In 1984, Jim Shooter introducted the formless, Beyonder. A being begging the heroes and villians of the Marvel Universe to slay their enemies to get all they desire.
In 1985, Jim Shooter used The Beyonder to explore his midlife crisis and write his great American novel.
In 1988, Steve Englehart turned The Beyonder into a Cosmic Cube after doing a Fusion Dance with the Molecule Man.
In 2007, Brian Michael Bendis decided The Beyonder was both a mutant and an Inhuman, which oddly didn’t come up in Inhumans Vs X-Men.
In 2015, Jonathan Hickman decided The Beyonder was just a dumb baby compared to the adult Beyonders.
In 2022, Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez take us beyond into the definitive story of he who is from beyond in Defenders: Beyond #2. We have an exclusive preview for you. Read it if you dare.
Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.
