Singularity made her first appearance in `A-Force #1`, published in May 2015 (cover date July 2015). She was co-created by writers G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett, and artist Jorge Molina. Her creation was intrinsically linked to Marvel's massive crossover event, Secret Wars, which completely reshaped the Marvel Universe. The concept of A-Force was born from this event, designed to be Marvel's premier all-female super-team. The creators needed a unique catalyst to unite a diverse and powerful cast of heroines, including She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Medusa. Singularity was conceived as that catalyst—a character of immense power yet profound innocence, whose mysterious nature and vulnerability would provide the narrative and emotional glue for the team. Her visual design, a humanoid silhouette filled with a celestial starscape, immediately made her stand out and visually communicated her cosmic origins. Her introduction was part of a broader push by Marvel in the mid-2010s to introduce new, diverse, and compelling characters that reflected a modern readership.
Singularity's origin is unlike that of almost any other hero; she was not born, she arrived. She is a self-aware, living pocket universe that, for reasons yet unknown, became sentient. Prior to her arrival, she existed as a complete cosmos. The cataclysmic multiversal collapse known as the Incursions, which led to the Secret Wars event, is the likely cause of her universe's “death” and her subsequent emergence into what remained of reality. Her story began when she manifested as a meteor shower, crashing into Arcadia, the feminist utopian domain on Doctor Doom's patchwork planet, Battleworld. Initially, she was a non-corporeal, non-verbal entity, a consciousness drifting in the debris. She observed the heroines of Arcadia—led by Baroness She-Hulk—and, seemingly drawn to their heroism and compassion, she began to mimic their bipedal form. She coalesced into a small, childlike humanoid shape, her body containing a swirling galaxy of stars. Unable to speak, she communicated through empathy and action. She was quickly discovered and “adopted” by the members of A-Force, particularly Nico Minoru, who formed an immediate, protective, sister-like bond with her. Singularity's innocence and immense, raw power made her both a great asset and a significant responsibility. During a massive zombie invasion from the neighboring Deadlands domain, Singularity demonstrated the true extent of her selflessness. To save her new friends and the entire island of Arcadia, she absorbed the entire zombie horde into her body and teleported away, seemingly sacrificing her own existence in a massive explosion of light. However, Singularity did not die. Her consciousness was shattered and scattered across the remnants of the multiverse. When reality was eventually restored by Reed Richards, Singularity began to coalesce once more. She fell to Earth-616, now the Prime Universe, but her friends from Battleworld had no memory of her or the events in Arcadia, as that reality had been erased. Alone and hunted by a new cosmic threat named Antimatter, Singularity sought out the heroes she once knew. She found Nico Minoru first, and through their powerful connection, began to reassemble her team. Her quest to reunite with her “sisters”—She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dazzler, and Medusa—and convince them of their shared past led to the official reformation of A-Force in the main Marvel continuity.
Singularity has not yet appeared or been referenced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). She remains a character whose story is currently exclusive to Marvel Comics and its direct adaptations in other media like video games. However, the MCU's ongoing Multiverse Saga presents numerous narrative avenues for her potential introduction. An analysis of these possibilities suggests a few logical entry points:
Any adaptation would likely retain her core visual design and powers of teleportation and energy absorption, as they are central to her identity. Her childlike innocence would also provide a unique character dynamic when contrasted with the more jaded, battle-hardened heroes of the MCU.
Singularity's power set is vast, stemming directly from her nature as a sentient universe. She does not possess powers so much as she is power.