![]() In the comic, the Secret Wars begin because a powerful cosmic entity summoned the heroes and villains of the Marvel universe to battle. (Shooter, Zeck, and Beatty were unable to speak with SYFY WIRE, so we gathered their firsthand accounts from a talk they gave at a Florida comics convention in 2015.) Ron Frenz: Penciler on The Amazing Spider-Manīob Budiansky: Editor on Fantastic Four in 1984 Tom DeFalco: Editor for Secret Wars, writer on The Amazing Spider-Man Jim Shooter: Marvel editor-in-chief, writer for Secret Wars To commemorate the 35th anniversary of this game-changing story, SYFY WIRE spoke with many of the principal artists and editors involved with the original series to reflect on the now-iconic comic event. It was a historic event that would reshape the entire comics industry - and ironically, no creator at Marvel wanted any part of it at the time. Secret Wars was Marvel Comics' first-ever line-wide event and became the foundation for every Infinity Gauntlet, Secret Invasion, and Civil War to come. A maxi-series, with tied-in continuity with other major titles and a line of toys to accompany the project? It sounded impossible to me when I first heard about it." – Bob Layton/Artist, Secret Wars ![]() But nothing this ambitious had ever been attempted before in comics. ![]() ![]() "There had been a few titles which had crossed over in the past. ![]()
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