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No. 156 — Longer term

Secret Warriors Omnibus

Jonathan Hickman · Esad Ribić

Story era 09 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege

Hickman connects Secret Warriors and Fantastic Four to the Avengers’ incursions and the conclusion in Secret Wars.

UnownedReading status not recorded904 pages32 full issues

Book 1 of 8 in Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga · 0 of 8 owned · 6,080 pages in all

The books

This book

Secret Warriors Omnibus

Omnibus hardcover · 904 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 8 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege

Nick Fury goes underground with a team of untested recruits once he learns how deep the infiltration goes.

Released 1 Aug 2023 · 904 pages · Jim Cheung cover9781302952556Planned edition
Mighty Avengers (2007)#13, #18
Secret Warriors (2009)#1–28
Dark Reign: The List — Secret Warriors (2009)#1
Siege: Secret Warriors (2010)#1
Dark Reign: New Nation (2009) (partial — relevant material)#1
Earth-616 Primary

Mighty Avengers #13 and #18 introduce material repeated here, while Secret Warriors #7–9 also appear in Thunderbolts: Dark Reign; read each once in the sequence you are following. Dark Reign: New Nation #1 contributes an excerpt, so it does not supply the anthology’s other launches.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Secret Warriors Omnibus

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Connected stories

Earlier stories Bendis supplies the Illuminati, political, and Avengers history that adds weight to Hickman’s later saga.

Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 1

Character origins and background Waid/Wieringo teaches the Fantastic Four family dynamic before Hickman’s expansion.

Connected project: Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo

Battleworld connection Battleworld and Doom concepts echo into Hickman’s 2015 event, but the two miniseries share no issues.

Connected project: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars

Things to know

Collecting rule: Follow the eight books in order; do not substitute the large Secret Wars by Hickman omnibus for the lean finale.

  • The complete saga spans eight books.
  • Use the lean Secret Wars finale to avoid twenty repeated Avengers/New Avengers issues.