The order of The Amazing Spider-Man: Epic Collection

By Alex Wiggan

Every once in a while, Marvel Comics will publish a series of trade paperbacks which collect together key stories from the Marvel Universe – epic milestones or important tales. One such series of trade paperbacks is The Amazing Spider-Man: Epic Collection, which serves up some of the best Spidey stories of the past.

If you are just getting into the Epic Collection, and you don’t know your ‘Ghosts of the Past’ from your ‘Kraven’s Last Stand’, then you may wish to know what titles are in the collection and what order they should be read. Well, that’s where this post can help you out, as it contains a chronological reading order for the books.*

*Please note: In addition to The Amazing Spider-Man: Epic Collection, the list below also includes additional lists for books in the Spider-Man Modern Era: Epic Collection, the Ultimate Spider-Man: Epic Collection, the Venom: Epic Collection, the Venom Modern Era: Epic Collection, the Carnage: Epic Collection, the Carnage Modern Era: Epic Collection, and the Spider-Girl: Epic Collection, as these titles feature Spider-Man and characters from the Spider-Verse quite heavily.

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A list of The Amazing Spider-Man: Epic Collection in order

Below is a list of the trade paperbacks in The Amazing Spider-Man: Epic Collection. The books are listed in chronological order.

Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man: Great Power – The Amazing Spider-Man #1 – #17, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 and Amazing Fantasy #15
The Amazing Spider-Man: Great Responsibility – The Amazing Spider-Man #18 – #38 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2
The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More – The Amazing Spider-Man #39 – #52, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3 – #4, Not Brand Echh #2
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Goblin Lives – The Amazing Spider-Man #53 – #67, Spectacular Spider-Man #1 – #2, Marvel Super-Heroes #14 and Not Brand Echh #6 and #11
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Secret of the Petrified Tablet – The Amazing Spider-Man #65 – #85 + The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Death of Captain Stacy – The Amazing Spider-Man #86 – #104
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Goblin’s Last Stand – The Amazing Spider-Man #105 – #123
The Amazing Spider-Man: Man-Wolf At Midnight – The Amazing Spider-Man #124 – #142, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1, and material from Marvel Treasury Edition #1
The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man or Spider-Clone? – The Amazing Spider-Man #143 – #164, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #10, and material from Marvel Special Edition Treasury #1
The Amazing Spider-Man: Big Apple Battleground – The Amazing Spider-Man #165 – #185, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11 – #12, Nova #12, and Marvel Calendar 1978
The Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Man – Threat or Menace? – The Amazing Spider-Man #207 – #223 and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14 – #15
The Amazing Spider-Man: Ghosts of the Past – The Amazing Spider-Man #259 – #272, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #18 – #19, Web of Spider-Man #1 and #6
The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt – The Amazing Spider-Man #289 – #294, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20 – #21, Spider-Man Versus Wolverine, Web of Spider-Man #29 – #32 and Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #131 – #132
The Amazing Spider-Man: Venom – The Amazing Spider-Man #295 – #310, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22, Web of Spider-Man #33 and Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #133
The Amazing Spider-Man: Assassin Nation – The Amazing Spider-Man #311 – #325, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 and The Amazing Spider-Man — Parallel Lives
The Amazing Spider-Man: Cosmic Adventures – The Amazing Spider-Man #326 – #333, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #24, Spectacular Spider-Man #158 – #160, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10, Web of Spider-Man #59 – #61, and Web of Spider-Man Annual #6
The Amazing Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six – The Amazing Spider-Man #334 – #350, and Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth
The Amazing Spider-Man: Round Robin – The Amazing Spider-Man #351 – #360, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11, Web of Spider-Man Annual #7 and Spider-Man: Fear Itself
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Hero Killers – The Amazing Spider-Man #361 – #367, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26, The Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter, and material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12, Web of Spider-Man Annual #8, and New Warriors Annual #2
The Amazing Spider-Man: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers – The Amazing Spider-Man #368 – #377, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27, Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way To Dusty Death and Spider-Man Special Edition: The Trial Of Venom
The Amazing Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage – The Amazing Spider-Man #378 – #380, Web of Spider-Man #101 – #103, Spider-Man #35 – #37, Spectacular Spider-Man #201 – #203, Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes, and Spider-Man Unlimited #1 – #2
The Amazing Spider-Man: Lifetheft – The Amazing Spider-Man #381 – #393, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28, Spider-Man #45, Spectacular Spider-Man #211, Web of Spider-Man #112 and The Amazing Spider-Man Ashcan Edition #1
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Clone Saga – Web of Spider-Man #117 – #119, Amazing Spider-Man #394 – #396, Spider-Man #51 – #53, Spectacular Spider-Man #217 – #219, and Spider-Man Unlimited #7
The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Life, Web of Death – Web of Spider-Man #120 – #123, Spider-Man #54 – #56, Amazing Spider-Man #397 – #399, Spectacular Spider-Man #220 – #222, Spider-Man Unlimited #8, Spider-Man: Funeral For An Octopus #1 – #3, and Spider-Man: The Clone Journal

Spider-Man Modern Era

The Amazing Spider-Man: Coming Home – Amazing Spider-Man #30 – #45
The Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time – Amazing Spider-Man #648 (A story), #649 – #662, and #654.1
Spider-Man/Deadpool: Isn’t It Bromantic – Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016) #1 – #14 and #17 – #18, and Spider-Man/Deadpool 1.MU.
Spider-Man/Deadpool: Til’ Death Do Us Part – Spider-Man/Deadpool #15 – #16 and #19 – #32, Deadpool #28 – #29, and Deadpool & The Mercs for Money #9 – #10
Spider-Man/Deadpool: Road Trip – Spider-Man/Deadpool #33 – #50

Ultimate Spider-Man

Ultimate Spider-Man: Learning Curve – Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #1 – #13
Miles Morales: Spider-Man: Hero in Training – Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1 – #12, Spider-Men #1 – #5, and material from Ultimate Fallout #4
Miles Morales: Spider-Man: Spider-Man No More – Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #13 – #28, and #16.1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man: Revivals and Revelations – Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man (2013) #1 – #3, Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #200, and Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #1 – #12

Venom

Venom: Symbiosis – The Amazing Spider-Man #258, #300, #315 – #317, #332 – #333, #346 – #347, #388, Web of Spider-Man #1, Avengers: Deathtrap – The Vault, Darkhawk #13 – #14, material from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25 – #26, Web of Spider-Man Annual #7 – #8, and Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12
Venom: Lethal Protector – The Amazing Spider-Man #361 – #363 and #373 – #375, Spider-Man: The Trial of Venom #1, Web of Spider-Man #95 – #96, Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #5 – #6, Venom: Lethal Protector #1 – #6, and material from Marvel Comics Presents #117 – #122
Venom: The Madness – Iron Man #302, Darkhawk #35 – #37, Venom: The Madness #1 – #3, Venom: The Enemy Within #1 – #3, Incredible Hulk vs. Venom #1, Venom: The Mace #1 – #3, Nightwatch #5 – #6, and Venom: Nights of Vengeance #1 – #4
Venom: Carnage Unleashed – The Arachnis Project #6, Web of Spider-Man #118 – #119, Spider-Man #52 – #53, Venom: Separation Anxiety #1 – #4, Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1 – #4, Venom: Sinner Takes All #1 – #4 (A stories) and #5, Uncanny Origins #7 and Venom subplot pages
Venom: Planet of the Symbiotes – Venom: Along Came a Spider #1 – #4, Venom: The Hunted #1 – #3; material from Amazing Spider-Man Super Special #1, Spider-Man Super Special #1, Venom Super Special #1, Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special #1, Web of Spider-Man Super Special #1, Venom: Sinner Takes All #1 – #4, and Spider-Man Holiday Special 1995 #1
Venom: The Hunger – Venom: The Hunger #1 – #4, Venom: Tooth and Claw #1 – #3, Venom on Trial #1 – #3, Venom: License to Kill #1 – #3, Venom: Seed of Darkness #-1, Venom: Sign of the Boss #1 – #2, Spider-Man: The Venom Agenda #1, and Venom: The Finale #1- #3

Venom Modern Era

Venom Modern Era: Agent Venom – Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #654 and #654.1, and Venom (2011) #1 – #16, and #13.1 – 13.4
Venom Modern Era: The Savage Six – Venom (2011) #17 – #35, Venom #27.1, Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1, Scarlet Spider #10 – #11, and Maximum Carnage: Omega #1
Venom Modern Era: Space Knight – Venom (2011) #36 – #42 and Venom: Space Knight #1 – #13

Carnage

Carnage: Born in Blood – The Amazing Spider-Man #361 – #363 and #378 – #380, Web of Spider-Man #101 – #103, Spider-Man #35 – #37, Spectacular Spider-Man #201 – #203, material from Spider-Man Unlimited #1 – #2, The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28
Carnage: Web of Carnage – The Amazing Spider-Man #403 and #410, Venom: Carnage Unleashed #1 – #4, Carnage: Mind Bomb, Sensational Spider-Man #3, Spider-Man #67, Spectacular Spider-Man #233, Carnage: It’s A Wonderful Life, and Venom: On Trial #2 – #3, plus material Amazing Spider-Man Super Special, Spider-Man Super Special, Venom Super Special, Spectacular Spider-Man Super Special and Web of Spider-Man Super Special
Carnage: The Monster Inside – The Amazing Spider-Man #430 – #431, Peter Parker: Spider-Man #13, Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #13 – #14, Venom vs. Carnage #1 – #4, Toxin #1 – #6, X-Men/Spider-Man #3, and What If? #108

Carnage Modern Era

Carnage: Carnage U.S.A – Carnage (2010) #1 – #5, Carnage, U.S.A. (2011) #1 – #5, Minimum Carnage: Alpha (2012) #1, Scarlet Spider (2012) #10 – #11, Venom (2011) #26 – #27, Minimum Carnage: Omega (2012) #1, and Superior Carnage (2013) #1 – #5

Spider-Girl

Spider-Girl: Legacy – What If? #105, Spider-Girl #1 – #15, and 1/2, and Spider-Girl Annual 1999
Spider-Girl: Keeping The Faith – Spider-Girl #68 – #84
Spider-Girl: Family Ties – Spider-Girl (1998) #85 – #100, and Spider-Man Family (2005) #1

Spider-Gwen Modern Era

Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider: Gwenom – Spider-Gwen #25 – #34, Spider-Geddon: Ghost-Spider Video Comic #1, and Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #1 – #10