Marvel reading orders
14 reading orders
- Avengers vs. X-MenThe 2012 crossover in which the Phoenix Force returns to Earth and splits Captain America's Avengers from Cyclops's X-Men. Start with Avengers vs. X-Men #0, then follow each round of the main series with its tie-ins.
- Blood HuntThis covers Marvel's 2024 vampire event: the five-issue main series by Jed MacKay and Pepe Larraz, plus its tie-ins marked essential or optional. Start with Blood Hunt #1. Blade's 2023 series is optional background.
- Captain AmericaThe key Steve Rogers stories from the 1960s revival to the current series, built around Ed Brubaker's run, which is where new readers should start.
- Civil WarMarvel's 2006 superhero registration event, from the Illuminati and Iron Spider lead-in through the seven-issue main series, its key tie-ins and the aftermath. New readers should start with Civil War #1.
- DaredevilStart with Frank Miller, then follow the runs that defined the character, through to the current series. Optional issues are marked so you can skip them.
- Fantastic FourThe Fantastic Four from the 1961 debut through Lee and Kirby, John Byrne, Jonathan Hickman and the current series. New readers should start with Ryan North's 2023 run and go back to the classics afterwards.
- House of MThe 2005 House of M event, from the Avengers Disassembled lead-in through the eight-issue main series, its key tie-ins and the Decimation aftermath. Start with Avengers Disassembled, or jump straight to House of M #1 if you already know why the Scarlet Witch broke.
- Immortal HulkAl Ewing's 50-issue Immortal Hulk run (2018–2021) with its connected one-shots shown as optional side paths. Start with Immortal Hulk #1.
- InfinityJonathan Hickman's 2013 event, with the six-issue Infinity series placed alongside the Avengers and New Avengers chapters that form part of the story. Start with Infinity #1. The earlier phases are optional background.
- Moon KnightMoon Knight from his 1975 debut through the Moench, Huston, Ellis, Lemire and MacKay runs to the current series. New readers should start with Warren Ellis's 2014 run and read on from there, returning to the older phases later.
- Secret Wars (2015)Jonathan Hickman's Avengers and New Avengers from 2012, through Infinity and Time Runs Out, to Secret Wars (2015). Start with the first Avengers and New Avengers arcs; Fantastic Four background and Battleworld tie-ins are optional.
- Spider-ManA path through modern Peter Parker comics, starting with J. Michael Straczynski's 2001 run and following Amazing Spider-Man through to the current series. The 1960s classics and the Ultimate line are listed as optional side paths.
- VenomVenom's history from the alien costume in 1984 to the current series, focusing on the key Spider-Man stories and the Remender, Cates and Ewing/Ram V runs. New readers should start with Donny Cates's Venom (2018).
- X-Men Krakoa eraThe whole Krakoa era, from House of X and Powers of X in 2019 to the closing series in 2024. Start with House of X and Powers of X, follow the core titles, and treat the side series as optional.
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