X-Men Events From Messiah CompleX to Avengers vs. X-Men! (2007 to 2012)

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

Wolverine: Get Mystique

Collects: Wolverine (2003) #62-65

Cable: The Last Hope

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.”

X-Men: 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

X-Men: Manifest Destiny

Collects: Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1-4, X-Men Manifest Destiny: Nightcrawler #1 And X-Men: Manifest Destiny: Iceman, Nightcrawler, Boom-Boom & Avalanche

Eternals: Manifest Destiny

Collects: Eternals (2008) #7-9 And Eternals Annual (2008) #1

Messiah War (Feb 2009 – June 2009)

X-Force/Cable: Messiah War

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

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.

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!

X-Men: Nation X

Collects: Uncanny X-Men #515-522, Dark Reign: The List – X-Men, Nation X #1-4

Necrosha (December 2009 – March 2010)

X-Men: Necrosha

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

Second Coming (March 2010 – July 2010)

X-Men Second Coming

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

Curse of the Mutants (June 2010 – Jan 2011)

X-Men: Curse of the Mutants

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

Wolverine Goes to Hell (Sept 2010 – April 2011)

Wolverine Goes To Hell

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!

Age of X (Jan 2011 – May 2011)

X-Men: Age of X

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

Schism (July 2011 – October 2011)

Prelude to Schism

Collects: X-Men: Prelude to Schism 1-4

Schism

Collects: Schism #1 to #5

Generation Hope: Schism

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)

Next: Avengers vs. X-Men

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