Although Dark Reign permeates the entirety of the Marvel Universe, there are a wide variety of Marvel series released during the era that don’t quite fit within the Dark Reign reading order.
Below you’ll find a complete guide to comics in between Dark Reign and Siege, with my personal favorites marked by the Comic Book Herald logo next to series title.
Major developments during this time period include the launch of the Jonathan Hickman written era of Fantastic Four, the X-Men’s Messiah War, and the launch of the Jason Aaron written Wolverine: Weapon X comic.
Previously: Dark Reign
Moon Knight Vol. 5: Down South
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Collects: Moon Knight (2006) #26-30
Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil
Collects: Doctor Doom And The Masters Of Evil #1 To #4
Collects: Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1-5
Collects: Hulk (2008) #14-18
She-Hulk Vol. 9: Lady Liberators (She-Hulk
Collects: She-Hulk (2004) #34-38
Series conclusion.
Collects: Skaar: Son Of Hulk #7-12, And Planet Skaar Prologue
Collects: Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #1-3 And Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill – The Green Of Eden
Runaways: The Complete Collection Volume 4
Collects: Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm, Runaways (2008) 1-14, Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way, What If The Runaways Became The Young Avengers?
The Age Of The Sentry (2008-2009)
Collects: The Age Of The Sentry #1 To #6
Collects: Exiles #1 To #9
X-Factor Vol. 7: Time And A Half
Collects: X-Factor #39-45
Collects: X-Factor #46-50 & X-Factor: Layla Miller
Collects: Cable #7 To #10
Collects: X-Men: The Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1-3, Cable #11-15, X-Force #12-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War One-Shot And X-Men: Future History – The Messiah War Sourcebook
Collects: X-Men Legacy #219-225
Uncanny X-Men: The Complete Collection by Matt Fraction – Volume 2
Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #512-519, Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Utopia (2009) #1, Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Exodus (2009)#1, Dark Avengers (2009 Marvel) #9-10, Dark Reign The List X-Men (2009) #1, And Material From Dark Reign: The Cabal (2009 Marvel) #1
Note this volume includes “Utopia” which heavily overlaps with the Dark Reign reading order
Collects: X-Men Legacy Annual #1, X-Men: Legacy #228-230
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost: The Complete Collection Volume 2
Collects: X-Force #17 To #20
New Mutants Vol. 1: Return of Legion
Collects: New Mutants #1-5
Collects: X-Force (2008) #21-25, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #231-234, X-Necrosha One-Shot, X-Necrosha: The Gathering One-Shot, New Mutants (2009) #6-8
Collects: New Mutants #6-11
Collects: Astonishing X-Men #31-35
Collects: Cable #16 To #24
2008 to 2010 series conclusion.
Deadpool Classic Vol. 14: Suicide Kings
Collects: Deadpool: Suicide Kings 1-5
Wolverine: Weapon X Vol. 1: Adamantium Men
Collects: Wolverine: Weapon X (2009) #1-5
Wolverine: Weapon X Vol. 2: Insane in the Brain
Collects: Wolverine: Weapon X #6-10
Wolverine: Weapon X Vol. 3: Tomorrow Dies Today
Collects: Wolverine Weapon X #11-16 & Dark Reign: The List — Wolverine
2009 to 2010 series conclusion.
The Marvels Project: Birth of the Super Heroes
Collects: Marvels Project (2009) #1-8
Collects: The Torch #1-8
Collects: Timestorm 2009/2099 #1-4, Spider-Man One-Shot, And X-Men One-Shot
Collects: Marvel Divas #1-4
Deadpool Classic Volume 11: Merc With a Mouth
Collects: Deadpool : Merc With A Mouth 1-13, Lady Deadpool 1
Collects: Immortal Weapons #1-5
Collects: Incredible Hulk #606-608, Fall Of The Hulks: Alpha
See Fall of Hulks reading order for full guide.
Hulk: Son of Hulk – Dark Son Rising
Collects: Son Of Hulk #13-17
Collects: Realm Of Kings 1; Realm Of Kings: Inhumans 1-5; Realm Of Kings: Imperial Guard 1-5; Realm Of Kings: Son Of Hulk 1-4; Nova (2007) 29-36; Guardians Of The Galaxy (2008) 20-25; Thanos Imperative 1-6, Ignition, Devastation; Annihilators 1-4; Annihilators: Earthfall 1-4; Thanos Sourcebook; Material From I Am An Avenger 3
The Comic Book Herald Marvel Cosmic order continues here with the Realm of Kings.
Secret Warriors Vol. 3: Wake the Beast
Collects: Secret Warriors #11 To #16
Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D.
Collects: Spider-Woman (2009) #1-7
Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1
Collects: Fantastic Four #570 To #574
Captain Britain and MI13 – Vol. 2: Hell Comes to Birmingham
Collects: Captain Britain And Mi13 #5-9
Captain Britain and MI13 – Vol. 3: Vampire State
Collects: Captain Britain And Mi13 #10-15
Incredible Hercules: The Mighty Thorcules
Collects: Incredible Hercules #132-137
Incredible Hercules: Assault on New Olympus
Collects: Assault On New Olympus Prologue #1, Incredible Hercules #138-141
Next: Siege
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Hey guys, just letting you know to make sure to hold off on reading Wolverine: Weapon X #16 until after X-Force #26, there’s a pretty major spoiler in it and this reading order doesn’t account for it
Where does abnett guardians and thanos imperative go? Are they before or after dark reign?
you say we must read the messiah complex on this page, but the messiah complex must also be read in the page: X-Men Events From the Messiah CompleX to Avengers vs. X-Men! (2007 to 2012). So, if I follow all reading order part, do I have to read the page: X-Men Events From Messiah CompleX to Avengers Vs. X-Men! (2007 to 2012)