"Fall of X" is a 2023 relaunch of the X-Men line of American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to the "Destiny of X" publishing initiative, and is the final initiative in the Krakoan Age of the X-Men.[1] The phase started with the third annual Hellfire Gala (July 2023)[2] and culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X (January 2024 – May 2024). The phase's final issue, X-Men #35 (legacy Uncanny X-Men #700) was released in June 2024.[3] It is followed by line relaunch titled X-Men: From the Ashes.
| "Fall of X" | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | August 2023 – June 2024 |
| Genre | |
| Main character(s) | Alpha Flight Brotherhood of Arakko Iron Man Orchis Uncanny Avengers X-Force X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
During the Fall of X, mutantkind's unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa was threatened by the human supremacist organization Orchis.[4]
Publication history
editThe final phase was kicked off in the third annual Hellfire Gala (July 2023) which drastically altered the status quo of series;[2][5] this event was written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz.[6] In August 2023, Kieron Gillen commented that "part of the idea from Sins of Sinister to Fall of X was a lot of the small things going wrong. Obviously, what happened at the Hellfire Gala was big, but those events are based upon a series of small catastrophes that added up".[7]
This phase then culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X (January 2024 – May 2024);[8][9] Duggan wrote Fall of the House of X with art by Werneck.[10] Gillen continued as a main writer on multiple series in this phase such as Rise of the Powers of X with artist R.B. Silva, the ongoing Immortal X-Men conclusion and the limited series X-Men: Forever (March 2024) with artist Luca Maresca.[11][12][13] Al Ewing concluded the ongoing X-Men Red with artist Yildiray Çinar.[14][15]
The final issue X-Men #35 (legacy Uncanny X-Men #700) was published in June 2024;[3] the end of the issue previews the next publishing initiative X-Men: From The Ashes with Xavier telepathically "witnessing mutants trying to re-integrate into human society and facing the same fear and hatred they always have" in the post-Krakoan Age.[16] X-Men: The Wedding Special celebrated the relationship between Mystique and Destiny;[17][18] while the issue was published in May 2024, Gillen commented that it "is set between the incoming and outgoing administrations - I'm both giving a little after credit scene to my Immortal X-Men stories, and setting up what's coming next".[19]
In May 2024, X-Men Group Editor Jordan D. White commented that the anthology collection "format was shelved" and there would not be complied trade paperbacks for Destiny of X or Fall of X.[20]
Titles
editPrelude
edit| Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Comic Book Day 2023 Avengers/X-Men | Gerry Duggan | Joshua Cassara Javier Garrón |
Marte Gracia Morry Hollowell |
May 6, 2023 |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 | Si Spurrier | Phil Noto | May 3, 2023[21] | |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike #1 | Steve Orlando | Valentina Pinti | Frank William | June 7, 2023[21] |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse #1 | Al Ewing | Luca Pizzari Stefano Landini Raphael Pimento |
Ceci De La Cruz | June 28, 2023[21] |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1 | Kieron Gillen | Paco Medina | Edgar Delgado
Protobunker's Fer Sifuentes-Sujo |
July 5, 2023[21] |
Ongoing series
edit| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men (vol. 6) | #25–35 | Gerry Duggan | Stefano Casseli Javier Pina Jim Towe Joshua Cassara |
Marte Gracia Federico Blee Guru-eFX |
August 2, 2023[22] | June 5, 2024[23] |
| Immortal X-Men | #14–18 | Kieron Gillen | Lucas Werneck | David Curiel | August 9, 2023[24][25] | December 27, 2023[26] |
| Ghost Rider (vol. 9) | #17 | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | Rain Beredo | August 16, 2023[27] | |
| X-Men: Red (vol. 2) | #14–18 | Al Ewing | Yıldıray Çınar | Federico Blee | August 16, 2023[28] | December 13, 2023[26] |
| Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5) | #9–13 | Gerry Duggan | Juan Frigeri | Bryan Valenza | August 23, 2023[29] | December 6, 2023[26] |
| X-Force (vol. 4) | #43–50 | Benjamin Percy | Robert Gill | Guru-eFX | August 23, 2023[30] | March 27, 2024[31] |
| Wolverine (vol. 7) | #36–50 | Geoff Shaw Juan Jose Ryp |
Rain Beredo Frank D'Armata |
August 30, 2023[22] | May 22, 2024[32] | |
Limited series
edit| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonishing Iceman | #1–5 | Steve Orlando | Vincenzo Carratù | Javier Tartaglia | August 2, 2023[33] | December 20, 2023[26] |
| Children of the Vault | #1–4 | Deniz Camp | Luca Maresca | Carlos Lopez | August 9, 2023[34] | November 15, 2023[35] |
| Alpha Flight (vol. 5) | #1–5 | Ed Brisson | Scott Godlewski | Matt Milla | August 16, 2023[36][37][38] | December 6, 2023[26] |
| Dark X-Men (vol. 2) | Steve Foxe | Jonas Scharf | Frank Martin | December 13, 2023[26] | ||
| Uncanny Avengers (vol. 4) | Gerry Duggan | Javier Garrón | Morry Hollowell | December 20, 2023[26] | ||
| Jean Grey (vol. 2) | #1–4 | Louise Simonson | Bernard Chang | Marcelo Maiolo | August 23, 2023[39][40] | November 15, 2023[35] |
| Realm of X | Torunn Grønbekk | Diógenes Neves | Rain Beredo | November 29, 2023[35] | ||
| Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant | Iman Vellani Sabir Pirzada |
Carlos Gómez Adam Gorham |
Erick Arciniega | August 30, 2023[41] | ||
| Uncanny Spider-Man | #1–5 | Si Spurrier | Lee Garbett | Jordie Bellaire | September 20, 2023[42] | December 20, 2023[26] |
One-shots
edit| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 | Gerry Duggan | Adam Kubert Luciano Vecchio Matteo Lolli Russell Dauterman Javier Pina R.B. Silva Joshua Cassara Kris Anka Pepe Larraz |
Rain Beredo Ceci De La Cruz Matthew Wilson Erick Arciniega Marte Gracia |
July 26, 2023[43] |
| Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Alpha #1 | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | Rain Beredo | August 9, 2023[44] |
| Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Omega #1 | September 6, 2023[45] | |||
| X-Men Blue: Origins #1 | Si Spurrier | Marcus To Wilton Santos |
Ceci de la Cruz | November 29, 2023[46] |
| Giant-Size X-Men (Vol. 2) #1 | Ann Nocenti | Lee Ferguson | Bryan Hitch | May 7, 2024 |
Fall of the House of X
editThe Fall of X continued into 2024 across ongoing series and new limited series under a new banner, 'Fall of the House of X'.
| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall of the House of X | #1–5 | Gerry Duggan | Lucas Werneck | Brian Valenza | January 3, 2024[47] | May 22, 2024[32] |
| Rise of the Powers of X | Kieron Gillen | R.B. Silva | David Curiel | January 10, 2024[47] | May 29, 2024[32] | |
| Cable (vol. 5) | #1–4 | Fabian Nicieza | Scot Eaton | Javier Tartaglia | January 17, 2024[48][47] | May 1, 2024[32] |
| Invincible Iron Man (vol. 4) | #14–20 | Gerry Duggan | Andrea Di Vito | Bryan Valenza | July 17, 2024 | |
| X-Men (vol. 6) | #30–35 | Gerry Duggan Kieron Gillen Al Ewing Chris Claremont Gail Simone Jed MacKay |
Phil Noto Joshua Cassara Lucas Werneck Jerome Opeña Stefano Caselli Walter Simonson Leinil Francis Yu |
June 5, 2024 | ||
| The Resurrection of Magneto | #1–4 | Al Ewing | Luciano Vecchio | David Curiel | January 24, 2024[49] | April 11, 2024[50] |
| Dead X-Men | #1–4 | Steve Foxe | Vincenzo Carratù Bernard Chang Jonas Sharf |
Frank Martin | January 31, 2024[51] | April 18, 2024[50] |
| Ms. Marvel: Mutant Menace | Iman Vellani Sabir Pirzada |
Scott Godlewski | Erick Arciniega | March 6, 2024[52] | June 5, 2024 | |
| X-Men: Forever | Kieron Gillen | Luca Maresca | Federico Blee | March 20, 2024[53] | May 15, 2024[32] | |
| Avengers (vol. 9) | #12–13 | Jed MacKay | Francesco Mortarino | April 3, 2024[50] | April 24, 2024 | |
List of issues
editRelease order
editPrelude series
- Free Comic Book Day 2023 Avengers/X-Men
- X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1
- X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike #1
- X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse #1
- X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1
Fall of X commences
- X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1
- Astonishing Iceman #1
- X-Men #25
- Children of the Vault #1
- Immortal X-Men #14
- Alpha Flight #1
- Dark X-Men #1
- Uncanny Avengers #1
- Deadpool #10
- X-Men: Red #14
- Invincible Iron Man #9
- Jean Grey #1
- Realm of X #1
- X-Force #43
- Ms. Marvel: New Mutant #1
- Immortal X-Men #15
- Uncanny Spider-Man #1
- X-Men #26
- Astonishing Iceman #2
- X-Force #44
- X-Men Red #15
- Children of the Vault #2
Related materials
edit| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic | #100-105 | Steve Foxe Stephanie Williams |
Noemi Vettori | Pete Pantazis | August 14, 2023[54] | September 18, 2023[55] |
| #106–111 | Steve Foxe Steve Orlando |
Lynne Yoshii | Fer Sifuentes-Sujo | September 25, 2023[56] | October 30, 2023[57] | |
| #112–117 | Guillermo Sanna | Java Tartaglia | November 6, 2023[58] | December 11, 2023[59] | ||
| #118–120 | Phillip Sevy | Ceci De La Cruz | December 18, 2023[60] | January 1, 2024[61] | ||
| #121–142[62] | Nick Roche Phillip Sevy |
Yen Nitro | January 8, 2024[63] | June 3, 2024[64] | ||
| X-Men: The Wedding Special | #1 | Kieron Gillen Tini Howard Tate Brombal Yoon Ha Lee Wyatt Kennedy |
Rachel Stott Phillip Sevy Emilio Pilliu Stephen Byrne Jenn St-Onge |
Michael Bartolo KJ Díaz Irma Kniivila Stephen Byrne Brittany Peer |
May 29, 2024[65] | |
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