Avengers Recommended Reading List
With all the Avengers hype many people are asking for an Avengers recommended reading list. I found a great one posted by GreatWhiteRuffalo at Reddit. Here it is:
These are recommended readings. This is NOT a chronological reading order.
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AVENGERS Reading List
-Avengers: THe Kree/Skrull War [Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, John Buscema]
-Infinity Gauntlet [Jim Starlin, George Perez]
-Civil War [Mark Millar, Steve McNiven]
-The Ultimates 1, The Ultimates 2 [Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch]
-Anything by Kurt Busiek and George Perez
((If you want to read an ongoing series and pick up single issues, Avengers Assemble [Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley]))
IRON MAN Reading List
-Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares [Matt Fraction, Salvador Larroca]
-Iron Man: Extremis [Warren Ellis, Adi Granov]
-Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle [David Michelinie, Bob Layton]
-Iron Man: Armor Wars [David Michelinie, Bob Layton]
-Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Don Heck]
CAPTAIN AMERICA Reading List
-Captain America vol. 1 [Ed Brubaker, Steve McNiven]
-Captain America, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
THOR Reading List
-Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus [Walter Simonson]
-Thor: The Mighty Avenger [Roger Langridge, Chris Samnee]
-Thor, Vol. 1 [J. Michael Staczynski, Olivier Coipel]
-The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
HULK Reading List
-Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 1 [Peter David]
-Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk [Greg Pak]
-Incredible Hulk: The End [Peter David]
-Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
HAWKEYE Reading List
-Hawkeye: Blind Spot [Jim McCann, Paco Diaz Luque]
-Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel Premiere Classic) [Stan Lee, Mark Gruenwald]
-Ultimate Comics Hawkeye [Jonathan Hickman, Rafa Sandoval]
-Avengers: Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman [Chuck Dixon, Tom DeFalco]
BLACK WIDOW Reading List
-Black Widow: Deadly Origin [Paul Cornell, Tom Raney, John Paul Leon]
-Black Widow: The Name of the Rose [Marjorie Liu, Daniel Acuña]
-Black Widow: Kiss or Kill [Duane Swierczynski, Manuel Garcia]
NICK FURY Reading List
-Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD [Jim Steranko]
-Secret Warriors, Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing [Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli]
Updated List:
AVENGERS Reading List
-Avengers: The Kree/Skrull War [Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, John Buscema]
-Infinity Gauntlet [Jim Starlin, George Perez]
-Civil War [Mark Millar, Steve McNiven]
-The Ultimates 1, The Ultimates 2 [Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch]
-Anything by Kurt Busiek and George Perez
((If you want to read an ongoing series and pick up single issues, Avengers Assemble [Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley]))
IRON MAN Reading List
-Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares [Matt Fraction, Salvador Larroca]
-Iron Man: Extremis [Warren Ellis, Adi Granov]
-Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle [David Michelinie, Bob Layton]
-Iron Man: Armor Wars [David Michelinie, Bob Layton]
-Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Don Heck]
CAPTAIN AMERICA Reading List
-Captain America vol. 1 [Ed Brubaker, Steve McNiven]
-Captain America, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
-Captain America: Operation Rebirth [Mark Waid, Ron Garney]
-Captain America: To Serve & Protect [Mark Waid, Ron Garney]
-Captain America: Man Out of Time [Mark Waid, Jorge Molina]
THOR Reading List
-Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus [Walter Simonson]
-Thor: The Mighty Avenger [Roger Langridge, Chris Samnee]
-Thor, Vol. 1 [J. Michael Staczynski, Olivier Coipel]
-The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
-Thor: Ages of Thunder [Matt Fraction, Patrick Zircher]
HULK Reading List
-Incredible Hulk Visionaries: Peter David, Vol. 1 [Peter David]
-Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk [Greg Pak]
-Incredible Hulk: The End [Peter David]
-Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Masterworks) [Stan Lee, Jack Kirby]
HAWKEYE Reading List
-Hawkeye: Blind Spot [Jim McCann, Paco Diaz Luque]
-Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel Premiere Classic) [Stan Lee, Mark Gruenwald]
-Ultimate Comics Hawkeye [Jonathan Hickman, Rafa Sandoval]
-Avengers: Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman [Chuck Dixon, Tom DeFalco]
-West Coast Avengers: Assemble (Marvel Premiere Classsic) [Roger Stern, Roy Thomas]
-Avengers: West Coast Avengers: Family Ties [Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell]
BLACK WIDOW Reading List
-Black Widow: Deadly Origin [Paul Cornell, Tom Raney, John Paul Leon]
-Black Widow: The Name of the Rose [Marjorie Liu, Daniel Acuña]
-Black Widow: Kiss or Kill [Duane Swierczynski, Manuel Garcia]
NICK FURY Reading List
-Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD [Jim Steranko]
-Secret War [Brian Michael Bendis, Gabriele Dell'Otto]
-Secret Warriors, Vol. 1: Nick Fury, Agent of Nothing [Brian Michael Bendis, Jonathan Hickman, Stefano Caselli]