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Annihilation

Crushing Comics S01E20 – Marvel’s Annihilation and Annihilation Conquest hardcovers

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In this episode I open a massive hunk of modern cosmic Marvel that is a massive fan favorite and the birthplace of the Guardians of the Galaxy as we know them today. I give a quick crash course on where Marvel’s galactic characters where in 2006 prior to Annihilation, and a hint of where they head after Annihilation Conquest.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 20 features the contents of the Annihilation Omnibus (Amazon / eBay) in the form of Annihilation Book 1 OHC (Amazon / eBay), Annihilation Book 2 OHC (Amazon / eBay), & Annihilation Book 3 OHC (Amazon / eBay), and 2/3rds of the contents of Annihilation Conquest Omnibus (Amazon / eBay) in Annihilation Conquest Book 1 OHC (Amazon / eBay) and Annihilation Conquest Book 2 OHC (Amazon / eBay).

Read more about Annihilation in the Guide to Marvel Events, or follow the formation of the Guardians of the Galaxy in their guide.

Silver Surfer – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order

The Silver Surfer comic books definitive issue-by-issue collecting guide and trade reading order for omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections. Find every issue and appearance! A part of Crushing Comics. Last updated Novemver 2024 with titles scheduled for release through June 2025.

Silver_Surfer_Vol_7_1_Francavilla_Variant_TextlessSilver Surfer has had several ongoing titles over the years collected in a variety of formats. However, there are a few specific formats of books that cover large portions of this title, and I’ll cover those first – Essentials, Epics, Masterworks, and Omnibuses. [Read more…] about Silver Surfer – Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order

Marvel Universe Events, Collecting Guide & Reading Order

Updated Apr 16, 2025. A comprehensive guide to line-wide Marvel Events – including story overviews, characters, issue lists, and how they can be read via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperbacks. Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated April 2025 with titles scheduled for release through June 2025.

Marvel Events HandbookSecret Wars. Inferno. Age of Apocalypse. Civil War. Secret Invasion. Avengers vs. X-Men. When it comes to epic-sized comic book events, Marvel Comics is the all-time champion.

These line-wide Marvel Events are overarching stories that can involve dozens of Marvel heroes – if not all of them, all at once! Events occur as either or both of  direct crossovers between ongoing titles and special limited-series.

That can make them hard to keep track of, especially at the current rate of one or more events each year. It’s also hard to track down every issue or graphic novel. It’s easy to miss issues or buy the same comic in overlapping collections.

That’s why I created this page – it includes summaries, issue lists, and collection info for every major Marvel event, ever.

Click the links below to leap down the page to the corresponding section. I have omitted most line-specific crossovers with only one or two cross-line spinoffs, such as X-Men’s Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Hulks. [Read more…] about Marvel Universe Events, Collecting Guide & Reading Order