Characters reading orders
10 reading orders
- BatmanThe modern Batman, from Year One and The Long Halloween as optional background through Morrison, Snyder, Tomasi, King and Zdarsky to the current series. New readers should start with Scott Snyder's 2011 run.
- 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.
- 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.
- NightwingDick Grayson's solo career from Chuck Dixon's Blüdhaven run, through Tom Taylor's run, to the current series. New readers should start with Taylor's first issue, Nightwing (2016) #78. Dixon's issues are there as background.
- 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.
- SupermanThe main modern Superman stories, from the post-1986 origins through to the current Superman and Action Comics series. New readers should start with the 2016 Rebirth run; the earlier phases are optional background or standalone classics.
- The FlashThis order follows Wally West through Mark Waid's and Geoff Johns' runs, then Barry Allen's return and the modern series up to today. Start with Waid's "Born to Run" in Flash (1987) #62.
- 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).
- Wonder WomanDiana's modern story, from George Pérez's 1987 relaunch through the major runs to Tom King's run on the current series. Start with Pérez; later phases can be read in order or picked up at any run.
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