Hickman's X-Men (2019-2022) Reading Order

Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men run reinvents mutantkind as a unified sovereign nation on Krakoa, redefining their place in the Marvel Universe through bold diplomacy, resurrection, and destiny-shaping evolution.

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Hickman's Marvel timeline

Hickman's Avengers (2013-2015)

Hickman's G.O.D.S. (2023-2024)

Primary collected edition:
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman
Omnibus

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman X-Men by Jonathan Hickman cover

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

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1EssentialJul 2019

House of X #1

The House That Xavier Built

#1 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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2EssentialJul 2019

Powers of X #1

The Last Dream of Professor X

#1 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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3EssentialAug 2019

House of X #2

The Uncanny Life of Moira X

#2 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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4EssentialAug 2019

Powers of X #2

We Are Together Now, You and I

#2 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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5EssentialAug 2019

House of X #3

Once More Into The Breach

#3 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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6EssentialAug 2019

Powers of X #3

This Is What You Do

#3 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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7EssentialSep 2019

House of X #4

It Will Be Done

#4 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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8EssentialSep 2019

Powers of X #4

Something Sinister

#4 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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9EssentialSep 2019

House of X #5

Society

#5 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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10EssentialSep 2019

Powers of X #5

For The Children

#5 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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11EssentialOct 2019

House of X #6

I Am Not Ashamed

#6 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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12EssentialOct 2019

Powers of X #6

House of X

#6 collected in:House of X/Powers of X

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13EssentialOct 2019

X-Men #1

Pax Krakoa

#1 collected in:X-Men: Volume 1

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14OptionalNov 2019

New Mutants #1

The Sextant

#1 collected in:New Mutants: Volume 1: Book 1

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15 -16EssentialNOV-DEC 2019

X-Men #2-3

#2: Summoner

#3: Hordeculture

#2-3 collected in:X-Men: Volume 1

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17 -19OptionalNOV 2019-FEB 2020

New Mutants #2, #5, #7

#2: Space Jail

#5: Endangered Birds

#7: Spoilers

#2-7 collected in:New Mutants: Volume 1: Book 1

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20 -23EssentialJAN-FEB 2020

X-Men #4-7

#4: Global Economics

#5: Into The Vault

#6: The Oracle

#7: Lifedeath

#4-6 collected in:X-Men: Volume 1

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#7 collected in:X-Men: Volume 2

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24RecommendedFeb 2020

Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1

Into The Storm

#1 collected in:Giant-Size X-Men: Volume 1

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25 -26EssentialMAR 2020

X-Men #8-9

#8: Swarm

#9: The King Egg

#8-9 collected in:X-Men: Volume 2

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27RecommendedMar 2020

Giant Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1

Haunted Mansion

#1 collected in:Giant-Size X-Men: Volume 1

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28RecommendedJul 2020

Giant Size X-Men: Magneto #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Giant-Size X-Men: Volume 1

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29EssentialJul 2020

X-Men #10

Fire

#10 collected in:X-Men: Volume 2

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Part of:Empyre

30 -31OptionalJUL-AUG 2020

Empyre X-Men #1, #4

#1: Empyre

#4: Un-Ring

#1-4 collected in:Empyre: X-Men

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32EssentialAug 2020

X-Men #11

One War, One Mutant

#11 collected in:X-Men: Volume 2

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33RecommendedAug 2020

Giant Size X-Men: Fantomex #1

The World

#1 collected in:Giant-Size X-Men: Volume 1

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34RecommendedSep 2020

Giant Size X-Men: Storm #1

Disintegration

#1 collected in:Giant-Size X-Men: Volume 1

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35EssentialSep 2020

X-Men #12

Amenth

#12 collected in:X-Men: Volume 2

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Part of:X of Swords

36EssentialSep 2020

X of Swords: Creation

X of Swords: Part 1

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37EssentialOct 2020

X-Men #13

X of Swords: Part 10

#13 collected in:X of Swords

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38EssentialOct 2020

X of Swords: Stasis

X of Swords: Part 11

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39 -40EssentialNOV 2020

X-Men #14-15

#14: X of Swords: Part 12

#15: X of Swords: Part 20

#14-15 collected in:X of Swords

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41EssentialNov 2020

X of Swords: Destruction

X of Swords: Part 22

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42 -43EssentialDEC 2020-FEB 2021

X-Men #16-17

#16: Sworded Out

#17: Empty Nest

#16-17 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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Cover of X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #1

Cover of X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #2

Cover of X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #3

44 -47OptionalSEP 2021

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #1-4

#1: Latitude: Part 1

#2: Latitude: Part 2

#3: Latitude: Part 3

#4: Latitude: Part 4

48 -51EssentialMAR-JUN 2021

X-Men #18-21

#18: Inside The Vault

#19: Out of The Vault

#20: Lost Love

#21: The Beginning

#18-20 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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#21 collected in:X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2021)

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Part of:Hellfire Gala (2021)

52 -55EssentialSEP 2021-JAN 2022

Inferno #1-4

#1: Part 1

#2: Part 2

#3: Part 3

#4: Part 4: The Death of Moira X

#1-4 collected in:Inferno

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Hickman's X-Men (2019-2022) Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:X-Men by Jonathan HickmanOmnibus

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

House of X #1

Powers of X #1

House of X #2

Powers of X #2

House of X #3

Powers 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

X-Men #1

New Mutants #1

X-Men #2-3

New Mutants #2, #5, #7

X-Men #4-7

Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1

X-Men #8-9

Giant Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1

Giant Size X-Men: Magneto #1

X-Men #10

Empyre X-Men #1, #4

X-Men #11

Giant Size X-Men: Fantomex #1

Giant Size X-Men: Storm #1

X-Men #12

X of Swords: Creation

X-Men #13

X of Swords: Stasis

X-Men #14-15

X of Swords: Destruction

X-Men #16-17

X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #1-4

X-Men #18-21

Inferno #1-4

Primary collected edition:
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman
Omnibus