Over the decades, Marvel Comics has attracted a wealth of legendary comic book creators – top talent who have delivered fan-favourite characters and epic stories. And because the content they have produced has become so well-loved by readers, it has been published and republished multiple times, often as part of a collection of themed trade paperbacks.
One of the most notable amongst these themed trade paperback collections is Marvel’s Visionaries series. The books contain a run of stories from one particular creator and usually one particular era.
In this post, I am throwing the spotlight on Marvel’s Visionaries books, with a focus on the Fantastic Four. This post contains a chronological reading order for all the Fantastic Four: Visionaries books, featuring the work of John Byrne, Walter Simonson, and George Pérez.
So, if you are new to the Fantastic Four and are keen to check out some of the FF’s best-loved, creator-driven stories, these are the books you may wish to seek out.
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A list of the Fantastic Four: Visionaries books in order

Below is a list of the trade paperbacks in the Fantastic Four: Visionaries collection. The books are listed in chronological order.
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – George Pérez Vol 1 – Fantastic Four #164 – #167, #170, #176 – #178, and #184 – #186
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – George Pérez Vol 2 – Fantastic Four #187 – #188 and #191 – #192, Fantastic Four Annual #14 – #15, Marvel Two-In-One #60 and Adventures of the Thing #3
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 0 – Marvel Team-Up #61 – #62, Marvel Two-In-One #50, and Fantastic Four #215 – #218 and #220 – #221
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 1 – Fantastic Four #232 – #240
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 2 – Fantastic Four #241 – #250
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 3 – Fantastic Four #251 – #257, Fantastic Four Annual #17, Avengers #233 and Thing #2
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 4 – Fantastic Four #258 – #267, Alpha Flight #4 and Thing #10
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 5 – Fantastic Four #268 – #275, Fantastic Four Annual #18, and Thing #19
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 6 – Fantastic Four #276 – #284, Thing #23 and Secret Wars II #2
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 7 – Fantastic Four #285 – #286, Fantastic Four Annual #19, Avengers #263, Fantastic Four Annual #14 and X-Factor #1
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – John Byrne Vol 8 – Fantastic Four #287 – #295
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – Walter Simonson Vol 1 – Fantastic Four #334 – #341
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – Walter Simonson Vol 2 – Fantastic Four #342 – #346
- Fantastic Four: Visionaries – Walter Simonson Vol 3 – Fantastic Four #347 – #350 and #352 – #354

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