Timeline · 13 story eras

The story,
mapped.

Browse all 374 books by story era. A creator’s run stays together even when it spans several eras. Each dossier explains where its stories fit and lists reading checkpoints for crossovers. Marvel time is elastic, and many large books straddle events. The timeline gives each book its place in the big story; each book’s reading checkpoints give the practical order.

Owned Next up Unowned Alternate worlds and retrospectives branch off the line↓ The book continues into a later era

Disassembled to Civil War

The Avengers break, reform, and split the whole hero community: from a whisper of chaos magic to a war over registration.

Era 07 · 20 books · 4 owned

  1. Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusNick Fury’s off-the-books operation surfaces just as the Avengers’ world starts to crack.Owned376 pp
  2. Astonishing X-Men by Whedon & Cassaday OmnibusThe X-Men put the costumes back on to be seen as heroes again, straight out of Morrison’s run.672 pp
  3. X-23 Omnibus Vol. 1Laura’s origin minis lead into Marjorie Liu’s solo ongoing before the later All-New Wolverine identity.↓ 10928 pp
  4. New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1The Avengers fall apart and a very different team assembles, running all the way to Civil War’s fallout.Owned1,208 pp
  5. Young Avengers by Heinberg & Cheung OmnibusHeinberg and Cheung form the team after Avengers Disassembled and carry it through Children’s Crusade.1,080 pp
  6. Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin OmnibusHudlin’s Wakandan phase begins before Civil War, brings Storm into the royal family, and carries Shuri’s rise through Secret Invasion-era consequences.↓ 091,368 pp
  7. House of MReality is rewritten by the Scarlet Witch, and mutantkind never recovers from how it ends.Owned224 pp
  8. Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1The Red Skull’s murder pulls Steve Rogers into a mystery about a ghost from his war.744 pp
  9. Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Omnibus Vol. 2The Kingpin’s endgame against Murdock, landing just as the registration fight begins.656 pp
  10. Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus Vol. 2Peter’s life is pulled apart by the superhero registration conflict and the personal bargain that follows it.↓ 081,136 pp
  11. Civil WarSuperhuman registration splits the hero community into two armed camps.Owned208 pp
  12. Immortal Iron Fist & the Immortal Weapons OmnibusDanny Rand learns he is one in a long line of Iron Fists, with the Registration fight raging around him.↓ 091,048 pp
  13. Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis Omnibus Vol. 1Frank Castle’s war told in a harder-edged continuity of its own, opening with his last tour in Vietnam.Alternate world864 pp
  14. Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3Peter reaches the hundred-issue mark as the Ultimate supporting cast and legacy deepen.Alternate world1,088 pp
  15. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. — The Complete CollectionA deliberately unruly super-team satire detonates conventional Marvel continuity.304 pp
  16. X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2Madrox opens a mutant detective agency in the aftermath of M-Day.↓ 091,128 pp
  17. Doctor Strange: The OathStephen Strange treats magic as medicine while hunting the cure for Wong’s cancer.128 pp
  18. She-Hulk by Dan Slott OmnibusSlott turns superhero law into a durable supporting-cast engine after Byrne’s formal comedy.824 pp
  19. Iron Man: ExtremisExtremis modernizes Tony’s body/armor relationship before the Fraction run.304 pp
  20. The Ultimates by Millar & Hitch OmnibusMillar and Hitch’s original Ultimate Avengers belongs to Earth-1610, before the later Earth-6160 stories.Alternate world856 pp