#Invincible Iron Man (2008–2012)

[maukree]

So, I did a deep dive into WinterIron circa 616 like (not) a total asshole—because I fully recognize that writing a hyper-specific, canonically obsessive fic about Tony and Bucky in the Marvel 616 comicverse and expecting MCU-only fans to keep up without at least a "the fuck kind of AU is this?" head scratch is a bit of a dick move. And here we are. Comics fucking deliver. I promise. But do you actually need to read them all to get and enjoy what happens in any 616 fic you come across? Nah. Honestly. You don’t have to (unless you want to, in which case, welcome to the abyss) to get through the basics. FYI, this isn’t an all-encompassing timeline of Tony and Bucky in comic books—because I don’t have a year, and you don’t have all day. Their individual stories don’t start with Civil War (which, by the way, actually deserves to be called a 'war' in 616) or end with Fear Itself. But I’m covering their key arcs—picking and choosing shit as I please that I felt was relevant through my winteriron goggles—from Captain America: Out of Time (Bucky’s baggage) and Invincible Iron Man: Extremis (Tony’s baggage), through the pre-Civil War mess, the war itself, the aftermath, their intersections, and then stopping at Fear Itself—because I respect my own need to occasionally shower or something. Anyhow, if this pops off and everyone suddenly decides to start reading comics… sure. Hit me up for more. But even if that’s not happening, feel free to click that Keep Reading button for Part 1 and appreciate my ability to cram years of comic book history into an image limit. I was even nice enough to find you some links if you want to give it a proper shot and read comic books (oh, and that Marvel Unlimited subscription they have for reading comics fucking slaps, just saying. And no, they are not paying me to say it): *links direct to marvel.com, but don't click there yet, obviously. The Invincible Iron Man (2004–2007) Captain America (2004–2011) Invincible Iron Man (2008–2012) Fear Itself (2010–2011) If you read this part you will know where Tony, Bucky and Steve are just before 616 Civil War properly kicks off.

You clicked! I am so sorry for how long this is. Force-quit the app to escape it at any stage. The images are after each plot arc and I am in love with the endless scroll Tumblr does to accommodate so much visual content. So, the way I look at it, for me it really begins around the Invincible Iron Man: Extremis time, when they kicked off the The Invincible Iron Man (2004–2007) series, so lets get that shit out of the way. Not that it’s shit, but Tony’s definitely not having a good time. (And no, it’s not because Bucky killed his parents—didn’t happen in the comics—nor because he suspected his bestie Steve was about to start a rival gang just to flex at an airport for 4.5 seconds and call it a “war”.) Anyway, the point is: MCU canon ≠ 616 canon. The Marvel 616 comicverse is the gift that keeps on giving to the MCU, which picks and chooses what it likes (the rant is over in 3, 2, 1... since I adore MCU.) So, before Tony ever crosses paths with his (hypothetical, not actually canon there either) man-love Bucky in comic books I've mentioned above, here’s what’s happening with him. Extremis: #1-6 When this starts off, Tony has been out there in the comicverse pretending to be the boss of Iron Man for ages—like, “Oh yeah, I totally just fund this guy/bodyguard and lend him to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Avengers occasionally”. Incidentally, he was actually stuck wearing the Iron Man chest plate to stay alive for a while before that, and has complex relationship with his suit and with his ability to look at himself in the mirror. He is working himself half-dead in his garage to the background of folks hating on Stark for military contracts that he uses to fund other projects. It’s an awesome 6 comic books arc, but the gist is that a shady biohacker named Maya Hansen (Tony’s ex, because of course she is) and her equally shady colleague Aldrich Killian (yes, that guy, but way less Mandarin cosplay this time and he does peace out very quickly) cook up Extremis—a next-gen super-soldier serum for US government, yup. Maya wants to cure cancer or something, but lacks money (hence working for the military for now), the government stops paying for her program and she decides to hit Tony up, lies her ass off, and sets someone on him for show to demonstrate to the powers that be that her biotech is just this good and can take down the most advanced armor in the world (aka, Tony's shit.) Tony gets his ass absolutely handed to him by a poster child for domestic terrorism juiced up on Extremis, since Maya's shit is the bomb. His suit has been getting more and more clunky as he makes it more powerful, he can't react in it fast enough, gets very squashed under a car, breaks himself a lot, has a mid-life crisis, and decides, “Screw it, let’s put that nightmare fuel in me instead so I can chat to my tin can better and really lean into the whole Iron Man thing. Fixing all these bones I am just after breaking and a ton of internal damage wouldn't hurt either.” Maya's down to help, since Tony might've been a good fuck, and she fancies herself to be a good person, so Tony makes some modifications to how Extremis works and it... works. Fixes him right up with the promise of growing new organs should they need to be grown, makes him faster, stronger, able to mentally pilot the suit with a thought, effortlessly connect to tech using his mind and even form his under suit (flight suit) over his body and … officially way too powerful for his own good.

Execute Program: #1-6 Or, as I like to call it, “That one time Tony’s own tech betrayed him and he went, ‘Okay, maybe we do need some rules.’” This starts fresh off Tony’s Extremis glow-up, and he’s doing what he does best: building way too many suits (sooo many kickass suits called argonauts), fighting bad guys, and making Fury and the Avengers increasingly suspicious because he keeps being late to shit. (Sorry, guys, he’s busy being a futurist, obviously, and frankly, he’s kicking almost too much ass.) To be fair, their paranoia is kinda justified, since Tony’s brain is getting hacked by Yinsen’s son (huge angsty point for Tony for not saving him), who is hijacking his entire nervous system using the tech Yinsen originally implanted into Tony for the Taliban—right before waking him up and going, “Hi, you owe me your life.” So, the basic plot of Execute Program is that Tony starts assassinating some high-profile assholes responsible for Yinsen’s death—all without knowing it. For a while he's convinced it's not him and makes a big deal about it with Fury but eventually even he can't deny it, at which point Tony hits existential crisis #872, is very unhappy about being mind-fucked, and ‘paroles’ Maya out of jail by blowing a hole in a wall to see if his former gal-love will help him deal with it. At the end of this arc he manages to break free of the programming and survive, but his suits do a fuck ton of damage in the process, and he's now officially realizing that he’s become a walking, government-grade security risk—just because of how awesome he is. To quote him: “Every superhero is a potential gun (whether they act on their own or not), and last time I checked, guns require registration.” Now, this whole arc is meant to explain why Tony is firmly on the pro-registration side when Civil War rolls into town. It's a stretch, but some other shit leads up to Civil War and the 'need' for registration, but this is sorta where he's mind is at, and this is where we leave him for now before Civil War kicks into gear. P.S. Some multi-ship snacks from 'Execute Program', because 616 contains multitudes: Spidershield: Spider-Man (Avenger-adjacent, menace-certified) casually calls Cap cute during a mission while hovering over him within kissing distance. Starker / IronDad: during the same mission, Tony loses his absolute shit when Peter gets hurt and goes feral. Stony: Look, 616 is basically the Tony & Steve Show—but if you need specifics, there’s always that time at the end of this arc when Tony dramatically knocks himself out by shocking his own heart (thinking it would kill him) to stop Cap from getting obliterated by his own rogue suits. Because, you know. Normal super hero behavior.

Alright, so we’re leaving Tony where he is—on the pro-registration side, deep in his own moral and existential mess (I’ll unpack what the story is with registration more later, in the next part, because hoo boy). But now, let’s talk about Bucky. Because, wow, a lot is going on with Bucky around this time, though it's completely unnecessary to know exactly when this happens, since comic books tend to constantly contradict each other and forget some canon-points exist (on this note, Tony is actually hella tall in comic books, and he's mostly drawn with blue eyes, although sometimes it's brown eyes due to the coloring and Bucky's mostly drawn with very dark eyes, and the blue eyes is really more of a Sebastian Stan thing, for which he love him for. On another unrelated note, Dum Dum Dugan is alive and kicking and working with S.H.I.E.L.D, but it's neither here or there. I digress.) At this stage, Bucky and Tony haven’t officially ‘met’ yet, but Tony is vaguely aware of his existence, mostly as Steve's long-dead-but-actually-not-dead ex-partner/sidekick who has been doing Very Concerning Things in the shadows. And, to be fair, the dude has been busy too. So yeah, while Tony is spiraling about accountability and unchecked power, Bucky's been out there being the literal embodiment of both, working against his will for some VERY bad guys. Since Bucky is all about Steve and his storyline, he initially pop-ups in the Captain America (2004–2011), so let's talk about Steve and his feelings for a bit. Steve... has a lot of feelings by the way, so for all of your Stucky shippers, this is the comic book to read.

Captain America: Out of Time #1-6 Aka “Steve has a lot of feelings™ while occasionally punching things and still finds time for his complicated love life.” So, Out of Time starts off with Steve being… well, Steve. Which means brooding way too hard about war, his place in the world (as Captain America—again—it’s more of a title and a suit in comics, kinda, though he is the OG), and whether punching Nazis in the ’40s was somehow easier than dealing with modern geopolitics. He’s having flashbacks galore—about Bucky, WWII, and the several times he’s watched people he loves die (if you take a shot every time he stares sadly into the distance and remembers shit, you’ll be wasted by page 4). At the beginning of this run, he’s mostly juggling personal life + professional trauma, spending quality time with his ex (*Nick Fury, who he technically broke up with in the ’90s, but we don’t talk about it—Marvel also wishes those issues didn’t exist. Looking at you, Fury #1-4 (1994) and his actual ex-but-still-kind-of-current love interest, Sharon Carter (S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 13, absolute badass, we love her). Meanwhile, in the Villain Corner, Bucky is currently in deep-freeze, and Red Skull is trying to buy him (for evil purposes, obviously). But Winter Soldier is way too useful to his current owner, who calls him an ‘item’ (it’s all very gutting and transactional), and Red Skull isn’t willing to part with the Cosmic Cube (important-for-plot-reasons, reality-warping bullshit in a box)—not even for the privilege of having a brainwashed supersoldier on his payroll. Which turns out to be a bad call for Red Skull, because Bucky gets defrosted anyway and immediately blows his brains out (Winter Soldier: 1, Red Skull: 0), since his current owner wants the Cosmic Cube, and Bucky is an incredibly efficient, very sexy, and deeply tragic murder machine who follows orders. [Unlike his silent MCU counterpart, 616 Winter Soldier is chatty (ish). He’s brainwashed, yeah, but he talks, makes decisions, occasionally argues over tactics, but you can tell there’s a mind-fuckery hellscape happening behind the scenes. But he is also aware, somewhat, which is the point. Sure, he’s traumatized as hell, but in a very “this is my job, and I do it” way. He has conversations, meaning that once they fix him later, it’s less about split personality and more about remembering who he was. (Which, you know, brings a whole new level of pain to this. Yummy, yummy angst.) Quick sidenote: Bucky is younger than Steve in the comics (an army brat/orphan), and he was basically groomed (yup…) into being Cap’s teenage sidekick—gun, mask, and all—at 16.] So, all of this is happening, with Bucky out and about causing trouble, while Steve is busy having a ton of dreams about him (not the sexy kind, unfortunately—more blood and gore), which turn out to be foreshadowing (shock). Long story short, Bucky kidnaps Sharon (not for relationshippy reasons, let’s be clear), and at the moment Steve gets Sharon back and Bucky seriously considers gunning him down, it finally clicks for Steve—Bucky is alive. Steve makes a face (there you are, the real love of my life—awwww ignore me), Bucky still considers gunning him down, but the confrontation doesn’t actually happen since it’s all about the feels at this stage and the mission to save Bucky.

Captain America: Winter Soldier #1-6 In which Steve goes on a manic quest to find his buddy, Tony is devastated about capitalism, and Bucky has an identity crisis before running off to be broody and sexy somewhere else. This arc is packed. Like, really packed. Coming off the world-shattering realization that Bucky (war buddy, partner-in-justice and emotional crutch)—is alive and well (ish), Steve is a bit shook. He did actually call him “Bucky?” during that initial meet, to which Bucky, of course, replied with the iconic “Who the hell is Bucky?”—delivering both an emotional orgasm for any Stucky shippers and an immediate MCU meme template. And yet—this is the best part for me, lol—despite literally calling him Bucky, Steve proceeds to not actually believe it after it happens. Fury has to wave stacks of receipts in his face for ages (“Here’s a ton of proof that your bestie has been a brainwashed, undying assassin for decades.”) before Steve finally believes, rejoices, gets upset and very conflicted, but then goes absolutely bananas trying to find him. And because Fury is nothing if not dramatic, Steve gets a whole-ass file on Winter Soldier lore conveniently dropped at his place—and let me tell you, this thing is THICK. Pages upon pages of experiments, war crimes, and Bucky being terrifying as the Winter Soldier. It’s delicious, I want it on my wall. At this stage we have the first official Tony & Bucky intersection. Steve and Sam (still called Falcon, professional bird enthusiast, talks to them and everything) need help tracking down the Cosmic Cube, which Bucky currently has. And Tony is an absolute legend who helps them do it. Despite actively running a multi-billion dollar empire, Tony stops everything to help them track down Bucky and the Cube. But—massive conflict of interest incoming—the location they need to attack is a bit of a problem (understatement) because Tony’s company is in trouble if he goes with them. So Tony, looking like he wants to die inside (he really does, see the images), provides Steve and Sam with his jet and all the resources they need but ultimately can’t go. And you can tell he’s real cut up about it. You can. I can. Everyone can. Though at this stage he obviously doesn't know Bucky, but... it's all in the details. Anyhow, because Iron Man team-up isn’t happening for this specific epic quest to save Bucky, Steve and Sam go in alone (Sharon with S.H.I.E.L.D. at their heels and all), find Bucky, and then it’s ON. And when I say on, I mean full-blown, action-packed, ridiculously cool fight scene with Steve throwing hands and heartfelt speeches, and Bucky countering with kicks and emotional repression. Steve desperately tries to break through to Bucky, reminding him who he is, but Bucky is having none of it. (He’s definitely feeling something, though, because he’s looking a little too emotional.) [Here’s the thing: Bucky has surfaced before? The people controlling him even kept records saying not to send him on long-term missions too close to home, because when they did he tried to escape. The memories are still there, buried deep under decades of trauma, brainwashing, and whatever the hell Russian winter does to a man.]

They fight. Fight some more. And Steve pulls the ultimate “If you don’t remember me, kill me” move. At which point Bucky absolutely tries. (And I love myself a consistent man.) During the fight, however, Steve gets his manly hands on the Cosmic Cube, which, being the overpowered reality-warping bullshit box that it is, does what it was written into the comic book to do in the first place: it restores Bucky’s memories. WHOOP. Except… Bucky remembers EVERYTHING. And, uh, that’s a lot. And seems very traumatic and painful. An absolute mental overload, horror, and a whole lot of “I should be dead” vibes. Steve is hopeful, trying to reassure him, but Bucky is noping the fuck out. He's not doing well, immediately spirals into guilt, and decides the best course of action is to disappear. Which he does by fucking off to brood alone. Far away. In a sexy, tortured assassin way. My favorite six issues of Captain America pre-Civil War, hands down. There was some other shit in between Out of Time and Winter Soldier, some bad guy plays and all, some stuff about mutant registration, but I’ll get to that a bit later, in Part 2, as a general thing about what started the Civil War.

Captain America: Twenty-First Century Blitz #1-4 God, where do I even start with this one? Well, I suppose with the important shit. And what’s important is that Bucky is in the wind (sorta), but he and Steve meet up in London and spend a lot of time yelling at each other in terror, there’s a blimp involved, and also, we’re still technically on the WinterIron timeline, I swear. This arc is not my favorite. It’s not bad, but, as mentioned, it’s mostly just Steve and Bucky screaming at each other. (Which, if you ship them, is yummy. If you don’t, it’s a lot of yelling.) Bucky’s former 'owner', the one who sent him to kill Red Skull and get the Cosmic Cube is a bad dude called General Lukin. This guy is still around, and he is now fighting for control inside his own head with… Red Skull. Yes. Red Skull is not fully dead and is mind-fucking him. (Which is very ironic, if you’re into that kind of irony.) And because no villainous plot is complete without an evil megacorporation, Lukin is also deeply tied to Kronos—which just so happens to be the same shady-ass corporation Tony is having problems with on his end (and also the reason he couldn’t go and help out Steve with Bucky). So, Steve is after Lukin. Bucky is after Lukin. Everyone is after Lukin. Tony is… somewhere, likely wishing he was after Lukin. Oh yeah, and there’s a blimp. For reasons best left to comic book logic, Lukin has a blimp. And he has a bad, evil plan, because, well, comic books are full of those and it’s a Captain America story, so it needs at least one Nazi-adjacent asshole pulling some overcomplicated bullshit per issue. Honestly, this whole arc is barely worth mentioning. They win, obviously. The bad plan is foiled, and the blimp does not succeed at being evil. But Bucky gets his arm blown off, so that’s kind of an exciting bit if you want to draw parallels between this and the MCU. The art is nice too. And because this is a Winter Soldier story (as much as it is a Captain America story—oh, just wait!) and consistency is key, Bucky, being a bit of a loner, fucks off immediately after their glorious team-up. But—a bit of a loner is not entirely a loner. Bucky has actually been working with Fury in secret since getting his memories back (surprise!) and is expecting a shiny new arm for his troubles. (So this is probably where all the “S.H.I.E.L.D. working on Bucky’s arm” fics come from, but I’m just guessing here.) Steve doesn't know this is the case and is still angsty AF over the fact that Bucky keeps bailing before they can cry and talk about their deep emotional bond. I have no idea what Sharon thinks about this, but she is a grown-up badass with a flying car (think red Lola from Agents of the S.H.I.E.L.D TV show), and she seems more sympathetic than jealous.

The end of these three arcs is where Bucky and Steve are just before Civil War kicks off, while—just to remind you all—Tony is off having his big “I am pro-registration” revelations and generally making decisions that will ruin his social life for the foreseeable future. Now, if anyone knows for sure where London happens in relation to Execute Program—before? After? In a quantum state of both?—don’t tell me. I don’t care. The timeline is a chaotic mess on the best day, and that’s before you factor in the fact that there are approximately five million other comic book series running at the same time, with characters popping in and out of different issues. Spider-Man has his own stuff going on, Fantastic Four is around, Avengers are a thing, Wolverine is doing his thing too, and it would be crazy to rope all of this in here. Besides, I bet it makes way more sense to people who were reading these comics as they dropped and kept up with literally everything. For the rest of us, losers, if you REALLY want to know all the tie-ins from different superheroes and whatnot, there’s a five-hour YouTube deep dive for that. I feel asleep around hour three and blacked out most of it, even though it's good, so go forth and suffer accordingly, if you wish to know about comic books pre and during Civil War.

Okay, but why are we talking about Civil War in comic books If there’s fuck-all winteriron in it? Great question. And the answer is: because it matters. And, yes, at this stage you either had to close Tumblr to get rid of my post (I know it's long) or are into it anyway, so... Look, I know what you’re thinking—no interaction at all yet. And that’s fair. Comic book Civil War is not at all the MCU Civil War, which was essentially a Steve/Tony drama bomb with Bucky stuck in the middle like a stressed-out single child, unless you count Peter (shoutout to winterspider) and Wanda, sorta. But: the state of the Steve/Tony relationship in 616 Civil War is a direct precursor to how Bucky and Tony actually interact when they finally do meet in 616. Their first real meeting, and everything that happens after it, is soaked in the aftermath of Civil War—not just in terms of plot, but in how they act around each other (which is fascinating, by the way, but we’ll get there). To run a bit ahead here, just to keep you interested, by the time Bucky and Tony actually share a scene in comic books in this timeline, Tony has already:

Had his entire relationship with Steve imploded in the most public way possible.

Spent months (years?) being the face of an extremely controversial movement.

Lost a lot of friends, made a lot of enemies, and had his personal values challenged to hell and back.

Been through an identity crisis about a thousand times.

Had to experience Spider-Man asking him WHAT THE FUCK, TONY? (maybe not in these words exactly)

All while Bucky has been:

On the run from Steve.

Alone.

Having a Very Bad Time.

So, yeah, even though Bucky and Tony don't exactly cross paths a this stage, the emotional damage absolutely carries over into their interactions later. This is the end of Part 1 of this 'brief' recap, since I am re-reading to make this and taking screenshots as I do. I will cover the actual comicverse Civil War in the next part.

[petrerpkr]

marvel comics I recommend for beginners

X-men

X men(2010- 2024)

Uncanny x men (2012-2024)

X men blue (2017-2018)

Generation X

All-New Wolverine(2016-2018)

(laura as wolverine)

Wolverine and the x men (2011-2014)

All-New X-Men(2013-2017)

X-Men Red (2018-2024)

Uncanny X-Force(2010-2014)

Wolverine and Jubilee (2011)

X-Men Origins - Wolverine(2009)

X-Men Origins - Jean Grey(2008)

X-Men Origins - Emma Frost(2010)

X-Men Origins - Cyclops(2010)

Wolverine the Origin(2001)

Spider-Man & other spidey's

Amazing Spider-Man Or start here

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2012-2013)

Miles Morales spider-man (2014-2015)

Miles Morales spider-man (2019-2024)

Silk

Spider-Men(2012)

Spider-gwen (2015-2018)

Ghost-spider (2019-2020)

Spider-Man/Deadpool

Avengers and friends

Young Avengers Vol. 2 #1 (2013)

Avengers (2012-2024)

Uncanny Avengers(2012-2014)

Westcoast Avengers (2018-2019)

Captain America: Sam Wilson(2015-2017)

Black Widow(2010-2022)

Invincible Iron Man(2015-2017)

Ironheart (2019-2020)

Hawkeye(2012-2015)

Hawkeye freefall(2020)

Avengers Origins: Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver (2012)

Scarlet Witch (2016-2024)

Ect

The Unbelievable Gwenpool (2016-2018)

The Unworthy Thor(2016)

Totally Awesome Hulk(2016-2017)

Ms. Marvel(2014-2018)

Moon Knight(2014-2024)

Runaways(2017-2021)

Reading order here for more In depth list

[heroicmultiverse]

//Playlist has been updated, but since it's a fairly big update, I'm going to go ahead and just list the entire tracklist under a read more

A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy [from Loki (2021)]

A-Punk by Vampire Weekend [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Agatha All Along by Kathryn Hahn [from WandaVision]

Alive by Battle Tapes [from Invincible (2021)]

Alive by Warbly Jets [from Spider-Man (2018)]

All Out Of Love by Air Supply [from Deadpool 2]

All the Stars by Kendrick Lamar and SZA [from Black Panther (2018)]

Angel by Depeche Mode [from Injustice: Gods Among Us]

Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton [from Deadpool (2016)]

Another Winter by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

As the World Caves In by Matt Maltese [from Amaranth's "The Suicide Squad" GMV]

The Avengers by Alan Silvestri [from The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Back in Black by AC/DC [from Iron Man (2008), Megamind and Spider-Man: Far From Home]

Bad Reputation by Joan Jett [from Kick-Ass]

Bangarang by Skrillex (ft. Sirah) [from Deadpool 2]

Barracuda by Heart [from The Boys and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Big Energy by Latto [from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]

Big Shot by Billy Joel [from The Boys]

Black Betty by Spiderbait [from TMNT (2007) and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Black Sheep by Metric (ft. Brie Larson) [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd [from Ms. Marvel (2022)]

Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones [from Spider-Man: Homecoming]

Bloom by NECRY TALKIE [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Bones by Imagine Dragons [from The Boys]

Brace for Chaos by Epic Games [from Fortnite: Battle Royale]

Brand New Day by Neil Patrick Harris [from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

Bulletproof Love by Method Man [from Luke Cage (2016)]

Burning by Yeah Yeah Yeahs [from Echo (2024)]

Business by Eminem [from Shazam!: Fury of the Gods]

Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest [from Luke Cage (2016) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

Celebrity Skin by Hole [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Centerfold by The J. Geils Band [from Echo (2024)]

Cherry Bomb by The Runaways [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and The Boys]

Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz [from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League]

Come Baby Come by K7 [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Come and Get Your Love by Redbone [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Crazy On You by Heart [from Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Captain Marvel (2019) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Creep (Acoustic Version) by Radiohead [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Dancing With Myself by The Donnas [from Gen V]

Danny Phantom Theme (Extended Version) by Guy Moon [from Danny Phantom]

The Dark One by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

THE DAY by Porno Graffiti [from My Hero Academia]

Deadpool Rap (2013) by Teamheadkick [Deadpool fan song]

Deadpool Rap (2016) by Teamheadkick [from Deadpool (2016)]

Deadpool Rap (X-Force Remix) by Teamheadkick [from Deadpool 2]

Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic [from Avengers: Endgame]

Diabolical Invincible Me by Brandon Yates [from Death Battle: Omni-Man vs Homelander]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Dirty Work by Steely Dan [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Do Ya Wanna Taste It by Wig Wam [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen [from Shazam! (2019)]

Dragula by Rob Zombie [from Echo (2024)]

Dream On by Aerosmith [from The Boys]

Elevate by DJ Khalil (ft. Denzel Curry, Cordae, SwaVay, and Trevor Rich) [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Everything You Ever by Neil Patrick Harris & Felicia Day [from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]

Eye of the Tiger by Survivor [from Big Hero 6]

The Final Countdown by Europe [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Garbage Truck by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols [from The Boys]

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen [from Zack Snyder's Justice League]

Hate to Say I Told You So by The Hives [from Invincible (2021)]

Hazy Shade of Winter by Gerard Way (ft. Ray Toro) [from The Umbrella Academy and Gen V]

Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs [from Gen V]

Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana [from The Boys]

Heathens by Twenty One Pilots [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Hero by Chad Kroeger (ft. Josey Scott) [from Spider-Man (2002)]

Hero by Jessie J [from Kick-Ass 2]

Highway to Hell by AC/DC [from Iron Man 2 and Megamind]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar [from Lego DC Super-Villains and Birds of Prey (2020)]

Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler [from Loki (2021) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)]

The Hot Wind Blowing by Jamie Christopherson (ft. Ferry Corsten) [from Death Battle: Hulk vs Doomsday]

House of the Rising Sun by The Animals [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Hurt by Johnny Cash [from Logan]

Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Boys]

I Feel Fine Pt. 1 by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

I Feel Fine Pt. 2 by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

I Fought the Law by The Clash [from Lego DC Super-Villains]

I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister [from The Boys]

I'm Ready by Jaden Smith [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin [from Thor: Ragnarok]

Immortals by Fall Out Boy [from Big Hero 6]

In the Meantime by Spacehog [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

The Incredits by Michael Giacchino [from The Incredibles]

Intergalactic by Beastie Boys [from The Marvels]

Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Iron Man by Black Sabbath [from Iron Man (2008)]

Is She With You? by Junkie XL [from Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice]

It's Getting Boring By The Sea by Blood Red Shoes [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

It's On Again by Alicia Keys (ft. Kendrick Lamar) [from The Amazing Spider-Man 2]

It's Tricky (DJ Fresh Remix) by Run-DMC [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)]

Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother [from Lego DC Super-Villains]

Just A Girl by No Doubt [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Kick Ass (We Are Young) by MIKA vs RedOne [from Kick-Ass]

Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

King's Dead by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake [from Black Panther (2018)]

Kryptonite by Three Doors Down

Last One Standing by Skylar Grey, Polo G, Mozzy & Eminem [from Venom: Let There Be Carnage]

Left Hand Free by Alt-J [from Captain America: Civil War]

Like A Prayer by Madonna [from Deadpool & Wolverine]

Live to Rise by Soundgarden [from The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi [from Ms. Marvel (2022)]

London Calling by The Clash [from The Boys]

The Magic Number by De la Soul [from Spider-Man: No Way Home]

Main Title by Danny Elfman [from Spider-Man (2002)]

Mama Said Knock You Out (Undefeated Remix) by LL Cool J [from Deadpool 2]

The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash [from Logan]

Merc with a Mouth by Teamheadkick [Deadpool fan song]

Mercy by Muse [from Batman: Arkham Knight]

Monster by Reckless Love [from Peacemaker (2022)]

My Life As A Teenage Robot Theme (Extended Version) by Peter Lurye [from My Life As A Teenage Robot]

My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) by Fall Out Boy [from Big Hero 6]

Neat Neat Neat by The Damned [from The Boys]

Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley [from The Lego Batman Movie, The Boys, and Guardians of the Galaxy (2021)]

No Diggity by Blackstreet, Dr. Dre and Queen Pen [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

No More Heroes (Billy Butcher vs Hero Killer Stain) by Brandon Yayes [The Boys/My Hero Academia fan song]

No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys [from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Nobody Speak by DJ Shadow (ft. Run the Jewels) [from Deadpool 2]

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica [from Gen V]

November Rain by Guns N Roses [from Thor: Love and Thunder]

Oh No!! by Grandson [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Only Happy When it Rains by Garbage [from Captain Marvel (2019)]

Orange Shirt by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Paradise City by Guns N Roses [from Thor: Love and Thunder]

Paranoid by Black Sabbath [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

The Passenger by Iggy Pop [from The Boys]

Peace Sign by Kenshi Yonezu [from My Hero Academia]

People Who Died by The Jim Carroll Band [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Pizza Power by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time]

Police Truck by Dead Kennedys [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Portals by Alan Silvestri [from Avengers: Endgame]

Pressure by Billy Joel [from The Boys]

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads [from The Boys]

Pumped Up Kicks by John Murphy (ft. Ralph Saez) [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Purple Lamborghini by Skrillex (ft. Rick Ross) [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Push Push (Lady Lightning) by Bang Camaro [from Peacemaker (2022)]

Rain by Grandson & Jessie Reyez [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Ramona by Beck [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Red Flag by Billy Talent [from TMNT (2007)]

Remember by Ember McLain [from Danny Phantom]

Remember the Name: Deku by Triple-Q [Mashup featuring You Say Run from My Hero Academia]

Reptile's Theme by Skrillex [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)]

Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions [from Avengers (2020) and The Boys]

The Rubberband Man by The Spinners [from Avengers: Infinity War]

Save You With My Love by Dan Conklin [from DC Super-Hero Girls (2019)]

Scarface (Push It To The Limit) by Paul Engemann [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]

Scott Pilgrim by Plumtree [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Scott Pilgrim Anthem by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game]

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Shame on a N***a by Wu-Tang Clan [from Luke Cage (2016)]

Shell Shocked by Juicy J, Wiz Khalifa, and Ty Dolla $ign (ft. Kill the Noise and Madsonik) [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)]

Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC [from Iron Man 2 and The Avengers/Avengers Assemble (2012)]

Short Change Hero by The Heavy [from Batman: Arkham City]

Should I Stay or Should I Go? by The Clash [from Iron Man 2]

Since You Been Gone by Rainbow [from Guardians of the Galaxy (2021) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]

Space Oddity by David Bowie [from Venom: The Last Dance]

St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr [from Deadpool: No Good Deed and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Stone Cold Crazy by Queen [from Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series]

Stop! by Jane's Addiction [from The Boys]

Streets Ignite by Epic Games [from Fortnite: Battle Royale]

Subboss Theme by Anamanaguchi [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Sucker for Pain by Various Artists [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Sucker's Prayer by The Decemberists [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

Suite from X2 by John Ottman [from X2: X-Men United]

Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

Superman March by John Williams [from Superman: The Motion Picture]

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics [from X-Men: Apocalypse]

Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones [from Suicide Squad (2016) and The Boys]

Teen Titans by Puffy AmiYumi [from Teen Titans (2003)]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme by CD9 [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)]

That's Life by Frank Sinatra [from Joker (2019)]

Theme from Spiderman by The Ramones

This Is My Time by Jaden Smith [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Threshold by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

Tick Tick Boom by The Hives [from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League]

Tom Tom by Holy Fuck [from Invincible (2021)]

United States of Whatever by Liam Lynch [from Scott Pilgrim Takes Off]

Venom by Eminem [from Venom (2018)]

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix [from WandaVision]

Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth [from The Boys]

Warriors by Imagine Dragons [from Wonder Woman (2017)]

Way Down We Go by KALEO [from Logan]

We Ain't Came to Lose by Raekwon & Ghostface Killah [from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge]

We Are Sex Bob-omb by Sex Bob-omb [from Scott Pilgrim vs The World]

We Run This by Missy Elliott [from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law]

Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses [from Megamind and Thor: Love and Thunder]

Welcome to the Party by Diplo, Lil Pump & French Montana (ft. Zhavia Ward) [from Deadpool 2]

What We're All About by Sum 41 [from Spider-Man (2002)]

What's Up Danger by Blackway & Black Caviar [from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]

When You're Mine by Jason Charles Miller [from DC Super-Hero Girls (2019)]

Where We Come From by Lecrae [from Spider-Man: Miles Morales]

Whistle for the Choir by The Fratellis [from The Suicide Squad (2021)]

White Room by Cream [from Joker (2019)]

Without Me by Eminem [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

Wreak Havoc by Skylar Grey [from Suicide Squad (2016)]

X Gon' Give It To Ya by DMX [from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2]

X-Men by Powerglove [from X-Men: The Animated Series]

[comic-bucky]

Golden Age

Captain America Comics (1941) #1-78

All-Winners Comics (1941) #1-21

Young Allies Comics (1941) #1-20

USA Comics (1941) #6-17

Kid Komics (1943) #2-10

All-Select (1943) #1-10

Complete Comics (1944) #2

Mystic Comics (1944) #4

Young Men (1950) #24

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Silver Age

The Avengers (1963) #4, #56, #106-107, #277, #387, Annual #16

Sgt. Fury (1963) #13

Tales of Suspense (1964) #63-71, #75, #82, #95

Captain America v1 (1968) #105, #107, #109, #112, #121, #128, #131-132, #139, #162, #176, #215, #219-220, #227, #253, #255-157, #261, #264, #281, #294, #297-299, #326, #349-350, #372, #383-384, #423, #437, #441, #445, #447-448

Captain America Annual (1970) #1, #6, #9, #13

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Bronze Age

The Invaders (1975) #1-31, #38-39, Annual #1

Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (1976)

Marvel Premiere (1972) #29-30

What If..? (1977) #1, #4, #5

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Modern Age

What If..? v2 (1989) #28, #105, #200

Adventures of Captain America (1991) #1-4

Captain America: Medusa Effect (1994)

War Machine (1994) #15-17

Batman/Captain America (1996)

Deadpool v1 (1997) #0, #61

Captain America/Citizen V (1998)

Captain America: Sentinel Of Liberty (1998) #7, #12

Fantastic Four (1998) #569, #584, #588

Domination Factor: Avengers (1999) #2.4, #3.6

Earth X (1999) #0-1, #4, #10

Universe X (2000) #9, #X

Universe X Special: Cap (2001) #1

Paradise X (2002) #0-1

Captain America v3 (1998) #1, #12, #25, #32, #39, #48, #50, Annual 2001

Captain America/Nick Fury: The Otherworld War (2001)

The Ultimates v1 (2002) #1, #3, #7

The Ultimates v2 (2005) #1, #8

Ultimate Avengers (2009) #2, #6

The New Invaders (2004) #2

Captain America v4 (2002) #10, #17, #19-20, #26

Captain America: 65th Anniversary Special (2006) #1

Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2009) #1

Captain America Comics 70th Anniversary Special (2011) #1

Cable & Deadpool (2004) #45

Captain America v5 (2005) #1-50

Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (2007)

Young Avengers Presents (2008) #1

Punisher War Journal (2007) #11

Fallen Son: Wolverine (2007)

Wolverine: Origins (2006) #15-20, #23, #25, #30

Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007) #1

Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War (2007) #1

Secret Invasion (2008) #4, #6-8

What If? Secret Invasion (2010) #1

Avengers/Invaders (2008) #1-12

House of M: Civil War (2008) #3-4

What If? House Of M (2009) #1

Mythos: Captain America (2008) #1

Invincible Iron Man v1 (2008) #17, #20-22, #501

Incredible Hulk v2 (2009) #601, #607, #609

Nomad: Girl Without a World (2009) #1, #4

Ms. Marvel v2 (2006) #41-42

Ms. Marvel: War of the Marvels (2009) #1

Agents of Atlas (2009) #3-5

New Avengers (2009) #48-64, Finale

The Amazing Spider-Man v1 (2009) #600-601, #637, #648, #661

Wolverine (2003) #38-40, #72-74

Young Allies: 70th Anniversary Special (2009)

The Marvels Project (2009) #7-8

Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #19, #34-35

Dark Reign: The List - Avengers (2009) #1

Captain America v1 (2009) #600-619

Captain America: Reborn (2009) #1-6

Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield? (2010)

Siege (2010) #2-4

Siege: Captain America (2010) #1

Steve Rogers: Super Soldier (2010) #1

Dark Wolverine (2009) #84

Avengers v4 (2010) #1-7, #10, #12.1, #16

Avengers vs. Pet Avengers (2010) #1-4

I am An Avenger (2010) #2, #4-5

Free Comic Book Day: Avengers (2009) #1

AAFES 7th Edition (2009) #7

AAFES 9th Edition (2010) #9

Wolverine: Weapon X (2010) #12-15

Avengers vs. Atlas (2010) #1, #4

Dark Avengers Annual (2010) #1

Hawkeye & Mockingbird (2010) #1

Age of Heroes (2010) #1

Invaders Now! (2010) #1-5

World War Hulks (2010) #1

World War Hulks: Captain America vs Wolverine (2010) #1-2

Captain America The 1940s Newspaper Strip (2010) #1-3

Captain America: Forever Allies (2010) #1-4

Black Panther/Captain America: Flags of Our Fathers (2010) #4

Black Widow: Deadly Origin (2010) #1-4

Black Widow v4 (2010) #1-6

Chaos War (2010) #1, #5

Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2011) #1, #3

Heroes for Hire v3 (2011) #9-10

Fear Itself (2011) #3-4

Fear Itself: Captain America (2011) #7.1

Fear Itself: The Worthy (2011) #1

All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (2011) #1-5

Captain America and Falcon (2011) #1

Captain America: A Little Help (2011) #1

Captain America Corps (2011) #1-5

Captain America and Bucky (2011) #620-624

Captain America: Hail Hydra (2011) #1-2, #5

Captain America v6 (2011) #1-2, #19

The Winter Soldier (2012) #1-19

Marvel Zombies Destroy (2012) #1-5

Secret Avengers v1 (2010) #15

Secret Avengers v2 (2013) #9, #16

Captain America v7 (2013) #6, #13, #20

Winter Soldier: The Bitter March (2014) #1-5

Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration (2014) #1

All-New Marvel Now! Point One (2014) #1

All-New Invaders (2014) #1-15

Original Sin (2014) #1-8

Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier (2014) #1-11

Black Widow v5 (2014) #8, #12, #15, #17-18

Planet Hulk (2015) #1-5

Runaways v4 (2015) #1-4

1602 Witch Hunter Angela (2015) #1

1872 (2015) #1-2

Red Skull (2015) #1-2

Civil War (2015) #1-4

Captain America: White (2008) #0-5

Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #7-8

Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #12

A-Force v1 (2015) #5

POP Secret Avengers: A Tussle in Time (2016)

Thunderbolts (2016) #1-12

Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #1-2, #4, #11-13, #16, #18

All-New, All-Different Avengers (2015) #8-9

Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill (2016) #1

Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha (2016) #1

Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill Omega (2016) #1

Black Widow v6 (2016) #9-10

Captain Marvel v6 (2016) #8

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016) #8

A Year of Marvels: July Infinite Comic (2016) #1

Generations: Sam Wilson: Captain America & Steve Rogers: Captain America (2017) #1

Secret Empire (2017) #0, #2, #4-5, #8-10

Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017) #1-2, #4-5

Secret Empire Omega (2017) #1

Tales of Suspense v2 (2017) #100-104

Captain America v8 (2017) #25, #695, #701

Captain America v9 (2018) #1, #5-7, #12, #19-21

The Punisher v8 (2016) #227-228

The Punisher v9 (2018) #5

Old Man Hawkeye (2018) #6, #8

The Unstoppable Wasp (2018) #7-10

Rise of the Black Panther (2018) #3

Captain America Annual (2018) #1

Winter Soldier (2018) #1-5

Invaders (2019) #1-12

War of the Realms (2019) #3-5

War of the Realms - Strikeforce: The War Avengers (2019) #1

Strikeforce (2019) #1-9

Web of Black Widow (2019) #2, #5

Deadpool v5 (2018) #13

Gwenpool Strikes Back (2019) #3

Captain Marvel v8 (2019) #6

Uncanny X-Men (2019) #11

Marvel Comics (2019) #1000-1001

Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #7

History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #2, #5

Avengers: Save Like A Hero (2019) #1

Captain America & The Invaders: Bahamas Triangle (2019) #1

Spider-Woman v6 (2020) #1

Amazing Spider-Man (2020) #38

Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula (2020) #1

Hawkeye: Freefall (2020) #1, #4

Falcon & Winter Soldier (2020) #1-5

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Other Bucky reading guides *work in progress*

BuckyCap | Kid!Bucky | Steve/Bucky | Bucky/Nat | Falcon/Bucky | Bucky/Daredevil | Bucky/Hawkeye

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updated 12/08/20

[sasa-chan]

Iron Man | Tony Stark

Iron Man first appeared in March 1963 in Tales of Suspense no. 39. Iron Man's creation is officially credited to four people: writer and editor Stan Lee, who plotted the first story; his brother Larry Lieber, who scripted it; artist Don Heck who drew it; and Jack Kirby, who designed Iron Man's original armored battle suit. In May 1968, Iron Man received his very own comic book series.

Ever since 1966, Iron Man has appeared in many cartoons and animes. A few of them being listed below.

The Marvel Super Heroes [1996]

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends [1981 - 1983]

Iron Man [1994 - 1996]

The Avengers: United They Stand [1999 - 2000]

Ultimate Avengers I & II [2006]

The Invincible Iron Man [2007]

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes [2007]

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow [2008]

The Super Hero Squad Show [2009 - 2011]

Iron Man: Armored Adventures [2009 - 2012]

Marvel Anime: Iron Man [2010]

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! [2010 - 2012]

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel [2013]

Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United [2013]

Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United [2014]

Avengers Assemble [2013 - 2019]

Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers [2014 - 2015]

Marvel's Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! [2015]

Iron Man has been portrayed by many voice actors over the years. A few are:

John Vernon

Adrian Pasdar

David Kaye

William H. Marshall

Mick Wingert

Adrian Petriw

Tom Kenny

Tom Kane

Fujiwara Keiji

Marc Worden

Eric Loomis

Robert Hays

Francis Diakowsky

Matthew Mercer

Hanawa Eiji

Since 2008, Iron Man has appeared in multiple live-action films, all being portrayed by Robert Downey Jr..

Iron Man [2008]

The Incredible Hulk [2008]

Iron Man 2 [2010]

Marvel's The Avengers [2012]

Iron Man 3 [2013]

Avengers: Age of Ultron [2015]

Captain America: Civil War [2016]

Spider-Man: Homecoming [2017]

Avengers: Infinity War [2018]

Avengers: Endgame [2019]

Spider-Man: Far From Home [2019]

In October 2016, Eoin Colfer released a young adult novel called Iron Man: The Gauntlet.

[moontours]

So I don’t want to say that I’m new to comics anymore per se (I read from Avengers Dissasembled up to Siege, and now I’m touching on some Bronze Age with the Avengers, F4, Spider-Man etc.) But I was wondering if you had any comic Recs, because I haven’t read much beyond that

hi!! yes omg here are some of my fave comics ever:

black widow: the name of the rose

the dark phoenix saga

new x-men (2004)

champions (2016)

mark waid's fantastic four

hickman's fantastic four

x-23 (2010)

messiah complex

daredevil (1998)

loki agent of asgard

angela: asgard's assassin

avengers: no surrender

quicksilver: no surrender

spider-man/human torch

the vision (2015)

winter soldier (2012)

captain marvel (2012)

ironheart (2018)

invincible iron man (2016)

silk (2016)

nova (2013)

jessica jones (2016)

all-new all-different avengers (2015)

young avengers (2005)

guardians of the galaxy (2008)

annihilation (2006)

[blackhillverse]

BLACKHILL 101

i posted this on my twitter but i thought that people on tumblr will find this helpful as well. so, welcome to blackhill masterpost!

ೃ⁀➷ blackhill 101

a helpful guide for people who have just learnt about blackhill and wish to expand their knowledge on their new favorite sapphic ship.

ೃ⁀➷  disclaimer

✧ ideas presented in this thread are considered to be fanons which means, they are headcanons accepted by the blackhill community

✧ they're essential to know since they're the stem of the ship

✧ the existence of fanons does not forbid you from creating your own headcanons

✧ fanons help us to unify the core information since the whole ship is based on our presuppositions

✧ once again, it is rather important to at least get familiar with the core ideas, because fanfiction authors often use them in their works

ೃ⁀➷ maria hill

✧ born on april 4th, 1982

✧ there are two ways of picturing her family background:

⋆ her mother died while giving birth to her which caused her father to display abusive behavior towards maria (canonical information from the comics)

⋆ her family is big and supportive (fanon, might have developped from ‘the perfect girlfriend’ by thetruthaboutlove fanfiction) 

✧ she is considered to be either of:

⋆ an american descent - might be canon 

⋆ an italian descent - a very important fanon which developed from 'the perfect girlfriend' by thetruthaboutlove fanfiction

⋆ a canadian descent - it refers to cobie smulders' descent

✧ she used to be a marine

✧ most of the fanons are based on the comic maria hill so it is recommended to read at least some of them

✧ most people visualize and portray maria hill as cobie smulders in their works however she can be also pictured as in phil noto's comic artworks

✧ maria hill is considered to be a canonical lesbian. even cobie smulders herself agreed that her character is tired of men (thanks to @blackhillthings  on twt for making cobie say this)

ೃ⁀➷ natasha romanoff

✧ natasha can be perceived in many ways, in my opinion, everyone has their own portrayal of her character in their head

✧ in blackhill universe, natasha's character tends to be a mix of a mcu natasha and comic natasha

✧ it is highly recommended for you to read the comics

✧ natasha is usually portrayed as scarlett johansson in fanfictions but it is also very common to picture her as in phil noto's comic artworks

✧ personally, i recommend you to read the 'fearless' by elle1991 fanfiction for natasha's background story

ೃ⁀➷  a list of suggested movies & series to watch for a better blackhill experience

✧ the avengers (2012)

✧ captain america: the winter solider (2014) - this movie is considered to be the core movie since it provides the longest amount of screentime

✧ the avengers: age of ultron (2015)

✧ jack reacher: never go back (2016) - for a marine maria hill experience

✧ the avengers: infinity war (2018)

✧ the avengers: endgame (2019) 

✧ stumptown (2019) for a marine maria hill experience

ೃ⁀➷ comics to read

✧ comics are a very important part of the blackhill universe

✧ the most essential comic series, in this case, is black widow (2014) by nathan edmonson and phil noto, it features lots of core information as well as characters like liho, the cat

✧ another comic series to read is black widow (2016) by chris samnee and mark waid

✧ the last series that provide blackhill essential content, as well as maria's backstory, is invincible iron man (2008), issues: #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #22

ೃ⁀➷ essential fanfictions to read

✧ gone to the dogs by avesnongrata and woodface

✧ the perfect girlfriend by thetruthaboutlove

✧ by baby steps by thetruthaboutlove

✧ weekend plans by avesnongrata

ೃ⁀➷  other things to know

✧ blackhill was created around 2011

✧ there are two peaks of blackhill popularity: 2015 and 2019

✧ the 'do you have any gum?' 'no gum' quote comes from 'gone to the dogs' fanfiction and is one of the most popular thing to say in the community

✧ clint is a very close friend of maria and natasha but when referring to him, we mean comic and avenger's assemble (cartoon) clint

✧ blackhill # on tumblr is a great place to find useful stuff like manips (i'm one of the creators on here), art, fanfictions, and fanons

✧ if you decide to repost someone's artwork on any media platform, make sure that the author gave their consent to that (usually you can see the information about that on their profile). we respect the creators in the blackhill community

✧ always credit the author when reposting

✧ keep in mind that due to maria's and natasha's troubled past, blackhill is a very deep and tough ship. some things might be as considered out of the character if you forget about that

ೃ⁀➷ thank you for attention

if you have any questions about blackhill, feel free to pm me or other people form the community. we’re all very helpful so don’t be shy! 

[world-fire-entity]

The Watch List

Movies The dark knight Suicide Squad 2 (7/10, Fun) Harry Potter Movies (I like the books more tbh) The Producers (Problematic but generally fun 8/10) Gone Girl Heathers Mean Girls

Mystery Movies Knives Out (9/10, Would watch again) Gosford Park Murder on the Orient Express Clue DeathTrap

Horror Movies Midsommar (7/10 Jesus fucking christ) Heridatary IT

Shows Sherlock Holmes (8.5/10, Good fanfiction and I'm simping for Irene's voice wtf) Good Omens (6.9/10, I ship it) Supernatural Arcane Stranger Things Umbrella Academy Euphoria Invincible The Good Place The Queen's Gambit Inside Job (I'd rather have rick and morty owo;) I am not okay with this

MARVEL

Phase One:

1. Iron Man (2008)

2. The Incredible Hulk (2008)

3. Iron Man 2 (2010)

4. Thor (2011)

5. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

6. The Avengers (2012)

Phase Two:

7. Iron Man 3 (2013) (I'm good)

8. Thor: The Dark World (2013)

9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

10. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

11. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

12. Ant-Man (2015) (5/10)

Phase Three:

13. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

14. Doctor Strange (2016)

15. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2017)

16. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

17. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

18. Black Panther (2017) (6/10, Cool effects ig)

19. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

20. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

21. Captain Marvel (2019) (1/10, No thank you)

22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

23. Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) (5/10, Charming ig)

Phase Four:

24. WandaVision (Disney Plus series)

25. Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney Plus series)

26. Loki season 1 (Disney Plus series)

27. Black Widow (2021)

28. What If...? (Disney Plus series)

29. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

30. Eternals (2021)

31. Hawkeye (Disney Plus series)

32. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

[616rogue]

Rogue: Reading guide.

This guide is set in chronological order, featuring Rogue’s most notable and meaningful appearances from her comic-book debut to date.

All must read issues will be in bold text. All must read titles will be in italic text.

SEE ALSO: Rogue’s website, all of Rogue’s comic-book appearences, Rogue & Gambit’s reading guide, Rogue’s fan-page.

1) Childhood and past as a villain.

Cable (1993) #87.

X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4.

Classic X-Men (1984) #44.

Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60.

Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #11.

Avengers Annual (1963) #10 (First appearance).

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #158.

2) X-Men.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #171.

Rogue (2001) [#1 - #4].

Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#172 - #175]  + #178 + #182 + #185 + #194 + #203 + [#210 - #213] + #218.

Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #2.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#221 - #234] + [#235 - #237] + [#238 - #243] + #244 + [#246 - #247] + #269 + [#274 - #275] + [#278 - #280].

X-Factor (1986) #70.

X-Men (1991) [#1 - #13].  

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #297.

X-Men (1991) #19 + #24 + [#27 - #28] + #30.

Gambit (1993) [#1 - #4].

X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4.

X-Factor (1986) #108.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #305.

X-Men (1991) [#33 - #34] + #38.

Rogue (1995) [#1 - #4].

Cable (1993) #20.

X-Men (1991) [#41 - #42].

Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#323 - #325].

X-Men (1991) #45.

X-Men Unlimited (1993) #11.

X-Men (1991) #55.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #336.

X-Men (1991) #58.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#341 - #350] + [#353 - #354] + [#359 - #365].

X-Men (1991) [#81 - #87] + [#93 - #94] + #95 + [#100 - #102] + [#103 - #105].

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #386.

X-Men (1991) [#106 - #107].

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #388.

X-Men (1991) #108.

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #389.

X-Men (1991) #109.

X-Treme X-Men (2001) [#1 - #4].

X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land (2001) [#1 - #4].

X-Treme X-Men (2001) [#5 - #19] + #31 + [#40 - #41] + #46.

Rogue (2004) [#1 - #6].

Mystique (2003) #23.

Rogue (2004) [#7 - #12].

X-Men (1991) [#167 - #187].

Ms. Marvel (2006) [#8 - #10].

X-Men (1991) [#188 - #204].

New X-Men (2004) #46.

X-Men (1991) #207.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#215 - #216] + #200 + [#224 - #227].

Uncanny X-Men (1963) #517.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [Annual] #1.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#228 - #235].

X-Force (2008) [#26 - #27].

New Mutants (2009) #14.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#238 - #245].

New Mutants (2009) #22.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) #246.

New Mutants (2009) #23.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#247 - #258].

X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#259 - #270].

Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) #11.

X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#271 - #275].

3) Avengers.

Uncanny Avengers (2012) [#1 - #4].

Gambit (2012) [#9 - #12] + #19.

X-Men (2013) [#1 - #3].

Uncanny Avengers (2012) #5.

X-Men (2013) #4.

Uncanny Avengers (2012) [#6 - #25].

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS (2014) [#1 - #2] + [#3 - #9].

Uncanny Avengers (II) [#1 - #30].

Despicable Deadpool (2017) #293.

X-Men: Gold (2017) [#23 - #25].

Avengers (2016) [#675 - #690].

4) Return to the X-Men.

Astonishing X-Men (2017) [#1 - #2] + [#4 - #12].

Rogue & Gambit (2017) [#1 - #5].

X-Men: Gold (2017) [#26 - #30].

Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor (2018) [#1 - #4].

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018) [#1 - #10].

Captain Marvel (2019) [#3 - #5].

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018) [#11 - #12].

5) Current timeline.

Excalibur (2019) [#1 - #11].

Deadpool (2020) #6.

Excalibur (2019) #12 + [#16 - #18] + [#19 - #20] + #21.

X-Men (2019) #21.

X-Men (2021) [#1 - #3] + #5 + [#9 - #12].

X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022) #1.

Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) [#32 - #33] + [#61 - #66].

Captain Marvel (2019) [#43 - #44] + #46 + [#47 - #49].

Rogue & Gambit (2023) [#1 - #5].

Marvel's Voices: X-Men (2023) #1.

X-Men (2021) #24.

Hellfire Gala: X-Men (2023) #1.

The Invincible Iron-Man (2022) #8.

Uncanny Avengers (2023) [#1 - #2].

[in-a-cave-with]

can you make a list of every mavel comic you've ever read (good and bad) i just finished iron man (1998) and i thoroughly loved it with all its best and weird bits

GOOD™

iron man stuff:

tales of suspense (1963) – a classic. 100/10. would read several times

iron man vol 1 (1968) – i’m on, like, issue 20 out of 300 something but it’s also very very good! the drama..the action……..wig

iron man vol 3 (1998) – obv i know youve read this one anon but for anyone out there starting comics this one’s SUPER good, and also Love Is Stored In The Tonyru

iron man vol 4 (2005) – listen this comic. so great, so iconic. maya hansen! epic fights! director stark! good art except for, like, the 6 issues of execute program but execute program is such a good story arc that you wont even notice! 

iron man noir (2010) – INDIANA JONES AU TONY STARK, LITERALLY THE BEST CONCEPT MARVEL’S COME UP WITH. PEAK COMICS IRONFAM

iron man legacy (2010) – i enjoyed this one a lot! i’m kind of confused as to, like, what’s going on but it’s fun

iron man season one (2013) – ok so this is, like, a modern remake of tony’s origin story and it’s..kind of average imo but thats ok! bc you can just look at the very very pretty pictures

iron man fatal frontier (2013) – tony becomes governor of the moon and fights doom! also he takes down an ai with weaponized fanfiction somewhere in there. read this one with a .cbr reader

invincible iron man vol 2 (2015) – gonna maybe fuck around and rec bendis’ entire iron man run bc . the art is gorgeous and the story isn’t the strongest but tony’s characterization is v good 

international iron man (2016) – ok i dont remember what happens in this one but alex maleev’s art is literally god 

invincible iron man vol 3 (2016) – RIRI WILLIAMS!!!! AND ALSO AI TONY STARK (MY SON MY BOY WHOM I LOVE)!!!!

other stuff:

new avengers vol 1 (2005) – as i have said before. new avengers GOT the sauce. stevetony and caroljess on one team was too powerful so marvel had to break em up with civil war . also stop reading this comic when you get to civil war

civil war: casualties of war (2007) and civil war: the confession (2007) – these are both oneshot comics and also the Only Civil War Content You Need To Subject Yourself To

spider-man noir (2010) – a break from the avengers stuff to tell you that this comic is very brutal and also very good

secret invasion (2010) – ok avengers emh did it better™ but this is still very neat! also it’s pretty trippy so its got that going for it too

siege (2010) – i dont understand what’s going on but the art is very good. also the avengers get to beat up norman osborn’s bitch ass

avengers prime (2011) – apparently this is the “stevetony bible” and …honestly there isn’t anything i can say in objection to that

avengers vol 4 (2010) – this comic is SUPER fun. after the fear itself tie ins the art and story get pretty eugh though so be careful

fear itself (2012) – BEST BEST BEST!!! my favorite crossover event in comics, with cool art and a badass storyline

captain marvel vol 4 (2012) – can we get a yeehaw for CAROL DANVERS . hell yeah. this is her first run with the name captain marvel and it’s Very Good

avengers: the enemy within (2014) – captain marvel vol 4 ends on a cliffhanger and the storyline’s capped off here

avengers vol 5 (2013) – ok so *clown noises* i haven’t exactly finished it but…this is the One Was Life The Other Was Death comic and it’s super good from what ive read so far

hawkeye (2013) – matt fraction’s run! everyone and their dog wants you to read it and you absolutely should if you have not. not too sure abt the volume numbering but heres a link to download in TPBs, it’s volumes 1-4

captain marvel vol 5 (2014) – this is the volume featuring chewie (!!) and carol in outer space with the guardians of the galaxy (!!!). super fun in general, would read again

ms marvel (2014) – again i am VERY confused as to what the official issue/volume numbering is, but here’s a list of TPBs that collect pretty much every kamala khan comic pre 2019 (im gonna rec all of them bc kamala is a treasure)

doctor strange vol 3 (2015) – literally everything i want from a comic tbh, also chris bachalo’s art is amazing

marvel 1872 (2015) – no one actually calls this Stevetony Bible 2 but lbr it’s basically Stevetony Bible 2

all-new all-different avengers (2015) – BEST AVENGERS TEAM EVER. EVER. PLEASE BENDIS WHY DID YOU BREAK THIS TEAM UP IM SAD

the unbelievable gwenpool (2016) – oh god oh fuck it’s miss GWEN POOLE . this comic is super funny and also surprisingly heartfelt, plus the art is . mmm.

champions (2016) – the gen z superhero team, i love all of them so much. i can almost forgive marvel for ending anad avengers

hunt for wolverine: adamantium agenda (2018) – so this is, after 11 goddamn years, closure for the first civil war regarding tony and the new avengers that sided with steve. amazing.

the life of captain marvel (2018) – the carol origin retcon is…eh. but it’s still very good! think of it as carol’s international iron man

avengers: back to basics (2018) – kamala goes back in time and accidentally reveals tony’s secret identity and it’s the funniest fucking thing

captain marvel (2019) – the first issue is everyone bullying tony which sucks but DONT LET THAT GET YOU DOWN bc it’s, like, actually good and also tony appears more in later issues without getting bullied

war of realms (2019) – i guess it’s a marvel rule that all crossover comics having to do with asgard are Top Notch? anyway

loki (2019) – AMAZING loki shenanigans and also the REAL reason you needed to read war of realms tbh

ironheart (2019) – gosh i love riri williams so much she’s so GREAT and you should DEFINITELY READ THIS

QUESTIONABLE™:

invincible iron man vol 1 (2008) – matt fraction’s iron man run…it’s ..ok story wise? however the characterization is a lil off at times and the art is HORRIBLE

iron man vol 5 (2013) – ok so this comic is super weird ? because it’s nice that tony spends time out in space but also it confirms that he’s a furry apparently. pretty much the only truly average iron man comic

avengers vol 8 (2018) – okay so i really like the art and the story’s okay but there’s a bit where tony flirts w carol and it’s the most ooc thing ive ever seen and that’s enough to land it in the questionable category

tony stark: iron man (2018) – i debated over whether to put this here or in the Bad™ category BUT valerio schiti’s art is too beautiful and the rhodeytony content fuels me. also issues 12 and 13 (war of realms) written by gail simone are pretty good. unfortunately dan slott wrote the rest and it AINT IT CHIEF

gwenpool strikes back (2019) – it starts off strong in the first issue but goes downhill from there and tbh it’s not really respectful of the previous gwenpool run

magnificent ms marvel (2019) – ok listen i love kamala a lot but if theres gonna be a romance plot between her and bruno it’s the electric chair

BAD. AVOID AT ALL COSTS™

iron man vol 2 (1996) – just. don’t touch this. it’s a hot mess

civil war (2006) – i hate this. so much. it’s unreal. all you need to know is that steve was real close to killing tony in the end but surrendered when he saw that he no longer had the moral high ground. and also steve got assassinated right before he was going to be put on trial

mighty avengers (2007) – this comic had the potential to be SO good. unfortunately the artists for the actual avengers issues don’t respect women at all

superior iron man (2015) – they made tony evil and i could not be more angry with it. who even fucking wants to read this theres not even any emotional payoff for any of this

civil war ii (2016) – i would hit this stupid comic in the knees if i could. there is not a single c*vil w*r with rights. all you need to know is that carol put tony into a coma and it’s super ooc

iron man 2020 (2020) – listen i know this comic hasn’t come out yet but it has all the ingredients to be EVEN WORSE than superior iron man which is saying a lot.

this took way too much effort

[lovelytonys]

The Official Lovelytonys Guide to Iron Man Comics

Not to toot my own horn, but I’m about to save some lives. Buckle up.

Six months ago, I was asked for comic recs. I’m posting those recs today. Why so long? Because I couldn’t just make a rec list, no, I’m too extra for that. I had to go and make, to the best of my ability and knowledge, my own entire personal guide to Iron Man comics. I also have a tendency to start projects and not do them. But I did this one! And now I share it with you.

For your assistance, I’m going to link this Comic Book Herald article which is a full Iron Man reading order (LIFESAVER) and has links to amazon to buy the collections & arcs being talked about if you are so inclined.

You can find comics on amazon, ebay, the marvel website or Marvel Digital Comics Store (you can buy digital versions of comics), or just find a local comic shop and see what they have. You can easily find any comic you want free to read online, but the websites are a little shady. I’ll leave it to your discretion.

Disclaimer: Remember that these are all my personal opinions. Often, they will not line up with popular opinions. You might really like stuff that I didn’t care for. You might dislike my favorites. You might agree with my opinions. If any comic fans read this and are offended by any of my opinions, please don’t be!! Opinions on comics are SO subjective, just find out what you like and stick to it. I just figured I’d lend my own personal helping hand for you get started, because doing so can be intimidating.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, let’s begin under the cut! (If you are on mobile...I am so, so sorry about this)

Short version (the recommendation-y part)

Recs because I like them:

Iron Man Volume 3 (1998)- #1-25 (my actual absolute FAVORITE RUN of all time and my number one recommendation. It’s by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, and Sean Chen), #26-30, #62-63, #73-78. Iron Man Volume 4 (2005) #1-35.  Invincible Iron Man (2008) spanned many years so you should read at least some, and it has many fans, but I am not one of them, so I’m not gonna rec too much. Issues #1-6 and its epilogue, #7, are worth a read and the arc spanning #8-19 is probably the best from the era, I would say that I enjoyed that arc. Next is Brian Michael Bendis’ stuff, which has a pretty bad rep and while I don’t hate it as much as others do, I wouldn’t say I love it. It is, however, the most recent completed run & important stuff happens, and there’s some good stuff here and there, so yeah. I don’t really have any specific recs from here...just read the whole thing and see what you get out of it or scroll down to the guide section and see the highlights I picked out. Invincible Iron Man (2015) #1-25, and Invincible Iron Man (2016) #1-600 (they changed the numbering halfway through, it’s not 600 issues it’s only I think 19).

Recs because important stuff happens even if I don’t necessarily like them:

Civil War I (occurs during the Iron Man run starting in 2005), Civil War II (occurs during Brian Michael Bendis era), Iron Man (2012) #9-17 “The Secret Origin of Tony Stark.”

Long version (the guide-y part)

First off, I’m going to tell you that my suggested starting points are Invincible Iron Man (1998) which was my starting point, and Invincible Iron Man (2005). Much more on those below.

I haven’t read Mr. Stark’s classic adventures yet because there’s a daunting number of them and I still need to find a starting point, so we’re gonna start with...

Volume 3 (1998):

Okay I have SO MUCH to say here because I’d die for this volume!! It’s considered by many to be nothing special but there’s a lot to appreciate if you’re a fan of Tony in the way that many are here on tumblr- caring about character development & character moments first and foremost. I’ll break down my favorites for ya

#1- does a good job of setting the tone for Tony and this era of Invincible Iron Man. Some nice Tony character details are in there. Volume 3 is started with Kurt Busiek writing (later joined by Roger Stern) and Sean Chen on pencils. I LOVED this team, this is my FAVORITE run of Iron Man that I’ve read, PLEASE read all 25 issues. I thought Busiek understood Tony really well and I just loved the way Chen drew Tony (and everything else), and their first issue is surprisingly enjoyable for mostly existing to set the groundwork for a fresh start.

#4-5- I think this is where the run starts to kick into gear. Tony’s on-and-off girlfriend for the era, Rumiko, is introduced and she’s fun (but as the years went on, deserved much better writing). Tony kicks some butt & is a hero.

#6- an awesome Iron Man/Black Widow team up. It shows a really nice friendship between Tony & Nat. Also, Nat kicks butt & it’s great

I’m recommending every issue that builds Tony’s relationship with Carol Danvers (at this time, she was Warbird, not Captain Marvel). #7, #11-12, #18, #19, #21, and #23-25. Their storyline details Tony’s endeavors to help Carol overcome alcoholism. At least read the Carol parts of the issues she’s only in a few panels of. Major highlight of the Iron Man comics I’ve read. Also- knowing this background will definitely make Civil War II have more weight

#8-12- Tony gets the actual daylights beaten out of him and then some, leading into a compelling 2-issue Mandarin arc, this then leads into an interesting 2-issue team up with Warbird that gives us an answer as to why his injuries were so bad. It hurts but it’s good

#13- an actually really compelling single-issue story that involves some trippy, creepy mind control stuff and takes a look into Tony’s head- specifically questioning whether or not being Iron Man has become an addiction. You can’t tell yet but I’m trying my hardest to not recommend every single issue

#26-30- The Mask in the Iron Man arc. This is the first issue without Busiek writing- Joe Quesada steps in and it’s good stuff. It’s also Sean Chen’s last arc. It starts with Tony punching a guy in the face to protect Rumiko but getting punched back and having to wear a nose splint- it’s really cute. Then Tony and Ru run into relationship problems. Then the Iron Man armor becomes sentient, basically falls in love with Tony, and kidnaps him on a remote island. Wait-what? Yeah, it’s really weird in hindsight, but while you’re reading it, it sure does pull you in. One of the biggest standouts of the whole era and something of an instant classic. Also, the first few pages of #31 give you a little aftermath.

#37-40- this wasn’t my favorite arc but I’m recommending it just because of how wild it ends up being. These were the days when IIM wasn’t afraid to have a big imagination. And I mean big, like, who thought of this? Well, Frank Tieri is writing at this point (he’s okay, not my favorite of the volume), and Alitha Martinez & Paul Ryan are on pencils (it’s fine, but you’ll miss Sean Chen) (you’ll always miss Sean Chen). Also, a major player in this arc is Tiberius Stone so maybe read it to know who he is.

#50- “Tinman”. Issue 50 was meant to be a place for new readers to jump in. Mike Grell & Michael Ryan are at the reigns as writer and artist. Grell’s characterization was fairly solid, my favorite next to Busiek in this era. His version of Tony is more in touch with his emotions, I guess, than some like to characterize him. Sometimes he gets aggressive when he’s angry but there’s also a lot of really sweet moments and they portray him as doing a lot of good, like funding a rehab/safehouse for kids on the street. Grell’s stories are generally grittier and more violent but Tony himself doesn’t really take a dark turn. Issue #50 has both action and a VERY SOFT Tony, definitely recommend it

#53-55- “Book of the Ten Rings”. Again, it’s grittier than the stuff that came before it, but it’s good. Once the main story wraps up, something really important happens at the end. Also, it’s important to note here for people that weren’t previously into comics that at this point, Pepper and Happy are a thing, not Pepper and Tony as seen in the MCU

#59-61- “In Shining Armor”. Tony travels back to Medieval times and it’s not exactly a good time for him but it’s a wild time for us. Gotta love a good old fashioned time travel arc

#62-63- “You Can’t Always Get”. Oh god PLEASE read this one, if you only listen to one of my post-Busiek & Chen recs this is the one, the Tony content is so precious

#73-78- “The Best Defense”. The arc detailing Tony’s journey to becoming Secretary of Defense because yes, that happened. A very interesting concept to watch Tony go through and one of the most notable stories in this era.

Volume 4 (2005):

This is the last of what I consider the Really Good Stuff (except for Civil War, but we’ll get there). These comics defined Tony Stark as we know him today, and you’ll notice that MCU Tony was definitely influenced by them. If you’re starting here, it’ll be Iron Man as you basically already know it. If you’re coming here off of Volume 3, then you’ll notice the tone of not just the stories but of Tony himself get darker. For whatever reason, writers looked at Tony and said “let’s find ways to bring his morals into question bc that’s Interesting!” It’s not bad (the Iron Man title, that is- Civil War is bad) but it doesn’t really reflect what came before it, I guess. I’m recommending all 35 issues bc why not but I’ll break it down for ya & make sure to point out my favorites

#1-6- “Extremis”. A must read. One of the most iconic Iron Man stories in 21st century comic history. It’s on everyone’s list. You are, as an Iron Man fan looking to get into IM comics, legally obligated to read this. This would also be the arc where I believe the MCU looked for inspiration for Tony characterization. Also Extremis obviously ended up in the MCU but it’s like way different in the MCU than in the source material

#7-12- “Execute Program”- Basically, Tony is screwed up post-Extremis. Poor guy. Please read this. Directly leads to Civil War…

Civil War (2006) #1-7- Ugh. So. Civil War. In my personal opinion- not a fan. I actually like the movie MUCH better and imo the movie is the way this should have been written. Unfortunately, you’ve gotta read it because it’s an important event. You’ll see people calling it “Tony Stark characterization murder” and THAT’S VALID. Like. Tony suddenly became...a villain?? literally the worst?? under the poorly written guise of “just doing what I have to do” but the stuff that happens….it just can’t be explained with “doing what I have to do”. Honestly it reads like the writers just wanted to pit Tony against Steve and didn’t care about keeping him in character. Tony basically had to be turned into a villain to make the story work because In-Character Tony would not have fit their needs. It sucks and I don’t want to recommend it but you have to read it because it affects so much that comes after it.

THE ONLY CIVIL WAR ANYTHING YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER are tie ins and oneshots and I will tell you a couple

Invincible Iron Man #13-14- IIM’s CW tie ins. Issue 13 comes after CW #2, issue 14 after CW #5. Read these 

Captain America/Iron Man: Casualties of War- oneshot to be read after Civil War #4. Tony offers Steve the chance to try and talk it out. Both explain their positions and a lot of comic history between them is brought up.

Civil War: The Confession: SO after CW, SPOILER SPOILER poor Steve is assassinated in Captain America #25 (it’s actually more wild than that bc superheroes don’t just die but whatever) and this is a oneshot with two halves, the first takes place after Steve is dead and is Tony-centric and I LITERALLY CRIED and the second takes place when Steve is imprisoned before he is killed. PLEASE read this

There’s more tie ins involving Tony that you should read but I’m sick of talking abt CW

BACK TO THE IRON MAN SOLO TITLE

Sooooo the title now changes from Invincible Iron Man to Iron Man: Director of SHIELD but it’s the same book

#15-18- It’s Tony’s first story arc as Director and it ends up being kind of wild actually

#21-28- ‘Haunted’. Starts out as a sort of murder mystery thing, spirals into something much bigger. Also, poor Tony is so screwed up in the head but what’s new. Definitely read this one

#29-32- ‘With Iron Hands’. Basically, an entire arc of Tony feeling guilty about his past?? Pretty much. There’s also a terrorist and a giant weapon and more fun stuff. The last you’ll see of Tony for the volume bc stuff goes down in the Secret Invasion event and War Machine takes over for the last 3 issues of the title. Wish I could be of help in regards to Secret Invasion, but I haven’t actually read it because I haven’t been able to find it. Just, idk, google search the plot of Secret Invasion like I did and you should be able to get by

Invincible Iron Man (2008) AKA Other Volume 4:

Okay lots of comics fans think this is one of the best Iron Man runs in history and I respect their opinions and perhaps you will share them but I’m gonna cut to the chase here: I am not one of those people. Look, I read all 62 issues so I have a fair opinion, and I’m just not a huge fan. Matt Fraction is writing and Salvador Larroca is drawing. In my experience, the stories drag on and it gets to the point where you’re just bored. I think I read the 89 issues of volume 3 faster than I read the 62 issues of this because I was just so bored with it. Also, I’m really not a fan of Larroca’s work on the book. I really disliked the way he drew Tony and the more I looked at it, it almost made me...uncomfortable? Some of his art is kind of gross imo. Plus, I didn’t love Fraction’s Tony characterization. I can’t quite articulate why, it just didn’t sit nicely w me. There were some moments where I thought “oh yeah that’s Correct” but many other moments where I thought “No Why Did You Write That”. He was good at writing some wild and intricate stories but sometimes I felt that character got lost in the midst of the action. That’s just me though, you might really like Fraction’s run, and there is some stuff worth pointing out.

#1-6- ‘The Five Nightmares’. A fairly iconic modern Iron Man story. Tony’s worst nightmare comes true when the son of Obadiah Stane uses Stark tech to cause absolutely horrific acts of terrorism. It gets pretty serious, but it sets the groundwork for this entire era of Iron Man. As far as Fraction stories go for me, it’s one of the better ones.

#7- Five Nightmares Epilogue. A team-up of sorts with Spider-Man that I actually genuinely think you should read, especially for the ending (and because Peter & Tony clearly wish they could be buddies again in this post-Civil War world).

#8-19- Okay it’s really long but I remember it stood out to me, all I remember is that it’s basically Tony Stark Brain Annihilation over the course of 12 issues and it hurts like heecckkk. Actually I’m gonna say definitely read this one. Also Rescue happens and that’s A Thing you should know about. Stuff gets fixed in the next arc, #20-24, but it’s not worth recommending imo so don’t read this if you’re gonna read it but if you’re not just know that SPOILER SPOILER Tony is fine except he accidentally erased Civil War from his memory (god I wish I could do that). SPOILER OVER

I think I’m gonna end it there for Fraction issues of interest. There’s probably more in there I should be recommending but I just. Can’t be bothered to comb through Fraction’s volume sorryyyyy I’m just not a fan

Iron Man (2012):

So this run is by Kieron Gillen and I don’t really want to recommend anything from it. I didn’t love it as a whole. Gillen laid way too heavily into the idea of “Tony Stark is a walking ego”. The stories were kind of interesting in theory but I thought the execution was mediocre for some reason. Although, not necessarily the art but specifically the coloring was nice- very vibrant. The actual art was by Greg Land who comic fans really seem to hate. I didn’t think his work on this was too bad idk. Again I don’t really want to recommend anything so there’s only one thing I’m putting on here and it’s:

#9-17- “The Secret Origin of Tony Stark”. So here’s the thing. Kieron Gillen said to himself “I need to do something that turns Tony Stark’s identity on its head. I need to redefine him”. And he actually kind of succeeded in that. And it’s actually annoying and it actually feels like something that should be retconned…. but hasn’t been?? And since it hasn’t been, it’s going to be important going forward so you should probably know about it. You could also just google it.

Invincible Iron (2015) by Man-Brian Michael Bendis

Yes, the infamous BMB. So, what’s the truth about his run on Iron Man? Is the amount of hate warranted? Well…that’ll be for you to decide. Personally, I think it was generally...meh. Not necessarily terrible just. Meh. Many fanboys act like this run is the bane of their existence and I don’t think I dislike it to that extent at all. I mean, it gets boring after a while, but the good moments are really enjoyable and I think it’s worth reading. Bendis’ characterization was sometimes weird because it felt notably inconsistent. However, the moments when he nailed it, he really did nail it. His Tony is a bit of a dork, a bit of a hot mess, a little vulnerable, and the moments when that’s at the forefront are great. There’s also some notable stuff going on here- Civil War 2 falls under this era (I hate it less than the first one but Marvel could do 50 Civil War events and I will probably not like any of them), and so does Riri Williams (who I love, just to get that opinion over with). Finding recs for this era is kind of weird for me because the things that stood out were almost never actual issues or stories, but rather specific character moments, so like, the volume is only 14 issues so tbh you can just trudge through them all and savor the good moments, but I’ll try to pull some recs out for ya

#2, #3- just for some character moments. These two are a part of a larger arc so it might be a little confusing to read them on their own but who cares

#4, #5- Tony fights ninjas and visits kids at a hospital and MJ Watson & Doctor Strange make appearances so it’s kinda cool idk

#9-11- only because you meet Miss Riri Williams, the other parts won’t make sense since it’s in the middle of an arc but eh. Honestly the actual story didn’t strike me as being very special so like unless you’re into it you can just skim for the parts that Riri is in since she’ll be important later

Aaaand CIVIL WAR 2

Civil War II #0-8- okay I don’t dislike it as strongly as I dislike the first CW but I still?? Don’t like it?? Like at all? But something really important to Tony’s stories happens at the end and Tony is one of the main characters in the event so like. You should read it. The main problem I remember is that the pace felt so slow. This event is Iron Man vs Captain Marvel which kinda hurt me bc of how much I loved them from 1998’s volume but it’s fine!! They never address their past in the actual event but there’s a tie-in that does so that’s good I guess. Just get through it idk what to tell you

Back to Invincible Iron Man

#12, #13, #14- tie-ins to Civil War II. #12 and #13 I think come after CW2 #2?? Maybe?? And I think #14 comes after CW2 #6?? Anyway #14 actually acknowledges Tony & Carol’s past so you should give that a read while going through the event.

Invincible Iron Man (2016)

Sooo some Serious Stuff happened in Civil War II that’s going to have an effect that lasts a while. I don’t wanna spoil it, though. When you do get to the end of CW2, you can rest assured that Tony will still have a major presence as a character in this title, but Riri Williams takes the spotlight. Opinions on her are mixed, I personally love her. This, like its 2015 sister, can honestly just be read all the way through, it’s only 19 issues, but I’ll try to find stuff. Also, Tony & Riri’s banter is ALWAYS golden so just read to enjoy it tbh. On we go!

#1, #2- gives you the background on Riri now that she’s taking center stage. She’s just so darn endearing.

#11- It’s basically an issue about everyone reflecting on how Tony is a good person and different from how the public perceives him. He holds orphaned babies from around the world. It’s good stuff.

#593-600- the numbering changed, there’s obviously not actually 600 issues lol. So yes this is kind of long for an arc, but it’s important because it resolves what happened to Tony in Civil War 2. I remember getting bored with it after a few issues, like it wasn’t bad I just remember it feeling slow. Idk. It’s important. Just read it.

Stuff that I don’t think is worth your time:

Invincible Iron Man volume 2 (1996)- I think Marvel was doing some kind of reboot or something because Iron Man’s origin was redone as well as The Hulk’s. It’s amazing how a run that was only 13 issues felt like such a large waste of my time. I didn’t think there was anything of note. I basically don’t even remember what happened in it. Also the sexualization of women was so casual and constant on top of the run not being particularly remarkable so yeah don’t waste your time  

Superior Iron Man (2015)- I dislike the idea of this so much that I don’t even want to explain it ugh it’s a spin off of an event called Axis that involved some psychic type stuff that altered the personalities of those involved, boosting Tony’s worst qualities and making him evil. Marvel then decided to make a series about it and it’s only 9 issues but wow it’s amazing how hard it can be for me to get through 9 issues. I could barely read it I just so strongly dislike this idea ok so basically Evil Tony creates Extremis 3.0 which is an app that lets a person make themselves physically into the person they wish they were (In the pages of Axis, Tony personally made himself not an alcoholic because that’s not disrespecting an incredibly important character detail and there was one particularly awful panel of him drinking alcohol in front of a crowd of cheering people and saying “I missed you, sweetheart”). He is testing this app on San Francisco and effectively creates two classes of people- the “perfect” people who could access the app and the “imperfect” people who can’t and that goes about as well as you’d think. Then he makes it obscenely expensive to use which also goes about as well as you’d think. And more stuff happens. Here’s the thing. I’m sure many people thought the concept of a villainous Tony Stark was cool, but I just don’t like the implications of it. The way it’s written kind of gives the idea that, with his personality, Tony could easily become a villain. Given that some people already think of Tony Stark as a villain, reading it just made me cringe. And the WORST thing about it is that, while this is a result of Axis, it’s still Tony himself. According to the writers, he has “surrendered to his id and his legendary ego” (god I’m about to gag) after the mind-altering events of Axis brought those things out in him. Despite my qualms, was the book well-written? I will never be able to read it that objectively, so I can’t say. But clearly, as you can see by the size of this here rant (sorry), I dislike the very idea of it enough to put it on my “do not touch” list.

Okay. Wow. I finally did it. Wow. Six months and it’s done.

I am simply the mentor figure in your hero’s journey. As you get used to navigating comics and reading orders, you’ll find it easier to venture out, and there’s so many ways to go. A character crossed over into something you read and you liked them a lot? Look up their reading order. A writer or artist really impressed you? Do a google search and find what else they’ve worked on. There’s a whole world of comics out there. Go have some fun.

I leave you with 3 rules of being a comic fan:

1. No one hates comics more than comic book readers. We’re bitter because we care. You’ll be like a jaded war veteran who writes a thousand word rant about why a certain author’s mischaracterization of your fave offended you personally way faster than you’d think.

2. Follow the trail of what interests you and, while acknowledging what may be widely believed, proudly own your personal opinions.

3. It’s addictive. Embrace it. You start with one issue, and before you know it, you’ve read 200 issues and know 20 years of history on one character in less than a year. That might be how it goes for you. Just go with it.

Happy reading!

[ao3feed-buckyxtony]

No going back [Comic page]

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IJZHWl

by MassiveSpaceWren

Bucky kept his distance after Tony forgot about their relationship.

Now, things changed.

Words: 0, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel 616, Marvel (Comics), Iron Man (Comics), Winter Soldier (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Tony Stark, James "Bucky" Barnes

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: Art, Memory Loss, Sad, Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1 (2008), Winter Soldier vol. 1 (2012), Fix-It, Fix-It of Sorts, Amnesia, Temporary Amnesia, Angst

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IJZHWl

[aq2003]

so apparently i just found out it’s tony stark week at marvel and also the person writing this article has no taste recced all the basic stuff so here’s a list of good iron man arcs that marvel doesn’t want you to know about apparently

-side note, some of the recs in the article are actually valid. tales of suspense #39, demon in a bottle (iron man vol 1 1968 #120-128), and armor wars (iron man vol 1 1968 #225-232) are classics.

-iron man season one. it’s a relatively recent take on tony’s origin story and while the plot might not be a masterpiece the art is GORGEOUS and you guys should seriously check it out

-iron man vol 3 (1998), #8-12: the one where tony gets the shit beaten out of him and has to be saved by natasha and carol. (if you have time, you should definitely read the entirety of busiek’s run, which is issues 1-30 and not just the first 10)

-vol 3 #50: tony is soft and many things explode. what more do you want from an iron man comic, honestly? 

-vol 3 #59-61 “in shining armor”: tony builds a time machine and so much shit goes down it;s so wild please read this

-vol 3 #65-69 “manhunt”: MYSTERY. ACTION. TONY BEING FRAMED FOR MURDER. IT’S ALL HERE FOLKS 

-iron man vol 4 (2005), #1-6 “extremis” and #7-12 “execute program”: everyone talks about extremis and how it’s the greatest iron man story of all time. well it is! but also they keep forgetting about the follow-up issues where there’s more MYSTERY and ACTION and TONY BEING FRAMED FOR MURDER

-DO NOT READ CIVIL WAR (2006) #1-7. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT A) STEVE AND HAPPY DIE and B) TONY BECOMES DIRECTOR OF SHIELD. if you’re looking for more pain, however, you can read civil war: casualties of war and civil war: the confession

-vol 4 #19, the first world war hulk tie-in. hulk fighting tony makes me sad, but this issue has one of the most iconic tony monologues in iron man history and it’s a crime that no one’s brought more attention to it

-vol 4 #21-28 “haunted”: (you might need to read #15-18 for extra context but i think this can stand on its own) there’s so much that goes on and it’s probably the best arc in the director of SHIELD series. featuring tony being haunted (haha) by the ghosts of his past

-iron man noir (2010): hey you know indiana jones? yeah that dude slaps. hey you know what would be so fuckin cool? tony stark AS indiana jones. 

-iron man fatal frontier (2013): tony becomes governor of the moon and befriends a soviet robot. this comic radiates iron man 2 vibes. it’s good shit

-invincible iron man (2015) #1-5: tony is a goof for 5 issues. yes that’s all that happens. yes the art is gorgeous. yes you should read it

-iim 2015 #7: tony and rhodey team up with peter to fight an evil ninja warrior and it’s a LOT of fun

-international iron man (2016): listen, this comic retcons a lot of what was considered to be solid iron man lore™ and the writing’s iffy at best but the art is amazing and it’s just really. nice to look at guys idk

-tony stark: iron man (2018) #12-13, the war of realms tie-ins: tony fights a dragon and acquires mage status 

these are pretty much the highlights of each of the volumes/runs, and there are plenty more in-between issues (esp in vol 1/3/4) worth reading. also i didn’t rec any arcs from invincible iron man (2008) or iron man vol 5 (2013) but feel free to read them if you don’t mind bad art (or occasionally bad writing). alternatively, read the rest of tony stark: iron man (2018) for amazing art and occasionally good writing

some other non-tony-centric-but-have-tony-in-them-and-i-like-them are:

-avengers prime (2011): steve, tony, and thor basically go on a dnd journey and it’s great

-fear itself (2012): the serpent (evil norse monster) attacks earth and earth’s mightiest heroes are the only defense (THIS IS THE URU ARMOR ARC)

-marvel 1872 (2016): basically a western au of marvel. think of the noir series but with multiple avengers instead of just tony

-invincible iron man (2016), ironheart: riri williams said it’s MY TURN on the iron man title and by god is it a masterpiece. tony is an AI and “mentors” riri and it’s rlly cute

oh yeah also stay away from superior iron man (2015). it’s about evil tony and i hate him

[yexiu]

Hey, I loved your Amadeus reading list! Could you make ones for the rest of the Champions as well? Thank you!

hey thank you so much!! i love amadeus a whole bunch so i’m always happy when people start reading his stuff. and yeah, i could make detailed lists for all of the champions, but it could take a while! i’ll start making the lists, but off the top of my head, here’s a quick rundown of the most important things to read:

VIV VISION

Viv is the easiest because she’s a very new character so you just want: 

Vision vol. 2 (2016) #1 - 12

KAMALA KHAN

Kamala’s appeared a lot but the main ones are:

Ms. Marvel vol. 3 (2014) #1 - 19

All-New, All-Different Avengers vol. 1 (2016) #1 - 15 + Annual #1

Ms. Marvel vol. 4 (2016) #1 - 30 (ongoing)

SAM ALEXANDER

Sam’s main books are his solos so you want: 

Nova vol. 5 (2013) #1 - 31

Nova vol. 6 (2016) #1 - 11

New Warriors vol. 5 (2014) #1 - 12

All-New, All-Different Avengers vol. 1 (2016) #1 - 15 + Annual #1

Nova vol. 7 (2017) #1 - 7

MILES MORALES

Miles is a little more complicated because he originated in the Ultimate Marvel universe, so his first books take place in an alternate universe of the main Marvel 616 universe. So when going into his books, just know that the characters you recognize might have different personalities/histories than the ones you might be familiar with. Secret Wars 2015 is the big event that brings him into 616, but you don’t need to read the whole event or Time Runs Out if you just want Miles. You want:

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man vol. 2 (2011) #1 - 12

Spider-Men vol. 1 (2012) #1 - 5

Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1 (2000) #200

Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man vol. 1 (2014) #1 - 12

All-New Ultimates vol. 1 (2014) #1 - 12

Secret Wars vol. 1 (2015) #1 - 9

Spider-Man vol. 2 (2016) #1 - 21 + Annual #1, then renumber to #234 - 240

All-New, All-Different Avengers vol. 1 (2016) #1 - 15 + Annual #1

Spider-Men II vol. 1 (2017) #1 - 5

SCOTT SUMMERS (EARTH-TRN240)

Teen Scott is from the past, trapped in the present due to the actions of 616′s Hank McCoy. You want:

All-New X-Men vol. 1 (2014) #1 - 41

Cyclops vol. 3 (2014) #1 - 12

All-New X-Men vol. 2 (2016) #1 - 19

AMADEUS CHO

I just made a huge list of pretty much every appearance he’s had but the main ones are:

Incredible Hercules vol. 1 (2008) #113 - 141

Hercules: Fall of an Avenger vol. 1 (2010) #1 - 2

Heroic Age: The Prince of Power vol. 1 (2010) #1 - 4

Totally Awesome Hulk vol. 1 (2016) #1 - 23, which renumbers to 

Incredible Hulk vol. 1 (1962) #709 - 717

RIRI WILLIAMS

Riri’s time is a bit spotty because her introduction/mentorship was disturbed by Civil War II, but she does have a few appearances before that. She’s mostly only in Iron Man books so you want:

Invincible Iron Man vol. 2 (2015) #7-#11

Invincible Iron Man vol. 3 (2017) #1 - 11

Invincible Iron Man vol. 1 (2008) #593 - 600

NADIA VAN DYNE

Nadia appears intermittently in a few books until she gets her solo and then a starring spot in the Avengers so you want:

All-New, All-Different Avengers vol. 1 (2016) #9, 10, 12, 14

Unstoppable Wasp vol. 1 (2017) #1 - 8

Avengers vol. 7 (2017) #1 - 11, which renumbers to 

Avengers vol. 1 (1963) #672 - 690

all of this is just off the top of my head and what i personally think are the best starting points for these characters! i’m not including one-off appearances, guest starring appearances, or big events because this is just a primer but i will include them in the final, complete lists! i just didn’t want you to have to wait that long haha. 

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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