Marvel Disassembled

Annihilation Reading Order

Thanos (2003) #12 Cover

Thanos (2003) #12 Cover

Part 5.1: Cosmic Forces

Reading Order:

  • Hulk #92 – #95

  • Giant-Size Hulk #1

  • Hulk #96 – #105

  • Eternals #1 – #7

  • Starjammers #1 – #6

  • Warlock #1 – #4

  • Thanos (2003) #1 – #12

  • She-Hulk #10 – #14

Collected Editions:

Annihilation Prologue Cover

Annihilation Prologue Cover

Part 5.2: Road to Annihilation

Official Synopsis: When Annihilus, lord of the Negative Zone, unleashes his monstrous Annihilation Wave on our universe, the galaxy's greatest heroes - and some you might call villains - must brace for war! Annihilus' opening salvo devastates the Nova Corps, and Richard Rider's life is changed forever! Can he carry the Corps' powerful Worldmind alone without going mad? Silver Surfer unites with his fellow heralds to protect Galactus, but what dark bargain must he strike? And a personal mission takes Super-Skrull to the Negative Zone -where he faces betrayal!

Reading Order:

  • Drax the Destroyer #1 – #4

  • Annihilation Prologue #1

  • Annihilation: Nova #1 – #4

  • Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1 – #4

  • Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1 – #4

  • Annihilation: Ronan #1 – #4

Collected Editions:

Annihilation #1 Cover

Annihilation #1 Cover

Part 5.3: Annihilation

Official Synopsis: With the power of Galactus behind him, is Annihilus unstoppable? The universe's one hope may be Thanos the mad Titan as sacrifices are made, ancient evil strikes, and new heroes rise!

Reading Order:

  • Annihilation #1 – #6

  • Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus #1 – #2