A completely complete guide to the comics of Marvel NOW! and All-New Marvel NOW!, leading up to 2015’s Marvel Universe shattering Secret Wars. This is the world of the Marvel Universe following the events of Avengers vs. X-Men. It’s important to note that Marvel NOW! is not an event or crossover so much as it is a “state of the Universe.” After the events of AvX, towards the last quarter of 2012, several new series were launched, and several others were given new #1 issues. Unlike DC’s similarly sales-tastic (don’t look that up) ‘New 52,’ Marvel did not reset the entire history and continuity of their comic book universe.
Below you’ll find a complete guide to every single Marvel story arc within Marvel NOW!, including crossover events like X-Men: Battle of the Atom, Age of Ultron, Infinity, and Avengers and X-Men: Axis. You’ll also find links taking you directly to each series for quick Marvel Unlimited reading, or the trade option for those of you who prefer the feel of real valyrian steel in your hands (is that not what books are made out of? I might not know a lot about publishing.)
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This is, without question, the most ambitious reading order on Comic Book Herald, but I’m really excited for the journey from the start of Marvel NOW on through to Secret Wars.
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The Marvel Now Reading Order
If you want the most direct possible approach, you can try the Marvel NOW! fast track guide!
In many ways, Avengers vs. X-Men is the prologue to the first wave of Marvel NOW! books. You don’t necessarily have to have read this event, but it will be referenced frequently, starting with the books we can consider direct aftermath. As always, you can check out the full Comic Book Herald Avengers vs. X-Men reading order.
I) AvX Aftermath
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
AvX: Consequences
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Avengers vs. X-Men: Consequences
On Marvel Unlimited: AvX: Consequences
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: X-Men Legacy – Volume 1: Prodigal
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men Legacy
A+X
Issues: #1 to #10
Collected Trade: A+X – Volume 1: =Awesome
On Marvel Unlimited: A+X
Marvel NOW! Begins
Marvel Now! Point One
Reasonably interesting kick off to the new Nick Fury, FF #1, Young Avengers #1, Secret Avengers #1, Nova #1, Cable & X-Force #1, and Guardians of the Galaxy #0
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Marvel Now! Point One (Issue #1)
On Marvel Unlimited: Marvel Now! Point One
II) X-Men First Wave
All-New X-Men
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Volume 1: Yesterday’s X-Men
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Cable and X-Force
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: Cable and X-Force, Vol. 1: Wanted
On Marvel Unlimited: Cable and X-Force
Gambit
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Gambit, Vol. 1: Once A Thief
On Marvel Unlimited: Gambit
X-Treme X-Men
Issues: #7.1 to #13
Collected Trade: X-Treme X-Men Volume 2: You Can’t Go Home Again
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Treme X-Men
Collects: Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-59, 62-68
X-Termination
Issues: Age of Apocalypse 13, X-Treme X-Men 12, X-Termination 1, Astonishing X-Men 60, Age of Apocalypse 14, X-Treme X-Men 13, Astonishing X-Men 61, X-Termination 2
Collected Trade: X-Men: X-Termination
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Termination
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issue #19 marks the start of Marvel NOW! Inclusion, but Wolverine & the X-Men is worth reading from the beginning.
Issues: #1 to #27
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
X-Factor
If you’re going to jump into X-Factor here, you’ll really want to run it all the way back to Peter David’s start on the series in 2005. I’m not sure we even had cars back then, that’s how long he’s been crafting this excellent series.
Issues: #246 to #249
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Factor
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #6 to #8
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
III) Spider-Man First Wave
Scarlet Spider
Issues: #1 to #9
Collected Trade: Scarlet Spider – Volume 1: Life After Death
On Marvel Unlimited: Scarlet Spider
Venom
Issues: #13 to #25
Collected Trade: Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection Volume 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Venom
Scarlet Spider
Reading order: Minimum Carnage Alpha #1, Scarlet Spider #10, Venom #26, Scarlet Spider #11, Venom #27, Minimum Carnage Omega #1
Issues: #10 to #11
Collected Trade: Minimum Carnage
On Marvel Unlimited: Scarlet Spider
Venom
Issues: #26 to #27
Collected Trade: Carnage: Minimum Carnage
On Marvel Unlimited: Venom
Avenging Spider-Man Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Avenging Spider-Man, Vol. 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Avenging Spider-Man Annual
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #693 to #700
Collected Trade: Spider-Man: Dying Wish
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 1: My Own Worst Enemy
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man
IV) Avengers First Wave
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #9 to #13
Collected Trade: Avengers Assemble: Science Bros
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble
Avengers Assemble Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Avengers Assemble: Science Bros
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble Annual
Dark Avengers
Issues: #175 to #184
Collected Trade: Dark Avengers: The End is the Beginning
On Marvel Unlimited: Dark Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 1: Everything Dies
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
Avengers
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 1: Avengers World
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers – Volume 1: Reverie
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Avengers Arena
Falls under the ‘arena’ of series you can read all at once, and really whenever you darn well feel like reading Marvel’s excellent replication of The Hunger Games.
Issues: #1 to #18
Collected Trade: Avengers Arena, Vol. 1: Kill or Die
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Arena
Captain America
Marvel NOW sends Captain America to ‘Dimension Z’ an alternate microverse created by Dr. Arnim Zola. As such, it’s essentially a story out of time, meaning you can read Cap’s exploits in Avengers books separate from Rick Remender’s run. At least until after Original Sin.
Issues: #1 to #10
Collected Trade: Captain America, Vol. 1: Castaway in Dimension Z, Book 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America
Captain Marvel
Issues: #1 to #12
Collected Trade: Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: In Pursuit of Flight
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Hawkeye
Hawkeye enters the Marvel NOW! Universe with issue #6, but you’ll definitely want to read the entire series. One of the best modern Marvel series, easily.
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon
On Marvel Unlimited: Hawkeye
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Indestructible Hulk Volume 1: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
On Marvel Unlimited: Indestructible Hulk
Iron Man
You could make a case that the ‘Godkiller’ story arc should be placed after the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy. Nonetheless, there is no reference to Iron Man’s association with the Guardians until Iron Man #9, and its placement works logically here.
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Iron Man Volume 1: Believe
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Man
Thor: God of Thunder
Hot take: You can read Thor: God of Thunder in its entirity any time you darn well please.
Issues: #1 to #18
Collected Trade: Thor: God of Thunder Volume 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Thor: God of Thunder
V) Marvel: Street First Wave
Daredevil: End of Days
A “last” Daredevil story that can be read at any point, really. That said, it forms a nice conclusion to the 2000’s runs on Daredevil, and transitions us towards Mark Waid’s brighter run on the character.
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Daredevil: End of Days
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil: End of Days
Daredevil
Highly recommend reading the entirety of Mark Waid’s run on Daredevil, which begins all the way back in July 2011 (a little over a year before Marvel NOW begins). Issue #22 marks the official start of Daredevil’s “Marvel NOW” books.
Issues: #1 to #21
Collected Trade: Daredevil by Mark Waid, Vol. 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
As with any Deadpool, you can basically read this wherever. He’s about as tied to chronology as a burrito, and surprisingly just as tasty.
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Deadpool, Vol. 1: Dead Presidents
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
Deadpool: Classics Killustrated
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool Killustrated
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool: Classics Killustrated
Punisher: War Zone
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Punisher: Enter the War Zone
On Marvel Unlimited: Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: Nightmare
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Punisher: Nightmare
On Marvel Unlimited: Punisher: Nightmare
Red She-Hulk
Issues: #58 to #67
Collected Trade: Red She-Hulk – Volume 1: Hell Hath No Fury
On Marvel Unlimited: Red She-Hulk
Thunderbolts
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Thunderbolts – Volume 1: No Quarter
On Marvel Unlimited: Thunderbolts
VI) Marvel: Classic First Wave
Winter Soldier
Doesn’t get the Marvel NOW! Label, but this is Ed Brubaker’s final take on the Winter Soldier character he and Steve Epting created within Captain America in 2004.
Issues: #1 to #14
Collected Trade: Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker: The Complete Collection
On Marvel Unlimited: Winter Soldier
Fantastic Four
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
FF
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #2
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
FF
Issues: #2
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #3 to #5
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
FF
Issues: #3 to #5
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Journey into Mystery
Issues: #646 to #655
Collected Trade: Journey Into Mystery Featuring Sif – Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters
On Marvel Unlimited: Journey into Mystery
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 1: Doom Maidens
On Marvel Unlimited: Fearless Defenders
Event: Age of Ultron
For all of the related tie-ins and chronology, check out the Age of Ultron reading order.
Age of Ultron
Issues: #1 to #10
Collected Trade: Age of Ultron
On Marvel Unlimited: Age of Ultron
Age of Ultron: AI
Issues: #10
Collected Trade: Age of Ultron Companion
On Marvel Unlimited: Age of Ultron: AI
Ultron
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Age of Ultron Companion
On Marvel Unlimited: Ultron
Marvel NOW!
VII) X-Men Second Wave
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Men Volume 1: Revolution
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
All-New X-Men
Issues: #4 to #11
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Volume 2: Here to Stay
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #8 to 11
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Men Volume 2: Broken
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Cable and X-Force
Issues: #3 to #9
Collected Trade: Cable and X-Force Volume 2: Dead or Alive
On Marvel Unlimited: Cable and X-Force
Uncanny X-Force
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1: Let It Bleed
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Force
Gambit
Issues: #9 to #17
Collected Trade: Gambit, Vol. 3: King of Thieves
On Marvel Unlimited: Gambit
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #3 to #18
Collected Trade: X-Men Legacy Volume 2: Invasive Exotics
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men Legacy
Savage Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #13
Collected Trade: Savage Wolverine – Volume 1: Kill Island
On Marvel Unlimited: Savage Wolverine
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #28 to #35
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
Wolverine
Sets up Wolverine “Killable” and explains his inability to heal during Battle of the Atom.
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine
X-Men
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: X-Men, Vol. 1: Primer
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
X-Factor
Issues: #250 to #262
Collected Trade: X-Factor – Volume 20: Hell on Earth War
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Factor
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #9 to #17
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
VIII) Spider-Man Second Wave
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #7 to #15
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 2: A Troubled Mind
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Volume 1: Versus
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Scarlet Spider
Issues: #12 to 20
Collected Trade: Scarlet Spider Volume 3: The Big Leagues
On Marvel Unlimited: Scarlet Spider
Venom
Issues: #28 to #42
Collected Trade: Venom: Devil’s Pack
On Marvel Unlimited: Venom
Avenging Spider-Man
Issues: #17 to #22
Collected Trade: Avenging Spider-Man: Threats & Menaces
On Marvel Unlimited: Avenging Spider-Man
Alpha
Issues: #0.1 to #5
Collected Trade: Alpha: Big Time
On Marvel Unlimited: Alpha
Morbius the Living Vampire
Issues: #1 to #9
Collected Trade: Morbius: The Living Vampire: The Man Called Morbius
On Marvel Unlimited: Morbius the Living Vampire
IX) Avengers Second Wave
Avengers A.I.
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: A.I. Volume 1: Human After All
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers A.I.
New Avengers
Issues: #4 to #6
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 1: Everything Dies
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
Avengers
Issues: #7 to #13
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 2: The Last White Event
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #7
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 2: Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #6 to #9
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Volume 2: Iliad
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Young Avengers
You can do the whole series at once.
Issues: #1 to #15
Collected Trade: Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Young Avengers
Avengers: The Enemy Within
Reading order: Avengers Enemy Within #1, Avengers Assemble #16, Captain Marvel #13, Avengers Assemble #17, Captain Marvel #14
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Avengers: The Enemy Within
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers: The Enemy Within
Captain Marvel
Issues: #13 to #14
Collected Trade: Avengers: The Enemy Within
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #16 to #17
Collected Trade: Avengers: The Enemy Within
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble
Hawkeye
From this point forward Hawkeye can be read whenever you want, and all the way through.
Issues: #6 to #21
Collected Trade: Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits
On Marvel Unlimited: Hawkeye
Hawkeye Annual
Can be read after Hawkeye #12
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Hawkeye Volume 3: L.A. Woman
On Marvel Unlimited: Hawkeye Annual
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #6 to #15
Collected Trade: Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2: Gods and Monster
On Marvel Unlimited: Indestructible Hulk
Iron Man
Issues: #9 to #17
Collected Trade: Iron Man Volume 3: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Man
Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You
X) Marvel: Street Second Wave
Daredevil: Dark Nights
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Daredevil: Dark Knights
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil: Dark Nights
Daredevil
Issues: #22 to #29
Collected Trade: Daredevil by Mark Waid Volume 3
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #7 to #19
Collected Trade: Daredevil Volume 2: West-Case Scenerio
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
Deadpool Kills Deadpool
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool Kills Deadpool
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool Kills Deadpool
Thunderbolts
Issues: #7 to #13
Collected Trade: Thunderbolts Volume 2: Red Scare
On Marvel Unlimited: Thunderbolts
XI) Marvel: Cosmic First Wave
Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite Comic
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite Comic
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #0.1 to #7
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1: Cosmic Avengers
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Rocket Raccoon: Tales from Half-World
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Rocket Raccoon: Tales From Half-World
On Marvel Unlimited: Rocket Raccoon: Tales from Half-World
Nova
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade: Nova Volume 1: Origin
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
XII) Marvel: Classic Second Wave
Winter Soldier
Issues: #15 to #19
Collected Trade: Winter Soldier – Volume 4: The Electric Ghost
On Marvel Unlimited: Winter Soldier
Fantastic Four
Issues: #6 to #15
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
FF
Issues: #6 to #15
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #16
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
FF
Issues: #16
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #5 to #9
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 2: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team of All
On Marvel Unlimited: Fearless Defenders
Event: X-Men: Battle of the Atom
Pretty much every issue has a reading checklist in the back, but you can find the right order in my modern X-Men guide.
All-New X-Men
Issues: #16 to #17
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #12 to #13
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #36 to #37
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
X-Men
Issues: #5 to #6
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
X-Men: Battle of the Atom
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: X-Men: Battle of the Atom
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men: Battle of the Atom
All-New Doop
While Doop is a part of All-New Marvel Now, his solo series makes the most sense after Battle of the Atom. I didn’t say it makes sense, but it makes the MOST sense here.
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: All-New Doop
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Doop
Event: Infinity
Infinity is a more crossover-dependent event, and you can get the right order with my Infinity reading guide.
Thanos Rising
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Thanos Rising
On Marvel Unlimited: Thanos Rising
Avengers
Issues: #14 to #17
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 3: Prelude to Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
Infinity
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: Infinity
Avengers
Issues: #18 to #23
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 4: Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #8 to #13
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 2: Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
Infinity: Heist
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Infinity: Heist/Hunt
On Marvel Unlimited: Infinity: Heist
Infinity: The Hunt
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Infinity: Heist/Hunt
On Marvel Unlimited: Infinity: The Hunt
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Issues: #3 to #4
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Volume 1: Versus
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #18 to #20
Collected Trade: Avengers Assemble: The Forgeries of Jealousy
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble
Secret Avengers
Issues: #10 to #11
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Volume 2: Iliad
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Captain Marvel
Issues: #15 to #16
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Thunderbolts
Issues: #14 to #18
Collected Trade: Thunderbolts Volume 3: Infinity
On Marvel Unlimited: Thunderbolts
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #8 to #10
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2: Angela
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Nova
Issues: #8 to #9
Collected Trade: Nova Volume 2: Rookie Season
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #10
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 2: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team of All
On Marvel Unlimited: Fearless Defenders
Thanos: A God Up There Listening
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Thanos: A God Up There Listening
On Marvel Unlimited: Thanos: A God Up There Listening
Event: Inhumanity
My Inhumanity reading order is included at the end of the Infinity guide.
Inhumanity
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: Inhumanity
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhumanity
Inhumanity: Awakening
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: Inhumanity
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhumanity: Awakening
Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Inhumanity
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #21 to #25
Collected Trade: Avengers Assemble: The Forgeries of Jealousy
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Assemble
Mighty Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 1: No Single Hero
On Marvel Unlimited: Mighty Avengers
Avengers A.I.
Issues: #7
Collected Trade: Avengers A.I. Volume 2: 12,000 A.D.
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers A.I.
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #16 to #19
Collected Trade: Indestructible Hulk Volume 4: Humanity Bomb
On Marvel Unlimited: Indestructible Hulk
Inhuman
Technically fits in the All-New Marvel Now section, but Inhuman makes the most sense spiraling out of the events of Inhumanity. A suprisingly excellent series!
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Inhuman Volume 1: Genesis
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhuman
Marvel NOW!
XIII) X-Men Final Wave (Round 1)
A+X
Issues: #11 to #18
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: A+X
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #14 to #18
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Cable and X-Force
Issues: #10 to #19
Collected Trade: Cable and X-Force Volume 3: This Won’t End Well
On Marvel Unlimited: Cable and X-Force
Uncanny X-Force
Issues: #7 to #17
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Force Volume 2: Torn and Frayed
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Force
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #19 to #24
Collected Trade: X-Men Legacy Volume 4: For We Are Many
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men Legacy
All-New X-Men Special
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men Special
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #38 to #42
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
Wolverine & the X-Men Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men Annual
Wolverine
Issues: #8 to #12
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine
X-Men
Issues: #7 to #9
Collected Trade: X-Men Volume 2: Muertas
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
XIV) Spider-Man Final Wave (Round 1)
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #16 to #21
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man Volume 4: Necessary Evil
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man Annual
Scarlet Spider
Issues: #21 to #25
Collected Trade: Scarlet Spider Volume 4: Into the Grave
On Marvel Unlimited: Scarlet Spider
XV) Avengers Final Wave (Round 1)
Secret Avengers
Issues: #12 to #16
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Volume 3: How to MA.I.M. a Mockingbird
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Captain America
Issues: #11 to #15
Collected Trade: Captain America Volume 3: Loose Nuke
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America
Captain Marvel
Issues: #17
Collected Trade: Avengers: The Enemy Within
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Indestructible Hulk Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Indestructible Hulk Volume 4: Humanity Bomb
On Marvel Unlimited: Indestructible Hulk Annual
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #20
Collected Trade: Indestructible Hulk Volume 4: Humanity Bomb
On Marvel Unlimited: Indestructible Hulk
Iron Man
Issues: #18 to #22
Collected Trade: Iron Man Volume 4: Iron Metropolitan
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Man
Iron Man Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Man Annual
XVI) Marvel: Street Final Wave (Round 1)
Daredevil
Issues: #30 to #36
Collected Trade: Daredevil by Mark Waid Volume 3
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #20 to #24
Collected Trade: Deadpool Volume 4: Deadpool vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
XVII) Marvel: Cosmic Final Wave (Round 1)
Nova
Issues: #10 to #17
Collected Trade: Nova Volume 3: Nova Corpse
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
XVIII) Marvel: Classic Final Wave (Round 1)
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #11 to #12
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 2: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team of All
On Marvel Unlimited: Fearless Defenders
S.H.I.E.L.D. Origins
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 1: Perfect Bullets
On Marvel Unlimited: S.H.I.E.L.D. Origins
Event: Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War: Alpha
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Alpha
Revolutionary War: Dark Angel
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Dark Angel
Revolutionary War: Death’s Head II
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Death’s Head II
Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon
Revolutionary War: Motormouth
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Motormouth
Revolutionary War: Omega
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Omega
Revolutionary War: Supersoldiers
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Supersoldiers
Revolutionary War: Warheads
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Revolutionary War
On Marvel Unlimited: Revolutionary War: Warheads
All-New Marvel NOW!
All-New Marvel Now! Point One
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: All New Marvel Now Point One #1
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Marvel Now! Point One
XIX) X-Men First All-New Wave!
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #300
Collected Trade: X-Force Volume 2: Hide/Fear
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men Legacy
All-New X-Men
Issues: #18 to #21
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Volume 4: All-Different
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
All-New X-Men
Issues: #22
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #11
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
All-New X-Men
Issues: #23
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #12
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
All-New X-Men
Issues: #24
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #13
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #19 to #22
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #18 to #23
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Amazing X-Men Volume 1: The Quest for Nightcrawler
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing X-Men
Marvel Knights: X-Men
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Marvel Knights: X-Men: Haunted
On Marvel Unlimited: Marvel Knights: X-Men
Origin II
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Wolverine: Origin II
On Marvel Unlimited: Origin II
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men Volume 1: Tomorrow Never Learns (Wolverine and the X-Men)
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine
X-Men
Issues: #10 to #17
Collected Trade: X-Men Volume 3: Bloodline
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: All-New X-Factor Volume 1: Not Brand X
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Factor
X-Force
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: X-Force Volume 1: Dirty/Tricks
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Force
XX) Spider-Man First All-New Wave!
The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Issues: #1 to #17
Collected Trade: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Volume 1: Getting the Band Back Together
On Marvel Unlimited: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #22 to #31
Collected Trade: Superior Spider-Man Volume 5: The Superior Venom
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man Annual
Issues: #2
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man Annual
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #1, #1.1. #2, #1.2,#3, #1.3
Collected Trade: Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1: The Parker Luck
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Spider-Man 2099 Volume 1: Out of Time
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Man 2099
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man
On Marvel Unlimited: Marvel Knights: Spider-Man
XXI) Avengers First All-New Wave!
New Avengers
Issues: #14 to #15
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 3: Other Worlds
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
New Avengers Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers Annual
Avengers
Issues: #24 to #28
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 5: Adapt or Die
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
Avengers World
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Avengers World Volume 1: A.I.M.PIRE
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers World
Avengers Undercover
Issues: #1 to #10
Collected Trade: Avengers Undercover Volume 1: Descent
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers Undercover
Mighty Avengers
Issues: #6 to #9
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 2: Family Bonding
On Marvel Unlimited: Mighty Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Volume 1: Let’s Have a Problem
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Avengers A.I.
Issues: #8 to #12
Collected Trade: Avengers A.I. Volume 2: 12,000 A.D.
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers A.I.
All-New Invaders
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: All-New Invaders Volume 1: Gods and Soldiers
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Invaders
Captain America
Issues: #16 to #21
Collected Trade: Captain America Volume 4: The Iron Nail
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America
Marvel Knights: Hulk
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Marvel Knights: Hulk: Transforme
On Marvel Unlimited: Marvel Knights: Hulk
Iron Man
Issues: #23 to #28
Collected Trade: Iron Man Volume 5: Rings of the Mandarin
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Man
Thor: God of Thunder
Issues: #19 to #24
Collected Trade: Thor: God of Thunder Volume 4: The Last Days of Midgard
On Marvel Unlimited: Thor: God of Thunder
Black Widow
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Black Widow Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread
On Marvel Unlimited: Black Widow
XXII) Marvel: Street First All-New Wave!
Daredevil
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Daredevil Volume 1: Devil at Bay
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #25 to #28
Collected Trade: Deadpool Volume 5: Wedding of Deadpool
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
Deadpool Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Deadpool Volume 5: Wedding of Deadpool
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool Annual
Night of the Living Deadpool
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Night of the Living Deadpool
On Marvel Unlimited: Night of the Living Deadpool
Deadpool Vs. Carnage
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool vs. Carnage
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool Vs. Carnage
Deadpool Vs. X-Force
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool vs. X-Force
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool Vs. X-Force
Hawkeye vs Deadpool
Issues: #0 to #4
Collected Trade: Hawkeye vs. Deadpool
On Marvel Unlimited: Hawkeye vs Deadpool
Deadpool’s Art of War
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool’s Art of War
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool’s Art of War
The Punisher
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: The Punisher Volume 1: Black and White
On Marvel Unlimited: The Punisher
Thunderbolts
Issues: #19 to #26
Collected Trade: Thunderbolts Volume 4: No Mercy
On Marvel Unlimited: Thunderbolts
All-New Ghost Rider
Issues: #1 to #11
Collected Trade: All-New Ghost Rider Volume 1: Engines of Vengeance
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Ghost Rider
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon Volume 1: Rage
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Out of the Past
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu
Moon Knight
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Moon Knight Volume 1: From the Dead
On Marvel Unlimited: Moon Knight
XXIII) Marvel: Cosmic First All-New Wave!
Captain Marvel
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Captain Marvel Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #14 to #17
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3: Guardians Disassembled
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Thanos Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Thanos Annual
Silver Surfer
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Silver Surfer Volume 1: New Dawn
On Marvel Unlimited: Silver Surfer
XXIV) Marvel: Character Driven First All-New Wave!
Elektra
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Elektra Volume 1: Bloodlines
On Marvel Unlimited: Elektra
Elektra
Issues: #6 to #11
Collected Trade: Elektra Volume 2: Reverence
On Marvel Unlimited: Elektra
Iron Patriot
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Iron Patriot: Unbreakable
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Patriot
Loki: Agent of Asgard
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Loki: Agent of Asgard Volume 1: Trust Me
On Marvel Unlimited: Loki: Agent of Asgard
Magneto
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Magneto Volume 1: Infamous
On Marvel Unlimited: Magneto
Ms. Marvel
Issues: #1 to #15
Collected Trade: Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
On Marvel Unlimited: Ms. Marvel
New Warriors
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: New Warriors, Vol. 1: The Kids are All Fight
On Marvel Unlimited: New Warriors
She-Hulk
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: She-Hulk Volume 1: Law and Disorder
On Marvel Unlimited: She-Hulk
Fantastic Four
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 1: The Fall of the Fantastic Four
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
Event: Original Sin
Here’s the proper reading order for Original Sin.
Original Sin
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sin
Original Sin Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sin Annual
Original Sins
Issues:
Collected Trade: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sins
Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man #3.1 to #3.4
Issues:
Collected Trade: Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man #3.1 to #3.4
Original Sin: Thor & Loki
Issues:
Collected Trade: Original Sin: Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sin: Thor & Loki
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #23 to #25
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #4 to #5
Collected Trade: Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1: The Parker Luck
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
Issues: #29 to #34
Collected Trade: Avengers Volume 6: Infinite Avengers
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Issues: #10 to #12
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 3: Original Sin – Not Your Father’s Avengers
On Marvel Unlimited: Mighty Avengers
All-New Invaders
Issues: #6 to #7
Collected Trade: All-New Invaders Volume 2: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Invaders
Daredevil
Issues: #6 to #7
Collected Trade: Daredevil Volume 2: West-Case Scenerio
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #29 to #34
Collected Trade: Deadpool Volume 6: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #18 to #20
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 4: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Nova
Issues: #18 to #20
Collected Trade: Nova Volume 4: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
Fantastic Four
Issues: #6 to #8
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 2: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
All-New Marvel NOW!
XXV) X-Men 2nd All-New Wave!
All-New X-Men
Issues: #25 to #30
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Volume 5: One Down
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #7 to #13
Collected Trade: Amazing X-Men Volume 2: World War Wendingo
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing X-Men
Amazing X-Men Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Amazing X-Men Volume 3: Once and Future Juggernaut
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing X-Men Annual
Savage Wolverine
Issues: #14 to #23
Collected Trade: Savage Wolverine Volume 3: Wrath
On Marvel Unlimited: Savage Wolverine
Nightcrawler
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Nightcrawler Volume 1: Homecoming
On Marvel Unlimited: Nightcrawler
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #7 to #9
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men Volume 2: Death of Wolverine
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
X-Men
Issues: #18 to #21
Collected Trade: X-Men Volume 4: Exogenous
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #7 to #15
Collected Trade: All-New X-Factor Volume 2: Change of Decay
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Factor
X-Force
Issues: #7 to #15
Collected Trade: X-Force Volume 2: Hide/Fear
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Force
Cyclops
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Cyclops Volume 1: Starstruck
On Marvel Unlimited: Cyclops
Wolverine
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine
Wolverine Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine Annual
Storm
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Storm Volume 1: Make it Rain
On Marvel Unlimited: Storm
Event: Death of Wolverine
Check out the Death of Wolverine reading order for a more detailed guide to the event.
Death of Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Death of Wolverine
On Marvel Unlimited: Death of Wolverine
Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America
Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy
On Marvel Unlimited: Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade: Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy
On Marvel Unlimited: Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy
Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program
On Marvel Unlimited: Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program
Nightcrawler
Issues: #7
Collected Trade: Nightcrawler Volume 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Nightcrawler
Storm
Issues: #4, #5
Collected Trade: Storm Volume 1: Make it Rain
On Marvel Unlimited: Storm
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #10 to #11
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men Volume 2: Death of Wolverine
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
Wolverines
Issues: #1 to #16
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverines
All-New Marvel NOW!
XXVI) Avengers 2nd All-New Wave!
New Avengers
Issues: #16 to #23
Collected Trade: New Avengers Volume 4: A Perfect World
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
Avengers World
Issues: #6 to #14
Collected Trade: Avengers World Volume 2: Ascension
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers World
Mighty Avengers
Issues: #13 to #14
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 3: Original Sin – Not Your Father’s Avengers
On Marvel Unlimited: Mighty Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #6 to #11
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Volume 2: The Labyrinth
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Captain America
Issues: #22 to #23
Collected Trade: Captain America Volume 5: The Tomorrow Soldier
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America
Captain Marvel
Issues: #4 to #6
Collected Trade: Captain Marvel Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Hulk
Issues: #1 to #8, (read Annual #1 below then), #9 to #10
Collected Trade: Hulk Volume 1: Banner DOA
On Marvel Unlimited: Hulk
Hulk Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Hulk Volume 2: Omega Hulk Book 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Hulk Annual
Thor: God of Thunder
Issues: #25
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Thor: God of Thunder
All-New Invaders
Issues: #8 to #15
Collected Trade: All-New Invaders Volume 3: The Martians are Coming
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Invaders
Black Widow
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade: Black Widow Volume 2: The Tightly Tangled Web
On Marvel Unlimited: Black Widow
XXVIII) Marvel: Street 2nd All-New Wave!
The Punisher
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade: The Punisher Volume 2: Border Crossing
On Marvel Unlimited: The Punisher
Thunderbolts
Issues: #27 to #32
Collected Trade: Thunderbolts Volume 5: Punisher vs. the Thunderbolts
On Marvel Unlimited: Thunderbolts
XXIX) Marvel: Cosmic 2nd All-New Wave!
Guardians 3000
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Guardians 3000 Vol. 1: Time After Time
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians 3000
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #21 to #23
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 4: Original Sin
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Captain Marvel
Issues: #7 to #13
Collected Trade: Captain Marvel Volume 2: Stay Fly
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Legendary Star-Lord Volume 1: Face It, I Rule
On Marvel Unlimited: Legendary Star-Lord
Rocket Racoon
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Rocket Raccoon Volume 1: A Chasing Tale
On Marvel Unlimited: Rocket Racoon
Nova
Issues: #21 to #22
Collected Trade: Nova Volume 5: Axis
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
XXX) Marvel: Character Driven 2nd All-New Wave!
Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier Volume 1: The Man on the Wall
On Marvel Unlimited: Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier
New Warriors
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade: New Warriors Volume 2: Always and Forever
On Marvel Unlimited: New Warriors
Fantastic Four
Issues: #9 to #14
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 3: Back in Blue
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 3: Back in Blue
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four Annual
EVENT: Axis
The complete Axis reading order, including the March to Axis.
Captain America
Issues: #24 to #25
Collected Trade: Captain America Volume 5: The Tomorrow Soldier
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America
Avengers & X-Men: Axis
Issues: #1 to #9
Collected Trade: Avengers & X-Men: Axis
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers & X-Men: Axis
Axis: Revolutions
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Axis: Revolutions
On Marvel Unlimited: Axis: Revolutions
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #23 to #25
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #14
Collected Trade: Amazing X-Men Volume 3: Once and Future Juggernaut
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing X-Men
Wolverine & the X-Men
Issues: #12
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men Volume 2: Death of Wolverine
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & the X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #16 to #17
Collected Trade: All-New X-Factor Volume 3: Axis
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Factor
Axis: Carnage
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Axis: Carnage & Hobgoblin
On Marvel Unlimited: Axis: Carnage
Axis: Hobgoblin
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Axis: Carnage & Hobgoblin
On Marvel Unlimited: Axis: Hobgoblin
Avengers World
Issues: #15 to #16
Collected Trade: Avengers World Volume 3: Next World
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers World
Captain America & the Mighty Avengers
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Open for Business
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers
Superior Iron Man
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Superior Iron Man Volume 1: Infamous
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Iron Man
Deadpool
Issues: #35 to #39
Collected Trade: Deadpool Volume 7: Axis
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
Nova
Issues: #23 to #27
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
Loki: Agent of Asgard
Issues: #6 to #9
Collected Trade: Loki: Agent of Asgard Volume 2: I Cannot Tell a Lie
On Marvel Unlimited: Loki: Agent of Asgard
Magneto
Issues: #9 to #12
Collected Trade: Magneto Volume 2: Reversals
On Marvel Unlimited: Magneto
Inhuman
Issues: #9 to #10
Collected Trade: Inhuman Volume 2: Axis
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhuman
EVENT: Spider-Verse
Another good example where my Spider-Verse reading order will help provide clarity to the event.
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #6 to #15
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man Annual
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #32 to #33
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Spider-Man
Edge of Spider-Verse
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Amazing Spider-Man: Edge of Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Edge of Spider-Verse
Scarlet Spiders
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Scarlet Spiders
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #5 to #8
Collected Trade: Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Verse
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Verse
Spider-Verse Team-Up
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Verse Team-Up
Spider-Woman
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Spider-Woman Volume 1: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Woman
All-New Marvel NOW!
XXXII) X-Men Final All-New Wave!
Spider-Man & the X-Men
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Spider-Man & the X-Men
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Man & the X-Men
All-New X-Men
Issues: #31 to #37
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Volume 6: The Ultimate Adventure
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
All-New X-Men Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men Annual
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #26 to #31
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Men Volume 5: The Omega Mutant
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Uncanny X-Men Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men Annual
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #15 to #19
Collected Trade: Amazing X-Men Volume 3: Once and Future Juggernaut
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing X-Men
Nightcrawler
Issues: #8 to #12
Collected Trade: Nightcrawler Volume 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Nightcrawler
X-Men
Issues: #22 to #26
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #18 to #20
Collected Trade: Cyclops Volume 1: Starstruck
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Factor
Cyclops
Issues: #7 to #11
Collected Trade: Cyclops Volume 2: A Pirate’s Life for Me
On Marvel Unlimited: Cyclops
Storm
Issues: #6 to #11
Collected Trade: Storm Vol. 2: Bring the Thunder
EVENT: X-Men & Guardians of the Galaxy: Black Vortex
I’ve plotted out the Black Vortex reading checklist here.
The Black Vortex Alpha
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: The Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: The Black Vortex Alpha
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #24
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #9
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Legendary Star-Lord
All-New X-Men
Issues: #38 to #41
Collected Trade: All-New X-Men Vol. 7: The Utopians
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New X-Men
Guardians Team-Up
Issues: #3
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians Team-Up
Nova
Issues: #28
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #10
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Legendary Star-Lord
Cyclops
Issues: #12
Collected Trade: Cyclops Volume 2: A Pirate’s Life for Me
On Marvel Unlimited: Cyclops
Captain Marvel
Issues: #14
Collected Trade: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #11
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Legendary Star-Lord
The Black Vortex Omega
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: The Black Vortex Omega
On Marvel Unlimited: The Black Vortex Omega
XXXIII) Spider-Man Final All-New Wave!
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #16 to #18
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #9 to #12
Collected Trade: Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2: Spider-Verse
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Woman
Issues: #5
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Woman
XXXIV) Avengers Final All-New Wave!
All-New Captain America
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: All-New Captain America Vol. 1: Hydra Ascendant
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Captain America
Captain America & the Mighty Avengers
Issues: #4 to #7
Collected Trade: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Open for Business
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #12 to #15
Collected Trade: Secret Avengers Vol. 3: God Level
On Marvel Unlimited: Secret Avengers
Captain Marvel
Issues: #15
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: Captain Marvel
Hulk
Issues: #11 to #16
Collected Trade: Hulk Volume 3: Omega Hulk Book 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Hulk
Superior Iron Man
Issues: #4 to #9
Collected Trade: Superior Iron Man Volume 1: Infamous
On Marvel Unlimited: Superior Iron Man
Thor
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: Thor Volume 1: Goddess of Thunder
On Marvel Unlimited: Thor
Thor Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Thor Volume 2: Who Holds the Hammer?
On Marvel Unlimited: Thor Annual
XXXV) Marvel: Street Final All-New Wave!
Daredevil
Issues: #8 to #15.1
Collected Trade: Daredevil Volume 3
On Marvel Unlimited: Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #40 to #45
Collected Trade: Deadpool Vol. 8: All Good Things
On Marvel Unlimited: Deadpool
The Punisher
Issues: #13 to #18
Collected Trade: n/a
On Marvel Unlimited: The Punisher
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon
Issues: #7 to #11
Collected Trade: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon Volume 1: Rage
On Marvel Unlimited: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon
Moon Knight
Issues: #7 to #15
Collected Trade: Moon Knight Volume 2: Blackout
On Marvel Unlimited: Moon Knight
XXXVI) Marvel: Cosmic Final All-New Wave!
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: #25 to #26
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians of the Galaxy
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #12
Collected Trade: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex
On Marvel Unlimited: Legendary Star-Lord
Angela: Asgard’s Assassin
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Angela: Asgard’s Assassin Vol. 1: Priceless
On Marvel Unlimited: Angela: Asgard’s Assassin
Silver Surfer
Issues: #6 to #15
Collected Trade: Silver Surfer Vol. 2: Worlds Apart
On Marvel Unlimited: Silver Surfer
Rocket Racoon
Issues: #7 to #11
Collected Trade: Rocket Raccoon Volume 2
On Marvel Unlimited: Rocket Racoon
XXXVII) Marvel: Character Driven Final All-New Wave!
Deathlok
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Deathlok Vol. 1: Control. Alt. Delete.
On Marvel Unlimited: Deathlok
Loki: Agent of Asgard
Issues: #10 to #13
Collected Trade: Loki: Agent of Asgard Volume 2: I Cannot Tell a Lie
On Marvel Unlimited: Loki: Agent of Asgard
Magneto
Issues: #13 to #17
Collected Trade: Magneto Volume 3
On Marvel Unlimited: Magneto
She-Hulk
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade: She-Hulk Volume 2: Disorderly Conduct
On Marvel Unlimited: She-Hulk
Fantastic Four
Issues: #642 to #645
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 4: The End is Fourever
On Marvel Unlimited: Fantastic Four
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: S.H.I.E.L.D. Origins
On Marvel Unlimited: S.H.I.E.L.D.
Inhuman
Issues: #11 to #14
Collected Trade: Inhuman Volume 3: Lineage
On Marvel Unlimited: Inhuman
EVENT: Avengers: Time Runs Out
You can find the correct ‘Time Runs Out’ reading order in the Hickman’s Avengers portion of the Secret Wars reading order.
Avengers World
Issues: #17 to #20
Collected Trade: Avengers World Vol. 4: Before Times Runs Out
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers World
Avengers
Issues: #34.1, #34.2, #35 to #44
Collected Trade: Avengers: Time Runs Out Volume 1
On Marvel Unlimited: Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #24 to #33
Collected Trade: Avengers: Time Runs Out Volume 1
On Marvel Unlimited: New Avengers
XXXVIII) 2015 New Series (Final Wave Before Secret Wars)
Ant-Man
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Ant Man Vol. 1: Second Chance Man
On Marvel Unlimited: Ant-Man
Operation: S.I.N.
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Operation S.I.N, Agent Carter
On Marvel Unlimited: Operation: S.I.N.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1
On Marvel Unlimited: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Uncanny Avengers Omnibus
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny Avengers
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #32 to #35, #600
Collected Trade: Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6: Storyville
On Marvel Unlimited: Uncanny X-Men
Wolverines
Issues: #1 to #20
Collected Trade: Wolverines Volume 1: Dancing with the Devil
On Marvel Unlimited: Wolverines
All-New Hawkeye
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: All-New Hawkeye Vol. 1
On Marvel Unlimited: All-New Hawkeye
Guardians Team-Up
Issues: #1 to #2, #4 to #5
Collected Trade: Guardians Team-Up
On Marvel Unlimited: Guardians Team-Up
Howard the Duck
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Howard the Duck vol. 0
On Marvel Unlimited: Howard the Duck
Nova
Issues: Annual #1, Nova #28 to #31
Collected Trade: Nova Vol. 6: Homecoming
On Marvel Unlimited: Nova Annual
Silk
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Silk Vol. 0
On Marvel Unlimited: Silk
Spider-Gwen
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Spider-Gwen Vol. 0
On Marvel Unlimited: Spider-Gwen
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Seems you are missing Superior Spider-Man Team-Up 5-12. I was unable to find it in any other reading order. Any idea where these go?
Will I have enough knowledge by using the 2000 – 2012 fast track guide before going in to Marvel NOW?
Did you read it? I want to read this after the fast track and I’m not sure if I’ll be fine.
Hawkeye vs Deadpool should be placed later (after Original Sin?), it has at least one spoiler for later issues of Deadpool.
Hey I just got caught up to the X-Termination and it got really confusing around this area since Astonishing X-men and Age of Apocalypse weren’t included. Is there a reason for it at all?
Thank you so much for this. I’ve already read the most part of it, but wasn’t sure if I missed something important, because now I’m going to All New All Different. Anyway, greetings from Brazil. Awesome job!
This guide is amazing. I like how it’s broken up into categories and events which makes it easier to skip all the X-Men and Marvel Street stuff and get straight into Avengers, Cosmic and events.
Any chance you could add a table of contents in at the start which when clicked takes you directly to the relevant part in the guide? Having to navigate this page on my phone is a major pain.
Hello.
Thanks again.
I think there’s no Spider-Gwen ssue #6 (at the end of the whole list)…
Not so important but it goes directly from XXVI to XXVIII…
That’s right, updated!
Just curious, where should I read the final issues of Uncanny X-Men & All-New X-Men? After Black Vortex? Should I wait until Time Runs Out for Uncanny X-Men 600?
Thank you!
You have “Wolverines” listed twice. One with just the first 16 issues, and the second with all 20. Am I missing something, or where are they actually supposed to go?
I was confused about that as well, especially since Sabretooth has an attitude change and mentions Genosha meaning that Death of Wolverine: the Logan Legacy happens before AXIS and Wolverines happens after.
Hiya, it’s me again, your friendly neighborhood Spidey-fan.
First off, I love this guide, it really helped me put up my own Spider-Man universe reading order, starting with Scarlet Spider Volume 1. However I’d (naturally) like to take it further from where I’m at. At the end of the first Spider-Verse event, there was already a tease to Spider-Verse: Warzones, which is a part of Marvel’s Secret Wars. Now my question is, where do I put Silk Volume 0 and more importantly Spider-Gwen Volume 0. In your reading order, they’re the last books before Secret Wars but with the before mentioned Spider-Verse: Warzones tease, I’m unsure if the order on that should be different, i.e. either put Spider-Gwen Volume 0 BEFORE Spider-Verse or put Spider-Verse: Warzones BEFORE Spider-Gwen Volume 0… the rest (except for my earlier Superior Carnage question) is pretty clear to me but I just can’t quite put my finger on this one…
Thanks for the amazing list (once again) and thanks in advance for the reply.
I have no idea how to answer your question, but I would be extremely interested in seeing this reading order. I would love to indulge further into the spidery shenanigans of Spider-Man & co
Hi. Before anything else, this is a great guide! I’m trying to keep up with the AN;AD titles and decided to read Secret Wars first, but ultimately decided to go back to Marvel Now!. Since I’m rather new to this, I noticed a few titles were excluded, either because they aren’t Marvel Now titles or have no real weight to the storyline, but I would like to read them nonetheless. Any chance you could add a section for titles running from the beginning of Marvel Now to Secret Wars that are linked to 616 Main Universe? I’d like to read the entirety. Also noticed the Nick Fury title was to be read, but only the first issue. Should I finish the whole thing then? Thanks, and more power!
Hey there! I’ve been using this site as my primary resource for comic continuity for about a year now, and I absolutely love what you’re doing here!
I have just a couple of suggestions to improve the continuity of your reading order:
1. I can’t seem to find All-New X-Men 12-15 in your reading order, and when I got to the Battle of the Atom, I started with #16, and then realized I hadn’t read past #11, per the guide’s instructions.
2. In XXV Second Wave All-New X-Men you have X-Force to 7-15, and then in Axis you have X-Force 16-17. However, #15 is also Axis (which your Axis reading order says, but this main one does not.)
I’m approaching the Death of Wolverine here, and I’m in the Countdown to Divided We Fall in your Ultimate Universe reading order. I’ve been heading towards Secret Wars and your guide has been such a tremendous help! Also, I really like the way you added commentary early on in this guide, it was always very enjoyable!
Wow, just discovered this site. You sir are a guru of comics. I’m diving back into comics after an absence and am looking forward to using your reading order guides.
I’ve been battling cancer for close to three years now, so I will have some time to really get back into comics since I’m on medical leave.
I’m looking forward to exploring the site as well as the comics!
Chris
Hi!
Any update on: 2015 New Series (Final Wave Before Secret Wars)?
Is Superior Carnage not a part of Marvel Now ? And if he is, when can I read it plz =) ?
Btw, great job ! As a French reader, it would have been annoying to find the right reading order ^^.
Read after minimum carnage but before Deadpool vs. Carnage.
And thanks! Enjoy the comics!
Heya!
Could you be a little more specific on where to put Superior Carnage in relation to the Superior Spider-Man series…?
I started out with Dying Wish, got all of the Superior Spider-Man main series after that and now I’d like to stock up on the rest of Marvel NOW! Spider-Man… so basically what I’m asking is… after what Volume or Issue of Superior Spider-Man and/or Team-Up and/or Superior Foes should I read Superior Carnage?
Thank you in advance for your reply and thank you for this AMAZING list!!
Hey Dave,
Your friendly neighborhood spreadsheet keeper here, asking: is this still considered part of the “main” guide? None of the “main” guides actually link to this page, and I had to follow an old link I had saved to get here. I assume these comics between events are still worth reading, yes?
As always, thanks for your website and all your hard work.
Yes, definitely part of the main guide, and much is worth reading. Follows a v x!
Hi, thanks for all the effort you’ve put in, you’ve been a godsend.
As part of XXXVIII you list Uncanny Avengers #1-#4. After reading them and taking a chance I think it should be #1-#5. The fifth edition actually finishes with a secret wars banner.
Keep up the good work
Great guide that has made the Marvel Universe much more accessible. I also had trouble with Hulk (2014) being out of order (I had no idea why there were references to the brain thing in original sin) until I realised that It was a bit out of order. But overall an AMAZING guide!
This is an outstanding resource! A couple of items are missing between this and Secret Wars.
1. Silk #5-6
2. Black Widow #13-18
Is this reading order completely finished now that Secret Wars is over? There are still some blank spots in the final wave, and I’m trying not to miss any issues between this order and the Secret Wars order.
This is amazing ! I lost track when Original Sins started, this is a great way to catch up. Thanks a lot !
Glad you like it. Enjoy the comics!
Either your guide is missing a part, or you numbered it wrong. Either way XXVII is missing; it goes straight from XXVI to XXVIII. Also a few of your links for Marvel Unlimited lead to the wrong series; somebody needs to spend a day clicking and correcting. I can compile a list if it would help.
But as always, you’re amazing and so is your website. 🙂
where does Rage of Ultron fit in? if anyone knows
Apparently it takes place in the 8 months between Secret Wars and All-New All-Different Marvel
Hey Dave,
First off, thank you for your awesome reading guides! I’m fairly new to reading comics (started in 2014) and yours is the only site worth checking.
I was wondering if you could tell me when I should read the Amazing Spider-Man 700.1-700.5 issues.
Thanks again for all you do, man!
Thanks, I’m glad you like the site!
Those issues are all flashbacks to Peter’s life as Spidey. You can read them any time after AMS #700.
Wow this list is insane!! I think I’ll definitely make an attempt however I was just wondering, are you going to do a fast track version of this as well??
No plans, but that’s not a bad idea…
If you scroll down a bit, you can basically get an idea of my favorite Marvel NOW picks w/ the best 100 stories from 98 to 2015 list.
Awesome guide! I was finally able to dive into the MU with this. There’s a couple of series’ that seem to be out of sync that might need to be moved around. For example, events in Hulk (2014) that should come before Original Sin, Captain America’s rapid ageing should happen a lot later in the guide as he shows up young everywhere for a while after, and a few Avengers World issues (possibly others), where Wolverine is still alive after the placement of Death of Wolverine.
Brilliant site, keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback, and glad you are enjoying!
I finally did it! Officially caught up with everything released from marvel AVX to Secret Wars!
Thanks again for all your hard work. Made my life easier!
I might dive into the ultimate universe now since its met its end and its part of secret wars.
Dave, Any Idea if it will take me as long to finish the ultimate universe as it did marvel now? I started in May and Finished in the middle of august(work+social life made me take longer)
Idk if how much material there is in Ultimate universe so any estimate from yourself would be great!
Thanks Again!
That’s an interesting question… the Ultimate U is over a much longer time period (2000 to present!) but Marvel Now has way more individual titles. If I had to guess, I’d say Marvel Now is actually slightly longer, but they’re probably somewhat similar.
I noticed you only have 7 issues of Avenging Spider-Man (#17-22 and Annual #1). The series’ TPB’s seem to have generally good reviews. Did you leave them out because they don’t have much to do with continuity or was there some other reason? Just curious because at quick glance it seems that you included the majority of all other Spidey-related series on this list.
Nevermind. I see now that the series was started back in 2011 before the Marvel NOW! branding began. That is why you are the master and I am but a grasshopper. Great work, by the way. I just began getting back into Marvel comics for the first time in over 20 years and have been following your guides and they are a godsend.
Where do I have to read Legendary Star-Lord #6 to #8?
Finally made it all the way to spider verse and finished it. And realize the list will probably start to become dated for me will you be updating this soon? if not im sure i can figure it out.
Besides a couple missing annuals and graphic novels. oh and some the issues marked “Special #soandso” were missing I just read them whenever they were the last book i had in the series. Good example being the “No End in Sight” Story line made up of issues Uncanny X-Men Special#1,Iron Man Special #1,Nova Special #1 which I read after i read the last issue of iron man.
Otherwise amazing job!! I apperciate it so much and would have never even thought to take this journey from AvX to Secret Wars 2015 if i had not found this list! thank you very much!
Please let me know if you will be updating it!
This should be pretty darn complete leading up to Secret Wars. I tried to include series up to the point that Secret Wars starts.
That said, once Secret Wars ends, I’ll be taking a look at the weird series that kept running and see what updates might be needed.
Glad you enjoy so far though!
Hey awesome list just a quick question. Where does Uncanny Xmen 32-35 and All New Xmen 40-41 fit?
I am digging this Marvel Now! reading order very much! Thank you for your hard work. I am breezing right through it. I’m skipping series I’ve already read (Hawkeye, Daredevil, GotG, etc…), and ones I figure I can read later (Indestrucitble Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, etc…). I am really enjoying All-New X-Men, Superior Spider-Man, both of Hickman’s Avengers, but I digress…I just made it to Battle of the Atom and I noticed there is a gap between All-New X-Men #4-11 & 16-17 which are part of BotA. Where should I read 12-15? I’m guessing it doesn’t matter now that I’ve come this far, but thought I would point it out for future readers.
At any rate, keep up the good work. This is my go-to site for comics!
Thanks so much for this. This is list is much easier to understand and navigate than any others out there. As a comics newbie, it’s my go-to comic roadmap right now.
Glad you enjoy!
wait, Cap was an old man at the end of The Iron Nail so how is he in All New Invaders?
Fair point. Updated!
Sorry what was the change?
All new invaders launching before cap 16 – 21
Same with Uncanny Avengers #23
Ah, it’s just listed twice
I read Brubaker’s Winter Soldier run, and then vol 4 The Electric Ghost. I can’t figure out where to go from there to follow James and Natasha and see how we got her back. I’ve read the current Black Widow run, so I guess I’m wondering where/how the storylines connect up. Is it the Winter Soldier: Man on the Wall? Thanks.
Hey, absolutely incredible list!
It’s probably not your fault, but do you know why your link to Marvel Now! Point One (2012) doesn’t lead to a place I can read it? There’s just nothing there.
Thanks! Marvel’s site can be pretty screwy, not sure about the link, but I know that issue has been available!
So what about Savage Hulk, Thanos vs Hulk, Avengers endless war, rage of ultron, Cap homecoming and a couple other releases from marvel that came out during these past 3 years? do those have a place at all or are the self contained?
Hey Chris, saw that you haven’t gotten an answer yet. Maybe I can help.
– Don’t know about Savage Hulk, looked it up at the Marvel Wikia, and it looks to me like a big flashback story line to the days of the original X-Men.
– Thanos vs. Hulk is part of the Thanos graphic novels. The order is this: Thanos Annual #1, Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, Thanos vs. Hulk #1-4, Thanos: The Infinity Relativity, Thanos: The Infinity Finale. I believe they should be read before Secret Wars (2015). Dave has included it in his Thanos reading order.
– Avengers: Endless War is a original graphic novel that has some continuity errors. It fits best before the Infinity event.
– Rage of Ultron is another original graphic novel and is set in the eight months between Secret Wars and the start of All-New, All-Different, so read it before the last one.
– Captain America: Homecoming is a Marvel Cinematic Universe inspired comic (meaning that it’s not canon with the MCU) that is best read before watching Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but it is definitely not set in Earth-616 (the mainstream Marvel universe).
Other stories that aren’t included as far as I know (according to Dave’s list)…
– Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business, an original graphic novel, read it before Amazing Spider-Man: Dying Wish (##693-700).
– Escape From the Negative Zone, consists of Uncanny X-Men Annual #3, Steve Rogers – Super-Soldier Annual #1, Namor – The First Mutant Annual #1. Read it after All-New X-Men: Here to Stay (#4-11)
– X-Men: No More Humans, another original graphic novel that can be read right after X-Men: Battle of the Atom.
– The Arms of the Octopus: consists of All-New X-Men Special #1, Indestructible Hulk Special #1, and Superior Spider-Man Special #1. Read it before Superior Spider-Man: Superior Venom (that’s #22-26+Annual #1).
– Amazing Spider-Man: Who Am I?, an Infinite comic, read it after the end of Superior Spider-Man but before Amazing Spider-Man: The Parker Luck (##1, 1.1, 2, 1.2, 3, 1.3)
– Daredevil: Road Warrior, an Infinite comic, read it before Daredevil: Devil at Bay (#1-5).
– No End in Sight: consists of Uncanny X-Men Special #1, Iron Man Special #1, and Nova Special #1. You read it after All-New X-Men: One Down (#25-30).
Hope I could help. Happy reading!
So not to bring up old stuff, but Sean points out a lot of books here that still aren’t part of the list. Any chance they may still be added or is this chapter pretty much closed at this point? Love the work you’re doing!
Hi,
Any idea on when you’re going to update this page ? I was asking myself the same thing for your DC list.
Thanks again for the great work you’re doing.
Brilliant website Dave. As a newbie to comics, your reading guides have helped so much. Thanks so much. I was just wondering though, if you’re gonna do a fast track Marvel NOW! guide now that we’re heading into Secret wars. I don’t have a lot of free time (being a busy University student and all) and usually only get to read 5 issues a day so your fast track guides have helped immensely.
Glad you enjoy the site! I’d recommend heading over to the Secret Wars reading guide, and jump to the Avengers / New Avengers section. Definitely the best track to get up to speed with the event.
Excellent guide. Seems like somewhere between X-men Second Wave and Battle of the Atom, “All-New X-Men” 12 through 15 are missing. Any idea where you would put them?
I noticed the same thing since I just got to that reading point im just going to read 12-15 after the second wave of uncanny avengers since #11 of all-new x-men ended with them showing.
This is awesome work, thanks so much for this!
Glad you like it. Enjoy the comics!
A note “Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You” is repeated, what is the correct?
Thanks for the feedback, the first instance is correct, and the other has been removed!
Great, many thanks.
Hi! I see you’ve updated your awesome reading order, making it even more awesome!:D
I have a question tho, in your “Secret Wars Reading Order” you list Avengers & New Avengers alternatively 1-by-1 and, between “New Avengers #29” and “Avengers #41”, you suggest reading the Ultimate Comics (which I still have to).
Now you have changed the order from the “1-by-1 order” to “Avengers: #34.1, #34.2, #35 to #44” and “New Avengers: #24 to #33”.
I still have to fit Ultimated in there? If yes, where?
Thanks again for your awesome job and sorry for my poor english 😀
The Ultimate reference will always come after Avengers #41. Not a requirement, but it will help with the backstory, and it’s just a fun read.
Enjoy the comics!
I have a question about Hickman’s Fantastic Four and FF series. You have Vol. 1 of each series to be read together (unless I’m reading it wrong myself). I thought FF was the result of a major character in Fantastic Four Vol. 3 or 4, I believe. Do we need to read up to that point and then read FF Vol. 1.
Just trying to make a list order to read before Secret Wars in May (I got a lot of reading to do). Your lists have been a great guide, jut a bit confused on that one.
I have a question about Hickman’s Fantastic Four and FF series. You have Vol. 1 of each series to be read together (unless I’m reading it wrong myself). I thought FF was the result of a major character death in Fantastic Four Vol. 3 or 4, I believe. Do we need to read up to that point and then read FF Vol. 1.
Just trying to make a list order to read before Secret Wars in May (I got a lot of reading to do). Your lists have been a great guide, jut a bit confused on that one.
Hey so i noticed in the beginning of this you didnt put Avengers Assemble 1-8. why is that?
I believe that series is not labeled a part of Marvel NOW, so I start with #9.
So, I have just finished reading Bendis’ run on Daredevil (WOW!) and have moved directly onto Brubaker’s run… Am I right in thinking that Waid’s run follows Brubaker? I absolutely love Daredevil and want to read it in the right order.
You’ll want to account for Shadowland post-Brubaker and pre-Waid. That should bring you full circle to Waid’s excellent run on DD.
Hey! Great work on this! When will you update this again?
I’m a new reader so can I just start with Marvel Now!
Hi, I was wondering where series like Thor (female), Captain Marvel (the second volume of Carol Danvers’ Marvel Now comics), Rocket Raccoon and Ms. Marvel fit into this
Those are much more recent (released in 2014), so I’m not quite up to those in this section of the guide yet. In terms of Events, they would fall after Infinity and before Axis.
oh god, I just started reading comics and for some reason i couldn’t find a chronological order of comics until i found your CBH, though i was confused about Thor until i saw your comment lol
keep up the good work, cheers
Glad you enjoy, and thank you!