Launched in October 2011, Shattered Heroes is a comic book branding that ran through a number of books published by Marvel Comics exploring the fallout of Fear Itself, with a number of implications across a number of titles.
The idea was that in the aftermath of Fear Itself, Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man have all been changed by the dramatic event. As each deals with the shocking alterations to their lives, can they rise to the occasion and remain Earth’s Mightiest heroes?
What to read before Shattered Heroes?
We invite you to go consult our Fear Itself reading order.
- Fear Itself
Collects Fear Itself: Book of the Skull, Fear Itself 1-7.
Shattered Heroes Reading Order:
Shattered Heroes Collected Editions
- Fear Itself: Shattered Heroes
Collects Fear Itself #7.1: Captain America, Fear Itself #7.2: Thor, Fear Itself #7.3: Iron Man And Point One. - Invincible Iron Man Vol. 9: Demon
Collects Invincible Iron Man #510-515.
- Journey Into Mystery Vol. 3: Terrorism Myth
Collects Journey Into Mystery #632-636. - The Mighty Thor, Vol. 2
Collects The Mighty Thor 7-12, Fear Itself 7.2: Thor. - Captain America by Ed Brubaker Vol. 2
Collects Captain America vol. 6 #6–10. - New Avengers Vol. 3
Collects New Avengers Vol. 2 #16.1, 17-23. - Avengers Vol. 3
Collects Avengers vol. 4 #18–24, #24.1.
- Avengers Academy Vol. 3: Second Semester
Avengers Academy #21-28. - Fear Itself: The Fearless
Collects Fear Itself: The Fearless #1-12. - Battle Scars
Collects Battle Scars #1-6. - Defenders by Matt Fraction Volume 1
The Defenders vol. 4 #1–6, material from Point One #1, and Fear Itself #7. - Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron Volume 1
Collects Incredible Hulk vol.3 #1-7, material from Fear Itself #7.
Shattered Heroes Issue by Issue:
Those issues serve here as a prologue. They are also included in the Fear Itself reading order, in the aftermath of the event.
- Fear Itself #7
- Fear Itself #7.1
- Fear Itself #7.2
- Fear Itself #7.3
- Fear Itself: The Fearless #1
- Avengers Academy #21
- Invincible Iron Man #510-515
- Journey Into Mystery #631-636
- Mighty Thor #8-12
- Captain America Vol. 6 #6-10
- Avengers Academy #22
- New Avengers Vol. 2 #16.1
- Avengers Vol. 4 #18
- New Avengers Vol. 2 #17-20
- Avengers Vol. 4 #19-23
- New Avengers Vol. 2 #21-23
- Avengers Vol. 4 #24
- Avengers Academy #23-26
- Fear Itself: The Fearless #2-3
- Battle Scars #1-6
- Fear Itself: The Fearless #4-12
- Defenders Vol. 4 #1-3
- Incredible Hulk Vol. 3 #1-7
- Defenders: Strange Heroes (2011)
- Defenders: The Coming of The Defenders
- Defenders: Tournament of Heroes
What to read after Shattered Heroes?
At this point, you can just continue reading the adventures of you favourite heroes. Let’s notice that the next big event is Avengers Vs. X-Men (2012), the culmination of a decade of stories featuring the company’s two largest franchises and at the time was billed as one of the biggest events in superhero comics history. Check out our reading order to know more about it!