Major Storyline Reading Order

[RaoulJuke]

Howdy folks.

To stop myself going insane Ive decided i need to invest myself in reading more comics. As such I want to get balls deep in Marvel and the continuity storylines which have influenced the main narrative to where we are today. Question is, where do i start, what do i include, exclude & flat out ignore & avoid.

Im not a lazy sod & have done my own research already. Below is my game plan.

Dark Phoenix Saga
Mutant Massacre
Fall of the Mutants
Inferno
Acts of Vengeance
X-Tinction Agenda
2. The Infinity Gauntlet
3. The Infinity War
X-Cutioner's Song
The Infinity Crusade
Maximum Carnage
5. Fatal Attractions/Blood Ties
X-Cutioner's Song
Phalanx Covenant/Origin of Generation X
7. Heroes Reborn
Operation Zero Tolerance
8. Heroes Return
9. The Hunt for Xavier
10. The Magneto War
11. Eve of Destruction
12. Infinity Abyss
13. Marvel: The End
14. Avengers Disassembled
15. Secret War
16.House of M / Decimination
17. Civil War
18. World War Hulk
19. Messiah Complex
20. Secret Invasion
21. Messiah War
22. Utopia
23. Fall of the Hulks
Dark Reign
24. Siege
25 Second Coming
26. World War Hulks
27. Age of X
28. Schism
29. Avengers vs X-Men
30. Age of Ultron
31. Infinity

From here i am not entirely sure where it should lead, so advice is very welcomed.

Anyone think the above looks right? Missing anything?

[jb681131]

Howdy folks.

To stop myself going insane Ive decided i need to invest myself in reading more comics. As such I want to get balls deep in Marvel and the continuity storylines which have influenced the main narrative to where we are today. Question is, where do i start, what do i include, exclude & flat out ignore & avoid.

Im not a lazy sod & have done my own research already. Below is my game plan.

1. The Thanos Quest
2. The Infinity Gauntlet
3. The Infinity War
4. The Infinity Crusade
5. Fatal Attractions/Blood Ties
6. Onslaught Saga
7. Heroes Reborn
8. Heroes Return
9. The Hunt for Xavier
10. The Magneto War
11. Eve of Destruction
12. Infinity Abyss
13. Marvel: The End
14. Avengers Disassembled
15. Secret War
16.House of M / Decimination
17. Civil War
18. World War Hulk
19. Messiah Complex
20. Secret Invasion
21. Messiah War
22. Utopia
23. Fall of the Hulks
24. Siege
25 Second Coming
26. World War Hulks
27. Age of X
28. Schism
29. Avengers vs X-Men
30. Age of Ultron
31. Infinity

From here i am not entirely sure where it should lead, so advice is very welcomed.

Anyone think the above looks right? Missing anything?

Look at this wikipedia page
Publication history of Marvel Comics crossover events

[milton75]

I would say that you need to add quite a few X-Titles at the beginning of that.

Dark Phoenix Saga
Mutant Massacre
Fall of the Mutants
Inferno
X-Tinction Agenda
X-Cutioner's Song
Phalanx Covenant/Origin of Generation X
Legion Quest/Age of Apocalypse

Those are the key X-events of the 80s and 90s, and (in my opinion) generally maintained a certain level of quality that started dropping out of X-crossovers with Onslaught.

The list RaoulJuke posted is good. Acts of Vengeance would be another that I'd put in.

[RaoulJuke]

I would say that you need to add quite a few X-Titles at the beginning of that.

Dark Phoenix Saga
Mutant Massacre
Fall of the Mutants
Inferno
X-Tinction Agenda
X-Cutioner's Song
Phalanx Covenant/Origin of Generation X
Legion Quest/Age of Apocalypse

Those are the key X-events of the 80s and 90s, and (in my opinion) generally maintained a certain level of quality that started dropping out of X-crossovers with Onslaught.

The list RaoulJuke posted is good. Acts of Vengeance would be another that I'd put in.

Thanks I have added those in. Dark Phoenix i have read many times before & read Age of Apocalypse earlier in the year. In no hurry to read the latter again!

[Witchfan]

1. The Thanos Quest- excellent
2. The Infinity Gauntlet- excellent
3. The Infinity War- good
4. The Infinity Crusade - boring
5. Fatal Attractions/Blood Ties - okay
6. Onslaught Saga - horrible
7. Heroes Reborn - terrible
8. Heroes Return - excellent
9. The Hunt for Xavier
10. The Magneto War
11. Eve of Destruction
12. Infinity Abyss - good
13. Marvel: The End - good
14. Avengers Disassembled -terrible
15. Secret War - meh
16.House of M / Decimination - terrible
17. Civil War - awful
18. World War Hulk - awful
19. Messiah Complex
20. Secret Invasion - good
21. Messiah War
22. Utopia
23. Fall of the Hulks
24. Siege - meh
25 Second Coming
26. World War Hulks
27. Age of X
28. Schism
29. Avengers vs X-Men - good
30. Age of Ultron -bad and boring
31. Infinity - good

[Cville]

Dark Reign before Siege. A year of comic goodness.

[cc008]

I would say that you need to add quite a few X-Titles at the beginning of that.

Dark Phoenix Saga
Mutant Massacre
Fall of the Mutants
Inferno
X-Tinction Agenda
X-Cutioner's Song
Phalanx Covenant/Origin of Generation X
Legion Quest/Age of Apocalypse

Those are the key X-events of the 80s and 90s, and (in my opinion) generally maintained a certain level of quality that started dropping out of X-crossovers with Onslaught.

The list RaoulJuke posted is good. Acts of Vengeance would be another that I'd put in.

Operation Zero Tolerance was good. I would add that.

[RaoulJuke]

Thanks for the feedback everyone -ive updated the OP to include your suggestions. Its now my bible

[Vault]

Starting just after Planet Hulk/World War Hulk the Cosmic Marvel Series begins running in Parallel to the list you have, which goes:

1-Annihilation (During Civil War)
2-Annihilation Conquest
3-War of Kings (Comes After Secret Invasion, during Dark Reign)
4-Realm of Kings
5-Thanos Imperative
6-The Annihilators

Which gets you to about where Infinity takes place more or less. The Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy series that ran along with these events fill in a lot of the blanks. Here's a guide: http://i.imgur.com/FUM3v.jpg

During and After Infinity you'll want to read Hickman's run of Avengers and New Avengers, which leads to Time Runs Out and Secret Wars for the Finale.