American comic book writer and artist
Jonathan Hickman is anAmerican comic book writer andartist , best known for his creator-owned seriesThe Nightly News ,The Manhattan Projects andEast of West , as well as his lengthy stints as a writer onMarvel 'sFantastic Four ,The Avengers andNew Avengers . Hickman's other notable work at Marvel includes theS.H.I.E.L.D. limited series, the creation of theFantastic Four spin-off titleFF , as well as two crossover limited series,Infinity andSecret Wars , both of which acted as centerpieces for the eponymous company-wide crossover storylines.
Between 2019 and 2021, Hickman spearheaded the "Dawn of X ", a relaunch of variousX-Men -related titles for which he provided the core storyline and concepts. This relaunch began theKrakoan Age of which Hickman was the early main architect. This relaunch began with the dual comic book miniseriesHouse of X and Powers of X written by Hickman.
In 2023, Hickman also helped spearhead the relaunch of theUltimate Universe , kicked off with the four-issue miniseriesUltimate Invasion written by Hickman, and since 2024, he is writing a rebootedUltimate Spider-Man .
As part of his Marvel work, Hickman co-created the characters of theBlack Order and its members,Ebony Maw ,Corvus Glaive ,Proxima Midnight ,Black Dwarf , andSupergiant .
Jonathan Hickman was born and raised inSouth Carolina . He graduated from South Florence High School inFlorence, South Carolina .[ 2] After high school, Hickman earned a degree in Architecture.[ 3]
Before breaking into comics, Hickman worked in the fields of Web and CD-ROM development and later, advertising.[ 3] Between 2006 and 2008, Hickman published his debut comic book seriesThe Nightly News [ 4] andPax Romana ,[ 5] both of which he wrote, drew, colored and lettered, throughImage . Soon after, he was invited to write forMarvel , and, in 2009, Hickman launched his first ongoing seriesSecret Warriors which followedNick Fury and a group of superpowered operatives as they undertook espionage operations in the wake of the company-wide crossover storyline "Secret Invasion ".[ 6] [ 7] The following year, Hickman wrote theS.H.I.E.L.D. limited series which detailed the secret history of theeponymous spy organization operating within theMarvel Universe .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] During this period, he continued to publish various creator-owned projects through Image:Transhuman with artistJ. M. Ringuet ,A Red Mass for Mars with artistRyan Bodenheim [ 12] [ 13] andThe Red Wing withNick Pitarra .[ 14]
In 2009, Hickman began his run onFantastic Four with theDark Reign: Fantastic Four limited series, illustrated bySean Chen ,[ 15] [ 16] taking over the series proper with issue #570, drawn byDale Eaglesham . In the storyline "Three", which concluded inFantastic Four #587, theHuman Torch appeared to die stopping a horde of monsters from the other-dimensionalNegative Zone .[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] The series ended with the following issue and was relaunched as simplyFF . Hickman finished his run on theFantastic Four and became the writer ofThe Avengers andNew Avengers as part of theMarvel NOW! relaunch in late 2012.[ 20] [ 21] Hickman's run on the titles spawned two company-wide crossover storylines, "Infinity " in 2013[ 22] and "Secret Wars " in 2015.[ 23]
After taking a leave from Marvel to focus on his long-form creator-owned titles, Hickman returned to the publisher for "Dawn of X ", the 2019 relaunch of theX-Men family of titles, which began with theHouse of X andPowers of X limited series that laid out the newstatus quo developed by Hickman that would define theKrakoan Age . He subsequently wrote the coreX-Men series while the creators of other titles worked closely under his supervision.[ 24] [ 25] Hickman announced his departure from writingX-Men in August 2021.[ 26]
In August 2021, Hickman was among a group of creators with whom fellow comics writerNick Spencer formed a deal with the subscription-based newsletter platformSubstack to publishcreator-owned comics stories, essays, and instructional guides on that platform. Hickman indicated that he would collaborate with artistsMike del Mundo andMike Huddleston and writerTini Howard on a new series,Three Worlds / Three Moons, which will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the process ofbuilding a fictional universe .[ 27]
In February 2023 it was announced that Hickman would write the miniseriesUltimate Invasion , withBryan Hitch doing artwork and the premise revolving around theMaker attempting to bring back theUltimate Universe , the aftermath of which will lead to a brand new line of Ultimate Marvel comics, which Hickman is helping to spearhead. In September 2023, it was revealed that Hickman would writeUltimate Spider-Man , a relaunch ofUltimate Spider-Man in 2024, with Marco Checchetto serving as artist.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
In March 2023, it was announced that Hickman would work with artist Valerio Schiti on a brand new series at Marvel, entitledG.O.D.S ., which involves a new character named Wyn teaming up withDoctor Strange in order to stop a new threat. Hickman mentioned that he wrote theseries bible forG.O.D.S. alongsideHouse of X when he first returned to Marvel.[ 31]
In April 2024, it was announced that Hickman andEsad Ribić would reunite for the miniseriesAliens vs.Avengers , which pits Earth's mightiest heroes against theXenomorphs . The first issue debuted in August 2024.[ 32]
In May 2024, it was announced that Hickman would write a new miniseries starringWolverine which will be drawn by artistGreg Capullo . The miniseries, titledWolverine: Revenge will release its first issue in August 24, 2024 and will feature a red band version that will contain extra violence.[ 33] [ 34]
In December 2024, Marvel announced a new cosmic focused project to be written by Hickman calledImperial .[ 35] In March and April 2025, more details about Imperial were revealed. It will be a 4-issue event limited series, written by Hickman and drawn by artists Federico Vicentini and Iban Coello. The first issue will release on June 4th, 2025. The series will focus on several galactic leaders being eliminated causing new space empires to arise and a radical reshaping of Marvel's cosmic landscape. The main characters will beHulk ,She-Hulk ,Amadeus Cho ,Black Panther , theNova Corps , and theGuardians of the Galaxy , as well as featuringProfessor X andLilandra Neramani trying to rescue their daughter, Xandra.[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39]
Awards and nominations [ edit ] The Nightly News #1–6 (script and art, 2006–2007) collected asThe Nightly News (tpb, 184 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-58240-766-5 ; hc, 300 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-60706-461-8 )Popgun Volume 1 : "Black Circle White: The Recycle Soul Project" (script and art,anthology graphic novel , 455 pages, 2007,ISBN 1-58240-824-6 )Pax Romana #1–4 (script and art, 2007–2008) collected asPax Romana (tpb, 144 pages, 2009,ISBN 1-58240-873-4 )Transhuman #1–4 (withJ. M. Ringuet , 2008) collected asTranshuman (tpb, 120 pages, 2009,ISBN 1-58240-922-6 )A Red Mass for Mars #1–4 (withRyan Bodenheim , 2008–2010) collected asA Red Mass for Mars (tpb, 120 pages, 2010,ISBN 1-58240-923-4 )Pilot Season: The Core (withKenneth Rocafort ,one-shot ,Top Cow , 2008) collected inPilot Season 2008 (tpb, 144 pages, 2009,ISBN 1-60706-043-4 )Comic Book Tattoo : "1000 Oceans " (script and art, anthology graphic novel, hc, 480 pages, 2008,ISBN 1-58240-965-X ; sc, 2008,ISBN 1-58240-964-1 )The Red Wing #1–4 (withNick Pitarra , 2011) collected asThe Red Wing (tpb, 140 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-60706-479-0 )Feel Better Now (script and art, unreleased graphic novel — initially announced for October 2011,[ 45] then delayed to 2012)[ 46] The Manhattan Projects :The Manhattan Projects (with Nick Pitarra andRyan Browne (#10, 15, 19, 21), 2012–2014) collected as:Science. Bad. (collects #1–5, tpb, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-60706-608-4 )They Rule (collects #6–10, tpb, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-726-9 )Building (collects #11–15, tpb, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-753-6 )The Four Disciplines (collects #16–20, tpb, 144 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-961-X )The Cold War (collects #21–25, tpb, 156 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-63215-184-7 )The Manhattan Projects: The Sun Beyond the Stars #1–4 (with Nick Pitarra, 2015–2016) collected asThe Manhattan Projects: The Sun Beyond the Stars (tpb, 136 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-63215-628-8 )Secret #1–7 (with Ryan Bodenheim, 2012–2014) collected asSecret: Never Get Caught (tpb, 200 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-622-X )Liberty Annual (script and art, anthology):Liberty Annual '12: "Which Came First?" (2012) collected inCBLDF Presents: Liberty (hc, 216 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-60706-937-7 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 1-60706-996-2 )Liberty Annual '14: "They Say..." (2014)East of West (withNick Dragotta , 2013–2019) collected as:The Apocalypse: Year One (collects #1–15, hc, 504 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-63215-430-7 )The Apocalypse: Year Two (collects #16–29, hc, 424 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-5343-0059-7 )The Apocalypse: Year Three (collects #30–45, hc, 512 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-5343-1499-7 )The Dying and the Dead #1–6 (of 10)[ 47] (with Ryan Bodenheim, 2015–2017)The Black Monday Murders (withTomm Coker , 2016–2018) collected as:Volume 1 (collects #1–4, tpb, 240 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-5343-0027-9 )Volume 2 (collects #5–8, tpb, 192 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-5343-0372-3 )Issues #9 and 10 were solicited for a 2019 release but never came out.[ 51] Frontier (script and art, unreleased ongoing series — initially announced for November 2016)[ 52] [ 53] The series has been solicited through issue #4[ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57] before the first issue was pulled from schedule.[ 58] Decorum #1–8 (withMike Huddleston , 2020–2021) collected asDecorum (hc, 400 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-5343-1823-2 )Legion of Monsters :Satana : "mustDIE/eatSOUL " (script and art, co-feature in one-shot, 2007) collected inLegion of Monsters (hc, 280 pages, 2007,ISBN 0-7851-2754-2 )Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld #1–6: "Bobby and Sam in Mojoworld" (written by Hickman, art by Hickman and Nick Pitarra, freedigital mini-comic, 2008–2009)First published in print as a feature inAstonishing Tales vol. 2 #1–6 (anthology, 2009) Collected inThe Avengers by Jonathan Hickman (Omnibus Volume 1 , hc, 1,192 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90708-5 ;The Complete Collection Volume 1 , tpb, 336 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-92509-1 ) Secret Warriors (with Stefano Caselli,Alessandro Vitti ,Gianluca Gugliotta (#16) andMirko Colak (#20–21); issues #1–6 are co-written by Hickman andBrian Michael Bendis , 2009–2011) collected as:Secret Warriors: The Complete Collection Volume 1 (collects #1–16, tpb, 480 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9763-X )Secret Warriors: The Complete Collection Volume 2 (collects #17–28, tpb, 352 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9764-8 )Secret Warriors Omnibus (collects #1–28 and the one-shots, hc, 904 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6333-6 )Fantastic Four :Dark Reign: Fantastic Four (tpb, 128 pages, 2009,ISBN 0-7851-3908-7 ) collects:Strange Tales vol. 4 #2: "Enlist Today " (script and art, anthology,Marvel Knights , 2009) collected inStrange Tales (hc, 192 pages, 2018,ISBN 0-7851-4626-1 ; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-2802-6 )Fantastic Four (withDale Eaglesham ,Neil Edwards , Nick Dragotta +Mark Brooks (#588),Steve Epting (#600–601 and 604),Barry Kitson (#602–603),Ron Garney (#605–606),Mike Choi (#605.1),Giuseppe Camuncoli (#607–608), andRyan Stegman (#609–611), 2009–2012) collected as:Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 1 (collects #570–574, hc, 144 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4317-3 ; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-3688-6 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 2 (collects #575–578, hc, 112 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4716-0 ; tpb, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4541-9 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 3 (collects #579–582, hc, 112 pages, 2010,ISBN 0-7851-4717-9 ; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4718-7 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 4 (collects #583–588, hc, 184 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4891-4 ; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5143-5 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 5 (collects #600–604, hc, 208 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6152-X ; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6153-8 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Volume 6 (collects #605–611 and 605.1, hc, 184 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6154-6 ; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6155-4 )FF (with Steve Epting, Barry Kitson,Greg Tocchini (#6–7),Juan Bobillo (#12–14), Nick Dragotta,Gabriel Hernández Walta (#19) andAndré Lima Araújo (#22), 2011–2012) collected as:FF by Jonathan Hickman Volume 1 (collects #1–5, hc, 136 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5144-3 ; tpb, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5145-1 )FF by Jonathan Hickman Volume 2 (collects #6–11, hc, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5769-7 ; tpb, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5770-0 )FF by Jonathan Hickman Volume 3 (collects #12–16, hc, 128 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6312-3 ; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6313-1 )FF by Jonathan Hickman Volume 4 (collects #17–23, hc, 168 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6314-X ; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6315-8 )In all subsequent collected editions, both series are compiled in the original release order (Fantastic Four #570–588 —FF #1–11 —Fantastic Four #600–604 —FF #12–16 —Fantastic Four #605–611 andFF #17–23 alternating between issues):Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 1 (collectsDark Reign: Fantastic Four #1–5,Fantastic Four #570–588,FF #1–5 and the short story from theDark Reign: The Cabal one-shot, hc, 800 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6566-5 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 2 (collectsFF #6–23,Fantastic Four #600–611 and 605.1, hc, 832 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8900-9 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 1 (collectsDark Reign: Fantastic Four #1–5,Fantastic Four #570–578 and the short story from theDark Reign: The Cabal one-shot, tpb, 384 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91336-0 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 2 (collectsFantastic Four #579–588 andFF #1–5, tpb, 432 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-91963-6 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 3 (collectsFF #6–16 andFantastic Four #600–604, tpb, 480 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-92668-3 )Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 4 (collectsFF #17–23 andFantastic Four #605–611 and 605.1, tpb, 368 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-302-93358-2 ) Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Black and White : "The Annual Race to Benefit Various and Sundry Evil Organizations, and Also the Homeless... Now with Beer and Hot Dogs" (withKody Chamberlain , anthology one-shot, 2009)Collected inThe Avengers by Jonathan Hickman (Omnibus Volume 1 , hc, 1,192 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90708-5 ;The Complete Collection Volume 2 , tpb, 344 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-92530-X ) Collected inDeadpool Classic Companion Volume 2 (tpb, 496 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91243-7 ) Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way! #2: "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" (with Gabriel Hernández Walta, anthology, 2010)S.H.I.E.L.D. (withDustin Weaver ):S.H.I.E.L.D. #1–6 (2010–2011) collected asS.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever (hc, 192 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4894-9 ; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-4422-6 )S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Human Machine (hc, 192 pages, 2018,ISBN 0-7851-5249-0 ; tpb, 2019,ISBN 0-7851-5250-4 ) collects:S.H.I.E.L.D. Infinity (with Nick Pitarra,Zachary Flagg ,Kevin Mellon and Gabriel Hernández Walta, one-shot, 2011)S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 2 #1–4[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] (2011–2012) andS.H.I.E.L.D. by Hickman and Weaver #5–6[ 62] (2018)Ultimate Comics :Ultimate Comics: Thor #1–4 (withCarlos Pacheco , 2010–2011) collected asUltimate Comics: Thor (hc, 112 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5187-7 ; tpb, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5188-5 )Ultimate Spider-Man: Death of Spider-Man Fallout (hc, 136 pages, 2011,ISBN 0-7851-5912-6 ; tpb, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5913-4 ) includes:Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates (withEsad Ribić ,Brandon Peterson (#5–6) andLuke Ross (#10–12), 2011–2012) collected as:Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates by Jonathan Hickman Volume 1 (collects #1–6, hc, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5717-4 ; tpb, 2012,ISBN 1-84653-504-2 )Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates by Jonathan Hickman Volume 2 (collects #7–12, hc, 144 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5719-0 ; tpb, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-5720-4 )Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye #1–4 (withRafa Sandoval , 2011) collected asUltimate Comics: Hawkeye (hc, 112 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6227-5 ; tpb, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-5744-1 )Avengers vs. X-Men #4 (withJohn Romita, Jr. ) and #6 (withOlivier Coipel , 2012) collected inAvengers vs. X-Men (hc, 568 pages, 2012,ISBN 0-7851-6317-4 ; tpb, 384 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6318-2 )The Avengers :The Avengers vol. 5 (withJerome Opeña (#1–3),Andy Kubert (#4–6), Dustin Weaver (#7–9),Mike Deodato, Jr. , Stefano Caselli,Leinil Francis Yu , Esad Ribić (#24), Salvador Larroca (#24–28) andMike Mayhew (#44), 2013–2015) collected as:Avengers World (collects #1–6, hc, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6823-0 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6652-1 )The Last White Event (collects #7–11, hc, 136 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6824-9 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6653-X )Prelude to Infinity (collects #12–17, hc, 152 pages, 2013,ISBN 978-0-7851-6825-6 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6654-8 )Infinity (collects #18–23, hc, 168 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8414-7 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8415-5 )Adapt or Die (collects #24–28, hc, 136 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-5477-9 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8921-1 )Infinite Avengers (collects #29–34, hc, 152 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-5478-7 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8922-X )Time Runs Out Volume 1 (includes #35–37, hc, 144 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9341-3 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8923-8 )Time Runs Out Volume 2 (includes #38–39, hc, 136 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9372-3 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9373-1 )Time Runs Out Volume 3 (includes #40–42, hc, 136 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9222-0 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9223-9 )Time Runs Out Volume 4 (includes #43–44, hc, 152 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9224-7 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9225-5 )New Avengers vol. 3 (with Steve Epting, Mike Deodato, Jr.,Simone Bianchi ,Rags Morales (#16–17),Valerio Schiti (#18–21, 24),Kev Walker ,Szymon Kudranski (#27) andMike Perkins (#28), 2013–2015) collected as:Everything Dies (collects #1–6, hc, 144 pages, 2013,ISBN 0-7851-6836-2 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6661-0 )Infinity (collects #7–12, hc, 152 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6837-0 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-6662-9 )Other Worlds (collects #13–17, hc, 136 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-5484-1 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8959-9 )A Perfect World (collects #18–23, hc, 144 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-5485-X ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8960-2 )Time Runs Out Volume 1 (includes #24–25, hc, 144 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9341-3 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8923-8 )Time Runs Out Volume 2 (includes #26–28, hc, 136 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9372-3 ; tpb, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9373-1 )Time Runs Out Volume 3 (includes #29–30, hc, 136 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9222-0 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9223-9 )Time Runs Out Volume 4 (includes #31–33, hc, 152 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9224-7 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9225-5 )Avengers World #1–5 (co-written by Hickman and Nick Spencer, art by Stefano Caselli, 2014) collected asAvengers World: The Complete Collection (tpb, 528 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-91617-3 )In all subsequent collected editions, the issues ofThe Avengers vol. 5,The New Avengers vol. 3 and the 6-issue crossover limited seriesInfinity (see below) are compiled into one continuous story:The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 1 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #1–23,The New Avengers vol. 3 #1–12 andInfinity #1–6, hc, 1,192 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90708-5 )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 2 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #24–44 andThe New Avengers vol. 3 #13–33, hc, 1,088 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91181-3 )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 1 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #1–5 andThe New Avengers vol. 3 #1–6, tpb, 336 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-92509-1 )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 2 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #6–17 andThe New Avengers vol. 3 #7, tpb, 344 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-92530-X )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 3 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #18–23,The New Avengers vol. 3 #8–12 andInfinity #1–6, tpb, 512 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-92647-0 )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 4 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #24–34 andThe New Avengers vol. 3 #13–23, tpb, 528 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-92648-9 )The Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Volume 5 (collectsThe Avengers vol. 5 #35–44 andThe New Avengers vol. 3 #24–33, tpb, 528 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-302-93351-5 ) Infinity #1–6 (withJim Cheung (#1 and 6), Jerome Opeña and Dustin Weaver, 2013–2014) collected asInfinity (hc, 632 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8422-8 ; tpb, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8423-6 )Secret Wars (hc, 312 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9884-9 ; tpb, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9895-4 ) collects:Secret Wars Too : "Sraw Terces" (withBrian Churilla , anthology one-shot, 2016) collected inSecret Wars Too (tpb, 208 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-302-90211-3 )X-Men :House of X/Powers of X (hc, 448 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-91570-3 ; tpb, 2020,ISBN 1-302-91571-1 ) collects:Marvel Comics #1000: "The First Horsemen " (with Dustin Weaver, anthology, 2019) collected inMarvel Comics 1000 (hc, 144 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-92137-1 )X-Men vol. 5 (with Leinil Francis Yu, R. B. Silva (#5),Matteo Buffagni (#6),Mahmud Asrar (#8, 13–15, 19),Phil Noto (#16),Brett Booth (#17–18) andFrancesco Mobili (#20), 2019–2021) collected as:Volume 1 (collects #1–6, tpb, 184 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-91981-4 )Volume 2 (collects #7–11, tpb, 152 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-91982-2 )X of Swords (includes #12–15, hc, 720 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-92717-5 ; tpb, 2022,ISBN 1-302-92997-6 )Also collects theX of Swords: Creation one-shot (co-written by Hickman andTini Howard , art by Pepe Larraz, 2020) Also collects theX of Swords: Stasis one-shot (co-written by Hickman and Tini Howard, art by Pepe Larraz and Mahmud Asrar, 2020) Also collects theX of Swords: Destruction one-shot (co-written by Hickman and Tini Howard, art by Pepe Larraz, 2020) Volume 3 (collects #16–20, tpb, 136 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-92491-5 )Hellfire Gala (includes #21, hc, 400 pages, 2021,ISBN 1-302-93156-3 ; tpb, 120 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-302-93115-6 )New Mutants vol. 4 #1–2, 5, 7 (withRod Reis , 2019–2020) collected asNew Mutants Volume 1 (tpb, 128 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-91992-X )Incoming! : "X-Men" (with R. B. Silva, anthology one-shot, 2020) collected inRoad to Empyre (tpb, 168 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-92588-1 )Giant-Size X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Volume 1 (tpb, 184 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-92583-0 ) collects:Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost (withRussell Dauterman , one-shot, 2020)Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (withAlan Davis , one-shot, 2020)Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (withRamón K. Pérez , one-shot, 2020)Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex (with Rod Reis, one-shot, 2020)Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (with Russell Dauterman, one-shot, 2020)Free Comic Book Day 2020: X-Men (with Pepe Larraz, one-shot, 2020)Empyre: X-Men (tpb, 136 pages, 2020,ISBN 1-302-92575-X ) includes:Empyre: X-Men (anthology):"(Alien) Plants vs. (Mutant) Zombies" (co-written by Hickman and Tini Howard, art by Matteo Buffagni, in #1, 2020) "Un-Ring" (withJorge Molina andLucas Werneck , in #4, 2020) Infinity Comics: X-Men Unlimited vol. 3 #1–4 (withDeclan Shalvey ,digital anthology, 2021) published in print asX-Men Unlimited: Latitude (one-shot, May 2022)Inferno #1–4 (with Valerio Schiti, Stefano Caselli (#2) and R. B. Silva (#3), 2021–2022) collected asInferno (hc, 192 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-302-93281-0 ; tpb, 2022,ISBN 1-302-93282-9 )The Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle : "Part One" (withChris Bachalo , anthology one-shot, 2019) collected inThe Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Omnibus Volume 1 (hc, 1,328 pages, 2022,ISBN 1-302-94609-9 )Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood #1: "Anubis Rex" (with Chris Bachalo, anthology, 2022) collected inMoon Knight: Black, White and Blood (Treasury Edition , 136 pages, 2023,ISBN 1-302-94604-8 ; tpb, 2024,ISBN 1-302-94605-6 )Amazing Fantasy #1000: "You Get It" (withMarco Checchetto , anthology, 2022)G.O.D.S. #1-8 (with Valerio Schiti, 2023-2024)Ultimate Universe (2023)God is Dead #1–6 (co-written by Hickman andMike Costa , art byDi Amorim ,Avatar , 2013–2014) collected asGod is Dead Volume 1 (tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-59291-229-X )The series, which was initially announced to be only six issues,[ 63] was continued as an ongoing comic written by Costa solo,[ 64] drawn by various artists and collected as:Volume 2 (collects #7–12, tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-59291-236-2 )Volume 3 (collects #13–18, tpb, 160 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-59291-244-3 )Volume 4 (collects #19–24, tpb, 144 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-59291-252-4 )Volume 5 (collects #25–30, tpb, 160 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-59291-256-7 )Volume 6 (collects #31–36, tpb, 144 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-59291-266-4 )Volume 7 (collects #37–42, tpb, 144 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-59291-271-0 )Volume 8 (collects #43–48, tpb, 160 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-59291-282-6 ) In addition to the ongoing series, two anthology one-shots were released in 2014: Love is Love (one-page illustration, anthology graphic novel, 144 pages,IDW Publishing , 2016,ISBN 1-63140-939-5 )Three Worlds, Three Moons (withMike del Mundo and Mike Huddleston,webcomic /process blog,Substack , 2021–ongoing)Cover illustrations [ edit ] Gamekeeper #2 (Virgin , 2007)7 Brothers tpb (Virgin, 2007)Voodoo Child #3 (Virgin, 2007)Tall Tales of Vishnu Sharma: Panchatantra #4 (Virgin, 2008)Drafted #11 (Devil's Due , 2008)Cages #1 (Insomnia Publications , 2009)Fantastic Four vol. 5 #5 (Marvel , 2014)Transformers: Robots in Disguise #50 (IDW Publishing , 2016)Spawn #277 (Image , 2017)Youngblood vol. 6 #4 (Image, 2017)The Wicked + The Divine #30 (Image, 2017)Rat Queens vol. 2 #5 (Image, 2017)Ringside #11 (Image, 2017)Generation Gone #2 (Image, 2017)The Hard Place #1 (Image, 2017)Genius Cartel #1 (Image, 2017)Elsewhere #1 (Image, 2017)What's the Furthest Place from Here? #2 (Image, 2021)Loaded Bible: Blood of My Blood #1 (Image, 2022)Crossover #13 (Image, 2022)^ Inkpot Award ^ Rollins, Melissa (October 25, 2016)."Wukela says future is bright because of District One teachers" .SCNow . 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