Throughout the years, there have been heaps of different versions of Spider-Man. Some have been clones, while others originate from another universe. They’ve stayed in isolation from each other and rarely crossed over. However, this all changed with the Spider-Verse comic book event.
Partial inspiration for Into The Spider-Verse, this huge story featured as many versions of Spider-Man as legally possible. Enough Spider-People to create a Spider-Army, to be precise. They’ll need all the help they can get with villain Molun and his family, The Inheritors, threatening the web of life.
With so many tie-ins, comic book events like Spider-Verse can be confusing. To make reading simple, I have created a handy reading order checklist. It details all the issues involved, plus creative teams, reading recommendations, annotations, and much more.
Table of contents
- Do you need to read all of the tie-ins?
- Where to find Spider-Verse comics
- Background reading
- Edge of Spider-Verse
- Spider-Verse reading order
- Spider-Verse collected editions
- After Spider-Verse
Do you need to read all of the tie-ins?
You don’t have to read all of the tie-ins if you don’t want to. It’s totally up to you.
The tie-ins tell of the events happening in the background of the main story in Amazing Spider-Man. For instance, readers can read about the Spider Army’s efforts to recruit other Spider-People in Spider-Verse Team-Up.
You’ll see the tie-in stories begin to branch off when you read Spider-Verse. If they grab your interest – due to the characters or situations they involve – you can follow them. Otherwise, you can read the main story in Amazing Spider-Man and get a complete story.
Where to find Spider-Verse comics
The comics involved in the Spider-Verse event can be found at all good comic book shops, online retailers, eBay, and Amazon/Kindle. They can also be found digitally on the Marvel Unlimited service.
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Background reading
There are so many characters featured in Spider-Verse! Check out the below to find out where you can read up on a lot of the heroes and villains from this comic book event.
Spider-Verse is written in a way that you don’t need to know anything about most of the characters to enjoy it. As a result, you don’t have to do any essential background reading to start reading.
While it’s called “background reading”, this section is more of a reference guide for a lot of the characters. Use it as a way to find out more about the characters you enjoyed in Spider-Verse.
Morlun
Want to read up on Spider-Verse’s villain before diving into the comic book event? Check out the the below stories toy get a better understanding of the character.
Morlun first story: Amazing Spider-Man (1999 series) #30-35
The Other crossover:
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1
- Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #19
- Amazing Spider-Man #525
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2
- Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #20
- Amazing Spider-Man #526
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3
- Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #21
- Amazing Spider-Man #527
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4
- Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #22
- Amazing Spider-Man #528
Peter Parker
Want to know what Peter Parker has been up to in the lead-up to Spider-Verse? Check out Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #1-6.
This has been collected in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1: The Parker Luck.
Read a preview of Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #1.
Mile Morales
Take a look at our Miles Morales reading order if you want to read everything leading up to Spider-Verse. Otherwise, check out Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1-5 if you just want to know what’s happening to the character around the time of the comic book event.
These issues have been collected in Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival.
Silk
Silk’s first appearance was in the story that preceded the build-up to Spider-Verse in Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #1-6.
This has been collected in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1: The Parker Luck.
Miguel O’Hara
Miguel O’Hara is the Spider-Man of the year 2099. However, he was trapped in the present day in the lead-up to Spider-Verse. Read Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #1-4 to find out how it happened.
These issues have been collected in Spider-Man 2099 Volume 1: Out of Time.
Find out more about his publication history in our Spider-Man 2099 reading order.
Superior Spider-Man aka Dr Octopus Spider-Man
For a time, Peter Parker and Doctor Octopus had switched bodies. It was a whole saga that lasted for dozens of issues and was resolved a little bit before Spider-Verse began. However, the Dr Octopus Spider-Man returned for this comic book event.
Read Amazing Spider-Man #698-700 and Superior Spider-Man #1-32 to get the details on this saga. Alternatively, there’s also a great summary of everything that happened.
Peter-Porker, Spider-Ham
Peter Porker appeared in a bunch of silly misadventures in the 1980s, often parodying Spider-Man tropes and other elements of the Marvel Universe through animal characters.
You kind of get the gist of the character by just looking at him. However, if you want to read some of the stories, check out the two volumes of Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection.
Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker)
Kaine Parker is a clone of Peter Parker made by The Jackal way back in the Clone Saga. In more recent years, he was operating in Houston as Scarlet Spider. Find out more about that in the Scarlet Spider (2012 series), which ran for 25 issues.
Cosmic Spider-Man
Based on the Captain Universe concept, Cosmic Spider-Man is a new character made for the Spider-Verse event. For those unfamiliar with the concept, Captain Universe is sentient symbiotic energy that is passed on to hosts on a regular basis. The version in Spider-Verse comes from an alternate universe and explores the idea of Peter Parker being the current host.
Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)
Mayday Parker is the alternate universe daughter of Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson. She first appeared in What If..? #105 and then got her own series called Spider-Girl, which ran for a whopping 102 issues.
Spider-Girl (Anya Corazon)
Anya Corazon is the Spider-Girl of the main Marvel Universe. Check out Amazing Fantasy (2004 series) #1-6 if you want to know more about her.
Edge of Spider-Verse
Comics branded Edge of Spider-Verse build up to the Spider-Verse event. These are done in two ways:
- The Edge of Spider-Verse miniseries. These introduce alternate universe characters who play a role in the main Spider-Verse story.
- Branded issues from the ongoing series. These set up particular characters, such as Peter Parker or Miguel O’Hara, for the Spider-Verse event.
It’s up to you if you want to read these comics or not. You can jump into the main Spider-Verse event without reading them. However, they will give you a bit more context on some of the new Spider-characters and the villains of the event, The Inheritors.
Take a look at those comics below.
Superior Spider-Man #32
Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Adam Kubert.
Note: Superior Spider-Man #32 sees the surprising return of Doctor Octopus version of Spider-Man that was made famous in the Superior Spider-Man series. This plot-thread continues in Superior Spider-Man #33.
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #1 (of 5)
Written by David Hine and Fabrice Sapolsky. Art by Richard Isanove.
Note: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #1 focuses on Spider-Man Noir.
Superior Spider-Man #33
Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #2 (of 5)
Written by Jason Latour. Art by Robbi Rodriguez.
Note: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #2 is the first appearance of Spider-Gwen.
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #3 (of 5)
Written by Dustin Weaver. Art by Dustin Weaver.
Note: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #3 features the first (and only) appearance of the Dr. Aaron Aikman Spider-Man of Earth-31411.
Edge of Spider-Verse #4 (2014 series) (of 5)
Written by Clay McLeod Chapman. Art by Elia Bonnetti.
Note: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #4 features the first (and only) appearance of the Patton Parnel Spider-Man of Earth-51412.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #7
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #5 (of 5)
Written by Gerard Way. Art by Jake Wyatt.
Note: Edge of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #5 features the first Peni Parker.
Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #5
Written by Peter David. Art by Rick Leonardi.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #8
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
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Spider-Verse reading order
Below is the recommended reading for Spider-Verse. This includes the main storyline, as told in Amazing Spider-Man, and the various tie-ins comics too.
Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy (Prelude)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Note: As part of Free Comic Book Day 2014, Marvel tucked a five-page prelude to Spider-Verse into their Guardians of the Galaxy comic. You can read it for free digitally.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #9 (Part 1)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Olivier Coipel.
Spider-Verse Team-Up #1 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Christos Gage and Roger Stern. Art by Dave Williams.
Note: Spider-Verse Team-Up #2 features Old Man Spider-Man (from Amazing Spider-Man #500), Spider-Ham, and Six-Armed Spider-Man.
Spider-Verse #1 (of 2) (tie-in)
Written by Dan Slott, Skottie Young, Robbie Thompson and Katie Cook. Art by Humberto Ramos, Jake Parker, Dennis Medri and Katie Cook.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #10 (Part 2)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Olivier Coipel.
Spider-Woman (2014 series) #1 (tie-in)
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Greg Land.
Scarlet Spiders #1 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Mike Costa. Art by Paco Diaz.
Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #6 (tie-in)
Written by Peter David. Art by Will Silney.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #11 (Part 3)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Olivier Coipel.
Spider-Verse Team-Up #2 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Christos Gage and Gerry Conway. Art by Dave Williams and Paul Smith.
Note: Spider-Verse Team-Up #2 features Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man (from the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, and Spider-Gwen.
Scarlet Spiders #2 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Mike Costa. Art by Paco Diaz.
Spider-Woman (2014 series) #2 (tie-in)
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Greg Land.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #12 (Part 4)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #7 (tie-in)
Written by Peter David. Art by Will Silney.
Spider-Verse #2 (of 2) (tie-in)
Written by Dan Slott, Kathryn Immonen, Jed McKay and others. Art by Mark Brooks, David Lafuente, Sheldon Vella and others.
Note: Spider-Verse #2 has the first appearance of the Peter Parker of Earth-18119, also referred to the Renew Your Vows Spider-Man. This version will later appear in the Secret Wars tie-in Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows Spider-Man.
Scarlet Spiders #3 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Mike Costa. Art by Paco Diaz.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #13 (Part 5)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Spider-Woman (2014 series) #3 (tie-in)
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Greg Land.
Spider-Verse Team-Up #3 (of 3) (tie-in)
Written by Christos Gage and Tom DeFalco. Art by Dave Williams and Ron Frenz.
Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #8 (tie-in)
Written by Peter David. Art by Will Silney.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #14 (Part 6)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Olivier Coipel.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #15 (Epilogue)
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Spider-Woman (2014 series) #4 (Epilogue)
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Greg Land.
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Spider-Verse collected editions
Prefer to read Spider-Verse in a collected format? These are the trade paperbacks/hardcovers you will want to track down.
The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2: Spider-Verse Prelude
Collects: The Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #7-8, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Free Comic Book Day: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Spider-Man story only)
Amazing Spider-Man: Edge of Spider-Verse
Collects: Edge of Spider-Verse #1-5
Amazing Spider-Man Volume 3: Spider-Verse
Collects: The Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #9-15
Spider-Woman Volume 1: Spider-Verse
Collects: Spider-Woman (2014 series) #1-4
Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2: Spider-Verse
Collects: Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #6-12
Alternatively, the bulk of Spider-Verse, tie-ins and all, can be read in one big collection.
Spider-Verse
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #7-15, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Spider-Verse #1-2, Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman (2014 series) #1-4, Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #6-8 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians Of The Galaxy) #1
If you’re looking to read Spider-Geddon as well, (more on that in a moment) you can check out this huge omnibus which combines Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon together.
Spider-Verse/Spider-Geddon Omnibus
Collects: Edge Of Spider-Verse #1-5, Spider-Verse (2014 series) #1-2, Superior Spider-Man #32-33, Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #7-15, Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #5-8, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman (2014 series) #1-4, Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Edge Of Spider-Geddon #1-4, Spider-Geddon #0-5, Superior Octopus #1, Spider-Force #1-3, Spider-Girls #1-3, Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017 series) #311-313, Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1-4, Vault Of Spiders #1-2, Spider-Geddon: Spider-Man Noir Video Comic, Spider-Geddon: Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider Video Comic, Spider-Geddon: Spider-Man Video Comic, Spider-Geddon Handbook, and material from Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians Of The Galaxy
The Edge of Spider-Verse miniseries has also been collected with subsequent anthology series in one big collection. Only the 2014 series is related to this comic book event.
Edge of Spider-Verse: Web of Life
Collects: Edge Of Spider-Verse (2014 series) #1-5, Edge Of Spider-Verse (2022 series) #1-5, and Edge Of Spider-Verse (2023 series) #1-4
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After Spider-Verse
Here are some reading recommendations for those who have finished Spider-Verse and are looking for what you should read next.
Spider-Geddon
Written and art by various.
Spider-Geddon is the follow-up to Spider-Verse, telling another massive story that brings in even more Spider-People into the fold. Check out the Spider-Geddon reading order if you want to read the whole event.
Amazing Spider-Man (2014 series) #16
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Humberto Ramos.
Want to know what Peter Parker gets up to next? Issue #16 is the next issue after Spider-Verse.
This issue and the subsequent issues in the storyline are collected in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 4: Graveyard Shift.
Miles Morales
The next Miles Morales story begins in Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #6.
Check out the Miles Morales reading order if you want to find out more about Miles’ subsequent adventures.
Spider-Gwen (2015A series) #1
Written by Jason Latour. Art by Robbi Rodriguez.
Marvel stuck lighting in a bottle when Spider-Gwen first appeared in Edge of Spider-Verse #2. The publisher followed up after the conclusion of Spider-Verse with her own five-part miniseries in February 2015.
This miniseries is referred to as “2015A series” because it was followed up by an ongoing series that ran for 34 issues that started in October 2015.
Check out Spider-Gwen Volume 0: Most Wanted? if you want to read the series in trade paperback.
Check out our Spider-Gwen reading order if you want to know more about subsequent stories.
Spider-Woman (2014 series) #5
Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Javier Rodriguez.
Spider-Woman #5 is the issue that follows after Spider-Verse. It offers a brand new direction for the character, with a new focus and costume. Find out more and read a preview for this issue.
This issue and the first story arc of this direction are collected in Spider-Woman Volume 2: New Duds.
Silk (2015A series) #1
Written by Robbie Thompson. Art by Helen Chen.
Did you enjoy Silk in Spider-Verse? Just like Spider-Gwen, she got her own series in February 2015. Check it out if you want to read more of the character.
The series ran for seven issues and ended when Marvel paused the majority of their publishing line for Secret Wars. A longer series referred to as “2015B series” launched in November 2015 and ran for 19 issues.
Check out Silk Volume 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon to get started.
Spider-Women
Written and art by Various.
Want more Spider-People crossovers? Check out Spider-Women, a 2016 crossover featuring Spider-Woman, Spider-Gwen, and Silk. This reading order has all the details on how to read it.
Spider-Man 2099 (2014 series) #8
Written by Peter David. Art by William Sliney.
Want to read more stories involving Miguel O’Hara? Spider-Man 2099 is the next issue in the series after Spider-Verse. The series ran until issue #12 before being relaunched again in October 2015 with a new series that ran for 25 issues.
The remaining issues of the 2014 series are collected in Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2: Spider-Verse.
Web-Warriors #1
Written by Mike Costa. Art by David Baldeon.
If you enjoyed the dynamic of the different Spider-People teaming up then you’ll want to check out Web-Warriors. The series started in November 2015 and ran for 11 issues.
This series is collected in Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Volume 1: Electroverse and Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 2: Spiders Vs.
Venomverse Saga
Written by Cullen Bunn. Art by Various.
Have you ever wanted to see a Venom equivalent of Spider-Verse? Well, it exists in Venomverse! Discover a multiverse of Venoms over many miniseries. Discover how to read the whole saga with this reading order.
Read the whole Spider-Verse Saga
The Spider-Verse Saga continues in:
Will You Be Reading Spider-Verse?
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hi scarlet spiders 1 is before 2099 6 on the list printed in the books.
Hi Mark, thanks for letting me know! I have made the change 🙂
Is it necessary to read the tie-ins? I’ve just been reading the Amazing Spider-man comics straight through. Is this series like Cataclysm in that it spans over different comics?
You can read just Amazing Spider-Man and get a full story. The tie-ins expand the story and you can pick and choose with those.
Which is last? Spider Woman #4 is out now, should I wait for Amazing Spider-Man #15?
I’ve updated the list and added the dates. Spider Woman #4 comes first.
I just read through this event and I must strongly disagree. Spider-Woman #4 most definitely takes place entirely AFTER ASM#15. I also had issue with SpiderWoman #3 being after ASM#13. They felt like they should have been reversed. Thanks for putting this together though it was quite helpful
Thanks for letting me know! I’ve made the change 🙂
Scarlet Spiders #3 needs to be read BEFORE Amazing Spider-Man #13
Hey Kyberhai, thanks for letting me know. I have made the change 🙂
this article is the best. can you start doing one for secret wars?!? i know a few issues are out with the logo and stuff.
Hi Josh, thanks for the feedback! The plan is to do one for Secret Wars as well as one for DC’s Convergence. These will be up soon and I will update them when more information comes to light.
Silk and spidergwen are getting their own comics!!!!
I’ve collected comics for a while, but I never had a comic book store next to me. So I ordered old comic books online, and I would go to comic stores far away once in a while to get them, but I never got them often. I just moved and there is one close to me, and I love it. I got there just in time for Edge of Spider-Verse #1 and I thought it would be a tiny tiny series but its now huge and it’s awesome!
I’m a day-one Spider-Woman fan who is coming back (happily) to Marvel to see how Jessica Drew fits into this storyline. I just picked up Spider-Woman 1 and 2, as well as Captain Marvel 100 (when I saw Spider-Woman on the cover). My question is…starting with Spider-Woman 1, is there anything else that I HAVE to read before it to prepare? I’m not at all averse to picking up back issues (the more the merrier). I just want to know what I HAVE to know! 🙂
From my understanding, Spider-Woman is a pretty clean start. There hasn’t been a solo series in some time so there is no perquisite series to read. As this series ties-in with the Spider-Verse storyline you could pick up the Amazing Spider-Man issues that come before.
Thanks very much! I hope you’re celebrating a Marvelous holiday this year (and that you’ll forgive me for that lame attempt at whimsy)!
Thanks for the list! Def using this one and other lists to pull issues together in order…
You’re *&@% skippy I’ll be reading. I’ve been reading Spider-Man since I was 7 years old 🙂
I’m fairly new to reading comics and have just finished the Superior Spider Man and started with Amazing Spider Man. I am catching up with Amazing to get to issue 7 as part of Spider Verse. I’ve just hit Amazing Spider Man #4 and it’s a whole other event (Original Sin). Should I skip those two issues if I don’t intend to read Original Sin at this time?? Or will I miss something?
In general, I find the tie-ins and events that pull away from the individual titles very confusing! 🙂
You won’t need to read Original Sin to understand Amazing Spider-Man #4. It doesn’t directly tie into the event but is more thematically related. It’s more about the sins of Spider-Man than what is going on in the event. It also introduces a new character who will be getting her own series early next year.
Cool, thanks so much!
No Yamashiro Takuya?
I assume Marvel doesn’t own the rights to him.
No he is being featured in this….he’s Spiderman Sentai right? Or was he the Manga Spider-Man that came from Japan and was a long 100 + chapter series?
Spider-man 2099 #5 released today is a spider-verse tie-in too.
Spider man 2099 #5 comes after Edge of spider verse #5 if tht helps
Thanks for letting me know! I don’t know how I missed that one out. I’ve updated the list to include it.
Thanks for letting me know 🙂
How do you illustrate yoghurt ?
It’s more I am eating it while I am illustrating.
Is ultimate not gonna be a part of this as it’s not mentioned on the checklist yet his mask is on the cover :/
Miles Morales most likely features in the crossover, but the title he stars in does not. I assume it this is because they don’t to disturb and ongoing stiries in that title.
I think preludes should be included? The Free Comic Book Guardians of the Galaxy, Amazing Spider-Man issues 4 to 6, and Spider-Man 2099 issue 5.
Spider-Man 2099 #5 should definitely be included, as it is a full; Edge of Spider-Verse title like the others listed.
Cheers, Adrian.
Yeah gotta agree with Derek ^ not sure I’ll get everything here (tie-ins) but I’ll probs pick up the bulk of it. Oh and thanks great work on this list!
Thanks!
Hopefully it’s a better event than original sin. That event really fell apart for me at the end.
Couldn’t agree more with Aaron, this is gonna be an awesome event. Superior spider man was so great, glad to see there is much more coming.
Thanks as always Trevor 🙂
After reading Superior Spider-man #32, I’m DEFINITELY IN!