NewFear Itself Crossover Reading Order

A big, epic storyline worthy of a big, sprawling crossover. It fits into the main timeline here.

Prologues
The Mighty Thor #7 [1] The Mighty Thor, vol.2
Fear Itself: Sin’s Past #1 [2] uncollected
Fear Itself: The Worthy #1 Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Book of the Skull #1 Fear Itself
Book One: The Serpent
Fear Itself #1 Fear Itself
Avengers #13* Avengers: Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #622* Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #626.1 [3] Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Fear Itself: The Home Front #1 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Book Two: The Worthy
Fear Itself #2 Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #623* Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself
Thunderbolts #158* Fear Itself: Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts #159 Fear Itself: Thunderbolts
Invincible Iron Man #504 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: The Home Front #2 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #1 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Herc #3 Herc: The Complete Series
Herc: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #1 [4] Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #2 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #3 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #4 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Secret Avengers #13 Secret Avengers: Fear Itself
Secret Avengers #14 Secret Avengers: Fear Itself
Iron Man 2.0 #5 Iron Man 2.0, vol.1: Palmer Addley Is Dead
Iron Man 2.0 #6 Iron Man 2.0, vol.1: Palmer Addley Is Dead
Iron Man 2.0 #7 Iron Man 2.0, vol.1: Palmer Addley Is Dead
Fear Itself: The Deep #1 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Fear Itself: The Deep #2 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Fear Itself: The Deep #3 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Book Three: The Hammer that fell on Yancy Street
Fear Itself #3 Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #624* Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself
Avengers #15* Avengers: Fear Itself
Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #521* Black Panther: The Man Without Fear: Fear Itself
Herc #4* Herc: The Complete Series
Herc: Fear Itself
Avengers Academy #15* Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Invincible Iron Man #505 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: The Home Front #3 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Fear Itself: FF #1 Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #1 [5] Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #2 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force #3 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Heroes for Hire #9 Heroes for Hire: Fear Itself
Heroes for Hire #10 Heroes for Hire: Fear Itself
Heroes for Hire #11 Heroes for Hire: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #1 Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2 Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Spider-Man #3 Fear Itself: Spider-Man
Fear Itself: Wolverine #1 Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
Fear Itself: Wolverine #2 Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
Fear Itself: Wolverine #3 Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
Avengers #14 Avengers: Fear Itself
Hulk #37 Hulk: Fear Itself
Hulk #38 Hulk: Fear Itself
Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #522 Black Panther: The Man Without Fear: Fear Itself
Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #523 Black Panther: The Man Without Fear: Fear Itself
Thunderbolts #160 Fear Itself: Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts #161 Fear Itself: Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts #162 Fear Itself: Thunderbolts
Ghost Rider #1 Ghost Rider: Fear Itself
Ghost Rider #2 Ghost Rider: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Deadpool #1 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #2 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #3 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #4 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Book Four: Worlds on Fire
Fear Itself #4 Fear Itself
Invincible Iron Man #506 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Uncanny X-Men #540* Uncanny X-Men: Fear Itself
New Mutants #29* Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
New Mutants #30* Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
New Avengers #15* Avengers: Fear Itself
Avengers #17* Avengers: Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #625 Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #626 Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself
Avengers Academy #16 Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Alpha Flight #1 [6] Alpha Flight, vol.1
Fear Itself: The Home Front #4 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Fear Itself: The Deep #4 Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force/The Deep
Secret Avengers #15 Secret Avengers: Fear Itself
New Avengers #14* Avengers: Fear Itself
Ghost Rider #3* Ghost Rider: Fear Itself
New Avengers #16* Avengers: Fear Itself
Avengers #16* Avengers: Fear Itself
Herc #5 Herc: The Complete Series
Herc: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Black Widow #1 Secret Avengers: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #5 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Uncanny X-Men #541 Uncanny X-Men: Fear Itself
New Mutants #31 Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
New Mutants #32 Fear Itself: Wolverine/New Mutants
Alpha Flight #2 Alpha Flight, vol.1
Alpha Flight #3 Alpha Flight, vol.1
Alpha Flight #4 Alpha Flight, vol.1
Book Five: Brawl
Fear Itself #5 Fear Itself
Invincible Iron Man #507* Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Herc #6* Herc: The Complete Series
Herc: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: The Home Front #5 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Avengers Academy #17 Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Avengers Academy #18 Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Avengers Academy #19 Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Deadpool #2 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Fear Itself: Deadpool #3 Fear Itself: Deadpool/Fearsome Four
Uncanny X-Men #542 Uncanny X-Men: Fear Itself
Uncanny X-Men #543 Uncanny X-Men: Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #627 Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Book Six: Blood-Tied & Doomed
Fear Itself #6 Fear Itself
Journey Into Mystery #628* Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Invincible Iron Man #508 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Invincible Iron Man #509 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: The Home Front #6 Fear Itself: The Home Front
Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula #1 Fear Itself: Dracula
Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula #2 Fear Itself: Dracula
Book Seven: Thor’s Day
Fear Itself #7 Fear Itself
Fear Itself: The Fearlesspartial
Journey Into Mystery #629* Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Fear Itself: Hulk vs Dracula #3* Fear Itself: Dracula
Fear Itself: The Home Front #7* Fear Itself: The Home Front
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #6 Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt
Ghost Rider #4 Ghost Rider: Fear Itself
Epilogues
Journey Into Mystery #630 Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Avengers Academy #20 Avengers Academy: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Captain America #7.1 Fear Itself: Shattered Heroes
Winter Soldier, vol.1: The Longest Winter
Fear Itself: Thor #7.2 Fear Itself: Shattered Heroes
The Mighty Thor, vol.2
Fear Itself: Iron Man #7.3 Invincible Iron Man: Fear Itself
Fear Itself: Shattered Heroes
Journey Into Mystery #631 Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself Fallout
Fear Itself: The Fearless #1 Fear Itself: The Fearless
Fear Itself: Monkey King #1 uncollected

Placement Notes:

  1. This issue of The Mighty Thor contains a prequel story that contains spoilers regarding the identity of the Serpent and the Worthy. Although chronologically it occurs here, readers may prefer to read as an epilogue rather than a prologue.
  2. The Sin’s Past special reprints earlier issues of Captain America that feature Sin, with a new framing story. They have no direct connection to the events of Fear Itself.
  3. Journey Into Mystery #626.1 takes place between panels 4 and 5 of page 22 of Journey Into Mystery #622. It does not directly cross over with Fear Itself.
  4. The appearance of Man-Thing in Fear Itself: Fearsome Four makes little sense compared to the character’s appearances in the crossover issues of Thunderbolts. For the purposes of this reading order, I have assumed that he escaped during the mass breakout shown in Thunderbolts #158-159, and was recaptured off-panel before Thunderbolts #160.
  5. Even by the low standards of crossover tie-ins, Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Force is a stunningly pointless waste of time. It’s not half-bad as an X-Force story, but its inclusion in Fear Itself does no favours for either the event or this mini-series.
  6. This issue of Alpha Flight is the only one with direct relevance to Fear Itself – the other issues of this title, while bannered as crossovers, do not connect to the main storyline.
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