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Hey everyone! I'm sure you've seen the old graphic that circulates consistently for the Annihilation Era reading order. I've been wanting to make some of my own updates for a while, and finally did so. Some of the primary changes:

• Issue naming now matches Marvel Unlimited
• Updated issue ordering and selection in a few sections
• Design update

Big thanks to the original anonymous creators, along with @ Thom, and a few others on the Marvel Unlimited Community discord! If you're looking for a place to talk comics, and especially read this order, feel free to come join us over at https://discord.gg/8rrepgK3bB!

I've been told that previous graphics can look blurry for some, so here's a direct image link - https://i.postimg.cc/8pfMvNdN/Annihilation-Reading-Order-Graphic-Reading-Order-Graphic-PNG-288.jpg

And if you'd like to view the Google Sheet directly (with a text-only order on the second tab), here's the link - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fOtlBe1KVPqvnyFCNLeisoeaT616s7B0Wga4xcSFhJY/edit?usp=sharing

Edit: fun update, I accidentally clipped out a row. The spreadsheet is up to date, and I'll be updating the graphic, but Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #7-12 should be in the War of Kings column between Secret Invasion: Inhumans and Secret Invasion: War of Kings 😞

After one of the worst days team ever faced, the Avengers decided to disband during ‘Avengers Disassembled’. But a breakout at a super-prison for super-bad guys will bring a number of costumed heroes together to combat it. Maybe it’s a sign that we need a team of New Avengers…

The event promised to bring future Batman(Terry McGinnis of Batman Beyond fame) into the mainstream DC Universe. Instead it brought him five years into the future of the DCU with a mission to prevent the sentient Brother Eye computer from taking control of Earth. While the Futures End timeline would ultimately be completely diverted (spoilers again!), the event’s true antagonist would go on to become a key-player in the next DC event… CONVERGENCE (2015) which would prove to be the true sequel to WORLD’S END (2014-2015). The fate of ‘Batman Beyond’ wasn’t quite what readers were hoping for, either.

Now, I’ll admit, the initial issues aren’t necessarily the strongest. Peter picked up a number of Al Milgrom’s dangling plot threads after he left the title. But it starts moving in the right direction when the Hulk has his first rematch with Wolverine (as drawn by Todd McFarlane in Incredible Hulk #330-345). Jeff Purves provides the art when the Hulk becomes an enforcer in Las Vegas (#347-361) before Dale Keown hops on as regular artist (#367-398), ihelping Peter David redefine the Hulk and bring the series to a whole new level of incredible.

The Authority rose from the ashes of StormWatch, with Warren Ellis repackaging concepts and characters introduced in the cancelled series – including Jenny Sparks, the Engineer, the Doctor, Midnighter, Apollo, the Bleed, etc – and bringing them kicking, screaming and rabble-rousing into the new millennium. Punching out teeth and taking no prisoners, the Authority are here to save the world by any means necessary.

The comics that influenced the core stories from the MCU films and TV shows to date, including the Netflix, ABC and other relevant TV shows. This isn’t about hitting every little reference, it’s a guide to the key events from the comic universe of Earth-616 that inspired the events on Earth-199999, the MCU (don’t listen to Mysterio – he lies!) And it’s all in chronological order based on when events took place in the comics!