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Predator by Benjamin Percy
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe
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
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
120 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2026
About the author
Benjamin Percy
818 books1,228 followersBenjamin 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.
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May 16, 2026
I really enjoyed this book. I am glad that they tied the Wolverine, Black Panther and Spider-man Vs. Predator book together into this main event of a book.
Since joining the Predators, Kraven has found a kinship he never had on earth. Now he is leading them on a hunt to take over the planet. He gives the a kill list of who to take out first, and the heroes power for the Predators to counter with their advanced weaponry. The initial strikes are effective, however the survivors intend to fight back.
There are only two complaints I have of thus book. I would have liked Spider-man (Peter Parker) to do a bit more of the fighting. As I said in the Spider-man Vs. Predator, his powers of spider-sense, agility and strength make he the perfect counter to the Predators' more advanced weaponry. The other complaint is i wish it was longer. The does finish with a maybe not the end and a varient cover gallery.
Since joining the Predators, Kraven has found a kinship he never had on earth. Now he is leading them on a hunt to take over the planet. He gives the a kill list of who to take out first, and the heroes power for the Predators to counter with their advanced weaponry. The initial strikes are effective, however the survivors intend to fight back.
There are only two complaints I have of thus book. I would have liked Spider-man (Peter Parker) to do a bit more of the fighting. As I said in the Spider-man Vs. Predator, his powers of spider-sense, agility and strength make he the perfect counter to the Predators' more advanced weaponry. The other complaint is i wish it was longer. The does finish with a maybe not the end and a varient cover gallery.
January 2, 2026
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
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
May 12, 2026
Better than Vs. Black Panther, but not living up to the legacies of Vs. Wolverine and Vs. Spider-Man, Predator Kills the Marvel Universe at least gets a passing grade from me due to the fact that people actually die in this one (unlike how everyone's plot armor saved them in Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe ). That being said though, the plot feels very rushed for the page count (with only a few of the heroes/villains actually being killed in a panel instead of off-screen), and it ends with a cliffhanger that likely won't have major ramifications for any future continuation of this story.
You also really have to suspend your disbelief to buy into the overarching plot of this book, as it takes place in the same canon as the previously mentioned books, meaning that the heroes of whatever number Earth this in should have had ample time to prepare for the Predator invasion, especially given how intimately familiar the people of Wakanda supposedly are with them, given the long feud over vibranium within their borders.
You also really have to suspend your disbelief to buy into the overarching plot of this book, as it takes place in the same canon as the previously mentioned books, meaning that the heroes of whatever number Earth this in should have had ample time to prepare for the Predator invasion, especially given how intimately familiar the people of Wakanda supposedly are with them, given the long feud over vibranium within their borders.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Following on from the other already impressive titles in Benjamin Percy’s “Predator vs…” (Wolverine, Black Panther and Spider-Man) series, this one goes all out when the Yautja (with the help of Kraven the Hunter) prey on the whole of the Marvel Universe.
It’s not essential to read the other titles first but it does explain how the predators have the weapons they do to hunt the superheroes and I think it makes it a much better overall story if you have read them all.
The action in this one is non stop from the start. The art and story are great and the inclusion of Predator X was brilliant. My only slight complaint is that there’s so much going on it can sometimes be over too quickly so I actually wish this had have been twice as long (or more) to give it a bit more depth and flesh out the story more. Still excellent though and I hope these carry on as promised.
It’s not essential to read the other titles first but it does explain how the predators have the weapons they do to hunt the superheroes and I think it makes it a much better overall story if you have read them all.
The action in this one is non stop from the start. The art and story are great and the inclusion of Predator X was brilliant. My only slight complaint is that there’s so much going on it can sometimes be over too quickly so I actually wish this had have been twice as long (or more) to give it a bit more depth and flesh out the story more. Still excellent though and I hope these carry on as promised.
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December 31, 2025Suffers 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.
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March 23, 2026Wish the pacing was better and that there was more of a story like in the Deadpool kills the marvel universe books but this was fine. It started out great and then lost its way I would’ve loved if we just kept the whole thing from kravens point of view with the predators but instead we get like the start of battles and then we jump to the end of them and sometimes I can’t tell if certain characters are dead or not. Coulda been a lot cooler story wise but the first issue and second issue work well with just showing you predators killing marvel characters
Review of advance copy
3.25
Predators aren't really that big of a threat to the Marvel Universe. The world has a ton of super power| heroes and highly advanced tech. And that is the Predators whole thing. They work better as individual hunters, like the Spider-Man series. But as a general threat to the Marvel Universe... this did not work in the way that Aliens did.
Also the story value was terrible. And just no even there at times.
I only stuck around for Percy, but this was one of his poorer efforts. Honestly brings my estimation of his work down a couple notches.
Predators aren't really that big of a threat to the Marvel Universe. The world has a ton of super power| heroes and highly advanced tech. And that is the Predators whole thing. They work better as individual hunters, like the Spider-Man series. But as a general threat to the Marvel Universe... this did not work in the way that Aliens did.
Also the story value was terrible. And just no even there at times.
I only stuck around for Percy, but this was one of his poorer efforts. Honestly brings my estimation of his work down a couple notches.
Review of advance copy
COLLECTING: Predator Kills the Marvel Universe (2025) #1-5
Predators here do not really follow the established "Predator Code". The previous "Predator vs" books were good, but this has faceless armies killing heroes on every page. no suspense, just mindless mowing down of heroes and Predators.
I reread the "Predator vs JLA" from several years back. it was a little goofy, but might have been better story.
Predators here do not really follow the established "Predator Code". The previous "Predator vs" books were good, but this has faceless armies killing heroes on every page. no suspense, just mindless mowing down of heroes and Predators.
I reread the "Predator vs JLA" from several years back. it was a little goofy, but might have been better story.
Review of advance copy
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.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
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.
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April 20, 2026I read this as single issues but I think putting single issues into my goodreads book count is cheating so here we are.
Anyways, can't believe that
Anyways, can't believe that
Review of advance copy received from Otros
empieza bien pero al final fue muy apresurado
February 15, 2026
What is with Marvel and weak endings trying to force unnecessary sequels and rush an otherwise entertaining series?
Skip it.
Please.
Skip it.
Please.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
1.6 stars
May 6, 2026
A great culmination of the Predator versus Marvel storylines. A blast that I hope gets more issues.
May 21, 2026
Too much happened off-panel...maybe some side one-shots to show how more of the heroes fell, or survived if there were others.
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