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(2012 to 2015)
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.
As always, if you have suggestions or questions, you can email dave@comicbookherald.com. You
can also find me on Twitter @comicbookherald and of course on our Facebook page.
In many ways, Avengers vs. X-Men is the prologue to the first wave of Marvel NOW! books. You don
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 Avenge
vs. X-Men reading order.
I) AvX Aftermath
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
AvX: Consequences
Issues: #1 to #5
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #1 to #2
Collected Trade: X-Men Legacy – Volume 1: Prodigal
A+X
Issues: #1 to #10
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
Issues: #1 to #3
Gambit
Issues: #1 to #8
X-Treme X-Men
X-Termination
Issues: #1 to #2
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
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.
Collected Trade:
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #6 to #8
Issues: #1 to #9
Venom
Issues: #13 to #25
Scarlet Spider
Reading order: Minimum Carnage Alpha #1, Scarlet Spider #10, Venom #26, Scarlet Spider #11,
Venom #27, Minimum Carnage Omega #1
Venom
Issues: #1
Amazing Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #1 to #8
Avengers Assemble
Issues: #9 to #13
Issues: #1
Dark Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #1 to #3
Avengers
Issues: #1 to #6
Secret Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
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
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
Captain Marvel
Issues: #1 to #12
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
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #1 to #5
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
Hot take: You can read Thor: God of Thunder in its entirity any time you darn well please.
Issues: #1 to #18
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
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 o
Daredevil’s “Marvel NOW” books.
Issues: #1 to #21
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
Issues: #1 to #4
Collected Trade: Deadpool Killustrated
Issues: #1 to #5
Punisher: Nightmare
Issues: #1 to #5
Red She-Hulk
Thunderbolts
Issues: #1 to #6
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
Fantastic Four
Issues: #1
FF
Issues: #1
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #2
Issues: #2
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #3 to #5
FF
Issues: #3 to #5
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Collected Trade: Journey Into Mystery Featuring Sif – Volume 1: Stronger Than Monsters
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #1 to #4
Age of Ultron
Issues: #1 to #10
Age of Ultron: AI
Issues: #10
Ultron
Issues: #1
Marvel NOW!
All-New X-Men
Issues: #4 to #11
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #8 to 11
Issues: #3 to #9
Uncanny X-Force
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #9 to #17
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #3 to #18
Savage Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #13
Wolverine
Sets up Wolverine “Killable” and explains his inability to heal during Battle of the Atom.
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade:
X-Men
Issues: #1 to #4
X-Factor
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #9 to #17
Issues: #7 to #15
Issues: #1 to #2
Scarlet Spider
Issues: #12 to 20
Venom
Avenging Spider-Man
Alpha
Issues: #0.1 to #5
Collected Trade: Alpha: Big Time
Issues: #1 to #9
Collected Trade: Morbius: The Living Vampire: The Man Called Morbius
Issues: #1 to #6
New Avengers
Issues: #4 to #6
Avengers
Issues: #7 to #13
New Avengers
Issues: #7
Secret Avengers
Issues: #6 to #9
Young Avengers
Issues: #1 to #15
Collected Trade: Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie Omnibus
Reading order: Avengers Enemy Within #1, Avengers Assemble #16, Captain Marvel #13, Avengers
Assemble #17, Captain Marvel #14
Issues: #1
Captain Marvel
Avengers Assemble
Hawkeye
From this point forward Hawkeye can be read whenever you want, and all the way through.
Issues: #6 to #21
Hawkeye Annual
Issues: #1
Issues: #6 to #15
Iron Man
Issues: #9 to #17
Collected Trade: Iron Man Volume 3: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book 2
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Issues: #1 to #8
Daredevil
Deadpool
Issues: #7 to #19
Issues: #1 to #4
Thunderbolts
Issues: #7 to #13
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #0.1 to #7
Issues: #1
Nova
Issues: #1 to #7
Issues: #6 to #15
FF
Issues: #6 to #15
On Marvel Unlimited: FF
Fantastic Four
Issues: #16
FF
Issues: #16
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
All-New X-Men
Collected Trade:
Uncanny X-Men
Collected Trade:
X-Men
Issues: #5 to #6
Collected Trade:
On Marvel Unlimited: X-Men
Issues: #1 to #2
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
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
Avengers
Issues: #14 to #17
Infinity
Issues: #1 to #6
Avengers
New Avengers
Issues: #8 to #13
Infinity: Heist
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #3 to #4
Avengers Assemble
Secret Avengers
Captain Marvel
Thunderbolts
Issues: #8 to #10
Nova
Issues: #8 to #9
Fearless Defenders
Issues: #10
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 2: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team of All
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: 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
Inhumanity: Awakening
Issues: #1 to #2
Issues: #1
Avengers Assemble
Mighty Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Avengers A.I.
Issues: #7
Indestructible Hulk
Inhuman
Technically fits in the All-New Marvel Now section, but Inhuman makes the most sense spiraling out
the events of Inhumanity. A suprisingly excellent series!
Issues: #1 to #8
Marvel NOW!
Collected Trade:
Uncanny X-Men
Collected Trade:
Collected Trade: Cable and X-Force Volume 3: This Won’t End Well
Uncanny X-Force
Issues: #7 to #17
X-Men Legacy
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Issues: #1
Wolverine
Issues: #8 to #12
Collected Trade:
X-Men
Issues: #7 to #9
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Scarlet Spider
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Issues: #17
Issues: #1
Indestructible Hulk
Issues: #20
Iron Man
Issues: #1
Collected Trade: Fearless Defenders Volume 2: The Most Fabulous Fighting Team of All
S.H.I.E.L.D. Origins
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #300
All-New X-Men
All-New X-Men
Issues: #22
Collected Trade:
Issues: #11
All-New X-Men
Issues: #23
Collected Trade:
Issues: #12
All-New X-Men
Issues: #24
Collected Trade:
Issues: #13
Uncanny X-Men
Collected Trade:
Uncanny Avengers
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #1 to #6
Origin II
Issues: #1 to #5
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: Wolverine & the X-Men Volume 1: Tomorrow Never Learns (Wolverine and the X-
Men)
Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade:
X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #1 to #6
X-Force
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #1 to #15
Collected Trade: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man Volume 1: Getting the Band Back Together
Superior Spider-Man
Issues: #2
Collected Trade:
Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Morbius: The Living Vampire: The Man Called Morbius
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Avengers
Avengers World
Issues: #1 to #5
Avengers Undercover
Issues: #1 to #10
Issues: #6 to #9
Secret Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Avengers A.I.
Issues: #8 to #12
All-New Invaders
Issues: #1 to #5
Captain America
Issues: #1 to #4
Iron Man
Collected Trade: Thor: God of Thunder Volume 4: The Last Days of Midgard
Black Widow
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #1 to #5
Deadpool
Deadpool Annual
Issues: #1
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #4
Hawkeye vs Deadpool
Issues: #0 to #4
Issues: #1 to #4
The Punisher
Issues: #1 to #6
Thunderbolts
Issues: #1 to #11
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #1 to #4
Moon Knight
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #1 to #3
Thanos Annual
Issues: #1
Silver Surfer
Issues: #1 to #5
Issues: #1 to #5
Elektra
Issues: #6 to #11
Iron Patriot
Issues: #1 to #5
Issues: #1 to #5
Magneto
Issues: #1 to #8
Ms. Marvel
Issues: #1 to #14
New Warriors
Issues: #1 to #6
Collected Trade: New Warriors, Vol. 1: The Kids are All Fight
She-Hulk
Issues: #1 to #6
Fantastic Four
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Fantastic Four Volume 1: The Fall of the Fantastic Four
Original Sin
Issues: #1 to #8
Issues: #1
Original Sins
Issues:
Issues:
On Marvel Unlimited: Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man #3.1 to #3.4
Issues:
Collected Trade: Original Sin: Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm
Uncanny X-Men
Collected Trade:
Amazing Spider-Man
Issues: #4 to #5
Avengers
Mighty Avengers
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 3: Original Sin – Not Your Father’s Avengers
All-New Invaders
Issues: #6 to #7
Daredevil
Issues: #6 to #7
Deadpool
Nova
Issues: #6 to #8
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #7 to #13
Issues: #1
Nightcrawler
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #7 to #9
X-Men
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #7 to #15
X-Force
Issues: #7 to #15
Cyclops
Issues: #1 to #6
Wolverine
Issues: #7 to #12
Collected Trade:
Wolverine Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Storm
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Storm Volume 1: Make it Rain
Death of Wolverine
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #1 to #7
Collected Trade: Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy
Issues: #1 to #5
Nightcrawler
Issues: #7
Storm
Issues: #4, #5
Wolverines
Issues: #1 to #16
Collected Trade:
Avengers World
Issues: #6 to #14
Mighty Avengers
Collected Trade: Mighty Avengers Volume 3: Original Sin – Not Your Father’s Avengers
Secret Avengers
Issues: #6 to #11
Captain America
Captain Marvel
Issues: #4 to #6
Hulk
Issues: #1 to #10
Hulk Annual
Issues: #1
Issues: #25
All-New Invaders
Issues: #8 to #15
Black Widow
Issues: #7 to #12
Issues: #7 to #12
Thunderbolts
Issues: #27 to #32
Issues: #1 to #6
Captain Marvel
Issues: #7 to #13
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Legendary Star-Lord Volume 1: Face It, I Rule
Rocket Racoon
Issues: #1 to #6
Nova
Issues: #1 to #5
Collected Trade: Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier Volume 1: The Man on the Wall
New Warriors
Issues: #7 to #12
Fantastic Four
Issues: #9 to #14
Issues: #1
EVENT: Axis
The complete Axis reading order, including the March to Axis.
Captain America
Issues: #1 to #9
Collected Trade: Avengers & X-Men: Axis
Axis: Revolutions
Issues: #1 to #4
Uncanny Avengers
Amazing X-Men
Issues: #14
Issues: #12
All-New X-Factor
Issues: #16 to #17
Axis: Carnage
Issues: #1 to #3
Axis: Hobgoblin
Issues: #1 to #3
Avengers World
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Open for Business
Issues: #1 to #3
Deadpool
Nova
Collected Trade:
Issues: #6 to #9
Magneto
Issues: #9 to #12
Inhuman
Issues: #9 to #10
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
Issues: #1
Superior Spider-Man
Edge of Spider-Verse
Issues: #1 to #5
Scarlet Spiders
Issues: #1 to #3
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #5 to #8
Spider-Verse
Issues: #1 to #2
Spider-Verse Team-Up
Issues: #1 to #3
Collected Trade: Spider-Verse
Spider-Woman
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #5
All-New X-Men
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Uncanny X-Men
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Amazing X-Men
Nightcrawler
Issues: #8 to #12
X-Men
Issues: #22 to #26
All-New X-Factor
Cyclops
Issues: #7 to #11
Storm
Issues: #6 to #11
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Issues: #24
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #9
All-New X-Men
Guardians Team-Up
Issues: #3
Nova
Issues: #28
Collected Trade:
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #10
Cyclops
Issues: #12
Captain Marvel
Issues: #14
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #11
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Spider-Man 2099
Issues: #9 to #12
Spider-Woman
Issues: #5
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #4 to #7
Collected Trade: Captain America & the Mighty Avengers Vol. 1: Open for Business
Secret Avengers
Captain Marvel
Issues: #15
Hulk
Issues: #4 to #6
Thor
Issues: #1 to #7
Thor Annual
Issues: #1
Issues: #8 to #15.1
The Punisher
Issues: #7 to #11
Moon Knight
Issues: #7 to #15
Legendary Star-Lord
Issues: #12
Issues: #1 to #6
Silver Surfer
Issues: #6 to #11
Rocket Racoon
Issues: #7 to #11
Issues: #1 to #5
Magneto
She-Hulk
Issues: #7 to #12
Fantastic Four
Issues: #642 to #645
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Issues: #1 to #5
Inhuman
Avengers World
Avengers
Issues: #34.1, #34.2, #35 to #44
New Avengers
Issues: #1 to #5
Operation: S.I.N.
Issues: #1 to #5
Issues: #1 to #8
Collected Trade: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1
Uncanny Avengers
Issues: #1 to #4
Wolverines
Issues: #1 to #20
Collected Trade: Wolverines Volume 1: Dancing with the Devil through Wolverines Vol. 4: Destiny
All-New Hawkeye
Issues: #1 to #5
Guardians Team-Up
Issues: #1 to #2, #4 to #5
Nova Annual
Issues: #1
Collected Trade:
Silk
Issues: #1 to #6
Spider-Gwen
Issues: #1 to #5
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COMMENTS
Hi there! Thank you very much for this reading order guide! Love it!
There are some issues I can’t find. Nova (2013) #29 #30 & #31.
Where do they fit in?!
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Trevor says
June 11, 2017 at 9:06 pm
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?
Reply
Robin Gustafsson says
June 11, 2017 at 9:44 am
Will I have enough knowledge by using the 2000 – 2012 fast track guide before going in to
Marvel NOW?
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