Invincible isn’t just one of my favorite comic books of all time, it’s up there for my favorite superhero comic book run of the 2000’s.
While Invincible is fantastic, it actually gets mildly overlooked due to writer Robert Kirkman’s otherworldly success with The Walking Dead (not to mention all the many great Image Comics). Nonetheless, it’s a brilliant superhero universe, that expands to a number of other Kirkman penned titles like Astounding Wolf-Man and Tech Jacket.
In general, you can read Invincible all the way through without worrying too much about tie-ins. Reading all the in-universe additions can really help fill out the world, though, and you’ll find a complete reading order for all those comics below!
5/14/21 – Updates by Karan Bijani
Invincible Comics Fast Track!
The shortest, and easiest approach to reading Invincible is to check out Image / Skybound’s compendium editions:
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Collects: Invincible #97 to #144
Invincible Universe Comic Book Reading Order
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1
Collects: Invincible #1 to #13
If you want to, you can mix in some other Invincible Universe works written by Kirkman as follows:
- Invincible #1 to #6
- Capes #1 to #3
- Brit #1, Brit: Cold Death #1
- Invincible #7 to #13
Invincible Presents. vol. 1: Atom Eve & Rex Splode
While actually published 4-5 years after the first issues of Invincible, this Atom Eve & Rex Splode collection flashbacks to a time before the first Invincible story arc. I still recommend reading it after the first Invincible story.
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2
Collects: Invincible #14 to #24, Image Comics Summer Special #1, Invincible #0
The expanded universe reading order throughout the second ultimate collection is as follows:
- Invincible #14 to #15
- SuperPatriot: War on Terror #1 to #4
- Image Comic Summer Special #1
- Tech Jacket Volume 1: The Boy From Earth
(Tech Jacket #1 to #8)
- Again, Tech Jacket technically occurs prior to the first Invincible story arc, but I would recommend reading after simply to familiarize yourself with the character.
- Brit: Red, White, Black & Blue #1
- Invincible #16 to #22, #0, #23 to #24
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3
Collects: Invincible #25 to #35
The expanded universe reading order throughout the third ultimate collection is as follows:
- Invincible #25 to #30
- The Pact #1 to #4
- Invincible #31 to #33
- Marvel Team-Up #14
- Invincible #34 to #35
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 4
Collects: Invincible #36 to #47
The Astounding Wolf-Man Volume 1
Collects: The Astounding Wolf-Man #1 to #7
Order:
- Invincible #36 to #42
- Astounding Wolf-Man #1 to #4
- Invincible #43 to #47
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
Collects: Invincible #48 to #59, Astounding Wolfman #11
The Astounding Wolf-Man Volume 2
Collects: The Astounding Wolf-Man #8 to #12, Invincible #57
Read Astounding Wolf-Man #8 to #10, then read Invincible through issue #57 before reading the Invincible crossover issue in Astounding Wolf-Man #11. Or follow this order:
Invincible #48 to #53
Astounding Wolf-Man #5 to #10
Invincible #54 to #57
Astounding Wolf-Man #11
Invincible #58 to #59
Invincible War
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 6
Collects: Invincible #60 to #70, Invincible Returns #1
The Astounding Wolf-Man Volume 3
Collects: Astounding Wolf-Man #13 to #18
Order:
- Invincible #60
- Astounding Wolf-Man #12 to #18
- Invincible #61 to #70
- Invincible Returns #1
Viltrumite War
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 7
Collects: Invincible #71 to #84
Guarding the Globe Volume 1 TP
Collects: Guarding the Globe #1 to #6
The Astounding Wolf-Man Volume 4
Collects: Astounding Wolf-Man #19 to #25
Order:
- Invincible #71 to #73
- Guarding the Globe #1 to #6
- Astounding Wolf-Man #19 to #25
- Invincible #74 to #84
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 8
Collects: Invincible #85 to #96
Guarding the Globe Volume 2 TP
Collects: Guarding the Globe #1 to #6
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 9
Collects: Invincible #97 to #108
Collects: Invincible Universe #1 to #12
Order:
- Invincible #97 to #102
- Invincible Universe #1 to #12
- Invincible #103 to #108
Collects: Invincible #109 to #120
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 11
Collects: Invincible #121 to #132
Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 12
Collects: Invincible #133 to #144
I believe unless proven otherwise this is more accurate and complete.
Super Patriot 1-4
Atom Eve & Rex Spode
Tech Jacket 1-8
Brit 1
Invincible 1-6
Brit 2
Invincible 7-15
Image Comics Summer Special
Capes Inc 1-3 start – page 19
Brit 3 pages 1-18
Invicible 16 pages 1-6
Brit 3 pages 7-32
Invincible 16 pages 7-10
Brit 3 pages 33-36
Invincible 16 pages 11-end
Capes Inc 3 pages 20-end
Brit 3 Epilogue
Invincible 17-24
Origins 1
Invincible 25-30
Capes Inc 4
Invincible 31-33 start – page 8
Marvel Teamup 14
Invincible 33 page 9-end
Invincible 34 – 35
Wolfman 1 pages 1-2
The Pact 1
Invincible 36-38
Wolfman 1 pages 3-8
Invincible 39-42
Wolfman 1 pages 9-end
Invincible 43-45
Wolfman 2
Brit 1-2
Wolfman 3
Invincible 46-47
Brit 3-6
Wolfman 4
Brit 7-12
Invincible 48-50
Wolfman 5-10
Invincible 51-55
Invincible 66 start to 7
Incincible 56-57
Wolfman 11-13 page 15
Invincible 58-59
Invincible 66 page 8-end
Invincible 67 start – page 7
Wolfman 13 page 16-end
Wolfman 14-15 page 7
Invincible 60 start to page 2
Tech Jacket Digital 1 start to page 2
Wolfman 15 page 8
Invincible 60 pages 3 – 5
Wolfman 15 pages 9-10
Invincible 60 page 6
Tech Jacket Digital 1 pages 3-4
Invincible 60 pages 7-8
Tech Jacket Digital 1 pages 5-10
Invincible 60 pages 9-end
Tech Jacket Digital 1 pages 11-13
Invincibe 61-64
Invincible 67 pages 8-13
Invincible 65
Wolfman 15 pages 11-end
Wolfman 16-18
Invincible 67 pages 14-end
Tech Jacket Digital 1 pages 14-end
Tech Jacket Digital 2-3 to page 17 and page 20
Invincible 68
Wolfman 19-21
Invincible 69-70
Invincible Returns 1
Tech Jacket Digital 3 pages 18-19
Invincible 71 start – page 2
Guarding the Globe 1 start – page 4
Invincible 71 page 3-5 (same as Guarding the Globe 1 pages 3 to 5)
Invincible 71 page 6-16
Guarding the Globe 1 page 6-7
Wolfman 22-23 page 9
Guarding the Globe 1 pages 8-13
Wolfman 23 pages 10-14
Guarding the Globe 1 pages 14-15
Wolfman 23 pages 15-end
Wolfman 24 to 25 page 24
Guarding the Globe 1 pages 16-end
Invincible 71 pages 17-end
Invincible 72 – 73 – page 8
Guarding the Globe 2 – 3 – page 7
Wolfman 25 pages 25 – end
Guarding thr Globe 3 pages 8 – end
Invincible 73 pages 9 – 15
Guarding the Globe 4
Invincible 73 pages 16 – 18
Guarding the Globe 5 start – page 8
Invincible 73 pages 19 – end
Guarding the Globe 5 pages 9 – 12
Invincible 74
Guarding the Globe 5 pages 13 – end
Guarding the Globe 6 start – page 15
Invincible 75
Invincible 76 start – page 13
Guarding the Globe 6 pages 16 – end
Invincible 76 pages 14 – end
Invincible 77 – 92
Guarding the Globe (2) 1
Invincible 93 – 100 page 5
Guarding the Globe (2) 2 to page 18
Invincible 100 page 6 – 23
Invincible Universe 1 – page 2 (same as Invincible pages 22 – 23)
Invincible Universe 1 page 3 – 7
Invincible 100 page 24 – end
Invincible 101 – page 14
Guarding the Globe (2) 2 page 19 – end
Guarding the Globe (2) 3 – 6 page 21
Invincible Universe 1 page 8 – 14
Guarding the Globe (2) page 22 – end
Invincible 101 page 15 – en~
Invincible 102
Invincible Universe 1 page 15 – end
Invincible Universe 2 – 5 page 12
Invincible 103 – 105 page 4
Invincible Universe 5 page 13
Invincible 105 page 5 – 10
Invincible Universe 5 page 14 – end
Invincible 105 page 11 – 12
Invincible Universe 6
Invincible 105 page 13 – end
Invincible 106
Invincible Universe 7
Invincible 107 – page 18
Invincible Universe 8 – 9
Tech Jacket 1 to 11
Tech Jacket 12 pages 8 – 11
Invincible Universe 10 – 12
Invincible 107 page 19 – end
Invincible 108 – 122
Tech Jacket 12 pages 1 – 7, 14 – end
Invincible 123 – 144
You are not welcome here, pointing out errors and misinformation of Dave’s GREAT READING ORDER! How dare you?
I’d tend to agree with you except…it’s kinda apples and oranges. Leon’s list is individual issues (and sometimes pages and panels of individual issues); Dave’s is collections. Plus I’m sure Dave can handle it. If he couldn’t, he certainly has the option of deleting said post on his own website!
Why anyone would want to break up individual issues by page number is beyond me. Flipping between a website and a floppy every couple of pages sounds like no fun
Where does Tech Jacket Vol 2-4 fall into this order?
Hey, I was just going to ask the same thing Chacko.