Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four Arc Reading Order

One of the best – and most intricately plotted – of all the recent runs on a Marvel title. It’s well worth your time to read – but read it right:

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1	Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #2	Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #3	Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #4	Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #5	Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #570	Fantastic Four, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #571	Fantastic Four, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #572 [1]	Fantastic Four, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #573	Fantastic Four, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #574	Fantastic Four, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #575	Fantastic Four, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #576	Fantastic Four, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #577	Fantastic Four, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #578	Fantastic Four, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #579	Fantastic Four, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #580	Fantastic Four, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #581	Fantastic Four, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #582	Fantastic Four, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #583	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #584	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #585 [2]	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #586	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #587	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #588	Fantastic Four, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Fantastic Four #609	Fantastic Four, vol. 6
Amazing Spider-Man #657 [3]	Spider-Man: Matters of Life and Death Spider-Man: Big Time – Ultimate Collection
FF #1	FF, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
Amazing Spider-Man #658 [4]	Spider-Man: The Fantastic Spider-Man Spider-Man: Big Time – Ultimate Collection
Amazing Spider-Man #659	Spider-Man: The Fantastic Spider-Man Spider-Man: Big Time – Ultimate Collection
Amazing Spider-Man #660	Spider-Man: The Fantastic Spider-Man Spider-Man: Big Time – Ultimate Collection
Fear Itself #2 [5]	Fear Itself
Fear Itself #3 [5]	Fear Itself
Fear Itself: FF #1 [5]	Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #1 [5]	Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2 [5]	Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #3 [5]	Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Avengers #14 [5]	Avengers: Fear Itself
Hulk #37 [5]	Hulk: Fear Itself
Hulk #38 [5]	Hulk: Fear Itself
Fear Itself #4 [5]	Fear Itself
Fear Itself #5 [5]	Fear Itself
FF #2	FF, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
X-Men #16 [6]	X-Men: FF
X-Men #17	X-Men: FF
X-Men #18	X-Men: FF
X-Men #19	X-Men: FF
FF #3	FF, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
FF #4	FF, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
FF #5	FF, vol. 1 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.1
FF #6 [7]	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #7	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #8	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #9	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #10	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #11	FF, vol. 2 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #600 [8]	Fantastic Four, vol. 5 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #601	Fantastic Four, vol. 5 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #602	Fantastic Four, vol. 5 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #12	FF, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #13	FF, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #14	FF, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #15	FF, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #603	Fantastic Four, vol. 5 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #604	Fantastic Four, vol. 5 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #16	FF, vol. 3 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #605.1	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #605	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #606	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #17	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #18	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #607 [9]	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #608 [10]	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #19	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #20	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #21	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #610	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #22	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
Fantastic Four #611	Fantastic Four, vol. 6 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2
FF #23	FF, vol. 4 Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol.2

Footnotes:

1. Nu-World was first introduced in Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest
2. The first Annihilation Wave took place across Annihilation Book 1, Book 2 & Book 3
3. This story is about Spider-Man getting together with the FF to mourn Johnny.
4. This story is about Spider-Man joining the team.
5. The issues marked with this number are the ones that prominently feature FF members as part of the Fear Itself crossover. It’s not particularly important to the Hickman storyline, but is included for completeness’ sake.
6. This is a side story written by Victor Gischler. It’s not strictly relevant to the main Hickman arc, but it sure is fun to read to four issues of Doom and Magneto snarking at each other.
7. Black Bolt disappeared in the War of Kings
8. The story of the Galactus Seed was told in The Mighty Thor, vol.1
9. Wakanda’s vibranium was destroyed in Doomwar
10. The prophecies of Bastet came to pass in Avengers vs. X-Men