When most Marvel readers nowadays talk about Marvel Cosmic, they tend to focus on the creative explosion starting with Annihilation in the mid-2000’s extending through the Thanos Imperative
There’s ample reason for this focus – the period generated several of my favorite Marvel Comics of the 2000’s, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova – but it should come as little surprise that Marvel’s Cosmic universe extends all the way back to Fantastic Four #2 in 1963!
Below you’ll find a mega Marvel Cosmic guide, from the origins of the Skrulls through more recent events like Infinity and the 2017 solo Thanos series
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Marvel Cosmic All Time Reading Order
That’s Jack Kirby art inside Jack Kirby artThe Origins of Marvel Cosmic
Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks)
Issues: Fantastic Four #2, #37
The coming of the Skrulls! Note that Fantastic Four #37 is available in later Masterworks volumes (or, of course, Marvel Unlimited) and shows the Fantastic Four actually visiting a planet of Skrulls.
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange Volume 1
Issues: Strange Tales #130 To #141, #146
Steve Ditko and Stan Lee with Dr. Strange in “The Search for Eternity!”
The Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 2
Issues: Fantastic Four #48 To #50, Fantastic Four #57 To #60
Jack Kirby and Stan Lee with “The Coming of Galactus.” These three issues (really two and a half) define so much of Marvel Comics to come, and introduce cosmic characters like Galactus and the Silver Surfer, along with the biggest Watcher appearance of all time! Then, in FF #57 to #60, it’s Doctor Doom vs. the Silver Surfer in one of my favorite Lee and Kirby productions.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 5
Issues: Thor #131 To #133
Thor meets a Recorder and Ego the Living Planet!
The Silver Surfer, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks)
Issues: Silver Surfer #1 To #18
Silver Surfer gets his own, relatively short lived solo series from Stan Lee and John Buscema. He is Shakespearean and mopey as heck.
The Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 3
Issues: Fantastic Four #62 To #63, #65 + Annual #5 & #6
Reed in the Negative Zone, where he meets Blastaar for the first time. In Fantastic Four Annual #5 Ronan the Accuser makes his debut in Fantastic Four! In Fantastic Four Annual #6 Annihilus makes his official comics debut and turns out he’s great with kids.
Marvel Masterworks: Incredible Hulk – Volume 3
Issues: Tales To Astonish, Incredible Hulk – #101 To #102
A Hulk in Asgard
Issues: Avengers #51
“In the Clutches of… The Collector!”
Marvel Masterworks: Mighty Thor – Volume 8
Issues: Thor #160 To #162, #168 To #169
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Thor, Galactus and Ego the Living Planet walk into a bar…
Marvel Cosmic Enters the 1970s
Issues: Marvel Super-Heroes #12 To #13, Captian Marvel #1 To #21
The Kree-born Mar-vell launches the first solo Marvel Cosmic series, largely penned by Roy Thomas.
Classic Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: Marvel Super-Heroes #18
Classic Guardians of the Galaxy origin. Earth shall overcome!
Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four – Volume 11
Issues: Fantastic Four #110
A negative zone Annihilus story
Issues: Avengers #89 To #97
Roy Thomas and Neal Adams with an all-time classic Avengers event: The Kree vs. Skrull war.
Issues: Marvel Premiere #1 To #2, Warlock #1 To #8, Incredible Hulk #176 To #178
The original Adam Warlock comics before Jim Starlin made Warlock the “good” centerpience in his Marvel Cosmic epic.
Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four – Volume 12
Issues: Fantastic Four #122 To #123
Galactus Unleashed
Issues: Iron Man #55, Captain Marvel #26 To #32, Avengers #125, Captain Marvel #33
The Jim Starlin 70’s Marvel Cosmic era takes off, and defines much of what’s to come. Iron Man #55 is the official first appearance of Thanos and Drax the Destroyer, and Captain Marvel reaches new heights, crossing over with the Avengers in a quest to stop Thanos with a cosmic cube.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 13
Issues: Thor #226 To #228
So Thor, Firelord, and Galactus walk into Starlin’s…
Issues: Giant-Size Defenders #3
Defenders vs. Grandmaster
He still hasn’t gotten the red side of the cube yetEnter Thanos and the Phoenix Saga!
Warlock War
Issues: Strange Tales #178 To #181, Warlock #9 To #15, Marvel Team-Up #55, Avengers Annual #7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2
Starlin’s Warlock War and The Magus begin, concludes with Thanos vs. the Avengers!
Issues: Nova #1 To #26
Debut of Nova in 1976
Issues: Uncanny X-Men #98 To #108
Phoenix!
Issues: Eternals #1 To #19
Jack Kirby’s limited series introduces Eternals and more importantly, Celestials
Issues: Ms. Marvel #1
Carol Danvers cosmic powerset origins.
Issues: Marvel Preview #11
True origins of Star-Lord
Issues: Avengers #170 To #177
The Korvac Saga as Avengers team with original Guardians of the Galaxy
Issues: Marvel Two-In-One #53 To #58
Project Pegasus narrative introduces Quasar
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Vol. 19
Issues: Fantastic Four #210 To #213
Fighting Galactus in space, the Fantastic Four story.
Ethos of DOOMThe Dark Phoenix Saga & Original Secret Wars!
Issues: Uncanny X-Men #129 To #137
Dark Phoenix Saga
Issues: Thor #314
Thor fights Drax.
Issues: The Contest #1 To #4
Marvel’s 1982 event, Contest of Champions, starring the Grandmaster.
Issues: Ogn
Jim Starlin’s “The Death of Captain Marvel” is Marvel’s first original graphic novel from the 80’s and concludes the Captain Marvel saga Starlin began back in 1973.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3
Issues: Uncanny X-Men #160 To #167
The alien Brood saga.
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus – Volume 1
Issues: Fantastic Four #251 To #255, Avengers #233, Fantastic Four #256, Fantastic Four #257 To #260
The Annihilation Gambit, then “The Trial of Reed Ricards” in space!
Thor by Walter Simonson – Volume 1
Issues: Thor #337 To #339
Walt Simonson starts his Thor run with Beta Ray Bill! The entire Simonson Thor run is essential Marvel reading.
Issues: Secret Wars #1 To #12
I AM FROM… BEYOND!
Issues: Rocket Raccoon #1 To #4
The 1985 half-world Rocket origins by Bill Mantlo and Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy!)
Avengers: Return of the Phoenix
Issues: Avengers #263, Fantastic Four #286
Return of the Phoenix
Rebirth of Thanos & 90’s Guardians of the Galaxy!
Issues: New Universe Star Brand #1 To #3
Marvel’s 1986 ‘New Universe’
Silver Surfer Epic Collection: Freedom
Issues: Silver Surfer #1 To #14
Issues: Silver Surfer: Parable #1 To #2
Stan Lee teams up with art legend Moebius for this elseworlds style battle between Silver Surfer and Galactus.
Issues: Avengers #255 To #261
The legacy of Thanos!
Issues: Avengers #295 To #297
Kross Time Kangs by Walt Simonson, with a healthy helping of Nebula.
Fantastic Four (Secret Wars III)
Issues: Fantastic Four #318 To #319
Unofficially known as Secret Wars III
Issues: Quasar 1-9; Material From Avengers Annual 18, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 29
1989 series launch for Wendell Vaughn.
Issues: Silver Surfer: Homecoming
OGN by Jim Starlin.
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
Issues: Silver Surfer #34 To #38, Thanos Quest #1 To #2
Starlin’s back, baby! Quite likely my favorite Thanos comics ever.
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus
Issues: Guardians Of The Galaxy (1990) 1-29, Annual 1-2; Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) 18; Material From Fantastic Four Annual 24, Thor Annual 16, Silver Surfer Annual 4
1990 new series launch for the classic Guardians roster.
Jim Starlin & Ron Lim’s 1990’s Infinity Trilogy!
Issues: Infinity Gauntlet
Still the standard bearer for universe-wide cosmic events.
You can quite comfortably keep your reading to the core six event issues of Infinity Gauntlet, but if you want all the tie-ins (Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange particularly add to the narrative), I have an Infinity Gauntlet reading order here.
Issues: Infinity Gauntlet Aftermath
Warlock and the Infinity Watch begins here.
Issues: Avengers: Galactic Storm
1992 mega crossover event
Issues: Infinity War
Again, if you want all the tie-ins for Infinity War, I’ve listed out a reading order on the Thanos comics guide page.
Issues: Infinity War Aftermath
Issues: Infinity Crusade Vol. 1 + Vol. 2
Issues: Warlock And The Infinity Watch #1 To #22.
Issues: Thor #468 To #471, Silver Surfer #86 To #88, Warlock Chronicles #6 To #8, Warlock And The Infinity Watch #23 To #25
And the order is:
Thor #468
Silver Surfer #86
Warlock Chronicles #6
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #23
Thor #469
Silver Surfer #87
Warlock Chronicles #7
Warlock and the Infinity Warch #24
Thor #470
Silver Surfer #88
Warlock Chronicles #8
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #25
Thor #471
Issues: Warlock And The Infinity Watch #26 To #42
Marvel Cosmic in the Mid-90’s through Early 2000’s
Issues: Uncanny X-Men #316, X-Men #36, Uxm #317, X-Men #37
The mini X-crossover ultimately leads to the start of the 90’s Generation X.
Issues: Secret Defenders #12 To #14, Cosmic Powers #1 To #6
Issues: Starjammers #1 To #4
Corsair and crew get their own space pirate miniseries (1995).
Issues: Skrull Kill Krew #1 To #5
Morrison and Millar 1995 miniseries taking Fantastic Four #2 to its fast food conclusion.
Issues: Galactus: The Devourer #1 To #6
Louise Simonson limited series
Issues: Marvel Boy #1 To #6
Grant Morrison and JG Jones miniseries introducing new Kree hero.
Issues: Captain Marvel #1 To #35, Captain Marvel #1 To #25
Peter David’s 2000 to 2004 era. I’ve written in detail how to navigate the series in trades and on Marvel Unlimited.
Fantastic Four: Resurrection of Galactus
Issues: Fantastic Four (1998) #46-50, Fantastic Four Annual 2001
A veritable who’s who of cosmic cameos, including Moondragon, Quasar, Captain Marvel, the Watcher, and of course, Galactus.
Issues: Inhumans #1-4 And Fantastic Four #51-54
Pegged as an Annihilation prelude by Marvel retroactive marketing, the Inhumans take to space and do help set the stage for some of the developments of the later War of Kings event.
Issues: Maximum Security Event reading order
Early 2000’s take on a Marvel Cosmic event.
Issues: Thor #18 To #25
Thanos vs. Thor and a story so unacceptable to my love for the Mad Titan that I wrote a headline implying it made me cry (bah! Tears are for the weak!).
Jim Starlin Returns to Thanos & Drax Reinvented!
Issues: Infinity Abyss #1 to #6
Jim Starlin’s 2000’s return to Thanos and Adam Warlock, and his savage retcon of basically any use of Thanos that he didn’t author.
Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Rising Storm
Issues: Fantastic Four #519 To #523
Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo bring you that time Johnny Storm was a herald of Galactus.
Issues: Marvel Universe: The End #1 to #6
Since the Infinity Gauntlet only wiped out half the Marvel Universe (half!), Starlin goes for it all with Thanos in “The End.”
Issues: Thanos #1 To #12
Thanos first ongoing solo series, as the all-time great Marvel villain seeks some sense of purpose.
Issues: Warlock #1 To #4
Warlock by Pak and Adlard
X-Men – Phoenix: Endsong/Warsong Ultimate Collection
Issues: X-Men: Phoenix -Endsong 1-5, X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong 1-5
What happens to the Phoenix force when Jean Grey isn’t around?
Issues: Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1-6
You’re going to want to read the Beta Ray Bill saga after the events of Thor: Disassembled
Issues: Drax The Destroyer #1 To #4
Miniseries redefining Drax the Destroyer for the 2000’s.
Annihilation Through Annihilators
Modern Marvel Cosmic
For the full guide to the 2004 to 2011 run of “modern” Marvel Cosmic, you can check out my original Comic Book Herald guide.
Otherwise, the general flow of events, with complete reading orders linked, is as follows:
Annihilation: Conquest Reading Order
Nova by Abnett & Lanning
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning
Issues: New Avengers: Illuminati #1 To #4
Not purely cosmic, but the Illuminati (a who’s who of Marvel power players composed of Black Bolt, Professor X, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Reed Richards and Namor) deal with the likes of infinity gems, Beyonders, and Skrulls. It’s almost entirely cosmic.
Planet Hulk
Issues: Greg Pak’s Hulk Saga reading order
Greg Pak brings the Hulk to space and introduces a whole new realm of hugely important Marvel Cosmic players.
Issues: New Avengers: Illuminati #5
Finishing the Bendis and Cheung Illuminati sets up the next mega Marvel event…
Issues: Secret Invasion reading order.
Marvel’s 2007 to 2008 mega event.
Issues: Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1-3 and Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill
X-Men: Deadly Genesis
Issues: X-Men Deadly Genesis #1 to #6, Uncanny X-Men #475 to #486
The previous two trades will help explain Emperor Vulcan, while the latter two trades will help explain the state of the Inhumans. Not required reading, but a good bit of “what the heck’s going on here?” history setting up War of Kings.
Issues: SWORD #1 to #5
S.W.O.R.D is an incredibly underrated miniseries from Kieron Gillen and Steve Sanders, giving the extraterrestial agency introduced during Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men
Issues: Silver Surfer: Requiem #1 To #4
Out of continuity, beautiful look at the Silver Surfer’s last days.
Annihilators
Issues: Annihilators #1 To #4, Annihilators: Earthfall #1 To #4
The Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning cosmic era officially concludes with their boss-level team-up between the likes of Silver Surfer, Ronan the Accuser, Beta Ray Bill, and Gladiator.
Rocket Raccoon & Groot: The Complete Collection
Issues: Tales To Astonish (1959) 13 (Groot Story ), Incredible Hulk (1968) 271, Rocket Raccoon 1-4, Marvel Preview 7 (Sword In The Star Story ), Annihilators 1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot Stories ), Annihilators : Earthfall 1-4 (Rocket Raccoon & Groot Stories )
AvX through Marvel NOW! Cosmic
For readers particularly interested in the Marvel NOW! era of Marvel Comics, I’d recommend the complete Comic Book Herald guide to Marvel NOW!, which includes sections specifically for cosmic books.
Issues: Avengers Vs. X-Men reading order
The Phoenix Force returns and splits the Avengers and X-Men into warring factions.
Issues: Thanos Rising
In my humble moderate opinion, the worst Thanos comic ever conceived.
Issues: Iron Man #1 To #11
Kieron Gillen’s Marvel NOW! run on Iron Man takes ol’ Tony to space!
Issues: Marvel Now! Nova
Jeph Loeb launches an all-new Nova for Marvel NOW! in the distant wake of Thanos Imperative.
Issues: Thor: God Of Thunder #1 To #25
Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic’s Thor: GoT is one of my absolute favorite Marvel NOW! runs, and it invents new cosmic aspects of the Marvel Universe at nearly every turn. Highly recommended.
Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction Omnibus
Issues: Fantastic Four (2012) 1-16, 5Au ; Ff (2012) 1-16; Marvel Now! Point One 1
The Matt Fraction and Mark Bagley run is semi-underrated (albeit entirely inferior to the Fraction and Allred simultaneous FF) and mostly occurs in space.
Issues: Hunger #1 To #4
While Age of Ultron is not necessarily a cosmic event, its timey-wimey narrative does lead to this epilogue series with the one and only world devourer, Galactus!
Hickman’s Infinity through Guardians / X-Men in The Black Vortex
Issues: Infinity reading order
God Emperor Jonathan Hickman takes on Starlin’s Thanos/Infinity mantle and somehow wields the power with sufficient control and skill. In all honesty, Infinity will really only make sense if you read the entire Hickman Avengers run to this point, and it’s quite cosmic (and awesome) in its own right.
Issues: Thanos: A God Up There
Quality digital exclusive follow-up to Thanos’ role in Infinity.
Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey
Issues: Guardians Of The Galaxy 11-13, All-New X-Men 22-24
The Trial of Jean Grey
Issues: Original Sin reading order
Biggest developments for Uatu the Watcher since 1966.
Rocket Raccoon Volume 1: A Chasing Tale
Issues: Rocket Raccoon 1-6
Rocket Raccoon Vol. 2: Storytailer
Issues: Rocket Raccoon 7-11
Captain Marvel Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More
Issues: Captain Marvel #1 To #15
Carol Danvers makes her way to space before joining up with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Rocket Raccoon & Groot Vol. 0: Bite and Bark
Issues: Groot #1 To #6, Rocket Raccoon #1 To #11
Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule
Issues: Legendary Star-Lord 1-5
Guardians & X-Men: The Black Vortex
Issues: Guardians & X-Men: The Black Vortex reading order
Love it when Thanos gets sassyJim Starlin Returns For A New Thanos Infinity Saga
Issues: Thanos Annual #1
Starrrrrrrlllllliinnnnnnnn
Issues: Deadpool Vs. Thanos #1 to #4
Deadpool and Thanos throwdown (well mostly, Thanos throws Deadpool down) for the love of Lady Death.
Issues: The Infinity Revelation OGN
Issues: Thanos Vs. Hulk #1 To #4
Issues: The Infinity Relativity OGN
Issues: The Infinity Entity
Issues: The Infinity Finale
The End of Marvel NOW! & Secret Wars (2015)
Silver Surfer Volume 1: New Dawn
Issues: Silver Surfer #1 To #14
Dan Slott and Mike Allred Run (last days tie-ins)
Issues: Avengers 35-44, New Avengers 24-33
Time Runs Out! Here’s the Hickman reading order as I’ve laid out elsewhere:
Avengers #34.1, #34.2, #35
New Avengers #24
Avengers #36
New Avengers #25
Avengers #37
New Avengers #26
Avengers #38
New Avengers #27
Avengers #39
New Avengers #28
Avengers #40
New Avengers #29
Avengers #41
New Avengers #30
Avengers #42
New Avengers #31
New Avengers #32
Avengers #43
New Avengers #33
Avengers #44
Issues: Secret Wars (2015) reading order
Man, I love me some Secret Wars. I’ve listed out the most cosmic tie-ins below as well.
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All-New All-Different Marvel Cosmic
Issues: Contest Of Champions #1 To #10
Forgettable but cosmic follow-up to Secret Wars (2015). Yes, it’s largely based on the Marvel mobile app (ugh).
All-New All-Different Avengers
Issues: All-New, All-Different Avengers 1-6
The first volume of Mark Waid’s All-New Avengers pits the team against cosmic threats.
Issues: Nova 1-6
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Issues: Ultimates #1 To #12
Ultimates is my favorite Marvel Comic of 2016, and one of the best Marvel cosmic books in years, even through Civil War 2 tie-ins!
Rocket Raccoon & Groot Vol. 1: Tricks of the Trade
Issues: Rocket Raccoon & Groot #1 To #10
Issues: Gamora #1 To #5
Issues: Drax #1 To #11
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 4: Grounded
Collects: Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) #15-19
The gang has a series of solo adventures while broken up and stranded on Earth only to reunite and fight Thanos in the end, concluding the Bendis era.
Collects: The Unworthy Thor (2016) #1-5
In this mini-series, the Odinson (along with Beta Ray Bill) quests for his worthiness out in the cosmos but encounters The Collector, The Black Order and more!
The Mighty Thor Vol. 3: Asgard/Shi’ar War
Collects: The Mighty Thor (2015) #13-19
Jane Foster faces off against the Phoenix Force in an intergalactic challenge of the gods!
Issues: Thanos #1 To #6
Issues: Nova 1-5
Jeff Loveness and Ramon Perez team-up to tell a Richard Rider Nova story.
Issues: Star-Lord 1-6
Collects: Rocket Raccoon (2016) #1-5
Ultimates 2 Vol. 1: Troubleshooters
Collects: Ultimates 2 (2016) #1-6
To Galactus, his Ultimates! Eternity’s jailer is finally revealed!
Silver Surfer Vol. 5: A Power Greater Than Cosmic
Collects: Silver Surfer (2016) #7-14
The concluding volume of Dan Slott and the Allred’s acclaimed run!
Collects: Royals (2017) #1-5, Inhumans Prime #1
Post-IvX, the House of Boltagon and Marvel Boy take to the stars to search for the true origins of the Inhumans.
Collects: Black Bolt (2017) #1-6
At the onset of their deep space voyage, the Inhumans decide to drop Maximus off at some super-secret space prison. Except he’s pulled the classic switcheroo and now Black Bolt is lost in space. Featuring the best Absorbing Man ever!
Rocket Vol.1: The Blue River Score
Collects: Rocket (2017) #1-6
Featuring the Technet!
All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1: Communication Breakdown
Collects: Free Comic Book Day 2017 All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Collects: Thanos (2016) #7-12
“The God Quarry” is such a metal phrase…
All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Riders In The Sky
Collects: All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3, 5, 7, 9, 11-12
The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Band of Sisters
Collects: The Mighty Captain Marvel (2016) #5-9
Locked off from aid and reinforcements, CM and Alpha Flight plus guest stars face unending waves of Chitauri attackers in Earth’s orbit!
Ultimates 2 Vol. 2: Eternity War
Collects: Ultimates 2 (2016) #7-9, 100
Part event tie-in to Secret Empire, part anniversary nod to the original run. Al Ewing and company still go out on a high note!
Collects: Generations: Banner Hulk & The Totally Awesome Hulk #1, Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1, Generations: Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1, Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye #1, Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1, Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1, Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #1, Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1, Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor #1, Generations: Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1
Specifically cosmically noteworthy for the Carol / Mar-Vell segment…
Cosmic Marvel Legacy & Infinity Countdown, Infinity Wars, and An All-New Infinity Watch!
Collects: Marvel Legacy #1, Marvel Legacy Primer pages, FOOM Magazine (2017)
The Infinity Countdown gets a prologue here!
Collects: Black Bolt (2017) #7-12
Collects: Royals #6-12, Inhumans: Judgment Day
Collects: Thanos (2016) #13-18, Thanos Annual (2018) #1
Enter the Cosmic Ghost Rider!
The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 3: Dark Origins
Collects: Captain Marvel (2017) #125-129
Carol encounters the Reality Stone!
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Infinity Quest
Collects: Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #146-150
Infinity Countdown prelude.
Collects: Infinity Countdown Prime, Infinity Countdown #1-5, Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock, Material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Amazing Spider-Man)
Collects: Infinity Countdown: Black Widow #1, Infinity Countdown: Captain Marvel #1, Infinity Countdown: Champions #1-2, Infinity Countdown: Daredevil #1
Collects: Darkhawk (2017) #51, Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk (2018) #1-4
Collects: Thanos: The Infinity Siblings OGN (2018)
The Starlin modern graphic novels generally don’t fit that well in ongoing continuity but here’s about as good a place as any.
Collects: Death Of Inhumans #1-5
Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die
Collects: Cosmic Ghost Rider(2018) #1-5, Material from Thanos Legacy (2018) #1
Collects: Thanos: The Infinity Conflict OGN (2018)
Collects: Infinity Wars #1-6, Prime, Fallen Guardian, Infinite, Material from Thanos Legacy #1
Follow the entire event with Comic Book Herald’s Infinity Wars reading order.
Collects: Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker #1-4, Sleepwalker (1991) 1
Collects: Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #1-2, Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer #1-2, Infinity Wars: Arachknight #1-2, Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex #1-2, Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther #1-2 And Infinity Wars: Infinity Warps #1-2
Asgardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: The Infinity Armada
Collects: Asgardians Of The Galaxy #1-5
Spinning out of events of Infinity Wars
Collects: The Life Of Captain Marvel (2018) #1-5
Carol gets a cosmic secret origin make-over!
Black Order: The Warmasters Of Thanos
Collects: Black Order #1-5
Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet
Collects: Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1-6
Collects: Wolverine: Infinity Watch #1-5
Asgardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Collects: Asgardians Of The Galaxy #6-10
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History
Collects: Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #1-6
Cosmic Marvel Legacy & Infinity Countdown, Infinity Wars, and An All-New Infinity Watch! Does any body know if there any more comics to read after cosmic ghost rider for this series im really hoping someone knows. And this website is the best I’ve found for help on reading orders for my comics
Could you explain to me what cosmic comics means? Is it just like the whole marvel universe in order?
I think it’s anything marvel to do with outa space
Are the co-features in the issue important to read as well? Silver Surfer #1 has a watcher co-feature. I plan on skipping the co-features but wanted to make sure.
Comic Book Herald, I fucking love you
While I love all the work you have put into this, including large chunks I am missing in my marvel cosmic collection, this needs to be updated. I’m looking for where to go after Wolverine Infinity Watch.
For the record, this was the most up to date list I could find online. So, still, props!
Hi! Where would “Old Man Quill” fall into order??
This is awesome. I loved the modern Marvel Cosmic comics, specifically Guardians and Nova. I’ll be sure to go through this list at a later time so I get to know the background behind some of the big events.
This is a fantastic list–thank you for doing this!
As an FF fan from way back, I think you’ve missed a few bets, though:
-first appearances of the Kree Sentry and Ronan (sometime in 1967, iirc)
-Nova (Frankie Raye) becomes Big G’s herald (242-244); also, the Trial of Reed Richards runs through 262.
-a good bit of Hickman’s FF run, especially the Universal Inhumans and Sol’s Hammer, probably deserve a mention.
-Not sure why New Universe is here but Ellis’ newuniversal isn’t.
As I say: quibbles. I nitpick because this is great work!