Volume 62: House of M

Welcome to the House of M. A world where your heart’s greatest desire can and does come true. A world where homo superior is dominant, homo sapiens are content and peace reigns. A world that seems too good to be true. That doesn’t seem real. A world that isn’t real…but a world of unreality where everything will change forever. Welcome to a house of cards built from the ashes of the disassembled Avengers and the legacy of one of the X-Men’s greatest foes. Where the longer the secrets of the House of M remain untold, the further away reality has any hope of being restored.

*This mapping is based off of an X-Men reading order.  Meaning, this volume is optimized if you have been reading all the X-Men titles. 

Since my binds are mainly focus on the X-Men I have made Wolverine a secondary priority.
I included Origin (Wolverine’s origin story) in this bind as House of M restored his memory. If you are focusing on a Wolverine run then bind House of M, Origin then jump to Wolverine Origins.

Vol 1 of Wolverine Origins AKA X-Men 70A

Volume 63: The Decimation

It was the worst day in X-Men history. In the blink of an eye, the whole world changed. Now it’s the day after. The House of M is over, but the effects will be felt for the rest of their lives. How do the X-Men pick up the pieces in a world that has completely changed? Plus: Something’s amiss at the House of Xavier! A sneak attack forces the X-Men to re-evaluate just who their friends are and to aligns them with former enemies! Xavier’s School becomes a haven for those that are different. but has this former sanctuary become the one place most dangerous for mutants? It’s the day he’s lost his powers, his sister and his cause. How far is he willing to go to get them back?

All he wanted was to make the world a perfect place for mutantkind. Pietro Maximoff was Quicksilver, the fastest living creature on Earth until the Scarlet Witch took it all away. Now, the son of Magneto is despised, rejected, alone and powerless. Crushed and defeated, his only hope and refuge lies with the Inhumans. Re-united with his wife Crystal, will his desperate ambitions lead him to an even greater betrayal?

Excalibur is back, just the way you like them! From the ashes of House of M a new Excalibur team is formed to combat the aftereffects of this cataclysmic event! Witness the birth of Captain Britain’s new team forming, as a sinister force already tries to tear them apart!

X-Factor Investigations begins! 

Volume 64: Blood of Apocalypse

Rachel Grey faces one of the most tragic moments in her life when her entire family is placed on the intergalactic wanted list. Plus the secret to Psylocke’s resurrection!

When his people need him the most, he shall return! Apocalypse has returned to lead mutantkind into a future where only the strongest can survive! What can the blood of Apocalypse do to reverse the effects of M Day? Who will betray the X-Men? And who shall stand in they way of his new Horsemen?

The epic, untold love story between Marvel’s two pre-eminent black super heroes – Storm and the Black Panther – is finally told. An orphaned street urchin, living by her wits on the unforgiving plains of Africa, struggles to harness her slowly developing mutant powers. A warrior Prince, embarking on his rite of passage as he ponders the great responsibility in his future. And a crew of ruthless mercenaries who’ll stop at nothing to capture an elusive creature of legend: the fabled wind-rider. What sparks occur when their paths intersect?

Volume 65: Childhood’s End

What happens when the skeletons in your closet finally break down the door and come looking for you? The X-Men are about to find out! In the wake of the tragic events of House of M, the mutant community is in turmoil and the X-Men are bearing the brunt of this New World Order. Amid the chaos, a new enemy awakens, one whose very existence will haunt the founding members of the X-Men like nothing has before. Who is this new threat? How is he tied to Professor X’s darkest secret? Cyclops, Wolverine and the others must find out soon, before they and those closest to them go mad!

A new direction for the X-Men, or at least what’s left of them! As Rogue leads her new team old threats are put to rest and more deadly threats emerge from the unlikeliest of places. Plus: What could possibly strike terror into the heart of…Sabretooth?! And who are the Children of the Vault?

Almost all of Earth’s mutants find themselves depowered! With their species all but gone and emboldened enemies looming on all sides, the remaining New X-Men close ranks and form a new squad but what about their suddenly human friends and classmates? And what happens when X-23 arrives at the mansion? The rules have changed, the safeties are off and Reverend Stryker has found a terrifying new weapon in his holy crusade against mutants! The New X-Men will be battered, beaten and worse, and suffer assaults on all fronts. Can this untested new team summon the strength to survive and triumph?

Volume 66: Rise and Fall of the Shi’ar Empire

Death is everywhere. Who could possibly save the day? Why, New Excalibur, of course! The Black Knight guest-stars in a time-traveling tale for the ages! And finally, can a man really change who he is? Can he erase the past and set forth a new future for himself? The Juggernaut has tried to make his way as a hero but there are voices in him that are pulling him back to villainous ways. Will he give in to the temptation?

The shockingly powerful Vulcan is out for revenge and has his sights set on the Shi’ar Empire! Only Charles Xavier and his new team of X-Men can stop him but as they follow his trail of destruction, Rachel Summers’ presence on the outskirts of Shi’ar-controlled space does not go unnoticed and a new enemy with deep ties to Rachel is unleashed! Featuring the Starjammers, a clash of the titans between Vulcan and Gladiator and all-out war in the cosmos!

Get ready for the ride of your life! In the aftermath of the Stamford tragedy, Wolverine makes it his personal mission to take down the man responsible: the explosive Nitro! But as soon as he begins his hunt Logan discovers that someone else is stalking the same prey: a mysterious trio whose identity and disturbing mission will come as a shock! If Logan’s unsettled by who these guys are, then just wait until he confronts the man they answer to! And when Wolverine discovers that Nitro’s actions are tied to a much larger conspiracy, he won’t rest until he’s exposed the true culprit.

Volume 67: Endangered Species

X-23’s past returns to haunt the New X-Men! Can she and Hellion rescue Mercury before the horrifying, mutant-eating Predator X is unleashed? Then, the demonic Belasco pulls the X-Mansion into Limbo and he’s looking for Magik! Illyana Rasputin has returned to life and Belasco will put the New X-Men through literal hell until he finds her! With the team scattered, wounded and terrified, all hope seems lost. But Illyana has arrived, mad as hell and she wants her soul back! Can Pixie, of all people, help save the day? And when Magik’s quest catches the attention of the other demon lords, the X-Men must help Illyana find herself before an ancient evil is unleashed!

The X-Men are back from space, but the team is shattered, broken and separated. Then, attacks in the Morlock Tunnels immediately grab the X-Men’s attention. What do these attacks have to do with the future of the mutant race? Maybe Storm can get to the bottom of all this!

Then Beast finds himself in a race against the clock to see what he can do to save the destiny of his fellow mutants before time runs out. Alone and with the future in his hands, can he stumble upon the key that will bring about a positive change, or will a species now endangered be headed irrevocably for extinction?

Finally, Captain Britain must take on his opposite for a battle that will be waged upon many worlds. Plus: One of the team members suddenly succumbs to an all-too-real tragedy. The team must pull together and care for their fallen friend while their own lives fall to pieces.

Volume 68: Blinded by the Light

The X-Men face meltdown from within and from without…and their squad leader, Rogue, faces something worse. Meanwhile, a mysterious strike force is taking out the few remaining mutants one by one, with ruthless efficiency. But who is the ultimate target? Featuring a plethora of mutant guest stars, the return of several fan-favorites and a devastating face-off against the deadliest villain team in the X-Men’s 44 year history!

If you thought the Astonishing X-Men’s past efforts were full of shocks and surprises, hold onto your eyeballs – because you haven’t seen anything yet, as things go from peculiar to just plain bizarre! Emma Frost’s erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a non-stop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move! Plus: The X-Man destined to destroy the Breakworld stands revealed! Who is it, and what will be their fate?

Continues in…

Messiah Era

Back to The New Age

Volume 88: New Union

The Marvel Universe’s greatest era starts here! In the wake of Professor X’s funeral, Captain America creates a new Avengers unit comprised of Avengers and X-Men, humans and mutants working together. But the Red Skull has returned – straight out of the 1940s – and he wants to destroy all mutants! And just wait until you see what gruesome weapon has given him dangerous new powers!

Then, Cable returns with a new X-Force at his side, he must tackle the threats that nobody else can know about – even if it makes him and his team public enemy number one. Just who are Cable’s new recruits? And most importantly, why are Cable and his team attacking a civilian company? Caught red-handed at the scene of a terrorist attack on a major American corporation whose CEO has expressed anti-mutant views, X-Force find themselves branded criminals and on the run…with none other than the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit. There’s no going back from here…

Meanwhile at the Jean Grey School One of the students is at death’s door, and the faculty must try to keep them alive…and find who did it! Then it’s a blast from the X-Men’s past! Professor X’s original five students – Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast – are plucked from the past and brought to the present. But what they find – the state of their future selves, and the state of Xavier’s dream – is far from the future they dreamed of. How will these young, idealistic heroes react when faced with the crushing knowledge of what their future holds? And how will the embittered X-Men of the present deal with their past coming crashing forward? When the original team comes face to face with their counterparts, it isn’t a peaceful meeting – and one of the X-Men will be forever changed.

Volume 88.1: Wolverine & Gambit

Wolverine awakens to find himself in the Savage Land and labeled public enemy number one! With no memory of how he got there and Shanna the She-Devil his only ally, Logan must unravel the mystery of the Savage Land before it kills him! The ferocious duo venture into the depths of the Forbidden Island, where they face a brutal gauntlet of battles with the island natives, wild dinosaurs, giant apes and a deadly threat from another world. Plus other untold tales from Wolverine’s century-long life!

Then Gambit has sets his sights on his biggest scores yet but he may end up over his head! Raiding a lost temple of doom is all in a day’s work for Marvel’s premier thief…until an ancient god-monster is accidentally loosed on Earth. Then, Gambit travels to the United Kingdom to heist the greatest weapon in the history of man: Excalibur! Whether he’s rescuing archaeologists from the Forever City, teaming up with Avengers marksman Hawkeye, chasing a mysterious lady thief or facing down a horde of super villains, the ragin’ Cajun is the one holding all the cards!

Volume 89: Let it Bleed

The darkest corners of the mutant universe are about to be exposed…NOW! The all-new Uncanny X-Force is charged to deal with situations that the X-Men themselves hate and fear! Psylocke and Storm lead a new team of outcasts and scoundrels, including fan-favorite Puck, the villainous Spiral, and the mysterious Cluster. The first adversary to strike out from the darkness? X-legend Bishop! But what secrets does the man with the “M” on his face bring from the future? What does Fantomex want from Betsy? What does Betsy want from cluster? What does cluster want from Fantomex? What does Bishop want from the 21st century?

Refusing Wolverine’s offer to join the X-Men, David Haller must now decide how he will carry out his father’s legacy. But upon venturing into the world on his own, will he be beckoned back to Westchester by his budding fascination with young X-Man Blindfold? And more importantly: how will their future together change the fate of mutantkind?  Then Cable comes face-to-face with his father…the fallen revolutionary known as Cyclops! And when Cable and his X-Force journey into space to face down an alien armada, will they be forced to clash with the Uncanny Avengers, who are still in hot pursuit?

Finally, it’s the aftermath of X-Termination! Iceman is changed after his multi-dimensional ordeal. What aftershocks will this have in his life? And what is left of the Astonishing X-Men, the X-Treme X-Men and the Age of Apocalypse? Find out here!

Volume 90: The New Revolution

In the wake of the Phoenix event, exactly what are Cyclops and his team of outlaw X-Men: visionary revolutionaries or dangerous terrorists? Whatever the truth, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Magneto and Magik are gathering new mutants and redefining the name “Uncanny X-Men.” Cyclops knows first hand what can happen when mutants have no control over their powers. It cannot happen again. One new mutant learns that once you leave the X-Men, the real world can be a punishing place. Another learns just what it means to be an X-Man. But what, exactly, are they being trained for? And can they survive the new robotic Sentinels out to destroy them? Plus: Cyclops and Magneto finally have it out! And which other former ally has signed up with S.H.I.E.L.D. to keep tabs on the X-Men?

The time-displaced young X-Men continue to adjust to a present day that’s simultaneously more awe-inspiring and more disturbing than any future the young heroes had ever imagined for themselves. As Jean Grey pushes her powers to the limit, shaking her and the rest of the X-Men to the core, one of the young X-Men breaks rank! And when the teens find themselves face-to-face with the Uncanny Avengers, young Cyclops meets the adult version of the brother he thought he’d never see again! They never warned us about this sort of thing in temporal mechanics class! Speaking of class, students at the Jean Grey School are missing and a furious Wolverine and Rachel Summers intensify their search for the all-new Hellfire Club. The storyline that’s been building for over a year is finally, explosively here! The Hellfire Saga begins now! Plus: see the Jean Grey School of the future! The students of JGS put a time-capsule together that you can follow into the future…and learn what happens to all your favorite X-Men.

Volume 91: Ragnarok Now

As tensions rise between Cable’s X-Force and the Uncanny Avengers, Cable’s precognitive visions grow increasingly relentless. X-Force must race against the clock to stop each terrible vision from coming true – but what happens if they fail? As the stakes grow higher, Domino and Colossus team up for the heist of the century…but their mounting feelings for one another might keep them from pulling off the mission! And when Cable and Havok come face to face, can Cable convince his uncle that his cause is just? Elsewhere, Hope embarks upon a futuristic adventure with an unexpected mentor.

Why do the Apocalypse Twins seek to anger the Celestials? As S.W.O.R.D.’s Peak station is attacked by their ship, a Celestial meets a fate so shocking, so impossible, it will rock the Marvel Universe to its core. Now begins Ragnarok! As one of the Uncanny Avengers fall in battle the Wasp must find and destroy the Twins’ tachyon transmitter, but first she’ll have to defeat the Grim Reaper. Meanwhile, the Scarlet Witch makes an impossible choice that will define her forever. And Sunfire and Rogue, without backup, must defeat the combined might of both Apocalypse Twins! When they fail what’s left of the former Unity Squad members must reunite to avenge the Earth!

Volume 92: Wear the Grudge like a Crown

David Haller has slowly begun to accept the death of his father, Charles Xavier – but that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven his father’s murderer. David tracks down Cyclops to give him a piece of his mind, a demonstration of his prodigious powers – and an ice-cold platter of revenge. Then he prepares for a final showdown with the monster in his mind that wears his deceased father’s face…but the demonic Professor X has escaped into the real world. What price will Legion pay to stop him from razing the Earth? And, prophesied to stop Legion, will Young X-Man Blindfold take matters into her own hands and extinguish her first love? One thing’s for sure: anything is possible!

Father and daughter are reunited as Cable’s and Hope’s separate missions converge! Cable has finally solved one of his most vexing problems – but a dozen more are still on the horizon! Including Storm and her X-Force team!

The biggest Wolverine event in years starts here! Wolverine has to track down a boy on a deadly rampage before he does the unthinkable! How will Logan defeat an enemy with no permanent body to slash and claw? More importantly how will he deal with an enemy that take away his healing factor? Logan must adjust to a very different reality, a reality where his enemies closing in! With a hefty bounty is placed on his head, villains and mercenaries begin popping out of the woodwork to try to take him down. As the noose tightens, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde take a road trip to the grounds of the former Howlett estate – but more than bittersweet memories are waiting for Logan in the place he once called home!

Continued in Infinity!

Volume 93: Battle of the Atom

The X-Men’s past, present and future collide in this 50th anniversary event! Something horrible happens to the past versions of the X-Men that shakes spacetime to its core – and more X-Men arrive from the future with a message: The original five must return home! But when young Cyclops and Marvel Girl run away to stay in the present, the hunt is on! And where does the modern-day Cyclops’ revolutionary faction fit in? Things get even more complicated when mysterious foes attack the Jean Grey School and the healing-impaired Wolverine takes mortal hit! With space-time up for grabs, the surprise ending will change everything, as the X-Men’s footing in the world is drastically altered!

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! For months, S.H.I.E.L.D. has had designs on the Jean Grey school, and now they’ve made their presence known! Wolverine takes on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secret stockpile of Sentinels…but so does the renegade Cyclops, and it’s a toss-up as to who Wolverine hates more! Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Sentinels? And it all leads up to the end of the school year…but is the Jean Grey School really out forever?! Where do our graduates go from here? And who will have survived the experience? Meanwhile, Magneto embarks on personal mission that sets him at odds with much of the X-Men – and the whole Marvel Universe. As Magneto reaches a crossroads, everything he’s fought for is called into question – and he’s forced to make a decision that will change him forever

Ever since Nightcrawler’s death, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. But after learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it’s up to Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Iceman, Northstar and Firestar to find and bring back the fan-favorite fuzzy blue elf! But when the team finds themselves separated and split between heaven and hell, can they get to Nightcrawler’s soul before his father, the evil Azazel, does? Can the X-Men save the afterlife, or must one of the team make the ultimate sacrifice?

Volume 94: The Trial of Jean Grey

Once the deadliest, most feared mutant mastermind on the planet, Magneto is no longer the man he was. After allying with Cyclops and the X-Men, he became a pawn in another man’s war. But now, determined to fight for mutantkind’s survival on his own terms, Magneto sets out to regain what he’s lost…and remind the world why it should tremble at the sound of his name. Magneto will safeguard the future of the mutant race by hunting down each and every threat that would see his kind extinguished – and bloody his hands that they may never be a threat again. But as horrors from his past loom large and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pursue him, will Magneto soon become the villain he once was?

Then space and time collide! The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth – until now! When an alien race discovers that Jean Grey – once (or perhaps future) host of the destructive Phoenix Force – is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the genocide committed by Dark Phoenix! Now, it’s up to the spacefaring Guardians of the Galaxy to help the All-New X-Men save Jean from twisted intergalactic justice.

After relentless persecution and a near-fatal Sentinel attack, the Uncanny X-Men and their mutant revolution are going on the offensive! Their target? The international spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as Cyclops’ team fights to save their species, are they only digging themselves into a deeper and more dangerous hole? Who is the mysterious figure building S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Sentinels? What happened to Dazzler after Mystique replaced her? And is S.H.I.E.L.D. really responsible for the attacks?

Volume 95: Tomorrow Never Learns

Welcome to the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning, where Wolverine, Storm, and a star-studded faculty educate the next generation of mutants! But with their own lives steeped in deadly enemies and personal crises, how can the X-Men guide and educate – let alone defend – the school? And what mysterious organization waits in the shadows to destroy Wolverine’s mutant sanctuary? The mysterious Phoenix Corporation wants Quentin Quire, but why? As Wolverine clings to life, Storm, Idie and the kids make a stand against the Phoenix Corporation…while a fleeing Quentin finds a new ally in Cyclops! And only Evan can save Fantomex from certain death – but dare he? Wolverine and Storm reach a breaking point as the X-Men take on the Phoenix Corporation…with their very future hanging in the balance!

When Wolverine discovers that an old friend is missing, his visit to Canada soon transforms into a hairy situation. The Wendigo virus is running rampant, transforming people into flesh-eating monsters! Now, the X-Men and Alpha Flight must fight to stop the growing tide of Wendigos from consuming everything and everyone in their path…a task made harder when an X-Man falls prey to the deadly disease! Wolverine no more?!

After the events of “Killable,” Logan has something to prove. Before he can take on Sabretooth again, he’ll need to build himself back up, get better and stronger than he’s ever been…but it’s not as easy as he thought anymore. And when the normal channels don’t seem to be working fast enough, Wolverine will soon find himself turning to other means of revenge. But what could make Logan turn his back on the school and his friends? Wolverine’s training continues, and his sights are set squarely on Sabretooth…but can Logan fight back his demons, or is this the beginning of a Wolverine who’s gone to the dark side?

Original Sin

Coming Soon!

Volume 96: Last Will and Testament

Infinite pasts, infinite futures…infinite loss! The Beast is tortured by his decision to bring the original X-Men into the present, but can he repair the damage he’s done while the future Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is still gunning for the time-tossed teens? The young X-Men will need to rally to save themselves, but Jean Grey is…different. The Shi’ar trial has changed her. What does this mean for her future, for the past of the woman she’s meant to become, and for the rest of the X-Men? Timelines collide when the future Brotherhood exacts its final judgment on the All-New X-Men!

Then, as Charles Xavier’s last will and testament is discovered his greatest secret might be the X-Men’s ultimate undoing! Against such overwhelming power, will the X-Men succeed in holding the line, or will Xavier’s final “gift” to his children be their undoing? Cyclops must guide the X-Men through the storm that is unleashed while dealing with his strangely and frustratingly altered powers. If there’s anyone who would bend over backwards to reteach himself how to use them, it’s Cyclops…but will he regain control of his own personal destiny in time to save his team and his students from Xavier’s terrible secret?

Dimension-hopping is something of an X-Men rite of passage, and it’s about time the All-New X-Men took the plunge! You don’t always have to travel Miles away to visit a new place…but will the Web these time-displaced young X-Men find themselves tangled in Ultimately bring about their end? Okay, enough subtlety: the All-New X-Men meet Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man – and this is a showdown you won’t want to miss!

Volume 97: The Death of Wolverine

Thief. Goddess. Headmistress. Queen. The X-Man called Storm has always defied a single title. And her desire to better the world has never been limited to only her own kind. On an ongoing mission to foster goodwill and safeguard both mankind and mutants, Ororo Munroe will travel the globe, confronting villains, gods, monsters and everything in between. She will overthrow tyrants, quell tsunamis and strive to see her dream for the world realized but what happens when the world wants to resist change? Logan and Storm go on a long-overdue date…but when the headmasters are away, villains come out to play! Then Melita Garner returns, but not for romance – she’s got something on Logan that throws the entire school into uproar. But little does Melita know that she’s also drawn the attention of the Red Right Hand!

All roads must end somewhere, and every hero’s story eventually comes to a close. After the loss of his healing factor and recent traumatic events that time is now. Over the years, Logan has been a warrior, a hero, a renegade, a savage, a samurai, a teacher – and so much more. He has spent decades being the best there is at what he does…but even the best fade away eventually. And now, the greatest X-Men hero will play a role he’s never played before… Then, in the aftermath of tragedy, the Jean Grey School must mourn Wolverine’s death. As Wolverine’s will is read and a reporter digs further into his century-long past, new truths will be uncovered as the X-Men retell their favorite personal adventures and Wolverine stories, bidding farewell to a legend.

Magneto was once arguably the most powerful mutant on the planet. But recently, his powers have been reduced to a whisper of what they once were. How far will he go to become the Master of Magnetism once more? When Magneto discovers that mutants are being hauled away to a re-education camp, he investigates…and discovers that the Red Skull is behind the operation! And worse, the villain possesses the brain and powers of Magneto’s deceased friend, Charles Xavier!

Axis

The Red Skull has exploited the gifts of the world’s greatest telepath to broadcast pure hatred across the globe. Now, born of the murder of Charles Xavier, World War Hate has begun. Red Skull is broadcasting waves of telepathic hate across the globe and Marvel’s greatest heroes have turned on their moral axis! What will the Avengers and X-Men find in the Red Skull’s bleak “re-education camps”? What is Tony Stark’s dark secret? And with the heroes “inverted” to evil, who will stand against them? How about an army of villains?! Magneto betrays his alliance, a founding Avenger quits, and Scarlet Witch is forced to join Doctor Doom! And who are Kluh and the Sorceress Supreme? As the Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes, the all-new Astonishing Avengers battle the Uncanny X-Men! Witness an X-Man’s horrifying fate and an Avenger’s appalling choice! Who will live and die? Who will remain inverted? The shocking climax will crack the Marvel Universe to its core!

Volume 97.1: X-Force / All New X-Factor

Almost every sovereign state in the Marvel Universe uses superhumans to covertly protect national interests. The USA has the Secret Avengers. The United Kingdom has MI13. And mutantkind has X-Force! Cable. Psylocke. Fantomex. Marrow. Mutantkind’s protectors, spies, assassins and torturers – but what drove them to join this new, deadly incarnation of X-Force? How has Marrow regained her powers…and how is it connected to X-Force’s first target, ruthless arms dealer Volga? As their secrets are brought to light, X-Forcde are barely surviving each other. How will Cable’s team keep it together to carry out their mission? Will Domino’s return help or hurt them? While pursuing the foe who killed one of their own, X-Force runs afoul of the UK’s superhuman operatives: Pete Wisdom and MI13! Can X-Force out-spy the best spy there is? As the two factions come to blows, a third player secretly threatens to wipe them all off the board!

X-Factor is back…like never before! Serval Industries, one of the world’s most trusted names in electronics and a leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society…the All-New X-Factor! Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. But with her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief Gambit and more by her side, can Polaris trust that her corporate masters really have good intentions? Especially when X-Factor is meant to help people, but one of their own has a dark secret?! (Hint: it’s Gambit.) Be here as the team takes on their former frenemy, Danger, learns the sinister secret of Techno, Inc., and more! Experience the All-New X-Factor…brought to you by Serval Industries!

Volume 98: The Logan Legacy

From the pages of Death of Wolverine! Logan may be dead…but what will happen to his mortal remains, encased in Adamantium? The battle for control of this valuable artifact has begun, death is on the books for a dozen heroes and villains, and Mystique is playing chess with them all! As Sinister strikes, Daken lies crippled, and death looms for Shogun’s Weapon X crew. Only Wolverine’s legacy -X-23, Sabretooth, Mystique and Lady Deathstrike -can save them all. But none of them can be trusted! Then: introducing Fantomelle, the world’s most unstoppable thief, engineered to perfection! But will she be destroyed by a nightmarish monster before the Wolverines can recruit her? And surprises lay in store when the Wolverines assault Mr. Sinister’s fortress! Sinister has plans for Logan’s body…but how are the Amazing X-Men involved?

Volume 99: Once and Future Juggernaut

Not so long ago, Nightcrawler was dead. Now, with a second lease on life, Kurt Wagner struggles to find his place in the land of the living. But now that his best friend, Wolverine, has died, that struggle just got a lot more difficult! Nightcrawler tries to honor Wolverine’s legacy by carrying on as a teacher and an X-Man. But Bloody Bess has other plans for our hero – and Nightcrawler finds himself in over his head when he runs afoul of the Shadow King! Then the ferocious Shi’ar warrior Deathbird lands on S.W.O.R.D.’s doorstep at the brink of death, Abigail Brand calls in the X-Men to investigate! But are even the X-Men equipped to handle the horrific new threat that’s emerged from the edge of space? The X-Men explore the Acanti Skunkworks, where they soon find themselves entangled in a conspiracy that has connections to the deaths of Rachel Grey’s family! Can the X-Men hope to stop an alien horde?

Then when the Gem of Cyttorak reappears, seeking to create a new avatar, none hear its call more than those who have previously housed Cyttorak’s power, Cain Marko and Colossus. But they aren’t the only ones hunting for the Gem. Can the X-Men find it before it’s too late? And can Colossus resist the temptation of Cyttorak’s power? “Unstoppable” takes on a whole new meaning as Cyttorak’s gem is finally located. The Juggernaut rises…and the X-Men fall! Cyclops rescued! But by whom? And is it really a rescue…or does this put Scott at greater risk than before? And what bounty are they hunting? Lots of shooting and things blowing up! Scott Summers is aboard a new space pirate ship, with a cruel, cutthroat captain, and a crew of criminals and killers. None of them trust Scott– and a few just might want to kill him! But, hey, that Captain’s daughter is kinda cute, right?

In his war against those who would see his kind extinguished, Magneto has one steadfast ally: the mysterious woman called Briar Raleigh. But what are her true designs for the Master of Magnetism? On the island of Genosha, the backdrop for his greatest triumphs and most devastating tragedies, Magneto is confronted by S.H.I.E.L.D.! But the Master of Magnetism doesn’t stand alone…

Volume 100: The Black Vortex

The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact imbued with immeasurable power, is now in the hands of Mr. Knife! With billions of lives potentially at stake, Peter Quill, the Legendary Star-Lord, is going to have to dust off his thieving gloves. But with Knife’s Slaughter Squad protecting him, Peter’s probably going to need some help…from the X-Men!

Then Cyclops is at a crossroads! Magneto…Matthew Malloy…the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier…AXIS…all of these pivotal events have driven this already tempestuous mutant to the edge of disaster. Will Scott Summers save himself from ruin or will he make that fateful leap?! And Magneto has just learned Earth is on a collision course with oblivion and time is running out. With everything he’s fought for being brought to an inescapable end, how will the Master of Magnetism spend his LAST DAYS on Earth? Will Magneto celebrate his legacy…or be tortured by it?

This bind is also an end point to my Marvel Cosmic Binds which includes the end of Nova, Captain Marvel, Legendary Star-Lord and Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Volume 69: Messiah CompleX

In the aftermath of House of M the future of mutants has never been bleaker. At the seeming end of their evolutionary cycle, a miracle arrives in the form of the first mutant birth since the events of M-Day. But from this source of hope comes a clash between mutants over who will control the child’s fate. It is a race for the future as the Purifiers, Mr. Sinister and the X-Men clash! The fight for the future begins here!

Volume 70: Divided We Stand

With the tragic ending of Messiah Complex the X-Men are no more! Lost more than ever the X-Men disband as Cyclops ponders the future of not only the X-Men but all of mutant kind! Will the Young X-Men be the new team to replace the X-Men? In these trying times one thing is certain. The last remaining mutants must be protected at all costs. In the darkness Cyclops puts together a team that must do what the X-Men never could. Actively and permanently remove threats to all mutant kind. Beware X-Force has returned and they have only one goal, to kill!

X-Men: Divided We Stand is a two issue mini series containing multiple stories. I have spliced up the issues stating which story to use in parenthesis.

Optional volume to read next:

Vol 1 of Wolverine Origins

Volume 71: Manifest Destiny

Cyclops has decided to move the X-Men west. Founding a new home for all mutants in a place known for its tolerance: San Francisco. Shortly after their arrival, however, the X-Men find themselves knee deep with Magneto and the robotic Sentinels!

Plus Xavier revisits one of his biggest challenges and failures of his career: Logan. But the layers of lies hide one last, deadly secret which goes back to the days of the X-Men’s founding – and the Professor’s timing couldn’t possibly be worse!

Secret Invasion then takes place

Vol 2 of Wolverine Origins Optional volumes to read next

Volume 72: Dark Reign

In the depths of his heartache over Kitty Pryde, Colossus goes looking for something, anything, to stop his pain…and finds a nightmare from the Old Country running rampant in the States. What’s their connection? Then, Rogue makes her return but while Xavier seeks her out, who is searching for him? Hunter becomes hunted and friend becomes foe, in a story that will change your favorite Southern Belle forever!

Plus Emma checks into a hotel you have to see to believe, while poor Scott sits idly by. Darkchylde returns to get her soul back, even if she has to conquer Earth in the process. Can the combined forces of the X-Men stop her rampage? They’ll have to fight through every demon in Limbo to try!

Volume 73: Messiah War

Cyclops has complete faith that his son, Cable, will do everything he can to protect the so-called mutant messiah – who he believes will save mutantkind. But he also knows what havoc former X-Man Lucas Bishop has wreaked in the nightmarish future. So now he’s sent his black ops team, the X-Force, on a risky, time-traveling mission to save Cable and the child, completely unaware that there’s something else waiting for them in the future. Something not even Bishop was counting on…and while X-Force battles in the future Beast and the X-Club travel into the past to try to reverse the affects of M Day!

Volume 74: Utopia

Who are the Dark X-Men? He has his own Avengers team and now Norman Osborn has his own X-Men team. The other shoe has finally dropped and Emma Frost has betrayed Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men. And that’s just one of the huge surprises in “UTOPIA”. Is that Namor? Cloak and Dagger? Professor X?! The thing that you aren’t ready for is that Osborn is right.

Emplate is back and he’s out for blood. More specifically, for mutant bone marrow. And with the X-Men still reeling from Utopia, he may have picked the perfect time to come calling.

Volume 75: Necrosha

Selene’s Inner Circle stands revealed and her master plan has been set into motion. Watch as the resurrected dead lay siege to the X-Men’s headquarters and the fight to survive the Black Queen’s vengeance begins. But while Warpath and Wolverine realize what’s happening, they may be too late to stop it. Because Selene is already well on her way to achieving ultimate power half a world away. And the rest of the X-Men fight mutants back from the dead!

(Now here is where we pick up with X-23 being somehow “captured” again)

Volume 76: Nation X

Cyclops has moved the X-Men from New York and created a home for mutants in San Francisco. He sent X-Force to the future to support his son Cable and even outwitted Norman Osborn and his Dark Avengers. He even led the X-Men against the undead armies of Selene but now comes one of the most difficult tasks he has ever faced….handling the day to day duties of managing the sovereign nation island of Utopia.

Juggling the basic needs of food, water and shelter are stressful enough but when trouble threatens to consume Emma Frost from within Cyclops may be in for the fight of his life. To make matters worse Beast has caught wind of X-Force, his secret black ops squad. Plus Pixie’s mother pays Utopia a visit but when evil forces conspire to consume Pixie it spurns a family reunion you would not believe! And just wait until you find out which long time X-Men villain is her father! Meanwhile Cable and Hope inch closer and closer to the present.

Volume 77: Second Coming

The climax of four years of X-Men stories is the X-Event of 2010! What started in HOUSE OF M with the Decimation of mutantkind and erupted with the first new mutant birth in MESSIAH COMPLEX finishes here. In the epic crossover SECOND COMING, Cyclops’ faith pays off when Cable returns to the present with Hope, the girl he believes to be the mutant messiah. But will she be the savior or destroyer of mutantkind? We may never know, as she is the target of an initiative for mutant eradication unlike anything the X-Men have ever experienced. Many will be wounded. Several will die. Is Hope worth it?

 
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