The wind down of the New Universe begins here as the brave experiment that was meant to celebrate Marvel's 25th anniversary fails to resonate with enough readers, no matter how hard it tries. Some of the characters interact with both Earth-616 (the mainstream Marvel Universe) and Earth-928 (the future 2099 Universe) before fading into obscurity for some time. Following the UNTOLD TALES OF THE NEW UNIVERSE one-shots in 2006, Marvel would try to relaunch the New Universe concept in 2007, though it still wouldn't take off. That doesn't mean we wouldn't be treated to more alternate versions of the characters, as well as the Earth-616 versions of Nightmask and Star Brand.
As with the previous entry, I've put the chronology together based on the work of the Marvel Chronology Project, Celestial who posted on Travis Starnes' site and the Marvel Wiki. I'm no expert on the New Universe, so please feel free to politely point out any errors.
MCG Notes:
- Issue listings in blue & black: Major chapters in the New Universes from this time period, along with any tales that may play a key part in the great multiversal tapestry.
- Issue listings in grey: Part of the New Universe chronology or stories of note that non-essential or no longer considered 'required reading'.
- Chronology: Every New Universe appearance from this period is included in chronological order - mapping out his timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
- Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
Twilight loses control of her paranormal power-consuming abilities; Evan Huebner's paranormal powers finally manifest.
Justice #15 (1988)
The true origin of Justice is revealed; Justice finally learns he's not an alien, but a paranormal empowered by the White Event.
Ken Connell reveals his Star Brand powers to the world, but the revelation quickly backfires.
Psi-Force #15 (1988)
Psi-Force's youngest member, Dynamite (Michael Crawley), turns to the Clinic for help in controlling his powers, not realising the Clinic has a dark side; Dynamite meets DP7 during DISPLACED PARANORMAL.
Psi-Force #16 (1988)
Psi-Force accept an offer to have their paranormal powers removed, but quickly regret it.
Dynamite joins Scuzz's DDTeens during DISPLACED PARANORMAL.
Justice #16-17 (1988)
Justice continues to learn the truth about his past and the existence of his daughter.
DP7 #17 (1988)
In-fighting erupts at the clinic when DP7, DDTeens and Black Powers turn on each other.
Untold Tales of the New Universe: Justice #1 (2006)
Justice hunts a paranormal who uses his powers to turn people into addicts during UNTOLD TALES OF THE NEW UNIVERSE.
Psi-Force #17-18 (1988)
The Russian paranormal Rodstvow and international paranormal organisation the Medusa Web go after Psi-Force; Overtime defects from the Medusa Web and joins Psi-Force.
The Pitt (1988, Graphic Novel)
Justice #18 (1988)
DP7 #18-19 (1988)
Psi-Force #19 (1988)
DP7 #20-21 (1988)
Ken Connell learns the origin of the White Event and has a rematch with the Old Man which results in him accidentally destroying Pittsburgh; Justice saves a child at the remains of Pittsburgh, which is dubbed the 'Pitt'; Psi-Force learn the fate of Pittsburgh as their battle with the Medusa Web concludes; DP7 truy to help survivors at the Pitt, but end up clashing with Spitfire and become prisoners of the US Government during THE PITT.
Justice #19 (1988)
The National Security Council offers Justice the job of hunting paranormals after the explosion in Pittsburgh.
Psi-Force #20 (1988)
Half of Psi-Force are captured by the US Government.
Star Brand #13 (1988)
Ken Connell's child is born and the Star Brand finds a new host.
The remaining members of Psi-Force are hunted down by Spitfire during THE DRAFT.
Justice #20-22 (1988)
The paranormal Seraph uses his powers to drive Justice mad, leading to his incarceration.
Justice #23[2/2] (1988)
Psi-Force #22 (1988)
The captured members of Psi-Force meet Nightmask who prepares to turn them into paranormal soldiers in the US Army during THE DRAFT.
Justice #23[1/2] (1988)
Justice agrees to work for the National Security Council and is sent to take down the Justice Brigade, a group inspired by Justice himself.
Psi-Force #24[2/2] (1988)
DP7 #22 (1988)
The US Government starts training paranormals like DP7 and Psi-Force to become soldiers with help from Nightmask; a key America figure discovers he might be a paranormal during THE DRAFT.
Star Brand #14-15 (1988)
Ken Connell's son quickly becomes a key player in the New Universe; the Star Child grants Roger Price the Star Brand.
DP7 #23 (1988)
Psi-Force #24[1/2]-25 (1988)
Tensions rise at Fort Benning when Psi-Force and DP7 fall out; Psi-Force are finally reunited; only one survives when Psi-Hawk clashes with Rodstvow during THE DRAFT.
Justice #24-25[1/2] (1988)
Justice turns a wanted paranormal into a hero and feels the impact Psi-Hawk's fateful fight with Rodstvow; Justice pursues the paranormal Judge Mental and comes under fire from the assassin Quill.
Justice #26[1/2]-27 (1988-1989)
Quill goes after Justice's daughter just as her own paranormal powers manifest.
DP7 #24-25[1/2] (1988)
Mastodon gets out of the army the hardest way; the family at the centre of the Pitt emerge as a new and disturbing threat during THE DRAFT.
DP7 #25[2/2] (1988)
Justice #25[2/2] (1988)
Nightmask clashes with the ESPeople during NIGHT OF THE MASK.
The Star Child removes Roger Price's Star Brand powers and passes them on to Jacob Burnley.
Star Brand #16[2/2], 18[2/2] (1989)
Nightmask escapes the Dream Killer's realm by turning Justice on him.
Psi-Force #26 (1988)
DP7 #26 (1988)
Journalist Andrew Chaser investigates the US Government's use of paranormals and the apparent death of Psi-Force; DP7 are sent to Brazil to tackle the Famileech during THE DRAFT.
Psi-Force #27[1/2] (1989)
Having survived the death of Psi-Hawk, Psi-Force become Russian agents during THE SIBERIAN PROJECT.
Psi-Force #27[2/2] (1989)
Tyrone Jessup is victimised at Fort Benning.
Justice #26[2/2] (1988)
Star Brand #17[1/2] (1989)
DP7 are sent on a mission into the Pitt; Overshadow (Philip Nolan Voigt) is back from the dead and running for President; Medusa Web member Toocheetsch prepares to take Gorbachev's place as Soviet leader; Jacob Burnley tries to undo the events of the Pitt during THE WAR.
Star Brand #17[2/2] (1989)
Nightmask terrorises his sister while she's in a coma.
Justice #28[2/2] (1989)
The Medusa Web steal the MAX Armour schematics and kill Jake Travest.
Psi-Force #28[1/2] (1989)
Justice #28[1/2] (1989)
Psi-Force #29[1/2] (1989)
Justice #29[1/2] (1989)
Psi-Force #30 (1989)
Justice #30[1/2] (1989)
Justice joins the Medusa Web to rescue Psi-Force when he learns they're being held in Russia; Psi-Force have their final confrontation with Rodstvow during THE SIBERIAN PROJECT.
Psi-Force #28[2/2]-29[2/2] (1989)
Tyrone Jessup gets back on his feet.
DP7 #29 (1989)
Justice #29[2/2] (1989)
Overshadow warns off DP7 and is elected President during THE WAR.
Justice #30[2/2] (1989)
Rabinowitz is offered a job by the CIA.
Jacob Burnley confronts the new President and removes his powers during THE WAR.
DP7 #30-31 (1989)
DP7 get a new member, Captain Manhattan, who helps them apprehend the paranormal street gang, the Para-Troop; Scuzz joins a cult.
Justice #31[1/2]-32 (1989)
Justice and his daughter, Angie Tensen, take on Seraph, Judge Mental and the Forsaken.
A paranormal calling himself the Cure offers DP7 the chance to return to their normal lives.
Justice #31[2/2] (1989)
Andrew Chaser learns Overshadow's true plans during THE WAR.
Star Brand #19 (1989)
The Star Child merges with Ken Connell and the Old Man to become one being; Jacob Burnley accidentally passes the Star Brand on to pilot Jim Hanrahan during THE WAR.
Psi-Force #31-32 (1989)
Psi-Force and Medusa's Web settle their differences; Psi-Force become a band of freedom fighters.
The paranormals go to war against one of their own; the Star Child decides the fate of the New Universe during THE WAR.
Quasar #31 (1992)
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn of Earth-616) finds himself trapped on Earth-148611 (the New Universe) after hopping through a number of alternate universes; Quasar convinces Jim Hanrahan to give him the Star brand so he can use it to get back to Earth-616; Quasar succeeds and believes he's burned out the Star Brand's power, not realising it's passed to his girlfriend, Kayla Ballantine.
Quasar #32-35 (1992)
Kayla Ballantine begins demonstrating superhuman powers in her sleep and uses accidentally unleashes them to protect herself from the Angler during OPERATION: GALACTIC STORM.
Kayla Ballantine is transported to the planet Scaddam by the Chief Examiner's agent Quagmire; Anti-Body of DP7 is revealed to have escaped to Earth-616 by hopping a ride in Quasar during OPERATION: GALACTIC STORM.
Quasar #37 (1992)
The Chief Examiner is killed trying to analyze the Star Brand; Kayla is killed by the aliens invading Scaddam, the Black Fleet, and is restored to life by the Star Brand during THE INFINITY WAR.
Quasar learns he still possesses 10% of the Star Brand which he uses to defeat the Blue Marvel; Quasar returns to the Earth and uses up the last of his Star brand powers against Anti-Body, Quagmire and others.
Starblast #1-2 (1994)
Quasar #55 (1994)
Starblast #3 (1994)
Quasar #56 (1994)
Starblast #4 (1994)
Quasar #57 (1994)
Skeletron, the sole survivor of the Black Fleet, comes to Earth in search of Kayla Ballantine and revenge for the destruction of the Fleet; Skeletron and the Stranger attempt to separate Kayla from the Star Brand but end up transporting her to Earth-148611; Skeletron tries to steal the power of the Star Brand and all paranormals on Earth-148611, forcing the Stranger to temporarily transport the Earth of the New Universe to Earth-616 until Skeletron could be defeated; Earth-148611 is returned to the New Universe and the Living Tribunal seals it off from Earth-616 to prevent the Star Brand from returning; Kayla Ballantine remains trapped on Earth-148611 during STARBLAST.
Justice is among the super-humans from a number of different Earths who battle Thanatos (Rick Jones of Earth-9309 who has gained full access to the Destiny Force); Justice emerges on Earth-928 in the year 2099 via Alchemax's Virtual Unreality machine, supposedly in pursuit of Thanatos but lacking any memory of his past and calling himself Net Prophet (though the identities of Thanatos and Net Prophet would not be revealed for some time).
Spider-Man 2099 #25[3/3] (1994)
Net Prophet continues to learns the secrets of his past while trapped on Earth-928.
Spider-Man 2099 Annual #1[2/3] (1994)
Net Prophet reveals some clues to his identity.
Spider-Man 2099 #40 (1996)
Net Prophet seeks out Father Jennifer during ONE NATION UNDER DOOM.
Spider-Man 2099 #41-42 (1996)
Net Prophet develops a relationship with Father Jennifer; Net Prophet goes on a road trip with Xina Kwan.
Spider-Man 2099 #44 (1996)
Net Prophet reveals his true identity, John Tensen, to Xina Kwan during LAST STAND AT WORLD'S END.
DP7 member Blur (Jeff Walters) finds himself on Earth-616 during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.
Squadron Supreme #1 (2016)
Blur is revealed to have survived the destruction of the New Universe when Earth-148611 was destroyed by an incursion; Blur joins the Squadron Supreme on Earth-616 during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.
The You Universe (Earth-TRN316) is a parody of the New Universe and is referred to as "the world inside your window", poking fun at the lonely, collection-obsessed cliche comic fan.
Exiles #72-75 (2006)
Exiles: Days of Then and Now #1 (2008)
The reality-hopping Exiles pursue the body-possessing Proteus to Earth-15731 where he jumps into the body of Justice; it's later revealed that Spitfire from this reality joined Quantavius Quire's Exiles to save his reality from Hulk's Annihilation Wave.
Marvel Zombies 5 #3 (2010)
NewUniversal #1-6 (2007)
NewUniversal: Shockfront #1-2 (2008)
NewUniversal: 1959 #1 (2008)
NewUniversal: Conqueror #1 (2008)
On Earth-555, the Soviet Union continues into the 21st Century; the White Event gives a number of individuals paranormal abilities, including versions of Spitfire, Star Brand, Nightmask and Philip Voight; the history of Earth-555 is explored further, including the existence of the initial Star Brand host, Slayer King Starr and a visit from reality-hopping superhumans led by Howard the Duck who end a zombie plague in medieval England.
Fantastic Four #570-572 (2009)
The Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) of an undesignated universe who is a member of the Interdimensional Council of Reeds is a Star Brand host; he's editorially referred to as 'Mister Brandtastic'.
Avengers West Coast #65 (1990)
Avengers #3, 5-9 (2013)
Avengers #17, 19-20 (2013)
New Avengers #32 (2015)
The Earth-616 versions of Nightmask (Adam Blackveil) and Star Brand (Kevin Conner) emerge, along with the revelation that a White Event is coming to Earth; Nightmask and Star Brand join the Avengers; after joining Sunspot's own Avengers, Nightmask and Star Brand are killed trying to save Earth-616 from the Incursions, but later regenerate when reality is restored; years earlier, the graves of the Earth-616 versions of DP7 were seen in a cemetery.
Squadron Sinister #2 (2015)
A part of Earth-15513, another alternate New Universe, makes up Nutopia on Doctor Doom's Battleworld; the Nutopians Star Brand, Jack Magniconte, Spitfire and Merc defend the zone from the Squadron Sinister during SECRET WARS.
Ultimates #6, 8-9, 100 (2017)
Earth-616's version of Psi-Hawk (Emmett Proudhawk) emerges.
For the stories collected from the initial New Universe run from 1986-1990, see the NEW UNIVERSE READING ORDER: THE WHITE EVENT (1986-1987).
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