Reddit reviews Secret Wars Prelude

>Can I go into Secret Wars without blowing a ton of cash on the Avengers run?

If you're comfortable with Marvel Unlimited, I suggest using that to read Jonathan Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers/Infinity. There are a couple routes you could go.

The Easy Way: You could grab the Secret Wars Prelude in April.

The Middle Road: You can read Jonathan Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers run which includes the event Infinity.

The Very Advanced Way: Traces of Secret Wars could be seen about three years ago in Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four/FF (which is collected in 2 omnibuses). All-New X-Men has very little connection to Secret Wars, but their presence might be a factor. The fallout of the event Age of Ultron has ties to Secret Wars in regards to time being broken in the Marvel Universe.

This prelude? No, it's different.

if it's this one you mean, it doesn't look like there's anything that's particularly relevant and not already in the list of things you're buying anyway.

I believe I posted on that as well. I recommended this large Hardcover linked below. Handles about the middle of the Avengers and New Avengers run until the end. Combine that with volume 1 of New Avengers to get the initial storyline and explanation of the excursions and you're in really good shape for Secret Wars lead up as far as Avengers books go. You could skip this book if you get the Secret Wars prelude book, as that includes I think the first 2 or 3 issues of New Avengers.

Optional add-on is the Hardcover for Infinity. I never found a book for just infinity 1-6. But the hardcover includes Avengers 14-23, so do not buy Avengers vol 2, or you'll have bought those issues twice. I made that mistake, had the Avengers book, then got Infinity which includes all the same issues. Sold it for half value used. Infinity is a good story, I wouldn't say it's absolutely essential for Secret Wars lead up though.


https://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Time-Runs-Out-Marvel/dp/0785198091

https://www.amazon.com/New-Avengers-Jonathan-Hickman-1/dp/0785193960/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_3/139-1577242-7625700?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0785193960&pd_rd_r=1847ce12-9436-451c-b9a4-1409acb7bcdd&pd_rd_w=HSe82&pd_rd_wg=JHj6e&pf_rd_p=6e6afc8a-fbbd-4649-97cf-4e08f5113612&pf_rd_r=G2F8E79RPJ5E4KGB75V1&psc=1&refRID=G2F8E79RPJ5E4KGB75V1

Edit: here's the Infinity book. Looks like it comes in paperback now, I'd recommend the hardcover though because it's a larger book. Again note that this includes the vol. 2 hardcover issues of Avengers and New Avengers. They're staggered through the book in order with the main Infinity 1-6

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785184236/ref=tmm_pap_title_sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1572465582&sr=8-2

Secret Wars Prelude I mentioned above which includes New Avengers 1-3.

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Wars-Prelude-Jonathan-Hickman/dp/0785193995

Oh yeah, I'm definitely picking up Superior. I honestly bought the first volume thinking it was a stand-alone universe, and read about halfway through it before switching to Ultimate. I really loved what I read, but at the time I was more interested in reading about Peter Parker. Still super cool looking back and putting the pieces together realizing Superior is a part of the Amazing run. And I definitely want to try to stick to chronological order over anything, so I'll get to Spider-Verse in due time.

As for the Champions series with Miles, I kinda saw the titles, but ultimately I think I'm going to stay away from it. I honestly think I prefer just reading mainly about the individual stories rather than what they get into as teams (unless maybe it was like a 1-shot sort of team-up volume like Spider-Men).

Just for shigs, I'm gonna lay out my current understanding of the storyline and if you could interject anything that you think I'm missing out on or if I've got the order out of wack:

For the Miles Line -- Ultimate Miles books 1-3 (includes Spider-Men vol1, as well as 3 issues of Cataclysm in the 3rd book---should I still pick up Cataclysm as a standalone book?) > Edge of Spider-Verse > Spider-Verse > Secret Wars Prelude > Secret Wars > Ultimate End > Spider-Man Miles Morales Vol 1 then continue through to vol 4 (is Civil War 2 worth reading after volume 1? - I see some stuff recommending it as a big tie-in event) > Spider-Men II > Secret Empire > then another Miles Morales Spider-Man vol1 which I believe picks up currently??

For the Peter Parker line, I found a general "how to" guide that references Dan Slott's run, but I don't know if there are other author tie-ins or who picks it up after the end of Slott -- Spider-Man Big Time 1 > sneaking Spider-Island into the middle of the Big Time issues because it looks like it's only briefly touched on in Big Time > Big Time 2-4 > Superior vol 1&2 > Amazing Spider-Man: The Parker Luck > Edge of Spider-Verse > Spider-Verse > Amazing SM: Graveyard Shift > Amazing SM: Spiral > Amazing SM Worldwide 1-4 > Amazing SM: Clone Conspiracy > World Wide 5-7 > Amazing SM: Venon INC is this one a good read or ok to skip? > Word Wide 8&9 > then red goblin, then Spider-geddon (as per suggested by you haha; and I believe Spider-geddon runs up to current status?)

Separate from that, I guess I'd pick up the new Superior Octopus & Superior Spider after Clone Conspiracy & Spider-geddon respectively (probably once it's in a collected format), & maybe check out Spider-Gwen's run, and I also had the owner of the comic shop mention a separate Amazing SM line where it's Peter, MJ, and their daughter all with powers? (I can't remember the title for the life of me though).