Thanos reading order

by **Bad Wolf** Sat 26 May 2018, 12:02

For all those finding themselves confused as to where/how to begin the adventures of the mad titan Thanos.

Please see the below reading order list, courtesy of Comic Book Reading Orders and Comic Book Herald:
ref: https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/characters/thanos-reading-order/
ref: https://comicbookherald.com/marvels-eternals-reading-order/

First Appearance: Iron Man #55 (1973)
Creators: Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich
Powers: Superhuman Intelligence, Strength, Speed, and Stamina, Invulnerability, Immortality, Energy Manipulation, Telepathy, Matter Manipulation

Thanos is fascinated with nihilism and death, worshiping and eventually falling in love with the physical embodiment of death, Mistress Death. He gathers the Infinity Gems and uses them to create the Infinity Gauntlet, making him nigh-omnipotent, and erases half the living things in the universe to prove his love to Death.

Read Thanos War here.

Strange Tales #178
Strange Tales #179
Strange Tales #180
Strange Tales #181
Warlock #9
Warlock #10
Warlock #11
Warlock #15
Avengers Annual #7
Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2
Marvel Graphic Novel #1 (1982) - The Death of Captain Marvel

Read Infinity Gauntlet here.
Read Infinity War here.
Warlock and the Infinity Watch #11
Read Infinity Crusade here.
Read Blood and Thunder here.

Secret Defenders #12
Secret Defenders #13
Secret Defenders #14
Cosmic Powers #1 (1994)
Cosmic Powers #2
Cosmic Powers #3
Cosmic Powers #4
Cosmic Powers #5
Cosmic Powers #6
Cosmic Powers Unlimited #1 (1995)

Thor Vol. 2 #21
Thor Vol. 2 Annual 2000
Thor Vol. 2 #22
Thor Vol. 2 #23
Thor Vol. 2 #24
Thor Vol. 2 #25
Captain Marvel Vol. 4 #17
Captain Marvel Vol. 4 #18
Captain Marvel Vol. 4 #19

Infinity Abyss #1 (2002)
Infinity Abyss #2
Infinity Abyss #3
Infinity Abyss #4
Infinity Abyss #5
Infinity Abyss #6

Marvel Universe: The End #1 (2003) - Alternate Universe
Marvel Universe: The End #2
Marvel Universe: The End #3
Marvel Universe: The End #4
Marvel Universe: The End #5
Marvel Universe: The End #6

Thanos #1 (2003)
Thanos #2
Thanos #3
Thanos #4
Thanos #5
Thanos #6
Thanos #7
Thanos #8
Thanos #9
Thanos #10
Thanos #11
Thanos #12

Read Annihilation here.
Read The Thanos Imperative here.

Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #1 (2012)
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #2
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #3
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #4
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #5
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #6
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #7
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 #8

Deadpool vs. Thanos #1 (2015)
Deadpool vs. Thanos #2
Deadpool vs. Thanos #3
Deadpool vs. Thanos #4

Thanos Rising #1 (2013)
Thanos Rising #2
Thanos Rising #3
Thanos Rising #4
Thanos Rising #5

Read Infinity here.

Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #1 (2014)
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #2
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #3
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #4
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #5
Thanos: A God Up There Listening Infinite Comic #6

Thanos Annual #1 (2014)
Thanos vs Hulk #1 (2015)
Thanos vs Hulk #2
Thanos vs Hulk #3
Thanos vs Hulk #4

The Infinity Revelation #1 (2014)
The Infinity Relativity #1 (2015)

The Infinity Entity #1 (2016)
The Infinity Entity #2
The Infinity Entity #3
The Infinity Entity #4
The Infinity Finale #1 (2016)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #18
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #19
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #20
New Avengers Vol. 3 #23
New Avengers Vol. 3 #24
Avengers Vol. 5 #40
Avengers Vol. 5 #41
Avengers Vol. 5 #44

Secret Wars #1 (2015)
Secret Wars #2
Secret Wars #3
Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #1 (2015)
Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #2
Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #3
Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #4
Infinity Gauntlet Vol. 2 #5
Secret Wars #4
Secret Wars #5
Secret Wars #6
Secret Wars #7
Secret Wars #8

Ultimates Vol. 2 #7
Ultimates Vol. 2 #8
Ultimates Vol. 2 #9
Ultimates Vol. 2 #10
Ultimates Vol. 2 #11
Ultimates Vol. 2 #12
Thanos Vol. 2 #1 (2017)
Unworthy Thor #1 (2017)
Unworthy Thor #2
Unworthy Thor #3
Unworthy Thor #4
Unworthy Thor #5

Thanos Vol. 2 #2
Thanos Vol. 2 #3
Thanos Vol. 2 #4
Thanos Vol. 2 #5
Thanos Vol. 2 #6
Thanos Vol. 2 #7
Thanos Vol. 2 #8
Thanos Vol. 2 #9
Thanos Vol. 2 #10
Thanos Vol. 2 #11
Thanos Vol. 2 #12
Thanos Vol. 2 #13
Thanos Vol. 2 #14
Thanos Vol. 2 #15
Thanos Vol. 2 #16
Thanos Vol. 2 #17
Thanos Vol. 2 #18
Thanos Vol. 2 Annual #1 (2018)

Read Infinity Wars here.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1 (2019)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #4
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #5
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #6

Thanos Vol. 3 #1 (2019)
Thanos Vol. 3 #2
Thanos Vol. 3 #3
Thanos Vol. 3 #4
Thanos Vol. 3 #5
Thanos Vol. 3 #6

Thanos: The Infinity Siblings #1 (2018)
Thanos: The Infinity Conflict #1 (2018)
Thanos: The Infinity Ending #1 (2018)

Eternals #1 - 6 (2021)
Eternals: Thanos Rises #1 (2021)
Eternals: Celestia #1 (2021)
Eternals #7 - 12 (2021)
Eternals: The Heretic #1 (2021) *“The Heretic” one-shot should be read after Eternals #9

@ enjoy @

~nem