Reign of X Reading Order

Krakoa’s mutants expand their power, facing new challenges.

Part of

X-Men - Age of Krakoa timeline

Dawn of X

Trials of X

Primary collected edition:
X-Men: Volume 3

Collects: X-Men (2019) #16-20

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Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

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1EssentialDec 2020

X-Men #16

Sworded Out

#16 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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2RecommendedDec 2020

X-Factor #5

Suite No. 5: First Movement Finale; "After A Summer of Allostatic Overload"

#5 collected in:X-Factor: Volume 1

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3RecommendedDec 2020

S.W.O.R.D. #1

Mysterium

#1 collected in:S.W.O.R.D.: Volume 1

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4 -5RecommendedDEC 2020-JAN 2021

Hellions #7-8

#7: Whetstone

#8: The Grinning Neonate

#7-8 collected in:Hellions: Volume 2

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6 -7RecommendedDEC 2020-JAN 2021

New Mutants #14-15

#14: Welcome to the Wild Hunt

#15: The Kids Ain't Alright

#14-15 collected in:New Mutants: Volume 1: Book 3

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8EssentialDec 2020

Marauders #16

Consequences

#16 collected in:Marauders: Volume 3

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9 -10EssentialDEC 2020-FEB 2021

X-Force #15-16

#15: Trench Warfare

#16: Into The Deep

#15-16 collected in:X-Force: Volume 3

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11 -12RecommendedJAN-FEB 2021

Cable #7-8

#7: Gritty Days in the City of Brotherly Love

#8: My Dinner With Domino

#7-8 collected in:Cable: Volume 2

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13EssentialFeb 2021

X-Men #17

Empty Nest

#17 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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14EssentialJan 2021

Marauders #17

The Winds of Change

#17 collected in:Marauders: Volume 3

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15 -17EssentialDEC 2020-FEB 2021

Wolverine #8-10

#8: Prologue: War Stories; The Past Ain't Dead

#9: Bidding War

#10: Mercenaries

#8-10 collected in:Wolverine: Volume 2

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18 -22EssentialJAN-APR 2021

Excalibur #16-20

#16: They Keep Killing Braddocks

#17: QEIII

#18: Mad Women

#19: Wild Violets

#20: No Pity From Your Friends

#16-20 collected in:Excalibur: Volume 3

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23RecommendedJan 2021

X-Factor #6

Suite No. 6: Scio Me Nihil Scire 'Second Movement'

#6 collected in:X-Factor: Volume 1

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24RecommendedMar 2021

Children of the Atom #1

Uncanny

#1 collected in:Children of the Atom: Volume 1

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25 -26OptionalDEC 2020

King in Black #1-2

#1: Reign

#2: Fall

#1-2 collected in:King In Black

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Part of:King In Black

27OptionalFeb 2021

King in Black: Black Knight #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes

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Part of:King In Black

28 -29RecommendedJAN-FEB 2021

S.W.O.R.D. #2-3

#2: In The Dark

#3: Everywhere Man

#2-3 collected in:S.W.O.R.D.: Volume 1

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Part of:King In Black

30RecommendedFeb 2021

King in Black: Marauders #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Marauders: Volume 3

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Part of:King In Black

31OptionalJan 2021

King in Black #3

Thunder

#3 collected in:King In Black

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Part of:King In Black

32RecommendedMar 2021

S.W.O.R.D. #4

The Krakoan Sun

#4 collected in:S.W.O.R.D.: Volume 1

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Part of:King In Black

33 -34OptionalFEB-APR 2021

King in Black #4-5

#4: Lightning

#5: Dawn

#4-5 collected in:King In Black

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35 -36EssentialMAR-APR 2021

X-Men #18-19

#18: Inside The Vault

#19: Out of The Vault

#18-19 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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37 -38EssentialMAR-APR 2021

Marauders #18-19

#18: Saving Face

#19: Fire & Ice

#18-19 collected in:Marauders: Volume 3

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39 -41EssentialFEB-MAR 2021

X-Force #17-19

#17: Omega, Reconsidered

#18: Shadows of the Mind

#19: Dead of Nightmare

#17-19 collected in:X-Force: Volume 3

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42RecommendedApr 2021

Children of the Atom #2

Prison Break

#2 collected in:Children of the Atom: Volume 1

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43 -45RecommendedFEB-MAY 2021

New Mutants #16-18

#16: One Step Behind

#17: Follow The White Rabbit

#18: Homecoming

#16-18 collected in:New Mutants: Volume 1: Book 3

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46 -49RecommendedMAR-JUL 2021

Cable #9-12

#9: Bargaining

#10: Depression

#11: Acceptance

#12: Shakespeare in the Zark

#9-12 collected in:Cable: Volume 2

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50RecommendedMay 2021

Children of the Atom #3

Unusual Dinner Guests

#3 collected in:Children of the Atom: Volume 1

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51EssentialMay 2021

X-Men #20

Lost Love

#20 collected in:X-Men: Volume 3

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52 -54EssentialFEB-MAR 2021

Hellions #9-11

#9: Funny Games: Part I

#10: Funny Games: Part II: Hitbox

#11: Funny Games: Part III: Kill Screen

#9-11 collected in:Hellions: Volume 2

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55 -56EssentialAPR-MAY 2021

Wolverine #11-12

#11: A Confusion of Monsters

#12: Penumbra

#11-12 collected in:Wolverine: Volume 2

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57RecommendedApr 2021

S.W.O.R.D. #5

Giallo

#5 collected in:S.W.O.R.D.: Volume 1

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58 -60RecommendedFEB-MAY 2021

X-Factor #7-9

#7: Suite No. 7: Scientia Vincere Tenebras

#8: Suite No. 8: Scio Me Nihil Scire (Tritone Substitution — Jazz Arrangement)

#9: Interlude: DJ Mark's Mixtape of Mojoverse Beats To Make Out To

#7-9 collected in:X-Factor: Volume 2

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61RecommendedMay 2021

X-Corp #1

Simply Superior

#1 collected in:X-Corp: Volume 1

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62EssentialMay 2021

Marauders #20

Windriders

#20 collected in:Marauders: Volume 3

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63 -64RecommendedJUN-JUL 2021

Children of the Atom #4-5

#4: Captured

Finale

#10 collected in:X-Factor: Volume 2

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Part of:Hellfire Gala (2021)

Reign of X Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:X-Men: Volume 3

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

X-Men #16

X-Factor #5

S.W.O.R.D. #1

Hellions #7-8

New Mutants #14-15

Marauders #16

X-Force #15-16

Cable #7-8

X-Men #17

Marauders #17

Wolverine #8-10

Excalibur #16-20

X-Factor #6

Children of the Atom #1

King in Black #1-2

King in Black: Black Knight #1

S.W.O.R.D. #2-3

King in Black: Marauders #1

King in Black #3

S.W.O.R.D. #4

King in Black #4-5

X-Men #18-19

Marauders #18-19

X-Force #17-19

Children of the Atom #2

New Mutants #16-18

Cable #9-12

Children of the Atom #3

X-Men #20

Hellions #9-11

Wolverine #11-12

S.W.O.R.D. #5

X-Factor #7-9

X-Corp #1

Marauders #20

Children of the Atom #4-5

Way of X #1-2

Marauders #21

X-Force #20

Hellions #12

X-Corp #2

X-Men #21

Excalibur #21

Planet-Size X-Men #1

Wolverine #13

New Mutants #19

S.W.O.R.D. #6

Children of the Atom #6

Way of X #3

X-Factor #10

Primary collected edition:
X-Men: Volume 3