Welcome to Part. 3 of our Comprehensive X-Men Reading Order Guide using the collected editions. The X-Men enter the Modern Era with the help of Grant Morrison, Peter Milligan, Chris Claremont, Joe Casey, and more! After the chaotic ’90s, the mutants needed a fresh start, or a real revolution. The one that just happened with Chris Claremont’s return on the franchise didn’t pay off and was poorly received by X-Men fans.
After having revamped the JLA at DC Comics (while also creating the creator-owned series The Invisibles), Grant Morrison moved to Marvel Comics at the start of the 2000s, where the Scottish writer soon tackled another major superhero team: The X-Men. New Concepts, new villains, new disasters. Simply put: New X-Men. Morrison made so many drastic changes to the franchise that this period became known as the Morrison era. This is one of the most celebrated and divisive runs on the X-Men, redefining and influencing the mutant world for years to come.
During that time, Chris Claremont was in charge of the new X-Treme X-Men while Chuck Austen wrote Uncanny X-Men, one of the most panned mutant runs. The X-Men franchise was also less stretched than usual, with no official major crossovers and only a few limited spin-offs. However, the world of X-Men will be poorer if there weren’t some short-lived solo series and other fondly remembered team books.
There is no doubt that the early 2000s were a creative time for the X-Men, cut short after Morrison left the franchise. His departure prompted Marvel Comics to relaunch the X-Men once again under the ReLoad banner, marking a return to a more traditional approach–including the costumes. Following the cancellation of X-Treme, Claremont moved on to Uncanny X-Men, while Austen took on the adjectiveless X-Men. But today, Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s run on Astonishing X-Men, a continuation of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, is the most celebrated run of this era, filled with several short-lived spin-offs and miniseries. This is during that time that X-23 was introduced in the comic pages and Cable and Deadpool teamed up, before the House of M event shook the X-Men world once more.
X-Men Enters the Modern Era: The Menu
The X-Men made their debut in 1963, and you can explore the rich and complex past of the team with the previous part of our guide:
- X-Men: The Silver Age Reading Order (1963-70)
- The Chris Claremont X-Men Reading Order (1975-1991)
- ’90s X-Men Reading Order (1991-2001)
You are here! The Morrison era is the modern starting point to the X-Men Saga, perfect for newcomers and everyone else! Dive into the part 3 of our Complete X-Men Reading order now:
- The X-Men Modern Era in Epic Collection (new!)
- X-Men: The Morrison Era (2001-2004)
- X-Men ReLoad (2004-2007)
- The X-Men Saga continues! What to read next…
Searching for an X-Men Omnibus? There are more than 50 omnibuses dedicated to the X-Men. You’ll find all the volumes, including those covering the Modern era, in our X-Omnibus Guide:
See Our Complete Guide to the X-Men Omnibus Collection.
The X-Men Modern Era in Epic Collection
With the success of the Epic Collection line, Marvel Comics has, in recent years, launched the Modern Era Epic Collection to cover more recent comic runs. Several volumes have focused on the X-Men, with the collection still ongoing. It’s worth noting that not all recent volumes fall under the Modern Era banner, as the distinction between the classic and modern eras is not clearly defined.
- New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: E is for Extinction (2001-2002)
Collects New X-Men (2001) #114-126 and Annual 2001. - New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: New Worlds (2002-2003) [2025]
Collects New X-Men (2001) #127-141 - Deadpool Epic Collection: Agent X (2002-2003) [2025]
Deadpool (vol. 3) #65-69; Agent X #1-15 - Wolverine Epic Collection Vol. 15: Law of the Jungle (2002-2003) [2025]
Wolverine #173-189. - Deadpool & Cable Modern Era Epic Collection: Ballistic Bromance (2004-2006)
Collects Cable & Deadpool #1-18 - Astonishing X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: Gifted (2004-2005)
Collects Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1-12
Astonishing X-Men, Cable & Deadpool, and New X-Men were previously collected in the Ultimate Collection line. Since the launch of the Modern Era Epic Collection in 2023, these runs have started to be reissued under this new line. For this reason, we won’t list the Ultimate Collection below for those titles.
X-Men Enters the Modern Era Reading Order
As of June 2025, our following list has been completely revised to limit, if possible, the need to jump between different series, as we believe this offers a better reading experience, while still respecting the overall chronology. At least, we prefer it that way, and we hope you like it!
X-Men Modern Era Part 1: The Grant Morrison Era (2001-2004)
Recently appointed editor-in-chief Joe Quesada recruited Grant Morrison to help the X-Men regain some of their “former glory” with the New X-Men. Chris Claremont, who had returned to the franchise during the Revolution Era, chose to lead his own independent team in X-Treme X-Men. The third main title, Uncanny X-Men, was initially written by Joe Casey before he left and was replaced by Chuck Austen, whose run is widely regarded by fans as one of the worst in X-Men history. While the three titles ran mostly simultaneously, they didn’t always interact or reference each other, and there were no official X-Men crossovers during those years.
- X-Treme X-Men Vol. 1: Destiny
Collects X-Treme X-Men #1-9. The events affecting Beast occur before the start of New X-Men. - New X-Men Vol. 1: E Is For Extinction
Collects New X-Men #114–117 and Annual #1. - New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial
Collects New X-Men #118–126.
X-Corps collects the entirety of Joe Casey’s run, which contains some references to events from previous issues of X-Treme X-Men and New X-Men listed above.
- X-Men: X-Corps
Collects Uncanny X-Men #394–409, Uncanny X-Men Annual 2001. UXM #394–399 are also collected in Poptopia.
It’s a good place to read the comic series published with the Marvel Icons branding. Under this name was published miniseries featuring characters generally part of a team book. Not to be confused with Icon Comics. It was also a good way to give some opportunity to new names or talents at the time.
- X-Men Icons: Cyclops
Collects Cyclops (X-Men: Icons) #1–4. Set in the early part of New X-Men. - X-Men: Icons: Chamber
Collects Chamber (X-Men: Icons) #1–4. Set after the events of X-Corps. - X-Men: Icons: Nightcrawler
Collects Nightcrawler (X-Men: Icons) #1–4. Explore Kurt’s priesthood period (around X-Corps). - X-Men: Icons: Iceman
Collects Iceman (X-Men: Icons) #1–4. Set around UXM #399. - X-Men: Icons: Rogue
Collects Rogue (X-Men: Icons) #1–4. You can read it or skip it. It is considered outside the main continuity due to some creative choices.
X-Statix! Grant Morrison wasn’t the only one taking the X-Men in a new and bold direction during this period. Peter Milligan and Mike Allred deconstructed them in X-Force, then X-Statix. Far away as possible from your heroic X-Men team, this one explores the pitfall of acceptance, fame, and celebrity with a massive body count! This satirical X-Men comic has few connections with the rest, and can be read in one sitting with the Omnibus! Marvel has also started to reprint this run in The Complete Collection (two volumes available), but has not finished it, so we are not highlighting it!
- X-Force Volume 1: New Beginnings
Collects X-Force #116–120) - X-Force Volume 2: Final Chapter
Collects X-Force #121–129 - X-Statix Volume 1: Good Omens
X-Statix #1–5 - X-Statix Volume 2: Good Guys & Bad Guys
collects X-Statix #6–10, Wolverine/Doop #1–2 and X-Men Unlimited #41 - X-Statix Volume 3: Back From the Dead
Collects X-Statix #11–18 - X-Statix Volume 4: X-Statix vs. The Avengers
Collects X-Statix #19–26
Follow-up for X-Statix fans! You can check out X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl (also reprinted in the Omnibus), set not long after the conclusion of the series. Since then, Milligan and Allred returned with Giant-Size X-Statix (2019) and a 2022 follow-up, The X-Cellent, revisiting the team’s themes. Also, Dead Girl works at Strange Academy!
Exiles! Inspired by the TV shows Quantum Leap and Sliders, Exiles follows a group of X-characters pulled from alternate timelines and universes, tasked with jumping across parallel realities to fix problems–set after the events of Age of Apocalypse. Created by Judd Winick and Mike McKone, Exiles remains a well-regarded series that ran for 100 issues. It has since become something of a cult favorite among Marvel fans, and we can hope that the entire run will be reprinted in the near future. In the meantime, the whole series has also been collected in the Ultimate Collection line, across six volumes.
- Exiles Vol. 1: Down the Rabbit Hole
Collects Exiles #1-4. - Exiles Vol. 2: A World Apart
Collects Exiles (2001) #5-11. - Exiles Vol. 3: Out of Time
Collects Exiles (2001) #12-19. - Exiles Vol. 4: Legacy
Collects Exiles (2001) #20-25
- New X-Men Vol. 3: New Worlds
Collects New X-Men Vol. 1 #127–133. - New X-Men Vol. 4: Riot at Xavier’s
Collects New X-Men Vol. 1 #134–138.
Launch and Relaunch! To make it easier to associate the titles with the X-Men franchise, Marvel Comics rebranded Deadpool as Agent X (also in Deadpool Classic Omnibus, Vol. 1) and Cable as Soldier X. Also launched during that time was Weapon X, written by Frank Tieri, who had previously written Wolverine and introduced this version of the team in that series.
Weapon X notes. Part of the series has not been collected in trade paperback and is only available in the Weapon X: The Return Omnibus, which makes it the edition we recommend!
- Deadpool Classic Vol. 9
Collects Deadpool (1997) #65-69 and Agent X #1-6. - Deadpool Classic Vol. 10
Collecting Agent X #7-15 and Fight Man #1. - Cable: Soldier X
Collects Cable #97-107; Soldier X #1-12. - Weapon X Vol. 1: The Draft
Collects Weapon X (Vol. 2) #1–5, Weapon X #1/2, Weapon X: The Draft – Agent Zero, Weapon X: The Draft – Kane, Weapon X: The Draft – Marrow, Weapon X: The Draft – Sauron, Weapon X: The Draft – Wild Child. - Wolverine Legends, Vol. 1: Wolverine/Hulk
Collects Wolverine/Hulk (2002) #1-4. Part of Marvel Knights.
Wolverine notes. The last part of Wolverine Volume 2 hasn’t been cohesively collected until recently with Wolverine Epic Collection Vol. 15: Law of the Jungle. That’s the best way to collect those issues previously reprinted in:
- Wolverine Vol. 2 #177-180 have not been collected in classic trades
- Wolverine Vol. 2 #181–186, collected in Wolverine Legends: Law of the Jungle
- Wolverine Vol. 2 #187-189, collected in Wolverine by Daniel Way Complete Collection Vol. 1
- Weapon X Vol. 2: The Underground
Weapon X (Vol. 2) #6–13. - Wolverine Vol.1: The Brotherhood
Collects Wolverine Vol. 3 #1–6. - Hulk/Wolverine: 6 Hours
Collects Hulk/Wolverine #1-4 - Marvel Legends: Spider-Man & Wolverine
Collects Spider-Man & Wolverine #1-4, Spider-Man / Daredevil #1. Part of Marvel Knights.
- X-Treme X-Men Vol. 1.5: Savage Land
Collects X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land #1-4. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 2: Invasion
Collects X-Treme X-Men #10-18. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 3: Schism
Collects X-Treme X-Men #19-23, X-Pose #1-2. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 4: Mekanix
Collects Mekanix #1-6, X-Men Unlimited #36.
Chuck Austen’s run starts here. This run has been recollected by Marvel between 2018 and 2020 in three trades: Unstoppable, Trial of the Juggernaut, and Reload (which cover his New X-Men issues). While the run is massively criticized, it’s also here you’ll find new development for Juggernaut!
- Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1: Hope
Collects Uncanny X-Men #410–415. - Uncanny X-Men Vol. 2: Dominant Species
Collects Uncanny X-Men #416–420. - Uncanny X-Men Vol. 3: Holy War
Collects Uncanny X-Men #421–427.
- Exiles Vol. 5: Unnatural Instincts
Collects Exiles #26-30 and material from X-Men Unlimited #41. Written by Chuck Austen, Issues #28-30 crossover with UXM, after the events of #425-426. - Exiles Vol. 6: Fantastic Voyage
Collects Exiles #31-37. - Exiles Vol. 7: A Blink In Time
Collects Exiles #38-45.
Wolverine break! Logan is the most active X-Man out there. During those years, he headlined a series of miniseries that was published in parallel to his main title (and his activities in other X-Men teams!). We invite you to check out our Wolverine Guide if Shorty is one of your favorites!
- Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer
Collects Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer #1-3. This is an Out-of-continuity story. You can read it whenever you want. - Wolverine: Netsuke
Collects Wolverine: Netsuke #1-4. - Wolverine: Xisle
Collects Wolverine: XISLE #1-5. - Wolverine: Snikt
Collects Wolverine: Snikt #1-5.
- Uncanny X-Men Vol. 4: The Draco
Collects Uncanny X-Men #428–434. - Uncanny X-Men Vol. 5: She Lies with Angels
Collects Uncanny X-Men #437–441.
After X-Treme X-Men #23, Sage and Bishop are called in to investigate a murder at the mansion, in New X-Men (2001) #140-141.
- New X-Men Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus
Collects New X-Men Vol. 1 #139–145. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 5: God Loves, Man Kills
Collects X-Treme X-Men #25-30, original God Loves, Man Kills story by Chris Claremont. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 6: Intifada
Collects X-Treme X-Men #24, 31-35. - X-Treme X-Men Vol. 7: Storm – The Arena
Collects X-Treme X-Men #36-39.
More X-Series! As Morrison’s modern classic run is coming to an end, we make a little detour before the last hurrah (and twists) to highlight other X-Series released in those years.
- Emma Frost Ultimate Collection
Collects Emma Frost #1-18.- The teenage years and origins of Emma Frost have also been collected in three trades.
- Wolverine: Origin – The Complete Collection
Collects Wolverine: Origin 1 – 6, Origin II 1 – 5.- As the title suggests, it’s the origin story of Wolverine, going back to late-19th-century Canada.
- Wolverine: Origin I has been reprinted in one classic trade and in a Deluxe Edition.
- Wolverine: Origin II has also been reprinted in one trade paperback.
- X-Factor Vol. 1: The Mountaintop
Collects X-Factor Vol. 2 #1–4.- A 4-issues limited series about the government’s new Mutant Civil Rights Task Force.
- Mystique By Brian K. Vaughan Ultimate Collection
Collects Mystique #1-13.- The solo adventures of Mystique have previously been collected in two trades.
- New Mutants: Back to School – Complete Collection
Collects New Mutants, vol. 2 #1–13; X-Men Unlimited #42–43.- Dani Moonstar, Karma, and Wolfsbane are back to pass their wisdom on to the next.
- There’s also a trade collecting only the first six issues of the series. Not really worthwhile.
Grant Morrison’s run on the X-Men concludes here!
The whole run is available in Omnibus format.
- New X-Men Vol. 6: Planet X
Collects New X-Men Vol. 1 #146–150 - New X-Men Vol. 7: Here Comes Tomorrow
Collects New X-Men Vol. 1 #151–154
Chris Claremont’s X-Treme X-Men (except for the 2022 series) is available in two omnibuses.
- X-Treme X-Men Vol. 8: Prisoner Of Fire
Collects X-Treme X-Men #40-46, Annual 2001. - Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6: Bright New Mourning
Collects Uncanny X-Men #435–436, 442–443; New X-Men #155–156. - Weapon X #14-18
Only Collected in Weapon X: The Return Omnibus. Set around New X-Men #150.
- X-Treme X-Men: A New Beginning
Collects X-Treme X-Men (2022) #1-5.- Published in 2022, this short series is set just after the original run.
- Exiles Vol. 8: Earn Your Wings
Collects Exiles #46-51.- The team visits the Main Marvel Universe after the events of Planet X.
- Wolverine Vol. 2: Coyote Crossing
Collects Wolverine Vol. 3 #7–11. - Wolverine Vol. 3: Return of the Native
Collects Wolverine Vol. 3 #12–19.- X-Men ReLoad happens around issue #14.
X-Men Modern Era Part 2: ReLoad
Following Grant Morrison’s departure from the X-Men, Marvel Comics revamped the franchise, going back to a more traditional approach. Chris Claremont took over the Uncanny X-Men title once more, while Chuck Austen moved on New X-Men, which was retitled X-Men. Also, new titles were added to the line to take the place of cancelled ones: New X-Men: Academy X (a follow-up to New Mutants), Astonishing X-Men, Cable and Deadpool, and more solo series.
Let’s start this new era with a Wolverine/Punisher comic before concluding the Weapon X story launched in the previous years. Although the title didn’t come to a natural conclusion following Marvel’s cancellation, pressure and letters from angry fans pushed Marvel to order a 5-part series, offering Frank Tieri the opportunity to give a conclusion to the series.
- Marvel Knights: Wolverine/Punisher
Collects Wolverine/Punisher #1-5.Part of Marvel Knights. - Weapon X #19-28
Collected in Weapon X: The Return Omnibus. - Days of Future Now #1-5
- Collected in Weapon X: The Return Omnibus.
New X-Men: Academy X! While New X-Men listed the ‘New’ to be called once again simply ‘X-Men‘, the ‘New X-Men‘ title was reused for a new series during the Reload era. Mostly a follow-up to New Mutants, New X-Men: Academy X focused on the lives of young students residing at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning as they learn to control their powers. The whole run from writers Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir has also been reprinted in New X-Men: Academy X – Complete Collection.
- New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 1: Choosing Sides
Collects New X-Men: Academy X #1-6. - Uncanny X-Men – The New Age Vol. 1: The End of History
Collects Uncanny X-Men #444–449. - Excalibur: Forging the Sword
Collects Excalibur vol. 3, #1-4 - District X Vol. 1: Mr. M
Collects District X #1-6. - X-Men: Day of the Atom
Collects X-Men (vol. 2) #157–165. Written by Chuck Austen.
Laura Kinney, alias X-23, made her first appearance in NYX #3. While this series was published around this time, it’s worth noting that the events depicted are set after the X-23 series, which tells the origins of the character and was published later. From a chronological standpoint, you can choose to read X-23 here, follow up with NYX, and continue with the character joining the X-Men in Uncanny X-Men #450. X-23 is also listed in our X-Men Part 4 Reading Guide, if you choose to take a more publication order approach.
- NYX: Wannabe
Collects NYX #1–7- Laura Kinney made her first appearance in NYX #3.
- Those issues are also collected in NYX: The Complete Collection.
- X-23: Innocence Lost and X-23: Target X are set before NYX but were published later.
- NYX issues are also collected in NYX X-23: Innocence Lost (with X-23 #1-6), a better collection for a chronological order reading.
- Uncanny X-Men – The New Age Vol. 2: The Cruelest Cut
Collects Uncanny X-Men #450–454.
It was an ‘All-New, All-Different’ Alpha Flight (not related to the 2015–2019 branding) with Sasquatch recruiting a new team, although some original members were back for the second part of this short series written by Scott Lobdell.
- Alpha Flight Vol. 1: You Gotta Be Kiddin’ Me
Collects Alpha Flight (2004) #1-6. - Alpha Flight Vol. 2: Waxing Poetic
Collects Alpha Flight (2004) #7-12.
- Nightcrawler Vol. 1: The Devil Inside
Collects Nightcrawler (2004) #1-6. - Jubilee by Robert Kirkman
Collects Jubilee (2004) #1-6. - Mystique By Sean McKeever Ultimate Collection
Collects Mystique (2003) #14-24.- Sean McKeever’s run on Mystique has previously been collected in two trades.
Optional. The Modern era of the Avengers started a few years after X-Men, with Brian Michael Bendis’ arrival on the title. His first story arc, Dissassembled, can also serve as a prelude to the House of M event that will shake the X-Men world.
- Avengers Disassembled
Collects Avengers (1998) #500-503 and Avengers Finale #1.
- District X vol.2: Underground
Collects X-Men Unlimited vol.2 #2(a-story); District X #7-14 - X-Factor Vol. 0: Madrox – Multiple Choice
Collects Madrox #1-5.- Also collected in X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2.
- Excalibur Vol. 2: Saturday Night Fever
Collects Excalibur #5-10. - New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 2: Haunted
Collects New X-Men: Academy X #7-11. - Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1: The Golden Child
Collects Marvel Team-Up (2004) #1-6.
The new Astonishing X-Men series starts here! The third ongoing main series in the Reload era, and also the supposedly flagship, Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men is a continuation of Morrison’s run, with a similar line-up of characters and the introduction of new characters. It’s also worth noting that this is a self-contained run which had a few delays during its publication, and don’t take too much into account the events happening in other comics. Even though House of M was published in the middle of it, it does not really impact the series. So, you can read the whole run from start to finish if you want, collected in one omnibus. In all cases, you can read the first part of the run here:
- Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
Collects Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #1–6. - Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Collects Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #7–12
- Uncanny X-Men – The New Age Vol. 3: On Ice
Collects Uncanny X-Men #455–461.
Let’s reconnect with Exiles! The team continues to jump across parallel realities without any important connection to the events set in Earth-616 until the House of M event. You can read it whenever you want, with one important detail: as Marvel celebrates the 10th anniversary of the fan favorite event Age of Apocalypse, with a miniseries, the team returns home to this famous period during two issues set during this comic.
- Exiles Vol. 9: Bump In The Night
Collects Exiles #52-58. - X-Men: The New Age of Apocalypse
Collects X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (2005) #1-6- Read Exiles #60-61 after AoA #2.
- Exiles Vol. 10: Age of Apocalypse
Collects Exiles (2001) #59-61 plus material from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Age of Apocalypse. - Exiles Vol. 11: Timebreakers
Collects Exiles (2001) #62-68.
The world’s deadliest living weapon just fell into the wrong hands. It’s Wolverine vs. the Marvel Universe in a blockbuster storyline that will have Logan shredding his way through the X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and S.H.I.E.L.D.! How does Wolverine end up fighting to destroy everything he holds dear? This is Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s Enemy of the State, a one-year Wolverine storyline, best read in one sitting! The storyline is also available in Wolverine by Mark Millar Omnibus.
- Wolverine: Enemy of the State Ultimate Collection
Collects Wolverine (vol. 3) #20–32.
Cable and Deadpool. The X-Men version of The Odd Couple. After the cancellation of Cable and Deadpool’s previous ongoing solo series, the two characters are teaming up in one book. Well, from Cable’s point of view, you could say that they are unfortunately stuck with each other–under Fabian Nicieza’s supervision! All those issues are also collected in Deadpool & Cable Omnibus.
- Cable & Deadpool Volume 1: If Looks Could Kill
collects Cable & Deadpool #1-6 - Cable & Deadpool Volume 2: The Burnt Offering
collects Cable & Deadpool #7-12- #1-12 set before Wolverine #25.
- Cable & Deadpool Volume 3: The Human Race
collects Cable & Deadpool #13-18- X-Force and Cable: Legend Returns
Collects X-Force (2004) #1-6. Mostly takes place during Cable & Deadpool #15 (an issue where Cable is absent). - Cable & Deadpool #17 is part of House of M (see below!)
- X-Force and Cable: Legend Returns
- X-Men / Fantastic Four
Collects X-Men/Fantastic Four #1-5. - Secret War
Collects Secret War (2004) #1-5. - X-Men: Phoenix Endsong
Collects X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong #1-5.
Peter Milligan’s run on the X-Men starts here. The British writer took over from Chuck Austen and didn’t really make a splash. At All. Besides the trades listed below, those issues have also been reprinted in X-men By Peter Milligan Vol. 1: Dangerous Liaisons.
- X-Men: Golgotha
Collects X-Men (vol. 2) #166–170. - Wolverine: Soultaker
Collects Wolverine: Soultaker #1-5.
More than an X-Man! Wolverine joins the New Avengers around this time, and you can find more about that series in our Avengers by Bendis Reading Order.
- Rogue: The Complete Collection
Collects Rogue (2004) #1-12. - Gambit: Thieves’ World
Collects Gambit #1-12 and material from X-Men Unlimited (2004) #3. Also collected in two volumes.
A new volume of X-Men Unlimited was launched as part of X-Men: ReLoad. This anthology title features stories relating to peripheral events, jumping around in continuity. For this reason, we recommend reading the volume at this point, although stories are all over the place in the timeline.
- Astonishing X-Men Companion
Collects X-Men Unlimited vol.2 #2-14, Giant-Size X-Men (2005) #3-4, Mythos: X-Men (2006) #1; material from Free Comic Book Day 2006 (X-Men/Runaways). This is a hard book to place, sorry for the confusion during the reading.
- X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle
Collects X-Men (vol. 2) #171–174. - New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 3: X-Posed
Collects New X-Men: Academy X #12-15, New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook. - If you are reading the New Avengers, the second arc (#7-10) can be read here.
- New X-Men: Hellions
Collects New X-Men: Hellions #1-4. - Astonishing X-Men: Kitty Pryde – Shadow & Flame
Collects X-Men: Kitty Pryde – Shadow & Flame #1-5. - Nightcrawler: The Winding Way
Collects Nightcrawler (2004) #7-12. - X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom
Collects X-Men (vol. 2) #175–176, Black Panther (vol. 4) #8–9. - Colossus: Bloodline
Collects X-Men: Colossus Bloodline #1-5. - House of M: Excalibur – Prelude
Collects Excalibur vol. 3, #11-14
The unstable Scarlet Witch has rewritten reality into a world where Magneto is king! In this “House of M,” mutants are Earth’s dominant species, living glamorous lives and reigning over the oppressed Sapien class. But Wolverine, now a member of Magnus’ peacekeeping force, S.H.I.E.L.D., remembers how the world used to be. And his quest to find and awaken his former allies in the Avengers and X-Men sparks a revolution that aims to tear down Wanda’s strange new world! And when it is over, the world of the X-Men will be changed forever! You can go read the essentials with the House of M Omnibus (and everything else with the House of M Companion omnibus), or check out our complete House of M Reading Guide, with an issue-by-issue order!
The following are the trades related to the event and the X-Men:
- House of M
Collects House Of M #1-8 - House of M: The Incredible Hulk
Collects Hulk #83-87. - House of M: New X-Men
Collects New X-Men: Academy X #16-19, and Secrets of the House of M. - House of M: Uncanny X-Men
Collects Uncanny X-Men #462-465, and Secrets of the House of M. - House of M: World of M
Collects Wolverine #33-35, Black Panther #7, Captain America #10 & Pulse #10. - House of M: Mutopia X
Collects Mutopia X #1-5. A follow-up to District X. - Exiles Vol. 12: World Tour Book One: World Tour – Book 1
Collects Exiles (2001) #69-74. #69-71 crossover with House of M.
The X-Men Saga continues!
- Messiah trilogy, Dark Reign, Schism, Avengers Vs X-Men Reading Order (2005–2015)
- X-Men: Marvel NOW Reading Order (2012-2015)
- All-New, All-Different Marvel X-Men Reading Order (2015-2017)
- ResurrXion Era Reading Order (2017-2019)
- X-Men by Jonathan Hickman: Dawn of X/Reign of X (2019-2022)
- Destiny of X, The Second Age of the X-Men of Krakoa (2022-2024)
- X-Men: From The Ashes Reading Order (2024-)