The initial Basic Set contains an adventure that reproduces the opening "Breakout" arc of the New Avengers,[4] and two other major events were released—Civil War as a hardback, and Annihilation in PDF only.

In order to affect the game above the normal limits, the players get Plot Points, and the GM (known as The Watcher) gets the Doom Pool.

[6] Margaret Weis Productions subsequently produced and gave away a random character generator[7] as well as including it in the Premium Edition of all the event books.

With an innovative, flexible system that gives players tons of room for fun superpowered shenanigans and the promise of a lot of support from Margaret Weis Productions for at least the next year, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying earns its place alongside Green Ronin's DC Adventures RPG (and the Marvel RPGs of yesteryear, if you're lucky enough to own a copy).

"[9] Margaret Weis Productions announced on April 24, 2013 that they would no longer produce content for the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Game.

Our first event, CIVIL WAR, was successful and well received, but it didn't garner the level of sales necessary to sustain the rest of the line.