War of the Realms: All the Coverage So Far and the Books You'll Need to Read

Marvel's epic War of the Realms is getting close, with preludes and hints already appearing in several Marvel titles. Now that we're about a month away -- the War of the Realms officially arrives in April -- here is a roundup of the coverage and announcements so far.

Plus: An official reading checklist with every issue and tie-in that will be coming out starting with WAR OF THE REALMS #1, written by Jason Aaron with art by Russell Dauterman, when it hits stands on Wednesday, April 3.

• Earth's Mightiest Show provided the first look at the War of the Realms artwork and story:

• Not long after that, the teaser trailer hit the internet:

• Right after the new year, the McElroys announced that they'd be writing WAR OF THE REALMS: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY.

• The first pages of WAR OF THE REALMS #1 were revealed.
• More characters were announced to be joining the fray: Venom, Daredevil, the X-Men and more!
• Marvel editor Wil Moss visited This Week in Marvel to provide a massive War of the Realms primer:

• Here's a text version of the primer with a reading list.
• The cover of WAR OF THE REALMS #3 does not bode well for our heroes!

• Spider-Man will be a part of the tie-in WAR OF THE REALMS: SPIDER-MAN & THE LEAGUE OF REALMS -- truly, no hero can hide from this event!
• Doreen Green aka Squirrel Girl will get her very first tie-in when she becomes part of the War of the Realms in UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #44!
• The battle will spread across even more of the Marvel Universe with WAR OF THE REALMS STRIKEFORCE one-shots.
• Introducing the NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS, including the Marvel Comics debut of Luna Snow!
• The War of the Realms will reach monstrous heights with GIANT-MAN #1!
• Writer Brandon Montclare talks about how Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur will be part of the War of the Realms.

And finally -- every book covering War of the Realms beginning with WAR OF THE REALMS #1 and including all tie-in issues:

This is by no means the end of the news about the War of the Realms! Stay tuned to Marvel.com for every dynamite development about the epic event!