Hickman Secret Wars Bundle: Time Runs Out + Secret Wars TPs [Marvel Premier Collection]

The Hickman Secret Wars Bundle pairs Avengers: Time Runs Out and Avengers: Secret Wars [Marvel Premier Collection] TPs — the complete build-up and payoff of Jonathan Hickman's Multiverse-shattering Avengers saga — in one discounted two-book set, releasing August 18, 2026.

Quick Facts

• Publisher: Marvel Comics (Marvel Premier Collection)
• Writer: Jonathan Hickman
• Includes: Avengers: Time Runs Out TP (Stefano Caselli, Mike Deodato Jr., Kev Walker, and others; cover by Jock) + Avengers: Secret Wars TP (Esad Ribić, foreword by Kevin Feige)
• Release Date: August 18, 2026
• Format: Two trade paperbacks, 6"x9", perfect bound
• Collects: Avengers (2012) #35–44, New Avengers (2013) #24–33, Secret Wars (2015) #1–9, and Free Comic Book Day 2015 (Secret Wars) #0

The Story

Read the full arc in reading order: Time Runs Out tracks the Avengers' fracture into rival factions as a wave of interdimensional Incursions collapses the Multiverse down to two final realities. Secret Wars picks up where that leaves off — the Marvel Universe destroyed, reborn as the patchwork planet Battleworld under the absolute rule of Doctor Doom, with the Fantastic Four, Avengers, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and more fighting their final battle.

Why This Bundle Matters

These two Premier Collection volumes are written to be read together — Time Runs Out is the direct, essential lead-in to Secret Wars, and picking them up as a set means never having to hunt down the second half of the story separately. With the MCU's own Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars films on the way, this is a timely, complete way to read the comics source material in the right order, front to back.

Common Questions

Do these need to be read in a specific order? Yes — read Avengers: Time Runs Out first, then Avengers: Secret Wars. The bundle is priced and packaged to be read that way.

Is this bundle discounted versus buying separately? No — it's priced at the combined cover price of both books ($14.99 + $14.99 = $29.98), for shoppers who want both in a single checkout rather than for a markdown.