About Our Comics Reading Guides
All of The Cosmic Circus’ reading guides are lovingly prepared by our Comics Lead Vin. Each character receives a list of recommended comics, as well as a deep dive into their history and how the comics have affected their multimedia adaptations. Most guides include additional information about TV, movie, and video game appearances, and many include multiverse appearances as well!
Priority for guides is determined by ongoing multimedia storylines and general fan interest. If you have feedback or would like to request a guide in the future, you can reach Vin on X/Txitter @vinwriteswords or use the contact page to send an email message.
If you’re new to comics, check out our Comics FAQ page and “How to Start Reading Comics” guide!
Following our list of reading guides below, we’ve included a list of links to related categories and tags on this website for you to explore further!
List of Comics Reading Guides (DC and Marvel Comics)
Note: this list will be updated periodically, for the most current guides visit the reading guides archive.
- Black Adam Reading Guide by Wiktor! Features JSA, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Atom Smasher, and Cyclone!
- Blade Reading Guide
- Blood Hunt Reading Guide
- Blue Beetle Reading Guide
- Cable Reading Guide
- Captain Marvel Reading Guide
- Cassie Lang Reading Guide
- Clea Reading Guide features Doctor Strange!
- Damage Control Reading Guide features Hulk, Ms. Marvel and more!
- Daredevil Reading Guide: 1964-1998
- Daredevil Reading Guide: 1998-2022
- Deadpool Reading Guide features Cable!
- Darkhold Reading Guide features Doctor Strange, The Book of Vishanti, and Rintrah!
- Echo Reading Guide
- Elsa Bloodstone Reading Guide features Jeff the Landshark!
- High Evolutionary Reading Guide
- Hit-Monkey Reading Guide
- Holiday Specials Reading Guide features DC, Marvel and other publishers’ Holiday comic specials!
- Ironheart Reading Guide features The Hood and Zelma Stanton!
- Legion of Monsters Reading Guide features the Howling Commandos!
- Loki Reading Guide
- Lucky The Pizza Dog Guide (as featured on our Pizza Balls recipe post)
- Magik Reading Guide
- Man-Thing Reading Guide
- Marvel Horror Reading Guide features Tomb of Dracula, Frankenstein, Marvel Zombies, Midnight Sons, Immortal Hulk, and more!
- Midnight Sons Reading Guide features Morbius, Blade, Ghost Rider and more!
- Mighty Thor Reading Guide features Jane Foster, Gorr the Godbutcher, and Jason Aaron’s Thor saga!
- MODOK Reading Guide
- Monica Rambeau Reading Guide
- Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Reading Guide
- Moon Knight Reading Guide: 1975-2000
- Moon Knight Reading Guide: 2000-2022
- Morbius Reading Guide
- Ms. Marvel Reading Guide
- Multiverse of Madness Reading Guide features the Illuminati, Captain Carter, Shuma Gorath, Marvel Zombies, and America Chavez!
- Savage Land Reading Guide: Ka-Zar and Shanna
- Scarlet Witch Reading Guide
- Secret Invasion Reading Guide features Skrulls!
- She-Hulk Reading Guide: 1980-2004
- She-Hulk Reading Guide: 2004-2022 features Daredevil and Frog Man!
- Silk Reading Guide
- Spider-Gwen Reading Guide
- Spider-Man Miles Morales Reading Guide
- Spider-Verse Reading Guide features Spider-Punk, Spider-Man 2099, Peter Porker and many more!
- Thor: Gods and Goats Reading Guide features the Asgardians of the Galaxy, Celestials, Valkyrie, Hercules and more!
- Wakanda Forever Reading Guide features Black Panther and Namor!
- Werewolf by Night Reading Guide
- What If…? Reading Guide features Uatu The Watcher!
- Wolverine Reading Guide
- X-Men: The Animated Series Guide features comics that inspired the animated series!
- Young Avengers Reading Guide features Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), Cassie Lang, Wiccan, Hulkling, America Chavez, Kid Loki, Iron Lad, The Children’s Crusade and more!
Comics Archive Tags & Categories
- All Guides
- Boom! Studios
- Comicbook Films & Shows
- Comics
- Comics & Collectibles (main category)
- Comics Reviews
- Companion Guides (including Star Wars character guides)
- Dark Horse
- DC
- DC Showcases
- Free Comic Book Day
- IDW
- Image Comics
- Mad Cave
- Manga
- Marvel
- Reading Guides
- Stan Lee
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