Avengers: Secret Wars and the shared comics title

Which kind of Secret Wars are you looking for?

Use the title and the medium together. If a conversation is about the next Avengers film after Doomsday, include the Avengers prefix. If somebody recommends a Secret Wars reading order, ask which year they mean. Marvel’s guide gives the two comics different creator credits and treats them as separate stories.

Battleworld is a shared clue in the comics

Marvel’s comics guide uses Battleworld in discussing more than one crossover. A cover image or a reference to that setting can identify a story family while leaving the specific comic open. Ask for the publication year or the credited creators if you are choosing between the comics.

The older series and the later event can give readers a sense of the different ways Marvel has used the Secret Wars name. The film announcement establishes the feature’s place in the sequence and the directors. Keep discussion of a comic plot attached to that publication until the studio gives a film-specific premise.

Read the newer film sequence for timing

Disney’s March 2025 directors announcement also gave a date that later changed. The current Phase Six guide is the better reference for the relative order and lists Secret Wars in December 2027. Use the current film listing when making a date-based plan.