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Instant Classics – Daredevil, X-Men, Fantastic Four!
Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev Ultimate Collection Vol. 1
https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/knights-until-avengers-disassembled/
Collects: Daredevil #16 to #19, #26 to #40
Despite the collected edition’s strict stance on only the issues created by both Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, I do recommend you read Daredevil #20 to #25 following issue #19 as well.
Alias (#1 – #28)
Alias is the absolutely fantastic story of Jessica Jones, one-time superhero Jewel, and current private eye with a whole lot of issues to work out. There are a handful of references to Bendis’ Daredevil above during this series, so I would recommend reading it after you’re familiar with DD.
Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev Ultimate Collection Vol. 2
Collects: Daredevil #41-50 & #56-65
Again, I recommend also reading Daredevil #51 to #55 following issue #50!
X-Force (116 to 129) and X-Statix (1-26)
X-Men: The Search For Cyclops (1-4)
Note that The Search for Cyclops is a prelude to New X-Men. You can survive without it, but it will fill in some blanks early on.
New X-Men (114 – 116, Annual #1, 117 – 154)
Both New X-Men and the previous Daredevil item span a number of years and trade collections. As a result, some books below will actually have earlier publish dates than the later volumes. This is intentional. Reading each complete work as a whole is preferable to a volume-by-volume approach broken up by trades with no bearing on the storylines. You should not be missing any information if you read these all the way through here.
Emma Frost (1-18)
The Emma Frost collection provides a detailed look into Emma’s past. It’s quality backstory for fans of the character, but provides little to no bearing on the events of New X-Men.
Fantastic Four By Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: Ultimate Collection – Book One
Collects: Fantastic Four (1997) #60-66, Avengers (1963) #400
Fantastic Four By Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: Ultimate Collection – Book Two
Collects: Fantastic Four (1997) #67-70, #500-502
Fantastic Four By Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: Ultimate Collection – Book Three
Collects: Fantastic Four (1997) #503-513
Fantastic Four By Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo: Ultimate Collection – Book Four Vol. 4
Collects: Fantastic Four (1961) #514-524
I recommend only to reading to issue #516 at this point!
Fantastic Four: 1234
Fantastic Four: 1234 technically occurs before the events of Mark Waid’s Fantastic Four. I would recommend reading the 1234 miniseries after, though, as it serves as more of a dystopian alternate reality than anything relating to mainstream continuity.