Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga
Jonathan Hickman · Esad Ribić
Story eras 09–10 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege to The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Hickman connects Secret Warriors and Fantastic Four to the Avengers’ incursions and the conclusion in Secret Wars.
The books
Secret Warriors Omnibus
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.
9781302952556Planned edition#13, #18#1–28#1#1#1Mighty 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.
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Hickman & Weaver Omnibus
Book 2 of 8 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Hickman and Weaver’s secret history lands after Secret Warriors in the modern Hickman saga; its ancient scenes are context, not an onboarding position.
9781302966386Planned edition#1–6#1#1–4#5–6#1Edition 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.
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 3 of 8 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Reed Richards sets out to solve everything, and the Richards family pays for the attempt.
9781302932404Planned edition#1–5#570–588#1–5#1Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 contributes Hickman and Adi Granov’s Doom story, “…And I’ll Get the Land.” It gives Doom’s perspective on the Cabal, so read it as a companion to the Fantastic Four opening rather than expecting the anthology’s other villains’ stories.
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.
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 4 of 8 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
The Future Foundation era builds to Marvel’s First Family facing the war Reed saw coming.
9781302933845Planned edition#6–23#600–611, #605.1Edition 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.
Ultimate Marvel by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus
Book 5 of 8 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
A parallel Earth rebuilds its heroes after losing its Spider-Man, entirely apart from the mainline.
9781302956936Planned edition#1–4#1–4#1–12#2–6Only portions of Ultimate Fallout #2–6 are here. This is Hickman’s side of the transition, so do not use it as a complete reading of that miniseries or Miles Morales’s launch.
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.
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 6 of 8 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Hickman’s Avengers begins after Bendis’s closing stories and Avengers vs. X-Men.
9781302945473Planned edition#1–23#1–12#1#1–6#1–2#1–6#1The Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #1 selection is Hickman and Kody Chamberlain’s motorcycle-race story with Deadpool, an earlier comic side trip rather than a chapter of Infinity. You can leave it until after the main Avengers sequence; the entire Infinity core is already collected here.
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.
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 7 of 8 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
The incursions accelerate from Hickman’s first omnibus toward Secret Wars.
9781302945497Planned edition#24–44#13–33Edition 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.
Avengers: Secret Wars
Book 8 of 8 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
The colliding worlds finally run out of time and everything ends on Battleworld.
9781302970291Planned edition#1–9#0This Premier Collection contains the core event. The larger omnibus also contains Avengers chapters collected in Hickman’s run.
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 across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Mighty Avengers (2007) #13Mighty Avengers (2007) #18Show exact issues
Secret Warriors (2009) #7Secret Warriors (2009) #8Secret Warriors (2009) #9Connected stories
Connected project: Bendis Avengers Phase 1
Connected project: Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo
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.