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Every Missing Marvel Event Omnibus, Mapped | 13th Annual Tigereyes Most-Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll

April 25, 2025 by krisis

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Marvel Omnibus fans – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 13th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every Marvel Event omnibus that does NOT exist – all of which will appear as options on the 2025 poll.

For the next two weeks, I’ll be covering Marvel’s entire publishing history by mapping missing omnibus volumes to fill in every gap in your Marvel oversize shelf! That’s all leading to the kickoff of the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 13th Annual Secret Ballot on Near Mint Condition on April 28, 2025.

If you’re not sure of what to vote for, stick around for a list of books vetted by a gang of the biggest mapping nerds on the internet with explanations from yours truly – keeper of the most-definitive guides to Marvel’s collected editions on the planet.

Or, if you don’t care about omnibuses, just use this post to learn about Marvel’s history and find some great comics to read!

New Comics & Collected Editions Releases: DC Comics – April 30 2025

April 25, 2025 by krisis

Next week is the 18th new comic book day of 2025! This post covers DC Comics April 30 2025 new releases. Missed this week’s releases? Check out last week’s post covering DC Comics April 23 2025 new releases.

This week in DC Comics: Ewing does Detective, Grodd’s reign continues in Waid’s League, All-In Special hits paperback, Power Company recharges, a Silver Lantern omnibus, and more!

The Krisis Pick of the Week: It’s slim pickings this week, but there’s one book I’m sure everyone is curious about: Al Ewing writing Batman in Detective Comics (1937 / 2016) Annual 1/2025! Despite my slight weariness with Ewing in 2025, I have to admit I’m curious to see what he’ll do with a single issue story of Batman. Ewing could be a fine writer to take up the “creepy detective story” vibe of Dark Patterns when the Dan Watters & Hayden Sherman maxi-series ends.

This post includes every comic out from DC Comics April 30 2025, plus collected editions in omnibus, hardcover, paperback, and digest-sized formats. April 30 is the fifth Wednesday of the month and DC does not typically release issues of ongoing series on a fifth week. Instead, this week we have a chapter of a maxi-series, the conclusion of a mini-series, and several one-shots and annuals – as well as Free Comic Book Day.

This isn’t the typical comic releases post you can find on other sites. Why? I explain each collection and review every in-continuity series with a new issue out this week. Plus, for most new releases, I’ll point you to a personally-curated guide within the Crushing Comics Guide to DC 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 DC Comics April 30 2025 new releases! [Read more…] about New Comics & Collected Editions Releases: DC Comics – April 30 2025

Every Missing Marvel Solo Hero Omnibus from N to Z, Mapped – Namor, Scarlet Witch, Thanos & more! | 13th Annual Tigereyes Most-Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll

April 24, 2025 by krisis

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Marvel Omnibus fans – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 13th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every Marvel Solo Hero omnibus that does NOT exist from N to Z (that we haven’t mentioned yet) – all of which will appear as options on the 2025 poll.

This is the third of of three solo hero posts covering heroes with five or fewer omnibuses of material to collect, including Namor, Nova, Quasar, Red Skull, Red Wolf, Scarlet Witch, Sentinel, Sentry, Shang-Chi, Quicksilver, Shanna The She-Devil, Silver Sable, Sleepwalker, Taskmaster, Thanos, Tigra, USAgent, Ultron, Wasp, & Wonder Man.

The following characters have already been covered: Captain America (includes Nomad), Fantastic Four & Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider & The Midnight Sons (includes Terror Inc. & Werewolf by Night), Guardians of the Galaxy (includes Warlock & The Infinity Watch), Hulk (includes She-Hulk, Red Hulk, & Red She-Hulk), Iron Man (includes War Machine), Punisher, Spider-Man & Spider-Verse, Thor & Asgard (includes Thunderstrike, Valkyrie, & Warriors Three), Venom & Carnage, Wolverine (includes Old Man Logan), and X-Men Solo Characters.

Or, if you don’t care about omnibuses, just use this post to learn about Marvel’s history and find some great comics to read!

The book titles and mapping in this post were curated with the help of the incredible BrandXK! BrandXK proudly supports The Hero Initiative, an incredible charity that helps to support comic creators in their times of need – especially with medical expenses.

Every Missing Marvel Solo Hero Omnibus from H to M, Mapped – Hawkeye, Hercules, Ms. Marvel, & more! | 13th Annual Tigereyes Most-Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll

April 24, 2025 by krisis

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Marvel Omnibus fans – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 13th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every Marvel Solo Hero omnibus that does NOT exist from H to M (that we haven’t mentioned yet) – all of which will appear as options on the 2025 poll.

This is the first of three solo hero posts covering heroes with four or fewer omnibuses of material to collect, including Hawkeye (Clint Barton & Kate Bishop), Hellcat – Patsy Walker, Hercules, Howard the Duck, Iron Fist, Jack of Hearts, Jessica Jones, Ka-Zar, Kang The Conqueror, Killraven, Kingpin – Wilson Fisk, Luke Cage, Machine Man, Man-Wolf, Miracleman, Mockingbird, Monica Rambeau – Spectrum, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Moon Knight, & Ms. Marvel.

Note that the following heroes already have their own posts: Ghost Rider & The Midnight Sons (includes Man-Thing & Morbius, Hulk, Iron Man (includes Ironheart), Thor & Asgard (includes Jane Foster), and X-Men solo characters.

Or, if you don’t care about omnibuses, just use this post to learn about Marvel’s history and find some great comics to read!

Every Missing Marvel Solo Hero Omnibus from A to G, Mapped – Ant-Man, Black Panther, Captain Marvel & more! | 13th Annual Tigereyes Most-Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll

April 24, 2025 by krisis

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Marvel Omnibus fans – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 13th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every Marvel Solo Hero omnibus that does NOT exist from A to G (that we haven’t mentioned yet) – all of which will appear as options on the 2025 poll.

This is the first of three solo hero posts covering heroes with four or fewer omnibuses of material to collect, including America Chavez, Ant-Man, Black Cat, Black Knight, Black Panther, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Cloak & Dagger, Crystar, Darkhawk, Daughters of the Dragon, Deathlok, Doctor Voodoo, Echo, Elsa Bloodstone, Frankenstein, and Galactus!

Note that Captain America (includes Falcon), Deadpool, Daredevil & Elektra, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four & Silver Surfer (includes Doctor Doom), Ghost Rider & The Midnight Sons (includes Blade & Darkhold), Thor & Asgard (includes Angela & Beta Ray Bill), Venom & Carnage, Wolverine (includes Akiro / Daken), and X-Men Solo Characters already have their own posts.

Or, if you don’t care about omnibuses, just use this post to learn about Marvel’s history and find some great comics to read!