels arrive to assist the Earth-616 heroes. Doc Green and She-Hulk also join the assault against the Triskelion, and eventually the Ultimate headquarters falls. The Maker, the Earth-1610 version of Reed Richards, responds by unleashing the Children of Tomorrow, making the situation even more dangerous. When the vessel carrying Earth's resurrection team is destroyed, Mister Fantastic is forced to activate the Life Raft.

As the Life Raft prepares to escape, Manifold teleports several heroes aboard, including Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Jane Foster's Thor, Captain Marvel and Cyclops, who has recently become the Phoenix once again through the use of a Phoenix Egg. The Cabal and the Maker also manage to construct their own Life Raft using stolen designs from the original. However, survival is not guaranteed, because the Earth-616 Life Raft suffers a hull breach as it approaches the central point of the incursion. The section carrying the Richards family separates from the rest of the vessel, and Invisible Woman attempts to reconnect it but fails. That section is destroyed, while the remaining Life Raft teleports away just as Earth-616 and Earth-1610 collide and are destroyed.

The Birth of Battleworld

After the destruction of the remaining universes, the story jumps forward eight years and introduces a completely different world. This world is known as Battleworld, a gigantic patchwork planet created from the remains of countless realities that were destroyed during the Multiversal collapse. The surviving fragments of those realities become separate domains, each with its own characters, history and society. At the center of this strange new world is Castle Doom, where Doctor Doom rules as God Emperor Doom.

One of the first groups introduced on Battleworld is the Thors, a police force made up of alternate versions of Thor who serve Doom directly. A Thor from Higher Avalon joins their ranks, and he and Old Man Thor set out to enforce Doom's laws. Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Utopolis, the Foundation discovers one of the Life Rafts partially buried beneath the ground. The discovery is significant because the people inside the raft have come from a time before Battleworld existed, meaning they possess knowledge that could potentially expose the truth about Doom's world.

Mister Sinister’s Trial

The Thors eventually retrieve Mister Sinister from Bar Sinister and bring him to Castle Doom for trial. Sinister has been accused of working with King Hyperion, the Baron of Utopolis, and is found guilty. Rather than simply accepting his punishment, Sinister demands his right to face his accuser in combat. His opponent is Brian Braddock of Higher Avalon, but Sinister defeats him and prepares to deliver the killing blow before Doom intervenes. Doom then confronts Brian over his alleged involvement with the Kingdom of Manhattan's plans to overthrow him.

The situation takes another turn when Jamie Braddock reveals himself as the actual traitor. He is sentenced to the Shield and exiled to the Deadlands, one of the most dangerous domains on Battleworld. Around the same time, Valeria von Doom informs Sheriff Stephen Strange that the Foundation has discovered the mysterious Life Raft and that its readings suggest it existed before the "beginning of time," meaning it predates the creation of Battleworld itself. When the Thors investigate the raft, the Cabal emerges and immediately kills Old Man Thor. Thanos then demands to know where they are, and a Moloid finally reveals the truth: they are on Battleworld.

Sheriff Strange Discovers the Truth

Sheriff Strange begins to question the nature of Battleworld and eventually investigates the Life Raft and the death of Old Man Thor. He discovers that another person remains inside the raft: Miles Morales, the Spider-Man of Earth-1610. Strange takes Miles and the Thor of Higher Avalon to his hidden Sanctum Sanctorum on the Isle of Agamotto, where he begins revealing the truth about what happened to their original universe.

Strange explains that eight years have passed since the final incursion and that Battleworld was created from the fragments left behind by the collapsing Multiverse. Almost nobody on Battleworld remembers their previous lives, allowing Doom's new reality to function as though it has always existed. The truth, however, is that this world is built upon the remains of countless destroyed universes.

How Doctor Doom Became God

The biggest mystery surrounding Battleworld is how Doctor Doom acquired enough power to become its god. The answer lies with the Beyonders. Doom, Doctor Strange and Molecule Man eventually confronted the Beyonders, and although they were unable to stop the destruction of the Multiverse itself, they managed to kill the Beyonders and seize their power. Stephen Strange refused to use that power for himself, but Doom embraced it.

Doom's original plan had involved killing Molecule Men throughout the Multiverse to disrupt the Beyonders' plan, but he eventually realized that this strategy was not working. Instead, Doom began capturing Molecule Men and gathering them together. When he finally confronted the Beyonders, Doom unleashed the countless Molecule Men he had collected, allowing Molecule Man to act as a conduit through which the Beyonders' power could be transferred to Doom. With that power, Doom created Battleworld from the remains of the Multiverse and established himself as its god.

Doctor Doom’s Greatest Weakness

Despite possessing almost unimaginable power, Doom is not entirely satisfied with his creation. When Sue Storm meets Emperor Doom, Victor confesses that he believes he is failing as a god. He feels incapable of properly inspiring his people, and although Battleworld is the perfect world he always wanted, he considers himself its greatest flaw. He even remains troubled by the scars on his face, which he has been unable to cure. Sue rejects Doom's negative view of himself and encourages him to establish a stronger relationship with his people rather than remaining distant from them.

This conversation reveals one of the central contradictions of Doom's reign. He has achieved almost everything he ever wanted, yet he remains deeply insecure. Doom has enough power to reshape reality itself, but he cannot simply force people to genuinely believe in him or remove the emotional weaknesses that have followed him throughout his life.

The Survivors Are Scattered Across Battleworld

As the surviving heroes begin adjusting to Battleworld, they find themselves scattered across different domains. Jane Foster infiltrates the Thors, Black Panther and Namor find themselves in Egyptia, Captain Marvel is captured by the forces of Bar Sinister, Black Swan appears in Doomstadt, Thanos is transported beyond the Shield, and Star-Lord and Miles Morales end up in the Kingdom of Manhattan.

Three weeks later, Battleworld is already beginning to fall apart. Disorder has spread through several kingdoms, open rebellion has begun to emerge, and a mysterious figure known as the Prophet starts building an army against Doom. Among the interlopers, Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive are captured, while Black Swan offers to assist Doom. At the same time, the Foundation discovers the source of Doom's power, and Valeria, who has become increasingly suspicious of her father, is informed about the discovery.

Reed Richards vs. Reed Richards

One of the most fascinating elements of Secret Wars is the alliance between two versions of Reed Richards. The Earth-616 Reed Richards and the Earth-1610 Reed Richards, known as the Maker, begin working together to find a way to defeat Doctor Doom. However, the two men have very different philosophies. Earth-616 Reed is reluctant to kill Doom, while the Maker is far more willing to take extreme measures.

The two Reeds also investigate the source of Doom's power and send Peter Parker and Miles Morales to infiltrate Castle Doom. The Spider-Men eventually discover that the source lies beneath a statue of Molecule Man. When they reach the chamber, they find Owen Reece, who immediately asks whether they have brought him anything to eat. Miles happens to have a burger with him and gives it to Molecule Man. After eating it, Owen explains that he is effectively the battery behind Doom's power.

The Infinity Gauntlet on Battleworld

Meanwhile, Namor and Black Panther travel to the Isle of Agamotto using the Key of Agamotto that Strange gave them. After identifying themselves as members of the Illuminati, they gain access to several powerful items Strange collected during his lifetime, including the Siege Courageous and an Infinity Gauntlet. However, the Infinity Gauntlet has a significant limitation because it only functions within Doomstadt.

Thanos, who has been captured by the Hel-Rangers, discovers that the Shield itself is actually a gigantic alternate version of the Thing, Ben Grimm. Thanos convinces this version of the Thing to reject Doom and rise against him, causing the Shield to fall. This opens the way for some of Battleworld's most dangerous inhabitants to enter the wider world and changes the balance of power against Doom.

The Rebellion Against God Emperor Doom

The mysterious Prophet is eventually revealed to be Maximus, who leads his forces toward Castle Doom. Doom's Barons attempt to defend the castle, but betrayal quickly spreads through their ranks. Baron Sinister turns against the Goblin Queen, only to be struck down by Baron Apocalypse. The Thors then arrive, but instead of reinforcing Doom, they turn against him after Jane Foster convinces them to fight against their god. Baron Maestro soon joins the battle with his army of Worldbreakers.

While the rebellion grows, the two Reeds continue their own plan. They intend to use the massive battle surrounding Castle Doom as an opportunity to infiltrate the castle and take what they believe is the most valuable thing left from the Multiverse. At the same time, Black Panther and Namor travel into the Deadlands, where T'Challa uses his status as the King of the Dead to convince the zombies to join the forces fighting against Doom.

Groot Destroys Castle Doom

The battle becomes even more chaotic when Star-Lord transports the two Reeds to Castle Doom. The Thing from the Shield enters the conflict and begins destroying everything in his path, while Franklin von Doom attempts to stop him using his version of Galactus. The Thing eventually surrenders after discovering that the child he is fighting is Franklin, the son of Sue Storm. At the same time, Doom joins the fight against the newly arrived Annihilation Wave.

While the Reeds search for the source of Doom's power, Star-Lord remains behind to repair their ship and is confronted by Black Swan. Their fight eventually takes them into Doom's throne room beneath Yggdrasill. Star-Lord then uses a splinter of Groot on the magical tree, causing it to engulf Yggdrasill and transform it into a gigantic Groot-like force that destroys Castle Doom from within. Valeria and Sue witness the destruction of their home while the two Reeds continue trying to reach Molecule Man's chamber.

Thanos vs. God Emperor Doom

Thanos then attempts to confront God Emperor Doom, but the Mad Titan is easily killed. Immediately afterward, the Siege Courageous opens and a horde of zombies emerges. Namor and Black Panther then appear, with T'Challa carrying the Infinity Gauntlet and declaring that Doom's reign is coming to an end. Doom attempts to convince the two kings to stop fighting by promising to rebuild Wakanda and Atlantis, but they refuse his offer and attack him.

Doom is seemingly killed during the confrontation, but he quickly regenerates from his own corpse. He retaliates with an energy blast that kills Namor while leaving Black Panther alive, and the fight continues. The battle between Doom and Black Panther becomes one of the final major confrontations before the story moves toward the ultimate conflict between Doom and Reed Richards.

The Maker’s Betrayal

While Doom and Black Panther are fighting, Mister Fantastic and the Maker finally reach Molecule Man. Owen once again asks whether they have brought him something to eat, but this time they have nothing. The Maker then betrays his Earth-616 counterpart and traps Reed in a temporal bubble, arguing that he cannot tolerate the weakness Reed has demonstrated. However, the Maker's plan fails when Molecule Man attacks him and frees Mister Fantastic.

Doctor Doom vs. Mister Fantastic

Black Panther's battle with Doom eventually comes to an end when Victor crushes the Infinity Gauntlet. After subduing T'Challa, Doom realizes that the confrontation has been a distraction. He quickly travels to Molecule Man's chamber and attempts to kill Reed with a snap of his fingers. Nothing happens. Molecule Man then asks Doom whether he has brought him anything to eat, and Doom admits that he has not. Owen declares that Reed and Doom are now on equal ground.

The final battle between Reed and Doom becomes less about physical strength and more about their opposing philosophies. Reed acknowledges that Doom did something extraordinary by saving what remained of reality, but he argues that Doom could have done better because he was too afraid of losing Battleworld. Doom had held onto his creation so tightly that he had effectively trapped reality inside his own fear. Doom then challenges Reed by asking whether he believes he could have done better if he possessed Doom's power. Reed admits that he could, and Doom ultimately accepts the statement.

Because both men agree that Reed could have used the power differently, Molecule Man transfers the Beyonders' power to Reed. The moment this happens, Battleworld begins to collapse. Its inhabitants desperately attempt to escape the destruction, while Black Panther clings to the Reality Gem of his Infinity Gauntlet as everything around him turns white. When reality returns, T'Challa finds himself once again within the restored Marvel Universe.

The Birth of a New Marvel Multiverse

Eight months later, Miles Morales is living in the Marvel Universe rather than the destroyed Ultimate Universe. He remembers leaving Molecule Man's chamber with Peter Parker and remembers that Owen had promised he owed Miles one for the burger. That seemingly insignificant moment has become part of the chain of events that allows Miles to continue existing after the destruction of his original reality.

Elsewhere, the Future Foundation is creating and mapping the reborn Multiverse. Reed Richards uses the Beyonders' power that Molecule Man gave him to rebuild realities alongside Franklin Richards and Molecule Man. Reed's experience has fundamentally changed his understanding of existence. He realizes that the difference between living and dying involves learning to manage fear rather than becoming so afraid of losing the things you love that you hold them too tightly. Reed once believed in entropy, but he now believes in expansion, resilience and the idea that everything lives.

What Happens to Doctor Doom?

Doctor Doom survives the destruction of Battleworld and returns to his castle in Latveria. There, he removes his mask and notices something extraordinary. The scars that had marked his face are gone. Doom looks at his reflection and begins to laugh. After spending years obsessed with power, control and his own physical imperfections, Victor von Doom is suddenly faced with a completely different reality. He is no longer God Emperor Doom, but the scars he had carried for so long have disappeared.

Secret Wars (2015) Reading Order

The core Secret Wars story consists of nine issues, beginning with Secret Wars #1 and continuing through Secret Wars #9. The event was originally intended to be an eight-issue miniseries, but the expansion of the seventh issue's script led Marvel to divide the material differently and ultimately publish nine issues. A Free Comic Book Day 2015 issue also served as a promotional prologue and was later treated as Secret Wars #0 in collected material.

For readers who want the wider Secret Wars experience, the event was accompanied by a huge collection of tie-in stories divided broadly into Last Days, Battleworld and Warzones!. The Last Days stories focus on characters experiencing the final moments before the destruction of the Marvel Universe, while the Battleworld and Warzones! stories explore the strange domains and alternate realities created after the Multiverse collapses.

Secret Wars Tie-Ins

The Last Days line includes stories such as Ant-Man: Last Days, Black Widow, Captain America and the Mighty Avengers, Loki: Agent of Asgard, Magneto, Ms. Marvel, Punisher, Silk, Silver Surfer and Spider-Woman. These stories explore what various Marvel characters do when they realize that the end of their universe is approaching and there may be no way to stop it.

The Battleworld titles include stories such as Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies, Ghost Racers, Inhumans: Attilan Rising, Korvac Saga, Marvel Zombies, Master of Kung Fu, Red Skull, Runaways, Secret Wars: Battleworld, Secret Wars: Secret Love, Secret Wars Journal, Siege, Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde, Thors and Ultimate End. These titles explore different corners of Doom's newly created world and often reinterpret familiar Marvel characters and concepts.

The Warzones! line goes even further, exploring individual Battleworld domains through stories such as A-Force, Age of Apocalypse, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Civil War, Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars, House of M, Old Man Logan, Planet Hulk, Secret Wars 2099, Spider-Verse, Weirdworld, X-Men '92 and Years of Future Past. Together, these tie-ins turn Battleworld into a massive collection of alternate Marvel histories and realities.

What Is Battleworld?

Battleworld is essentially the physical representation of the Multiverse's destruction. Following the countless incursions, the remains of different realities are fused together to create a new world. Each surviving fragment becomes a domain, and most of these domains are capable of interacting with one another. However, three particularly dangerous areas—the Deadlands, Perfection and New Xandar—are isolated from the rest of Battleworld by the Shield because each contains threats that could potentially destroy the other domains if they were allowed to escape.

This is what makes Battleworld so fascinating. It is not simply another alternate Earth. It is an entire collection of realities forced into a single world and placed under the control of one ruler. Characters who may have belonged to completely different continuities suddenly coexist, while familiar Marvel histories are rewritten and transformed according to the rules of Doom's new reality.

Secret Wars and the Original Secret Wars

The 2015 Secret Wars deliberately mirrors several ideas from the original 1984 Secret Wars, but the scale is dramatically different. The original event revolves around a being known as the Beyonder, while the 2015 story features the Beyonders, an entire race of beings responsible for the larger Multiversal threat. Doctor Doom once again steals the power of the Beyonder, but this time he takes the power of an entire race rather than a single entity.

Both versions of Secret Wars also feature Battleworld, but the two worlds are fundamentally different. The original Battleworld was assembled from planets, whereas the 2015 version is created from fragments of entire realities. The Life Rafts used by the survivors of the final incursion also resemble the Beyonder's constructs from the original event, while Molecule Man once again plays an important role in Doctor Doom's rise to power.

The End of the Seventh Cosmos

One of the most important consequences of Secret Wars is that the event does not merely destroy a handful of alternate universes. It marks the end of an entire cosmic era. The event concludes the Seventh Cosmos and begins the Eighth Cosmos, with Reed Richards, Franklin Richards and Molecule Man working together to rebuild the Multiverse using the power that originally belonged to the Beyonders.

This is why Secret Wars remains so significant to Marvel continuity. It functions as a massive reset point, allowing Marvel to preserve elements of its existing history while also introducing changes and bringing characters from different realities together within the primary Marvel Universe.

How Miles Morales Survived Secret Wars

One of the biggest character-level consequences of the event is the survival of Miles Morales. Before Secret Wars, Miles was associated with Earth-1610, the Ultimate Universe. When that reality is destroyed, Miles somehow survives the collapse and eventually becomes part of the restored Marvel Universe. His connection with Molecule Man, particularly the simple act of giving Owen a burger, becomes an important part of his survival.

Miles' transition from the Ultimate Universe into the primary Marvel Universe would become one of the lasting consequences of Secret Wars. What began as the story of an alternate Spider-Man ultimately allowed the character to become a permanent part of the wider Marvel landscape.

Interesting Secret Wars Trivia

One of the more interesting production details surrounding the series is that Secret Wars was initially planned as an eight-issue miniseries. The seventh issue's script grew by more than 40 pages, forcing Marvel to restructure the ending and expand the story to nine issues.

Another interesting detail is the cover of Secret Wars #5, which depicts Doctor Doom wielding the power of the Beyonders in a design that deliberately echoes his appearance from Secret Wars II. This creates a visual connection between the 2015 event and the earlier Secret Wars mythology.

The Final Incursion also appears outside the core Secret Wars series. Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #12 and Deadpool #45 both feature the Final Incursion, with the Deadpool issue even depicting the destructive impact of the event. This demonstrates how Marvel spread the consequences of the Multiverse's destruction across multiple titles rather than restricting the event entirely to the main miniseries.

Did the Entire Multiverse Really Die?

Although the story presents the destruction of the Multiverse as total, later material has suggested that some realities may have survived in one form or another. The source material specifically points to an episode of Marvel Super Heroes: What The--?! titled "Wonder Man's Secret Wars," which depicts several intact realities, including the reality in which the episode takes place. One of these realities even contains an intact Earth until it is eventually eaten by Galactipool.

As with many Marvel stories involving alternate realities, the exact boundaries of what survived can become complicated depending on the continuity and story being referenced. The important point within the main Secret Wars narrative is that the Multiverse as the characters knew it was destroyed and subsequently rebuilt into a new cosmic structure.

Why Secret Wars (2015) Matters

What makes Secret Wars (2015) so important is the sheer number of Marvel stories and characters that converge within it. The event brings together the Illuminati, the incursions, the Ultimate Universe, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, Molecule Man, the Beyonders, Battleworld, the Thors, Miles Morales, Black Panther, Namor, Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet, while simultaneously connecting itself to the original Secret Wars.

Yet beneath all the cosmic destruction and superhero spectacle, the emotional core of the story is remarkably simple. Secret Wars is ultimately about Reed Richards and Victor von Doom and their fundamentally different ideas about saving the world. Both men want to preserve reality, both are willing to go further than almost anyone else, and both believe they know what is necessary to protect the people they care about. The difference is that Doom believes survival requires control, while Reed eventually learns that survival requires change.

Doom saves what remains of existence and then tries to preserve it forever. Reed realizes that life cannot remain frozen simply because someone is afraid of losing it. Doom's greatest mistake is that he becomes so terrified of losing Battleworld that he holds onto it too tightly. Reed's greatest realization is that sometimes the only way to preserve something is to allow it to evolve.

Final Thoughts on Secret Wars (2015)

Secret Wars (2015) is ultimately Marvel's story about the death and rebirth of reality. The Multiverse collapses because of the incursions, Earth-616 and Earth-1610 become the final surviving realities, and their collision brings about the destruction of everything that came before. From those remains, Doctor Doom creates Battleworld and rules it as a god for eight years. Eventually, the surviving heroes discover the truth about Doom's power, the rebellion against him begins, and the final confrontation between Doom and Reed Richards determines the fate of existence itself.

Molecule Man ultimately gives the power of the Beyonders to Reed, Battleworld is destroyed, and the Multiverse is reborn. Miles Morales finds himself living in the primary Marvel Universe, Reed and Franklin Richards begin rebuilding reality, and Doctor Doom returns to Latveria only to discover that the scars he carried for so long have disappeared.

And that is what makes Secret Wars such a memorable Marvel story. It may begin as a gigantic battle involving gods, heroes, villains, alternate universes and the literal destruction of existence, but its ending is ultimately about something much more human. It is about fear, loss, control, change and the difficulty of letting go. Doctor Doom believes that saving something means holding onto it forever, while Reed Richards eventually understands that life survives by changing and expanding.

The old Multiverse had to die so that something new could be born, and in that sense, Secret Wars (2015) was not simply the end of the Marvel Multiverse—it was its greatest reset and one of the most important turning points in Marvel Comics history.

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