Doctor Doom is the new Sorcerer Supreme. Unlike Doctor Strange, Doom will do things differently with the mantle. Where Strange would take on evil gods and similar threats himself, Doom has decided to outsource to the most unlikely person – Spider-Man. With a new magic-powered suit and eight extra lives, the Wall-Crawler will save the world in ways he has never done before.
Make sure you don’t miss out on any of Spider-Man’s eight deaths with this handy reading order. It gives you everything you need to know, from recommended reading order to background reading and so much more, so you can dive into 8 Deaths of Spider-Man head-on.
Background reading
Looking to do some background reading before swinging into 8 Deaths of Spider-Man? Check out the following for more context.
Blood Hunt
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Pepe Larraz.
Find out more about how Doctor Doom gained his new mantle in this vampire-themed comic book event.
Check out out Blood Hunt reading order if you want an in-depth reading experience.
8 Deaths of Spider-Man reading order
Find out which preludes and issues of Amazing Spider-Man you’ll want to read to get the full 8 Deaths of Spider-Man story.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #50 back-up story (Prelude)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Juan Ferreyra.
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #0 back-up story (Prelude)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Emilio Laiso.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #60 back-up story (Prelude)
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Mark Buckingham.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #61
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuinness and Niko Henrichon.
On sale 13th November.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #62
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuinness.
On sale 27th November.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #63
Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Gleb Melnikov.
On sale 11th December.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #64
Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Gleb Melnikov.
On sale 25th December.
Note: It’s worth noting that Marvel will release a handful of comics on Christmas Day. However, not all comic book shops will be open. As a result, you might not be able to get your hands on Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #64 until the 26th – unless you go digital.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #65
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by CAFU.
On sale 8th January.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #65.DEATHS
Written by Derek Landy. Art by Kev Walker.
On sale 15th January.
Note: Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #65.DEATHS is a tie-in side-story focusing on Phil Coulson.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #66
Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Andrea Broccardo.
On sale 22nd January.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #67
Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Andrea Broccardo.
On sale 12th February.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #68
Written by Justina Ireland. Art by Andrea Broccardo.
On sale 19th February.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #68.DEATHS
Written by Christos Gage. Art by Mark Buckingham.
On sale 26th February.
Note: The below issues are part of 8 Deaths of Spider-Man. However, it’s unknown if there will be additional comics added to this story, similar to Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #65.DEATHS. Details will be fleshed out when made available.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #69
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuinness.
On sale 12th March.
Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #70
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Ed McGuinness.
On sale 26th March.
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After 8 Deaths of Spider-Man
What’s next for Spider-Man after that deadly adventure? Marvel will be kicking off a new era for the wall crawler, with the series being relaunched with a new #1 issue in April 2025.
Amazing Spider-Man (2025 series) #1
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Pepe Larraz and John Romita Jr.
Available 9th April.
Those interested in see more of the Doctor Doom stuff should check out One World Under Doom. Doctor Doom has emerged from hiding and is ready to show his might as the Sorcerer Supreme.
It acts as a umbrella for the status quo of the Marvel Universe as well as Marvel’s big event for 2025.
Collected edition
Prefer to read 8 Deaths of Spider-Man in a collected format? Take a look below at how it will be collected in trade paperback.
The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 13: 8 Deaths of Spider-Man
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #61-70, #65.DEATHS, #68.DEATHS and material from Amazing Spider-Man (2022 series) #60
On sale 23rd July, 2025
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