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Guide Part 17 (Age of Ultron)

The Age of Ultron

One of the main reasons I fell in love with Marvel in the first place? Alternate dystopian universes where a major villain has ascended to ruler of Earth. And by that, I of course mean Age of Apocalypse is awesome.

AoA set the bar in the 90’s as a universe-spanning crossover where nothing was sacred. Apocalypse was ruler of Earth with a small resistance of familiar heroes hanging on for dear life. Suddenly, not even the most familiar of Marvel heroes were guaranteed to win, or survive the catastrophic new reality.

Age of Ultron takes its cues from Apocalypse in both title and delivery. From the very first issue it’s clear the Marvel Universe is in the thralls of the genocidal artificial intelligence known as Ultron. The heroes we know and love have two choices: submit or perish. The scales seem to tilt in favor of perish.

Below you’ll find the complete reading order list for the issues in Age of Ultron. For the most part, Marvel kept this event streamlined, without the usual bulk of series tie-ins that go into expanding the event. In some ways this limits the scope of this new Ultron era, but for the most part it makes for a cleaner reading experience that’s easy enough to enjoy.

If you want more on the history of Ultron before diving into this event, you can check out my Ultron overview here.

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Previous: Avengers vs. X-Men

Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron Trade Reading Order

Age of Ultron Paperback

  • Unfortunately, Age of Ultron doesn’t have a mega hardcover with the entire reading order included. That said, this trade collection will get you Avengers #12.1 (a bit of prologue) and Age of Ultron #1 to #10. Seeing as Age of Ultron isn’t overly tie-in heavy, this actually works pretty well for the event.

The Complete Issue by Issue Reading Order

Avengers #12.1

  • This Point One issue of Avengers acts as an off-hand Age of Ultron prologue, well before the actual events of AU. 

Avengers Assemble #14AU

Age of Ultron #1

Age of Ultron #2

Fantastic Four #5AU
  • This Fantastic Four tie-in occurs chronologically before Age of Ultron #1. Personally I prefer to read it as it was published after the first two AU issues, with the universe of Ultron already established, but if you want to follow a more linear timeline, bump it before AU #1.
Superior Spider-Man #6AU
  • Superior Spider-Man causes some unique continuity problems. For starters, you’ll definitely want to be caught up on the first few issues of Superior Spider-Man or find yourself smacked in the childhood with major spoilers. Second, Bendis’s Age of Ultron issues seem to ignore the major change within Superior, making for a mildly confusing debate on the state of Spidey in AU. Most importantly – the big reveal at the end of Age of Ultron #3 is actually teased for eagle-eyed readers in Superior. There’s an argument to be made to read Age of Ultron #3 first to save this surprise, but chronologically this book is before AU #3.

Age of Ultron #3

Age of Ultron #4

Ultron #1AU

  • Chronology of this issue is very open. Largely standalone events, so you can really fit in at any point in the first six or so issues. Here works just fine, as published.

Age of Ultron #5

Wolverine & the X-Men #27AU

Age of Ultron #6

Age of Ultron #7

Avengers Assemble #15AU

Age of Ultron #8

Uncanny Avengers #8AU

Fearless Defenders #4AU

Age of Ultron #9

Age of Ultron #10

Age of Ultron: Epilogue #10AI

Avengers AI #1

Hunger #1 to #4

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Comments

  1. Broox says

    September 20, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    The Marvel Now reading order also includes Ultron comics, the same comics on this reading order? When coming across Ultron story arc, which one should I follow? They seem very similar.

    Reply
    • Karan says

      September 21, 2018 at 4:03 am

      That one just lists the comics to read but this one tells you the order so you should follow this one.

      Reply
  2. Carson says

    January 21, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    Probably worth a mention that the prologue issue Avengers #12.1 is from the pre-Marvel-NOW! Avengers series (“Avengers (2010 – 2012)” on MU), not the Marvel NOW! series “Avengers (2012 – Present)”, in case anyone is having trouble finding it.

    Reply
  3. Karan says

    December 17, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    I noticed that some of the issues in this list were already mentioned in the Marvel NOW! reading order, so should I read those tie-ins before the event or here?

    Reply
    • Karan says

      December 18, 2016 at 12:19 pm

      never mind i realized my mistake, it was the “AU” issues that were confusing

      Reply
  4. Drew Whitten says

    April 2, 2016 at 9:12 pm

    Is this the last guide?

    Reply
    • Dave says

      April 4, 2016 at 4:43 pm

      Nope, check out the complete guide for everything.

      Reply
  5. Tom says

    May 8, 2015 at 12:27 am

    There’s also Indestructible Hulk 11-15

    Reply
  6. Nate says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Also where would you place the hunger 1-4 issues that are all labeled as AU

    Reply
    • Dave says

      May 11, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      Epilogue to the event that I’ve now added above. Good call!

      Reply
  7. Nate says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    There is no wolverine & x-men #26AU that I can find. However there is a wolver & x-men #27AU

    Reply
  8. Dennis Hogue says

    April 26, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    I absolutely love the Age of Ultron comic book series. Now that the movie is out… i’m super super excited. Anyways, I just wanted to share this comic book site with you guys. I usually go here to read free comic books of sorts.

    http://www.hellocomic.com

    Reply
  9. Scott says

    April 24, 2015 at 12:05 am

    Wolverine & The X-Men 27AU should be before Age of Ultron 6

    Reply
    • Dave says

      May 3, 2015 at 12:57 pm

      Thanks for the feedback, guide has been updated!

      Reply
  10. Marko says

    December 29, 2014 at 5:21 am

    Hey, Dave! I just bought a bundle for Age of Ultron. It includes everything in your reading guide except the final one, Avengers AI #1. I can’t find any reference to it at all – might it be a typo?

    Reply
    • Dave says

      January 4, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      Hey – Avengers A.I. ran for 12 issues, and that first issue launches out of Age of Ultron. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  11. Kevin Keyes says

    December 1, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    If you have the Marvel Unlimited App you can get them all at this link! http://marvel.com/comics/discover/87/age-of-ultron-the-complete-event

    Reply
  12. Ryoki says

    November 25, 2014 at 10:39 am

    I put Avengers Assemble #14AU before Age of Ultron #1

    Reply
    • Dave says

      December 2, 2014 at 10:13 pm

      Great call!

      Reply
  13. Sam says

    October 29, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    It’s Wolverine & X-Men #27AU, not 26AU.

    Reply
    • Dave says

      October 30, 2014 at 7:06 pm

      Good call!

      Reply
  14. Sean says

    October 25, 2014 at 9:25 am

    I was having trouble making heads or tails of the proper order on Marvel Unlimited until I found your page; so THANK YOU!

    This is much more thorough and complete than the Wikipedia article. Perhaps you would consider adding your content?

    Reply

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