Category: Superhero

Iron Man: Director of SHIELD

Reprints Iron Man #129 (December 1979); Iron Man #15-16 (April 2007 – May 2007); The Invincible Iron Man #17-18 (June 2007 – July 2007); Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath #1 (March 2007); & Strange Tales #135 (August 1965).

She-Hulk, vol.5: Planet Without A Hulk

Reprints She-Hulk #14-21 (February 2007 – October 2007).

The Immortal Iron Fist, vol.1: The Last Iron Fist Story

Reprints The Immortal Iron Fist #1-6 (January 2007 – July 2007); & Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 (December 2006; Iron Fist story only).
Occurs shortly after Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, vol.1.

The Immortal Iron Fist, vol.2: The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven

Reprints The Immortal Iron Fist #8-14 (October 2007 – June 2008) Annual #1 (November 2007).

The Immortal Iron Fist, vol.3: The Book of the Iron Fist

Reprints The Immortal Iron Fist #7 & 15-16 (August 2007 & July 2008 – August 2008); The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and The Green Mist of Death #1 (April 2008); & The Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand #1 (August 2008).
These three Iron Fist volumes are effectively are single self-contained story, and fit best here.

Spider-Man: Back in Black

Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #539-543 (April 2007 – October 2007); & Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17-23 (April 2007 – October 2007) & Annual #1 (2007).

Sensational Spider-Man: Back in Black

Reprints Sensational Spider-Man #35-40 (April 2007 – September 2007) & Annual #1 (2007); Spider-Man Family #1-2 (April 2007 – June 2007); Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook (June 2007); & Marvel Spotlight – Spider-Man: Back in Black (May 2007).
The two Back in Black weave in and out of each other. A more detailed reading order can be found here.

Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, vol.2

Reprints Daredevil #88-93 (October 2006 – March 2007).
Must occur after Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America.

Silent War

Reprints Silent War #1-6 (March 2007 – August 2007).
Must happen after Civil War but before Black Panther: Four the Hard Way

Ms. Marvel, vol.3: Operation Lightning Storm

Reprints Ms. Marvel #11-17 (March 2007 – September 2007).
Must happen before Omega Flight and Mighty Avengers: The Ultron Imperative.

New Avengers, vol.6: Revolution

Reprints New Avengers #26-31 (January 2007 – August 2007).

Uncanny X-Men: The Extremists

Reprints Uncanny X-Men #487 (August 2007) & #488-491 (lead stories only, September 2007 – December 2007)

X-Men: Endangered Species

Reprints X-Men: Endangered Species #1 (August 2007); & back-up stories from New X-Men #40-42 (September 2007 – November 2007); Uncanny X-Men #488-491 (September 2007 – December 2007); X-Men #200-204 (August 2007 – December 2007); & New X-Factor #21-24 (September 2007 – December 2007).
Takes place during the early stages of New Avengers: Revolution, also includes previously unseen incidents from the Age of Apocalypse

Omega Flight: Alpha to Omega

Reprints Omega Flight #1-5 (June 2007 – October 2007).
Must occur after Ms. Marvel: Lightning Storm.

Punisher War Journal, vol.2: Goin’ Out West

Reprints Punisher War Journal #5-9 (May 2007 – September 2007).

X-Men – Phoenix: Endsong / Warsong

Reprints X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong #1-5 (March 2005 – June 2005); & X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong #1-5 (November 2006 – March 2007).
Warsong occurs at this time, while Endsong takes place earlier.

Runaways, vol.8: Dead End Kids

Reprints Runaways #25-30 (June 2007 – August 2008).

The Loners: The Secret Lives of Super Heroes

Reprints The Loners #1-6 (June 2007 – January 2008).

Daredevil: Hell to Pay, vol.1

Reprints Daredevil #94-99 (April 2007 – September 2007).

Daredevil: Hell to Pay, vol.2

Reprints Daredevil #100-105 (October 2007 – April 2008).

World War Hulk

Reprints World War Hulk #1-5 (August 2007 – January 2008).
For a full reading order for this crossover, see here.

World War Hulk: X-Men

Reprints Avengers: The Initiative #4-5 (September 2007 – October 2007); Ghost Rider #12-13 (August 2007 – September 2007); The Invincible Iron Man #19-20 (August 2007 – September 2007); The Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 (September 2007); & World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 (August 2007 – October 2007).

Avengers: The Initiative, vol.1: Basic Training

Reprints Avengers: The Initiative #1-6 (June 2007 – November 2007).

World War Hulk: The Incredible Hercules

Reprints Incredible Hulk #106-111 (July 2007 – December 2007).

World War Hulk: Front Line

Reprints World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 (July 2007); & World War Hulk: Front Line #1-6 (August 2007 – December 2007).

Heroes For Hire, vol.3: World War Hulk

Reprints Heroes for Hire #11-15 (August 2007 – December 2007).

World War Hulk: Gamma Corps

Reprints World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1-4 (September 2007 – January2008).

Ghost Rider, vol.3: Apocalypse Soon

Reprints Ghost Rider #12-13 (August 2007 – September 2007) & Annual #1 (January 2008).

Punisher War Journal, vol.3: Hunter/Hunted

Reprints Punisher War Journal #12-17 (December 2007 – May 2008).

The Irredeemable Ant-Man

Reprints The Irredeemable Ant-Man #1-12 (December 2006 – November 2007).

World War Hulk: Warbound

Reprints World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #1-5 (February 2008 – June 2008).
This volume is a World War Hulk: Aftersmash story.

World War Hulk: Damage Control

Reprints World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #1-3 (March 2008 – May 2008); & World War Hulk: Aftersmash #1 (January 2008).
This volume is a World War Hulk: Aftersmash story.

Ms. Marvel: Monster Smash

Reprints Ms. Marvel #18-24 (October 2007 – April 2008).

Mighty Avengers, vol.1: The Ultron Initiative

Reprints Mighty Avengers #1-6 (May 2007 – February 2008).

–> Adam: Legend Of The Blue Marvel

Reprints Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1-5 (November 2008 – May 2009).

Incredible Hercules vol.1: Against The World

Reprints Incredible Hulk #112 (January 2008); Incredible Hercules #113-115 (February 2008 – April 2008); & Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide (June 2008).
This volume is a World War Hulk: Aftersmash story.

Hulk, vol.1: Red Hulk

Reprints Hulk #1-6 (February 2008 – November 2008); & Wolverine #50 (March 2007).
Must occur before Sub-Mariner: Revolution

–> Hulk Smash Avengers

Reprints Hulk Smash Avengers #1-5 (all July 2012).
The fifth story in this volume occurs during Hulk #2. The others occur here, here, here and here respectively.

The Order vol.1: The Next Right Thing

Reprints The Order #1-5 (September 2007 – January 2008).

Eternals: To Slay a God

Reprints Eternals #1-6 (August 2008 – February 2009).
Takes place during The Order.

Sub-Mariner: Revolution

Reprints Sub-Mariner #1-6 (August 2007 – January 2008).

The Order vol. 2: California Dreaming

Reprints The Order #6-10 (February 2008 – June 2008).
Must occur before New Avengers: Illuminati and X-Men: Messiah Complex, but after Sub-Mariner: Revolution.

Mighty Avengers, vol. 2: Venom Bomb

Reprints Mighty Avengers #7-11 (March 2008 – May 2008).

New Avengers, vol.7: The Trust

Reprints New Avengers #32-37 (September 2007 – February 2008) & Annual #2 (February 2008).
The Trust has a plot that leads into The Ultron Initiative, while also paralleling events in Venom Bomb.

New Avengers: Illuminati

Reprints New Avengers: Illuminati #1-5 (February 2007 – January 2008).
The last story in Illuminati must take place after Mighty Avengers: The Ultron Initiative

Iron Man, Director of SHIELD: Haunted

Reprints Invincible Iron Man #21-28 (October 2007 – June 2008) & Annual #1 (January 2008).

The New Fantastic Four

Reprints Fantastic Four #544-550 (May 2007 – December 2007).
This story takes place immediately prior to Black Panther: Four the Hard Way.

Black Panther: Four The Hard Way

Reprints Black Panther #26-30 (May 2007 – October 2007).
This story crosses into the Zombieverse.

X-Men: Marauders

Reprints X-Men #188-204 (September 2006 – December 2007; main stories only) & Annual #1 (March 2007).

Black Panther: Little Green Men

Reprints Black Panther #31-34 (December 2007 – March 2008).

Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis, vol.1: Faith in Monsters

Reprints Thunderbolts #110-115 (March 2007 – August 2007); Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 (December 2006); Civil War: The Initiative #1 (April 2007); & Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (September 2007).
Must occur prior to Nova: Annihilation – Conquest.

Nova, vol.1: Annihilation – Conquest

Reprints Nova #1-7 (June 2007 – December 2007).

Annihilation: Conquest, Book 1

Reprints Annihilation: Conquest Prologue #1 (August 2007); Annihilation: Conquest – Quasar #1-4 (September 2007 – December 2007); Annihilation: Conquest – Starlord #1-4 (September 2007 – December 2007); & Annihilation Saga #1 (May 2007).
Parallels the latter part of Nova: Annihilation – Conquest. For a more detailed reading order of this storyline, go here.

Nova vol.2: Knowhere

Reprints Nova #8-12 (January 2008 June 2008) & Annual #1 (April 2008).

Annihilation: Conquest, Book 2

Reprints Annihilation: Conquest #1-6 (January 2008 – June 2008); Annihilation: Conquest – Wraith #1-4 (September 2007 – December 2007); & Nova #4-7 (September 2007 – December 2007).
Annihilation: Conquest 2 reprints some of the same issues Nova: Annihilation – Conquest, and the events of Nova: Knowhere take place during AC 2.

X-Men: Emperor Vulcan

Reprints X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #1-5 (November 2007 – March 2008).
More or less parallels the events of Annihilation: Conquest.

Thor by J. Michael Straczynski, vol.1

Reprints Thor #1-6 (September 2007 – February 2008).

Wolverine: The Death of Wolverine

Reprints Wolverine #56-61 (October 2007 – March 2008).

Spider-Man: One More Day

Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #544-545 (November 2007 – January 2008); Sensational Spider-Man #41 (December 2007); Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 (November 2007); & Marvel Spotlight: Spider-Man – One More Day/Brand New Day (December 2007).

House of M: Excalibur – Prelude

Reprints Excalibur #11-14 (May 2005 – July 2005).

House of M

Reprints House of M #1-8 (August 2005 – November 2005); & The Pulse: House of M Special #1 (September 2005).
This story crosses over with the House of M universe, naturally. A full reading order for the crossover can be found here

New Thunderbolts, vol.2: Modern Marvels

Reprints New Thunderbolts #7-12 (June 2005 – November 2005).
Contains a House of M crossover.

Decimation: X-Men – The Day After

Reprints Decimation: House of M – The Day After #1 (January 2006); & X-Men #177-181 (January 2006 – March 2006).

Decimation: X-Men – Generation M

Reprints Generation M #1-5 (January 2006 – May 2006).

Decimation: Sentinel Squad O*N*E

Reprints Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1-5 (March 2006 – July 2006).

Decimation: X-Men – The 198

Reprints X-Men: The 198 #1-5 (March 2006 – July 2006); & X-Men: The 198 Files #1 (March 2006).

New Excalibur, vol.1: Defenders Of The Realm

Reprints New Excalibur #1-7 (January 2006 – July 2006).
Must occur before Deadly Genesis.

X-Men: Deadly Genesis

Reprints X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6 (January 2006 – July 2006).

Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do

Reprints Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do (August 2002 – March 2006).

Sentry: Reborn

Reprints Sentry #1-8 (November 2006 – June 2007).

The Thing: Idol of Millions

Reprints The Thing #1-8 (January 2006 – August 2006).

Young Avengers, vol.2: Family Matters

Reprints Young Avengers #7-12 (October 2005 – August 2006) & Special #1 (February 2006).
Must occur before Jessica Jones quits her job at the Daily Bugle.

Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E., vol.1: This Is What They Want

Reprints Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1-6 (March 2006 – August 2006).
The two volumes of Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. do not connect with any other stories being published at that time, and are best read one after the other.

Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., vol.2: I Kick Your Face

Reprints Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7-12 (September 2006 – February 2007).
Despite more or less paralleling it in publication, Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. occurs entirely prior to Civil War.

Black Panther: Bad Mutha

Reprints Black Panther #10-13 (January 2006 – April 2006).
Occurs after Monica Rambeau joins Nextwave.

New Thunderbolts, vol.3: Right Of Power

Reprints New Thunderbolts #13-18 (December 2005 – April 2006); & Thunderbolts #100 (May 2006).
Must occur after the Avengers publicly announce their reformation.

Marvel Team-Up, vol.3: League of Losers

Reprints Marvel Team-Up #14-18 (January 2006 – May 2006).
This volume features a crossover with the Invincible Universe.

The Pulse, vol.3: Fear

Reprints The Pulse #11-14 (November 2005 – May 2006); & New Avengers #1 (June 2006).
Must occur after Jessica Jones quits her job at the Daily Bugle.

Runaways, vol.5: Escape to New York

Reprints Runaways #7-12 (October 2005 – March 2006).
Cage mentions that he is now a father in this book

Runaways, vol.6: Parental Guidance

Reprints Runaways #13-18 (April 2006 – October 2006).

Spider-Man: The Other

Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #525-528 (December 2005 – March 2006); Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-4 (December 2005 – March 2006); & Marvel Knights Spider-Man #19-22 (December 2005 – March 2006).

X-Men by Peter Milligan: Blood of Apocalypse

Reprints Cable & Deadpool #26-27 (May 2006 – June 2006) & X-Men #177-187 (Januart 2006 – August 2006).

X-Factor, vol.1: The Longest Night

Reprints X-Factor #1-6 (January 2006 – June 2006).

Iron Man, vol.2: Execute Program

Reprints Iron Man #7-12 (June 2006 – November 2006).

Moon Knight, vol.1: The Bottom

Reprints Moon Knight #1-6 (June 2006 – November 2006).

Fantastic Four: The Life Fantastic

Reprints Fantastic Four #533-535 (January 2006 – April 2006) & Special #1 (February 2006); Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family #1 (July 2006); & Fantastic Four: The Wedding Special #1 (January 2006).

Incredible Hulk: Prelude to Planet Hulk

Reprints Incredible Hulk #88-91 (January 2006 – March 2006); & Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 (2004).

Marvel Knights Fantastic Four, vol.5: The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch

Reprints Marvel Knights 4 #25-27 (February 2006 – April 2006); & Four #28-30 (May 2006 – August 2006).
Immediately follows Prelude to Planet Hulk but precedes Road to Civil War

Captain America: Red Menace, Book One

Reprints Captain America #15-17 (April 2006 – June 2006) & 65th Anniversary Special #1 (May 2006).

Captain America: Red Menace, Book Two

Reprints Captain America #18-21 (July 2006 – October 2006).

Union Jack: London Falling

Reprints Union Jack #1-4 (November 2006 – February 2007).

Ares: God of War

Reprints Ares #1-5 (March 2006 – July 2006).

Ghost Rider, vol.1: Vicious Cycle

Reprints Ghost Rider #1-5 (September 2006 – January @007).

Beyond!

Reprints Beyond! #1-6 (September 2006 – February 2007).

Runaways, vol.4: True Believers

Reprints Runaways #1-6 (April 2006 – September 2006).

The Road to Civil War

Reprints New Avengers: Illuminati #1 (May 2006); Fantastic Four #536-537 (May 2006 – June 2006); & Amazing Spider-Man #529-531 (April 2006 – June 2006).
Must occur after the Prelude to Planet Hulk.

Decimation: X-Men – Son of M

Reprints Son of M #1-6 (February 2006 – July 2006).
Although labelled a Decimation title, it fits best here based on Black Bolt’s appearances in the three immediately preceding books.

Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk

Reprints Incredible Hulk #92-105 (April 2006 – June 2007); Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook #1 (July 2006); Amazing Fantasy #15 (January 2006); & Giant-Size Hulk #1 (August 2006).
The Silver Surfer’s appearance here must occur before his appearances in the Annihilation books.

Annihilation, Book 1

Reprints Drax the Destroyer #1-4 (November 2005 – February 2006); Annihilation Prologue #1 (April 2006); & Annihilation: Nova #1-4 (June 2006 – September 2006).
For a more detailed reading order of this event, go here.

Annihilation, Book 2

Reprints Annihilation: Ronan #1-4 (June 2006 – September 2006); Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1-4 (June 2006 – September 2006); & Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1-4 (June 2006 – September 2006).

Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi’ar Empire

Reprints Uncanny X-Men #475-486 (September 2006 – July 2007).
Occurs more or less in parallel with Annihilation.

Daredevil, vol.13: The Murdock Papers

Reprints Daredevil #76-81 (October 2005 – March 2006).

New Avengers, vol.4: The Collective

Reprints New Avengers #14-20 (April 2006 – August 2006).
Must occur after Spider-Man gets the ‘Iron Spider‘ costume in Road to Civil War.

Ms. Marvel, vol.1: Best of the Best

Reprints Giant-Size Ms. Marvel #1 (April 2006); & Ms. Marvel #1-5 (May 2006 – September 2006).
Contains a story set during House of M, but is best read following her appearance in New Avengers: the Collective. It immediately leads into Civil War.

Black Panther: The Bride

Reprints Black Panther #14-18 (May 2006 – September 2006).
This story overlaps with Civil War but contains no particular plot spoilers and can safely be read before the main action of Civil War.

Civil War

Reprints Civil War #1-7 (July 2006 – January 2007).
A complete reading order for this event can be found here.

Civil War: Front Line, Book 1

Reprints Civil War: Front Line #1-6 (August 2006 – November 2006).

New Avengers, vol.5: Civil War

Reprints New Avengers #21-25 (August 2006 – December 2006).

Cable & Deadpool, vol.6: Paved with Good Intentions

Reprints Cable & Deadpool #30-35 (September 2006 – February 2007).

Black Panther: Civil War

Reprints Black Panther #19-25 (October 2006 – April 2007).

Ms. Marvel, vol.2: Civil War

Reprints Ms. Marvel #6-10 (October 2006 – February 2007) & Special #1 (March 2007).

Civil War: X-Men

Reprints Civil War: X-Men #1-4 (September 2006 – December 2006).

Civil War: Thunderbolts

Reprints Thunderbolts #101-105 (Hune 2006 – October 2006).

Civil War: Heroes For Hire

Reprints Heroes For Hire #1-5 (October 2006 – February 2007).

Punisher War Journal, vol.1: Civil War

Reprints Punisher War Journal #1-4 (January 2007 – April 2007).

Captain America, vol.5: Civil War

Reprints Captain America #22-24 (November 2006 – January 2007); & Captain America: Winter Kills #1 (February 2007).

Civil War: War Crimes

Reprints Civil War: War Crimes #1 (February 2007); & Underworld #1-5 (April 2006 – August 2006).

Civil War: Fantastic Four

Reprints Fantastic Four #538-543 (August 2006 – March 2007).
Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four also cross over with each other.

Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man

Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #532-538 (July 2006 – March 2007).
Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four also cross over with each other.

Civil War: Marvel Universe

Reprints Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 (December 2006); Civil War: The Initiative #1 (April 2007); Civil War: The Return #1 (March 2007); & She-Hulk #8 (July 2006).

Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways

Reprints Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4 (September 2006 – December 2006).

Civil War: Wolverine

Reprints Wolverine #42-48 (July 2006 – January 2007).

X-Factor, vol.2: Life and Death Matters

Reprints X-Factor #7-12 (July 2006 – December 2006).

Civil War: Peter Parker, Spider-Man

Reprints The Sensational Spider-Man #28-34 (September 2006 – March 2007).

She-Hulk, vol.4: Laws of Attraction

Reprints She-Hulk #6-13 (May 2006 – December 2006).

Thunderbolts: Guardian Protocols

Reprints Thunderbolts #106-109 (November 2006 – February 2007).

Ghost Rider, vol.2: The Life & Death of Johnny Blaze

Reprints Ghost Rider #6-11 (February 2007 – July 2007).

Civil War: Front Line, Book 2

Reprints Civil War: Front Line #7-11 (December 2006 – April 2007).
This volume contains epilogue stories to Civil War and is best read at the end of the storyline.

The Death of Captain America, vol.1: The Death of the Dream

Reprints Captain America #25-30 (April 2007 – November 2007).
This volume contains epilogue stories to Civil War and is best read at the end of the storyline.

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America

Reprints Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #1-5 (June 2007 – August 2007).

Iron Man, vol.3: Civil War

Reprints Iron Man #13-14 (December 2006 – January 2007); Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War #1 (February 2007); & Civil War: The Confession #1 (May 2007).
This volume contains epilogue stories to Civil War and is best read at the end of the storyline.

Annihilation, Book 3

Reprints Annihilation #1-6 (October 2006 – March 2007); Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files #1 (October 2006); & Annihilation: Heralds Of Galactus #1-2 (April 2007 – May 2007).
This volume occurs during Civil War, but do not directly cross over with it.

Eternals

Reprints Eternals #1-7 (August 2006 – March 2007).
This volume occurs during Civil War, but do not directly cross over with it.

Moon Knight, vol.2: Midnight Sun

Reprints Moon Knight #7-13 (January 2007 – December 2007) & Annual #1 (January 2008).
This volume occurs during Civil War, but do not directly cross over with it.

Runaways Vol. 7: Live Fast

Reprints Runaways #19-24 (October 2006 – March 2007).
Contains events that occur both before and after Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways, but is best read here.

Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, vol.1

Reprints Daredevil #82-87 (April 2006 – September 2006).
Occurs more or less in parallel with Civil War, but finishes after it.

White Tiger: A Hero’s Compulsion

Reprints White Tiger #1-6 (January 2007 – November 2007).
Occurs in parallel with Daredevil: The Devil, Inside and Out, vol.1 but takes place immediately prior to Civil War – placed here to avoid spoilers for the Daredevil story.

Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo – Born Better

Reprints Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo – Born Better #1-4 (April 2007 – July 2007)>.
Occurs immediately after Civil War.

–> Daredevil, vol.12: Decalogue

Reprints Daredevil #71-75 (May 2005 – September 2005).
This volume takes place in the gap separating Daredevil: Hardcore and Daredevil: The King of Hell’s Kitchen.

Fantastic Four, vol.3: Authoritative Action

Reprints Fantastic Four #503-508 (November 2003 – February 2004).

Venom, vol.2: Run

Reprints Venom #6-13 (November 2003 – June 2004).

Avengers, vol 4: Lionheart of Avalon

Reprints Avengers #77-81 (March 2004 – June 2004).

Runaways, vol.2: Teenage Wasteland

Reprints Runaways #7-12 (December 2003 – April 2004).

Daredevil, vol.9: King of Hell’s Kitchen

Reprints Daredevil #56-60 (March 2004 – July 2004).

Daredevil, vol.10: The Widow

Reprints Daredevil #81 (November 1971); & Daredevil #61-66 (August 2004 – November 2004).

Fantastic Four, vol.4: Hereafter

Reprints Fantastic Four #509-513 (March 2004 – July 2004).

Runaways, vol.3: The Good Die Young

Reprints Runaways #13-18 (May 2004 – November 2004).

Wolverine/Punisher

Reprints Wolverine/Punisher #1-5 (May 2004 – September 2004).

New X-Men: Academy X, vol.1: Choosing Sides

Reprints New X-Men #1-6 (July 2004 – December 2004).

Avengers, vol.5: Once An Invader

Reprints Avengers #82-84 (July 2004 – August 2004); New Invaders #0 (August 2004); The Avengers #71 (December 1969); & The Invaders Annual #1 (1977).

Marvel Knights 4, vol.1: Wolf at the Door

Reprints Marvel Knights 4 #1-7 (April 2004 – September 2004).

She-Hulk, vol 1: Single Green Female

Reprints She-Hulk #1-6 (May 2004 – October 2004).

Venom, vol.3: Twist

Reprints Venom #14-18 (July 2004 – November 2004).

Spider-Man: Venom vs. Carnage

Reprints Venom vs. Carnage #1-4 (September 2004 – December 2004).

Marvel Knights 4, vol.2: The Stuff of Nightmares

Reprints Marvel Knights 4 #8-12 (September 2004 – January 2005).

Mystique by Sean McKeever Ultimate Collection

Reprints Mystique #14-24 (July 2004 – April 2005).

The Pulse, vol.1: Thin Air

Reprints The Pulse #1-5 (January 2005 – July 2005).

X-Factor: Madrox – Multiple Choice

Reprints Madrox #1-5 (November 2004 – March 2005).

Marvel Knights Spider-Man, vol.1: Down Among the Dead Men

Reprints Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1-4 (June 2004 – September 2004).

Marvel Knights Spider-Man, vol.2: Venomous

Reprints Marvel Knights Spider-Man #5-8 (October 2004 – January 2005).

Marvel Knights Spider-Man, vol.3: The Last Stand

Reprints Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9-12 (February 2005 – May 2005).

She-Hulk, vol.2: Superhuman Law

Reprints She-Hulk #7-12 (November 2004 – April 2005).

–> Wonder Man: My Fair Super Hero

Reprints Wonder Man: My Fair Super Hero #1-5 (February 2007 — May 2007).
This story does not fit into continuity based on internal references, as the beginning of the story places it after the events of Avengers Disassembled, but the conclusion must take place prior to it. I have chosen to place it here as the best fit.

Elektra: The Hand

Reprints Elektra: The Hand #1-5 (November 2004 – February 2005).

Spectacular Spider-Man, vol.4: Disassembled

Reprints Spectacular Spider-Man #15-20 (August 2004 – December 2004).

Avengers Disassembled: Thor

Reprints Thor #80-85 (August 2004 – December 2004).

Captain America: Marvel Knights, vol.2

Reprints Captain America #17-32 (November 2003 – December 2004); & Captain America: Red, White & Blue (September 2002).

Captain America and the Falcon: The Complete Collection

Reprints Captain America and the Falcon #1-14 (May 2004 – June 2005).

Avengers Disassembled

Reprints Avengers #500-503 (September 2004 – December 2004); & Avengers Finale #1 (January 2005).
Takes place between issues #8 and #9 of Captain America and the Falcon. A more detailed Reading Order for this event can be found here.

Avengers Disassembled: Iron Man

Reprints Iron Man #84-89 (August 2004 – December 2004).

Hercules: New Labors of Hercules

Reprints Hercules #1-5 (June 2005 – September 2005).

Black Widow: Homecoming

Reprints Black Widow #1-6 (November 2004 – April 2005).

Daredevil, vol.11: Golden Age

Reprints Daredevil #66-70 (December 2004 – April 2005).

Uncanny X-Men – The New Age, vol.3: On Ice

Reprints Uncanny X-Men #455-461 (April 2005 – August 2005).

Wolverine: Enemy of the State

Reprints Wolverine #20-25 (December 2004 – April 2005).

New Thunderbolts, vol.1: One Step Forward

Reprints New Thunderbolts #1-6 (January 2005 – May 2005).
Occurs during Wolverine: Enemy of the State.

The New Invaders: To End All Wars

Reprints New Invaders #1-9 (August 2004 – June 2005).
Occurs during Wolverine: Enemy of the State.

Wolverine: Agent of SHIELD

Reprints Wolverine #26-31 (May 2005 – October 2005).

X-Men – Phoenix: Endsong / Warsong

Reprints X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong #1-5 (March 2005 – June 2005); & X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong #1-5 (November 2006 – March 2007).
Endsong occurs at this time, while Warsong takes place later.

Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her

Reprints Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her #1-6 (November 2005 – April 2006).
Despite its publication date, this story must take place prior to Secret War.

Secret War

Reprints Secret War #1-5 (April 2004 – December 2005); & Secret War: From the Files of Nick Fury #1 (July 2005).

The Pulse, vol.2: Secret War

Reprints The Pulse #1-5 (January 2005 – July 2005).

Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Disassembled

Reprints Fantastic Four #514-519 (July 2004 – December 2004).

Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Rising Storm

Reprints Fantastic Four #514-519 (January 2005 – May 2005).

Stormbreaker – The Saga of Beta Ray Bill

Reprints Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1-6 (March 2005 – August 2005).
FF: Disassembled occurs after Avengers: Disassembled, but FF: Rising Storm must occur prior to Stormbreaker.

Captain America: Winter Soldier, Book One

Reprints Captain America #1-7 (January 2005 – July 2005).

Captain America: Winter Soldier, Book Two

Reprints Captain America #8-9 & 11-14 (September 2005 – October 2005 & November 2005 – April 2006).

G.L.A., vol.1: Misassembled

Reprints G.L.A. #1-4 (June 2005 – September 2005); West Coast Avengers #46 (July 1989); & Marvel Super-Heroes #8 (Winter 1991).

Iron Man, vol.1: Extremis

Reprints Iron Man #1-6 (January 2005 – May 2006).

–> Iron Man: Legacy of Doom

Reprints Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1-4 (June 2008 – September 2008).

She-Hulk, vol.3: Time Trials

Reprints She-Hulk #1-5 (December 2005 – April 2006).

Young Avengers, vol.1: Sidekicks

Reprints Young Avengers #1-6 (April 2005 – September 2005).

New Avengers, vol.1: Breakout

Reprints New Avengers #1-5 (January 2005 – June 2005).

Spider-Man: Breakout

Reprints Spider-Man: Breakout #1-5 (June 2005 – October 2005).

Toxin: The Devil You Know

Reprints Toxin #1-6 (June 2005 – October 2005).

New Avengers/Transformers

Reprints New Avengers/Transformers #1-4 (September 2007 – December 2007).
The canonicity of this volume is unclear, since it implies that the Transformers live in the Marvel Universe. This volume is canon for IDW’s Transformers series. It is placed here based on statements made by the author.

The Amazing Spider-Man, vol.9: Skin Deep

Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #515-518 (February 2005 – May 2005).

The Amazing Spider-Man, vol.10: New Avengers

Reprints The Amazing Spider-Man #519-524 (June 2005 – November 2005).

Spider-Man and the Human Torch

Reprints Spider-Man/Human Torch #1-5 (March 2005 – July 2005).
Contains five stories set at various points in Marvel history, placed here based on the date of the present day story.

Marvel Knights Spider-Man, vol.4: Wild Blue Yonder

Reprints Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13-18 (June 2005 – November 2005).
Must occur after Spider-Man and the Human Torch based on the FF’s knowledge of Spider-Man’s secret identity

Iron Man: The Inevitable

Reprints Iron Man: Inevitable #1-6 (February 2006 – July 2006).

Black Panther, vol.1: Who Is The Black Panther?

Reprints Black Panther #1-6 (April 2005 – September 2005).

New Avengers Vol. 2: Sentry

Reprints New Avengers #7-10 (July 2005 – October 2005); & The New Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1 (February 2006).

X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom

Reprints Black Panther #8-9 (November 2005 – December 2005); & X-Men #175-176 (November 2005 – December 2005).

New Avengers Vol. 3: Secrets and Lies

Reprints New Avengers #11-15 (November 2005 – March 2006); & Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1 (September 2005).

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Heroes Reborn: Iron Man

Reprints Iron Man #1-12 (November 1996 – October 1997).

Heroes Reborn: Avengers

Reprints Avengers #1-12 (November 1996 – October 1997).

Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four

Reprints Fantastic Four #1-12 (November 1996 – October 1997).

Heroes Reborn: Captain America

Reprints Captain America #1-12 (November 1996 – October 1997).
The four Heroes Reborn titles occur in a separate universe, but in parallel with the main Marvel Universe.

Thunderbolts Classic, vol.1

Reprints Thunderbolts #1-5, -1 (April 1997 – August 1997, July 1997) & Annual #1 (1997); The Incredible Hulk #449 (January 1997); Spider-Man Team-Up #7 (June 1997); & material from Tales of the Marvel Universe #1 (February 1997).

Ka-Zar by Mark Waid & Andy Kubert, vol.1

Reprints Ka-Zar #1-7 & -1 (May 1997 – November 1997, & July 1997); & Tales of the Marvel Universe #1 (Ka-Zar story only, February 1997).

Luke Cage, Iron Fist, & The Heroes For Hire, vol.1

Reprints Spider-Man Unlimited #13 (August 1996); Marvel Fanfare #6 (February 1997); & Heroes For Hire #1-9 (July 1997 – March 1998).

Avengers: Quicksilver

Reprints Quicksilver #1-13 (November 1997- November 1998); Heroes for Hire #15-16 (September 1998 – October 1998); & Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver Annual ’98 (1998).

Luke Cage, Iron Fist, & The Heroes For Hire, vol.2

Reprints Heroes for Hire #10-19 (April 1998 – January 1999); Quicksilver #11-12 (September 1998- October 1998); & Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver Annual ’98 (1998).

Thor: The Lost Gods

Reprints Journey Into Mystery #503-513 (November 1996 – October 1997).

X-Men: The Trial of Gambit

Reprints Uncanny X-Men #341-350 & -1 (February 1997 – December 1997 & July 1997) & X-Men 62-64, -1 (March 1997 – May 1997 & July 1997).

X-Men: Operation Zero Tolerance

Reprints Generation X #26-31 (April 1997 – October 1997); X-Force #67-70 (August 1997 – October 1997): X-Men #65-70 (June 1997 – September 1997); Uncanny X-Men #346 (August 1997); Wolverine #115-118 (August 1997 – November 1997); Cable #45-47 (August 1997 – October 1997); & X-Man #30 (September 1997).
All nine of these volumes occur at about the same time as the Heroes Reborn stories

Wolverine: Not Dead Yet

Reprints Wolverine #119-122 (December 1997 – March 1998).

Cable: The Hellfire Hunt

Reprints Cable #-1 & 48-58 (July 1997 & November 1997 – January 1998); Cable & Machine Man Annual ’98 (1998); Machine Man & Bastion Annual ’98 (1998); & Wolverine/Cable #1 (October 1999).

Ka-Zar by Mark Waid & Andy Kubert, vol.2

Reprints Ka-Zar #8-14 (December 1997 – June 1998) & Annual ’97.

Heroes Reborn: The Return

Reprints Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4 (all December 1997); Heroes Reborn: Doomsday #1 (January 2000); Heroes Reborn: Ashema #1 (January 2000); Heroes Reborn: Masters of Evil #1 (January 2000); Heroes Reborn: Rebel #1 (January 2000); Heroes Reborn: Remnants #1 (January 2000); Heroes Reborn: Young Allies #1 (January 2000); & Heroes Reborn: Doom #1 (January 2000).

Iron Man: Deadly Solutions

Reprints Iron Man #1-7 (February 1998 – August 1998).

Captain America: To Serve & Protect

Reprints Captain America #1-7 (January 1998 – July 1998).

Thor by Dan Jurgens, vol.1

Reprints Thor #1-8 (July 1998 – February 1999) & Peter Parker: Spider-Man #2 (February 1999).

Avengers Assemble, vol.1

Reprints Avengers #1-11 (February 1998 – December 1998); Avengers/Squadron Supreme ’98 Annual (1998); Captain America #8 (August 1998); Iron Man #7 (August 1998); & Quicksilver #10 (August 1998).
This story crosses over with the Squadron Supreme Universe

Avengers Forever

Reprints Avengers Forever #1-12 (December 1998 – February 2000).

Thunderbolts Classic, vol.2

Reprints Thunderbolts #6-14 (September 1997 – May 1998); & Heroes For Hire #7 (January 1998).

Captain America: American Nightmare

Reprints Captain America vol. 2, #8-13 (August 1998 – January 1999) & Captain America & Citizen V Annual (1998).

Thunderbolts Classic, vol.3

Reprints Thunderbolts #15-22 & #0 (June 1998 – January 1999 & 1998); Captain America & Citizen V Annual (1998); & Avengers #12 (January 1999).

Spider-Man: Identity Crisis

Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #434-435 (May 1998 – June 1998); The Sensational Spider-Man #27-28 (May 1998 – June 1998); Peter Parker: Spider-Man #91-92 (May 1998 – June 1998); & The Spectacular Spider-Man #257-258 (May 1998 – June 1998).

Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives

Reprints Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives #1-3 (January 1997 – April 1997) & Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #259-261 (July 1998 – September 1998).

X-Men Blue, vol.0: Reunion

Reprints Cerebro’s Guide to the X-Men #1 (1998); X-Men Unlimited #17 (December 1997); Uncanny X-Men #351-359 (January 1998 – September 1998); & Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four ’98 (1998).

Iron Man: Revenge of the Mandarin

Reprints Iron Man #8-15 (September 1998 – April 1999); Iron Man and Captain America Annual (1998); & Fantastic Four #15 (March 1999).

Spider-Man: The Gathering of Five

Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #440-441 (October 1998 – November 1998); Spider-Man #96-98 (October 1998 – November 1998); Sensational Spider-Man #32-33 (October 1998 – November 1998); & Spectacular Spider-Man #262-263 (October 1998 – November 1998).

Daredevil: Guardian Devil

Reprints Daredevil #1–8 (November 1998 – June 1999).

The Inhumans

Reprints The Inhumans #1-12 (November 1998 – October 1999).

X-Men: The Hunt for Professor X

Reprints Uncanny X-Men #360-365 (October 1998 – February 1999); X-Men #80-84 & 1/2 (October 1998 – February 1999 & 1998); & X-Men Unlimited #22 (March 1999).

Thor by Dan Jurgens, vol.2

Reprints Thor #9-13 (March 1999 – July 1999) & Annual (1999).

Avengers Assemble, vol.2

Reprints Avengers #0, #12-23 (1999 & January 1999 – December 1999) & Annual (1999)

Captain America: Red Glare

Reprints Captain America #14-19 (February 1999 – July 1999).

Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection, vol.1

Reprints Black Panther #1-17 (November 1998 – April 2000).

Marvel Knights Punisher: Purgatory

Reprints Punisher #1-4 (November 1998 – February 1990) & Wolverine/Punisher Revelation #1-4 (June 1999 – September 1999).

Captain America: Land of the Free

Reprints Captain America #20-24 (August 1999 – December 1999) & Annual 1999; & material from Captain America: The Legend (September 1999).

X-Men: The Magneto War

Reprints X-Men: Magneto War #1 (March 1999); Magneto Rex #1-3 (May 1999 – July 1999); Uncanny X-Men #366-371 (March 1999 – August 1999); X-Men #85-91 (February 1999 – August 1999) & Annual 1999; & X-Men Unlimited #23-24 (Magneto-related content only; June 1999 – September 1999).

Deathlok: Rage Against the Machine

Reprints Cable #59-62 (October 1998 -December 1998); Uncanny X-Men #371 (August 1999); X-Men #91 (August 1999) & Annual 1999; & Deathlok #1-11 (September 1999 – June 2000).

Cable: The Nemesis Contract

Reprints Cable #59-70 (October 1998 – August 1999) & Annual ’99 (1999); & X-Man #45-47 (December 1998 – January 1999).

Galactus the Devourer

Reprints Galactus the Devourer #1-6 (September 1999 – March 2000).

Iron Man by Kurt Busiek & Sean Chen Omnibus

Reprints Iron Man #1-25 (February 1998 – February 2000); Captain America #8 (August 1998); Quicksilver #10 (August 1998); Avengers #7 (August 1998); Iron Man and Captain America Annual (1998); Fantastic Four #15 (March 1999), Iron Man Annual (1999); Thor #17 (December 1999); Peter Parker: Spider -Man #11 (November 1999); Juggernaut: The Eighth Day #1 (November 1999); & Iron Man: The Iron Age #1-2 (August 1998 -September 1998).
Much of this volume is reprinted elsewhere, but it is placed here based on the issues collected only this omnibus.

Thor by Dan Jurgens, vol.3

Reprints Thor #14-17 (August 1999 – December 1999); Iron Man #21-22 (October 1999 – November 1999); Peter Parker: Spider-Man #11 (November 1999); & Juggernaut: The Eighth Day #1 (November 1999).

Thor vs. Thanos

Reprints Thor #18-25 (December 1999 – July 2000); & Annual 2000 (2000).
Follows on directly from the previous volume of Thor.

Black Widow: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Reprints Black Widow #1-3 (June 1999 – August 1999) & Black Widow #1-3 (January 2001 – May 2001).