Dawn of X
"Dawn of X" | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Publication date | October 2019 – November 2020 |
Genre | |
Main character(s) | Excalibur Fallen Angels Hellions Marauders New Mutants Swordbearers of Krakoa X-Factor X-Force X-Men |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
"Dawn of X" is a 2019 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics in the wake of the twin miniseries House of X and Powers of X.[1] This initiative culminated in the crossover event X of Swords, which was followed by a sequel relaunch named "Reign of X" in December 2020.[2] The story focuses on various groups of mutants living on the small island named Krakoa, which has become recognized as a nation and has increasingly grown in size.
Publication history
The initiative was announced at "The Next Big Thing" panel as San Diego Comic-Con 2019,[1] intended to tell the story of mutantkind in a new status quo established by Jonathan Hickman after the House of X/Powers of X (HOX/POX) event concluded, redefining X-Men as a brand and its place in the Marvel Universe, with all creative teams working closely under Hickman's supervision.[3]
Titles
Prelude series
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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House of X | #1–6 | Jonathan Hickman | Pepe Larraz | Marte Gracia | July 24, 2019[4] | October 2, 2019[5] |
Powers of X | R. B. Silva | July 31, 2019[6] | October 9, 2019[7] |
Ongoing series
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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X-Men (vol. 5) | #1–15 | Jonathan Hickman | Leinil Francis Yu R.B. Silva Matteo Buffagni Mahmud Asrar |
Sunny Gho Marte Gracia |
October 16, 2019[8] | November 25, 2020[9] |
Marauders | Gerry Duggan Vita Ayala Benjamin Percy |
Matteo Lolli Michele Bandini Lucas Werneck Mario Del Pennino Stefano Caselli |
Federico Blee Erick Arciniega Edgar Delgado |
October 23, 2019[10] | November 11, 2020[11] | |
Excalibur (vol. 4) | Tini Howard | Marcus To Wilton Santos R. B. Silva Phil Noto Mahmud Asrar |
Erick Arciniega Nolan Woodard Phil Noto Sunny Gho Rachelle Rosenberg |
October 30, 2019[12] | November 25, 2020[13] | |
New Mutants (vol. 4) | #1–13 | Jonathan Hickman Ed Brisson |
Rod Reis Flaviano Marco Failla |
Rod Reis Carlos Lopez |
November 6, 2019[14][15] | October 14, 2020[16] |
X-Force (vol. 6) | #1–14 | Benjamin Percy | Joshua Cassara Stephen Segovia Jan Bazaldua Viktor Bogdanovic |
Dean White Guru-eFX Matt Wilson |
November 18, 2020[17] | |
Fallen Angels (vol. 2) | #1–6 | Bryan Edward Hill | Szymon Kudranski | Frank D'Armata | November 13, 2019[18] | January 29, 2020[19] |
Wolverine (vol. 7) | #1–7 | Benjamin Percy | Adam Kubert Viktor Bogdanovic Joshua Cassara |
Frank Martin Matt Wilson Guru-eFX |
February 19, 2020[20] | November 11, 2020[21] |
Cable (vol. 4) | #1–6 | Gerry Duggan | Phil Noto | March 11, 2020[22] | November 18, 2020[23][24] | |
Hellions | Zeb Wells | Stephen Segovia Carmen Carnero |
David Curiel | March 25, 2020[25] | ||
X-Factor (vol. 4) | #1–4 | Leah Williams | David Baldeón Carlos Gomez |
Israel Silva | July 29, 2020[26] | September 30, 2020[27] |
Limited series
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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X-Men / Fantastic Four | #1-4 | Chip Zdarsky | Terry Dodson Karl Story Rachel Dodson Dexter Vines Mike Getty |
Laura Martin Pete Pantazis Andrew Crossley |
February 5th, 2020[28] | July 22nd, 2020[29] |
Empyre: X-Men | #1–4 | Jonathan Hickman Tini Howard Gerry Duggan Benjamin Percy Leah Williams Vita Ayala Ed Brisson Zeb Wells |
Matteo Buffagni Lucas Werneck Andrea Broccardo Jorge Molina |
Nolan Woodard | July 22, 2020[30] | August 19, 2020[31] |
Juggernaut
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#1–5 | Fabian Nicieza | Ron Garney | Matt Milla | September 23, 2020[32] | January 6, 2021[33] |
One-shots
Giant-Size X-Men
Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost | Jonathan Hickman | Russell Dauterman | Matt Wilson | February 26, 2020[34] |
Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler
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Alan Davis | Carlos Lopez | March 25, 2020[35] | |
Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto | Ramon Perez | David Curiel | July 15, 2020[36] | |
Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex | Rod Reis | August 5, 2020[37] | ||
Giant-Size X-Men: Storm | Russell Dauterman | Matt Wilson | September 16, 2020[38] | |
Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein & Cockrum | Len Wein | Various | September 30, 2020[39] |
X of Swords
Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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X of Swords Handbook | Not applicable | October 14, 2020[40] | ||
X of Swords: Creation | Jonathan Hickman Tini Howard |
Pepe Larraz | Marte Gracia | September 23, 2020[41] |
X of Swords: Stasis | Pepe Larraz Mahmud Asrar |
October 28, 2020[42] | ||
X of Swords: Destruction | Pepe Larraz | November 25, 2020[43] |
Other
Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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Free Comic Book Day: X-Men | Jonathan Hickman | Pepe Larraz | Marte Gracia | July 15, 2020[44] |
Release order
- House of X #1
- Powers of X #1
- House of X #2
- Powers of X #2
- Powers of X #3
- House 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
- Marauders #1
- Excalibur #1
- New Mutants #1
- X-Force #1
- Fallen Angels #1
- X-Men #2
- Excalibur #2
- Marauders #2
- New Mutants #2
- X-Force #2
- Fallen Angels #2
- X-Men #3
- Marauders #3
- Excalibur #3
- New Mutants #3
- X-Force #3
- Fallen Angels #3
- Marauders #4
- Excalibur #4
- New Mutants #4
- X-Force #4
- Fallen Angels #4
- X-Men #4
- Marauders #5
- Excalibur #5
- New Mutants #5
- X-Force #5
- Fallen Angels #5
- Marauders #6
- Excalibur #6
- X-Men #5
- Fallen Angels #6
- New Mutants #6
- X-Force #6
- Marauders #7
- Excalibur #7
- X-Force #7
- X-Men #6
- Marauders #8
- New Mutants #7
- Wolverine #1
- Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1
- New Mutants #8
- X-Force #8
- X-Men #7
- Excalibur #8
- Marauders #9
- Cable #1
- New Mutants #9
- X-Men #8
- Excalibur #9
- X-Force #9
- Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1
- Hellions #1
- Wolverine #2
- X-Men #9
- Marauders #10
- Excalibur #10
- New Mutants #10
- X-Force #10
- Free Comic Book Day: X-Men #1
- Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1
- New Mutants #11
- Wolverine #3
- Hellions #2
- Empyre: X-Men #1
- X-Factor #1
- Cable #2
- X-Men #10
- Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1
- Empyre: X-Men #2
- Empyre: X-Men #3
- Marauders #11
- X-Force #11
- Empyre: X-Men #4
- Excalibur #11
- Wolverine #4
- Cable #3
- Hellions #3
- X-Factor #2
- X-Men #11
- Cable #4
- New Mutants #12
- Wolverine #5
- X-Force #12
- X-Factor #3
- Marauders #12
- Hellions #4
- Excalibur #12
- Giant Size X-Men: Storm #1
- X-Men #12
- Juggernaut #1
- X of Swords: Creation #1
- X-Factor #4
- Wolverine #6
- X-Force #13
- Marauders #13
- Hellions #5
- New Mutants #13
- Cable #5
- Excalibur #13
- X-Men #13
- X of Swords: Stasis #1
- X-Men #14
- Marauders #14
- Marauders #15
- Excalibur #14
- Wolverine #7
- X-Force #14
- Hellions #6
- Cable #6
- X-Men #15
- Excalibur #15
- X of Swords: Destruction #1
Premise
Mutants are offered asylum on the island of Krakoa, ruled under a council formed by
Storylines
Title | Cast | Plot |
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X-Men | Full cast list here | The lead title and the primary 'anchor' of the initiative, described as a hub where all characters can freely enter and exit at any time. The lineup fluidly changes, with Cyclops being the primary constant. |
Marauders | Full cast list here | Seafaring group of rescuers who free mutants that are being prevented from entering Krakoa by their nation's government. |
Excalibur | Full cast list here | This series focuses more heavily on the mystical and fantastical side of the Marvel Universe, with a new kind of "mutant magic" being learned. |
New Mutants | Full cast list here | This relaunch of the New Mutants sees the team taking a more science fiction direction, with the team going into deep space, as opposed to their traditional horror roots in previous runs. |
X-Force | Full cast list here | The "Mutant C.I.A." branch of Krakoa, an intelligence agency and strike team meant to keep up with any and all possible threats to the nation and its people. |
Fallen Angels | Full cast list here | The outsiders of Krakoa, who don't belong in paradise, due to their anti-heroic pasts. |
Wolverine | Wolverine | Solo title focusing on James "Logan" Howlett, aka Wolverine, as he deals with being haunted by his old past in his new home. |
Giant-Size X-Men | Varies | Collection of one-shots focusing on different characters. The five one-shots focus on Jean Grey, Emma Frost, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Fantomex and Storm. |
Cable | Kid Cable
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First title focusing on the younger version of Cable, who is at the center of Krakoa's teenage revolution. |
Hellions | Full cast list here | Mister Sinister's new team, dedicated to turning Krakoa's worst criminals into productive members of society. |
X-Factor | Full cast list here | Investigation team dedicated to tracking deceased mutants in the world of murder and missing persons for The Five to resurrect. |
X-Men / Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four, Franklin Richards, Professor X, Kate Pryde, Doctor Doom, X-Men | The X-Men of Krakoa and the Fantastic Four disagree over how to handle Franklin Richard's mutant identity while rescuing him from Doctor Doom |
Juggernaut | Juggernaut , D-Cel
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Juggernaut, a former member of the X-Men, isn't allowed in Krakoa for not being a mutant. He teams up with new non-mutant hero D-Cel to find himself in the face of rejection. |
' 'X of Swords[45] | Varies | Ten mutants will raise their swords when Krakoa faces a threat from the unknown. |
Reading order
Issues marked in bold are marked as red/important in the issue list found in the back of each comic.[46]
- House of X #1
- Powers of X #1
- House of X #2
- Powers of X #2
- Powers of X #3
- House 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
- Marauders #1
- Excalibur #1
- New Mutants #1–2, 5, 7
- New Mutants #3–4, 6
- X-Force #1
- Fallen Angels #1–6
- X-Men #2–3
- Incoming! #1
- Wolverine #1.A–3
- Marauders #2–6
- X-Force #2–3
- Excalibur #2–6
- X-Force #4–5
- X-Men #4–6
- X-Force #6
- Marauders #7–10
- X-Force #7–8
- Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1
- Excalibur #7–8
- New Mutants #8
- Cable #1–4
- Wolverine #4-5
- New Mutants #9–12
- X-Men #7–9
- X-Force #9–10
- Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1
- Hellions #1–4
- Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1
- Empyre: X-Men #1–4
- X-Men #10–11
- X-Factor #1–3
- Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex #1
- Marauders #11–12
- X-Force #11–12
- Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1
- Excalibur #9–12
- X-Men #12
- X of Swords: Creation #1
- X-Factor #4
- Wolverine #6
- X-Force #13
- Marauders #13
- Hellions #5
- New Mutants #13
- Cable #5
- Excalibur #13
- X-Men #13
- X of Swords: Stasis #1
- X-Men #14
- Marauders #14–15
- Excalibur #14
- Wolverine #7
- X-Force #14
- Hellions #6
- Cable #6
- X-Men #15
- Excalibur #15
- X of Swords: Destruction #1
Collected editions
Title | Material Collected | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
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House of X/Powers of X | House of X #1–6, Powers of X #1–6 | Hardcover | November 2019[48] | ISBN 978-1-302-91570-4
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Dawn of X Volume 1 | X-Men #1, Marauders #1, Excalibur #1, New Mutants #1, X-Force #1, Fallen Angels #1 | Trade paperback | February 12, 2020[49] | ISBN 978-1-302-92156-9
|
Dawn of X Volume 2 | X-Men #2, Marauders #2, Excalibur #2, New Mutants #2, X-Force #2, Fallen Angels #2 | March 10, 2020[50] | ISBN 978-1-302-92157-6
| |
Dawn of X Volume 3 | X-Men #3, Marauders #3, Excalibur #3, New Mutants #3, X-Force #3, Fallen Angels #3 | March 24, 2020[51] | ISBN 978-1-302-92158-3
| |
Dawn of X Volume 4 | X-Men #4, Marauders #4, Excalibur #4, New Mutants #4, X-Force #4, Fallen Angels #4 | April 7, 2020[52] | ISBN 978-1-302-92159-0
| |
Dawn of X Volume 5 | X-Men #5, Marauders #5, Excalibur #5, New Mutants #5, X-Force #5, Fallen Angels #5 | April 21, 2020[53] | ISBN 978-1-302-92160-6
| |
Dawn of X Volume 6 | X-Men #6, Marauders #6, Excalibur #6, New Mutants #6, X-Force #6, Fallen Angels #6 | July 14, 2020[54] | ISBN 978-1-302-92161-3
| |
Dawn of X Volume 7 | X-Men #7, Marauders #7, New Mutants #7, Excalibur #7–8, material from Wolverine #1 | September 1, 2020[55] | ISBN 978-1-302-92760-8
| |
Dawn of X Volume 8 | Marauders #8, Wolverine #2–3, X-Force #7–8, Giant Size X-Men: Jean Grey and Emma Frost #1 | October 20, 2020[56] | ISBN 978-1-302-92761-5
| |
Dawn of X Volume 9 | New Mutants #8, Marauders #9, Cable #1, X-Men #8–9, X-Force #9 | November 10, 2020[57] | ISBN 978-1-302-92766-0
| |
Dawn of X Volume 10 | X-Force #10, Excalibur #9, Giant Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1, Hellions #1, New Mutants #9 | December 1, 2020[58] | ISBN 978-1-302-92767-7
| |
Dawn of X Volume 11 | Excalibur #10, New Mutants #10–11, Hellions #2–3 material from Wolverine #1 | February 2, 2021[59] | ISBN 978-1-302-92768-4
| |
Dawn of X Volume 12 | Hellions #4, Marauders #10, X-Factor #1, Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1, Cable #2 | February 16, 2021[60] | ISBN 978-1-302-92769-1
| |
Dawn of X Volume 13 | Cable #3–4, X-Men #10, Empyre: X-Men #1–2 | March 2, 2021[60] | ISBN 978-1-302-92770-7
| |
Dawn of X Volume 14 | Empyre: X-Men #3–4, X-Men #11, Wolverine #4, X-Factor #2 | March 30, 2021[60] | ISBN 978-1-302-92771-4
| |
Dawn of X Volume 15 | Marauders #11–12, X-Factor #3, Wolverine #5, New Mutants #12, Giant-Size X-Men: Fantomex | May 4, 2021[61] | ISBN 978-1-302-92772-1
| |
Dawn of X Volume 16 | Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1, X-Force #11–12, Excalibur #11–12 | June 8, 2021[62] | ISBN 978-1-302-92773-8
| |
X of Swords | X-Men #12, X of Swords: Creation #1, X-Factor #4, Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, Marauders #13, Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, Cable #5, Excalibur #13, X-Men #13, X of Swords: Stasis #1, X-Men #14, Marauders #14, Marauders #15, Excalibur #14, Wolverine #7, X-Force #14, Hellions #6, Cable #6, X-Men #15, Excalibur #15, X of Swords: Destruction #1[63] | Hardcover | March 16, 2021 | ISBN 978-1-302-92717-2
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Juggernaut | Juggernaut #1–5 (Even though this series is not part of Dawn of X, it happens during the Dawn of X period) | Paperback | March 23, 2021 | ISBN 978-1-302-92450-8
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Related material
- Marvel Comics #1000
- Written by Al Ewing et al., drawn by Various Artists.
- A brief glimpse at major events throughout Marvel's 80 years of publishing.
- Includes a short one-page story written by Hickman about Apocalypse and the Four Horseman.
- Incoming! #1
- An 80-page State-of-the-Union of Marvel Comics, staged around a murder mystery that would tease the Marvel event Empyre.
- Includes a short story written by Hickman about Mr. Sinister, teasing X-Men/Fantastic Four.
- Gwenpool Strikes Back #5
- Written by Leah Williams and drawn by David Baldeon.
- Gwenpool goes to Krakoa, encountering Wolverine and Quentin Quire.
- Weapon Plus: World War IV #1
- Written by Benjamin Percy, illustrated by Georges Jeanty
- Involves elements touched on in X-Force #6, as well as the Weapon X program.
- Backup story titled Brute Force directly references Orchis.
- Black Cat #9–10
- Written by Jed MacKay, Drawn by Kris Anka.
- Not crucial to the entirety of Dawn of X, but Black Cat teams up with Wolverine, and they discuss Krakoa once or twice.
- Deadpool #6
- Written by Kelly Thompson, Drawn by Kevin Libranda.
- Deadpool visits Krakoa.
- Runaways #34-35
- Written by Rainbow Rowell, Drawn by Andrés Genolet.
- Now that Krakoa is open to all mutants, will Molly abandon her friends and join her new family?
- Features Wolverine and Pixie.
- Fantastic Four #26
- Written by Dan Slott, Drawn by R.B. Silva
- Professor X reveals to Franklin Richards that Franklin is not and never has been a mutant and is therefore unwelcome in Krakoa.
References
- a The release dates of these series is currently unknown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[64]
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- ^ House of X #6
- ^ Powers of X #1
- ^ Powers of X #6
- ^ X-Men #1
- ^ X-Men #15
- ^ Marauders #1
- ^ Marauders #15
- ^ Excalibur #1
- ^ Excalibur #15
- ^ New Mutants #1
- ^ X-Force #1
- ^ New Mutants #13
- ^ X-Force #14
- ^ Fallen Angels #1
- ^ Fallen Angels #6
- ^ Wolverine #1
- ^ Wolverine #7
- ^ Cable #1
- ^ Cable #6
- ^ Hellions #6
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