From approximately 2004 through 2007, the broader world of Marvel’s X-Men is defined by the events House of M, Decimation, and Messiah CompleX.
There are of course other major comics – for example the conclusion of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday’s Astonishing X-Men – but Messiah CompleX effectively serves as both conclusion and new beginning for the X-Men of the 2000’s.
Below you’ll find a guide to all X-Men events between Messiah CompleX and Avengers vs. X-Men, effectively taking you through an eventful 5 year stretch (2007 to 2012) in X-Men comics. If you want to make sure you don’t miss a thing (or want to start at an earlier point in X-Men continuity), check out Comic Book Herald’s complete modern X-Men reading order.
Previously: Messiah CompleX
X-Men: Divided We Stand (Feb 2008 – Aug 2008)
Uncanny X-Men: Divided We Stand
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Collects: Uncanny X-Men #495-499
These issues of Uncanny X-Men and the X-Men: Legacy launch below are the most direct Messiah CompleX aftermath comics.
X-Men: Legacy – Divided He Stands
Collects: X-Men: Legacy #208-212
X-Factor Vol. 5: The Only Game In Town
Collects: X-Factor #28-32 & X-Factor: Quick And The Dead
X-Force by Craig Kyle & Chris Yost: The Complete Collection Volume 1
Collects: X-Force (2008) 1-13, X-Force Special: Ain’T No Dog, Material From X-Force Annual (2010) 1
Collects: Wolverine (2003) #62-65
Collects: Cable (2008) 1-12, King-Size Cable 1, X-Men: The Times & Life Of Lucas Bishop 1-3
Just read Cable #1 to #5 and then the King Size Cable Spectacular as part of “Divided We Stand.”
Collects: X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #1 To #2
Young X-Men, Vol. 1: Final Genesis
Collects: Young X-Men #1-5
X-Men: Manifest Destiny (July 2008 – Nov 2008)
Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny
Collects: Uncanny X-Men #500-503, X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1 And Manifest Destiny: Dazzler, Karma, Mercury/X-23, Colossus, Emma Frost, Graymalkin & Juggernaut
Manifest destiny fits in build to Utopia/Dark Reign
Collects: Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1-4, X-Men Manifest Destiny: Nightcrawler #1 And X-Men: Manifest Destiny: Iceman, Nightcrawler, Boom-Boom & Avalanche
Collects: Eternals (2008) #7-9 And Eternals Annual (2008) #1
Messiah War (Feb 2009 – June 2009)
Collects: X-Men: The Times And Life Of Lucas Bishop #1-3, Cable #11-15, X-Force #12-16, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War One-Shot And X-Men: Future History – The Messiah War Sourcebook
- X-Men The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1
- X-Men The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #2
- X-Men The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #3
- X-Men Messiah War #1
- Cable #13
- X-Force #14
- Cable #14
- X-Force #15
- Cable #14
- X-Force #16
Avengers and X-Men: Utopia (June 2009 – Sept 2009)
Uncanny X-Men: The Complete Collection by Matt Fraction – Volume 2
Collects: Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) 1st Series #512-519, Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Utopia (2009) #1, Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Exodus (2009)#1, Dark Avengers (2009 Marvel) #9-10, Dark Reign The List X-Men (2009) #1, And Material From Dark Reign: The Cabal (2009 Marvel) #1
Note this volume includes “Utopia” which aligns with the Dark Reign reading order.
- Utopia #1
- Uncanny X-Men #513
- Dark Avengers #7
- Uncanny X-Men #514
- Dark Avengers #8
- Dark Avengers / X-Men: Exodus #1
- X-Men Legacy #226
- X-Men Legacy #227
- Dark X-Men: The Confession #1
- Dark Reign The List: X-Men #1
X-Men: Nation X (Sept 2009 – March 2010)
I’d note up front that much of Nation X references the aftermath of Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1, which marks the conclusion of the Whedon and Cassaday run on the title. Highly recommend reading this complete story prior to Nation X!
Collects: Uncanny X-Men #515-522, Dark Reign: The List – X-Men, Nation X #1-4
- Deadpool #15
- Uncanny X-Men #515
- Deadpool #16
- Uncanny X-Men #516
- X-Men Legacy #228
- Deadpool #17
- X-Men: Legacy #229
- Uncanny X-Men #517
- Uncanny X-Men #518
- Nation X #1
- Deadpool #18
- X-Men Legacy #230
- Uncanny X-Men #519
- Nation X: X-Factor #1
- Nation X #2
- Uncanny X-Men #520
- Uncanny X-Men #521
- Nation X #3
- Nation X #4
- Uncanny X-Men #522
Necrosha (December 2009 – March 2010)
Collects: X-Force (2008) #21-25, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #231-234, X-Necrosha One-Shot, X-Necrosha: The Gathering One-Shot, New Mutants (2009) #6-8
- Necrosha: The Gathering #1
- X-Necrosha #1
- New Mutants #6
- X-Force #21
- New Mutants #7
- X-Force Annual (2010) #1
- X-Force #22
- New Mutants #8
- X-Force #23
- X-Men Legacy #231
- X-Men Legacy #232
- X-Force #24
- X-Men Legacy #233
- X-Force #25
- Dazzler (2010) #1
Second Coming (March 2010 – July 2010)
Collects: X-Men: Second Coming (2010) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #523-525, New Mutants (2009) #12-14, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #235-237, X-Force (2008) #26-28
X-Men: Second Coming Revelations
Collects: X-Men: Hope, X-Men: Blind Science, X-Men: Hellbound #1-3 And X-Factor #204-206
- X-Men Second Coming #1
- Uncanny X-Men #523
- New Mutants #12
- X-Men: Legacy #235
- X-Factor #204
- X-Force #26
- Uncanny X-Men #524
- X-Men: Hellbound #1
- New Mutants #13
- X-Men: Blind Science #1
- X-Men: Legacy #236
- X-Factor #205
- X-Force #27
- Uncanny X-Men #525
- X-Men: Hellbound #2
- New Mutants #14
- X-Men: Legacy #237
- X-Factor #206
- X-Force #28
- X-Men: Hellbound #3
- X-Men: Second Coming #2
Curse of the Mutants (June 2010 – Jan 2011)
Collects: X-Men (2010) #1-6
X-Men: Curse of the Mutants- Mutants vs. Vampires
Collects: X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants – Storm & Gambit, X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants – Smoke & Blood, X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants – Blade, X-Men Vs. Vampires #1-2 And Uncanny X-Men #15
Namor: The First Mutant – Volume 1: Curse of the Mutants
Collects: Namor: The First Mutant #1-6
- The Death of Dracula #1
- X-Men (2010) #1
- X-Men #2
- Namor: The First Mutant #1
- X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: Blade #1
- X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: Storm & Gambit #1
- X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: Smoke & Blood #1
- X-Men #3
- Namor: The First Mutant #2
- X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: X-Men vs. Vampires #1
- X-Men #4
- X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: X-Men vs. Vampires #2
- Namor: The First Mutant #3
- X-Men #5
- Namor: The First Mutant #4
- Deadpool #30
- X-Men #6
- Deadpool #31
Wolverine Goes to Hell (Sept 2010 – April 2011)
Collects: Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine 1-6; Wolverine (2010) 1-20, 5.1, 300-304; X-Men: Schism 1-5; Material From Wolverine: Road To Hell
The omnibus carries straight on through to Schism – only read the selected issues below as part of this “goes to hell” event!
- Wolverine (2010) #1
- Daken: Dark Wolverine #1
- X-23 (2010) #1
- Wolverine #2
- Daken: Dark Wolverine #2
- X-23 #2
- Wolverine #3
- Daken: Dark Wolverine #3
- X-23 #3
- Wolverine #4
- Wolverine #5
- Wolverine #5.1
- Wolverine #6
- Wolverine #7
- Wolverine #8
Age of X (Jan 2011 – May 2011)
Collects: Age Of X Alpha, X-Men Legacy #245-247, New Mutants (2009) #22-24, Age Of X Universe #1-2 And The Age Of X Historical Logs
- Age of X: Alpha #1
- X-Men: Legacy #245
- New Mutants #22
- X-Men: Legacy #246
- New Mutants #23
- X-Men: Legacy #247
- New Mutants #24
- Age of X: Universe #1
- Age of X: Universe #2
- X-Men: Legacy #248
- X-Men: Legacy #249
Schism (July 2011 – October 2011)
Collects: X-Men: Prelude to Schism 1-4
Collects: Schism #1 to #5
Collects: Generation Hope #6 to #12
- Schism #1
- Schism #2
- Schism #3
- Generation Hope #10
- Generation Hope #11
- Schism #4
- Schism #5
Regenesis (October 2011 – Feb 2012)
- X-Men: Regenesis #1
- Generation Hope #12
- Wolverine #17
- Wolverine #18
- Wolverine #19
- X-Men: Legacy #259
- Uncanny X-Men #544
- Avengers Academy #22
- Magneto: Not a Hero #1
- X-23 #17
- X-23 #18
- X-23 #19
- Wolverine and The X-Men #1
- Wolverine and The X-Men #2
- Wolverine and The X-Men #3
- X-Men: Legacy #260
- New Mutants #33
- New Mutants #34
- New Mutants #35
- New Mutants #36
- X-Men #20
- X-Men #21
- X-Men #22
- X-Men #23
- Generation Hope #13
- Generation Hope #14
- Generation Hope #15
- X-Club #1
- X-Club #2
- X-Club #3
- X-Club #4
- X-Club #5
- Uncanny X-Men #1
- Uncanny X-Men #2
- Uncanny X-Men #3
- Uncanny X-Men #3
- Uncanny X-Men #4
- X-Men: Legacy #260.1
- Uncanny X-Force #19
- Wolverine and The X-Men #4
- Astonishing X-Men #44
- Astonishing X-Men #45
- Astonishing X-Men #46
- Astonishing X-Men #47
Next: Avengers vs. X-Men
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