Reading OrdersYour Guide to Comic Reading Orders
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Introducing Comicographies
Interactive comicography timelines for characters, reading orders and authors. Best viewed on larger screens, we are trialling this new format and would love your feedback.
New timelines
DC's All-In Saga
DC's latest jumping on point for new and returning readers. The initiative begins after the conclusion of the Absolute Power storyline and establishes a new status quo for the core DC Universe while simultaneously creating a new, parallel universe called the "Absolute Universe”. And to top it all there is a Darkseid 'meta' narrative that connects everything. With so many different series, we've tried to ensure story arcs can be read together uninterrupted, where possible. This is so you aren't trying to keep 30+ storylines in your head at the same time!
The Ultimate Ultimate Universe
Like Bendis? Like Hickman? Like Spider-Man? Like stories that influenced the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Then indulge yourself in Marvel's reimagining of classic heroes in a modern, grounded continuity, offering fresh origins and streamlined storytelling for a new generation of readers.
Hickman's Marvel
Jonathan Hickman is the ultimate world builder - his Marvel work spans epic, interconnected sagas that redefined the Fantastic Four, Avengers, X-Men, and the multiverse itself—culminating in universe-shaping events like Secret Wars and House of X.
New event reading orders
Absolute Universe
DC’s Absolute Universe reimagines iconic heroes in a bold new continuity, introducing fresh origins and relationships while exploring a world still discovering what it means to have superhumans among them.
Ultimate Universe: Phase 6: Cataclysm
The arrival of Galactus triggers a universe-shaking disaster that pushes the Ultimate heroes to their absolute limits.
Infinite Crisis
Long-lost heroes return with conflicting visions for the DC Universe, igniting a brutal clash that threatens to tear apart the newly unified Earth. Although you can start here, we recommend reading the essential titles from 'Identity Crisis' and then 'Countdown to Infinite Crisis' first.
