New Mutants, Generation X, Academy X, & other young X-Men – Reading Order & Comic Book Collecting Guide

Follow Marvel’s youngest mutants in New Mutants, Generation X, Academy X, Young X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men, All-New X-Men, and Age of Krakoa comic books in a definitive issue-by-issue collecting guide and reading order for omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections. Find every issue and appearance! Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated February 2024 with titles scheduled for release through October 2024.

X-Men launched as a comic book about a school of mutants, but by the early 80s it was clear that a team written by Chris Claremont and featuring the likes of Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine had outgrown being students.

While the injection of the occasional teen like Kitty Pryde or Jubilee into the team would briefly revive the scholastic concept, there was no getting around that Xavier’s School For Gifted Youngsters was neither a school nor filled with many youngsters.

Marvel’s solution to this was to capitalizing on the X-Men’s massive popularity to have Chris Claremont launch a second X-Men series and a third wave of new mutants. The book was called, appropriately, The New Mutants. It launched in 1983 with a prestige graphic novel followed by a series that ran for 100 issues.

New Mutants was meant to bring the X-Men back to their roots – a team of teens who had just discovered their powers, as mentored by Professor Xavier. As it turns out, even though comics characters don’t need to age, comics about teens have the same problem as TV shows about high school students – eventually there’s a need for them to learn something and eventually graduate! The New Mutants transformed into the more-proactive X-Force (see Guide to X-Force), once again leaving the line without a school-based title.

Marvel rectified that in 1994, when the Phalanx Covenant crossover launched Generation X – a fourth generation of new mutants. This generation was based in Emma Frost’s Massachusetts academy as mentored by her and Banshee – long-since retired from active adventuring.

Generation X ran through 2001, when Grant Morrison’s arrival shook up the entire X-Men line. Morrison repopulated the world with mutants, spawning new characters with bizarre powers at every page turn. The concept of the school moved back into their title, the newly-christened flagship of New X-Men. However, that book was mostly focused on the core of teachers at Xavier’s school, so Marvel launched a new volume of New Mutants alongside it where the former New Mutants could find even-newer mutants to recruit to the school.

This was the fifth genesis of new mutants, which became codified as New X-Men: Academy X. Academy X was the first real “school book” that kept the high school experience centered throughout its run and between team adventures. continued through several other flagship X-Men runs and transform into Young X-Men in 2008.

By that point, the effects of House of M meant there hadn’t been any new mutants in several years of publishing, and the X-line was under the direction to keep the mutant population contained. That changed again in 2010 after the end of “Second Coming” with the arrival of Generation Hope – the first of a sixth wave of new mutants.

Generation Hope subsequently was consolidated into Wolverine & The X-Men, which combined Academy X students with members of the new sixth genesis. That continued into Marvel Now, which would add some familiar faces to the sixth genesis – the original five X-Men, plucked from their Silver Age run as teens and brought to the modern day! This familiar cast of old new mutants took the spotlight off of the sixth class, although we’d continue to see new sixth class members as late as 2017 with a revived Generation X (with the original team as mentors).

Finally, the advent of the Age of Krakoa in 2019 began the seventh class of new mutants. This generation of mutants was different than what came before, because they arrived in a mutant society that promised them everything – health, happiness, and safety. However, that brought with it challenges unique to the mutant world, including many old foes intent on corrupting these young mutants to their own aims.

This guide is organized chronologically by title, but I find the easiest way to think about these many titles is to group them by incoming “Class” of mutants. Use the version of the table of contents that makes the most sense to you!

Table of Contents Chronological by Series

or…

Table of Contents by Class

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Where to Start Reading New Mutants, Generation X, New X-Men: Academy X, Young X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men, All-New X-Men, & other young X-Men teams

Each class of new mutant character has a few recommended entry points to begin your read.

3rd Class – The New Mutants. Start with New Mutants Graphic Novel, which is the debut of many of the team members that would star tin New Mutants (1983). Or, hop into the title once it finds its legs with New Mutants (1983) #18, which begins a classic run of issues with art from Bill Sienkiewicz. If you prefer a team that feels more like the X-Force line-up, start later after Inferno with New Mutants (1983) #76, which folds in new characters like Boom Boom and Rictor. Or, begin with a more modern run that is a terrific re-introduction of the team in New Mutants (2009) #1.

4th Class – Generation X. You have two obvious choices for this class of mutants – either read the prologue to their title in the Phalanx Covenant crossover, or simply start with Generation X (1994) #1. Luckily, Marvel’s collected editions make this choice simple for you – they usually collect the core of the crossover alongside issue #1.

5th Class – Academy X. While the New Mutants (2003) series acts as a prologue to assembling this class of mutants, you should simply start with New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #1 for all of the high school drama. Alternately, if you want to leap in with a smaller cast and a darker tone, start after House of M with New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #20. Either way, this title is free of X-Men crossovers until the final issues, so it’s a great one to bing!

6th Class – Generation Hope & The Jean Grey School. If you want to read this new generation of mutants in the greater context of X-Men continuity, you can start with Uncanny X-Men (1963) #526 and then continue from that arc to Generation Hope (2010) #1. However, if you just want school-based action, simply skip ahead to begin with the cartoonish Wolverine & The X-Men (2011) #1 or #19 (which was the start of “Year 2”). For a later self-contained read that’s slightly less silly, try binging Generation X (2017).

7th Class – The Age of Krakoa. One series contains all of the various young mutants of Krakoa – New Mutants (2019). If you read it from the beginning you’ll see a little of each class featured, right up to the newest mutants in the Marvel Universe.

Reading Order: New Mutants, Generation X, New X-Men: Academy X, Young X-Men, Wolverine & The X-Men, All-New X-Men, & other young X-Men teams

3rd Class:
The New Mutants #1-100 & Annual 1-7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 4,
Special Edition (1985) #1, Fallen Angels (1985) #1-8, X-Terminators (1988) #1-4, Summer Special (1990) #1, & War Children (2019) #1 (1983 – 1991)

The first regular-series X-Men spinoff, New Mutants begins parallel to Uncanny X-Men #167 (which features the team).

Initially penned by regular X-scribe Chris Claremont, New Mutants started out as a full-fledged side team to the main X-Men book, complete with its own strong sense of mythology. While it starts out as a typical teen hero book, it transforms into something completely different and altogether unique when Bill Sienkiewicz joins the title starting with issue #18.

After Claremont’s run completed at issue #54 the book reverted to more typical “teen team” from adept writer Louise Jones Simonson. Later, artist, plotter, and pouch-aficionado Rob Liefield pushed the book into a more militaristic direction leading up to its transformation into X-Force. While X-Force launches with just Cannonball and Boom Boom from the classic New Mutants line-up over time the team adds Sunspot, Rictor, Dani Moonstar, and Siryn from Fallen Angels.

[Marvel Unlimited: Graphic Novel, New Mutants, Annuals, Special Edition & UXM Annual 9, Summer Special, War Children]

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collected by storyline or single issue…

#1-12: Renewal (Epic Vol. 1) (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302903657 / digital)
Collects Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 4 AKA The New Mutants Graphic Novel, New Mutants (1983) #1-12, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #167, Marvel Team-Up Annual 6, Magik (1983) #1-4, and material from Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100

#13-31 & Annual 1: The Demon Bear Saga (Epic Vol. 2) (2019 paperback / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302950552 / digital)

#18-21: The New Mutants: The Demon Bear Saga (1990 paperback, ISBN 978-0871356734)

#18-20: New Mutants: Demon Bear
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190011 / digital / 2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912888 / digital)
Also collects X-Force (1991) #99 and material from X-Force (2008) #7-10

#23-25 include Cloak & Dagger and is often collected along with their material. See Guide to Cloak & Dagger.

#32-34: Asgardian Wars (Epic Vol. 3) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951627 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #32-44 & Annual 2, New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1, and Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 9.

#30, 36-37: Part of Secret Wars II – see Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret War II.

Both Special Edition and Annual 2 crossed over with Uncanny X-Men annuals, so are always collected alongside them. See Guide to Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont.

#46: X-Men: Mutant Massacre
(2010 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785138051 / digital / 2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785167419 / digital / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918538 / digital)
Collects the core issues of the Mutant Massacre event – Uncanny X-Men (1963) #210-214, X-Factor (1986) #9-11, New Mutants (1983) #46, Thor (1966) #373-374, Daredevil (1964) #238, and Power Pack (1984) #27.

#46: X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus
(2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302914240 / 2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302931599)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #210-219 & Annual 11; X-Factor (1986) #9-17 & Annual 2; New Mutants (1983) #46; Thor (1966) #373-374 & 377-378; Power Pack (1984) #27; Daredevil (1964) #238; Fantastic Four vs. The X-Men #1-4; and X-Men vs. The Avengers #1-4

Fallen Angels (1985) #1-8 (2011 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785155294 / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302924003 / digital)
#1-8: Branching out from #52, this mini-series saw Sunspot and Warlock strike out on their own brought Boom Boom into the New Mutants fold. Also starring Madrox, Siryn, and Ariel.

Magik appears here in a story in Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1.

#53-54: New Mutants Forever (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785147473 / digital)
This includes an editorially cooked-up mini-series extension of Chris Claremont’s original run on New Mutants, but it comes with a complimentary pair of previously un-reprinted classic issues!

#55-70 & Annual 4: Sudden Death (Epic Vol. 5) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930844 / digital)

Annual 4’s A-Story is part of Evolutionary War. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Evolutionary War

#55-61: X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants, Vol. 1 (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785167440 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #55-61, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #220-227, and Incredible Hulk (1968) #340. Volume 2 collects non-New Mutants issues.

#59-61 X-Men Milestones: Fall of the Mutants (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918514 / digital)
Collects only the issues originally bannered as “The Fall of the Mutants” on their covers – Uncanny X-Men (1963) #225-227, X-Factor (1986) #24-26, and New Mutants (1983) #59-61. Previously collected in a 2002 paperback version (ISBN 978-0785108252)

#71-85: Curse of the Valkyries (Epic Vol. 6) (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910174 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #71-85 and X-Terminators (1988) #1-4. New Mutants did not cross over directly with Uncanny X-Men or Factor. This should include Annual 6, but it is instead in the next Epic.

#71-73: X-Men Milestones: Inferno (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302919702 / digital)
Collects the entire core of the Inferno crossover: X-Factor (1986) #33-40, X-Terminators (1988) #1-4, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #239-243, New Mutants (1983) #71-73

#71-72: X-Men: Inferno, Vol. 1 (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195115)
Collects Power Pack (1984) #40, 42-43; X-Factor (1986) #33-36; X-Terminators #1-4; Uncanny X-Men #239-240; and New Mutants (1983) #71-72

#73: X-Men: Inferno, Vol. 2 (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195443)
This pads itself out with the official Inferno crossover plus some issues that were not contained in the Inferno Omnibus: Collects Uncanny X-Men #241-243, Excalibur #6-7, X-Factor #37-40, New Mutants #73 (but not material from X-Factor Annual #4?), Cloak & Dagger #4 and Power Pack #44.

Annual 6: Atlantis Attacks: The Original Epic (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930318)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #76; and material from all of the Atlantis Attacks annuals – which includes the A-Stories and a Serpent Crown back-up, but not necessarily B-stories. Includes Silver Surfer Annual 2, Iron Man Annual 10, Avengers West Coast (1989) #56, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 26, Avengers West Coast Annual 4, Uncanny X-Men Annual 13, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 23, Punisher Annual 2, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 9, Daredevil Annual 5, Avengers Annual 18, New Mutants Annual 5, X-Factor Annual 4, Web of Spider-Man Annual 5, Thor Annual 14, Fantastic Four Annual 22.

Issue #86-87 are Cable’s debut and are often recollected with his material. See Guide to Cable.

Annual 6 is part of the “Days of Future Present” crossover with Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, and Fantastic Four. Falls between issues #92-93.New Mutants Summer Special (1990) #1 directly follows the Days of Future past annuals prior to #93.

#86-94, Annual 5-6, & Summer Special: Cable (Epic Vol. 7) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302925239 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #86-94 & Annual 5-6, New Mutants Summer Special (1990) #1, and “Days of Future Present” material from X-Factor (1986) Annual 5 and Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 14

#86-94 & Annual 5: X-Force: Cable & the New Mutants (2011 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785149705 / digital)

#87-91 & 93-94: Cable and The New Mutants (1997 paperback, ISBN 978-0871359377)
Also includes the last page of #86.

#95-100 & Annual 7: End of the Beginning (Epic Vol. 8) (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946647 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (1983) #95-100 & Annual 7, the entirety of “X-Tinction Agenda” in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #270-272, X-Factor (1986) #60-62; and “Kings of Pain” story material from New Warriors Annual (1991) 1, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 15, and X-Factor (1986) Annual 6.

#95-97: X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785155317 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302901004 /  digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #235-238 & 270-272; New Mutants (1983) #95-97; X-Factor (1986) #60-62.

#98-100: X-Force: A Force to be Reckoned With (2011 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785149842 / digital)
Also collects X-Force (1991) #1-4 and a crossover into Spider-Man (1990) #16.

Issue #98 is Deadpool’s debut and is often recollected with his material. See Guide to Deadpool.

#99-100: X-Force: Shatterstar (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785116332 / digital)
Also collects X-Force: Shatterstar (1995) #1-4

Annual 7: New Warriors Classic, Vol. 2 (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785142638 / digital)
Collects New Warriors (1990) #7-10 & Annual 1 and A-stories from New Mutants (1983) Annual 7, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 15, and X-Factor (1986) Annual 6. Also in New Warriors Omnibus, Vol. 1.

4th Class:
Generation X (1994) #1-75, -1, ½, & Annual 1995-1999 and Daydreamers (1997) #1-3 (1994 – 2001)

Begins November 1994, just after Uncanny X-Men #318, X-Men #37, X-Factor #106, Wolverine #85, Excalibur #82, X-Force #38, and Cable #16.

The title that solidified Emma Frost as a good guy and brought Banshee back to a monthly title featured a cast of characters now entire depowered or deceased save for Monet and Husk. The end of the series progresses directly into Grant Morrison’s New X-Men, though the only character to appear is Emma Frost. Husk appears sporadically in Chuck Austen’s run on Uncanny X-Men.

[Marvel Unlimited: Generation X, Annual 1995, Annual 1996]

in a single Epic Collection line…

Epic Collection Vol. 1: Back To School (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930769 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #316-318, X-Men (1991) #36-37, Generation X (1994)# 1-9, Wolverine (1988) #94, Generation X Collectors’ Preview (1994) #1, Generation X Ashcan Edition (1994) #1

Epic Collection Vol. 2: Emplate’s Revenge (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946494 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #10-23, Generation X Annual 1995 & 1996, Generation X San Diego Preview (1994) #1, and material from Incredible Hulk (1968) Annual 1997

Epic Collection Vol. 3: The Secret of M (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951733 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #24-32, #-1 and Annual 1997; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #16; Marvel Team-Up (1997) #1; Daydreamers (1997) #1-3; and Generation X Underground Special (1998) #1

Epic Collection Vol. 4: Pride and Penance (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956523 / digital TBA)
Contents TBA

previously, Marvel began collecting this series in a “Classic” line which only lasted two volumes…

#1-4: Generation X Classic – Volume 1 (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785149675 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #316-318, X-Men #36-37, Generation X #1-4, Generation X Ashcan Edition, and material from Generation X Collector’s Preview.

#5-11 & Annual 95: Generation X Classic – Volume 2 (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166863 / digital)
Also includes San Diego Preview. The annual falls between #9-10.

as collected by single issue or story

#1: X-Men: Origin of Generation X (2001 paperback, ISBN 978-0785102168
The “Generation Next” crossover that launched Generation X; collects X-Factor #106, X-Force #38, Excalibur #82, Uncanny X-Men #316-317, X-Men #36-37, Wolverine #85, Cable #16, & Generation X #1.

#1-9: Back To School (Epic Collection Vol. 1) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930769 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #316-318, X-Men (1991) #36-37, Generation X (1994)# 1-9, Wolverine (1988) #94, Generation X Collectors’ Preview (1994) #1, Generation X Ashcan Edition (1994) #1

Here Generation X becomes Generation Next #1-4 for four months as part of the Age of Apocalypse crossover, which does not interrupt the numbering.

#10-23 & Annual 1995 & 1996: Emplate’s Revenge (Epic Collection Vol. 2) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946494 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #10-23, Generation X Annual 1995 & 1996, Generation X San Diego Preview (1994) #1, and material from Incredible Hulk (1968) Annual 1997

#18: Though this issue was part of Onslaught, it is not a part of the currently in-print sequence of reprints.

#24-32, -1, & Annual 1997: The Secret of M (Epic Collection, Vol. 3) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951733 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #24-32, #-1 and Annual 1997; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #16; Marvel Team-Up (1997) #1; Daydreamers (1997) #1-3; and Generation X Underground Special (1998) #1

After #23 comes Underground special, Annual ’96, Incredible Hulk Annual ’97 (2nd story), X-Men Annual ’96, Annual 3/1997. Also, the three-issue Daydreamers limited series occurs after #25 (possibly after #26?)

#26-31: X-Men: Zero Tolerance (2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785162407 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #26-31, Cable (1993) #45-47, X-Men (1991) #65-70, X-Force (1991) #67-70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #346, Wolverine (1988) #115-118, and X-Man (1995) #30. A prior X-Men: Zero Tolerance TPB (ISBN 078510738X) in the old “Marvel’s Finest” trade dress collected only #27 from GenX, and omitted X-Force #70 and the UXM issue.

#27: X-Men Milestones: Operation Zero Tolerance (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923969
/ digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #27, X-Men (1991) #65-70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #346, Wolverine (1988) #115-118, Cable (1993) #45-47.

#1/2: Not collected. Though this is largely a flashback to Skin’s origin prior to his debut in UXM #317, it nominally occurs after #31 due to its framing device.

#33-62, Annual 4/1998, 5/1999, Holiday Special: Not collected. Annual 4/1998 (AKA /Dracula) and Holiday follow #49. Annual 5/1999 follows #58.

#63-70: Counter X, Volume 2 (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785133056 / digital)
Note that this is labelled as Volume 2 because the Counter X collections were initially numbered across all three series in the mini-line – Generation X, X-Man, and X-Force.

#71-75: Counter X: Generation X – Four Days (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785167303 / digital)

The cast of Generation X spread to a variety of titles after its conclusion.

• Emma Frost immediately joins Grant Morrison’s New X-Men.
• Chamber appears immediately in Uncanny X-Men in the #390s, with Banshee starting a run in #401, and Husk following soon after (she joins the full-time cast in the 417).
• Monet appears with Husk in UXM #403-406, and then becomes a part of X-Corporation, as later seen in New X-Men #128.
• Jubilee appears in X-Men Unlimited #32, followed by joining her teammates in #403-406, followed by intermittent appearances starting from #425.
• Skin next appears in X-Men Unlimited #34 and Uncanny X-Men #423.

3rd Class:
New Mutants: Truth or Death (1997) #1-3

A three-issue limited series featuring the classic New Mutants roster traveling forward in time to face Magik’s death from the Legacy Virus. Because this contains Rahne and she was active in Excalibur at the time, it is often collected alongside Excalibur issues – see Guide to Excalibur for more information. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-3: Excalibur Epic Collection Vol 8: The Battle for Britain (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934460 / digital)
Collects (for the first time!) Excalibur (1988) #104-115 & -1; Colossus (1997) #1; Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1997) #1-3; and New Mutants: Truth or Death (1997) #1-3

3rd & 5th Classes:
New Mutants (2003) #1-13 (2003 – 2004)

New Mutants begins in July 2003, parallel to Uncanny X-Men #422, X-Men #140, and the launch of Wolverine (vol. 3).

The short-lived New Mutants, Vol. 2 edition brought back Moonstar, Karma, Magma, and Wolfsbane as recruiters for the Xavier School. It introduced more newly conceived mutants in every issue! As part of the “Reloaded” period, this book was relaunched as New X-Men: Academy X (see below). [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-13: New Mutants: Back To School – The Complete Collection (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910327 / digital)
Also collects material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #42-43

#1-6: New Mutants Vol. 1: Back to School (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785112426 / digital)

#7-13: Though these are in the “Back to School” complete collection, they were never originally collected in trade paperback (making them very sought-after for over a decade!)

5th Class:
New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #1-46, Yearbook #1, New X-Men: Hellions (2005) #1-4,
& World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #1-3 (2004 – 2007)

New X-Men: Academy X is a direct continuation of New Mutants. It begins July 2004, concurrent with the X-Men Reloaded event – parallel to Uncanny X-Men#444, X-Men#157, and the launches of New Excalibur and Astonishing X-Men.

In the Marvel Universe, it intersects House of M at issue #16.

Stories shifted focus from recruiters to students starting with the first issue as New X-Men: Academy X, which shortened its name to simply New X-Men starting with issue #20.

New X-Men featured an avalanche of newer mutant characters who were whittled down editorially and mortally over the course of the series. Losing so many characters to attrition made the survivors really stand out – Hellion, Surge, X-23, Prodigy, Mercury, Dust, Elixir, Rockslide, Pixie, and Wither all became major characters in their own rights.

[Marvel Unlimited: Academy X, Yearbook, Hellions, World War Hulk, X-Infernus & Saga]

in oversize hardcover…

#20-24: X-Men: Decimation Omnibus (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN TBA / digital TBA)
Collects House of M #8, Mutopia X #5, Decimation: House of M – The Day After, X-Men (1991) #177-179, New X-Men (2004) #20-24, X-Factor (2005) #1-4, Generation M (2005) #1-5, Son of M #1-6, X-Men: The 198 #1-5, Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1-5, New Avengers (2004) #16-20, X-Men Unlimited (2004) #13, X-Men: The 198 Files

as recollected in full in a three-volume 2018-2019 series of Complete Collections…

New X-Men: Academy X – The Complete Collection (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302915681 / digital)
New X-Men (2004) #1-15, New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook #1 (AKA AKA New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (2005)), New X-Men: Hellions #1-4

New X-Men: Childhood’s End – The Complete Collection (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913847 / digital)
Collects New X-Men (2004) #16-32

New X-Men: The Quest for Magik – The Complete Collection (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918378 / digital)
The X-Infernus saga straddles the line between the ended Academy X series and the impending New Mutants series – using the cast of the former to resurrect Magik to star in the latter. Collects New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #33-39, 40-42 (A-stories; B-Stories are part of Endangered Species), & 43; X-Infernus (2008) #1-4 & Saga; and material from X-Men Unlimited (2004) #14 and X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #2

#44-46: X-Men: Messiah Complex
(2008 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785128991 / 2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785123200 / digital / 2020 “Milestones” paperback, ISBN 978-1302922801 / digital)
Collects X-Men: Messiah CompleX One-Shot, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #492-494, X-Men (1991) #205-207, New X-Men (2004) #44-46, X-Factor (2005) #25-27, and X-Men: Messiah CompleX – Mutant Files. (Milestones edition may omit Mutant Files).

as originally collected

#1-6: New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 1: Choosing Sides (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785115380 / digital)

#7-11: New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 2: Haunting (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785116158 / digital)

#12-15: New X-Men: Academy X Vol. 3: X-Posed (2006 paperback, ISBN 978-0785117919 / digital)
Also collects New X-Men: Academy X Special (AKA New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (2005)), which fits after #15.

New X-Men: Hellions (2005) #1-4: New X-Men: Hellions (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785117469 / digital)
This occurs between issues #15-16 of the main series

#16-19: House of M: New X-Men – Academy X (2006 paperback, ISBN 78-0785119418 / digital)
Also collects material from Secrets of the House of M

#20-23: New X-Men: Childhood’s End, Vol. 1 (2006 paperback, ISBN 978-0785118312 / digital)

#24-27: New X-Men: Childhood’s End, Vol. 2 (2006 paperback, ISBN 978-0785120247 / digital)

#28-32: New X-Men: Childhood’s End, Vol. 3 (2006 paperback, ISBN 978-0785120254 / digital)

#33-36: New X-Men: Childhood’s End, Vol. 4 (2007 paperback, ISBN 978-0785122388 / digital)

#37-43: New X-Men: Childhood’s End, Vol. 5 (2007 paperback, ISBN 978-0785122395 / digital)

World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #1-3: World War Hulk: Marvel Universe (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785128885 / digital)
This is occasionally listed as World War Hulk: X-Men. While this ostensibly focuses on Professor Xavier, it’s also a New X-Men story that fits at the end of issue #42. Collecting Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #4-5, Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006) #10, Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007) #19-20, Ghost Rider (2006) #12-13, World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #1-3. Also, see Guide to Marvel Universe Events – World War Hulk.

#44-46: X-Men: Messiah Complex
(2008 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785128991 / 2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785123200 / digital / 2020 “Milestones” paperback, ISBN 978-1302922801 / digital)
Collects X-Men: Messiah CompleX One-Shot, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #492-494, X-Men (1991) #205-207, New X-Men (2004) #44-46, X-Factor (2005) #25-27, and X-Men: Messiah CompleX – Mutant Files. (Milestones edition may omit Mutant Files).

5th Class:
Young X-Men (2008) #1-12

Begins April 2008, parallel to Uncanny X-Men #495 and X-Factor #28, as well as the the launches of X-Men Legacy and X-Force (vol. 3).

In the Marvel Universe, it starts two months prior to Secret Invasion.

A maxi-series continuation of the characters Rockslide, Blindfold, and Dust from New X-Men – it falls a bit flat without the bigger personalities of Hellion, Surge, Elixir, and Pixie – who variously appear next in Uncanny, as well as in concurrent anthology titles X-Men: Divided We Stand and X-Men: Manifest Destiny, and after “Second Coming” in X-Men: To Serve and Protect. Elixir stars in X-Force. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-5: Young X-Men, Vol. 1: Final Genesis (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785131540 / digital)

#6-12: Young X-Men Vol. 2: Book of Revelations (2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785131656 / digital)
Also collects material from X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #3.

3rd & 5th Class:
X-Infernus (2008) #1-4 & X-Infernus Saga (2008) #1

This mostly focused on the Academy X cast in the wake of Young X-Men (and prior to Utopia), but it also acts as a direct prologue to New Mutants (2009). I think folks can slightly confuse its placement at times, since it is collected alongside the final issues of Academy X, but it was actually released at the same time as the final issues of Young X-Men.

#1-4 (2009 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785139478 / 2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785138747 / digital)
Collects X-Infernus (2008) #1-4, X-Infernus Saga (2008) #1, and X-Men: Return of Magik (2008) #1 (which was a reprint issue that collected X-Men Unlimited (2004) #14, New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #37, and material from X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #2).

#1-4: New X-Men: The Quest for Magik – The Complete Collection (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918378 / digital)
The X-Infernus saga straddles the line between the ended Academy X series and the impending New Mutants series – using the cast of the former to resurrect Magik to star in the latter. Collects New X-Men: Academy X (2004) #33-39, 40-42 (A-stories; B-Stories are part of Endangered Species), & 43; X-Infernus (2008) #1-4 & Saga; and material from X-Men Unlimited (2004) #14 and X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #2

3rd Class:
New Mutants (2009) #1-50 & Exiled (2011) #1 (2009 – 2012)

Begins July 2008, parallel to Uncanny X-Men #510, X-Men Legacy #224, and X-Force #15 (in the midst of the Messiah War event).

In the Marvel Universe, it starts after the majority of Dark Reign has concluded.

After the X-Infernus Saga brought Magik back to the X-titles, Marvel reshuffled nearly all of the characters from the original 1980s New Mutants team back to a book of the same name.

Rather than be a step back for the characters, New Mutants represents a major step forward – for some characters, the first in twenty years! Notably, Cannonball became a full-fledged X-Man, Moonstar lost her powers, and Magik reverted to her younger age and perished from the Legacy Virus. [Marvel Unlimited: New Mutants, Exiled, Journey Into Mystery]

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as recollected in Complete Collections…

by Zeb Wells Complete Collection(2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910167 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (2009) #1-11 & 15-21. Also collects material from Marvel Spotlight: New Mutants and X-Necrosha #1

Issues #12-14 are part of Second Coming. Issues #22-24 are part of Age of X. See below for paperback re-issues of these two events.

by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911447 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (2009) #25-37. Also includes Journey Into Mystery (2011) #632, which features Mephisto and Warlock.

by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911430 / digital)
Collects New Mutants (2009) #38-50, Exiled (2011) #1, and Journey Into Mystery (2011) #637-638

as originally collected…

#1-5: New Mutants, Vol. 1: Return of Legion (2009 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785139928 / 2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785140641 / digital)
The team reconvenes to capture Legion, who has taken over a small town with his myriad of powerful alternate personalities.

#6-11: New Mutants, Vol. 2: Necrosha (2010 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785139935 / 2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785140658 / digital)

#6-8: X-Necrosha (201o oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785146742 / 2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785146759 / digital)
An indirect crossover about the resurrection of dead mutants. Because issues don’t directly cross between titles, it is not essential to read the entire storyline to understand this title’s central portion of the event. Collects X-Force (2008) #21-25 and material from Annual 1, New Mutants (2009) #6-8, X-Men Legacy (2008) #231-233, and X Necrosha [AKA Necrosha X] (2009) #1, and X Necrosha: The Gathering (2009) #1, as well as some background material. Reissued in 2020 as X-Men Milestones: Necrosha (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923976 / digital) [which also includes material from New X-Men (2004) #32 and X-Force (2008) #11. All other contents are the same – I have personally verified this in a physical copy.]

#11: Siege: X-Men – Dark Wolverine & New Mutants (2010 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785148159 / 2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785148166 / digital)
Also collects Dark Wolverine (2009) #82-84 and Siege: Storming Asgard – Heroes & Villains (2019). See Guide to Marvel Universe Events -Siege for more information.

#12-14: X-Men: Second Coming (2010 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785146780 / 2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785157052 / digital)
A direct crossover between all of the core X-titles. New Mutants play an important early role facing off against an old enemy, and Cypher figures prominently into the climax. Collects X-Men: Second Coming (2010) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #523-525; New Mutants (2009) #12-14, X-Men Legacy (2008) #235-237, X-Force (2008) #26-28, and material from Second Coming: Prepare (2010) #1. Reissued in 2020 as X-Men Milestones: Second Coming (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923976 / digital)

You may also wish to purchase X-Men: Second Coming Revelations (2010 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785150077 / 2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785157069 / digital), which contains companion stories to Second Coming featuring Cannonball, Anole, Pixie, and Magik, among others.

Generation Hope is launched here, focusing on a fourth incoming class of New Mutants. It is covered below.

#15-21: New Mutants, Vol. 3: Fall of the New Mutants (2011 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785145837 / 2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785145844 / digital)
This is one of the most action-packed, entertaining X-adventures in years – especially if you’re passingly familiar with the events of Inferno.

#22-24: X-Men: Age of X (2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785152897 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785152903 / digital / 2020 “Milestones” paperback, ISBN 978-1302923938 / digital)
An alternate-reality tale in the spirit of the smash Age of Apocalypse. Dani and Cannonball are minor characters, but Legion figures in heavily. Collects Age of X: Alpha (2010), New Mutants (2009) #22-24, X-Men Legacy (2008) #245-247, and Age of X: Universe (2011) #1-2.

Writing team Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning take over writing duties. Cannonball no longer appears.

#25-28: New Mutants: Unfinished Business (2011 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785152309 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785152316 / digital)
A brief adventure in which Dani, Cypher, Sunspot, and Magma collect a captive Nate Grey from Dark Beast. Back on Utopia Magik deals with the ramifications of the Fall of the New Mutants story.

#29-32: Fear Itself: Wolverine / New Mutants (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785158080 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785157434 / digital)
Dani leads the team to deal with otherworldly ramifications of the Fear Itself event; see Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Fear Itself. Also includes the Fear Itself: Wolverine (2011) #1-3 (which stars Daken), but it does not interact or cross over with the New Mutants issues.

X-Men: Schism (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156680 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785156888 / digital)
Collects the Schism mini-series, X-Men: Choosing Sides, and X-Men: Regenesis. This event reshapes the X-Men line, though New Mutants have very little to do with it save for some scenes in Regenesis. Afterwards, Magik becomes a full-time member of the main X-Men squad. Also collected in the Wolverine by Jason Aaron omnibus line; see Guide to Wolverine, Logan.

At this point, Wolverine and The X-Men launches to focus on the new Jean Grey School. The cast includes both students and teachers. Magik becomes a member of Cyclops’s “X-Tinction Team” in Uncanny X-Men (2011). Blink joins the cast of New Mutants.

#33-37: New Mutants: A Date with the Devil (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785152323 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785152330 / digital)
The team tracks down Blink, who was revived in Necrosha after being dead since the 90s!

From this point forward New Mutant is released only in trade paperback.

#38-41: New Mutants: Deanimator (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785161608 / digital)

#42-43: Journey Into Mystery / New Mutants: Exiled (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785165408 / digital)
The team’s ties to Asgard continue in this crossover. Collects Exiled (2011) #1, Journey Into Mystery (2011) #637, New Mutants (2009) #42, Journey #638, and New Mutants #43. For more collection options, see Guide to Loki.

#44-50: New Mutants: Fight the Future (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785161615 / digital)

• Sunspot moves on to Avengers (2012) along with Cannonball
• Dani Moonstar moves to the all-female Fearless Defenders.
• Cypher and Warlock eventually turn up in All-New X-Factor
• Magma, Blink, and X-Men are in limbo (not the Hell, the disuse) for a moment

6th Class:
Generation Hope (2010) #1-17

Begins January 2011, parallel to Uncanny X-Men #530, X-Men Legacy #242, X-Factor #211, X-Men #5, Wolverine #3, and Uncanny X-Force #2, and likely after New Mutants #19 and Daken #3. The series ends as Avengers vs. X-Men begins.

This series focuses on Hope and the Five Lights – the new generation of mutants awakened by her powers. It continues directly from the Five Lights arc in Uncanny X-Men #526-529, which followed Hope’s return to the present day in Second Coming. [Marvel Unlimited]

Uncanny X-Men: The Birth of Generation Hope (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785146438 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #526-529, which introduces the characters launched in the new Generation Hope series. Also includes Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age One Shot. This has been recollected in other formats; see Guide to Uncanny X-Men #394-544

#1-5: Generation Hope: The Future’s a Four Letter Word (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785147190 / digital)

X-Men / Steve Rogers: Escape from the Negative Zone (2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785155607 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785155614 / digital)
Collects 2011’s Uncanny X-Men, Namor, and Steve Rogers Annuals – but, Hope is the star of this story.

#6-12: Generation Hope: Schism (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-0785152422 / digital)

X-Men: Schism (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156680 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785156888 / digital)
Collects the Schism mini-series, X-Men: Choosing Sides, and X-Men: Regenesis. Also collected in the Wolverine by Jason Aaron omnibus line; see Guide to Wolverine, Logan.

#13-17: Generation Hope: End of a Generation (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785152446 / digital)
Pixie joins the team at the beginning of thus arc.

• As of #13 Hope also begins to appear as a regular cast-member in Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 2.
• Idie departs after issue #12 to join Wolverine and the X-Men.
• Pixie joins the cast of X-Men, Vol. 3 at issue #28 after GenHope concludes.
• The overall story of the five lights concludes in Avengers vs. X-Men.

5th & 6th Classes:
Wolverine & The X-Men (2011) #1-42 & Annual 1 by Jason Aaron
and Wolverine & The X-Men: Alpha & Omega (2011) #1-5 (2011 – 2014)

Begins after the resolution of Schism, parallel to other “Regenesis” issues of X-Men – including new co-flagship Uncanny X-Men #1, X-Men Legacy #259, X-Factor #230, Astonishing X-Men #44, New Mutants #33, X-Men #20, Uncanny X-Force #19, Wolverine #17, & Generation Hope #13.

In the Marvel Universe, Schism & Regenesis occur after the conclusions of Fear Itself & Children’s Crusade, even though they were published afterward.

After a schism in the X-Men, half of the team remains on Utopia while Wolverine goes back to school back to school with scripter Jason Aaaron letting out his wacky side.

Wolverine takes a small portion of the adult X-Men (less than 10), but the lion’s share of the younger mutants to start the new Jean Grey School For Higher Learning, with Kitty Pryde as an impossibl- young headmistress, Beast as chief of technology, and Iceman as head of finance – plus a slew of other classic characters as professors!

Wolverine opens the school only to face the twin challenges of the education board and the ground opening up beneath the school to swallow it whole! Prominently stars Quentin Quire, Idie, Broo, and Kid Gladiator with appearances from Academy X characters like Hellion and Glob – all versus a new all-kid Hellfire Club.

During this series, Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, and Quentin Quire also appear in Amazing X-Men, and then head to a second Wolverine & The X-Men series, below. Storm and Rachel Grey also appear in  X-Men (2013). Kitty Pryde also appears in All-New X-Men (2013). [Marvel Unlimited: Wolverine & The X-Men, Annual, Alpha & Omega]

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as originally collected…

#1-4: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 1 (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156796 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785156802 / digital)

Wolverine & The X-Men: Alpha & Omega (2011) #1-5 (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785164005 / 2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785164012 / digital)
Wolverine faces off against Quentin Quire AKA Kid Omega in this five-issue mini-series co-starring Armor. It occurs after issue #3. This is not collected in the Omnibus, as it was not written by Jason Aaron.

#5-8: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol 2 (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156819 / 2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785156826 / digital)
Wolverine takes Quentin Quire on an unexpected field trip while Beast contends with Kitty Pryde’s unexpected condition back at the mansion. Art by Nick Bradshaw, with issue #8 by Chris Bachalo.

Avengers vs. X-Men: This event runs during issues #13-18. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Avengers vs. X-Men

#9-13: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 3 (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785159995
/ 2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785160007 / digital)
Ties in with AvX

#14-18: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 4 (2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785165422 / 2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785165439 / digital)
Ties in with AvX

#19-24: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 5 (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785165774 / digital)
This series is collected only in paperback only from this point forward

#25-29: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 6 (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785165996 / digital)

#30-35: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 7 (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166009 / digital)

Marvel Knights X-Men (2013) #1-5: Haunted (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785185468 / digital)
A mini-series starring Wolverine, Rogue, and Kitty Pryde that occurs prior to Battle of the Atom. No students appear. This is not collected in the Omnibus, as it was not written by Jason Aaron.

#36-37: X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785189060 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189077 / digital)
The 2013 X-Men 50th Anniversary crossover. Collects X-Men Battle of the Atom (2013) #1-2, Uncanny X-Men (2013) #12-13, All-New X-Men (2012) #16-17, Wolverine & The X-Men (2011) #36-37, and X-Men (2013) #5-6

Annual 1: See Marvel Universe Events: Infinity

#38-42 & Annual 1: Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron, Vol. 8 (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166016 / digital)

1st Class Returns:
All-New X-Men (2012) #1-41, Annual 1, & Special by Brian Bendis (2012 – 2015)

Marvel reverses the forward progress of X-Men by bringing the original five X-Men forward in time as a class of new new new new mutants. Brian M. Bendis penned All-New X-Men with Stuart Immonen as the main artist. [Marvel Unlimited: All-New, Special]

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As originally released…

#1-5: All-New X-Men, Vol. 1: Yesterday’s X-Men (2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168201 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166375 / digital)

#6-10: All-New X-Men, Vol. 2: Here To Stay (2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168218 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166382 / digital)

#11-15: All-New X-Men, Vol. 3: Out of their Depth (2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168225 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166399 / digital)

All-New X-Men Special: The Arms of the Octopus (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785184386 / digital)
Collects a surprisingly pleasing three-part crossover between the specials of All-New X-Men, Indestructible Hulk, and Superior Spider-Man. Also collects a Wolverine one-shot, In the Flesh.

#16-17: X-Men: Battle of the Atom (2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785189060 / 2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189077 / digital)
The 2013 X-Men 50th Anniversary crossover. Collects X-Men Battle of the Atom #1-2, Uncanny X-Men #12-13, All-New X-Men #16-17, Wolverine & The X-Men #36-37, and X-Men # 5-6.

#18-21: All-New X-Men, Vol. 4: All-Different (2014 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785188605 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188612 / digital)
Includes material from X-Men: Gold (2013) #1. Does not collect a story from A+X (2012) #18, as originally solicited.

#22-24: Guardians of the Galaxy / All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey (2014 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785168300 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785166092 / digital)
Crossover with Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #22-24.

From here teen Cyclops continues to his own series – see Other Ongoing Series.

#25-30: All-New X-Men, Vol. 5: One Down (2014 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785154334 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785154334 / digital)

#31-36: All-New X-Men, Vol. 6: The Ultimate Adventure (2015 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785154341 / 2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189695 / digital)

Annual 1: See Guide to X-Men Flagships (2010-2019). This story was part two of a tale of Eva Bell traveling through time, which did not star any members of the All-New team. It has only ever been collected alongside Uncanny X-Men (2013).

Axis: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events: Axis. The placement of this is unclear, as the only real clues are the absence of Wolverine and the presence of Cyclops and a young Jean Grey. However, it clearly occurs prior to Black Vortex.

#37-41: All-New X-Men, Vol. 7: The Utopians (2015 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192404 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192350 / digital)
This includes both Black Vortex issues with a recap of what occurs in the rest of the crossover.

#38-39: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex (2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785197706 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1846536786 / digital)
Collects: Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1 & Omega #1, Guardians of the Galaxy #24-25, Legendary Star-Lord #9-11, All-New X-Men 38-39, Guardians Team-Up #2, Nova #28, Cyclops #12, and Captain Marvel #14.

Uncanny X-Men (2012) #32-35 & 600: Storyville (2015 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192305 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785192312 / digital)
Uncanny X-Men was also written by Brian Bendis, and #600 includes some final threads from All-New X-Men.

5th & 6th Classes:
Wolverine & The X-Men (2014) #1-12 by Jason Latour (2014 – 2015)

This volume stars Wolverine, Storm, Fantomex, Quentin Quire, Evan AKA Genesis AKA Kid Apocalypse, and Idie AKA Oya. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-6: Vol. 1: Tomorrow Never Leaves (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189923 / digital)

#7-12: Vol. 2: Death of Wolverine (2105 paperback, ISBN 978-0785189930 / digital)
Issues #10-11 also collected in Death of Wolverine Companion (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302916107) with Wolverines (2015) #1-20 and Nightcrawler (2014) #7.

5th & 6th Classes:
Spider-Man and The X-Men (2015) #1-6

This humorous six-issue series by Elliott Kalan strikes the perfect tone between a classic quipping Spider-Man and the most hapless members of the 5th and 6th classes of mutants. It’s an enjoyable read with nods to Aaron’s Wolverine & The X-Men run while still feeling entirely self-contained. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-6: Spider-Man & The X-Men (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785197003 / digital)

1st Class Returns & 5th – 6th Class:
All-New X-Men (2015) #1-20 & Annual 1 by Dennis Hopeless (2015 – 2017)

Dennis Hopeless continued the teen original X-Men team in a title that adds some Wolverine (AKA X-23) from the 5th Class and some 6th Class students from the Jean Grey School (Kid Apocalypse, Oya).

This title continues to X-Men Blue (2017) (below) in April 2016 written by Cullen Bunn, with Jean Grey starring in Extraordinary X-Men (2016) as well as spinning off to her own title (see X-Men Ongoings). [Marvel Unlimited: All-New, Annual)

in oversize hardcover…

#9-11: X-Men: Apocalypse Wars (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302902452 / digital)
Collects three unrelated arcs from All-New X-Men (2015) #9-11, Extraordinary X-Men (2016) #8-12, and Uncanny X-Men (2016) #6-10

as originally collected…

#1-6: Inevitable Vol. 1: Ghost of the Cyclops (2016 paperback, ISBN  978-0785196303 / digital)

#7-11: Inevitable Vol. 2: Apocalypse Wars (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785196310 / digital)

#12-16: Inevitable Vol. 3: Hell Hath So Much Fury (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302902919 / digital)
This does not contain Annual 1, as was originally solicited.

#17-20 & Annual 1: Inevitable Vol. 4: IvX (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302905231 / digital)
This includes tie-ins to Inhumans vs. X-Men. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Inhumans vs. X-Men for more information. I have confirmed that this contains Annual 1Also collects material from X-Men: Prime (2017) #1.

4th & 6th Classes:
Generation X (2017) #1-9 & 85-87 (2017 – 2018)

A new Generation X written by Christina Strain launched as part of the ResurrXion line in the wake of Inhumans vs. X-Men. This title featured original members Jubilee, Monet, and Husk mentoring various students of the Jean Grey School – including Quentin Quire and Bling. The title briefly renumbered to Generation X’s original numbering during Marvel Legacy before it was canceled. [Marvel Unlimited]

[Editor’s Note: This is one of my favorite X-books of the 2010s. It was delightfully light-hearted from beginning to end without being cartoonishly silly.]

#1-6: Vol. 1: Natural Selection (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302907365 / digital)

#7-9 & 85-87: Vol. 2 Survival of the Fittest (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302907372 / digital)

1st Class Returns:
X-Men Blue (2017) #1-36 & Annual 1 and Venomized (2018) #1-5

After IvX, Uncanny X-Men is retired as the co-flagship for the first time in favor of X-Men Blue and X-Men Gold, referring to the team distinctions from the original 1991 split between Uncanny X-Men and X-Men, Vol. 2.

X-Men Blue features the All-New X-Men cast as lead by Magneto(!) and Polaris. The cast later adds a pair of alternate-dimension X-Men (Bloodstorm and Jimmy Hudson), plus picks up the threads of Havok and Emma Frost from Secret Empire. [Marvel Unlimited: X-Men Blue, Annual, Venomized]

X-Men: Blue (2017) #1-6: Vol. 1: Strangest (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302907280 / digital)

X-Men: Blue (2017) #7-12: Vol. 2: Toil and Trouble (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302907297 / digital)
This includes issues that tie in to Secret Empire. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Empire for more information.

X-Men: Blue (2017)#13-15: Mojo Worldwide (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910891 / digital)
Also collects Gold #13-15. This is technically the beginning of Marvel Legacy for both books.

X-Men: Blue (2017) #16-20: Vol. 3: Cross-Time Capers (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909789 / digital)

X-Men: Blue (2017) #21-22 & Annual 1: Venom & X-Men: Poison X (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912253 / digital)
Also collects Venom (2016) #162-163

X-Men: Blue (2017) #23-28: Vol. 4: Cry Havok (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909796 / digital)

Venomized (2018) #1-5 (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911690 / digital)
This continues the story that begins in Poison X and plays out in background of #23-28.

X-Men: Blue (2017) #29-36: Vol. 5: Surviving the Experience (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909802 / digital)

1st Class Returns:
Extermination (2018) #1-5

The grand finale of the All-New X-Men era, this book also heavy featured the original New Mutants as a re-formed X-Force. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-5: Extermination AKA X-Men Blue Vol. 6 (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913571 / digital)
Collects Extermination (2018) #1-5. The is seemingly final chapter of the time-displaced teen X-Men.

3rd Class:
New Mutants: Dead Souls (2018) #1-6

A six-issue limited series by Matt Rosenberg anchored by a team of New Mutants circa the original Fallen Angels – Karma, Rahne, Magik, Rictor, Boom Boom, and Strong Guy (who we originally met as Lila Cheney’s bodyguard!). [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-6: New Mutants: Dead Souls (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302911546 / digital)

3rd – 7th Classes:
New Mutants (2019) #1-33 (Nov 2019 – Dec 2022)

This Age of Krakoa run was the most-successful of all time at merging the many different generations of young mutants!

It began with a mash-up of original New Mutants (Cannonball, Sunspot, Rahne, Moonstar, Karma), some of their later additions (Magma, Magik, Doug), plus a few Generation X members (Chamber and Mondo).

Over time, it evolved to focus on the New Mutants as mentors to the in-between generation of the younger Academy X students (Anole, No-Girl, Rain-Boy), as well as a new group of mutants on Krakoa (Scout, Cosmar). [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-2, 5, & 7: by Jonathan Hickman (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302919924 / digital)

#3-4, 6, & 8-12: by Ed Brisson (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302919931 / digital)
In an initially-puzzling, but ultimately-wise move, Ed Brisson wrote issues focused on the smaller stories of the Academy X class (and sometimes Boom Boom) on Krakoa interspersed with an initial high-proifle arc focused on the New Mutants in space by Jonathan Hickman.

#14-18: Vol. 1 by Vita Ayala, (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302927875 / digital)

#19-24: Vol. 2 by Vita Ayala (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931193 / digital)
These issues overlap with the 2021 Hellfire Gala.

#25-28: Vol. 3 by Vita Ayala (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931209 / digital)

#29-33: Vol. 4 (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302932763 / digital)

7th Class:
Children of the Atom (2021) #1-6 by Vita Ayala

This title starts just prior to the first Hellfire Gala in 2021 and ends at the Gala. [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-6: Children of the Atom by Vita Ayala, Vol. 1 (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302921736 / digital)
Collects Children of the Atom (2021) #1-6 and material from Marvel’s Voices (2020) #1 (X-Men story)

3rd – 5th Classes:
X-Terminators (2022) #1-5 by Leah Williams & Carlos Gomez

An all-X-women team-up that merges multiple classes with Dazzler, Boom Boom, Jubilee, and Wolverine (AKA X-23). [Marvel Unlimited]

#1-5: X-Terminators (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946999 / digital)

New Mutants: Lethal Legion (2023) #1-5 (2023)

A story about Escapade, a character introduced at the end of the 2019 run of New Mutants, with the rest of the team as minor supporting characters.

#1-5: New Mutants: Lethal Legion (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302952419 / digital)

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