Predator Kills the Marvel Universe

Predator by Benjamin Percy

by Benjamin Percy, Marcelo Ferreira (Penciler), Daniel Picciotto (Artist)

The biggest crossover yet between the iconic franchises of Marvel and Predator!

A Predator King, emboldened by a new vibranium arsenal and aided by a surprising human ally, launches an all-out invasion of Earth, claiming the planet as a hunting preserve! After several battles in our solar system — which devastate both the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Fantastic Four — the Predators escalate to the next stage of their war. And the X-Men and the Avengers are at the top of their kill list! Who will survive this extinction-level event as the entire Marvel Universe finds itself in the tri-laser crosshairs of the Predators?!

COLLECTING: Predator Kills the Marvel Universe (2025) #1-5

Genres: Comics, Marvel

120 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 28, 2026

About the author

Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels -- most recently The Sky Vault (William Morrow) -- three short fiction collections, and a book of essays, Thrill Me, that is widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics. His fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire (where he is a contributing editor), GQ, Time, Men's Journal, Outside, the Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and the Paris Review. His honors include an NEA fellowship, the Whiting Writer's Award, the Plimpton Prize, two Pushcart Prizes, the iHeart Radio Award for Best Scripted Podcast, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics.

Reviews

[Wyatt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Waiting for the conclusion to be released Dec 31st, but damn this is pretty cool - I like the fast paced action throughout, however I am a little puzzled as to the ease of killing particular characters like Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Magneto and Hulk - some with no explanation and others with lackluster explanations that feel lazily contrived. Otherwise it’s very entertaining and keeps you turning pages.

12/31

The conclusion has arrived and it is a bit lackluster tbh..
it felt very rushed, the ending was left very open without a definite conclusion one way or the other, I suppose it could be implied that the Marvel Universe won this battle, but they left the story on the battlefield. I can only assume that there will be a part 2 so that this doesn’t feel so unfinished. Otherwise it was entertaining, although I thought the creativity behind Wolverine and Spiderman having Ironman suits was missing — making them boring and grey didn’t seem appropriate

Overall

3.5/5 stars

[William Cherico]

Suffers from the same issue most of the "...Kills the Marvel Universe" comics have in that most of the character deaths feel pretty unearned and are clearly just there to be kind of edgy, but I honestly thought this one started off pretty strong. I love the idea of Kraven teaming up with the Yautja but I was disappointed with how suddenly Iron Man, Black Panther, Invisible Woman, and Wolverine were able to flip the tide of what seemed like the apocalypse all by themselves. The big issue is just that the pacing was just way too fast and there weren't enough panels in a page to make things feel like they were being given the time they needed, even when they were cool or fun.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, this was OK. Having Kraven work with the Predators was pretty cool. However, deaths happen really quickly and the predator's act out of character mounting a full-scale invasion of Earth. The best you can say about this culmination of the Predator Vs. Marvel series is that it's fine. The art isn't very good either. It's by 3 different artists across 5 issues and it looks very rushed.

[Sarospice · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 The three minis leading up to this were so good maybe this couldn't live up to it. It's just Predators on earth meeting no resistance until they decide oh yeah, there is resistance. Do you really think a Predator would defeat Magneto or The Hulk? No ma'am.

[Javier Campos · Rating 3 out of 5]

empieza bien pero al final fue muy apresurado