Guardians of the Galaxy #25

Dates

Cover date

June 2010

On sale

April 21, 2010

In stores

April 21, 2010

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #25 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

  Barcode 75960606410602511

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• 'Iron Man By Design' Variant - Skottie Young Cover

  Barcode 75960606410602521

  This edition’s page

Story arc: The Thanos Imperative

This is part 1 of 9. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy #25
2. The Thanos Imperative: Ignition #1
3. The Thanos Imperative #1
4. The Thanos Imperative #2
5. The Thanos Imperative #3
6. The Thanos Imperative #4
7. The Thanos Imperative #5
8. The Thanos Imperative #6
9. The Thanos Imperative: Devastation #1

Creators

Stories

• Thanos Lives! · 22 pages

  The two teams of Guardians are reunited, but under the worst of circumstances... Thanos has been reborn and it's up to them to stop him.

• Writer Marjorie Liu · Celebrating the Women of Marvel · 1 pages

Publisher’s description

He's back...Thanos! How did he return? Why is he back? And what does the appearance of the galaxy's #1 threat mean for our rag-tag band of universal protectors?

Reprinted in

Guardians of the Galaxy (2008), Guardians of the Galaxy (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus (2016), War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings Omnibus (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Modern Era Epic Collection (2023)