IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #1 MAIN CVR

IMPERIAL GUARDIANS #1 MAIN CVRGamora, Captain Marvel, Amadeus Cho, Darkhawk, Cosmic Ghost Rider! Five unlikely operatives recruited by Maximus of the Inhumans. Their mission? Protect the delicate balance of new Galactic Union by ANY means necessaryand failure is NOT an option. Expendable, deniable and disavowed, they are the Imperial Guardians. But can they do Maximus' dirty work and keep their consciences clean? Why has a Kree Grand Admiral gone rogue and attacked Hala? What's

This volume also includes an introduction by Jill Thompson (artist for The Sandman

the demented and deformed enemies of the Batman brood in padded cells and unlit cellars

1ST APPEARANCE OF NUMBER NINE

It's a scintillating slow burn starring THE PUNISHER

Gigi Cavenago

But if she's going to escape

the Emissary has returned and his power is so far beyond Spider-Man’s abilities

where no vampire belongs

the Dream King’s siblings: Death

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It all leads to a shocking conclusion - with consequences that will reverberate throughout the entire Marvel Universe in this penultimate issue

Wounded like a wild animal in a trap