Avengers Starter Pack

Under Siege, Secret Wars, House of M, Infinity Gauntlet, Civil War and Hawkeye — Earth's Mightiest, in six trades. It's a hand-picked shelf of 7 picks — the books the films took from.

Start with Hawkeye Vol. 1 — small, funny and no continuity required. On this page the picks are listed in recommended order, so "Hawkeye Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon" is the one to buy first.

If you've watched the MCU you already know this cast, so this pack goes straight to the source material for the biggest moments on screen. Two classic team epics, two universe-shaking events, and Hawkeye to show what the Avengers are like on a quiet day. They read in any order, but the list below builds from smallest story to largest.

No. Every pick here is beginner-friendly and reads on its own, so you can start with any of them without prior reading or continuity homework.

Picks start from around $20 and cover comics, collectibles. Prices change often on Amazon, so each item links straight to its current listing — buy the whole shelf at once or work through it one pick at a time.

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