FULL GUIDE CHAPTER TWO: DISASSEMBLED 2004 - 2006
13 Aug 2003 - 31 Mar 2004
“1602”
1 Feb 2004 - 15 Aug 2004
“A Blink in Time“
18 Feb 2004 - 8 Sep 2004
Event Icon: This title is the foundation of a street level perspective that will be a big part of many upcoming events.
“Thin Air”
1 Mar 2004 - 1 Aug 2004
“Mind Games”
1 Mar 2004 - 1 May 2004
3 Mar 2004 - 7 Jul 2004
“Samaritan”
10 Mar 2004 - 14 Jul 2004
Notes: Origin story for the young Asgardians. Part one of two.
“The Warriors”
10 Mar 2004 - 18 Aug 2004
“Single Green Female”
17 Mar 2004 - 22 Sep 2004
“The Good Die Young”
21 Apr 2004 - 19 May 2004
10 May 2004 - 21 Jul 2004
“Best Intentions“
12 May 2004 - 13 Oct 2004
“Mr. M”
26 May 2004 - 3 Nov 2004
“Gifted”
24 Mar 2004 - 18 Aug 2004
“If Looks Could Kill”
28 Jul 2004 - 3 Nov 2004
“Venom vs. Carnage”
14 Apr 2004 - 14 Jul 2004
“Down Among the Dead Men”
19 May 2004 - 18 Aug 2004
“Day of the Atom”
Collectors: The trades for this title are a little bit of. First one takes you to #165.
5 May 2004 - 16 Feb 2005
Event Icon: This arc sets the stage for the mutant-focused events of the "House of M" event.
“The End of History”
22 Sep 2004 - 23 Feb 2004
“The Devil Inside”
19 May 2004 - 20 Oct 2004
“Choosing Sides”
1 Jun 2004 - 1 Oct 2004
16 Jun 2004 - 27 Oct 2004
“The Widow”
11 Aug 2004 - 12 Jan 2005
Notes: Origin story of the young Asgardians. Part two of two.
“Worthy”
11 Aug 2004 - 30 Mar 2005
“Venomous”
Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) #5-8
“The Last Stand”
Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004) #9-12
Collectors: Each of these arcs has a trade, the link takes you to the first. Scroll down on that page to find the next.
1 Nov 2004 - 1 Jan 2005
“Saturday Night Fever”
9 Jun 2004 - 15 Jun 2005
Event Icon: The story of Avengers #500-503 and the Avengers Finale #1 is a foundation for many stories and events. Excalibur #11-14 is connected to the up-coming “House of M” event.
Notes: For you that doesn’t read everything the main issues are Avengers #500-503 and Avengers Finale #1. If you like Avengers you should read the Avengers-related tie-ins. Thor #80-85 is the end of the pre-modern era of Thor and is essential if you plan to follow his stories. Read Spider-Man and Fantastic Four if you’ve been following those characters/titles.
Fantastic Four (1998) #514-516
Spectacular Spider-Man (2003) #15-20
Captain America & The Falcon (2004) #5-7
Avengers (1998) #500
Notes: The order of these issues are wrong in the Unlimited app. So after you’ve read #500 you can go back here and click the link below to find #501.
Fantastic Four (1998) #517-524
Collectors: Most of these titles are collected in different “Disassembled” trades. I can’t find a trade with just the next arc of the Fantastic Four, so that also collects these Disassembled issues. Find that further down in the guide.
12 Jan 2005 - 15 Jun 2005
“Stormbreaker”
1 Jul 2004 - 30 Oct 2004
“Earn Your Wings”
Notes: The issues are in the wrong order in the app. So read #46 and then go back here for #47.
1 Sep 2004 - 19 Jan 2005
“Greatest Hits”
1 Sep 2004 - 1 Feb 2005
Notes: Origin story of Emma Frost. Part three of three.
“Bloom”
8 Sep 2004 - 16 Feb 2005
“Superhuman Law”
15 Sep 2004 - 1 Jun 2005
Notes: Origin story of Doctor Strange.
“Beginnings and Endings”
15 Sep 2004 - 16 Feb 2005
“The Burnt Offering”
15 Sep 2004 - 19 Jan 2005
“Multiple Choice”
1 Dec 2004 - 16 Feb 2005
“The Cruelest Cut”
28 Jul 2004 - 22 Dec 2004
“Going Rogue”
15 Sep 2004 - 15 Dec 2004
“Heroes and Villains”
1 Dec 2004 - 20 Apr 2005
“Haunted”
6 Oct 2004 - 21 Sep 2005
Notes: If you’re only reading Thunderbolts, you can skip the other titles. If you’re not reading Thunderbolts you can skip those issues. If you’re only following Marvel Knights or Secret Agents you can skip New X-Men as well.
Collectors: The New Thunderbolts issues are collected in their own trade. The New X-Men issue is a part of the vol. 3 trade that you’ll get to in the next chapter. That issue though, should be read here.
1 Nov 2004 - 1 Mar 2005
“Bump in the Night”
10 Nov 2004 - 8 Jun 2005
“Underground”
10 Nov 2004 - 29 Mar 2006
Event Icon: An arc that should be read in the build-up between Disassembled and the “Civil War” event.
“Extremis”
17 Nov 2004 - 22 Jun 2005
Event Icon: Sets the stage for Captain America’s role in the "Civil War" event.
“Out of Time”
24 Nov 2004 - 16 Feb 2005
“Golden Age”
Collectors: Both this and the last trade volume seems to collect #66.
30 Jun 2004 - 24 Nov 2004
“Heart of the Spider”
1 Nov 2004 - 1 Apr 2004
“Homecoming”
22 Dec 2004 - 31 Aug 2005
“Dangerous”
5 Jan 2005 - 27 Apr 2005
“Phoenix - Endsong”
12 Jan 2005 - 25 May 2005
Notes: Origin of X-23
“Innocence Lost”
19 Jan 2005 - 10 Aug 2005
“Golgotha”
19 Jan 2005 - 22 Jun 2005
“Forget-Me-Not”
2 Feb 2005 - 27 Jul 2005
“Who is the Black Panther?”
9 Feb 2005 - 20 Jul 2005
Event Icon: This series introduces a younger group of heroes and their interactions with the larger superhero community. A great read on your way to both the “House of M” and the “Civil War” event.
“Sidekicks”
16 Feb 2005 - 29 Jul 2005
“True Believers“
23 Feb 2005 - 8 Jun 2005
“On Ice”
23 Mar 2005 - 20 Jul 2005
“Decalogue”
1 Apr 2005 - 13 Apr 2005
“Age of Apocalypse”
8 Jun 2005 - 10 Aug 2005
“Bizarre Love Triangle”
22 Jun 2005 - 30 Nov 2005
“The Winding Way”
20 Jul 2005 - 1 Feb 2006
Event Icon: Captain America #1-14 sets up a lot for up-coming stories. I recommend you keep reading this entire Brubaker run, especially if you enjoy it. Issue #10 is a tie-in for House of M that you’ll read in the next chapter.
“Winter Soldier”
Collectors: The House of M tie-in is not included in this trade.
4 Feb 2004 - 14 Dec 2005
Event Icon: A very impactful arc that should be read in preparation of many events ahead.
“Secret War”
10 Nov 2004 - 8 Jun 2005
Notes: This is follow-up to the Secret War title.
“Secret War”
1 Dec 2004 - 28 Sep 2005
Events Icon: New Avengers #1-6 provides insight into the changing dynamics of the superhero world, especially on your journey to the “Civil War” event.
Notes: From this point on Spider-Man will be in many of the future Avengers titles. Avengers and Wolverine icons are just for Avengers #1-6. Spider-Man: Breakout is in the wrong order on the app, that’s why I provided the extra links.
Spider-Man: Breakout (2005) #1-2
Spider-Man: Breakout (2005) #3
Spider-Man: Breakout (2005) #4
Spider-Man: Breakout (2005) #5
Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #520-524
Collectors: The link will help you find the both Breakout titles. Toxin is a tie-in of sorts, called “Toxin: The Devil You Know”. Amazing Spider-Man issues #520-524 is collected in the vol. 10 trade “New Avengers”. Which also collects #519 which is not included in this guide (better off just ignoring the choices made in #509-519 by the editorial imo. Feel differently? Let me know in the comments).