Marvel’s Infinity Wars is a 2018 crossover event (written by Gerry Duggan with art by Mike Deodato and Frank Martin) about the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe dealing with the outcome of the search for the new Infinity Stones (previously known as the Infinity Gems). This is a follow-up to “Infinity Countdown.”
Here is the official synopsis: The Infinity Stones are back. Individually, they grant their wielders great power. Together, they bestow the power of a god! As each stone’s location is discovered, forces converge for a battle that will send the universe down a dark path…to the end! Featuring the Chitauri, the Raptors, the Nova Corps, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Adam Warlock, and more surprising Stone-wielders! But who, or what, is Requiem? When she warps the Marvel Universe in half, what surprising heroes will assemble to stand against her? And when death comes at last, who will fall?
What to read before Infinity Wars?
As I was saying, Infinity Wars is a follow-up to “Infinity Countdown.” The better way to deal with that is to group them together. But first, let’s rewind a little.
Where is Thanos? After Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity, he made a comeback, getting free during the early events of “Civil War II.” He then got his own book: Thanos Returns, visited the God Quarry, and appeared in The Unworthy Thor before winning at the end of his series, which led us to the “Infinity Wars” storyline.
The road to Infinity Countdown
- Marvel Legacy
Collects Marvel Legacy #1, Marvel Legacy Primer pages, FOOM Magazine (2017). - Captain Marvel #128
Collected in The Mighty Captain Marvel Vol. 3: Dark Origins - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Infinity Quest
Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #146-150
And then, the Infinity Countdown!
Infinity Wars Reading Order: Collected Editions
- Infinity Wars by Gerry Duggan: The Complete Collection
Collects Infinity Countdown Prime #1, Infinity Countdown #1-5, Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1, Free Comic Book Day Amazing Spider-Man/Guardians of the Galaxy 2018 (Guardians of the Galaxy Saga), Infinity Wars Prime #1, Infinity Wars #1-6, Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian #1, Infinity Wars: Infinity #1, Thanos Legacy #1 (B story).
Also available in TPBs:
- Infinity Countdown
Collects Infinity Countdown Prime #1, Infinity Countdown #1-5, Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1. - Infinity Countdown Companion
Collects Infinity Countdown: Black Widow, Infinity Countdown: Captain Marvel, Infinity Countdown: Champions #1-2, Infinity Countdown: Daredevil. - Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk
Collects Darkhawk #51 And Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk #1-4. - Infinity Wars
Collects Infinity Wars #1-6, Prime, Fallen Guardian And Infinite, and material from Thanos Legacy #1. - Asgardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: The Infinity Armada
Collects Asgardians of the Galaxy #1-5. - Infinity Warps: Two-in-One
Collects Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme 1-2, Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer 1-2, Infinity Wars: Arachknight 1-2, Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex 1-2, Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther 1-2, Infinity Wars: Infinity Warps 1-2. - Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker
Collects Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker #1-4
Infinity Wars Reading Order: Issue by Issue
Infinity Countdown
- Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1
- Infinity Countdown Prime #1
- Infinity Countdown #1-3
- Infinity Countdown: Daredevil #1
- Infinity Countdown: Captain Marvel #1
- Doctor Strange (2018) #3 – not listed under the “Infinity Countdown” banner, but this issue is about Doctor Strange as he travels through space and acquires the Time Stone from the Super Skrull.
- Infinity Countdown #4
- Infinity Countdown: Black Widow #1
- Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk #1-4
- Infinity Countdown: Champions #1-2
- Infinity Countdown #5
Infinity Wars
- Infinity Wars Prime #1
- Infinity Wars #1-2
- Thanos Legacy #1
- Asgardians of the Galaxy #1-3
- Infinity Wars #3
- Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker #1-3
- Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer #1-2
- Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex #1-2
- Infinity Wars: Arachknight #1-2
- Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther #1-2
- Infinity Wars: Infinity Warps #1-2
- Infinity Wars #4
- Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #1-2
- Infinity Wars #5-6
- Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker #4
- Asgardians of the Galaxy #4-5
- Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian #1
- Infinity Wars: Infinity #1
After Infinity Wars
Once Infinity Wars ended, we jumped to Secret Warps (a collection of annuals forming an event): When villains Madame Hel, Red Dormammu and Stane Odinson work together to cause a rift between Iron Hammer and Soldier Supreme, it leads to a crisis across space-time that brings together Weapon Hex, Ghost Panther, Arachknight and more to save their reality from cosmic calamity! The forces of Hell invade the streets of New York City! The cursed, stunt-riding king of Wakanda fights Martians in the year 2099! Arachknight’s world collides with the New Supreme Universe, home of the Supreme Seven! And as strange new amalgamations take shape, can even Ghost Hammer change things back to normal?
- Secret Warps
Collects Secret Warps Soldier Supreme Annual #1, Secret Warps: Weapon Hex Annual #1, Secret Warps: Ghost Panther Annual #1, Secret Warps: Arachknight Annual #1, Secret Warps: Iron Hammer Annual #1.
In the aftermath of Infinity Wars, you can follow Wolverine as he goes cosmic in Infinity Wath, and a new team of Guardians of the Galaxy was formed.
- Wolverine: Infinity Watch
Collects Wolverine: Infinity Watch #1-5. - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet
Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #1-#6.