In 2019, War of the Realms took over the Marvel Universe. The main series saw Malekith defeat nine of the realms and bring the battle to Midgard, and several tie-ins and miniseries built the story out even more, showing the fighting throughout the devastating war.

With the crossover spilling out over 63 total issues, it can get confusing knowing what order to read them in. But now, we're breaking down the best way to read Marvel's War of the Realms to catch every moment of pulse-pounding action from the epic crossover event.

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Tony Stark: Iron Man #12-13

Before the War of the Realms officially started, the prelude was in the pages of Gail Simon and Paolo Villainelli's Tony Stark: Iron Man. Malekith awakens the dragon Sadurang before bringing his war to Earth. Since his weakness is iron, this is where Malekith's battle really begins against one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

War of the Realms #1

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In Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's main War of the Realms series, Malekith has defeated nine of the Ten realms, including Asgard. The Rainbow Bridge has been destroyed, and Thor lost his hammer. Now, Thor is trapped in Jutunhaim battling Frost Giants, and Malekith has attacked Earth with some very dangerous allies.

War of the Realms: Punisher #1-3

In Gerry Duggan and Marcelo Ferreira's War of the Realms: Punisher, Frank Castle gets a chance to shine for a three-issue mini-series. As monsters are destroying New York City, the Punisher finds a low-income hospital with no power needing to be evacuated. And to help these regular people, the Punisher takes on monsters of all sorts.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1

Clin McElroy, Justin McElroy and Andre Lima Araujo's War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #1 takes some unlikely heroes on a road trip. This series follows Miles Morales, Kate Bishop, Wonder Man, Deathlocket, Sebastian Druid and Balder the Brave, as they battle Sindr and try to protect Thor's baby sister, Laussa.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #43

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Squirrel Girl has never taken part in crossovers before since they don't really have anything to do with her. However, things are different this time around as Loki had asked her for help. This took place during the events of War of the Realms #1, as Loki sends Squirrel Girl to Canada to try to stop the Frost Giants in Ryan North and Derek Charm's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #43.

Asgardians of the Galaxy #8

With Asgard in ruins, Thor trapped in Jutunhaim, and Freyja on Earth leading Asgard's warriors, the Asgardians of the Galaxy arrive in this issue to help in the battle. Their arrival was shown in War of the Realms #1, and Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli's Asgardians of the Galaxy #8 shows what led to their arrival.

Fantastic Four #10

The Fantastic Four's only direct tie-in to War of the Realms comes with Dan Slott, Paco Medina and Kevin Libranda's Fantastic Four #10. That issue finds the FF having just returned from stopping Doctor Doom from stealing Galactus's powers. However, while they are getting to know their new Yancy Street neighbors, War of the Realms begins.

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Venom #13-15

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In Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello's three-issue arc of Venom, Eddie Brock is no longer bonded to the symbiote and has to protect his son Dylan when the war begins. However, when a witch offers Eddie a stone that gives him a new symbiote-styled weapon, he joins the battle against Malekith and a newly upgraded Jack O'Lantern.

Thor #12

While Thor took center stage in the main series, Loki was the focus of Jason Aaron and Mike Del Mundo's Thor #12. However, this wasn't to see Thor's battles in Jutunhaim against countless Frost Giants. Instead, this takes place in Loki's head as he realizes what he has done and tries to reconcile who he is and what his fate might be in the War of the Realms.

War of the Realms #2

In Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's War of the Realms #2, the battle is roaring through the streets of New York City. As Marvel's superheroes try to evacuate the people into safe places, they find help arriving in the form of Odin and an army of Valkyries.

Asgardians of the Galaxy #9

Cullen Bunn and Paolo Villainelli's Asgardians of the Galaxy #9 picks up immediately following the battle between Malekith and the Valkyrie warriors in War of the Realms #2. The Asgardians of the Galaxy decide to rescue one of their own when Clea shows up and reveals that a dead member of the team can be retrieved from the mists surrounding Valhalla.

Avengers #18-19

In Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness' Avengers #18-19, multiple ongoing storylines converged as the Squadron Supreme of America makes their debut as the new team that a resurrected, villainous Phil Coulson has put together to protect America. since he no longer trusts the Avengers. In the following issue, Black Panther mobilizes his Agents of Wakanda to try to stop the forces of the Roxxon Corporation, which has thrown in with Malekith.

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1-2

Meanwhile, Greg Pak and Gang-Hyuk Lim's War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas follows another group of heroes as they deal with the crossover's Asgardian threats. Atlas enlists young heroes such as Amadeus Cho, Kamala Khan, Cindy Moon, and Shang-Chi, as the New Agents of Atlas. However, they have to convince the heroes of the world to work with them before they can help save the world from global warming.

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War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #1

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The X-Men jumped into War of the Realms with Matthew Rosenberg and Pere Perez's War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men. The X-Men were dealing with their own problems before Dani Moonstar demanded that Magik take her away. When the rest of the X-Men realize where she went, they end up in the middle of the war.

Giant-Man #1-3

Leah Williams and Marco Castiello's Giant-Man miniseries sees four size-changing heroes join forces to head into Florida, which has become New Jotunheim after Malekith and his armies conquered Earth. These men are Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Atlas, and All-Mother Freyja enlists this team to infiltrate the base and possibly assassinate Ymir, the first Frost Giant.

War of the Realms #3

In Aaron and Dauterman's War of the Realms #3, the heroes take the battle back to Malekith. Captain Marvel leads the War Avengers in a fight for the planet, while Captain America leads his team into Jotunheim to find Thor. All-Mother Freyja leads a team to destroy Malekith's Black Bifrost, and Daredevil helps protect a bridge that will strand everyone if it falls.

War of the Realms: Strikeforce

Following that issue, the crossover breaks down into three War of the Realms Strikeforce one-shots. These include, Bryan Edward Hill and Leinil Francis Yu's The Dark Elf Realm #1, Dennis Hallum, Ario Anindito and Kim Jacinto's The War Avengers #1 and Tom Taylor and Jorge Molina's The Land of Giants #1. As the titles signify, these issues tell the individual stories of the teams that set out in War of the Realms #3 on different missions against Malekith.

Superior Spider-Man #7-8

In Christos Gage and Mike Hawthorne's Superior Spider-Man #7-8, the action moves to the West Coast, where the Superior Spider-Man believes he has a way to turn back the Frost Giants and save the people of California city before it is too late. However, to accomplish this task, he has to reach out to the West Coast Avengers for help.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #43

In a break from the action, Brandon Montclare, Gustavo Duarte and Ray-Anthony Height's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is mostly a flashback story. This sees Thor ask Moon Girl to help him solve a riddle that Loki presented to him in the past. However, it could be something that sets one of Earth's new enemies free to roam the Nine Realms again.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #2-4

Meanwhile, the remainder of Cline McElroy, Justin McElroy and Andre Lima Araujo's War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery focuses on that title's mismatched heroes. The bad news is that Ares, God of War, was promised his ultimate desire if he brings the baby back to Sindr, the daughter of Surtur. However, the heroes find some new allies to help them keep that from happening.

Champions #5

In Jim Zub and Juanan Ramirez's Champions #5, the team of young Marvel heroes is fractured. Kamala Khan is left alone to lead the new group but is facing personal insecurities as they face off with Malekith's armies. When Kamala needed help the most, Cyclops returned to help them do their part in the War of the Realms.

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #44-46

Meanwhile, Ryan North and Derek Charm's Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #44-46 returns to the action in Canada. In these issues, Squirrel Girl teams with the Asgardian Squirrel Chaos God Ratatoskr to battle Frost Giants. Crazily enough, Squirrel Girl helped take the Frost Giants out of the war with her actions in this series.

War of the Realms #4

By Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's War of the Realms #4, the various strikeforces have done their respective jobs. Captain America's team rescued Thor, and Black Panther defended Avengers Mountain in Antarctica. All-Mother Freyja and Lord Odin make their last stand at the Black Bifrost. As allies arrive from the other Nine Realms, the heroes begin to prepare for the final battle here.

Thor #13

Much like the last issue of Thor, Jason Aaron and Mike Del Mundo's Thor #13 is also not about the God of Thunder. Instead, it fills in some of the blanks from the main War of the Realms storyline. This one focuses on Odin's brother Cul and his redemption story as he heads into the realm of the elves and learns about the Black Bifrost before helping to lead a Dark Elves rebellion against Malekith.

War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men #2-3

In the final two issues of Matthew Rosenberg and Pere Perez's War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men miniseries, the X-Men are working on rescue missions in New York City. As they bring citizens to safety while fighting the invading Frost Giant army, they learn more mutants are out there fighting — and that at least one of them has joined the side of Malekith, before losing one of their own.

War of the Realms #5

In Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's War of the Realms #5, the efforts of Cul, the X-Men and Squirrel Girl have weakened Malekith's armies enough for Earth's Mightiest Heroes to launch their attack. However, Malekith has another dangerous weapon at his disposal, preparing for his final stand in the War of the Realms.

War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1-3

Featuring a host of creative talent, War of the Realms: War Scrolls is a companion anthology series to the original running storyline. This is a three-issue series that tells several small stories about Daredevil, The Warriors Three, Wolverine, Punisher, Howard the Duck, Doctor Strange, and more. These show the ground battles taking place during the war.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #5

In Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy and Andre Lima Araujo's War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #5, as the heroes have to save Thor's baby sister Laussa after Ares took her to Sindr in exchange for a reunion with his son. This issue leads these mismatched heroes into the final fight, and it brings them another surprising ally along the way.

Champions #6

In Jim Zub and Juanan Ramirez's Champions #6, the Champions are in Brazil trying to evacuate people to save them while fighting off the undead of Niffleheim. However, when the Disir arrive, things get even more dangerous for the team of young heroes.

Deadpool #13-14

The War Avengers got a call from Australia asking for help with the trolls that had taken over the continent. Unfortunately, the only person Captain Marvel was willing to part with at the time was Deadpool, much to the chagrin of the Australian heroes in Skottie Young and Nic Klein's Deadpool #13-14.

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War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #3-4

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The final battle with Sindr in the War of the Realms takes place in the pages of Greg Paka and Gang-Hyuk Lim's War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas. Jimmy brings his team in to help stop the war in Asia, hoping to even the odds for the rest of the world.

Spider-Man and the League of Realms #1-3

Thor puts together a team known as the League of Realms, which are warriors from all the different realms. He then chooses Spider-Man to lead the team because he is the "most Midgardian Man" he knows. They head to Africa to infiltrate the strongholds of the angels in Sean Ryan and Nico Leon's War of the Realms: Spider-Man and the League of the Realms #1-3.

Captain Marvel #6-7

In Kelly Thompsons and Annapaola Martello's Captain Marvel #6-7, Black Widow has taken on the war to South America. It is here that she has to battle the powerful Enchantress and the undead forces that she leads in the War of the Realms. When she has a look into the future, she realizes she needs both Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange to defeat the Asgardian witch.

Avengers #20

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A quick break took place in the pages of Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness' Avengers #20, when She-Hulk headed down to Australia to battle the trolls. Little happens here in the grand scheme of the War of the Realms, but it did give the series a chance to provide Jennifer Walters with a personal story along the way.

Asgardians of the Galaxy #10

The final tie-in issue in the War of the Realms storyline before the final battle came in the pages of Cullen Bunn and Luca Maesca's Asgardians of the Galaxy #10. This issue takes the Guardians to Africa for a final fight with the angels. This is where Angela finally rises to try to bring down one of the final threats before the heroes head into battle with Malekith himself.

War of the Realms #6

In the last issue of Jason Aaron and Russel Dauterman's core War of the Realms series, Thor returns from the Sun Tree, missing an eye and giving up the last bit of Mjolnir, but with the key to beating Malekith and winning the War of the Realms. The final stand takes place in this last issue of the series as the Dark Elf has to face four versions of Thor.

Thor #14-15

In Jason Aaron and Scott Hepburn's Thor #14, the story flips back to show the battle of the Thors against Malekith up close. This is from the viewpoint of the youngest version of the Thunder God, who is still unworthy to wield Mjolnir up to this point. Finally, Aaron and Mike del Mundo's Thor #15 reveals the final fate of Malekith and Thor.

War of the Realms Omega #1

Finally, War of the Realms Omega dealt with the aftermath of the Marvel crossover series. In this anthology from Jason Aaron, Ron Garney and many other creators, Daredevil tried to reconcile his time as a god, and Heimdall arrived to offer him one last chance to see through all the realms to see how everything turned out after the war, which includes legends rising from the ashes.

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