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Marvel NOW! Reading Order

Part 1: Now or Never

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Uncanny Avengers #1 Cover

Part 1.1: Unity/Division

Kicking off in the immediate aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men, the beginning of the Marvel NOW! era chronicles both the attempts at peace and further divisions that still exist throughout the mutant and superhero communities. While a fragile alliance forms between the two groups in Uncanny Avengers, the X-Men are more divided than ever as Wolverine and Cyclops offer competing visions of the place of mutants in the world. And though on the surface a newly expanded Avengers roster may seem more prepared than ever to deal with world-ending threats, a secret cabal within the group is forced to begin making decisions in order to stave off the early death of the entire universe. For remember: everything dies.

Reading Order:

  • Marvel NOW! Point One #1

  • Uncanny Avengers #1 – #4

  • Nova (2013) #1 – #5

  • Captain Marvel (2012) #1 – #6

  • Avengers vs. X-Men: Consequences #1 – #5

  • Wolverine & the X-Men #19 – #23

  • X-Men Legacy #1 – #9

  • Avengers Assemble #9 – #11

  • Avengers Assemble Annual #1

  • Indestructible Hulk #1 – #10

  • Secret Avengers (2013) #1

  • New Avengers (2013) #1 – #6

  • Avengers (2013) #1 – #5

  • A + X #1 – #6

  • Thor: God of Thunder #1 – #18

  • Savage Wolverine #1 – #11

  • All-New X-Men #1 – #8

  • Wolverine & the X-Men #24

  • Uncanny Avengers #5

  • Uncanny X-Men (2013) #1 – #3

  • All-New X-Men #9 – #10

  • Uncanny X-Men #4

  • All-New X-Men #11 – #14

  • Uncanny X-Men #5 – #11

  • All-New X-Men #15

  • Wolverine & the X-Men #25 – #35

  • X-Men Legacy #10 – #24

  • X-Men Legacy #300

  • Hawkeye (2012) #1 – #5, #7, #6, #17

  • Avengers Annual (2013) #1

  • Avengers Assemble #12 – #13

  • Young Avengers (2013) #1 – #15

  • Avengers Arena #1 – #18

  • Avengers: Endless Wartime

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Fantastic Four (2012) #1 Cover

Part 1.2: Fantastic Voyage

As if the impending collapse of the multiverse wasn’t enough for Reed Richards to deal with, the leader of the Fantastic Four soon realizes that he is dying, and it has something to do with the powers first bestowed on his family more than a decade ago. Under the guise of an educational trip through space and time, Reed sets out with his family to find a cure, but who will serve as members of the Fantastic Four in their absence? Enter the all-new FF!

Reading Order:

  • Fantastic Four (2012) #1

  • FF (2012) #1

  • Fantastic Four #2

  • FF #2 – #4

  • Fantastic Four #3

  • FF #5 – #8

  • Fantastic Four #4 – #5

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Uncanny X-Force (2013) #16 Cover

Part 1.3: Force Majeure

While the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four are busy dealing with larger-than-life problems, some of the more ruthless and morally grey heroes are busy getting their hands dirty in the seedier corners of the Marvel Universe. From competing X-Force teams to an all-new group of Thunderbolts, prepare yourself for violent and bloody confrontations that will set these vigilantes and anti-heroes on a reckless course throughout the Marvel NOW! era.

Reading Order:

  • Cable and X-Force #1 – #17

  • Uncanny X-Force (2013) #1 – #15

  • Cable and X-Force #18

  • Uncanny X-Force #16

  • Cable and X-Force #19

  • Uncanny X-Force #17

  • Red She-Hulk #58 – #67

  • Punisher: The Trial of the Punisher #1 – #2

  • Fearless Defenders #1 – #9

  • Deadpool Annual (2013) #1

  • Thunderbolts (2012) #1 – #13

  • Deadpool (2012) #1 – #7

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Superior Spider-Man #1 Cover

Part 1.4: Superior Power

Doctor Octopus is dying, but the man once known as the Master Planner has one last trick up his sleeve and it might be his greatest achievement yet. Through science and a little bit of that famous Parker luck, he manages to switch minds with Spider-Man before his body takes its last breath. But with Octavius now in charge of all aspects of Peter’s life, what does that mean for Spider-Man? Let’s just say the neighborhood is getting a little less friendly.

Reading Order:

  • Amazing Spider-Man #695 – #699

  • Amazing Spider-Man #699.1

  • Amazing Spider-Man #700

  • Avenging Spider-Man #15.1

  • Morbius: The Living Vampire #1 – #5

  • Superior Spider-Man #1 – #3

  • Morbius: The Living Vampire #6 – #9

  • Daredevil (2011) #18 – #36

  • Daredevil #1.50

  • Avenging Spider-Man #16 – #19

  • Deadpool #8 – #10

  • Alpha: Big Time #1 – #5

  • Nova #6 – #7

  • A + X #7 – #12

  • Superior Spider-Man #4 – #10

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