Fall of X-Men

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"Fall of X-Men"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Publication dateAugust  2023
Genre
Main character(s) Alpha Flight
Brotherhood of Arakko
Great Ring of Arakko
Quiet Council of Krakoa
X-Force
X-Men
Creative team
Writer(s)Various
Artist(s)Various

"Fall of X" upcoming relaunch of American comic books line of the X-Men published by Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to "Destiny of X" following the end of Sins of Sinister and will potentially threaten more than just the founder of the X-Men and be a major status-quo changing war for the future of Krakoa itself. [1] [2]

Contents

List of titles

Prelude

TitleWriterArtistColoristRelease date
Free Comic Book Day 2023Gerry DuggantbdtbdMay 6, 2023
X-Men: Before the Fall Sons of X #1Si SpurrierPhil NotoMay 3, 2023 [3]
X-Men: Before the Fall Mutant First Strike #1Steve OrlandoValentina PintiTBAJune 7, 2023 [3]
X-Men: Before the Fall Heralds of Apocalypse #1Al EwingLuca PizzariJune 28, 2023 [3]
X-Men: Before the Fall Sinister Four #1Kieron GillenPaco MedinaJuly 5, 2023 [3]
X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023Gerry DuggantbdJuly 26, 2023

Main storyline

TitleIssuesWriter(s)Artist(s)Colourist(s)Debut dateConclusion date
Ongoing series
Astonishing Iceman#1– Steve Orlando Vincenzo CarratùTo be confirmedAugust 2, 2023 [4] [5] To be confirmed
X-Men (vol. 6)#25– Gerry Duggan Stefano Casseli
Immortal X-Men #14– Kieron Gillen Lucas WerneckAugust 9, 2023 [6]
Uncanny Avengers (vol. 4)#1–Gerry DugganJavier GarrónAugust 16, 2023 [7] [5] [6]
X-Men: Red (vol. 2)#14– Al Ewing Yıldıray Çınar
Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5)#9–Gerry DugganJuan FrigeriAugust 23, 2023 [5] [8]
Realm of X#1–Torunn GrønbekkDiogenes Neves
X-Force (vol. 4)#43– Benjamin Percy Robert Gill
Wolverine (vol. 7)#36–Geoff ShawAugust 30, 2023 [5]
Limited series
Children of the Vault#1–4Deniz CampLuca MarescaTo be confirmedAugust 9, 2023 [9] To be confirmed
Alpha Flight (vol. 5)#1–5Ed BrissonScott GodlewskiAugust 16, 2023 [10] [7]
Dark X-MenSteve FoxeJonas Scharf
Uncanny Spider-Man Si Spurrier Lee Garbett September 6, 2023 [11]
One-shots
Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Alpha #1Benjamin PercyGeoff ShawTo be confirmedAugust 9, 2023 [5] To be confirmed

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