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The cosmology of Marvel Comics can be hard to grasp , even for the heroes that represent it - however , a fresh level of complexity means theAvengersaren’t ready for the next cosmic - plate disaster come their direction . From well - knownforces of nature like Galactus , to more secret powers like the Stranger , the Marvel multiverse is ever - expound . However , the last couple of yr have seen something of an weapon race in Marvel ’s cosmos , and the Avengers are no longer stiff enough to keep order . All signs point to the fact that Marvel is heading for anInfinity Gauntlet - scale conflict .
Recent Marvel series have become far more interested in flesh out the publisher ’s cosmic hierarchy , and especially inaugurate all - knock-down raw ' gods . ' The beyond - ancient Utgard - Gods have made their return in the pages ofThe Immortal Thorby Al Ewing and Martin Coccolo , even as new cosmic predator the Undone immediately targets Carol Danvers in the Page ofCaptain Marvelby Alyssa Wong and Jan Bazaldua . At the same time , Venomhas unveil the beingness of the Ebony Kings and their vast Venomverse , andThanos just forged a newfangled Infinity Stoneby capturing Death herself in Christopher Cantwell and Luca Pizzari’sThanos .
at the same time , Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti’sG.O.D.S.series has all upend what fans thought they knew about the Marvel Universe by bring out The - Powers - That - Be and The - Natural - Order - Of - thing - the cosmic expressions of scientific discipline and magic , who have secretly been at state of war for eons . Meanwhile , the X - Men contend with existence - shattering AI gods known as Dominions duringThe Fall of X , and theLost One stalks the ultra - hefty Beyondersfollowing the event of Derek Landy and Greg Land’sAvengers Beyond . With such a glut of unexampled cosmic gods introduced , it ’s only a subject of time before they fare into conflict .
Here are the 30 graven image , mutant , sorcerers and robots that presently hold the top smirch when it total to power in the Marvel Universe .
Marvel’s New Cosmic Entities Have Redefined the Cosmos
Marvel’s Stable Cosmic Hierarchy Is Undone, as Ancient Cosmic Gods Return
Recently , Marvel ’s serial have been slue towards the truly cosmic . statute title write by Al Ewing ( such asImmortal Thor , Defenders Beyond , andVenom ) and Jonathan Hickman ( G.O.D.S , Powers of X , andUltimate Invasion ) have torn down the cosmic veil , uncover the higher workings of reality . No longer are figures like the Beyonders all - brawny mysteries , but rather clearly defined cosmic superintendent with a specific purpose , powerful opposition , and divine opposites . Books like Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’sIncredible Hulkhave humiliated rule that seemed position in gem , such as revealing thatthere are creatures in the Marvel Universe outside the influence of the One - Above - All .
The cathode-ray oscilloscope and graduated table of Marvel is being drastically redefine , and while the majority of these entity are currently occupied tangling with one singular hero or mathematical group of paladin , their myopic and junior-grade position quo can not last forever . Should these entity realize that they gravel more of a menace to each other than any Earth hero ever could - even heroes as sinewy as Thor or Captain Marvel - there will come after a war for realism the the likes of of which the Marvel Universe has never seen . These sorts of conflicts take place on a degree that smaller scale players like the Avengers and XTC - Men can hardly perceive , with the fundamental construction block of reality coming under threat .
The Scope of the Marvel Universe Has Fundamentally Changed
The Avengers Haven’t Evolved to Cope with New Cosmic Threats
Once upon a sentence , Marvel ’s cosmogony was complex but clearly defined - the One - Above - All on high , the Living Tribunal safekeeping order , the Universal Abstracts safeguarding reality , and the gods find over their specific domains . Now , each level of this power structure has a new interloper , and there are far more caveat and previously unknown elision .
It ’s an incredibly exciting clip to be a Marvel fans , and yet with so many cosmic entities flexing their influence , the obvious result is a cosmic conflagration , both due to the in - world logic of so many cosmic beings compete for control and the real - world necessity for Marvel to clarify the pecking order . Unfortunately , while thisInfinity Gauntlet - level chaos grow nearer and near , theAvengersare operating at their former level of reach and superpower , and that ’s simply not enough to safeguard the Marvel Universe as fans now know it .
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