Marvel Fresh Start is the 2018 summer rebranding of the Marvel Comics publishing line, following hot on the barely-walking-yet heels of late 2017’s Marvel Legacy.
As the name suggests, Marvel is desperately positioning this rebrand as a great time to jump onboard with any number of comics getting (yet another) number one issue.
Fortunately, the announced creative teams leave plenty of reason for optimism. Below you’ll find a list of Marvel Fresh Start comic book series, and the order in which you should read them.
Previously: Marvel Legacy
Marvel: A Fresh Start Reading Order
Avengers Comics
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By Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness
With (finally) ties back to the Marvel Legacy #1 one-shot.
Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla
By Jason Aaron, Roman Perez, Jen Bartel
By Saladin Ahmed, Eric Nguyen
By Al Ewing, Joe Bennet
By Mark Waid, Jesus Saiz
By Jason Aaron, Mike Del Mundo
Ant-Man and the Wasp
By Mark Waid and Javier Garron
By Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti
By Ta-Nehisi Coates, Leinil Yu
By Margaret Stohl, Carlos Pacheco
By Jeremy Whitley, GuriHiru
By Kelly Thompson, Stefano Caselli
Black Panther Comics
Black Panther Book 6: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 1
Collects: Black Panther (2018) 1-6
By Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuna
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever 1, Avengers: Wakanda Forever 1, X-Men: Wakanda Forever
By Nnedi Okorafor, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque
Shuri: The Search for Black Panther
Collects: Shuri 1-5
Spider-Man Comics
Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 1: Rex
Collects: Venom (2018) 1-6
By Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman
By Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 5
Collects: Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man 311-313
Collects: Spider-Geddon 0-5, Spider-Geddon: Vault Of Spiders 1-2
See here for Comic Book Herald’s complete Spider-Geddon reading order.
X-Men Comics
Collects: X-Men Blue 29-34
Aftermath of Venomized
Collects: X-Men Gold 26-30
X-Men: Wedding Special One-Shot
By Marc Guggenheim, Greg Land, Marika Cresta — Should slot in before X-Men Gold #30.
By Al Ewing, Salva Espin
By Skottie Young, Nic Klein
By Matthew Rosenberg, Andy Macdonald
By Cullen Bunn, Mark Bagley
By Devin Grayson, Marco Failla
By Magdalene Visaggio, Laura Braga
By Gail Simone, David Baldeon
Collects: X-Men: Red 6-11
Collects: Weapon X 22-26
By Sina Grace, Nate Stockman
By Mariko Tamaki, Juann Cabal
Collects: Extermination 1-5
See here for Comic Book Herald’s complete Extermination reading order.
Collects: X-Men: The Exterminated 1, Uncanny X-Men Annual 1, Merry X-Men Holiday Special 1
Astonishing X-Men by Matt Rosenberg
Collects: Astonishing X-Men 13-18 , Astonishing X-Men Annual 1
Marvel Universe Comics
By Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli
Marvel 2-in-One Vol. 2: Next of Kin
Collects: Marvel 2-in-One Annual #1, Marvel 2-in-One #7 to #12
By Saladin Ahmed, Javier Rodriguez
Runaways by Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka Vol. 2: Best Friends Forever
Collects: Runaways #7 to #12
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 9: Squirrels Fall Like Dominoes
Collects: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #32 to #36
By Jeff Lemire, Kim Jacinto
Collects: Death Of Inhumans 1-5
Marvel Street Defenders Comics
By Dennis Hopeless, David Messina
By Matthew Rosenberg, Riccardo Burchielli
Collects: Jessica Jones: Blind Spot #1 to #5
Collects: Luke Cage (2018) #1 To #3
Daughters of the Dragon: Deep Cuts
Collects: Daughters Of The Dragon (2018) #1 To #3
Collects: Iron Fist (2018) #1 To #3
Daredevil: Back in Black Vol. 8
Collects: Daredevil 606-611
Spinning out of the events of The Hunt For Wolverine: Weapon Lost
Marvel Cosmic Comics
By Donny Cates, Dylan Burnett
Collects: Infinity Wars Prime 1, Infinity Wars 1-6
See here for Comic Book Herald’s complete Infinity Wars reading order.
By Cullen Bunn, Matteo Lolli
Avengers Fresh Start Comics Part 2
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 2: World Tour
Collects: Avengers 7-12
Immortal Hulk Vol. 2: The Green Door
Collects: Immortal Hulk 6-10
Old Man Hawkeye Vol. 1: An Eye for an Eye
Collects: Old Man Hawkeye #1 to #6
Old Man Hawkeye Vol. 2: The Whole World Blind
Collects: Old Man Hawkeye 7-12
Doctor Strange by Mark Waid Vol. 2: Remittance
Collects: Doctor Strange 6-11
Immortal Hulk Vol. 3: Hulk in Hell
Collects: Immortal Hulk 11-15
Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 2: Stark Realities
Collects: Tony Stark: Iron Man 6-11
West Coast Avengers Vol. 2: City of Evils
Collects: West Coast Avengers 7-10
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 2: Captain of Nothing
Collects: Captain America 7-12
Collects: Invaders 1-5
Winter Soldier: Second Chances
Collects: Winter Soldier 1-5
Collects: Black Widow (2018) 1-5
Collects: Captain Marvel 1-6
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 3: War of the Vampires
Collects: Avengers 13-17
Collects: Avengers: No Road Home 1-10
Marvel Fresh Start Black Panther Comics Part 2
Black Panther: Killmonger – By Any Means
Collects: Kill Monger #1 To #5
Black Panther Book 7: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 2
Collects: Black Panther (2018) 7-12
Collects: Black Panther Vs. Deadpool 1-5
X-Men Fresh Start Comics Part 2
Mr. & Mrs. X Vol. 1 + Mr. and Mrs. X Vol. 2: Gambit and Rogue Forever
Collects: Mr. And Mrs. X 1-12
Collects: X-Men Black: Magneto #1, X-Men Black: Mojo #1, X-Men Black: Mystique #1, X-Men Black: Juggernaut #1, X-Men Black: Emma Frost #1
Collects: X-Men Gold 31-36
Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool
Collects: Deadpool: Secret Agent Deadpool #1-6
Deadpool by Skottie Young Vol. 2
Collects: Deadpool (2018) 7-12
Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 9: Eventpool
Collects: Spider-Man/Deadpool 46-50
Collects: X-23 7-12
Collects: Uncanny X-Men #1 to #10
Leads in to the Age of X-Man event.
Uncanny X-Men: Cyclops and Wolverine + Uncanny X-Men: Wolverine and Cyclops Vol. 2
Collects: Uncanny X-Men #11 to #22
Marvel Universe Comics Part 2
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 10: Life is Too Short, Squirrel
Collects: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #37 to #42
Champions by Jim Zub Vol. 1: Beat the Devil
Collects: Champions (2019) 1-5
Collects: Comic Book Herald’s Best Defense reading order checklist.
Fantastic Four by Dan Slott Vol. 2: Mr. and Mrs. Grimm
Collects: Fantastic Four 5-8, Fantastic Four: Wedding Special 1
Runaways by Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka Vol. 3: That Was Yesterday
Collects: Runaways #13 to #18
The Punisher Vol. 1: World War Frank
Collects: The Punisher 1-5
The Punisher Vol. 2: War in Bagalia
Collects: The Punisher 6-10
Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter
Collects: Jessica Jones (2019) #1 To #3
Collects: Marvel Knights #1 To #6
Man Without Fear: The Death of Daredevil
Collects: Man Without Fear 1-5
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 1
Collects: Daredevil 1-6
Marvel Fresh Start Spider-Man Comics Part 2
Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 2: The Abyss
Collects: Venom (2018) 7-12
Collects: Web Of Venom: Ve’Nam 1, Web Of Venom: Carnage Born 1, Web Of Venom: Venom Unleashed, Web Of Venom: Cult Of Carnage 1
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Vol. 2: Friends and Foes
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man 6-12
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Vol. 3: Lifetime Achievement
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man 11-15
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Vol. 4
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #16-23, #16.Hu And #18.Hu-20.Hu
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Vol. 1
Collects: Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider 1-4
Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider Vol. 2: The Impossible Year
Collects: Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider 5-9
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man 1-6
Superior Spider-Man Vol. 1: Full Otto
Collects: Superior Spider-Man 1-6
Marvel Fresh Start Cosmic Comics Part 2
Black Order: The Warmasters of Thanos
Collects: Black Order #1 To #5
Asgardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Collects: Asgardians Of The Galaxy 6-10
Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet
Collects: Guardians Of The Galaxy 1-6
Collects: Wolverine Infinity Watch 1-5
Enter War of the Realms!
Collects: Thor (2018) 7-11
Collects: War Of The Realms 1-6, War Of The Realms: Omega
For the full guide, check out the Comic Book Herald War of the Realms reading order!
Collects: Thor (2018) #12-16
Avengers By Jason Aaron Vol. 4
Collects: Avengers 18-21
Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 3: War of the Realms
Collects: Tony Stark: Iron Man #12-14
Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Falling Star
Collects: Captain Marvel 6-11
Deadpool by Skottie Young Vol. 3: Weasel Goes to Hell
Collects: Deadpool (2018) 13-15
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 11: Call Your Squirrelfriends
Collects: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 42-46
Collects: King Thor #1 To #4
Collects: Loki #1 To #5
Collects: Punisher Kill Krew (2019) 1-5, Material From War Of The Realms: Omega (2019) 1
Avengers Fresh Start Comics Part 3
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 5: Challenge of the Ghost Riders
Collects: Avengers (2018) 22-25
Immortal Hulk Vol. 4: Abomination
Collects: Immortal Hulk #16-20
Immortal Hulk Vol. 5: Breaker of Worlds
Collects: Immortal Hulk 21-25
Collects: Savage Avengers #1 To #6
This would be a fair time to check out the all-new Conan the Barbarian guide!
Doctor Strange by Mark Waid Vol. 3: Herald
Collects: Doctor Strange 12-17
Doctor Strange by Mark Waid Vol. 4
Collects: Doctor Strange 18-20, Doctor Strange Annual (2019) 1
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 3: The Legend of Steve
Collects: Captain America 13-18
Collects: The Web Of Black Widow 1-5
Black Panther Book 8: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part Three
Collects: Black Panther #13 to #18
Marvel Universe Comics Part 3
Fantastic Four By Dan Slott Vol. 3
Collects: Fantastic Four (2018) 6-9
Champions By Jim Zub Vol. 2: Give and Take
Collects: Champions (2019) 7-10
The Punisher Vol. 3: Street by Street, Block by Block
Collects: The Punisher 11-15
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 2: No Devils, Only God
Collects: Daredevil 7-12
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 1: Destined
Collects: Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) #1-6
Ironheart Vol. 1: Those With Courage
Collects: Ironheart 1-5
Collects: Marvel Comics #1000-1001, Plus Extras
Runaways By Rainbow Rowell Vol. 4: But You Can’t Hide
Collects: Runaways #19 to #24
Fantastic Four by Dan Slott Vol. 4: Thing Vs. Immortal Hulk
Collects: Fantastic Four (2018) 12-13, Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street (2019) 1, Fantastic Four: Negative Zone (2019) 1
Dead Man Logan Vol. 1: Sins of the Father
Collects: Dead Man Logan 1-6
Dead Man Logan Vol. 2: Welcome Back, Logan
Collects: Dead Man Logan 7-12
Enter X-Men House of X and Dawn of X!
Collects: House Of X 1-6, Powers Of X 1-6
For the complete guide, check out Comic Book Herald’s House of X reading order!
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1
Collects: X-Men #1 To #6
Marauders by Gerry Duggan Vol. 1
Collects: Marauders (2019) #1-6
Collects: X-Force (2019) 1-6
Excalibur by Tini Howard Vol. 1
Collects: Excalibur (2019) 1-6
New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1
Collects: New Mutants 1-6
Collects: Fallen Angels (2019) 1-6
Enter Absolute Carnage!
Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer Vol. 5: Behind the Scenes
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man 24-28
Collects: Absolute Carnage #1 To #5
For the full event guide, check out Comic Book Herald’s complete Absolute Carnage reading order.
Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 3: Absolute Carnage
Collects: Venom (2018) 16-19, Web Of Venom: Funeral Pyre 1
Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer Vol. 6: Absolute Carnage
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2018) 29-31
After the Absolute Carnage tie-ins, these Amazing Spider-Man issues will begin to tie into Marvel 2099 – you can find the full crossover reading order with Comic Book Herald’s guide to the new Marvel 2099!
Miles Morales Vol. 2: Bring on the Bad Guys
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) 7-10, Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom (Spider-Man Story) 1
Marvel Fresh Start Cosmic Comics Part 3
Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates Vol. 2: Faithless
Collects: Guardians Of The Galaxy 7-12, Guardians Of The Galaxy Annual (2019) 1
Silver Surfer: Black Treasury Edition
Collects: Silver Surfer: Black 1-5
Collects: Thanos (2019) #1-6
Collects: Death’s Head 1-4
Collects: Annihilation – Scourge Alpha (2019) 1, Annihilation – Scourge: Nova (2019) 1, Annihilation – Scourge: Silver Surfer (2019) 1, Annihilation – Scourge: Beta Ray Bill (2019) 1, Annihilation – Scourge: Fantastic Four (2019) 1, Annihilation – Scourge Omega (2019) 1
For the full Comic Book Herald reading order, check out Annihilation Scourge here.
Marvel Fresh Start Spider-Man Comics Part 3
Collects: Spider-Man (2019) 1-6
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Vol. 2: Hostile Takeovers
Collects: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) 6-10
Superior Spider-Man Vol. 2: Otto-Matic
Collects: Superior Spider-Man #7 to #12
Collects: Spider-Man: Life Story #1-6
Collects: Symbiote Spider-Man #1-5
Black Cat Vol. 1: Grand Theft Marvel
Collects: Black Cat 1-6
Marvel’s Spider-Man: City At War
Collects: Marvel’S Spider-Man: City At War #1-6
Collects: Amazing Mary Jane (2019) 1-5
Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle
Collects: Amazing Spider Man: Full Circle 1, Tbd
Marvel Universe Comics Part 4
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 12
Collects: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 47-50
Invaders Vol. 2: Dead in the Water
Collects: Invaders 7-12
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 3: Through Hell
Collects: Daredevil #11 to #15
Collects: Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) 15-19
Wolverine: The Daughter of Wolverine
Collects: Material From Marvel Comics Presents 1-9
Tales Through the Marvel Universe
Collects: Marvel Comics Presents (2018) 1-8 (B & C Stories)
Collects: Contagion 1-5
Collects: Punisher Annual (2019) 1, Venom Annual (2019) 1, Ms. Marvel Annual (2019) 1, Deadpool Annual (2019) 1, She-Hulk Annual (2019) 1, Ghost Spider Annual (2019) 1, Moon Knight Annual (2019) 1, Wolverine Annual (2019) 1
Collects: Strikeforce (2019) 1-5
Collects: Marvel Team-Up (2019) #1-6
Collects: Ironheart 7-11
Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda
Collects: Black Panther And The Agents Of Wakanda (2019) 1-5
History of the Marvel Universe Treasury Edition
Collects: History Of The Marvel Universe 1-6
Collects: Gwenpool Strikes Back 1-5
Avengers Fresh Start Comics Part 4
Collects: Immortal Hulk 26-30
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 6: Starbrand Reborn
Collects: Avengers (2018) 27-32
Savage Avengers Vol. 2: To Dine With Doom
Collects: Savage Avengers (2019) 6-10, Savage Avengers Annual 1
Collects: Conan: Serpent War (2019) 1-4, Supernatural Thrillers (1972) 3
Dr. Strange, Surgeon Supreme Vol. 1: Under the Knife
Collects: Dr. Strange (2019) 1-6
Marvel Universe Fresh Start Comics Part 5
Fantastic Four by Dan Slott Vol. 5: Point of Origin
Collects: Fantastic Four (2018) 14-19
Collects: Punisher: Soviet (2019) 1-6
Collects: Atlantis Attacks (2020) 1-5
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed Vol. 2: Stormranger
Collects: Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) 7-12
Runaways by Rainbow Rowell Vol. 5: Canon Fodder
Collects: Runaways #25 to #31
X-Men Dawn of X Comics Wave 2
I’d strongly encourage X-Men readers to check out the full Comic Book Herald Dawn of X reading order for the guide on how all these issues intersect and should be read!
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2
Collects: X-Men (2019) 7-11
New Mutants by Ed Brisson Vol. 1
Collects: New Mutants (2019) 7-12
Collects: X-Force (2019) 7-12
Collects: X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) 1-4
Marauders by Gerry Duggan Vol. 2
Collects: Marauders (2019) 7-11
Excalibur by Tini Howard Vol. 2
Collects: Excalibur (2019) 7-11
Spider-Man Fresh Start Comics Part 4
Collects: Ruins Of Ravencroft: Carnage (2020) 1, Ruins Of Ravencroft: Dracula (2020) 1, Ruins Of Ravencroft: Sabretooth (2020) 1
Collects: Ravencroft (2020) 1-5
Amazing Spider-Man: 2099 (Vol. 7)
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2018) 32-36
Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 4: Venom Island
Collects: Venom (2018) 21-25
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 3: Family Business
Collects: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) 11-16
Collects: Black Cat Annual (2019) 1, Black Cat (2019) 6-10
Ghost-Spider Vol. 2: Party People
Collects: Ghost-Spider #6-10
Avengers Fresh Start Comics Part 5
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 7: The Age of Khonshu
Collects: Avengers #31 to #37
Immortal Hulk Vol. 7: Hulk is Hulk
Collects: Immortal Hulk 31-35
Black Panther Book 9: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part 4
Collects: Black Panther (2018) 19-25
Iron Man 2020: Robot Revolution
Collects: Iron Man 2020 (2020) 1-6
For the full guide, check out Comic Book Herald’s Iron Man 2020 reading order!
Collects: Hawkeye: Freefall (2020) 1-6
Marvel Universe Fresh Start Comics Part 6
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 4: End of Hell
Collects: Daredevil (2018) 16-20
Collects: Strikeforce (2019) 6-10
Falcon & Winter Soldier Vol. 1
Collects: Falcon & Winter Soldier (2020) 1-5
Enter Empyre!
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing Vol. 1: Then It’s On Us
Collects: Guardians Of The Galaxy (2020) 1-6
Collects: Nebula (2020) 1-5
For the full guide, check out Comic Book Herald’s Empyre reading order.
Spider-Man Fresh Start Comics Part 5
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Threats & Menaces
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #37 To #43
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 9: Sins Rising
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #44 To #47, Sins Rising #1
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10: Green Goblin Returns
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #48, Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn #1, Amazing Spider-Man #49, FCBD 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11: Last Remains
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #50 to #55
Amazing Spider-Man: Last Remains Companion
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #50.LR to #54.LR
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12: Shattered Web
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #56 to #60
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13: King’s Ransom
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #61 to #65, Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King’s Ransom #1
Miles Morales Vol. 4: Ultimatum
Collects: Miles Morales #16 to #21
Marvel Universe Fresh Start Comics Part 7
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 5: Truth/Dare
Collects: Daredevil #21 To #25, Annual #1
Collects: Moon Knight (2021) #1 to #6
The King in Black
Check out Comic Book Herald’s complete King in Black reading order!
Collects: Venom #31-34, 200
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing Vol. 2: Here We Make Our Stand
Collects: Guardians Of The Galaxy #6 To #12
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 6: Doing Time
Collects: Daredevil #26 To #30
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 8: Enter the Pheonix
Collects: Avengers #39 To #45
Miles Morales Vol. 5: The Clone Saga
Collects: Miles Morales #22 to #28
Spider-Man Comics Continued!
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 14: Chameleon Conspiracy
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #66 to #69, Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy #1
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 15: What Cost Victory?
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man #70 to #74
Miles Morales Vol. 6: All Eyes on Me
Collects: Miles Morales #29 to #32
Collects: Miles Morales #33 to #36, material from Miles Morales Annual #1
Miles Morales Vol. 8: Empire of the Spider
Collects: Miles Morales #37 To #42
Black Cat Vol. 3: All Dressed Up
Collects: Black Cat #11 To #12, Black Cat Annual #1, Fcbd 2020 (Spider-Man/Venom) #1
Ghost-Spider Vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over
Collects: Ghost-Spider #1 To #5
Good Comics Continued!
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing Vol. 3: We’re Super Heroes
Collects: Guardians Of The Galaxy #13 To #18
Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 7: Lockdown
Collects: Daredevil #31 To #36
Check out Comic Book Herald’s complete Devil’s Reign reading order!
Collects: Moon Knight #7 to #12
Avengers Fresh Start Comics Part 5
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 9: World War She-Hulk
Collects: Avengers #46 To #50
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 10: The Death Hunters
Collects: Avengers #51 To #56
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 11: History’s Mightiest Heroes
Collects: Avengers #57 To #62
Immortal Hulk Vol. 8: The Keeper of the Door
Collects: Immortal Hulk #36 To #40
Immortal Hulk Vol. 9: The Weakest One There Is
Collects: Immortal Hulk #41 To #45
Immortal Hulk Vol. 10: Of Hell and Of Death
Collects: Immortal Hulk #46 To #50
Immortal Hulk Vol. 11: Apocrypha
Collects: Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense #1, Defenders: The Best Defense #1, Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk #1, Immortal Hulk #0, Immortal She-Hulk #1, King In Black: Immortal Hulk #1, Material From Immortal Hulk: Time Of Monsters #1
Next: Marvel Fresh Start Part 2!
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When should I start reading Hunt for wolverine? It’s missing from this reading order. Also missing his death of Doctor Strange.
Love that this part of the guide is finally being updated! Hopefully more updates come soon before you switch your focus to continuing to work on part two of the fresh start guide!
Absolutely love the lists, been following it for years now! But After we hit empyre there is no chronological order for any of the comics anymore other than the big events. I was wondering if it’s going to be updated or if you are just going to be doing the events from now on?
Absolutely love the lists, been following it for years now! But After we hit empyre there is no chronological order for any of the comics anymore other than the big events. I was wondering if it’s going to be updated or if you are just going to be doing the events from now on?
Yo Dave could you please update this list with the new marvel events like king in black
This! And the fast track guide as well.
I’m also south African but I’m from Johannesburg
Hey Dave! It would be really helpful if you could add the non X-Men issues like Gwenpool #5, etc to the Dawn of X hardcover reading order and TPB reading order as well. It would be helpful for those who are not reading issue-wise. Thank you!
they are in the main DoX reading order
Hey,
Im kinda confused how I should go about and start following this list. Is it the reading order you have to read to understand everything or if I don’t want to for example read for example so many x-men or street defender comics, would it be okay to skip it? I am asking because I don’t know if these are the absolutely necessary comics to get to speed with current marvel or not. Thank you in advance and thank you for the list :))
Keep updating this Marvel comics chronological order and keep it in this format please. This is super helpful for a lot of us!
Hey, Just wondering will this list ever be updated or is there another list that starts after this one
First of all, thank you so much for this. You’ve made it super easy and convenient to get back into Marvel comics. With the help of your guides I’ve gone from Marvel NOW all the way up to Fresh Start (Just recently finished Absolute Carnage).
But looking at the list and planning ahead, I noticed this list stops at Empyre and also seems to be missing some limited series like MEET THE SKRULLS, MAESTRO, GHOST RIDER, DOCTOR DOOM, REVENGE OF THE COSMIC GHOST RIDER etc.
While I do see you cover the major events, it’s nice to know which order to read the ongoing and limited series’ too.
Any Chance you’d be able to update the list up to the current KING IN BLACK, when you have a chance.
Thank you in advance.
By the way, I’m all the way from Cape Town, South Africa.
Just so you know how far reaching your hard work goes.
Excelsior!
Hi friend. if you can update the list so we can keep following. very grateful, excellent work here on the page. congratulations.
I second this!
How to the events like absolute carnage work? Do i read everything in linked full event guide then afterward continue on this list? Or just read whats included in this fresh start list? I’m new
i think the unstoppable wasp trade you linked to, girl power, is volume zero, which is 2017 #1-8, but i’m not seeing any fo the 2018 series here
I wish these posts had a last edited by date on them.
Seconded.
Why is Ghost-Spider Volume 2: Party People on the list, but not Volume 1: Dog Days Are Over? What Spider TPBs are it set between?
also, where are Volumes 5 through 7 of Spider-Man 2099 on your reading orders?
Where should I read Incoming?
What about Moon girl’s comics???
I think Moon Girl is her own entity for the most part (much like Squirrel Girl)… so I think it may be safe to just read on. If it’s a tie in, it’ll usually have a banner across the top.
Are there any plans to update this list soon Dave?
When should I start reading the new Superior Spider-man series?
I think it picks up in the aftermath of Spidergeddon. They do a little promo for Superior Spidey and MM:Spider-Man at the end of the last issue of Spidergeddon.
Where does the Thanos ongoing fall into the marvel universe? I’ve noticed it’s not included in this reading order. What gives?
So do i have to read all the issues from avengers (the first one he/she says i should read first) and then go read thor or do i read the first one first and then go on to thor?
and do i read marvel legacy first?
Do I have to read all these books, couldn’t I just read Immortal Hulk if I only want to read on the Hulk? I’m really only interested in following this new hulk series, I don’t want to know the whole marvel fresh start universe.
Please help me out and reply whenever you get the chance.
You can absolutely just read Immortal Hulk. Go for it! The book even does a great job explaining the history and continuity that builds to this point.
Okay thank you very much. That’s such a relief, I was trying to find a new series to read without any problem.
The end of Astonishing spoils the end of Extermination and mentions the premise of Mr. and Mrs. X, it might be worth moving it down just a little.
Hi, is there any updates to your fresh start list? Been waiting for the latest comics that have been released to be included here, thanks.
The link to the punisher title you put in here is for the 2017 punisher. Shouldn’t it be for the fresh start punisher?
Absolutely love the lists you compile mate.
Without any of this i would have no idea where to even start reading, especially Marvel.
Keep it up pal.
Why is Marvel so much harder to start reading compared to DC? I know events, crossovers, and generally what is going on in dc. I know that rebirth happened and there was the new 52 before that. I know where to start reading for all the characters in DC, but somehow even after reading this, I still don’t know where to start with Marvel. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 5? I thought stuff started at Vol. 1.
Not sure if you’ll see this, but the Vol you’re refrerring is the Volume of the Comic, not the Volume of the trade inside the comic. So every time that Spectacular Spider-man gets rebooted / Starts with a new Number 1, it’s a new Volume of that book. Hope that makes sense, Def read Chip’s Peter Parker : Spectacular Spider-Man
Some of these “fresh starts” are still continuations I think, but even say Squirrel Girl is at vol 10, each vol is usually a set story arc so sometimes you can just pick up a vol and start reading it no problem. And check the little notes they put in places that refers back/reminds you where whatever they’re referencing in the panel like “see: blah blah #9”
It’s still just such a mess. They need a proper cleanse similar to DC’s Rebirth. I still have no idea where to begin or which universe or whatever. Baffling.
Where is the best place to buy physical copies of these issues?
Couple of ways I can think of. Each book above (well, mostly) is published as a link. If you click on it it’ll take you to that book’s place on Amazon. I think Amazon only sells physical books, but I could be wrong. Read it carefully.
Another way is to visit your local comic shop. To find one, go here: https://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575 and enter your zip code.
https://www.instocktrades.com/ is the site I use. They usually have pretty much any book you would want and their prices are usually a lot cheaper than Amazon.
Where does infinity wars series fit into this? Along with avengers story series compared to the individual arcs like Iron man or captain America or captain marvel?
It’s in there now
where do i put X-men gold Vol.6?
So please tell me how do the new Dr. Strange and Thor fall into continuity with the new Avengers?
Hi,
I was trying to find a way to contact other than comments, but couldn’t find it.
I have a quick question about the Marvel Fresh Start list.
What signifies it’s part of the fresh start? How can I tell what’s what, or when they all are coming out? Is there an official list?
I just bought Avengers #1&2 and Venom #1 and Thor: Gates of Valhalla, but Marvel.com only shows a subset of what is listed here, so I was just curious about the difference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I’d like to start purchasing this series as they come out.
the wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fresh_Start_(comics) has an up to date list with release dates of first issues. However, comics (cloak and dagger for example) have been announced right before being dropped so it’s easy to miss them, but just keep checking the wiki page every now and then and it’ll give you the full list, atm there are 22 releases I believe.