All-New Marvel NOW! Phase Two

Began: December 2013

Ends: May 2013

This is the (unofficial) All-New Marvel NOW! Summary Page, also called "Marvel NOW! Second Wave".

In the "genius" that is Marvel, they've come to a concept - not necessarily a Reading Order - whereupon you can jump into their comic books with the start of a Point One issue and some rebranding. This is there second "Marvel NOW!" series, only ending a short while after the first.

Okay..that's Geek Speak! What does this really mean? Basically, Marvel is cancelling some of the issues that didn't go well. In attempts to make it look planned, they're renaming some issues and rebranding others. To give some advertising push, it's being stamped as "All-New Marvel NOW!" (Notice the exclamation mark? That means "OH BOY!")

In any event, to get a better understanding, we have to begin looking at it in-depth. What you'll find here is an honest attempt to catalog the issues and show the story lines. Nothing fancy; just a needle in this haystack so we don't get mired in muck. You'll get some artwork, opinions, and links to relevant articles. Oh yeah, and if there's a Reading Order in there, you may see that, too.

And So It Begins...with the release of an Avengers issue. In this case Avengers #24 (2013); it was released in the last week of December 2013 as a Christmas Present. The issue also infers that the events happen in December 2013.

The picture above is a part of a huge poster release with the issue from Daniel Acuna.

Avengers #24 - Starting in the future (3030 A.D.), a futuristic Iron Man heads to the past with a mission unknown. Franklin Richards arrives in time to stop him, but decides to let him try one last time. In our present time of 2013 A.D., the Avengers are partying at the tower. Looks like a BBQ in December until the future Iron Man appears. Quickly, he determines if this is the correct timeline; comments like "Hyperion shouldn't be here" and so on, are made. Ultimately, it turns out to be the right place. Or timeline. Future Iron Man then warns them of a Rogue Planet shooting in space towards the Earth. For the next few weeks, he and the Avengers build a machine on Mars that they attach to the planet. It shifts it "slightly" out of phase. Then Thor and Hyperion change its orbit and establish it's axis. The Result: The Rogue Planet now shares the exact same space and orbit as Earth...

...and this makes Future Iron Man very happy. At least, happier then she was; yeap, turns out that Future Iron Man is a girl descended from Tony Stark. (Not surprised.) She tells her grandfather that now Earth has a better chance than in her future, as well as advanced resources and properties of wonder that they will discover soon enough. After that, the time jump that she made ends and she returns to her future.

And me? I'm just wondering who gave Future Iron Man and the Avengers permission to meld my planet with another one. Can I get an Amen?

Last Update: May 14, 2014

In all honesty, the Marvel Second Wave isn't about a Reading Order. Whatever I can get together for you here isn't guaranteed considering all the weirdness. Marvel has been very specific that this is more of a concept, and not an event.

So here goes!

001 Avengers #24 Rogue Planet

002 All-New Marvel NOW! Point #1 Point One

003-006 Avengers #25-28 A Problem With Mining

007-011 Avengers World #1-5 Avengers World

012-017 Black Widow #1-6 Predator

The Trial of Jean Grey

018 All-New X-Men #22.NOW

019 Guardians of The Galaxy #11.NOW

020 All-New X-Men #23

021 Guardians of The Galaxy #12

022 All-New X-Men #24

023 Guardians of The Galaxy #13

Goblin Nation (Optional issues also included in link)

024 Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW

025 Superior Spider-Man #28

026 Superior Spider-Man #29

** Superior Spider-Man Annual #2 Note: This issue is not officially part of Marvel NOW! or Goblin Nation, but it has strong ties to the latter event. Optional Reading.

027 Superior Spider-Man #30

028 Superior Spider-Man #31

029-035 Thunderbolts #20.NOW -26 No Mercy

036-042 All-New X-Factor #1-7 Serval Industries Proudly Presents

043-046 Captain America #16.NOW -19 The Iron Nail

047-051 Wolverine #1-5 Rogue Logan

052-056 Savage Wolverine #14.NOW -18 Wrath

057-061 Avengers AI #8.NOW -12 Initiate

062-064 All-New Invaders #1-3 Gods and Soldiers

065-068 Loki, Agent of Asgard #1-4 Trust Me

069-070 Ms. Marvel #1-2 Meta-morphosis

071-075 The Punisher #1-5 Memento Mori

076-078 Thor, God of Thunder #019.NOW - 21 The Last Days of Midgard

079-081 Winter Soldier - The Bitter March #1-3 The Bitter March

082-085 X-Men #10.NOW - 13 Ghosts

086-088 Fantastic Four #1-3 The End of Family

089-092 She-Hulk #1-4 Attorney-at-Law

093-096 Nova #13.NOW -16 Nova Unchained

097-099 New Warriors #1-3 The Return of The New Warriors

100-102 Magneto #1-3 Protector of Mutantkind

103-105 Moon Knight #1-3 Brain Damage

106-107 Secret Avengers #1-2 Save The Empire

108-109 Iron Man #23.NOW-24 Rings of The Mandarin

Not Yet Cataloged (Still looking for a theme.)

X-Force #1

X-Force #2

X-Force #3

X-Force #4

Wolverine and The X-Men #1

Wolverine and The X-Men #2

Wolverine and The X-Men #3

Avengers Undercover #1

Avengers Undercover #2

Avengers Undercover #3

Captain Marvel #1

Captain Marvel #2

Uncanny X-Men 019.NOW (Uncanny X-Men vs. SHIELD)

All-New Ghost Rider #1

All-New Ghost Rider #2

Deadpool #25

Deadpool #26

Deadpool #27

Iron Patriot #1

Iron Patriot #2

Daredevil #1

Daredevil #2

Daredevil #3

Silver Surfer #1

Silver Surfer #2

Iron Fist The Living Weapon #1

Iron Fist The Living Weapon #2

Nightcrawler #1

Inhuman #1

New Avengers #016.NOW

New Avengers #17

Uncanny Avengers #18.NOW

Uncanny Avengers #19

Uncanny Avengers Annual #1

All-New Doop #1

All-New Ultimates #1

All-New X-Men #25

All-New X-Men #26

Ultimate FF #1

Hulk #1

Hulk #2

Uncanny X-Men #20

Elektra #1

Guardians of The Galaxy #14

Amazing Spider-Man #1

Amazing Spider-Man #01.1

Cyclops #1

Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #1

*All-New Ghost Rider #3

*All-New X-Men #27

*Avengers Undercover #4

*Captain America #20

*Captain Marvel #3

*Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1

*Deadpool #28

*Fantastic Four #4

*Iron Man #25

*New Avengers #18

*Nightcrawler #2

*Secret Avengers #3

*Wolverine #6

*X-Force #5

* Denotes most recent releases.

Please look in the Guestbook for updates and comments pertaining to the evolution of this Reading Order.

In typical Marvel fashion, their latest move - at least in the last three or so years - has been to release a POINT ONE issue that unveils some of their upcoming story lines. This year is no different. And it appears the host of the 2014 All-New Marvel NOW! is none other than Loki.

If you're looking to find as much as you can from the All-New Marvel NOW!, check out:

The All-New Marvel NOW! Catalog (Amazon)

Greetings!

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