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Wasp Reading Order

June 27, 2018 by Dave Leave a Comment

As a founding Avenger, first female Avenger, and perennial best dressed Avenger, Janet Van Dyne, aka the Wasp, deserves a lot more recognition.

Below you’ll find a complete guide to Wasp comics in the Marvel Universe, from her beginnings as Hank Pym’s assistant to one of the best Avengers leaders of all time.

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Collects: Tales To Astonish #27, 35-59

Avengers Origins: Ant-Man and the Wasp #1

Collects: Avengers Origins: Ant-Man & The Wasp (2013) #1

Wasp and the Avengers

The naming of the Avengers




Avengers

Collects: Avengers (1963) 1-30

Janet Van Dyne hasn’t gotten her proper due as a founding Avenger, due to her absence from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s adptation of the team. Believe it or not The Wasp was a founder, named the team, and served as leader of the Avengers from Avengers #217 to Avengers #278.

Marvel Team-Up

Collects: Marvel Team-Up #59 To #60

Secret Wars

Collects: Secret Wars #1 to #12

The heralded Kurt Busiek and George Perez turn on Avengers (beginning in 1998 and barrelling into the new millenium) made room for Janet Van Dyne as the Wasp in a way Avengers comics hadn’t for some time.

West Coast Avengers

Collects: West Coast Avengers #32 To #37

Avengers Forever

Collects: Avengers Forever #1-12

Wasp During 2000’s Avengers Events

Wasp gets big

Avengers Disassembled

Collects: Avengers #500-503; Avengers Finale

Beyond!

Collects: Beyond! #1-6

Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis – The Complete Collection

Collects: Mighty Avengers (2007) 1-20

Frank Cho drawing Ultron impersonating Janet Van Dyne if you’re into that sort of Wasp. Note that Mighty Avengers issues #12 to #20 are Secret Invasion tie-ins.

Secret Invasion

Collects: Secret Invasion (2008) #1-8

The full CBH Secret Invasion reading order.

Mighty Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest

Collects: Mighty Avengers #21 To #26

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis – Volume 5

Collects: Avengers (2010) 31-34, New Avengers Annual (2011) 1, Avengers Annual (2012) 1

After the events of Avengers vs. X-Men.

Avengers Assemble #20

Collects: Avengers Assemble #20

Uncanny Avengers

Collects: Uncanny Avengers 1-25, 8Au , Annual 1

The Unstoppable Wasp

The Unstoppable Wasp

Rage of Ultron

Collects: Ogn

All-New Wolverine #5

Collects: All-New Wolverine #5

The Unstoppable Wasp Vol. 1: Unstoppable!

Collects: The Unstoppable Wasp 1-4; All-New, All-Different Avengers 14

The Unstoppable Wasp Vol. 2: Agents of G.I.R.L. 

Collects: The Unstoppable Wasp 5-8, Tales To Astonish 44

Champions Vol. 1

Collects: Champions 1-6

Champions Vol. 2

Collects: Champions 6-11

Janet confronts Hanktron

Avengers & Champions: Worlds Collide

Collects: Avengers 672-674, Champions 13-15

Champions Vol. 3

Collects: Champions 16-21

Uncanny Avengers: Unity Vol. 2: The Man Who Fell to Earth

Collects: Uncanny Avengers 7-12

The New Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel Fresh Start Wasp with Ant-Man

Ant-Man & the Wasp

Collects: Ant-Man & The Wasp 1-5

See more comics in the Marvel Fresh Start order.

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