Next week is the 17th new comic book day of 2025! This post covers Marvel Comics April 23 2025 new releases. Missed this week’s releases? Check out last week’s post covering Marvel Comics April 16 2025 new releases.
This week in Marvel Comics: One World vs. Doom, Avengers of Evil, X-Men vs. 3k, Predator stalks a Spider, X-Force ends, Rhino’s heart problems, Brock vs. Bushwacker, Epic best ever X-Men reprinted, Epic Ultimate X-Men (but just a lil’ bit), the least-wanted X-Men omni of all time, and more!
The Krisis Pick of the Week: There are no Star Wars comics out this week for a Marvel Zombie turned Marvel Hater to retreat to for my pick! What’s a confirmed hater to do? Luckily, this week actually has all of my favorite non-Ultimate Marvel books, so I have some choices! Since Avengers (2023) will be a One World Under Doom (2024) tie-in of unknown quality (and since One World kinda fell apart in issue #2), I’m going with Eddie Brock: Carnage (2025) #3, which is building an engaging horrific mystery for the unholy alliance between Eddie Brock and the Carnage symbiote! More on that below.
This post includes every comic out from Marvel Comics April 23 2025, plus collected editions in omnibus, hardcover, paperback, and digest-sized formats.
This isn’t the typical comic releases post you can find on other sites. Why? I explain each collection and review every series with a new issue out this week. Plus, for every new release, I’ll point you to a personally-curated guide within the Crushing Comics Guide to Marvel Comics to find out how to collect that title in full!
There’s no other website on the internet that can claim that.
And now, onto Marvel Comics April 23 2025 new releases!
Marvel Comics April 23 2025 Collected Editions
Marvel collected editions tend to hit the bookmarket on the same day as the Direct Market (or one day prior), so all of these Marvel Comics April 23 2025 collected editions should also be available from your local bookseller next week!
Cosmic X-Men Omnibus
(2025 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302964276 / digital)
See Guide to… oh hell, it’s in tons of different X-Men guides because it’s a junk drawer of an omnibus. This is a book no-one asked for and which double and triple-dips from other existing and potential omnibuses purely in the name of “Hey, Hickman might use some of this stuff in his Imperial (2025) event!”
Sometimes Marvel gets greedy and pumps out one of these omnis, as if people buying a $5.99 number one issue are going to pick up a $100 book as a side dish. There is no reason anyone should buy this book. It’s not even a proper Imperial Guard omnibus, which would actually be pretty cool.
Deadpool Team-Up by Rob Liefeld: Blood of the Dragon
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302960919 / digital)
See Guide to Deadpool. It was impossible to tell if this almost plot-free Deadpool story was in any kind of continuity, especially since it included an appearance from Liefeld’s inane pet project Major X. This is primarily just five issues of Liefeld pinups – with feet (sometimes) included! So, buy based on that, not based on a love of Deadpool.
Punisher By Rick Remender Omnibus
(2025 oversize hardcover, 978-1302963545 / digital)
See Guide to Punisher. The Punisher goes “pulp” in this run from Rick Remender which runs the gamut from one of Punisher’s bloodiest encounters to one of his most-ridiculous runs. Yes, this is the now-legendary “Franken-Castle” run where Punisher comes back as a horrific and scientific creature and becomes the defender of NYC’s underground Monster City.
I used to own this omni and sold it for my move to NZ, but since then I’ve been back through this material several times both for pleasure and for comic guides. Ultimately, that’s the sign of a book that’s worth having on your shelf. (And, honestly, I forget if I have this in individual trades!)
Ultimate X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302963019 / digital)
See Guide to Marvel Ultimate Universe. This is the first paperback reprint of Ultimate X-Men (2001) in a long, long time.
This is actually one of the slimmest Epic collections! Usually Epics are in the 16-22 issue range, but this is only 13 issues and 344 pages. That’s because Marvel seems to be sticking to the existing mapping of their existing Ultimate Collection line. That sucks for us, because the line took nine volumes (and the Ultimatum Companion) to collect 100 issues, a 1/2, 2 annuals, and Ultimate War (2003) #1-4.
I’d really prefer to see this line tackle 3 original trades per book, which would have taken this volume to issue #20. Maybe the next volume will be slightly beefier.
Venom War: Spider-Man / Lethal Protectors
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302960063 / digital)
See Guide to Venom. This collects the last of the Venom War tie-ins. This one has a little bit of zip to it, because Venom War: Lethal Protectors (2024) is actually Silver Sable mini-series from the usually-reliable Sabir Pirzada. Also, this has the terminally delightful Venom War: It’s Jeff! (2024) #1.
Wolverine: Enemy of the State
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302962906 / digital)
See Guide to Wolverine – Logan. I’m somewhat surprised that Marvel didn’t option this Mark Miller & John Romita Jr. 13-issue mega-arc for their new “Marvel Premiere” line in addition to Millar’s Old Man Logan.
While this isn’t one of my favorite comics, it’s one of the most consistently huge Wolverine action stories from over 40 years of comics. If you want what’s essentially “Wolverine vs. The Marvel Universe” in a single in-continuity tale, this is the one for you.
X-Men Epic Collection Vol. 19: Mutant Genesis
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302963934 / digital)
See Guide to Uncanny X-Men – The Crossover Era (1991 – 2001) or X-Men Vol. 2 (1991 – 2001). We’re getting this reprinted Epic material multiple times this year with the impending Blue & Gold omnibus, but that’s fine because it’s some of the best X-Men material of all time and a major inspiration for the cartoon!
There’s literally not a single X-Men collection I could recommend to you more highly than this one… except for the one that follows it! This has the iconic throwdown with Magneto that ended Chris Claremont’s 16-year run, which were also the issues that pulled me into this hobby over 30 years ago.
Read on for a summary of all of the Marvel Comics April 23 2025 single issue releases!
Marvel Comics April 23 2025 Physical Comic Releases
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #2 (digital) – See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). Issue #1 of this series was an enjoyable back-to-basics tale of Parker Luck from Joe Kelly & Pepe Larraz. It had all of the familiar elements you’d want from Peter both in civillian mode and as Spider-Man, though some folks found a date scene to be poorly written (and I understand why).
But, that’s all about tone. What about plot? Rhino had a heart attack. And, it could be due to very bad people. That’s pretty mild as Spider-Man plots go, but maybe we’re due for a mild Spider-Man plot at this point after fans grew weary with Nick Spencer’s serpentine continuity trawling and then openly rebelled against Zeb Wells’s big ideas.
The Avengers (2023) #25 (digital) – See Guide to Avengers (2010 – Present). We’re coming off a three-issue arc with absolutely jaw-dropping art from Farid Karami to begin a tie-in to One World Under Doom with main artist Valerio Schiti back on art.
Generally I’d say that Jed MacKay is one of Marvel’s strongest writers when it comes to leaning into an event to find a good story to tell rather than letting it interrupt his flow. In this issue, he’ll take the focus of his main squad (as he also did in Blood Hunt) to focus on the Masters of Evil.
I enjoy the idea that when the Avengers are pulled into a major event they don’t do double-duty in their own book, which gives MacKay the chance to tell some smaller stories. However, I’m also eager to tack back towards the central theme of this run with its Tribulation Events.
Although, maybe this Doom story is a Tribulation event???
Deadpool / Wolverine (2025) #4 (digital) – See Guide to Deadpool or Guide to Wolverine – Logan. Ben Percy & Joshua Cassara are delivering a plot-lite action book pulling from all of their greatest strengths from their lengthy run on X-Force (2019).
Stryfe is back with a bunch of X-Treme 90s tropes in tow, but so far this has mostly been Logan and Deadpool finding an excuse to fight each other with outstanding colors from Guru-eFX.
There’s a hint that there could be more to Stryfe’s appearance than that, but let’s be honest: this book is mostly about swords and claws, and that’s fine.
Eddie Brock: Carnage (2025) #3 (digital) – See Guide to Carnage. This Charles Soule & Jesus Saiz series is improbably one of my favorite books of 2025! Me, loving a Carnage book? How?!
First, Soule is always at his best writing villains and anti-heroes, so unholy merger between Eddie Brock & the Carnage symbiote is a right in his wheelhouse. Second, I love a serial killer book, and the theme of this comic is Eddie Brock deciding where (and on whom) Carnage’s killer instincts ought to be unleashed.
Beyond those two reasons, Soule is structuring this in an interesting way. Issue #1 acted as a pilot episode explaining the dynamic and it introduced a huge mystery. Issue #2 offered a standalone tale capitalizing on the setup while deepening the mystery. That’s the way to construct a book like this (as opposed to the clumsy way Al Ewing assembled a similar mystery on All-New Venom (2024)).
The Infinity Watch (2024) #4 (of 5) (digital) – See Guide to Thanos (because it doesn’t fit anywhere else). Last issue escalated this series from minor alternate reality nonsense to full on Morrison deconstructionalism, and it was very satisfying.
Overall, this story finds the people possessing the Infinity Stone hunted by stone-wielders from an adjacent reality. Our 616 group was quickly splintered in issue #2, which meant they couldn’t use the massive power of the assembled stones, but a Star managed the most-sophisticated use of her Reality Stone to shunt everyone (and maybe the entire 616 universe?) to an alternate reality for safekeeping.
I think this book is suffering from a lack of buzz because it’s biggest headline characters are just Star and Colleen Wing, but it’s really good stuff – and, part of a continuing string of really good stuff from Derek Landy over the past few years.
Magik (2025) #4 (digital) – See Guide to Magik – Illyana Rasputin. Writer Ashley Allen is taking the approach of sending Illyana on a series of one-of adventures all tying into her decision on whether she will unleash the Darkchylde side of herself.
To me, issue #3 fell into a rookie comic writer trap of using a whole issue for a walk-and-talk between two characters, tricking itself into thinking some little pops of action were enough to keep it compelling. It looked fantastic thanks to Germán Peralta & Arthur Hesli on art, but the story talked itself into a circle and wasn’t very satisfying.
I still think this has potential to be a strong series, especially with a major favorite New Mutant showing up at the end of last issue to lend a hand with Magik’s journey. But, I’ve gone from fully excited after issue #1 to guardedly optimistic after issues #2-3.
New Champions (2025) #4 (digital) – See Guide to Champions. Steve Foxe & Ivan Fiorelli give us an origin for Gold Tiger, one of the newly-invented members of this team.
I’ve found peace with the idea that this book is mostly to generate a massive amount of new legacy character IP, which may or may not get mined throughout the line or added to multimedia like Marvel Snap or Marvel Rivals. However, after three issues stuffed with additional guest stars (including the prior Champions lineup), I just don’t feel like we’ve had much time to know and understand the core cast.
From that perspective, an origin story is a welcome breather!
One World Under Doom (2025) #3 (of 9) (digital) – See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – One World Under Doom. I’ve seen mixed reactions to this linewide event series online, which kills me since you know I love Ryan North & RB Silva.
To be fair and balance, after an electric start in issue #1 I’d agree that it felt like issue #2 had everyone from Doom and the Fantastic Four acting completely out of character.
This issue promises a major battle blowout of a united front of heroes and villains versus Doom that will reveal the secrets behind his world takeover. I don’t feel like it needs many secrets to be revealed… it’s a pretty obvious outcome of the final of Blood Hunt (2024). However, this promises that it will attract the attention of other villains with planet-sized ambitions.
We’ve seem that Dormammu is a future foe, so perhaps this issue will introduce the turn of plot that will blow the scope of this book wide open.
Predator vs. Spider-Man (2025) #1 (of 4) (digital) – See Guide to Predator (eventually), but for now see Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). Ben Percy continues his march through pitting the Predator against all of Marvel’s hottest solo heroes in continuity-adjacent mini-series.
However, I think the bigger draw here is to see how Percy writes Peter Parker, which to my recollection we’ve never seen more than a spare issue of during his run on Wolverine (2019).
Sabretooth: The Dead Don’t Talk (2024) #5 (of 5) (digital) – See Guide to Sabretooth. Somehow, this Frank Tieri & Michael Sta. Maria series went from a gritty story about the Gangs of New York to a silly steampunk era superhero tale that barely fits in with the established canonical history of the Marvel Universe.
Even if you love a solo and morally-gray Sabretooth, there’s not much to tune into this finale for aside from another anachronistic super-powered fight with a Crocodile Man. But, I can heartily recommend the first two issues of this series – they were pretty great!
Ultimate Black Panther (2024) #15 (digital) – See Guide to Marvel Ultimate Universe. I had to drop this Bryan Hill book after its first year despite its beautiful art by Stefano Caselli because the scripts were just so darn bad. Every month there is 12 pages of beautifully-illustrated talking head conversation about nothing that could be condensed to fewer panels and be scripted with more specificity.
I’ll keep catching up on it via Marvel Unlimited, but I cannot imagine spending money to read this.
Werewolf by Night (2024) #9 (of 10) [Red Band] – See Guide to Werewolf by Night. The solicit for this issue of Marvel’s physical only Red Band series promises some major Werewolf-on-Werewolf action! The series concludes next issue with a hint that a major Marvel Horror story will spin out of the ending.
X-Force (2024) #10 (of 10) (digital) – See Guide to X-Force. This is the end of Geoffrey Thorne & Marcus To’s short-lived series with some major identity problems. It was a bad idea to launch an X-Force book without a single character or theme that screams “X-Force.”
Last issue was an “X-Manhunt” tie-in that may have been the best issue of this run. That’s because it had a laser-focus on Sage and her relationship to Professor Xavier. Sage’s stories throughout this series have often been where it has felt like Thorne has the best voice for a character. Alas, Sage is probably the least popular character on this team and not capable of carrying a book on her shoulders (or, at least, not capable of selling a book).
This final issue promises major revelations, but without another follow-up book announced in the next three months it’s hard to imagine they could be very important unless they tie back into one of the three flagship X-Men titles.
X-Men (2024) #15 (digital) – See Guide to X-Men – From the Ashes (2024 – Present). This is the second issue in a lengthy arc that finds Cyclops’s Alaska team searching for a missing young girl but finding that her disappearance has them intersecting with their new foes 3K – as helmed by Cassandra Nova!
Jed MacKay has delivered on a string of solid issues in this X-Men co-flagship, although I thought there was an immediate drop in excitement as issue #14 kicked off this arc. For me, this title is working better with quick arcs and conflicts that are not focused on mutant extinction. But, even if I don’t love the storyline, I do enjoy that MacKay has really worked to define this team of random misfits in a way that makes them make sense together.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2024) #5 (of 5) (digital) – See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (2018 – Present). This is the final issue to the official comics prologue to the D+ show of the same name, as written by Spider-expert Christos Gage.
That’s for Marvel Comics April 23 2025 new releases! What were you already pulling? And, did I convince you to check out anything new? Sound off in the comments below.