Collecting Marvel Universe Events as graphic novels. A comprehensive guide to line- wide Marvel Events – including story overviews, characters, issue lists, and how they can be read via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperbacks. Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated February 2. October 2. 01. 7. Secret Wars. Age of Apocalypse. Secret Invasion. Avengers vs. When it comes to epic- sized comic book events, Marvel Comics is the all- time champion. These line- wide Marvel Events are overarching stories that can involve dozens of Marvel heroes – if not all of them, all at once! Events occur as either or both of direct crossovers between ongoing titles and special limited- series. That can make them hard to keep track of, especially at the current rate of one or more events each year. But in specific the large armies. Welcome to the world's best online comic book store! Our service is second to none--we carefully pack up your comics, graphic novels, statues, and. 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It’s easy to miss issues or buy the same comic in overlapping collections. That’s why I created this page – it includes summaries, issue lists, and collection info for every major Marvel event, ever. Click the links below to leap down the page to the corresponding section. I have omitted most line- specific crossovers with only one or two cross- line spinoffs, such as X- Men’s Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Hulks. Crushing Krisis is supported by readers on Patreon. I’ll see you there! Join the Crushing On Crushing Krisis mailing list for a notice whenever this page is updated with new collections – plus, a not- more- than- weekly ping about new comics content. Contest of Champions. Marvel’s first limited series, which pitted Earth’s greatest heroes against each other as pawns in a game with cosmic stakes. The event would be lightly retconned in a pair of later Avengers annuals. Characters: Though this was primarily an Avengers story, it prominently featured the X- Men and Fantastic Four (but not Spider- Man!) and several international heroes like Darkstar. Contest of Champions #1- 3 are collected as Avengers: The Contest in Marvel Premiere Classic Hardcover . Godlike entity The Beyonder whisks a cross- section of heroes and villains to a Battle World of his design to fight for supremacy. Characters: The entire early- 8. X- Men team (less Kitty Pryde, but plus Magneto!) participates in the epic, alongside 3/4 of the Fantastic Four, an abbreviated group of Avengers, Spider- Man, and Hulk – plus a selection of their super- villains, including Dr. Octopus, Kang, and most of Thor’s rogues’ gallery. Unlike many comic events with tie- in issues in the ongoing titles of their stars, Secret Wars did not bleed into any other books during its run. Characters were whisked away and returned with little time passing in their own titles – sometimes between panels! Secret Wars #1- 1. Marvel Secret Wars Omnibus . The Omnibus also contains a retroactive tie- in Thor #3. She- Hulk (2. 00. What If? Note: There are two different dust jackets for the Omnibus – the original cover of Secret Wars #1, and a modern re- illustration. The book inside is identical. Unfortunately, that pulled in a lot of weak and not especially relevant material along with a small amount of coveted stuff I’ll cover the Secret Wars I books here, and the Secret Wars II books below. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: to Battleworld and Back Premiere HC, collecting the issues surrounding our heroes’ departure to Battleworld: Amazing Spider- Man (1. Incredible Hulk (1. Iron Man (1. 96. 8) #1. Thing (1. 98. 3) #1. Uncanny X- Men (1. Captain America (1. Avengers (1. 96. 3) #2. Thor (1. 96. 6) #3. Fantastic Four (1. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Premiere HC, collecting Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1- 1. Thing: Battleworld Premiere HC, collecting Thing’s continuing adventures on Battleworld: Thing (1. Fantastic Four (1. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Aftermath Premiere HC, collecting retcon stories referring to the event: Thor (1. Code Of Honor #3, She- Hulk (2. Deadpool Team- Up (1. Marvels: Eye Of The Camera #4, Quasar #8, Fantastic Four (1. Thanos #8- 1. 0, and material from Fantastic Four Annual #2. The box also includes Secret Wars II Vol. HCs, Secret War Premiere HC (which has nothing to do with any of this except for its name!), Beyond The Secret Wars Premiere HC, and Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Behind The Scenes Premiere HCThe aftermath of the event was felt by many characters – none moreso than Spider- Man, who inherited his black symbiote suit from the ordeal. Also, the Thing left the Fantastic Four for a year in the wake of the event. Although there were no traditional tie- in issues to Secret Wars at the time, many ongoing series did reference the sudden disappearance and reappearance of their heroes. They included: 1. Secret Wars IIMarvel tried to strike gold a second time with a sequel to Secret Wars – this time occurring on Earth and involving into dozens of tie- in issues. In this saga, Earth’s heroes must repel a meddling and reality- warping Beyonder from their planet. Characters: This saga really did hit the entire Marvel Universe, with nearly every ongoing title including a tie- in issue. Doom and Mephisto feature prominently. Secret Wars II #1- 9 . Note: There are two different dust jackets for the Omnibus – the original cover of Secret Wars II #1, and a modern illustration. Both books are the same. This broke the massive Secret Wars II Omnibus into four books! I’ve listed them below. Secret Wars II Vol. Premiere HC, collecting Secret Wars II #1- 3, New Mutants (1. Captain America (1. Uncanny X- Men (1. Iron Man (1. 96. 8) #1. Web of Spider- Man (1. Amazing Spider- Man (1. Fantastic Four (1. Avengers (1. 96. 3) #2. Secret Wars II Vol. Premiere HC, collecting Secret Wars II #4- 6, Daredevil (1. Incredible Hulk (1. Alpha Flight (1. 98. Dazzler #4. 0, Avengers (1. Thing (1. 98. 3) #3. Doctor Strange (1. Fantastic Four (1. Cloak & Dagger (1. Secret Wars II Vol. Premiere HC, collecting Secret Wars II #7- 8, Power Pack (1. Thor (1. 96. 6) #3. Power Man & Iron Fist #1. New Mutants (1. 98. New Defenders #1. Amazing Spider- Man (1. Spectacular Spider- Man (1. Uncanny X- Men (1. Secret Wars II Vol. Premiere HC, collecting Amazing Spider- Man (1. Avengers (1. 96. 3) #2. Uncanny X- Men (1. Fantastic Four (1. The box also includes Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: to Battleworld and Back Premiere HC (above), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Premiere HC (above), Thing: Battleworld Premiere HC (above), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Aftermath Premiere HC (above), Secret War Premiere HC (which has nothing to do with any of this except for its name!), Beyond The Secret Wars Premiere HC, and Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Behind The Scenes Premiere HCAdditional tie- in issues include: The Incredible Hulk (1. Not collected; may not actually tie in. Micronauts: The New Voyages (1. Not collected due to licensing issues. ROM Spaceknight (1. Not collected due to licensing issues. Evolutionary War. Marvel’s first all- Annuals crossover, where each of the summer double- sized annual issues was a single, largely self- contained chapter in a larger story of the High Evolutionary trying to force Earth’s denizen’s to take the next steps on their evolutionary path. Characters: The X- Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and Spider- Man all serve significant roles in this event, which began in the pages of X- Factor and ends thanks to the Avengers. The entire Evolutionary War story is collected in Evolutionary War Omnibus . Individual issues are also collected in various TPB volumes, by title. Inferno stemmed from character developments to Madelyne Prior in Uncanny X- Men and Illyana Rasputin in New Mutants, causing a demonic infestation of New York City. Characters: The X- Men, X- Factor, and New Mutants drive the central event, but tie- ins included the titles of all New York- based characters, including The Avengers, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Spiderman. Inferno was Marvel’s first line- wide crossover not driven by a limited series and including direct crossover between monthly issues of ongoing titles. The main story is collected in Inferno oversized hardcover . Both reprint Uncanny X- Men #2. New Mutants #7. 1- 7. X- Factor #3. 3- 4. X- Terminators #1- 4. Additional non- X issues are collected in Inferno Crossovers hardcover . Its contents are Avengers (1. Fantastic Four (1. Amazing Spider- Man (1. Spectacular Spider- Man (1. Web of Spider- Man (1. Daredevil (1. 96. Individual issues are also collected in various TPB volumes, by title. Atlantis Attacks. Another line- wide crossover via Annuals, this time telling the story of the Atlantean Serpent Crown and the return of the Serpent God Set. This story was strictly serialized, with each issue directly progressing from the prior. Characters: X- Titles played a relatively large part in this evolving story, though it is ultimately driven by the Avengers and Fantastic Four. Namor features prominently. Collected in Atlantis Attacks Omnibus . X- titles participated in this crossover, but were not central to the main theme – though, the Uncanny X- Men issues of Psylocke’s transformation are considered modern- day essentials. Main story collected in Acts of Vengeance Omnibus . Strange (1. 98. 8) #1. Incredible Hulk #3. Punisher #2. 8- 2. Punisher War Journal #1. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8- 1. Daredevil #2. 75- 2. Power Pack #5. 3; Alpha Flight (1. New Mutants #8. 4- 8. Uncanny X- Men #2. X- Factor #4. 9- 5. Web of Spider- Man #6. Damage Control mini- series. Individual issues are also collected in various TPB volumes, by title. Annual Crossovers. After two years of line- wide annual crossovers, 1. Marvel. They grouped their titles into fan- friendly lines of three- to- five titles and ran a series of smaller crossovers. This first foray yielded the classic “Days of Future Present” story that further solidified the link between the future fate of the X- Men and Fantastic Four. Though the crossovers themselves were not a line- wide event, the crossover theme and graphic design of the event was applied uniformly across all annuals – which is why they are listed in this guide.
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