Ribic draws some very pretty pictures for this end of the worlds, including dramatic reveals of fan-favorite pairings, like Power Man and Iron Fist or Rocket Raccoon and Groot. Little moments like that, or Spider-Man trying to sound confident as he stares down oblivion, ensure "Secret Wars" #1 has a strong grasp of humanity. Readers of "Avengers" and "New Avengers" undoubtedly know what the Incursions are, but how many of them are familiar with the Ultimate Universe and how many Ultimate-exclusive fans are going to grasp the Incursion or recognize the characters scattered throughout the pages of "Secret Wars" #1? Thankfully, Hickman balances that with little moments for characters to interact or introduce themselves, like She-Hulk and Hulk talking to Colossus and Nightcrawler or the Punisher going to "that place where we met that time for the thing," as Wilson Fisk puts it. This is where Hickman's story threatens to become impenetrable. Other characters are gathered together - collected - to leap into the abyss, but that gap tightens up as the two Earths barrel into one another. In keeping with the epic nature of things, some characters don't make it out of this first issue alive, and at least one of those is quite surprising and almost easy to overlook, as the panel it occurs in barely fits one-eighth of the page.
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