Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection

512 pages · Book 1 of 4

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You own the books in Bendis Avengers Phase 1. Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection continues that reading path.

Bendis’s Avengers follows the Skrull conflict into Dark Reign and Siege through the changing teams at its center.

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New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 2
Continue this run · book 2 of 4.
1,224 pp
Secret Invasion
Continue this run · book 3 of 4.
248 pp
Thor by Straczynski & Gillen Omnibus
Required setup for Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege.
1,144 pp
Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: Osborn’s Reign
Continue this run · book 4 of 4.
552 pp
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1
Continue from Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege.
504 pp

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Complete the series already on the shelf. The queue continues partly owned projects, bringing required earlier stories forward when needed. It then favors the next project on the same path before returning to the priority list.

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Collecting order and reading order differ. A large book can span an event. Its dossier lists the reading checkpoints: where to pause, read the event, and resume. Owning a book does not mean you have read it.

Editorial priority balances acclaim, reading quality, new Marvel ground, coherent runs and avoidable duplication. It is a curated order, not an automated score.

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Every project in editorial order. The collecting queue adjusts this order for your shelf and required setup.

No.	Project	Pages	Collecting rule
1	Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing	1,616	Single-book project.
2	Thor by Jason Aaron	2,584	Both volumes form one sustained story; Vol. 1 comes before Vol. 2.
3	New X-Men by Grant Morrison	1,080	The three Modern Era Epic volumes follow one sequence.
4	Bendis Avengers Phase 1	2,016	The four books form a sequence before Secret Invasion and Dark Reign.
5	Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev	1,504	Do not buy an isolated Vol. 2.
6	Original Sin — lean event checkpoint	240	Single-book project.
7	Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo	896	Single-book project.
8	Spider-Man by Roger Stern	1,296	Single-book project.
9	Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie	3,912	Read McFarlane, Larsen, then the two Bagley volumes in order.
10	Doctor Strange by Jed MacKay	864	Single-book project.
11	Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja	552	Single-book project.
12	Silver Surfer by Slott & Allred	688	Single-book project.
13	Silver Surfer: Requiem	104	Single-book project.
14	Moon Knight by Jed MacKay	1,456	Own the original omnibus and Vengeance Vol. 1, then the Blood Hunt core before continuing into Vengeance Vol. 2 and Fist of Khonshu.
15	Blood Hunt — core event spine	152	Single-book project.
16	Moon Knight: From the Dead	136	Single-book project.
17	Captain America by Ed Brubaker — opening act	744	Single-book project.
18	Uncanny X-Force by Rick Remender	928	Single-book project.
19	Daredevil by Waid & Samnee	1,488	Read and acquire Vol. 1 before Vol. 2.
20	Loki: Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen	752	Single-book project.
21	Eternals — Kirby Foundation and Gaiman Reintroduction	624	Read Kirby before Gaiman; Gillen remains the modern continuation.
22	Thor by Walter Simonson	1,192	Single-book project.
23	Thor by Lee & Kirby — Early Adventures	464	Single-book project.
24	Thor by Straczynski & Gillen — Through Siege	1,144	Single-book project.
25	Immortal Iron Fist & the Immortal Weapons	1,048	Single-book project.
26	Astonishing X-Men by Whedon & Cassaday	672	Single-book project.
27	Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates	1,224	Single-book project.
28	Iron Man by Denny O’Neil — Rhodes and Stane	1,520	Read Enemy Within, Duel of Iron, then Iron Monger.
29	Fantastic Four: Full Circle	64	Single-book project.
30	Claremont X-Men Phase 1 — Phoenix and the Brood	2,816	The three volumes form a continuous sequence in numbered order.
31	The Defenders by Steve Gerber	704	Single-book project.
32	Luke Cage — Hero for Hire and Power Man	1,008	Single-book project.
33	Fantastic Four by Lee & Kirby	3,528	Vols. 1–2 establish the Silver Age voice; the later volumes continue that same long run.
34	Daredevil by Frank Miller — Core and Companion	1,448	The Companion contains Born Again and completes this two-book Miller project.
35	Incredible Hulk by Peter David — Original Run	4,504	The four volumes follow David’s original Hulk run in order.
36	Amazing Spider-Man by Lee & Ditko	1,152	Single-book project.
37	Incredible Hulk by Bill Mantlo — To Hunt the Hulk and Devolution	984	The two Epic Collections form a connected pair.
38	Fantastic Four by John Byrne	2,320	Acquire both volumes as a single run.
39	Amazing Spider-Man — Lee/Romita Foundation	1,912	Treat Vols. 2 and 3 as one continuation pair.
40	Avengers by Roger Stern	2,760	The Masterworks volume containing Avengers #255–263 comes before the later Epic Collections.
41	Alpha Flight by John Byrne	1,248	Single-book project.
42	Jim Starlin — Thanos Wars and Infinity Origins	800	Single-book project.
43	Avengers West Coast — Vision Quest	488	Single-book project.
44	New Mutants by Chris Claremont	2,512	Vol. 1 includes the original graphic novel and comes before Vol. 2. Claremont’s X-Men gives optional wider context.
45	Doctor Strange by Lee & Ditko	456	Single-book project.
46	Doctor Strange — 1970s Master of the Mystic Arts	768	Single-book project.
47	Spider-Man — Kraven’s Last Hunt	256	Single-book project.
48	She-Hulk by Dan Slott	824	Single-book project.
49	Captain America — Bronze Age Mainline Vol. 5	1,048	Single-book project.
50	Captain America by Mark Gruenwald	3,808	The three numbered volumes contain #307–418; #419–443 continues beyond them.
51	Silver Surfer by Lee & Buscema	576	Single-book project.
52	Immortal Thor to Mortal Thor by Al Ewing	920	Read all five Immortal Thor trades, then Mortal Thor Vols. 1–2 in order.
53	X-Statix by Milligan & Allred	1,200	Single-book project.
54	The Sentry — Jenkins foundation and later returns	1,128	Single-book project.
55	Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark	1,080	Read and acquire Vol. 1 before Vol. 2.
56	Fantastic Four by Ryan North	1,112	The six 2022-series volumes form one complete run. The 2025 relaunch begins a second sequence.
57	One World Under Doom — core	224	Single-book project.
58	Fantastic Four: Fate of the Four	296	Single-book project.
59	Doctor Doom: Books of Doom	152	Single-book project.
60	Infamous Iron Man — Doom’s attempted redemption	480	Single-book project.
61	Spider-Man: Blue	168	Single-book project.
62	Spider-Man and the Human Torch	128	Single-book project.
63	Spider-Man 2099 by Peter David	2,640	Vol. 1 comes before Vol. 2; two reading checkpoints identify repeated stories in the second book.
64	Doctor Strange: The Oath	128	Single-book project.
65	Strange Academy by Young & Ramos	592	Single-book project.
66	The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by North & Henderson	1,592	Single-book project.
67	Hawkeye: Kate Bishop by Kelly Thompson	384	The three volumes form Kate’s complete Los Angeles detective series.
68	Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones	496	Single-book project.
69	Gwenpool by Hastings & Gurihiru	1,184	Single-book project.
70	Al Ewing’s Ultimates to Defenders cosmology	804	Ultimates is the conceptual foundation; Defenders is the deeper metaphysical continuation.
71	U.S.Avengers to No Surrender / No Road Home	1,056	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
72	Empyre — core and aftermath	296	Single-book project.
73	Moon Knight by Lemire & Smallwood	320	Single-book project.
74	Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick	976	Single-book project.
75	Black Bolt by Ahmed & Ward	288	Single-book project.
76	Captain Marvel by Kelly Thompson — complete run and Carol continuation	1,808	Acquire Vol. 1 before Highest, Furthest, Fastest; together they preserve the complete Thompson run.
77	All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor	776	Single-book project.
78	Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender	672	Single-book project.
79	Secret Avengers by Rick Remender	384	Single-book project.
80	Old Man Logan — original landmark	256	Single-book project.
81	Old Man Hawkeye	264	Single-book project.
82	X-23: Origins and Marjorie Liu	928	Single-book project.
83	Daredevil by Charles Soule	1,216	Single-book project.
84	Loki: Agent of Asgard by Al Ewing	504	Single-book project.
85	Eternals by Gillen & Ribić	384	Single-book project.
86	Loki: The Liar	112	Single-book project.
87	Alias by Bendis & Gaydos	720	Single-book project.
88	The Vision by King & Walta	288	Single-book project.
89	Jessica Jones — The Variants	112	Single-book project.
90	Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson	1,304	The five complete-collection paperbacks form one continuous Wilson run.
91	Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang — complete modern cycle	560	Single-book project.
92	Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed	408	Single-book project.
93	Black Panther by Christopher Priest	1,768	Treat both omnibuses as one complete run.
94	Truth: Red, White & Black	168	Single-book project.
95	Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin	1,368	Single-book project.
96	Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski — Vol. 1	1,120	Single-book project.
97	Marvel Cosmic Universe by Donny Cates	528	Single-book project.
98	Avengers by Busiek & Pérez	2,432	Treat both omnibuses as one complete run.
99	Captain Marvel: Genis-Vell by Peter David	1,400	Single-book project.
100	Avengers — Red Zone	144	Single-book project.
101	Bendis Avengers Phase 2 — Secret Invasion to Siege	2,536	Phase 1 comes first. Siege appears in Thor by Straczynski and Gillen at the Dark Avengers ending.
102	Mighty Avengers by Dan Slott	424	Single-book project.
103	Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr.	944	Single-book project.
104	Iron Man: Extremis	304	Single-book project.
105	Invincible Iron Man by Fraction & Larroca	1,784	The four Modern Era Epic volumes follow one sequence; #33 to #500 is a legacy-numbering change.
106	Annihilation	880	Single-book project.
107	Annihilation: Conquest	872	Acquire after Annihilation.
108	Nova by Abnett & Lanning — solo spine with overlap checkpoints	1,008	Vol. 1 comes before Vol. 2. Reading checkpoints identify the Annihilation, Conquest and War of Kings intersections.
109	Planet Hulk	656	Single-book project.
110	World War Hulk	224	Read Planet Hulk before World War Hulk.
111	Incredible Hercules by Pak & Van Lente	1,032	Buy the two Complete Collections in order, then Assault on New Olympus for the #138–141 conclusion.
112	Doctor Strange by Aaron & Bachalo	576	Single-book project.
113	Doctor Strange by Donny Cates — Loki and Damnation	360	Single-book project.
114	Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise	136	Single-book project.
115	Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron	536	Single-book project.
116	Runaways by Vaughan & Alphona	1,072	Single-book project.
117	Young Avengers — Heinberg/Cheung and Gillen/McKelvie	1,440	Read Heinberg/Cheung first, then the retained Gillen/McKelvie omnibus.
118	Runaways by Rainbow Rowell	1,040	Single-book project.
119	Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.	304	Single-book project.
120	Captain America by Ed Brubaker — continuation	2,704	The opening Brubaker omnibus comes first, followed by these four volumes in order.
121	Captain America by Rick Remender — Dimension Z to Sam Wilson	1,080	Single-book project.
122	Captain America by Waid, Garney & Kubert	1,328	Single-book project.
123	Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski — Vol. 2	1,136	Single-book project.
124	Big Time — Horizon Labs and Nobody Dies	512	Single-book project.
125	Spider-Man by Chip Zdarsky	936	Single-book project.
126	Spider-Man by Tom Taylor — Friendly Neighborhood	360	Single-book project.
127	Superior Spider-Man	960	Single-book project.
128	The Superior Foes of Spider-Man	376	Single-book project.
129	Miles Morales by Bendis — Earth-616 continuation	856	Single-book project.
130	Miles Morales by Bendis — complete Ultimate origin	1,168	Single-book project.
131	Miles Morales by Saladin Ahmed	1,160	Single-book project.
132	Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour	1,224	The complete Latour omnibus overlaps the Modern Era Epic and the earlier individual paperbacks.
133	Spider-Verse — lean event spines	384	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
134	Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider continuation	824	Single-book project.
135	Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky	1,480	Vol. 1 comes before Vol. 2, which already contains Devil’s Reign’s core event.
136	Black Widow & Captain America by Waid & Samnee	536	Single-book project.
137	Black Widow by Kelly Thompson	336	Single-book project.
138	Black Widow — Grayson & Rucka’s Natasha/Yelena foundation	224	Single-book project.
139	Black Widow by Edmondson & Noto	472	Single-book project.
140	Black Cat by Jed MacKay	784	Single-book project.
141	Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web	128	Single-book project.
142	Jackpot & Black Cat	160	Single-book project.
143	Deadpool by Posehn & Duggan	1,360	Single-book project.
144	Deadpool by Joe Kelly	1,160	Single-book project.
145	Cable & Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza	1,272	Single-book project.
146	Wolverine by Jason Aaron — Goes to Hell and Schism	984	Single-book project.
147	Wolverine & the X-Men by Jason Aaron	936	Single-book project.
148	House of X/Powers of X	448	Single-book project.
149	The Krakoan era — political spine and finale	2,784	The five books form a sequence, with X of Swords before Inferno and A.X.E. before the Gala. Reading checkpoints handle switches within the large omnibuses.
150	X-Men by Jonathan Hickman — Krakoa spine	704	Single-book project.
151	X of Swords	720	Single-book project.
152	X-Factor Investigations by Peter David	3,440	Publisher-labeled Vols. 2–4 contain the Investigations sequence in order.
153	Way of X — Nightcrawler and Legion	792	Single-book project.
154	Children of the Vault — Cable and Bishop	120	Single-book project.
155	Sabretooth by LaValle — The Adversary and the Exiles	304	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
156	Hellions by Zeb Wells	512	Single-book project.
157	X-Terminators — Williams and Gomez	144	Single-book project.
158	Bendis Avengers Phase 3 — Heroic Age and Fear Itself	2,248	The Secret Invasion, Dark Reign and Siege books come before this phase.
159	Thor by Cates & Klein	1,048	Single-book project.
160	Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star	128	Single-book project.
161	Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning	936	Single-book project.
162	Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing	576	Single-book project.
163	War of Kings	1,304	Single-book project.
164	Jonathan Hickman’s first Marvel saga	6,080	Follow the eight books in order; do not substitute the large Secret Wars by Hickman omnibus for the lean finale.
165	Bendis Avengers Phase 4 — Endgame and Avengers vs. X-Men	840	The Heroic Age and Fear Itself books come before this closing phase.
166	Agent Venom	1,464	Single-book project.
167	Venom by Ewing & Ram V — opening movement	512	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
168	Venom by Ewing — road to Venom War	640	Acquire both lean finale paperbacks, then interleave their issues at the documented checkpoint; do not add the tie-in-heavy Venom War Omnibus.
169	After Venom War — All-New Venom, Eddie Brock, and Death Spiral	880	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
170	Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis — Peter Parker’s complete saga	4,936	Peter’s five omnibuses form one numbered sequence. Miles’s origin follows as a separate complete story.
171	Ultimate Spider-Man by Hickman & Checchetto	672	The four trades form the completed twenty-four-issue cycle.
172	Ultimate Invasion — the Earth-6160 foundation	192	Single-book project.
173	The Ultimates by Millar & Hitch	856	Single-book project.
174	Ultimates by Deniz Camp — through Ultimate Endgame	1,000	Vol. 1 is the shared home of Ultimate Universe #1. Continue the Camp volumes in order when choosing that branch, and pause its Finale epilogue until after Ultimate Endgame.
175	Punisher: Welcome Back, Frank	288	Single-book project.
176	Ultimate X-Men by Peach Momoko — complete first cycle	616	The four volumes contain the complete cycle in order.
177	Punisher by Greg Rucka — Enter the War Zone	536	Single-book project.
178	Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis — Vol. 1	864	Single-book project.
179	Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis — Vol. 2	1,008	Single-book project.
180	Punisher MAX by Aaron & Dillon	544	Single-book project.
181	Punisher & Fury MAX by Garth Ennis	712	Single-book project.
182	Marvels	248	Single-book project.
183	Marvel 1602	248	Single-book project.
184	Earth X	472	Single-book project.
185	Avengers: Twilight	208	Single-book project.
186	Loeb & Sale — Daredevil: Yellow and Hulk: Gray	336	The two portraits stand alone; their order follows Daredevil before Hulk.
187	Marvels Snapshots	264	Single-book project.
188	History of the Marvel Universe	232	Single-book project.
189	The Marvels Project — birth of the wartime heroes	224	Single-book project.
190	Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell	128	Single-book project.
191	Avengers 1970s Foundation — Kree/Skrull through Korvac	2,888	Vols. 4–6 form a sequence. The Kree/Skrull War Gallery Edition repeats part of Vol. 4.
192	Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach	1,912	Vols. 4 and 5 follow the first three Uncanny X-Men volumes as a connected pair.
193	X-Men: Magneto Testament	152	Single-book project.
194	Claremont X-Men Phase 3 — Massacre to Inferno	3,840	Secure Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Mutants before committing to the Inferno pair.
195	Claremont X-Men Phase 4 — Jim Lee Finale	2,536	X-Tinction Agenda falls between the two Claremont and Lee omnibuses.
196	Untold Tales of Spider-Man — retrospective foundation	808	Single-book project.
197	Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin	128	Single-book project.
198	Fantastic Four by Walt Simonson	1,008	Read Into the Time Stream before The New Fantastic Four.
199	Black Panther — Panther’s Rage	400	Single-book project.
200	S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko and the Complete Classic Era	960	Single-book project.
201	Black Panther — Panther’s Quest and Panther’s Prey	504	Single-book project.
202	Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald	368	Single-book project.
203	Inhumans by Jenkins & Lee	304	Single-book project.
204	X-Men — Age of Apocalypse	1,072	Single-book project.
205	Wolverine — Weapon X by Barry Windsor-Smith	192	Single-book project.
206	Iron Man — Armor Wars	768	Single-book project.
207	Thunderbolts by Busiek & Nicieza	3,520	Vol. 1 begins the story; later volumes continue beyond #33.
208	Excalibur by Claremont & Davis	2,216	Start with the team-forming Special Edition in Vol. 1, then continue to Vol. 2. The late-eighties X-Men events explain the wider backdrop and remain optional context.
209	Thunderbolts: Civil War to Dark Reign	1,328	Single-book project.
210	Thunderbolts by Jeff Parker — Uncaged	1,160	Single-book project.
211	Moon Knight by Moench & Sienkiewicz	1,976	Acquire both volumes as the complete classic period.
212	Tomb of Dracula by Wolfman & Colan	1,600	The two volumes form a continuous story in numbered order.
213	Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne	752	Single-book project.
214	Spider-Man — The Night Gwen Stacy Died	448	Single-book project.
215	She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell	624	Single-book project.
216	She-Hulk by Soule & Pulido	312	Single-book project.
217	Spider-Man — The Death of Jean DeWolff	168	Single-book project.
218	Spectacular Spider-Man by DeMatteis & Buscema	1,208	Single-book project.
219	Captain America by Steve Englehart	976	Single-book project.
220	X-Factor by Peter David — Classic Run	848	Single-book project.
221	Daredevil by Nocenti & Romita Jr.	1,848	Acquire Vol. 1 before Vol. 2. Born Again in the Miller Companion explains Matt’s recent circumstances and remains useful prior context.
222	Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom — Triumph and Torment	160	Single-book project.
223	Daredevil: Guardian Devil and Parts of a Hole	440	Single-book project.
224	Elektra: Assassin	296	Single-book project.
225	Silver Surfer — Return to the Spaceways	1,360	Single-book project.
226	Captain Britain by Moore & Davis	1,368	Single-book project.
227	Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars	512	Single-book project.
228	Silver Surfer: The Infinity Gauntlet	1,384	Single-book project.
229	X-Men: The Messiah Trilogy	1,160	Single-book project.
230	X-Men Legacy: Legion by Simon Spurrier	528	Single-book project.
231	Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen — Utopia to AvX	1,000	Single-book project.
232	A.X.E.: Judgment Day	464	The books form a sequence in the order shown in the dossier.
233	Venom by Cates & Stegman	1,352	Single-book project.