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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reading Order

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A Victorian Era Justice League

A little series by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, which began as a Victorian Era Justice League featuring the familiar characters of that era’s fiction, but eventually expanded into the modest ambition of eventually including basically every piece of fiction ever. Along the way, it moved from America’s Best Comics (an imprint of WildStorm Comics published under the aegis of DC Comics) to a wholly creator-owned new home at Top Shelf Productions.

That said, a fantastic set of series, with loving attention to detail shining from every panel. This timeline also includes the annotations to the various volumes, since you’ll be missing at least half of the references without them.

Despite its original publisher, it is not a part of the America’s Best Comics Universe.

1898 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I
Annotations by Jess Nevins: Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1898 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II
Annotations by Jess Nevins: A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to the Second League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1910 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #1
 
1925 — Nemo: Heart of Ice
 
1941 — Nemo: The Roses of Berlin
 
1958 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Black Dossier
Annotations by Jess Nevins: Impossible Territories: An Unofficial Companion to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1969 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #2
 
1975 — Nemo: River of Ghosts
 
2009 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #3
 
2010 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: Tempest

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The Mad Max Chronology

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A few years from now…

The Cars That Ate Paris
1974 film on DVD.
Included because some car designs in Fury Road are clearly inspired by the iconic car design in this film – for purposes of this timeline, it’s the same car.
Market Forces
2004 novel written by Richard K. Morgan.
Morgan has specifically identified Mad Max as an inspiration for the story, describing it as an unofficial addition to the world of the film – while it has no direct connection, it is set in the same societal decay that opens the first film, albeit in England, rather than Australia.

Mad Max
1979 film on Blu-ray.
Mad Max
1990 NES game.
Appears to be set before The Road Warrior, based on the appearance of the V8 Interceptor.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
1981 film on Blu-ray.
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
1985 film on Blu-ray.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024 film on Blu-ray.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Reprints Mad Max: Fury Road – Nux and Immortan Joe #1 (July 2015); Mad Max: Fury Road – Furiosa #1 (August 2015); & Mad Max: Fury Road – Mad Max #1-2 (September 2015 – October 2015).
Collection of prequel comics.
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 film on Blu-ray.
Mad Max
Game for PS4. Also available for Xbox One and PC.
See you on the road!
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Ultimatum Crossover Reading Order

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There really are very few words that can sum up the sheer crassness and awfulness of Ultimatum. While it’s true that almost all of the Ultimate titles other than Spider-Man were dropping off in quality, allowing the one writer whose title had shown the most precipitous drop to write a big universe-changing crossover was not the answer. Truly breathtaking in its banality and terrifyingly unconvincing in both its plotting and its characterisation, this reading order is included only for completeness’ sake.

It can be found here on the main timeline.

Prologues
Ultimates 3 #1 [1] Ultimates 3: Who Killed The Scarlet Witch?
Ultimates 3 #2 [1] Ultimates 3: Who Killed The Scarlet Witch?
Ultimates 3 #3 [1] Ultimates 3: Who Killed The Scarlet Witch?
Ultimates 3 #4 [1] Ultimates 3: Who Killed The Scarlet Witch?
Ultimates 3 #5 [1] Ultimates 3: Who Killed The Scarlet Witch?
Ultimate Spider-Man #129 Ultimatum: Requiem
The Ultimatum
Ultimatum #1 [2] Ultimatum
Ultimate X-Men #98 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men #99 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimatum #2 Ultimatum
Ultimate Spider-Man #130 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate Spider-Man #131 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate Spider-Man #132 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate Fantastic Four #58 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate Fantastic Four #59 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate Fantastic Four #60 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimatum #3 Ultimatum
Ultimate X-Men #100 Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four / Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate Spider-Man #133 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimatum #4 Ultimatum
Ultimatum #5 Ultimatum
Aftermath
Ultimate Spider-Man: Requeim #1 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate Spider-Man: Requeim #2 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate Fantastic Four: Requeim #1 Ultimatum: Requiem
Ultimate X-Men: Requeim #1 Ultimatum: Requiem

Notes:

  1. Noteworthy solely for being the only title bannered “March on Ultimatum” that actually had anything to do with the story.
  2. This is also one of the stupidest names for a crossover ever: at no point does any of the alleged masterminds behind these events issue anything that even resembles an ultimatum.
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Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four Arc Reading Order

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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
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Divided We Fall, United We Stand Crossover Reading Order

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It’s a relatively brief storyline, and even all available in a single convenient volume. But it’s not reprinted chronologically, which makes it difficult to follow in places.

If you’re looking for the event in its full context, it fits into the Ultimate Universe timeline here

Divided We Fall
Ultimate Comics X-Men #13 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics X-Men #14 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #13 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #13 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #14 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #14 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #15 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics X-Men #15 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
United We Stand
Ultimate Comics X-Men #16 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #15 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #16 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #17 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #17 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #18 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, vol.3
Ultimate Comics X-Men #17 Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Ultimate Comics X-Men #18 Divided We Fall, United We Stand