Reign of X
2020 relaunch of X-Men
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"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,[1] which culminated in the limited series "Inferno" and was followed by a sequel relaunch named "Destiny of X".[2]
Genre
Main character(s)Excalibur
Hellions
Marauders
New Mutants
Secret X-Men
S.W.O.R.D.
X-Corp
X-Factor
X-Force
X-Men
Hellions
Marauders
New Mutants
Secret X-Men
S.W.O.R.D.
X-Corp
X-Factor
X-Force
X-Men
| "Reign of X" | |
|---|---|
The cover of the first trade paperback collection. | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | December 2020 – March 2022 |
| Genre | |
| Main character(s) | Excalibur Hellions Marauders New Mutants Secret X-Men S.W.O.R.D. X-Corp X-Factor X-Force X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Various |
| Artist | Various |
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.[1] 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.[3] "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".[2]
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.[4] 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".[5]
Titles
Ongoing series
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellions | #7–18 | Zeb Wells | Stephen Segovia Rogê Antônio Ze Carlos |
David Curiel Rain Beredo |
December 2, 2020[6][7] | December 8, 2021[8] |
| X-Factor (vol. 4) | #5–10 | Leah Williams | David Baldeón David Messina Lucas Werneck |
Israel Silva | June 30, 2021[9] | |
| S.W.O.R.D. (vol. 2) | #1–11 | Al Ewing | Valerio Schiti Stefano Caselli Guiu Vilanova Jacopo Camagni |
Marte Gracia Fernando Sifuentes |
December 9, 2020[10][11] | December 22, 2021[12] |
| Marauders | #16–27 | Gerry Duggan |
Stefano Caselli Matteo Lolli Klaus Janson Ivan Fiorelli Phil Noto Creees Lee |
Edgar Delgado Rain Beredo Phil Noto |
January 12, 2022[13] | |
| New Mutants (vol. 4) | #14–24 | Vita Ayala | Rod Reis Alex Lins Danilo S. Beyruth |
Rod Reis Matt Milla Dan Brown |
December 16, 2020[14][15] | February 9, 2022[16] |
| X-Force (vol. 6) | #15–26 | Benjamin Percy | Joshua Cassara Garry Brown Robert Gill Martin Coccolo |
Guru-eFX | December 15, 2021[17][18] | |
| Excalibur (vol. 4) | #16–26 | Tini Howard | Marcus To | Erick Arciniega | December 23, 2020[19] | |
| Wolverine (vol. 7) | #8–19 | Benjamin Percy | Adam Kubert Viktor Bogdonavic Scot Eaton Lan Medina Paco Diaz Javier Fernandez |
Frank Martin Matt Wilson Java Tartaglia Dijjo Lima |
December 30, 2020[20][21] | December 22, 2021[22] |
| X-Men (vol. 5) | #16–21 | Jonathan Hickman | Phil Noto Brett Booth Mahmud Asrar Francesco Mobili Nick Dragotta Russell Dauterman Lucas Werneck Sara Pichelli |
Phil Noto Sunny Gho Nolan Woodard Matt Wilson Frank Martin |
June 9, 2021[23] | |
| Cable (vol. 4) | #7–12 | Gerry Duggan | Phil Noto | January 20, 2021[24] | July 28, 2021[25] | |
| Children of the Atom | #1–6 | Vita Ayala | Bernard Chang Paco Medina |
Marcelo Maiolo David Curiel |
March 10, 2021[26] | August 11, 2021[27] |
| Way of X | #1–5 | Si Spurrier | Bob Quinn | Java Tartaglia | April 21, 2021[28] | August 18, 2021[29] |
| X-Corp | Tini Howard Jason Loo |
Alberto Foche Valentine De Landro Jason Loo |
Sunny Gho Jason Loo |
May 12, 2021[30] | September 22, 2021[31] | |
| X-Men (vol. 6) | #1–9 | Gerry Duggan | Pepe Larraz Javier Pina Ze Carlos |
Marte Gracia Erick Arciniega |
July 7, 2021[32] | March 2, 2022[33] |
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 | August 18, 2021[34] | December 22, 2021 |
| Inferno (vol. 2) | #1–4 | Jonathan Hickman | Valerio Schiti Stefano Caselli R. B. Silva |
Marte Gracia | September 29, 2021[35] | January 5, 2022 |
| X Lives of Wolverine | #1–5 | Benjamin Percy | Joshua Cassara | Frank Martin | January 19, 2022[36] | March 16, 2022[37] |
| X Deaths of Wolverine | Federico Vicentini | January 26, 2022[38] | March 23, 2022[39][40] | |||
| Devil's Reign: X-Men | #1–3 | Gerry Duggan | Phil Noto | January 19, 2022[41] | ||
One-shots
| Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King in Black: Marauders | Gerry Duggan | Luke Ross | Carlos Lopez | February 3, 2021[42] |
| X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing | Steve Orlando | Andrea Broccardo | Guru e-FX | May 5, 2021[43] |
| Planet-Size X-Men | Gerry Duggan | Pepe Larraz | Marte Gracia | June 16, 2021[44] |
| Cable: Reloaded | Al Ewing | Bob Quinn | Java Tartaglia | August 25, 2021[45] |
| X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation | Si Spurrier | September 22, 2021[46] | ||
| The Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight | Israel Silva | January 19, 2022[47] | ||
| Secret X-Men | Tini Howard | Francesco Mobili | Jesus Aburtov | February 9, 2022[48] |
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
Related material
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Offense | Zeb Wells | Emilio Laiso | Rachelle Rosenberg | April 2021 | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Armor nor Marrow were elected to join the first Krakoan X-Men team.[49] | |
| Equality | Mike Henderson | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Forge nor Strong Guy were elected to join the first Krakoan X-Men team.[50] | ||||
| New X-Man | David Messina | Online exclusive short story revealing that Polaris, but not Banshee, was elected to join the first Krakoan X-Men team.[51] | ||||
| Over Served | Nico Leon | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Boom Boom nor Tempo were elected to join the first Krakoan X-Men team.[52] | ||||
| Popularity Contest | Diego Olortegui | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Cannonball nor Sunspot were elected to join the first Krakoan X-Men team.[53] | ||||
| Runaways | #33–35 | Rainbow Rowell | Andres Genolet | Dee Cunniffe | February–April 2021[54][55][56] | Wolverine and Pixie respond to Molly Hayes' call to go to Krakoa. |
Collected editions
| Title | Material Collected | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reign of X Volume 1 | S.W.O.R.D. #1, X-Men #16, X-Factor #5, Hellions #7-8 | Paperback | July 6, 2021 [57] | 9781302931513 |
| Reign of X Volume 2 | New Mutants #14, Marauders #16, Excalibur #16, X-Force #15-16, X-Men #17 | Paperback | August 10, 2021 [58] | 9781302931520 |
| Reign of X Volume 3 | Marauders #17, New Mutants #15, Cable #7, Wolverine #8-9 | Paperback | August 31, 2021 [59] | 9781302931537 |
| Reign of X Volume 4 | Wolverine #10, Excalibur #17, X-Factor #6, Cable #8, Children of the Atom #1 | Paperback | October 12, 2021 [60] | 9781302931667 |
| Reign of X Volume 5 | Excalibur #18-19, S.W.O.R.D. #2-3, King in Black: Marauders #1 | Paperback | November 9, 2021 [61] | 9781302931728 |
| Reign of X Volume 6 | S.W.O.R.D. #4, X-Men #18-19, Marauders #18-19, X-Force #17 | Paperback | November 23, 2021 [62] | 9781302931858 |
| Reign of X Volume 7 | X-Force #18-19, Children of the Atom #2, New Mutants #16-17, Cable #9 | Paperback | December 15, 2021 [63] | 9781302932039 |
| Reign of X Volume 8 | Cable #10, Children of the Atom #3, Excalibur #20, X-Men #20, Hellions #9-10 | Paperback | January 19, 2022 [64] | 9781302933715 |
| Reign of X Volume 9 | Hellions #11, Wolverine #11-12, New Mutants #18, S.W.O.R.D. #5, X-Factor #7 | Paperback | February 15, 2022 [65] | 9781302933821 |
| Reign of X Volume 10 | X-Factor #8-9, X-Corp #1, Marauders #20, Way of X #1 | Paperback | March 15, 2022 [66] | 9781302933937 |
| Reign of X Volume 11 | Way of X #2, Cable #11-12, Children of the Atom #4-5 | Paperback | April 19, 2022 [67] | 9781302934064 |
| Reign of X Volume 12 | Marauders #21, X-Force #20, Hellions #12, Excalibur #21, X-Men #21 | Paperback | July 12, 2022 [68] | 9781302944988 |
| Reign of X Volume 13 | Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1, X-Corp #2, New Mutants #19, Wolverine #13, S.W.O.R.D. #6 | Paperback | August 23, 2022 [69] | 9781302945107 |
| Reign of X Volume 14 | X-Factor #10, Way of X #3, Children of the Atom #6, Marauders #22, X-Men #1 | Paperback | September 27, 2022 [70] | 9781302945169 |
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition | X-Men #21, Marauders #21, Excalibur #21, X-Force #20, New Mutants #19, X-Factor #10, Hellions #12, S.W.O.R.D. #6, Way of X #3, X-Corp #2, Wolverine #13, Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1 | Hardback | December 15, 2021 [71] | 9781302931568 |
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala | Marauders #21, X-Men #21, Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1, S.W.O.R.D. #6 | Paperback | January 26, 2022 [72] | 9781302931155 |
| Trials of X Volume 1 | X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1-2, S.W.O.R.D. #7, New Mutants #20-21, Marauders #23 | Paperback | October 19, 2022 [73] | 9781302949532 |
| Trials of X Volume 2 | Cable: Reloaded #1, X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #3-5, Wolverine #14 | Paperback | November 15, 2022 | 9781302949549 |
| Trials of X Volume 3 | Wolverine #15-16, Excalibur #22, X-Men #2, Hellions #13-14 | Paperback | December 13, 2022 | 9781302949556 |
| Trials of X Volume 4 | Hellions #15, X-Force #21-22, S.W.O.R.D. #8, Way of X #4-5 | Paperback | January 10, 2023 [74] | 9781302949563 |
| Trials of X Volume 5 | X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1, X-Men #3, Excalibur #23, X-Corp #3-4 | Paperback | February 14, 2023 [75] | 9781302949570 |
| Trials of X Volume 6 | X-Corp #5, Marauders #24-25, X-Force #23-24, Excalibur #24 | Paperback | March 7, 2023 [76] | 9781302948405 |
| Trials of X Volume 7 | X-Men #4, New Mutants #22-23, Wolverine #17-18 | Paperback | March 21, 2023 [77] | 9781302948412 |
| Trials of X Volume 8 | Excalibur #25, X-Men #5, X-Force #25-26, S.W.O.R.D. #9 | Paperback | April 18, 2023 | 9781302948429 |
| Trials of X Volume 9 | S.W.O.R.D. #10-11, Wolverine #19, Marauders #26, Hellions #16-17 | Paperback | May 9, 2023 | 9781302948436 |
| Trials of X Volume 10 | Hellions #18, Excalibur #26, Marauders #27, New Mutants #24, X-Men #6 | Paperback | May 23, 2023 | 9781302948443 |
| Trials of X Volume 11 | X-Men #7, Secret X-Men #1, Sabretooth #1, Devil's Reign: X-Men #1-2 | Paperback | June 20, 2023 | 9781302948450 |
| Trials of X Volume 12 | Devil's Reign: X-Men #3, X-Men #8, Sabretooth #2-3, Marauders Annual #1 | Paperback | July 18, 2023 | 9781302948467 |
| X-Men: Age of Krakoa – Reign of X Omnibus Vol. 1 | Cable (2020) #7-9, Excalibur (2019) #16-17, Hellions (2020) #7-8, Juggernaut (2020) #1-5, King in Black: Marauders (2021) #1, Marauders (2019) #16-19, New Mutants (2019) #14-17, S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #1-4, Wolverine (2020) #8-10, X-Factor (2020) #5-6, X-Force (2019) #15-19, X-Men (2019) #16-19[78] | Hardcover | September 2, 2026[79] | Mahmud Asrar cover: 9781302967154[78] |
| Leinil Francis Yu DM cover[79] | ||||