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Avengers: Standoff! Reading Order

Prior to Marvel’s major 2016 event, Civil War II, the various Avengers and SHIELD books came together for the Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill event.

Previously: All-New All-Different Marvel

Avengers: Standoff! Trade Reading Timeline

Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 1: Not My Captain America

Collects: Captain America: Sam Wilson #1 to #6

Nick Spencer’s opening arc on Sam Wilson, Captain America, sets the stage for Kobik, SHIELD, and most of the elements at play in Standoff.

Avengers: Standoff!

Collects: All the event issues below!

Avengers Standoff Marvel Comics

Avengers: Standoff! Issue by Issue Reading Order

Avengers Standoff: Welcome To Pleasant Hill *Prelude*

Avengers Stand Off: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha #1

Agents Of Shield #3

New Avengers #8

Uncanny Avengers #7

All New All Different Avengers #7

Howling Commandos Of Shield #6

Captain America Sam Wilson #7

Uncanny Avengers #8

New Avengers #9

Illuminati #6

Agents Of Shield #4

All New All Different Avengers #8

New Avengers #10

Captain America Sam Wilson #8

Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega #1

Epilogue:

New Avengers #11

Thunderbolts Vol. 1 (Thunderbolts #1 to #6)

Captain America: Steve Rogers (#1 to #3)

Next: Civil War II

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  1. Jackson says

    September 29, 2020 at 5:19 pm

    I think you need to tweak it a little bit because Thunderbolts vol 1 contains Thunderbolts #5 and Thunderbolts #5 is part of civil war II

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  2. Jackson says

    September 29, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    I think the you need to tweak it a little because you said Thunderbolts vol 1 but Thunderbolts #5 is during civil war

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  3. SebastianL says

    October 20, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    I’ve just read Agents of SHIELD #4 and imho it should be read between New Avengers #8 and #9 because the events happen simultanously to New Avengers #8 and definitly before #9. Plus, at the end of Agents of SHIELD there is written that the story will continue in New Avengers #9!

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  4. Sebastian says

    October 2, 2016 at 7:01 pm

    I read that Sam Wilson Vol 2: Contains all the ESSENTIAL story bits of this event with the rest being optional. Thoughts? I buy exclusively trades.

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    • Sebastian says

      October 2, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      I read that Sam Wilson Vol 2: Stand Off Contains all the ESSENTIAL story bits of this event with the rest being optional. ( Thoughts? I buy exclusively trades. It apparently includes: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha and Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega.

      https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29467566-captain-america

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      • Dave says

        October 5, 2016 at 1:12 pm

        You could fast track through it that way, yeah, not unreasonable.

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  5. X-23 ≠ Wolverine says

    August 7, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    What about all the comics between your All-new All-different reading order and Standoff, such as Captain Marvel, Agents of SHIELD, All-New All-Different Avengers, New Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Captain America Sam Wilson, Ultimates, Squadron Supreme, etc.? There’s a huge gap between All-new All-different and Standoff in your order. Issues like Uncanny Avengers 4-6 are missing, and Captain Marvel has been completely omitted!

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  6. MigamanX says

    July 3, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    You could include Steve Rogers: Captain America #2 i think. It fills in a lot of holes in standoff

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  7. Sean says

    June 9, 2016 at 9:16 am

    Maybe you should add New Avengers #11. Doesn’t the cover say “In the wake of Standoff”? I don’t know I haven’t read it. I’m waiting for some sweet All-New, All-Different reading orders. 😉

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    • Dave says

      June 12, 2016 at 7:09 pm

      Good call, I’ve added an Epilogue! Even New Avengers #12, which is included in the Civil War 2 timeline, is heavily influenced by the events of Standoff.

      Also… All-New All-Different orders are significantly updated here: https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/all-new-all-different-marvel/

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