Unfortunately, Marvel ended the compendium trades after “Trials of X”, so I switched to a mix of individual series trades and single issues for the “Destiny of X” era and then single issues for “Fall of X” and beyond.

I heavily referenced the Way of X blog when putting the map together to determine best chronological order, and the “Arguments” section of that site will explain a lot of issue placements.  Some issue placements have been determined by how the issues were reprinted in the “… of X” trades to minimize “scan-and-print” efforts.

House of X/Powers of X (OHC)
House of X #1
Powers of X #1
House of X #2
Powers of X #2
Powers of X #3
House of X #3
House of X #4
Powers of X #4
House of X #5
Powers of X #5
House of X #6
Powers of X #6

Dawn of X volume 1
X-Men #1
Marauders #1
New Mutants #1-4, 6
Excalibur #1-3
X-Force #1
Fallen Angels #1-6
Marauders #2-3
New Mutants #8
X-Men #2-3
New Mutants #5, 7, 9-11
X-Force #2-3
Incoming #1 (4 page Mr. Sinister story)
X-Men/Fantastic Four #1-4

This volume contains issues from Dawn of X volumes 1-7 and 9-11, as well as the X-Men/Fantastic Four TPB.  There is a one page story from Marvel Comics #1000 featuring Apocalypse that I included, and used it as the back side of one of the text pages or covers that I needed to print out.  The reason that the New Mutants issues skip around is that the focus of the book was split – half of the team was in space in issues by Jonathan Hickman, while the other half was still on Earth in issues by Ed Brisson.

Dawn of X volume 2
X-Men #4
X-Force #4-5
X-Men #5
X-Force #6
X-Men #6
Wolverine #1 (Catacombs story)
Excalibur #4-6
Giant Size X-Men:  Magneto #1
Marauders #4
Cable #1
Marauders #5-8
X-Force #7-8
Giant Size X-Men:  Jean Grey/Emma Frost #1
Excalibur #7-8
X-Men #7-9
X-Force #9-10
X-Factor #1-3
Wolverine #1 (Flower Cartel story)
Wolverine #2-3

This volume contains issues from Dawn of X volumes 4-12 and 14-15.

Dawn of X volume 3
Wolverine #4-5
Cable #2-4
Hellions #1-4
Marauders #9-12
Giant Size X-Men:  Nightcrawler #1
New Mutants #12
Giant Size X-Men:  Fantomex #1
Giant Size X-Men:  Storm #1
X-Force #11-12, 15-16
X-Men #10
Empyre:  X-Men #1-4
X-Men #11
Excalibur #9-12
Free Comic Book Day 2020: X-Men #1

This volume contains issues from Dawn of X volumes 9-16, as well as using X-Force #15-16 from Reign of X volume 2.  The FCBD issue is not in any of the trades, so that is a rare single issue included in this set.

X of Swords (OHC)
X-Men #12
X of Swords:  Creation #1
X-Factor #4
Wolverine #6
X-Force #13
Marauders #13
Hellions #5
New Mutants #13
Cable #5
Excalibur #13
X-Men #13
X of Swords:  Stasis #1
X-Men #14
Marauders #14-15
Excalibur #14
Wolverine #7
X-Force #14
Hellions #6
Cable #6
X-Men #15
Excalibur #15
X of Swords:  Destruction #1

Reign of X volume 1
SWORD #1
Excalibur #16
Hellions #7-8
X-Factor #5
Cable #7-8
X-Men #16
New Mutants #15
X-Men #17
Marauders #16-17
Wolverine #8-10
Cable #9
Wolverine #11-12
X-Force #17-19
Children of the Atom #1-3
New Mutants #16-17

This volume contains issues from Reign of X volumes 1-4 and 6-9.

Reign of X volume 2
X-Men #18-19
New Mutants #18
Excalibur #17-20
X-Men #20
Hellions #9-10
SWORD #2-4
King in Black:  Marauders #1
Cable #10-12
SWORD #5
X-Factor #7-9
X-Corp #1
Marauders #18-19
Children of the Atom #4-5
Marauders #20
Way of X #1-2

This volume contains issues from Reign of X volume 4-6 and 8-11.

Hellfire Gala:  Red Carpet Edition (OHC)
Marauders #21
Classic X-Men #7 backup story
X-Force #20
Hellions #12
Excalibur #21
X-Men #21
Planet-Size X-Men #1
X-Men Election Strips
X-Corp #2
New Mutants #19
Wolverine #13
SWORD #6
Way of X #3
X-Factor #10

The bulk of these issues were reprinted in Reign of X volumes 12-14.  Volumes 12 and 13 can be skipped for this project, and parts of 14 can be discarded.

As I got to this part of the project, circumstances at my preferred binder changed so I started planning for thinner volumes (averaging 20 issues per volume instead of 30).

Trials of X volume 1
Children of the Atom #6
Marauders #22
New Mutants #20-21
Trial of Magneto #1
SWORD #7
Cable Reloaded #1
X-Men #1
New Mutants #22-23
Marauders #23
Wolverine #14-16
Trial of Magneto #2-5

This volume contains issues from Reign of X TPB volume 14, as well as volumes 1-3 and 7 of Trials of X.  A lot of chronologies put Trial of Magneto #5 after Hellions #18, but due to where I placed a volume break, it made more sense to keep all of Trial of Magneto in a single book.

Trials of X volume 2
Hellions #13-18
Way of X #4-5
X-Men:  The Onslaught Revelation #1
New Mutants #24
SWORD #8
Marauders #24-25
X-Men Unlimited: Latitude #1
X-Men Unlimited: Green #1-2
X-Force #21-22
Wolverine #17-18
X-Men #2-3

This volume contains issues found in Trials of X volumes 3-7 and 9-10.  The X-Men Unlimited issues were not reprinted in the Trials of X TPBs.

Trials of X volume 3
X-Corp #3-5
SWORD #9-11
Excalibur #22-26
Death of Dr. Strange:  X-Men/Black Knight #1
X-Men #4-5
Marauders #26
X-Men #6-8
Devil’s Reign:  X-Men #1-3
X-Force #23-26
Wolverine #19

This volume contains issues from Trials of X volumes 3 and 5-12.  The Death of Dr. Strange one-shot was not reprinted in compendium format.

Inferno (OHC)
Inferno #1-4

X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine (OHC)
X Lives of Wolverine #1
X Deaths of Wolverine #1
X Lives of Wolverine #2
X Deaths of Wolverine #2
X Lives of Wolverine #3
X Deaths of Wolverine #3
X Lives of Wolverine #4
X Deaths of Wolverine #4
X Lives of Wolverine #5
X Deaths of Wolverine #5

Secrets of X
Marauders #27
X-Force Annual #1
X-Force #27-29
Wolverine #20-23
Secret X-Men #1
Giant Size X-Men:  Thunderbird #1
X-Men #9

Secrets of X:  Sabretooth
Sabretooth #1-5
Sabretooth and the Exiles #1-5

X Lives/Death of Wolverine is supposed to be the cap of the Reign/Trials era and launch Destiny of X.  But there were still a few issues with some lingering threads, including the Sabretooth mini-series that chronicles events covering the entire Krakoa era.  These interlude volumes are for issues that fall between the cracks before Destiny of X.  Some of the issues were included in Trials of X Volumes 10-12, but many others came from single issues or other TPBs.

Destiny of X volume 1
Immortal X-Men #1-3
Legion of X #1-3
X-Men Red #1-3
Legion of X #4-5
Knights of X #1-5

Since Marvel cancelled the compendium trades, I switched to individual series TPBs to collect this era with a few single issues to round the project out.  It also helped that most of the series started getting a lot more self-contained, allowing for chunks of issues to be mapped together.

Destiny of X volume 2
Marvel Voices:  Pride (Somnus story)
Marauders Annual #1
Marauders #1-4
X-Men #10-12
Free Comic Book Day 2022:  Avengers/X-Men (third story – “Let’s Talk About Krakoa”)
X-Men:  Hellfire Gala #1
Amazing Spider-Man #9 (903)
X-Men Unlimited #50-55 (digital stories, reprinted in Hellfire Gala Immortal TPB)
X-Men Red #4
Marauders #5
Immortal X-Men #4
A.X.E. Eve of Judgment #1

The Voices story was included at the end of the Marauders TPB (although it takes place first), which is why I ended up including it here.  That story does share a story page with the final page of Marauders #5, which marks the only time I did scan-and-print on story pages in this project.

Destiny of X volume 3:  Judgment Day
Free Comic Book Day 2022:  Avengers/X-Men (first story)
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #1
Immortal X-Men #5
X-Men Red #5
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #2
A.X.E.  Death to the Mutants #1
X-Men #13
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #3
X-Men #14
Amazing Spider-Man #10 (904)
Fantastic Four #47-48 (692-693)
A.X.E.  Death to the Mutants #2
Immortal X-Men #6
X-Men Red #6
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #4
X-Men Red #7
Legion of X #6
Marauders #6
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #5
Immortal X-Men #7
A.X.E.  Death to the Mutants #3
A.X.E. Starfox #1
A.X.E. Avengers #1
A.X.E. X-Men #1
A.X.E. Eternals #1
A.X.E.  Judgment Day #6
A.X.E.  Judgment Day Omega

Since this crossover occurred so early in the era, it didn’t make sense to break up “Destiny of X” and use an alternate title for the majority of the volumes in the era.  I also didn’t trust Marvel to map the omnibus to my liking.

Destiny of X volume 4
New Mutants #25-33
New Mutants:  Lethal Legion #1-5
X-Terminators #1-5

New Mutants #25-28 has to take place before Dark Web and X-Terminators #1-5 has to take place before X-Men #18.  Otherwise, there’s probably several options for how to map the issues after Judgment Day.

Destiny of X volume 5
X-Force #30-31
Wolverine #24-25
X-Force #32-33
X-Men Annual #1
X-Men #16-18
Dark Web #1
Dark Web:  X-Men #1-3
Dark Web:  Dawn #1

The X-Force and Wolverine issues are technically Judgment Day tie-ins, but they span the entire event.  I opted to group them together afterwards instead of spacing them out within the Judgment Day volume.  As I was putting the map together, I really liked the idea of a volume of side stories (being the New Mutants and X-Terminators issues in volume 4).  However, since those stories all needed to come before the X-Men and Dark Web issues, X-Force and Wolverine got pushed to volume 5.  None of the other tie-ins to Dark Web are required for the X-Men storyline.

Destiny of X volume 6
Captain Marvel #43-46
X-Men #19-21
Captain Marvel #47-49
Invincible Iron Man #1-6 (651-656)

These Iron Man issues are the beginning of Duggan’s run, which becomes part of Fall of X later on.

Destiny of X volume 7
Marauders #7-12
Betsy Braddock:  Captain Britain #1-5
Immortal X-Men #8
X-Men Red #8-10
Legion of X #7-10
Immortal X-Men #9-10

Sins of Sinister (OHC)
Sins of Sinister #1
Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1
Nightcrawlers #1
Immoral X-Men #1
Nightcrawlers #2
Immoral X-Men #2
Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #2
Immoral X-Men #3
Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
Nightcrawlers #3
Sins of Sinister:  Dominion #1

The Beast Agenda
Wolverine #26-27
X-Force #34-38
Wolverine #28-32
X-Force #39-42
Wolverine #33-35

Before the Fall
Immortal X-Men #11
Before the Fall:  Sons of X #1
X-Men Red #11-12
Before the Fall:  Heralds of Apocalypse #1
X-Men Red #13
Before the Fall:  Mutants First Strike #1
Bishop: War College #1-5
Rogue and Gambit #1-5
X-Men #22-23
Iron Man #7 (657)
Before the Fall:  Sinister Four #1
Immortal X-Men #12-13
X-Men #24

Starting with Fall of X, I switched to single issues for binding.

Fall of X volume 1
Free Comic Book Day 2023:  Uncanny Avengers (both stories)
Hellfire Gala:  Fall of X #1
X-Force #43
Iron Man #8-9 (658-659)
X-Men #25
Children of the Vault #1-4
Immortal X-Men #14-15
Jean Grey #1-2
Immortal X-Men #16
Jean Grey #3-4
Immortal X-Men #17-18

Fall of X volume 2
Alpha Flight #1-5
Uncanny Spider-Man #1-4
X-Men Blue:  Origins #1
Uncanny Spider-Man #5
Astonishing Iceman #1-5
Dark X-Men #1-5
Realm of X #1-4

X-Men Blue: Origins #1 actually takes place a few pages before the end of Uncanny Spider-Man #4, and could be easily spliced in (at least with single issues).  Look for the page in #4 with “AND THEY DO” in large letters.  Most of these issues are side adventures and don’t intersect with the main storyline too much, although the Alpha Flight mini does need to be read before X-Force #47.

Fall of X volume 3
Ghost Rider/Wolverine:  Weapons of Vengeance – Alpha
Ghost Rider #17
Wolverine #36
Ghost Rider/Wolverine:  Weapons of Vengeance – Omega
X-Force #44-46
Wolverine #37-40
X-Force #47-50
Wolverine #41-50

I’m only including the main story from Wolverine #50 here.  The Larry Hama backup is from an earlier era, and the Percy backup will be included as an epilogue in the final volume.

Fall of X volume 4
Uncanny Avengers #1-5
X-Men #26
Iron Man #10-12 (660-662)
X-Men #27-29
X-Men Red #14-18
Cable #1-4

Twilight of X volume 1
Iron Man #13-14 (663-664)
X-Men #30
Fall of the House of X #1
X-Men #31
Avengers #12-13 (778-779)
Iron Man #15-16 (665-666)
Fall of the House of X #2
X-Men #32
Fall of the House of X #3
X-Men #33
Resurrection of Magneto #1-4
Iron Man #17-18 (667-668)

Technically, Avengers #12-13 are supposed to go in the middle of Iron Man #15, but it’s not a good splice.  I believe this order is best for pacing.  Also, the last few pages of Avengers #13 can be skipped as they take place after the entire event and lead into another Marvel event crossover.

Twilight of X volume 2
Rise of the Powers of X #1
Dead X-Men #1-2
Rise of the Powers of X #2
Dead X-Men #3
X-Men Forever #1
Rise of the Powers of X #3
Dead X-Men #4
Fall of the House of X #4
X-Men #34
Rise of the Powers of X #4
X-Men Forever #2-4
Fall of the House of X #5
Rise of the Powers of X #5
Iron Man #19-20 (669-670)
X-Men #35 (Uncanny X-Men #700 – main story only)
Wolverine #50 (back-up)

There are a few back-up features in Uncanny X-Men #700.  Some lead into the next era of X-Men and could be saved for the beginning of the next volume.

For those keeping count, we have 31 volumes in this map (25 custom volumes and 6 oversized hardcovers).

During this era, I start skipping some annuals and issues of X-Men Unlimited.  Most of them either aren’t good, or don’t fit in (or both).  I included the Wolverine series from #91-100, because #100 is a big issue, and the issues between that and AoA are all pretty much the lead up, and feature quite a bit of other X-Men.

Prime
X-Men:  Prime
Cable #21
UXM #322
X-Men #42-44
X-Force #44
Wolverine #91
UXM #323-324
Wolverine #92-93
UXM #325
X-Men ’95
Wolverine #94
X-Men #45
UXM ‘95

Evil Natures
UXM #326
X-Men #46-47
Wolverine #95
UXM #327
Wolverine #96
UXM #328
Sabretooth
X-Men #48
UXM #329-330

Cable/X-Man:  The Man in the Mirror
X-Man #5-7
Cable #22-25
X-Man #8-11
Cable #26-28
X-Man #12
Excalibur #95
Cable #29
X-Man #13
Cable #30
X-Man #14
Cable #31

(Since there are a few key moments in these issues during the lead up to Onslaught, I opted to go all the way up to the Cable/X-Man crossover, and put it in its own book.  Cable #21 had to go in the Prime volume, because it takes place before X-Force #44.  I’m not interested enough in X-Man to worry about getting the few issues between this book and Onslaught.)

The Road to Onslaught
X-Men #49
XMU #10
X-Men #50
UXM #331
X-Men #51-52
X-Men #53 (pg. 23 – the page with Joseph in Carolina)
Wolverine #97-100
UXM #332
Wolverine #101
Cable #32
UXM #333
X-Force #55
XMU #11
Cable #33

(I included that one page from X-Men #53 in the midst of X-Men #52, because it has to go before XMU #11.)

Onslaught
X-Men #53
UXM #334
X-Men #54
Onslaught: X-Men
UXM #335
X-Factor #125
Cable #34
Hulk #444
Avengers #401
Wolverine #104
Excalibur #100 (Xavier Protocol pages only)
FF #415
X-Man #18
X-Force #57
X-Men #55
UXM #336
Cable #35
X-Factor #126
ASM #415
Spider-Man #72
X-Man #19
FF #416
Hulk #445
Iron Man #332
Avengers #402
X-Men #56
Onslaught:  Marvel Universe

(I included the back up from FF #416 at the end of this book, for lack of a better place to put it.)

Onslaught Aftermath
Cable #36
UXM #337
X-Men #57
UXM #338
X-Men #58
UXM #339
X-Men #59
X-Men ’96
Onslaught:  Epilogue
X-Men:  The Road to Onslaught

(Amazing Spider-Man #416 can be included after UXM #337, if you’re so inclined.)

Death and Deceit
UXM #340
X-Factor #130
X-Men #60-61
XMU #14
X-Men ’97
Beast #1-3
UXM #341-345
X-Men #62-64

Operation:  Zero Tolerance
X-Men #65
UXM #346
Cable #45-47
X-Men #66
Wolverine #115
UXM #347 (3 pages with Callisto and Marrow)
X-Men #67-68
Wolverine #116-118
X-Men #69
UXM #347-350
X-Men #70

A House in Order
X-Men #71
UXM #351-352
XMU #18 (bu)
XMU #17
X-Men #72
UXM #353-354
X-Men #73
UXM #355
Cable/Machine Man ’98
Machine Man/Bastion ‘98
XMU #18

Life Lessons
X-Men #74-75
UXM #356-357
X-Men #76-78
UXM #358-359
UXM/FF ’98
X-Men #79
XMU #21

The Hunt for Xavier
UXM #360
X-Men #80
UXM #361
X-Men #81
UXM #362
X-Men #82
UXM #363
X-Men #83
UXM #364
X-Men #84
UXM #365
XMU #22
X-Men #1/2

Magneto War
X-Men #85
Magneto War #1
UXM #366
X-Men #86
UXM #367
X-Men #87
UXM #368
Magneto Rex #1-3
XMU #24 (back-up)

Warped Realities
X-Men #88
UXM #369
X-Men #89
UXM #370
X-Men #90
UXM #371
X-Men #91
X-Men ’99
XMU #23-24
X-51 #0

The Shattering
UXM #372
X-Men #92
Gambit #8-9
UXM #373-374
X-Men #93-94
AXM #1-3
UXM #375
X-Men #95
XMU #25
Wolverine #145
Cable #73-74

Apocalypse:  The Twelve
UXM #376
Cable #75
X-Men #96
Wolverine #146-147
UXM #377
Cable #76
UXM ’99
X-Men #97
UXM #378
Cable #77
Wolverine #148
XMU #26
X-Men #98

Mutants No More
Cable #78
UXM #379
X-Men #99
UXM #380
Gambit #10-15
XMU #27
XMU #25-26 (bu)

Black Sun
Black Sun #1-5

(This mini-series takes place sometime prior to X-Men #100, in the six month gap era. However, it just doesn’t seem right to put it in the same book as X-Men #100, and it also doesn’t fit well with the previous volume.)

Cable: Undying
Cable #79-86

(This and the next Cable volume aren’t vital to the overall X-Men chronology, but I really liked Robert Weinberg’s run, and was really irritated when Marvel decided to remove him from the book. I’m including those books here, just to show where they fall in the chronology. The entire run fits in two books, with one issue in the Dream’s End volume.)

Revolution
X-Men #100-102
UXM #381-383
X-Men Unlimited #28 (main story)
X-Men #103
UXM #384
X-Men #104
UXM #385
X-Men 2000
X-Men #105
X-Men Forever #1-6
X-Men #106
UXM #386

There are several things I need to address with this volume.
1.) Yes, this is a big volume. I wanted to not include X-Men Forever and make that it’s own book, but it has to take place before X-Men #106, which is the end of the whole Neo thing that had started in #100. It didn’t make much sense splitting the Neo arc up. But for those really worried about size, this book is about the same thickness as the complete run of X-Men: Hidden Years, which many people do as a done in one.
2.) Cardstock covers on Forever. Kind of sucks, but I only included the front covers. I retyped the info from the back covers and printed it out. Really, the covers only cause issues with pages not laying down during those actual issues.
3.) Continuity is fudged a bit. Since Claremont and editorial were butting heads over pacing and scheduling (thanks to the first X-Men movie), some of the stories don’t really flow well. One point is X-Men Annual 2000. It has Rogue as team leader, although she didn’t officially get that position until X-Men #103, which goes directly into the crossover in UXM #384/X-Men #104/UXM #385. But then there were events in that arc that make certain bits of the annual not make sense. I do believe I asked Claremont on the X-Fan message boards years ago, and basically said something along the lines that the annual might as well fit in there. As for UXM #386, because the team starts #387 in the same place they ended #386, it makes sense to put it after the Neo conclusion in X-Men #106.
4.) X-Men Unlimited #27 is about Thunderbird III joining the X-Men. I’m including that in the Mutants No More volume that will go just prior to the books on this list to help increase the size of that volume.
5.) The backup story from XMU #28 is a Deadpool solo story, and should go into a Deadpool volume, not in a main X-Men volume.
6.) If my first two notes bother you, skip X-Men Forever. It will decrease the size of the book greatly, and eliminate the cardstock cover issue. Also, it can help the pacing, but as I think about it, XMF was a time travel story, so the characters were plucked out of time, and then returned.

Maximum Security
MS: Dangerous Planet
MS #1
UXM #387
Bishop #15
MS #2
X-Men #107
XMU #29 (main story)
Avengers #35
MS #3

More notes:
1.) I only did an X-Men-centric volume for this Marvel-wide crossover. I wasn’t interested in enough of the other characters and series at the time to bother with hunting them down. The only other series I was following regularly at the time was Fantastic Four, and it didn’t tie in.
2.) That said, I usually get any tie-ins written by the main writer, hence the Avengers issue.
3.) The editor’s notes at the beginning of several issues indicating reading order are not always right. I think X-Men #107 is the main culprit.
4.) The backup from XMU #29 was put into a much earlier volume, circa Uncanny #152-153.

Dream’s End
UXM #388
Cable #87
Bishop #16
X-Men #108
UXM #389
X-Men #109
UXM 2000
X-Men #390
X-Men #110
XMU #30 (all except the first story)

(The first story in XMU #30 is a Generation X story, which is why I skipped it.)

Cable: Dark Sisterhood
Cable #88-96

(For those purists about Cable and Weinberg’s run, this is the best place to break it, even if one issue ends up in a larger X-Men volume. As it turns out, I believe someone else ghost wrote large chunks of Cable #87. And the run still reads decently if you only read Cable and skip #87.)

Eve of Destruction
Search for Cyclops #1-4
UXM #391
X-Men #111
UXM #392
X-Men #112
UXM #393
X-Men #113

Gambit/Bishop: Sons of the Atom
Gambit #25
Gambit/Bishop Alpha
Gambit/Bishop #1-6

Continued:
2001-2008
Messiah Era

Previous maps:
Uncanny X-Men #94-280
X-Men 1991-1994
X-Men 1995-2000
2001-2008

Messiah Complex
Messiah Complex #1
UXM #492
X-Factor #25
New X-Men #44
X-Men #205
UXM #493
X-Factor #26
New X-Men #45
X-Men #206
UXM #494
X-Factor #27
New X-Men #46
X-Men #207

Divided We Stand (TPB)
DWS #1-2

Uncanny X-Men:  Divided We Stand (TPB)
UXM #495-499

X-Force:  Legacy of Vengeance
X-Force #1-11

Ghost Boxes (TPB/HC)
AXM #25-30
Ghosts Boxes #1-2

UXM:  Manifest Destiny (HC)
X-Men:  FCBD
UXM #500-503
selected stories from Manifest Destiny #1-5

X-Men Legacy:  Divided He Stands
X-Men:  Legacy #208-216
Wolverine:  Origins #28
Original Sin #1
X:L #217
W:O #29
X:L #218
W:O #30
X:L #219-225

X-Men:  Manifest Destiny (HC)
selected stories from Manifest Destiny #1-5
Wolverine: MD #1-4
MD:  Nightcrawler

Lovelorn (TPB)
UXM #504-507
UXM Annual #2

(Technically, Annual #2 goes between #505 and 506, but putting it at the end doesn’t screw up the story too much.)

Cable:  Messiah Warrior
Cable #1-6
King Sized Cable
Cable #7-12

Messiah War
X-Force #12-13
Messiah War #1
Cable #13
X-Force #14
Cable #14
X-Force #15
Cable #15
X-Force #16
X-Force #17-20
The Life and Times of Lucas Bishop #1-3
Messiah War:  Future History Sourcebook

(Future History is optional.  I included it because it was in the trade.)

Sisterhood (TPB)
UXM #508-512

Dark Avengers/X-Men:  Utopia (HC)
Utopia
UXM #513
Dark Avengers #7
UXM #514
DA #8
Exodus
XM:L #226-227
Dark X-Men:  Beginning #1-3
Dark X-Men:  The Confession

(That’s not the exact order, but as noted, I got the official hardcover.  Also, New Mutants #1-5 and Astonishing X-Men #31-35 probably go somewhere in the midst of this.  But I’m planning on getting those in trades.)

Nation X
X-Men: Legacy Annual #1
X-Men: Legacy #228-230
UXM #515-517
Nation X #1 (all stories)
Nation X #3 (first story)
Necrosha:  The Gathering #1
Necrosha X #1
X-Force #21
New Mutants #6-8
X-Force #22-23
X-Men: Legacy #231-233
X-Force #24-25
Nation X #3 (third story)
UXM #518-519
Nation X #2 (first two stories)
New Mutants #9-10
Nation X #3 (second story)
Nation X #4 (second story)
X-Men Legacy #234
UXM #520-522
Nation X #4 (first, third and fourth stories)
Nation X #2 (third and fourth stories)
Nation X #3 (fourth story)

(I had to combine Nation X and Necrosha X, because Necrosha took place in between Nation X issues.  Also, the Emplate arc from X-Men Legacy can stand on its own.  I included it here because the copy of the TPB I got from Amazon was slightly messed up.  Also, the Nation X limited series can probably be placed in various places.  The first story of #1 has to take place between UXM #517-518, though.  More than likely, when I finally get this bound, those Nation X anthology stories will move around.)

Cable:  Homecoming
Cable #16-20
X-Men:  Hope
Cable #21-25

Second Coming
Second Coming:  Prepare (prelude story only)
Second Coming #1
UXM #523
New Mutants #12
Legacy #235
X-Force #26
UXM #524
NM #13
Legacy #236
X-Force #27
UXM #525
NM #14
Legacy #237
X-Force #28
Second Coming #2

(For the extra features in Second Coming:  Prepare, I will most likely include the cover previews at the back of Second Coming.  The Phoenix Force feature will go either at the end of Nation X or Homecoming.)

At this point, I seriously cut back on my X-Men collecting, so the next few volumes aren’t completely comprehensive.  For one thing, I dropped X-Men Legacy.

The Heroic Age
Uncanny X-Men:  The Heroic Age #1
UXM #526-534
Generation Hope #1-5
Deadpool and Cable #26

(I left the backup story for UXM #526 in place.)

Escape from the Negative Zone (HC)
UXM Annual #3
Super Soldier Annual #1
Namor Annual #1

Dark Angel Saga
Uncanny X-Force #1-4, 5.1, 5-18

Hope and Fear
UXM #534.1
Generation Hope #6-9
UXM #535-543

Schism
Schism #1-3
Generation Hope #10-11
Schism #4-5
X-Men: Regenesis #1
Generation Hope #12
Uncanny X-Men #544

(Some of the Generation Hope issues could be spliced around Schism and Regenesis issues, but they also work unspliced, in a sort of flashback or replay capacity.  Although, if GH #12 didn’t share pages with the Regenesis excerpt, I would likely splice that issue.)

I feel that the X-Force and Cable issues can be grouped together without having to mix them with the other issues.  Uncanny X-Men 346 provides a brief interlude to the storyline.  The X-Men and Wolverine issues alternate with each other until the epilogue issue in Wolverine 118. The Generation X issues 29-31 don’t really need to be included, but I’ve included these here to bump up the volume size to 20 issues.

Generation X 27
X-Men 65
X-Force 67-69
Cable 45-47
Uncanny X-Men 346
Generation X 29
X-Men 66
Wolverine 115
X-Men 67
Wolverine 116
Generation X 30-31
X-Men 68
Wolverine 117
X-Men 69
Wolverine 118