Although Dan Slott didn’t get me into reading Spider-Man, it is his stories that I’ve read the most, probably because he wrote the most. Starting in January 2008, he started writing with a team on Spider-Man, before becoming solo writer from November 2010, he held this position until 2018 making him a Spider-Man writer for ten years.
You can’t read Spider-Man without reading Dan Slott, his run was just that long. Here you’ll find reading orders of how to get started with Dan Slott from the very beginning and then everything that comes after that.
The easiest and cheapest way is through the trades and collected editions.
Dan Slott’s Spider-Man Trade and Collected Edition Reading Order
Contents
Spider-Man/Human Torch
Way before the braintrust, way before big time, Slott penned a five issue Spider-Man/Human Torch miniseries in 2005. You can still get a collected edition which has all five issues.
- Hardcover Book
- Dan Slott (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Brand New Day
We won’t put the Brand New Day issues in the issue by issue reading order because Slott was one of three writers so it wasn’t strictly his run. But, he had a big part to play in this reboot and Big Time didn’t reset this timeline. So, you can look at it as background reading or essential depending on your preference.
Brand New Day Complete Collection Vol 1
Collects Free Comic Book Day 2007, Amazing-Spider-Man #546-#564 and Spider-Man:Swing Shift Director’s Cut.
Of these issues, Slott wrote #559-#561 and co-wrote #564.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 520 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Brand New Day Complete Collection Vol 2
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #565-#577, Amazing-Spider-Man Annual #1, Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man #1 to #3 and Spider-Man Extra! #1.
Of these issues, he is only referred as Spidey’s braintrust, which means he oversaw the issues but did not write directly.
- Guggenheim, Marc (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 512 Pages - 07/19/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Brand New Day Complete Collection Vol 3
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #578-#591, Spider-Man: Presidents’ Day Special, Spider-Man: Fear Itself #1, Amazing Spider-Man: Extra #2-#3 and material From #1.
Of these issues, Slott wrote #581, #582 and #583 a story called “Mind on Fire” #590 and #591 which is a story called Face Front.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Waid, Mark (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Brand New Day Complete Collection Vol 4
This collected edition concludes Brand New Day and leads into The Gauntlet. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #592-601, Annual 36, Spider-Man the Short Halloween, Dark Reign: Mister Negative #1 to #3, Spider-Man American Son Sketchbook.
Of these issues, Slott wrote Amazing Spider-Man #600 a story called “Last Legs”.
- Waid, Mark (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 504 Pages - 12/19/2017 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
The Gauntlet Complete Collection Vol 1
Follows seamlessly from Brand New Day, The Gauntlet sets Spider-Man up for Kraven’s return in the Grim Hunt. Collects Dark Reign – The List – Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #612-#626 and Annual #37 and Web of Spider-Man #2-#5.
Of these issues Slott wrote Dark Reign: The List – Amazing Spider-Man #1, Amazing Spider-Man #618-#621.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
The Gauntlet Complete Collection Vol 2
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #627-#637 which finished The Gauntlet and leads to the Grim Hunt (very good story), Amazing Spider-Man presents: Black Cat #1-#4 and Web of Spider-Man #6-#7 and Many Loves of the Amazing Spider-Man #1.
Slott wrote none of the issues here, but he was a part of the braintrust.
- Kelly, Joe (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 504 Pages - 09/22/2020 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Big Time
Dan Slott officially becomes the solo writer on Amazing Spider-Man starting with Big Time.
Big Time Ultimate Collection
This is where it begins in earnest for Slott and Spidey. Annoyingly, the first trade is the “Ultimate Collection” with a 1 on the spine, there was never a volume 2 – instead it becomes complete collection.
Anyway, the first book collects Amazing Spider-Man #648-#668 and #654.1 which includes “The final lesson”, “the sting that never goes away”, “Rebirth”. Slott didn’t write every single issue, he was involved in #648 to #660
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 528 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Big Time: The Complete Collection Volume 2
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #663 to #676, Amazing Spider-Man: Infested #1, Free Comic Book Day 2011 and Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1. Slott wrote the entirety of the issues including here. #661-#662 between these two collections were not written by Slott.
The Spider-Island collection is included in these compilations so there’s no need to collect separately.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 448 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Big Time: The Complete Collection Volume 3
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #677-#687, #679.1, Daredevil #8, Amazing Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth #1 and Avenging Spider-Man #8.
Of these issues, Slott wrote #677-#687 and #679.1 and Avenging Spider-Man #8.
- Waid, Mark (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Big Time: The Complete Collection Volume 4
The Big Time era concludes, for better or for worser. The final collected edition collects Amazing Spider-Man #688-#697, Avenging Spider-Man #11 and Alpha: Big Time #1 to #5.
Slott wrote all of the Amazing issues.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 360 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Superior Spider-Man
In an enormous twist as revealed in Dying Wish, Peter Park is no longer Spider-Man! But who is?! Well, we’ll leave the details out of it for your enjoyment but it’s a pretty big one. This plot begins in Amazing Spider-Man #698-#700 and then leads into Superior Spider-Man #1.
Superior Spider-Man: The Complete Collection 1
This collection includes Dying Wish (#698 to #700) and Superior Spider-Man #1 to #16. It might be complicated later but Marvel kept legacy issue numbers during Superior – Superior Spider-Man #1 is Amazing Spider-Man #701 and so on.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 512 Pages - 05/08/2018 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Superior Spider-Man: The Complete Collection Vol. 2
Superior Spider-Man concludes here and leads into the Marvel NOW! refresh. Collects Superior Spider-Man #17-#31 And Annual #1-2. Superior-Spider man ends here but you will notice there are issues #32 and #33 – these were written later to tie in with the Spider-Verse event.
Return of Amazing Spider-Man
After the conclusion of Superior Spider-Man, the Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) returns as part of Marvel NOW!. These issues are under Amazing Spider-Man Vol.3 and have reset issue numbers but retain the legacy numbers. So, Amazing Spider-Man #1 from here is actually #734 onwards.
The Parker Luck
Re-estbalishes where Spider-Man is at and what he’s learned. Collects Amazing-Spider Man #1-#6. Slott writes all of these mostly with Ramon Perez. Original Sin happens here for those interested.
Read the first issue, then read Learning to Crawl, then come back to this book. See the issue by issue reading order.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 152 Pages - 11/04/2014 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Learning to crawl
Peter learns how to be Spider-Man again. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 to #1.5.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Spider-Verse Prelude
The prelude to one of Slott’s best work (I thought Superior was his actual best work) and the basis of the fantastic animated film. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #7 to #8, Superior Spider-Man #32 to #33 and Free Comic Book Day 2014.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Spider-Verse
Please visit our Spider-Verse reading order for the full event if interested. Slott did not write the tie-ins or even the Spider-Verse labelled issues and they are not in the issue reading order. What he did write was Amazing Spider-Man #9 to #15.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Graveyard Shift
After Spider-Verse comes a bit of a filler collection. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #16 to #18 and (another) Annual #1.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 104 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
After Graveyard Shift comes a trade called Spiral which was entirely written by Gerry Conway and as such won’t be included in the Slott Spidey reading order. We’ve got to have some rules haven’t we?
Renew Your Vows
Renew Your Vows is a mini series written by Slott as a tie in for Secret Wars 2015. They are numbered #1 to #5 and use legacy number #752 to #756.
- Dan Slott (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 12/16/2015 (Publication Date) - Panini UK ltd / Marvel (Publisher)
Worldwide
With the conclusion of Secret Wars, Marvel and Spider-Man enter the All-New, All-Different era, this reset the issue numbers back to 1 (again), but still kept legacy numbers. So, issue #1 of Amazing Spider-Man Vol 4 is in fact #757. In the issue by issue reading order we will use the reset numbers but Vol, 4.
Worldwide, Vol. 1
This collects the first five issues.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 144 Pages - 04/26/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 2
Collects issues #6 to #11.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 12/06/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 3
Collects #12 to #16. The very end of this collection starts Before Dead no More, which leads to Dead No More and eventually the Clone Conspiracy.
Around here Civil War II happens, but ASM did not tie in, instead a specific series was made.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 12/06/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 4
Collects Amazing Spider-Man #16-#18, Annual #1, Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Captain America) #1.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 01/24/2017 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 5
We are now in Dead No More territory properly. This collection has Amazing Spider-Man #19 to #24.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 144 Pages - 05/09/2017 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 6
Collects #25 to #28 which covers the Osborne identity.
- Dan Slott (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 156 Pages - 07/19/2017 (Publication Date) - Panini Books (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 7
A heavy one here as it brings to a close the Worldwide series and then enters into the post Secret Empire status quo. Collects Amazing Spider-Man #29-32 and #789-791.
- Robbie Thompson (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 160 Pages - 01/24/2018 (Publication Date) - Panini Publishing Ltd (Publisher)
Venom, Inc.
If you’re confused at this point, we don’t blame you. Slott takes a break from Worldwide with a Spider-Man/Venom Crossover. Collects Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Alpha #1, Amazing Spider-Man #792-#793, Venom #159-#160, Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc. Omega #1. Slott writes the ASM portions.
Worldwide, Vol. 8
Yes, we’re back in Worldwide and now with proper legacy numbering even though it started without it. Volume 8 collects #794 to #796 and deals with Threat level red.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 06/19/2018 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Worldwide, Vol. 9
This is THE final trade to get and covers go down swinging and Slott’s farewell issue in #801.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 176 Pages - 12/11/2018 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Dan Slott’s Spider-Man Issue by Issue Reading Order
- Spider-Man/Human Torch #1
- Spider-Man/Human Torch #2
- Spider-Man/Human Torch #3
- Spider-Man/Human Torch #4
- Spider-Man/Human Torch #5
- Amazing Spider-Man #559
- Amazing Spider-Man #560
- Amazing Spider-Man #561
- Amazing Spider-Man #564
- Amazing Spider-Man #581
- Amazing Spider-Man #582
- Amazing Spider-Man #583
- Amazing Spider-Man #590
- Amazing Spider-Man #591
- Amazing Spider-Man #600
- Dark Reign: The List – Amazing Spider-Man #1
- Amazing Spider-Man #618
- Amazing Spider-Man #619
- Amazing Spider-Man #620
- Amazing Spider-Man #621
- Amazing Spider-Man #648
- Amazing Spider-Man #649
- Amazing Spider-Man #650
- Amazing Spider-Man #651
- Amazing Spider-Man #652
- Amazing Spider-Man #653
- Amazing Spider-Man #654
- Amazing Spider-Man #654.1
- Amazing Spider-Man #655
- Amazing Spider-Man #656
- Amazing Spider-Man #657
- Amazing Spider-Man #658
- Amazing Spider-Man #659
- Amazing Spider-Man #660
- Free Comic Book Day (Spider-Man) 2011
- Amazing Spider-Man #663
- Amazing Spider-Man #664
- Amazing Spider-Man #665
- Amazing Spider-Man #666
- Amazing Spider-Man #667
- Amazing Spider-Man #668
- Amazing Spider-Man #669
- Amazing Spider-Man #670
- Amazing Spider-Man #671
- Amazing Spider-Man #672
- Amazing Spider-Man #673
- Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1
- Amazing Spider-Man #677
- Amazing Spider-Man #678
- Amazing Spider-Man #679
- Amazing Spider-Man #679.1
- Amazing Spider-Man #680
- Amazing Spider-Man #681
- Amazing Spider-Man #682
- Amazing Spider-Man #683
- Amazing Spider-Man #684
- Amazing Spider-Man #685
- Amazing Spider-Man #686
- Amazing Spider-Man #687
- Avenging Spider-Man #8
- Amazing Spider-Man #688
- Amazing Spider-Man #689
- Amazing Spider-Man #690
- Amazing Spider-Man #691
- Amazing Spider-Man #692
- Amazing Spider-Man #693
- Amazing Spider-Man #694
- Amazing Spider-Man #695
- Amazing Spider-Man #696
- Amazing Spider-Man #697
- Amazing Spider-Man #698
- Amazing Spider-Man #699
- Amazing Spider-Man #700
- Superior Spider-Man #1
- Superior Spider-Man #2
- Superior Spider-Man #3
- Superior Spider-Man #4
- Superior Spider-Man #5
- Superior Spider-Man #6
- Superior Spider-Man #7
- Superior Spider-Man #8
- Superior Spider-Man #9
- Superior Spider-Man #10
- Superior Spider-Man #11
- Superior Spider-Man #12
- Superior Spider-Man #13
- Superior Spider-Man #14
- Superior Spider-Man #15
- Superior Spider-Man #16
- Superior Spider-Man #17
- Superior Spider-Man #18
- Superior Spider-Man #19
- Superior Spider-Man #20
- Superior Spider-Man #21
- Superior Spider-Man #22
- Superior Spider-Man #23
- Superior Spider-Man #24
- Superior Spider-Man #25
- Superior Spider-Man #26
- Annual #1
- Superior Spider-Man #27
- Superior Spider-Man #28
- Superior Spider-Man #29
- Superior Spider-Man #30
- Superior Spider-Man #31
- Annual #2
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1.1
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1.2
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1.3
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1.4
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #1.5
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #2
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #3
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #4
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #5
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #6
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #7
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #8
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #9
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #10
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #11
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #12
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #13
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #14
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #15
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #16
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #17
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 3) #18
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #2
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #3
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #4
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #5
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #1
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #2
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #3
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #4
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #5
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #6
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #7
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #8
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #9
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #10
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #11
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #12
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #13
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #14
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #15
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #16
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #17
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #18
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #19
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #20
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #21
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #22
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #23
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #24
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #25
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #26
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #27
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #28
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #29
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #30
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #31
- Amazing-Spider Man (Vol. 4) #32
- Amazing Spider-Man #789
- Amazing Spider-Man #790
- Amazing Spider-Man #791
- Amazing Spider-Man #792
- Amazing Spider-Man #793
- Amazing Spider-Man #794
- Amazing Spider-Man #795
- Amazing Spider-Man #796
- Amazing Spider-Man #797
- Amazing Spider-Man #798
- Amazing Spider-Man #799
- Amazing Spider-Man #800
- Amazing Spider-Man #801
Slott first wrote Spider-Man in his own mini series Spider-Man/Human Torch #1 in 2005. However, his first solo issue on Amazing Spider-Man was Amazing Spider-Man #648 in November 10, 2010.
Dan Slott’s final issue as writer of Amazing Spider-Man was in issue #801 released June 20, 2018.
Dan Slott wrote 179 issues of Spider-Man over the course of 10 years over several series.
Dan Slott was not taken off Spider-Man, instead it is suggested he mutually called it quits after such a long and hard run.
Slott has many more admirers than he had critics. Anyone who wrote for as long as he did will have had some unhappy readers at times. Most of Slott’s critics cited lack of character development, the treatment of Mary Jane and storyline which started well but ended poorly as their main reasons for disliking his work.
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