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X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Reading Order, Part. 6: Dawn of X & Reign of X (2019-2022)

This is Part #6 of our tentative to compile a comprehensive X-Men Reading Order using the collected editions – You can find the first part here (The Silver Age & Chris Claremont, 1963-91), the second part here (Age of Apocalypse & Onslaught, 1991-2001), the third part here (From the Grant Morrison era to Civil War), the fourth part that leads us to Avengers Vs. X-Men, the fifth part (from Marvel NOW Reading Order to ResurrXion Era).

After the Age of X-Man event, Marvel decided to bring back the X-Men to the front and recruited Jonathan Hickman to take charge of the launch. He started with the House of X/Power of X miniseries that introduced an ambitious new conjecture. Here is the official synopsis: “While you slept, the world changed.” With those words, Professor X announces to the people of Earth the new mutant nation of Krakoa. It is a safe haven for all Homo superior, with its own rules and its own language. In return for international recognition, Xavier will offer humanity great scientific advancements, borne of Krakoa’s unique flora. But the time for integration has ended. Xavier’s old dream is dead -and now a new one begins. But is mutantkind’s greatest enemy the prejudice of humans or the cold artificial intelligences that await a hundred -even a thousand years -from now?

After that, Marvel started to relaunch more and more x-series, introducing new teams and new challenges.

X-Men Reading Order: The Menu

The reading guide is a work in progress. It’s a major project, it will take time to complete.

  1. X-Men: The Silver Age Reading Order (1963-70)
  2. The Chris Claremont X-Men Reading Order (1975-1991)
  3. ’90s X-Men Reading Order (1991-2001)
  4. The Modern Era Reading Order (2001-2004)
  5. X-Men ReLoad Reading Order (2004-2007)
  6. Messiah trilogy, Dark Reign, Schism, Avengers Vs X-Men Reading Order (2007–2015)
  7. X-Men: Marvel NOW Reading Order (2012-2015)
  8. All-New, All-Different Marvel X-Men Reading Order (2015-2017)
  9. ResurrXion Era Reading Order (2017-2020)
  10. Jonathan Hickman X-Men Reading Order (2020-present)

Dawn of X Reading Order: Collected Editions

  • House of X/Powers of X
    Collects House of X #1-6, Powers of X #1-6.
  • Dawn of X Volume 1
    Collects X-Men #1, Marauders #1, Excalibur #1, New Mutants #1, X-Force #1, Fallen Angels #1.
  • Dawn of X Volume 2
    Collects X-Men #2, Marauders #2, Excalibur #2, New Mutants #2, X-Force #2, Fallen Angels #2.
  • Dawn of X Volume 3
    Collects X-Men #3, Marauders #3, Excalibur #3, New Mutants #3, X-Force #3, Fallen Angels #3.
  • Dawn of X Volume 4
    Collects X-Men #4, Marauders #4, Excalibur #4, New Mutants #4, X-Force #4, Fallen Angels #4.
  • Dawn of X Volume 5
    Collects X-Men #5, Marauders #5, Excalibur #5, New Mutants #5, X-Force #5, Fallen Angels #5.

 

  • Dawn of X Volume 6
    Collects X-Men #6, Marauders #6, Excalibur #6, New Mutants #6, X-Force #6, Fallen Angels #6.
  • Dawn of X Volume 7
    Collects X-Men #7, Marauders #7, New Mutants #7, Excalibur #7–8, material from Wolverine #1.
  • Dawn of X Volume 8
    Collects Marauders #8, Wolverine #2–3, X-Force #7–8, Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1.
  • Dawn of X Volume 9
    Collects New Mutants #8, Marauders #9, Cable #1, X-Men #8–9, X-Force #9.
  • Dawn of X Volume 10
    Collects X-Force #10, Excalibur #9, Giant Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1, Hellions #1, New Mutants #9.
  • Dawn of X Volume 11
    Collects Excalibur #10, New Mutants #10–11, Hellions #2–3 material from Wolverine #1.
  • Dawn of X Volume 12
    Collects Hellions #4, Marauders #10, X-Factor #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1, Cable #2.
  • Dawn of X Volume 13
    Collects Cable #3–4, X-Men #10, Empyre: X-Men #1–2.
  • Dawn of X Volume 14
    Collects Empyre: X-Men #3–4, X-Men #11, Wolverine #4, X-Factor #2.
  • Dawn of X Volume 15
    Collects Marauders #11–12, X-Factor #3, Wolverine #5, New Mutants #12, Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex.
  • Dawn of X Volume 16
    Collects X-Force #11–12, Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1, Excalibur #11–12.
  • X of Swords
    Collects X-Men #12, X of Swords: Creation #1, X-Factor #4, Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, Marauders #13, Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, Cable #5, Excalibur #13, X-Men #13, X of Swords: Stasis #1, X-Men #14, Marauders #14, Marauders #15, Excalibur #14, Wolverine #7, X-Force #14, Hellions #6, Cable #6, Excalibur #15, X-Men #15, X of Swords: Destruction #1.

The separate series

Unlike what was advertised, most of the X-Series are barely connected to the others. They can easily be read independently from one another.

Hickman’s X-Men

With the newly-founded island nation of Krakoa opening up limitless possibilities and empowering mutantkind at last, humans grapple uncomfortably with the new world order — and the X-Men must defend what they have built!

  • X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus
    Collects X-Men (2019) #1-11, 16-21; Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey And Emma Frost (2020) #1; Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (2020) #1; Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto (2020) #1; Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex (2020) #1; Giant-Size X-Men: Storm (2020) #1; material from Incoming (2019) #1.

also available as paperbacks

Marauders by Gerry Duggan

Mutantkind has begun a glorious new era on Krakoa, but some nations’ human authorities are preventing mutants from escaping to this new homeland. Which is where Captain Kate Pryde and her high-seas allies come in! Funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Kate and her crew of Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seven seas to liberate their fellow mutants – as the Marauders!

Excalibur by Tini Howard

The Otherworld is rocked by war! It is a new era for mutantkind as a new Captain Britain holds the amulet, fighting for her Kingdom of Avalon with her Excalibur at her side–Rogue, Gambit, Rictor, Jubilee…and Apocalypse.

New Mutants

The classic New Mutants (Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher) join together with a few new friends (Chamber, Mondo) to seek out their missing member and share the good news–a mission that takes them into space alongside the Starjammers!

X-Force by Benjamin Percy

The high price of a new dawn! The X-Men have an island home and a bright future at last — but the dangers they face are far from over! That means they need X-Force, the mutant CIA — half intelligence branch, half special ops. Beast, Jean Grey, and Sage are on one side; Wolverine, Kid Omega, and Domino are on the other. But when the X-Men’s foes launch a devastating strike, Krakoa faces a major security breach — and a staggering loss!

Wolverine by Benjamin Percy

Wolverine has been through a lot. He’s been a loner. He’s been a killer. He’s been a hero. He’s been an Avenger. He’s been to hell and back. Now, as the nation of Krakoa brings together all mutantkind, can he finally be…happy? With his family altogether and safe, Logan has everything he ever wanted…and everything to lose. But he’s never been one to back down from a fight – not even a combined assault from Lady Deathstrike, Sabretooth, and Dr. Cornelius. Yet the fearsome Flower Cartel might have enlisted his worst and greatest foe: Wolverine himself!

Other X-series

Dawn of X Reading Order: Issue by Issue

House of X/Power of X reading order

  • House of X #1
  • Powers of X #1
  • House of X #2
  • Powers of X #2
  • Powers of X #3
  • House of X #3
  • House of X #4
  • Powers of X #4
  • House of X #5
  • Powers of X #5
  • House of X #6
  • Powers of X #6 (of 6)

Dawn of X

  • X-Men #1
  • X-Men #6
  • Excalibur #1-6
  • New Mutants #1-4
  • New Mutants #6
  • Marauders #1
  • Incoming #1 “Bar Sinister”
  • X-Men/Fantastic Four #1-4
  • X-Force #1
  • Fallen Angels #1-4
  • Marauders #2-3
  • New Mutants #8
  • X-Men #2
  • Marvel Comics #1000 “The First Horsemen”
  • X-Men #3
  • New Mutants #5
  • New Mutants #7
  • New Mutants #9-11
  • X-Force #2-3
  • X-Men #4
  • X-Force #4-5
  • Fallen Angels #5-6
  • Hellions #1-4

  • X-Force #6
  • Marauders #4-6
  • Cable #1
  • X-Men #8-9
  • X-Men #5
  • Giant-Size X-Men #1: Jean Grey & Emma Frost
  • Marauders #7
  • Giant-Size X-Men #3: Magneto
  • Marauders #8
  • X-Force #7-8
  • Excalibur #7-8
  • X-Force #9-10
  • X-Factor #1
  • Wolverine #1-3
  • Cable #2-4
  • Marauders #9-12
  • Giant-Size X-Men #2: Nightcrawler
  • New Mutants #12
  • Marvel’s Voices #1 “The Race”
  • Giant-Size X-Men #4: Fantomex
  • Giant-Size X-Men #5: Storm
  • X-Men #7
  • X-Men #10
  • Empyre: X-Men #1-4 (see Empyre Reading Order)
  • X-Men #11
  • Wolverine #4-5
  • X-Factor #2-3
  • X-Force #11-12
  • X-Force #15-16
  • Excalibur #9-12
  • X-Men #12

note: Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute To Wein & Cockrum (2020) #1 was published during the X of Swords event, but was not connected to the rest of the Krakoa era.

X of Swords (event)

Go to the X of Swords reading order for more information.

  • X of Swords Hardcover
    X of Swords: Creation #1, X of Swords: Stasis #1, X of Swords: Destruction #1, X-Men #12-14, Excalibur #12-14, Marauders #13, X-Force #13, New Mutants #13, Wolverine #6, Cable #5, Hellions #5, X-Factor #4, X of Swords: Storm #1.

  • X of Swords: Creation #1
  • X-Factor #4
  • Wolverine #6
  • X-Force #13
  • Marauders #13
  • Hellions #5
  • New Mutants #13
  • Cable #5
  • Excalibur #13
  • X-Men #13
  • X of Swords: Stasis #1
  • X-Men #14
  • Marauders #14
  • Marauders #15
  • Excalibur #14
  • Wolverine #7
  • X-Force #14
  • Hellions #6
  • Cable #6
  • X-Men #15
  • Excalibur #15
  • X of Swords: Destruction #1

X-Men Hickman

Reign of X Reading Order: Collected Editions

  • Reign of X Volume 1
    Collects S.W.O.R.D. #1, X-Men #16, X-Factor #5, Hellions #7-8
  • Reign of X Volume 2
    Collects New Mutants #14, Marauders #16, Excalibur #16, X-Force #15-16. X-Men #17
  • Reign of X Volume 3
    Collects Marauders #17, New Mutants #15, Cable #7, Wolverine #8-9
  • Reign of X Volume 4
    Collects Wolverine #10, Excalibur #17, X-Factor #6, Cable #8, Children of the Atom #1

  • Reign of X Volume 5
    Collects Excalibur #18-19, S.W.O.R.D. #2-3, King in Black: Marauders #1.
  • Reign of X Volume 6
    Collects S.W.O.R.D. #4, X-Men #18-19, Marauders #18-19, X-Force #17.
  • Reign of X Volume 7
    Collects X-Force #18-19, Children of the Atom #2, New Mutants #16-17, Cable #9.
  • Reign of X Volume 8
    Collects Cable #10, Children of the Atom #3, Excalibur #20, X-Men #20, Hellions #9-10.
  • Reign of X Volume 9
    Collects Hellions #11, Wolverine #11-12, New Mutants #18, S.W.O.R.D. #5, X-Factor #7.
  • Reign of X Volume 10
    Collects X-Factor #8-9, X-Corp #1, Marauders #20, Way of X #1.
  • Reign of X Volume 11
    Collects Way of X #2, Cable #11-12, Children of the Atom #4-5.
  • Reign of X Volume 12
    Collects Marauders #21, ‘X-Force #20, Hellions #12, Excalibur #21, X-Men #21.
  • Reign of X Volume 13
    Collects Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1, X-Corp #2, New Mutants #19, Wolverine #13, S.W.O.R.D. #6.
  • Reign of X Volume 14
    Collects X-Factor #10, Way of X #3, Children of the Atom #6, Marauders #22, X-Men #1.
  • Trials of X Vol. 1
    Collects X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1-2, S.W.O.R.D #7, New Mutants #20-21, Marauders #23.
  • Trials of X Vol. 2
    Collects Cable: Reloaded #1, X-Men: Trial of Magneto #3-5, Wolverine (2020) #14.
  • Trials of X Vol. 3
    Collects Wolverine (2020) #15-16, Excalibur (2019) #22, X-Men (2021) #2, and Hellions #13-14.
  • Trials of X Vol. 4
    Collects Hellions (2020) #15, X-Force (2019) #21-22, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #8, Way of X #4-5.
  • Trials of X Vol. 5
    Collects X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) #1, X-Men (2021) #3, Excalibur (2019) #23, X-Corp (2021) #3-4.
  • Trials of X Vol. 6
    Collects X-Corp (2021) #5, Marauders (2019) #24-25, X-Force (2019) #23-24, Excalibur (2019) #24.
  • Trials of X Vol. 7
    Collects X-Men (2021) #4, New Mutants (2019) #22-23, Wolverine (2020) #17-18.
  • Trials of X Vol. 8
    Collects Excalibur (2019) #25, X-Men (2021) #5, X-Force (2019) #25-26, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #9
  • Trials of X Vol. 9
    Collects S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #10-11, Wolverine (2020) #19, Marauders (2019) #26 and Hellions #16-17.
  • Trials of X Vol. 10
    Collects Hellions #18, Excalibur (2019) #26, Marauders (2019) #27, New Mutants (2019) #24 and X-Men (2021) #6.
  • Trials of X Vol. 11
    Collects X-Men (2021) #7, The Secret X-Men #1, Sabretooth (2022) #1, Devil’s Reign: X-Men #1-2.

  • Trials of X Vol. 12
    Collects Devil’s Reign: X-Men #3, X-Men (2021) #8, Sabretooth (2022) #2-3 and Marauders Annual #1

The separate series

Unlike what was advertised, most of the X-Series are barely connected to the others. They can easily be read independently from one another.

X-Men Hickman

Reign of X Reading Order: Issue by Issue

  • S.W.O.R.D. #1
  • Excalibur #16
  • Hellions #7-8
  • X-Factor #5
  • X-Men #16
  • Cable #7-8
  • New Mutants #14
  • Marauders #16
  • Wolverine #8-10
  • X-Factor #6-9
  • New Mutants #15-17
  • Marauders #17
  • S.W.O.R.D. #2-4 (King in Black tie-ins)
  • King in Black: Marauders #1 (King in Black tie-ins)
  • Excalibur #17-20
  • Hellions #9-11
  • X-Men #17
  • Marauders #18-19
  • Children of the Atom #1-3
  • Cable #9
  • X-Force #17
  • Juggernaut #1-5
  • X-Force #18-19
  • Wolverine #11-12
  • X-Men #18-19
  • Cable #10-12
  • New Mutants #18
  • X-Men #20
  • X-Corp #1
  • S.W.O.R.D. #5
  • Children of the Atom #4-5 (takes place during the Hellfire Gala, but are not officially tie-ins to the event)
  • Way of X #1-2
  • Marauders #20

X-Men Hellfire Gala 2021

Go to the Hellfire Gala reading order for more information.

  • X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition
    Collects X-Men #21, Marauders #21, Excalibur #21, X-Force #20, New Mutants #19, X-Factor #10, Hellions #12, S.W.O.R.D. #6, Way of X #3, X-Corp #2, Wolverine #13, Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1.

  • Marauders #21
  • X-Force #20
  • Hellions #12
  • Excalibur #21
  • X-Men #21
  • Planet Size X-Men #1
  • New Mutants #19
  • X-Corp #2
  • Wolverine #13
  • S.W.O.R.D. #6
  • Way of X #3
  • X-Factor #10
  • Children of the Atom #6
  • S.W.O.R.D. #7 (part of The Last Annihilation crossover)
  • Cable: Reloaded #1 (part of The Last Annihilation crossover)
  • New Mutants #20-23
  • Marauders #22
  • The Trial of Magneto #1
  • Marauders #23
  • X-Men #1
  • Wolverine #14-16
  • The Trial of Magneto #2-4
  • Inferno #1
  • Hellions #13-16
  • S.W.O.R.D. #8
  • Hellions #17-18
  • The Trial of Magneto #5
  • New Mutants #24
  • X-Men #2
  • X-Force #21-22
  • Excalibur #22
  • Way of X #4-5
  • X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1

  • X-Corp #3-5
  • Excalibur #23
  • X-Force #23-24
  • Marauders #24-25
  • X-Men #3
  • Excalibur #24-25
  • X-Men #4
  • S.W.O.R.D. #9-11
  • X-Men #5
  • Wolverine #17-18
  • X-Men #6-8
  • Devil’s Reign: X-Men #1-3 (see Devil’s Reign Reading Order)
  • Inferno #2
  • X-Force #25-26
  • Marauders #26
  • Excalibur #26
  • Wolverine #19
  • Inferno #3-4
  • Marauders #27
  • Marauders Annual #1
  • X-Men #9
  • X-Force Annual #1

After Reign of X

After the Inferno Event, The Reign of X chapter was closed, the Destiny of X opened. A new era began but without Jonathan Hickman this time. Come back soon for its reading order.

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