Marvel Disassembled Reading Order
Part 14: Spider-Island
Amazing Spider-Man #666 Cover
Part 14.1: The Road to Spider-Island
During the prelude to Spider-Island, one of the biggest crossover events in Spider-Man’s history, a mysterious infestation is spreading throughout Manhattan that leads to both amazing and alarming transformations throughout the population. At the same time, an all-new, all-different Venom is on the scene with a surprising character donning the symbiote. We also check in on Herc, Black Panther, and some other heroes who will factor into the event.
Reading Order:
Amazing Spider-Man #663 – #664
Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #523.1
Herc #6.1
Heroes for Hire #12
Venom (2011) #1 – #5
X-Men #7 – #10
Amazing Spider-Man #665
Amazing Spider-Man: Infested #1
Spider-Island: Emergence of Evil - Jackal & Hobgoblin #1
Amazing Spider-Man #666
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Amazing Spider-Man #667 Cover
Part 14.2: Spider-Island
New York City has become Spider-Island! After the Jackal engineers a deadly outbreak in the city, most of its residents—including the superhero population—discovers they have the same powers that Peter Parker has been living with since a teenager. But in a city where anyone could be Spider-Man, what makes Peter Parker special?
Reading Order:
Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl #1
Amazing Spider-Man #667
Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1
Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1
Amazing Spider-Man #668
Spider-Island: Deadly Foes #1
Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl #2
Spider-Island: Avengers #1
Spider-Island: I Love New York City #1
Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #524
Venom #6
Amazing Spider-Man #669
Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #2 – #3
Spider-Island: Spider-Woman #1
Amazing Spider-Man #670
Venom #7
Spider-Island: Heroes for Hire #1
Herc #7-8
Amazing Spider-Man #671
Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2 – #3
Venom #8
Amazing Spider-Man #672
Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl #3
Amazing Spider-Man #673
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Part 14.3: Spider-Island Aftermath
The Spider-Island outbreak may be contained, but that doesn’t mean everything has gone back to normal after the event. The new and improved Kaine Parker takes up the mantle of Scarlet Spider has he heads for a new city, Venom must grapple with demons (both figuratively and literally), and Peter Parker attempts to set things back on the promising track he was heading down before the Jackal once again broke apart his life.
Reading Order:
Point One #1
Venom #9
Amazing Spider-Man #674 – #675
Herc #9 – #10
Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive #525 – #529
Scarlet Spider #1 – #9
X-Men #11
Giant-Size X-Men (2011) #1
X-Men #12 – #15, #15.1, #16 – #19
Venom #10 – #13, #13.1 – #13.4, #14 – #15
Ghost Rider #9
Secret Avengers #21.1, #22 – #25
Venom #16 – #25
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Part 14.4: Minimum Carnage
While not directly related to Spider-Island, both Venom and the Scarlet Spider’s journeys after the event have put them on a collision course with one of the deadliest villains in Spider-Man’s rogues’ gallery in a micro-sized story known as Minimum Carnage!
Reading Order:
Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1
Scarlet Spider #10
Venom #26
Scarlet Spider #11
Venom #27
Minimum Carnage: Omega #1
Scarlet Spider #12, #12.1
Venom #27.1
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Part 14.5: The War of Four Cities
With Spider-Island behind him, Peter Parker can get back to his other job as a newly minted member of the Fantastic Four! In the wake of Johnny Storm’s apparent death in the Negative Zone, Spider-Man joined as the team’s fourth member. But he’s about to get wrapped up into one of the biggest confrontations the team has ever faced.
Reading Order:
FF #3 – #11
Fantastic Four #600 – #601
FF #12 – #14
Fantastic Four #602
FF #15
Fantastic Four #603 – #604
FF #16
Fantastic Four #605, #605.1, #606
FF #17 – #18
Fantastic Four #607
FF #19
Fantastic Four #608 – #609
FF #20 – #21
Fantastic Four #610
FF #22
Fantastic Four #611
FF #23
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