With the news that the MCU will be integrating Secret Wars into their 2025 Avengers film, there has never been a time to get into 2015’s Secret Wars crossover title.
Marvel’s 2015 Secret Wars is a long, sometimes confusing mega crossover which involves pretty much every Marvel comic book character who had a series going at the time.
Secret Wars happens when Earth-1610 and Earth-616. Superheroes from both Universes collide to try and ensure survival before the inevitable happens. I have read Secret Wars 2015 and personally found to be one of the most rewarding and well made crossovers of modern times. I would highly recommend it which leads me to the Secret Wars 2015 reading orders we have made to help you if you decide to.
In this guide, as is customary on The Gotham Archives reading orders section, we will offer two reading orders for Secret Wars – an issue by issue reading order which is the most complete and accurate but also the most expensive and difficult to put together, and a trade reading order which is all collected editions which related to the Secret Wars crossover event.
Before you begin…
Contents
We think that Secret Wars can be enjoyed as a standalone trade and if you just want to read the core story then just stick to this:
- English (Publication Language)
- 312 Pages - 03/01/2016 (Publication Date) - Panini UK, Ltd. / Marvel (Publisher)
The Full Secret Wars 2015 Reading Order
The full, as close as I can get it to being chronoligal, reading order for 2015’s Secret Wars is as follows:
- Black Widow Vol. 5 #19-#20
- Secret Wars #0-#1
- Secret Wars #1
- Loki: Agent of Asgard #14-#15
- Captain America & the Mighty Avengers #9
- Ms. Marvel Vol. 3 #16-#19
- Magneto Vol. 3 #18-#21
- Ant-Man: Last Days #1 (2015)
- Silk #7
- Silver Surfer Vol. 7 #13-#14
- Loki: Agent of Asgard #16-#17
- Secret Wars #2
- Secret Wars: Battleworld #1-#4
- Secret Wars Journal #1-#5
- Old Man Logan #1
- Secret Wars #3
- Master of Kung Fu Vol. 2 #1-#4
- A-Force #1-#4
- Planet Hulk #1-#5
- Spider-Verse Vol. 2 #1-#5
- M.O.D.O.K.: Assassin #1-#5
- Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #1-#5
- Inferno #1-#5
- Secret Wars 2099 #1-#5
- Where Monsters Dwell Vol. 2 #1-#5
- X-Men ‘92 #1-#4
- Years of Future Past #1-#5
- X-Tinction Agenda #1-#4
- Giant-Size Little Marvel: AvX #1-#4
- Future Imperfect #1-#4
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1-#5
- Armor Wars #½-#5
- Marvel Zombies Vol. 2 #1-#4
- Weirdworld #1-#4
- 1602: Witch Hunter Angela #1-#4
- Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1-#4
- Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1-#4
- 1872 #1-#4
- Runaways Vol. 4 #1-#4
- Old Man Logan #2
- Squadron Sinister #1-#4
- Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #1-#4
- E for Extinction #1-#4
- Korvac Saga #1-#4
- Secret Wars #4
- Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1-#3
- Inhumans: Attilan Rising #1-#5
- Future Imperfect #5
- Secret Wars: Secret Love #1
- Ghost Racers #1-#4
- Thors #1-#3
- Red Skull Vol. 2 #1-#3
- Spider-Island #1-#5
- Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders #1-#2
- Civil War Vol. 2 #1-#5
- Age of Apocalypse Vol. 2 #1-#5
- Guardians of Knowhere #1-#4
- Hail Hydra #1-#4
- Old Man Logan #3
- Ultimate End #1-#4
- House of M Vol. 2 #1-#4
- Howard the Human #1 (2015)
- Secret Wars #5
- Siege Vol. 2 #1-#3
- Old Man Logan #4
- Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra #1 (2015)
- Secret Wars #6
- Siege Vol. 2 #4
- Secret Wars: Agents of Atlas #1
- Thors #4
- Secret Wars #7
- Secret Wars #8
- Secret Wars #9
- Ultimate End #5
- A-Force #5
- Old Man Logan #5
- Weirdworld #5
- Silver Surfer Vol. 7 #15
- Secret Wars Too #1
Secret Wars 2015 Trade Reading Order
If you want the full experience with less hassle than issue by issue then you’ve got a LOT of trades to collect. Due to complexity, the below Secret Wars trade isn’t in chronological order and you may need to start a trade and then resume after some issues. The best way to use the below is in conjunction with the issue by issue Secret Wars reading order.
We hope that makes sense. Main Series Secret Wars books are at the start, followed by the companion “Battleworld” stories and then any other tie ins which also include “Warzones” which do take
Secret Wars Prelude
A beefy book which collects New Avengers (2013) 1-3, Secret Wars (1984) 10-12, Fantastic Four 611, Ultimate Comics Spider -Man (2011) 1, Ultimate Comics Ultimates 4
- Shooter, Jim (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Secret Wars
Essential reading which collects all core issues Secret Wars #1-9 and Secret Wars #0 free comic book day.
- English (Publication Language)
- 312 Pages - 03/01/2016 (Publication Date) - Panini UK, Ltd. / Marvel (Publisher)
Secret Wars: Journal/Battleword
One of the bigger and better companions to Secret Wars which collects Secret Wars Journal #1-#5, Secret Wars: Battleworld #1-#4, Howard the Human #1, Secret Wars: Agents of Atlas #1.
- Shen, Prudence (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 248 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Inhumans: Attilan Rising
Collects issues #1-#5 of the Battleworld series of Inhumans.
- Soule, Charles (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Ultimate End
See what happens to the Ultimate universe in this Battleword collection. Collects Ultimate End #1-#5.
- Bendis, Brian Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Master of Kung-Fu
Collects Master of Kung Fu #1-#4.
- Blackman, Haden (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 176 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Ghost Racers
See what everyone does for fun on the Battleworld. Collects Ghost Racers #1-#4.
- Smith, Felipe (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 113 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Thors
All Thors, one book. Collects Thors #1-#4.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Aaron, Jason (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Battleworld: Marvel Zombies
Collects Marvel Zombies #1-#4.
- Spurrier, Simon (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Star-Lord and Kitty Pride
Bit of a mixed bag which collects Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #1-#3, Generation Next #1, Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega #1.
- Marvel Comics (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages - 12/08/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Battleworld: Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies
A war within a war seems Ultron’s machinations face off against the undead. Collects Age of Ultron vs Marvel Zombies #1-#4.
- Robinson, James (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Runaways
Collects Runaways #1-#4.
- Stevenson, Noelle (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Battleworld: Korvac Saga
Called Warzones but this is a part of Battleworld. Collects Korvac Saga #1-#4.
- Marvel Comics (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 160 Pages - 12/01/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Battleworld: Siege
Collects Siege #1-#4 and Uncanny X-Men #9-#10.
- Gillen, Kieron (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 144 Pages - 03/08/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Battleworld: Red Skull
Yep, even Red Skull has a part to play in the Battleworld of Secret Wars.
Collects Red Skull #1-#3.
- Marvel Comics Group (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days: Loki, Agent of Asgard, Volume 3
Collects Loki #12-#17.
- Ewing, Al (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 10/06/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days of Magneto
Collects Magneto #18-#21
- Ewing, Al (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 11/03/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days: Punisher
Be careful, this book was not well reviewed. Collects: The Punisher #13-#20.
- Edmondson, Nathan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 176 Pages - 10/20/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days: Black Widow
Collects Black Widow #13-#20.
- Edmondson, Nathan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 184 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days: Ms . Marvel
Collects Ms. Marvel #16-#19 and Amazing Spider-man #7-#8.
- Wilson, G. Willow (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 11/17/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Last Days: Silver Surfer
Collects Silver Surfer #11-#15.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Last Days: Ant-Man
This one is a one-shot and not a trade.
- Mark Brooks (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 32 Pages - 01/01/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Last Days: Silk: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon
If you want #7 you’ll need the issue on its own or this trade as this collects Silk #1-#7.
- Thompson, Robbie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 160 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones!: A-For ce
Collects A-Foce #1-#5.
- Wilson, G. Willow (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Infinity Gauntlet
- Duggan, Gerry (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Where Monsters Dwell
Collects: Where Monsters Dwell #1-#5.
- Ennis, Garth (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Inferno
Collects Inferno #1-#5.
- Hopeless, Dennis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: M.O.D.O.K. Assassin
Yes, this really is a tie in to Secret Wars 2015. Collects M.O.D.O.K. Assassin #1-#5.
- Marvel Comics (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 01/05/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Warzones: Spider-Verse
See what the “other” Spider-Men were up to during Battleworld. Collects Spider-Verse #1-#4.
- Costa, Mike (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/22/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Planet Hulk
See what the big Green machine was up to off-planet during Secret Wars 2015. Collects Planet Hulk #1-#5.
- Marvel Comics Group (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Old Man Logan
Even Logan got transported to Battleworld to duke it out before…well that would be a spoiler! Collects Old Man Logan #1-#5.
- Bendis, Brian Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 11/24/2015 (Publication Date) - Marvel Universe (Publisher)
Warzones: Secret Wars 2099
Sounds like it would be a main series tie in but it is not. Go back to the future and see how Secret Wars affects the future. Collects Secret Wars 2099 #1-#5.
- David, Peter (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: 1602: Witch Hunter Angela
Then, go to the past! Collects Witch Hunter Angela #1-#5.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Bennett, Marguerite (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Warzones: Civil War
What if the original Civil War never ended and continued on the Battleworld? Collects Civil War #1-#4.
- Marvel Comics Group (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Age of Apocalypse
Baron Apocalypse has a stranglehold on an area of the Battleworld. See how it unfolds here. Collects Age of Apocalypse #1-#5.
- Nicieza, Fabian (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Hail Hydra
Collects Hail Hydra #1-#4.
- Marvel Comics (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 01/19/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Warzones: Spider-Island
A lot of spidering going on in the Battleworld’s “Manhattan”. One of the most popular spider stories believe it or not and
- Marvel Comics Group (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Weirdworld
Collects Weirdworld #1-#5.
- Aaron, Jason (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: 1872
Like we’ve said, everything has a tie in in Secret Wars. Collects 1872 #1-#4, 1988 Marvel Presents #170.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Duggan, Gerry (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Warzones: Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps
Collects Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps #1-#4.
- Marvel Comics Group (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows
You’ll be wondering how Spider-Man doesn’t have a bigger part to play in Secret Wars to be honest. Collects issue #1-#5.
- Slott, Dan (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 136 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Armor Wars
The same can be said of Tony Stark’s very small part in Secret Wars. Collects Armor Wars #1/2-#5.
- Robinson, Professor James (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 02/09/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Warzones: X-Men ’92
Collects X-Men ’92 #1-#4.
- Sims, Chris (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages - 03/22/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Warzones: Guardians of Knowhere
The battle doesn’t just take place on land, it’s also in space! Collects Guardians of Knowhere #1-#4, New Avengers and Illuminati.
- Bendis, Brian Michael (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: E is for Extinction
Collects E is for Extinction #1-#4 and New X-Men #114.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Burnham, Chris (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Warzones: Future Imperfect
Collects Future Imperfect #1-#5.
- David, Peter (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Squadron Sinister
Collects Squadron Sinister #1-#4.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Guggenheim, Marc (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Warzones: X-Tinction Agenda
Collects X-Tinction Agenda #1-#4 and Uncanny X-Men #270.
- Guggenheim, Marc (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 12/09/2023 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Warzones: Years of Future Past
Collects Years of Future Past #1-#4.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Bennett, Marguerite (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Warzones: House of M
House of M reimagined…on Battleworld! Collects House of M #1-#4.
- Hopeless, Dennis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 02/02/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Giant Size Little Marvel: AvX
Like we keep saying, everyone has a tie in in Secret Wars. Collects Giant-Size Little Marvel AvX #1-#4 and A-Babies vs X-Babies #1.
- Young, Skottie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 120 Pages - 01/03/2017 (Publication Date) - Marvel (Publisher)
Captain Britain and the Mighty Defenders
Everyone got in on Secret Wars 2015/Battleworld and I mean everyone. This is a two short series and not in a trade, you’ll need to get both issues separately or staple bound like the below.
- Al Ewing (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 09/01/2015 (Publication Date) - Generic (Publisher)
Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars
Is this even a tie in if it’s retconned into 1984’s Secret Wars? Collects Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #1-#4.
- Bunn, Cullen (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 128 Pages - 01/19/2016 (Publication Date) - Marvel Enterprises (Publisher)
Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra.
A one-shot.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Mandel, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
Howard the Human
One shot.
- Skottie Young (Author)
- Marvel (Publisher)
Secret Wars FAQs
Similar to the first Avengers film and most of the MCU films, they will likely take inspiration from the books but to follow it straight would be impossible as the MCU has not featured and will not feature many of the characters in the source material.
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