"Destiny of X" | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Publication date | March 2022 –July 2023 |
Genre | |
Main character(s) | Brotherhood of Arakko Great Ring of Arakko Knights of X Legionaries Marauders Quiet Council of Krakoa New Mutants X-Force X-Men |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Various |
Artist(s) | Various |
"Destiny of X" is a 2022 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to "Reign of X" following the end of the dual miniseries X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine. [1] It was the third phase of the Krakoan Age, and the first following the departure of Jonathan Hickman at the end of "Reign of X.” “Destiny of X” included the crossover events A.X.E.: Judgment Day and Sins of Sinister . A sequel, "Fall of X," was launched in August 2023.
The previous phase Reign of X concluded with X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine (January – March 2022) which led into Destiny of X. [2] [3] [4]
This phase included the crossover event A.X.E.: Judgment Day (July – November 2022) which focused on humanity's discovery of the mutant resurrection protocols and the subsequent conflict between the Avengers, the X-Men and the Eternals. This event was written by Kieron Gillen with art by Valerio Schiti. [5] X-Men Red by writer Al Ewing, with art by Stefano Caselli, focuses on the terraformed Mars now known as Arrako which serves as the home to millions of mutants freed during the X of Swords crossover. [6] [7] [8] The Marauders series was relaunched with writer Steve Orlando, artist Eleonora Carlini, and colorist Matt Milla as the new creative team. [9] [10] [11] Screen Rant commented that in the first volume the Marauders were "tasked with protecting the interests of the Hellfire Trading Company's black-market and rescuing mutant refugees feeling from unfriendly nations, returning them to safety on Krakoa. Now that most of the world's mutants have been relocated to Krakoa from dangerous territories, and X-Force taking on more responsibility with retrieving stolen Hellfire goods, Pryde is repositioning her Marauders team as a mutant Search and Rescue squad". [10] Additionally, Gilleon began writing the Immortal X-Men series with artist Lucas Werneck which focused on the Quiet Council of Krakoa; [12] [13] this series built plot points for the Sins of Sinister (January – April 2023) event which concluded the phase. [14] [15]
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. [16]
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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X Lives of Wolverine | #1–5 | Benjamin Percy | Joshua Cassara | Frank Martin | January 19, 2022 [17] | March 16, 2022 [18] |
X Deaths of Wolverine | Federico Vicentini | Federico Blee | January 26, 2022 [19] | March 23, 2022 [20] |
Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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Immortal X-Men | #1–13 | Kieron Gillen | Lucas Werneck Michele Bandini | David Curiel Dijjo Lima | March 30, 2022 [21] | July 12, 2023 |
Marauders (vol. 2) | #1–12 | Steve Orlando | Eleonora Carlini Andrea Broccardo | Matt Milla | April 6, 2022 [22] [23] [24] | March 22, 2023 [25] |
X-Force (vol. 6) | #27–42 | Benjamin Percy | Robert Gill Christopher Allen Edgar Salazar | Guru-eFX Carlos Lopez | July 12, 2023 | |
X-Men Red (vol. 2) | #1–13 | Al Ewing | Stefano Caselli Juann Cabal Andrés Genolet Michael Sta. Maria Madibek Musabekov | Federico Blee | July 19, 2023 | |
X-Men (vol. 6) | #10–24 | Gerry Duggan | Javier Pina Pepe Larraz C.F. Villa Joshua Cassara | Marte Gracia Matt Milla Guru-eFX | April 13, 2022 [26] | July 5, 2023 |
Wolverine (vol. 7) | #20–35 | Benjamin Percy | Adam Kubert Federico Vicentini | Frank Martin Frank D'Armata | April 20, 2022 [27] | July 19, 2023 |
Knights of X | #1–5 | Tini Howard | Bob Quinn | Erick Arciniega | April 27, 2022 [28] | August 31, 2022 [29] |
New Mutants (vol. 4) | #25–33 | Vita Ayala Danny Lore Charlie Jane Anders | Rod Reis Jan Duursema Guillermo Sanna Alberto Alburquerque | Rod Reis Ruth Redmond Dan Brown Carlos Lopez | May 18, 2022 [30] | December 28, 2022 [31] |
Legion of X | #1–10 | Si Spurrier | Jan Bazaldua Rafael Pimentel Netho Diaz | Federico Blee Javier Tartaglia | May 25, 2022 [32] | February 1, 2023 [33] |
Deadpool (vol. 9) | #1–10 | Alyssa Wong | Martin Coccolo | Neeraj Menon | November 2, 2022 [34] | August 23, 2023 |
Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain | #1–5 | Tini Howard | Vasco Georgiev | Erick Arciniega | February 22, 2023 [35] | June 21, 2023 [36] |
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist(s) | Colourist | Debut date | Conclusion date |
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Sabretooth (vol. 4) | #1–5 | Victor LaValle | Leonard Kirk | Rain Beredo | February 2, 2022 [37] | July 6, 2022 [38] |
A.X.E.: Judgment Day | #1–6 | Kieron Gillen | Valerio Schiti | Marte Gracia | July 20, 2022 [39] | October 19, 2022 [40] |
X-Terminators | #1–5 | Leah Williams | Carlos Gómez | Bryan Valenza | September 21, 2022 [41] | January 25, 2023 [42] |
Sabretooth & the Exiles | Victor LaValle | Leonard Kirk | Rain Beredo | November 9, 2022 [43] | March 29, 2023 [44] | |
Dark Web: X-Men | #1–3 | Gerry Duggan | Rod Reis Phil Noto | December 14, 2022 [45] | January 18, 2023 [46] | |
Bishop: War College | #1–5 | J. Holtham | Sean Damien Hill | Espen Grundetjern | February 8, 2023 [47] | June 7, 2023 [48] |
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants | #1–3 | Al Ewing | Paco Medina Andrea Di Vito Alessandro Vitti | Jay David Ramos Jim Charalampidis Rain Beredo | February 8, 2023 [49] | April 12, 2023 [50] |
Nightcrawlers | Si Spurrier | Paco Medina Andrea Di Vito Lorenzo Tammetta Phillip Sevy | February 15, 2023 [51] | April 19, 2023 [52] | ||
Immoral X-Men | Kieron Gillen | Paco Medina Andrea Di Vito Alessandro Vitti | February 22, 2023 [53] | April 5, 2023 [54] | ||
Rogue & Gambit | #1–5 | Stephanie Phillips | Carlos Gómez | David Curiel | March 1, 2023 [55] | July 12, 2023 |
New Mutants Lethal Legion | Charlie Jane Anders | Enid Balám | Matt Milla | March 8, 2023 [56] | July 19, 2023 | |
Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
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Marauders Annual #1 | Steve Orlando | Creees Lee | Rain Beredo | January 26, 2022 [57] |
X-Force Annual #1 | Nadia Shammas | Rafael Pimentel | Carlos Lopez | April 6, 2022 [58] |
Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1 | Nyla Rose & Steve Orlando | David Cutler | Irma Kniivila | May 4, 2022 [59] |
FCBD Avengers/X-Men #1 | Kieron Gillen Gerry Duggan | Dustin Weaver Matteo Lolli | Marte Garcia Ian Herring | May 7, 2022 [60] |
X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 | Gerry Duggan | Matteo Lolli C.F. Villa Kris Anka Russell Dauterman | Frank Martin Matt Milla Matthew Wilson Rain Beredo | July 13, 2022 [61] |
A.X.E.: X-Men #1 | Kieron Gillen | Francesco Mobili | Frank Martin | October 5, 2022 [62] |
X-Men Annual #1 | Steve Foxe | Andrea Di Vito | Sebastian Cheng | December 21, 2022 [63] |
Sins of Sinister #1 | Kieron Gillen | Lucas Werneck | Bryan Valenza | January 25, 2023 [64] |
Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1 | April 26, 2023 [65] | |||
X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 | Si Spurrier | Phil Noto | May 3, 2023 [66] | |
X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike #1 | Steve Orlando | Valentina Pinti | Frank William | June 7, 2023 [67] |
X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse #1 | Al Ewing | Luca Pizzari | Ceci De La Cruz | June 28, 2023 [66] |
X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1 | Kieron Gillen | Paco Medina | Edgar Delgado Protobunker's Fer Sifuentes-Sujo | July 5, 2023 [66] |
Prelude Series
Destiny of X commences
Interlude (Avengers, X-Men, Eternals: Judgment Day)
Destiny of X resumes
Interlude (Dark Web)
Destiny of X resumes
Coda (Sins of Sinister)
Title | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Dates | Notes |
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Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic | #1–4 | Luciano Vecchio | June 2022 | Infinity Comics exclusive focussed on Iceman exploring his Omega-level status. [68] | ||
(Dis)qualifications | Steve Foxe | Alan Robinson | Carlos Lopez | July 11, 2022 | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Avalanche nor Gorgon were elected to join the second Krakoan X-Men team. [69] | |
Small Chance | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Gentle nor Micromax were elected to join the second Krakoan X-Men team. [70] | |||||
Get Out the Vote | July 12, 2022 | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Surge nor Bling! were elected to join the second Krakoan X-Men team. [71] | ||||
Their Loss | Online exclusive short story revealing that neither Siryn nor Penance were elected to join the second Krakoan X-Men team. [72] | |||||
Never Say Never | July 13, 2022 | Online exclusive short story revealing that Firestar, but not Armor, was elected to join the second Krakoan X-Men team. [73] | ||||
Ms. Marvel & Wolverine | #1 | Jody Houser | Zé Carlos | Erick Arciniega | August 3, 2022 [74] | |
X-Men & Moon Girl | Mohale Mashigo | David Cutler | Rachelle Rosenberg | September 7, 2022 [75] | ||
Generations | Steve Foxe | Jim Towe | Erick Arciniega | July 25, 2023 | Online exclusive short story about Prodigy and Jubilee putting themselves forward to join the third Krakoan X-Men team. [76] | |
Grounded | Online exclusive short story about Frenzy and Cannonball putting themselves forward to join the third Krakoan X-Men team. [77] | |||||
Flawless | July 26, 2023 | Online exclusive short story about Dazzler and Juggernaut putting themselves forward to join the third Krakoan X-Men team. [78] | ||||
The following collected editions were only released in French:
Title | Material Collected | Format | Publication date | ISBN |
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Destiny of X Volume 1 | X-Force Annual #1, X-Men #9, Immortal X-Men #1, X-Men Red #1 | Paperback | December 7, 2022 [79] | To be confirmed |
Destiny of X Volume 2 | X-Men #10, Knights of X #1, X-Force #27, Wolverine #20, Marauders #1 | January 4, 2023 [80] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 3 | Legion of X #1, New Mutants #25, Immortal X-Men #2, X-Men Red #2, Marauders #2 | January 4, 2023 [81] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 4 | Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird #1, X-Men #11, X-Force #28, Marauders #3, Knights of X #2, Wolverine #21 | February 8, 2023 [82] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 5 | Immortal X-Men #3, Knights of X #3, Legion of X #2, New Mutants #26, Wolverine #22, X-Men Red #3 | February 8, 2023 [83] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 6 | X-Men Red #4, Wolverine #23, X-Force #29, New Mutants #27, Marauders #4, X-Men #12 | March 8, 2023 [84] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 7 | X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022) #1, Immortal X-Men #4, New Mutants #28, Knights of X #4, Legion of X #3 | March 8, 2023 [85] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 8 | Immortal X-Men #5, X-Men Red #5, Legion of X #4-5, Marauders #5, Knights of X #5 | April 5, 2023 [86] | ||
Destiny of X Volume 9 | X-Men #13, Immortal X-Men #6, Wolverine #24, X-Force #30-31, X-Men Red #6 | April 5, 2023 [87] | ||
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