Miles Morales has quickly become one of the biggest stars in Marvel Comics, and certainly one of the best new character creations of the 2000’s. Miles has gone from taking up the mantle of Spider-Man in the Ultimate Universe to sharing the title with Peter Parker in Marvel’s “main” Earth-616 timeline.
Technically, Miles makes his Ultimate Universe introduction in the pages of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #7 and Ultimate Fallout #4, but it’s really in his own Ultimate Comics Spider-Man launch that the character becomes an instant must-read.
Below you’ll find a complete guide to Miles Morales comics, from the Ultimate Universe on through present day.
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Miles Morales Origins – Comics Reading Order
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 1
Collects: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 1-5
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 2
Collects: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 6-10
Collects: Spider-Men #1-5
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis – Volume 3
Collects: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 11-18
Read issues #11 and #12 of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man before proceeding to the “Divided We Stand” crossover below.
Ultimate Comics Divided We Fall, United We Stand
Collects: Ultimate Comics X-Men 13-18, Ultimate Comics Ultimates 13-18, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 13-18
The Ultimates #13 – #14
Ultimate Spider-Man #13 – #14
The Ultimates #15
Ultimate Spider-Man #15 – #16
Ultimates #16
Ultimate Spider-Man #17
The Ultimates #17 – #18
Ultimate Spider-Man #18
The Ultimates #18.1
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis Volume 4
Collects: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 16.1, 19-22
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis Volume 5
Collects: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 23-28
Collects: Cataclysm: The Ulimates’ Last St And 1-5, Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man 1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men 1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimate S 1-3, Hunge R 1-4, Cataclysm 0.1, Ultimate Prologue 1
Miles Morales – Ultimate Spider-Man Round Two
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival
Collects: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spiderman 1-5, Ultimate Spider-Man 200
All-New X-Men Volume 6: The Ultimate Adventure
Collects: All-New X-Men 31-36
All-New Ultimates Volume 1: Power for Power
Collects: All-New Ultimates 1-6
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7-15, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Spider-Verse #1-2, Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman (2014) #1-4, Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #6-8 And Material From Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians Of The Galaxy) #1
All-New Ultimates Volume 2: No Gods, No Monsters
Collects: All-New Ultimates 7-12
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2: Revelations
Collects: Miles Morales: Ultimate Spiderman 6-12
Collects: Secret Wars 1-9, Free Comic Book Day 2015 Secret Wars 0
Ultimate End (Secret Wars: Battleworld)
Collects: Secret Wars Battleworld: Ultimate End #1 To #5
Miles Morales In Earth-616 With The Avengers!
All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 1: The Magnificent Seven
Collects: All-New, All-Different Avengers 1-6; Avengers 0 (All-New, All-Different Story); Free Comic Book Day 2015
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 1
Collects: Spider-Man 1-5
All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 2: Family Business
Collects: All-New, All-Different Avengers 7-12
Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol 3: Power Play
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #12-15, Material From Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1, Plus Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #19
Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Louise Simonson, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Paco Diaz, Mary Wilshere, Alex Ross- 23 November 2016
Collects: Civil War Ii 0-8, Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Civil War II)
Miles is smack in the center of this disappointing event, after a pre-cognitive Inhuman with Minority Report skills has a vision of Miles committing a horrible crime! The full massive reading order for the 2016 event can be found at: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/civil-war-2/
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 2
Collects: Spider-Man #6 To #10
All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol. 3: Civil War II
Collects: All-New, All-Different Avengers 13-15, Annual
The Unbelievable Gwenpool Vol 2: Head of M.O.D.O.K
Collects: The Unbelievable Gwenpool #5-10
While Miles only appears in 2 issues of this volume, the creative team provides you with an unexpected team-up that actually really works. Although short, it’s very enjoyable, and further highlights both the strength of the series and why you should read Unbelievable Gwenpool.
Champions Vol. 1: Change the World
Collects: Champions 1-6
Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree
Collects: Spider-Man #12 To #14, Spider-Gwen #16 To #18
Begin with Spider-Man #12, and then alternate Spider-Gwen and Spider-Man issues, ending with Spider-Gwen #18.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 3
Collects: Spider-Man #15 To #21
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 4
Collects: Spider-Man #234 To #240
Wolverine: Old Man Logan Vol. 4
Collects: Old Man Logan #18 To #19
For the diehards, Miles takes on Old Man Logan in issue #18 as the geriatric Wolvy invades a supermax supervillain prison.
Collects: Spider-Men II #1 To #5
Collects: Secret Empire 0, Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire 1), Secret Empire 1-10, Secret Empire Omega 1
For the full guide to Secret Empire, check out the Comic Book Herald reading order: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/secret-empire/
Champions Vol. 2: The Freelancer Lifestyle
Collects: Champions 6-12
Collects: Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spdier-Man #1
Gwenpool, the Unbelievable Vol. 4
Collects: The Unbelievable Gwenpool 16-20
Champions by Jim Zub Vol 1: Beat the Devil
Collects: Champions (2019) #1-6
Zub in this series has an expanded roster, made up of a large and diverse group of young heroes. Although the group is large this particular story arc focuses on Miles in particular who makes a deal with the devil. It is a suitable jumping on point for the champions and the story is good.
Champions by Jim Zub Vol 2: Give and Take
Collects: Champions (2019) #7-10, Nova (2015) #1
Jim Zub, Steven Cummings, Kim Jacinto- 4 December 2019
Miles’ Fresh Start
Avengers & Champions: Worlds Collide
Collects: Avengers 672-674, Champions 13-15
Reading order for this crossover begins with Avengers #672 and then alternates Champions and Avengers issues until Champions #15.
Champions Vol. 3: Champion for a Day
Collects: Champions 16-21
Champions Vol. 4: Northern Lights
Collects: Champions 19-24
Collects: Venom #1 to #6
Miles plays a part as as significant supporting character in the first arc of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s Marvel Fresh Start Venom ongoing.
Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol 9
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #797-801
Miles, like the other spider characters except Peter Parker Spider-Man, plays a supporting role in the story. While not an essential read, I would still recommend the story for those that are looking for some more Miles content.
Champions Vol 5: Weird War One
Collects: Champions #22-27, Champions Annual #1
Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, Sean Izaakse, Kevin Libranda- 16 January 2019
Collects: Spider-Geddon #0-5, Spider-Geddon: Vault Of Spiders #1-2
Cullen Bunn, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Ryan North, Jed McKay, Geoffreey Thorne, Clayton Crain, Jorge Molina, Adam Gorham, Javier Pulido, Sheldon Vella, and David Williams.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 to #6
War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery
Collects: JiM #1 to #5
Miles joins a team including Kate Bishop, Wonder Man, and Balder the Brave on a War of the Realms tie-in quest.
Miles Morales Vol 2: Bring on the Bad Guys
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7-10, Material From Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom #1
Saladin Ahmed, Tom Taylor, Ron Ackins, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Javier Garron, Alitha Martinez, Cory Smith, and Mahmud A. Asrar!
Collects: Absolute Carnage #1-5, Material From Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom #1
Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman- 8 January 2020
Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales
Collects: Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1-3, Absolute Carnage Weapon Plus #1
Saladin Ahmed, Jed McKay, Stefano Raffaele, Federico Vincentini, Clayton Crain- 15 January 2020
Miles Morales Vol 3: Family Business
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11-15
Saladin Ahmed, Ze Carlos, Javier Garron, Ig Guara, and Mike Hawthorne.
Collects: Spider-Verse #1-6
Christos Gage, Taran Killam, Ryan North, Jed McKay, Ze Carlos, Juan Ferreyra, Juan Frigeri, Juan Gedeon, Pere Perez, Dike Ruan, Todd Nauck- 29 July 2020
Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer Vol. 10
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #48-49, Spider-Man: The Sins Of Norman Osborn #1, Free Comic Book Day 2020 Spider-Man/ Venom #1
Saladin Ahmed, Kurt Buseik, Jed McKay, Nick Spencer, Tradd Moore, Chris Bachalo, Mark Bagley, Patrick Gleason, Ryan Ottley, Humberto Ramos, Federico Vincentini- 9 December 2020
Collects: Outlawed #1, Champions #1-5
Eve Ewing, Kim Jacinto, Simone di Meo
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #16-21
Saladin Ahmed, Carmen Carnero, Marcelo Ferreira, Cory Smith, and Javier Garron.
Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer Vol. 11
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #50-55
Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, Patrick Gleason- 3 March 2021
Amazing Spider-man: Last Remains
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #50.Lr -54. Lr
Nick Spencer, Matthew Rosenberg, Takeshi Miyazawa, Federico Vincentini, Marcelo Ferreira- 10 March 2021
Miles Morales Vol 5: The Clone Saga
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #22-27
Saladin Ahmed, Natacha Bustos, Taurin Clarke, and Carmen Carnero.
Miles Morales Vol. 6: All Eyes on Me
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #29 to #32, material from Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1
Miles Morales Vol. 8: Empire of the Spider
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man #37 to #42
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2023) Vol. 1: Trial By Spider
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #1 to #5
Secret Empire occurs prior to at most Spider-Man #20 as Miles references it when talking to Ganke
Spider-Men II takes place before Sinister Six Reborn as it is where Miles first meets Barbara Rodriguez
Sinister Six Reborn is of course issues 234-240
There’s absolutely no way that Spider-Men should be read before Ultimate Comics: Spider-man issues 11-18 (volume 3). If Miles gets web shooters from 616 Peter in Spider-men and doesn’t have them in issue 11 of UC: Spider-man, then why would you not read volume 3 first? I tried using this list and I’m glad I decided to think for myself when things didn’t add up. I feel like these reading orders are relatively haphazard in how they’re sequenced.
or, rather, he didn’t get web shooters from peter, but gained his blessing–which instilled confidence. Confidence he did not have in volume three.
hey can i skip ultimate comics united we stand divided we fall, all new xmen , all new ultimates, cataclysm, gwen and spideman sitting on a tree, old man logan , secret empire, gwenpool the unbelievable , marvel generations and war of the realms journey into mystery
Update your website, you bum.
Spider-Men II actually comes between volumes 3 and 4 of Spider-Man: Miles Morales. You also forgot to include Spider-Geddon.
Will i get confused if i start The Ultimates from issue 13? Should i read it from the beginning for better understanding of Miles’ storyline or is it not necessary?
I am noticing there is a mix of 616 and ultimate universe here, do I just mixnthe two with this reading order and follow as normal or do I pick just one?
You can read both. If you want to stick to Ultimate and not worry about 616 continuity (and those X-Men crossovers can be a doozy), skip All-New X-Men. I don’t recommend skipping Spider-Verse, though.