Marvel Comics trade reading order
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What follows is a Marvel Comics trade paperback reading order based on the collected work's original publication date, not a "suggested reading order" sourced on an in-world timeline. I tend to believe that the revealing of a story's nuances, secrets, and twists "as the need arises" is greater than the thrill of reading things from Year 1 to Year 2099, and maintains a storytelling style that can become chaotic when you read a book written in 1961 followed in-timeline by one from 2008. There are plenty of great in-world timeline reading orders already - this approach is just my particular preference. (Note that this list will likely become irrelevant once With Great Power finishes theirs.)
Marvel Universe
| Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
Fantastic Four Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1961-11 | 1963-01 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1963-01 | 1964-03 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 2 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1963-02 | 1963-11 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 3 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1963-12 | 1964-09 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1964-04 | 1964-12 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 4 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1964-10 | 1965-07 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1965-01 | 1965-11 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 5 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1965-08 | 1966-05 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1965-12 | 1966-09 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 6 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1966-06 | 1967-03 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1966-10 | 1967-07 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 7 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1967-04 | 1968-02 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1967-08 | 1968-06 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 8 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1968-03 | 1968-12 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1968-07 | 1968-12 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1969-01 | 1969-10 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 9 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1969-01 | 1969-12 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 9 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1969-11 | 1970-08 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 10 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1970-01 | 1970-11 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1970-09 | 1971-08 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 11 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1970-12 | 1971-11 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1971-09 | 1972-06 |
Fantastic Four Vol. 12 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1971-12 | 1972-11 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 12 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1972-07 | 1973-05 |
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 13 (Marvel Masterworks)
|
1973-06 | 1974-04 |
Eternals
|
2006-08 | 2007-03 |
Ultimate Universe
| Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility
|
2000-10 | 2001-05 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People
|
2001-02 | 2001-07 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2: Learning Curve
|
2001-06 | 2001-11 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X
|
2001-08 | 2002-01 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3: Double Trouble
|
2001-12 | 2002-06 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3: World Tour
|
2002-02 | 2002-09 |
The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human
|
2002-03 | 2002-08 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 4: Legacy
|
2002-07 | 2002-11 |
The Ultimates Vol. 2: Homeland Security
|
2002-09 | 2004-04 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 4: Hellfire and Brimstone
|
2002-10 | 2003-02 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 5: Public Scrutiny
|
2002-12 | 2003-02 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 6: Venom
|
2003-02 | 2003-06 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5: Ultimate War
|
2003-02 | 2003-04 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 6: Return of the King
|
2003-03 | 2003-07 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 7: Irresponsible
|
2003-07 | 2003-11 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7: Blockbuster
|
2003-08 | 2004-01 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 8: Cats & Kings
|
2003-12 | 2004-04 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 9: Ultimate Six
|
2003-12 | 2004-06 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 8: New Mutants
|
2004-02 | 2004-07 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 10: Hollywood
|
2004-05 | 2004-07 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest
|
2004-07 | 2004-09 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 11: Carnage
|
2004-08 | 2004-11 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 10: Cry Wolf
|
2004-10 | 2005-01 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 12: Superstars
|
2004-12 | 2005-03 |
The Ultimates 2 Vol. 1: Gods and Monsters
|
2005-02 | 2005-07 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 11: The Most Dangerous Game
|
2005-02 | 2005-05 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 13: Hobgoblin
|
2005-04 | 2005-08 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 12: Hard Lessons
|
2005-06 | 2005-08 |
The Ultimates 2 Vol. 2: Grand Theft America
|
2005-09 | 2007-05 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 14: Warriors
|
2005-09 | 2006-01 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 13: Magnetic North
|
2005-09 | 2006-01 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 15: Silver Sable
|
2006-01 | 2006-04 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 14: Phoenix?
|
2006-03 | 2006-08 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 16: Deadpool
|
2006-05 | 2006-08 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 17: Clone Saga
|
2006-09 | 2007-04 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 15: Magical
|
2006-09 | 2006-11 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 16: Cable
|
2006-12 | 2007-05 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 18: Ultimate Knights
|
2007-05 | 2007-09 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 17: Sentinels
|
2007-06 | 2008-01 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of the Goblin
|
2007-10 | 2008-02 |
The Ultimates 3 Vol. 1: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch?
|
2008-02 | 2008-11 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 20: And His Amazing Friends
|
2008-02 | 2008-07 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 18: Apocalypse
|
2008-02 | 2008-06 |
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 19: Absolute Power
|
2008-06 | 2008-10 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 21: War of the Symbiotes
|
2008-08 | 2009-01 |
Ultimatum: X-Men/Fantastic Four
|
2009-01 | 2009-04 |
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 22: Ultimatum
|
2009-02 | 2009-06 |
