Marvel’s late 2016 and 2017 event-sized battle royale between the Inhumans and the X-Men has roots all the way back in 2013’s Infinity event from writer Jonathan Hickman.
The impact of Infinity and its impact on the world of mutants didn’t become clear until after 2015’s Secret Wars, though, as All-New All-Different Marvel comics made it clear the Inhumans Terrigensis clouds roaming the globe were toxic to mutants. Although these transformative clouds were turning latent Inhumans into powered beings – Ms. Marvel likely the most notable among them – they were also building to a genocidal conflict between two of Marvel’s groups of heroes.
Since Inhumans vs. X-Men has been so rooted in Marvel continuity for a number of years, I include much of the build-up that will prepare you for the event below, and then follow with the actual event tie-ins and crossover issues.
Previously: Civil War 2
Related: Inhumans Reading Order
Related: X-Men Reading Order
Inhumans vs. X-Men Trade Reading Order
Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 4: IvX
Collects: Extraordinary X-Men #17 to #20
All-New X-Men: Inevitable Vol. 4: IvX
Collects: All-New X-Men #17 to #20
Uncanny X-Men: Superior Vol. 4: IvX
Collects: Uncanny X-Men #16 to #19
Inhumans vs. X-Men Prologue: How Did We Get Here?
Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 1: X-Haven
Uncanny X-Men: Superior Vol. 1: Survival of the Fittest
Uncanny Inhumans Vol. 1: Time Crush (Uncanny Inhumans #0 to #4)
All-New Inhumans Vol. 1: Global Outreach
Civil War II: X-Men
Extraordinary X-Men Vol. 3: Kingdoms Fall
Uncanny X-Men: Superior Vol. 3: Waking From the Dream
Death of X
Inhumans vs. X-Men Comic Book Reading Order
*I’ve included a checklist of comics that will be included based on previews – Note that all issues that have not been placed in order will remain unlinked and italicized, until placed chronologically.*
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #7
Deadpool and the Mercs For Money #8
The backup Medussa and Black Bolt story is a clear epilogue to the events of Inhumans vs. X-Men.
Next: ResurrXion
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The X-Men chronology is making no sense to me. When should I read Death of X? He’s dead even from the start of Extraordinary X-Men (they talk about it in the first three issues) but it doesn’t appear on any list until IvX. Any help would be appreciated!
Death of X is, chronologically, the first X-Men comic to occur after the events of Civil War. It wasn’t released until the end of 2016 though, when Civil War II was wrapping up and Inhumans vs. X-Men was getting started. So in real time, people could only guess at what events had led to the current state of things.
Where you read it depends on whether or not you want that state of suspense or would prefer to know exactly how things got to be the way they are. Personally, I read it before anything else and felt that I understood things clearly that way. I didn’t read anything later that made me feel as though I should have held off.
Wrong, Death of X happens in the 8 months gap between the ending of Secret Wars, and the “restart” of the X-Men (all-new vol.2, extraordinary and uncanny vol. 4)
Are you updating this?
Uncanny Inhumans #18 – #20 and Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #7 – #8 are also announced as a part of the event.
Yep, they will be added as they are published. Thanks!