Marvel characters reading orders
6 reading orders
- 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.
- 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.
- Midnight Spider-ManCovers the ongoing Midnight Spider-Man series by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, one of the first titles in Marvel's Midnight Universe line, which is set in its own new universe. Start with issue 1 (cover-dated December 2026); no earlier Spider-Man reading is needed.
- 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.
- 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).
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