10 Brilliant Marvel Event Comics Fans Should Read

5. Secret Wars

When the Beyonder observed the capes and cowls of Earth doing their thing, he thought to himself "I'll have some of that" (sort of), and transported a ton of your favorite characters, good and evil, to Battleworld.

Here, on this the plain, they would have to fight for their lives against some of the greatest villains ever known, as well as some b-grade ones who were just there as cannon fodder. Looking at you, Wrecking Crew.

Even though Marvel had dipped its toe into the Event waters over the previous decades leading up to Secret Wars, with the likes of Thanos War and Corporation being stand out attempts at stringing a load of stories together, there's a good argument to be made that this series was the first one to really put the idea on the map.

In fact, it was such a success that it would lead to a sequel in Secret Wars 2, which debuted about a year after the original.