"Reign of X" is a 2020 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to the "Dawn of X" publishing initiative and second phase of the Krakoan Age, which culminated in the limited series "Inferno" and was followed by a sequel relaunch named "Destiny of X".
Publication history "Dawn of X" concluded with the crossover event X of Swords, which initiated a sequel relaunch titled "Reign of X" in December 2020. This phase saw the line come together for the Hellfire Gala event, as well as Jonathan Hickman's departure from the line with the miniseries Inferno. "Reign of X" concluded with the twin event series X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine, during which the majority of the line (aside from X-Men, New Mutants, and Sabretooth) was put on pause. X Lives and X Deaths then served as the foundation of a new relaunch titled "Destiny of X".
When the issues were re-released in trade paperback collections in 2022, this phase was split and renamed into Reign of X and Trials of X. IGN highlighted that "Reign of X showcases Krakoa at the height of its power and influence. Trials of X is about the new and growing threats to Krakoa, as storm clouds begin to gather on the horizon".
Titles Ongoing series Title Issues Writer(s) Artist(s) Colourist(s) Debut date Conclusion date Hellions #7–18 Zeb Wells Stephen SegoviaRogê AntônioZe Carlos David CurielRain Beredo Hellions #7 X-Factor (vol. 4) #5–10 Leah Williams David BaldeónDavid MessinaLucas Werneck Israel Silva S.W.O.R.D. (vol. 2) #1–11 Al Ewing Valerio SchitiStefano CaselliGuiu VilanovaJacopo Camagni Marte GraciaFernando Sifuentes S.W.O.R.D. #11 Marauders #16–27 Gerry Duggan Stefano CaselliMatteo LolliKlaus JansonIvan FiorelliPhil NotoCreees Lee Edgar DelgadoRain BeredoPhil Noto New Mutants (vol. 4) #14–24 Vita Ayala Rod ReisAlex LinsDanilo S. Beyruth Rod ReisMatt MillaDan Brown New Mutants #14X-Force #15 New Mutants #24 X-Force (vol. 6) #15–26 Benjamin Percy Joshua CassaraGarry BrownRobert GillMartin Coccolo Guru-eFX Excalibur (vol. 4) #16–26 Tini Howard Marcus To Erick Arciniega Wolverine (vol. 7) #8–19 Benjamin Percy Adam KubertViktor BogdonavicScot EatonLan MedinaPaco DiazJavier Fernandez Frank MartinMatt WilsonJava TartagliaDijjo Lima X-Men (vol. 5) #16–21 Jonathan Hickman Phil NotoBrett BoothMahmud AsrarFrancesco MobiliNick DragottaRussell DautermanLucas WerneckSara Pichelli Phil NotoSunny GhoNolan WoodardMatt WilsonFrank Martin Cable (vol. 4) #7–12 Gerry Duggan Phil Noto Children of the Atom #1–6 Vita Ayala Bernard ChangPaco Medina Marcelo MaioloDavid Curiel Way of X #1–5 Si Spurrier Bob Quinn Java Tartaglia Way of X #1 X-Corp Tini HowardJason Loo Alberto FocheValentine De LandroJason Loo Sunny GhoJason Loo X-Men (vol. 6) #1–9 Gerry Duggan Pepe LarrazJavier PinaZe Carlos Marte GraciaErick Arciniega
Limited series Title Issues Writer Artist Colourist Debut date Conclusion date X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1–5 Leah Williams Lucas Werneck Edgar Delgado Inferno (vol. 2) #1–4 Jonathan Hickman Valerio SchitiStefano CaselliR. B. Silva Marte Gracia X Lives of Wolverine #1–5 Benjamin Percy Joshua Cassara Frank Martin X Deaths of Wolverine Federico Vicentini Devil's Reign: X-Men #1–3 Gerry Duggan Phil Noto
One-shots Title Writer Artist Colorist Release date King in Black: Marauders Gerry Duggan Luke Ross Carlos Lopez X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing Steve Orlando Andrea Broccardo Guru e-FX Planet-Size X-Men Gerry Duggan Pepe Larraz Marte Gracia Cable: Reloaded Al Ewing Bob Quinn Java Tartaglia X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation Si Spurrier The Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight Israel Silva Secret X-Men Tini Howard Francesco Mobili Jesus Aburtov
List of issues
Release order
Hellions #7 X-Factor #5 S.W.O.R.D. #1 Marauders #16 New Mutants #14 X-Force #15 Excalibur #16 X-Men #16 Wolverine #8 X-Factor #6 Hellions #8 Marauders #17 S.W.O.R.D. #2 Cable #7 New Mutants #15 X-Force #16 Excalibur #17 Wolverine #9 X-Men #17 X-Factor #7 Hellions #9 King in Black: Marauders #1 Excalibur #18 S.W.O.R.D. #3 X-Force #17 Cable #8 Marauders #18 New Mutants #16 Wolverine #10 X-Men #18 Hellions #10 Children of the Atom #1 X-Factor #8 S.W.O.R.D. #4 X-Force #18 Cable #9 Excalibur #19 X-Men #19 Excalibur #20 Marauders #19 Children of the Atom #2 Wolverine #11 S.W.O.R.D. #5 Way of X #1 X-Force #19 Cable #10 New Mutants #17 Hellions #11 Marauders #20 Children of the Atom #3 X-Corp #1 X-Factor #9 Way of X #2 Wolverine #12 New Mutants #18 X-Men #20 Marauders #21 X-Force #20 Hellions #12 Excalibur #21 X-Men #21 Children of the Atom #4 Planet-Size X-Men #1 New Mutants #19 X-Corp #2 Wolverine #13 S.W.O.R.D. #6 Way of X #3 X-Factor #10 Cable #11 Children of the Atom #5 Hellions #13 X-Force #21 X-Men #1 Excalibur #22 Way of X #4 X-Corp #3 Marauders #22 New Mutants #20 Cable #12 S.W.O.R.D. #7 Wolverine #14 Hellions #14 X-Men #2 Children of the Atom #6 X-Force #22 Marauders #23 Way of X #5 X-Corp #4 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1 Cable: Reloaded #1 Wolverine #15 Hellions #15 New Mutants #21 Excalibur #23 X-Force #23 Marauders #24 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 X-Corp #5 X-Men #3 X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1 Inferno #1 S.W.O.R.D. #8 Wolverine #16 Excalibur #24 Hellions #16 New Mutants #22 X-Force #24 X-Men #4 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #3 Inferno #2 Marauders #25 S.W.O.R.D. #9 Wolverine #17 Excalibur #25 Hellions #17 S.W.O.R.D. #10 X-Force #25 Wolverine #18 X-Men #5 Marauders #26 New Mutants #23 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #4 Hellions #18 Inferno #3 Excalibur #26 X-Force #26 S.W.O.R.D. #11 Wolverine #19 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #5 Inferno #4 X-Men #6 Marauders #27 Devil's Reign: X-Men #1 X Lives of Wolverine #1 Marauders Annual #1 X Deaths of Wolverine #1 X-Men #7 X Lives of Wolverine #2 New Mutants #24 Secret X-Men #1 X Deaths of Wolverine #2 X-Men #8 X Lives of Wolverine #3 X Deaths of Wolverine #3 Devil's Reign: X-Men #2 X-Men #9 X Lives of Wolverine #4 X Deaths of Wolverine #4 X Lives of Wolverine #5 Devil's Reign: X-Men #3 X Deaths of Wolverine #5
Reading order Issues marked in bold are marked as red/important in the issue list found in the back of each comic.
Hellions #7–11 X-Factor #5–7 S.W.O.R.D. #1 Marauders #16 New Mutants #14–18 X-Force #15–19 Excalibur #16–20 X-Men #16 Wolverine #8–10 X-Factor #8 Marauders #17 S.W.O.R.D. #2–4 Cable #7–10 X-Men #17 King in Black: Marauders #1 Marauders #18–20 X-Men #18–19 Children of the Atom #1–3 Wolverine #11–12 S.W.O.R.D. #5 Way of X #1–2 X-Corp #1 Marauders #21 X-Force #20 Hellions #12 Excalibur #21 X-Men #21 Children of the Atom #4 Planet-Size X-Men #1 New Mutants #19 X-Corp #2 Wolverine #13 S.W.O.R.D. #6 Way of X #3 X-Factor #10 Cable #11 Children of the Atom #5 Hellions #13 X-Force #21 X-Men #1 Excalibur #22 Way of X #4 X-Corp #3 Marauders #22 New Mutants #20 Hellions #14 X-Men #2 Children of the Atom #6 X-Force #22 Marauders #23 Way of X #5 X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1 X-Corp #4 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1 Wolverine #15 Hellions #15 New Mutants #21 Excalibur #23 X-Force #23 Marauders #24 X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #2 X-Corp #5 X-Men #3 Inferno #1 S.W.O.R.D #8 Wolverine #16
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