How To Read Amazing Spider-Man In 2021

Here's a quick and easy guide to reading as much of the Amazing Spider-Man run, and its various web-spin-offs as is currently in print. The list is divided up into major eras.

Classic Underoos

​​Starting from the original Stan Lee run, and going all the way into the 1980s:
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​Epic Collection 1:
Great Power

Epic Collection 2: 
Great Responsibility

Epic Collection 3: 
Spider-Man No More

Epic Collection 4: 
The Goblin Lives

Epic Collection 5: 
Secret Of The Petrified Tablet

Epic Collection 6: 
Death Of Captain Stacy

Epic Collection 7: 
Goblin’s Last Stand

Amazing Spider-Man:
A New Goblin

Amazing Spider-Man:
Spider-Man Vs Black Cat

Amazing Spider-Man:
Origin Of Hobgoblin

Symbiotic

Beginning with the origin of Spidey's black suit and into The Extreme 1990s:

Secret War

Epic Collection 15:
Ghosts Of The Past

Epic Collection 17:
Kraven's Last Hunt

Epic Collection 18:
Venom

Epic Collection 19:
Assassin Nation

Epic Collection 20:
Cosmic Adventures

Epic Collection 21:
Return Of The Sinister Six

Epic Collection 22:
Round Robin

Amazing Spider-Man:
Carnage

Venom:
Lethal Protector

Venom:
The Enemy Within

Epic Collection 25:
Maximum Carnage

Venom:
Separation Anxiety

Venom:
Carnage Unleashed

Epic Collection 26:
​Lifetheft

The Clone Saga

Exploring the era where it was unclear if Spider-Man was Peter Parker or Ben Reilly, this was a complicated and controversial era in Spider-history.

​Amazing Spider-Man
The Clone Saga 1

Amazing Spider-Man
The Clone Saga 2

Amazing Spider-Man
The Clone Saga 3

Amazing Spider-Man
The Clone Saga 4

Amazing Spider-Man
The Clone Saga 5

Venom:
Along Came A Spider

Venom:
Tooth And Claw

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 1

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 2

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 3

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 4

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 5

Amazing Spider-Man
Complete Ben Reilly Epic 6

Millenial

After a restart that didn't quite work, J Michael Straczynski takes over the title for a run that was mainly loved, until the extremely unpopular final arc, "One More Day".

Spider-Man:
Next Chapter Vol 1

Spider-Man:
Next Chapter Vol 2

Spider-Man:
Venom Vs Garnage

Spider-Man:
Next Chapter Vol 3

Venom By Daniel Way
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Amazing Spider-Man
by J Michael Stracynski Vol 1

New Avengers:
Breakout

Amazing Spider-Man
by J Michael Stracynski Vol 2

Civil War

Venom:
Dark Origin

Thunderbolts by Warren Ellis
and Mike Deodato Ult Coll

​Carnage:
Family Feud

Amazing Spider-Man
by J Michael Stracynski Vol 3

Amazing Spider-Man
by J Michael Stracynski Vol 4

Amazing Spider-Man
by J Michael Stracynski Vol 5

Brand New Day

Somewhat unburdened by much of the continuity established in the late 90s / early 200s, a group of new writers, including Dan Slott take over for a whole new era of Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man
Brand New Day Complete Coll 1

Amazing Spider-Man
Brand New Day Complete Coll 2

Amazing Spider-Man
Brand New Day Complete Coll 3

Amazing Spider-Man
Brand New Day Complete Coll 4

​Carnage USA

Spider-Man:
Red Headed Stranger

Spider-Man:
Return Of The Black Cat

Spider-Man:
The Complete Gauntlet 1

Spider-Man:
The Complete Gauntlet 2

VenomBy Rick Remender
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Spider-Man:
One Moment In Time

​Spider-Man:
Origin Of The Species

Venom By Cullen Bunn
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​Minimum Carnage

Spider-Man
Big Time Comp Coll 1

Spider-Man
Big Time Comp Coll 2

Venom Space Knight

Spider-Man
Big Time Comp Coll 3

Spider-Man
Big Time Comp Coll 4

Superior

Dan Slott's Reign Of Terror as main Spider-Man scribe continues!

Superior Spider-Man
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Superior Spider-Man
Comp Coll 2

Superior Carnage

Amazing Spider-Man:
Parker Luck

Amazing Spider-Man:
Learning To Crawl

Axis:
Carnage And Hobgoblin

Amazing Spider-Man:
Spider-Verse Prelude

Amazing Spider-Man:
Spider-Verse

Amazing Spider-Man:
Graveyard Shift

Amazing Spider-Man:
Spiral

Superior Spider-Man:
Full Otto

Superior Spider-Man:
Otto-Matic

Worldwide

Dan Slott's epically long run on Spider-Man comes to a close.

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 1

Amazing Spider-Man:
Amazing Grace

Venom:
Homecoming

Venom:
Land Before Crime

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 2

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 3

Carnage:
The One That Got Away

Carnage:
World Tour

Carnage:
What Dwells Beneath

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 4

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 5

Edge Of Venomverse

​Venomverse

Venom Lethal Protector:
Blood In The Water

Venom:
The Nativity

Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 6
Amazing Spider-Man
Worldwide 7

Amazing Spider-Man:
Venom Inc

Venomized

Amazing Spider-Man:
​Red Goblin

Back To Basics

Nick Spencer takes creative control 

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer:
Back To Basics

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Friends And Foes

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Lifetime Achievement

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Hunted

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Behind The Scenes

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Absolute Carnage

Amazing Spider-Man:
Full Circle

Venom By Donny Cates Vol 1

Venom Unleashed

Venom By Donny Cates Vol 2

​Absolute Carnage

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
2099

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Threats And Menaces

Last Remains

The most current era of Spider0Man finally gives us a deep mythology of the symbiotes.

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​Empyre

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Sins Rising

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Green Goblin Returns

King In Black:
Gwenom Vs Carnage

King In Black:
Planet Of The Symbiotes

​King In Black

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Last Remains

Amazing Spider-Man: 
Last Remains Companion

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
Shattered Webs

Amazing Spider-Man By Nick Spencer: 
​King's Ransom