Volume 1: X-Tenuating Circumstances

Beset from all sides by a growing roster of vicious foes, the New Mutants and their mysterious mentor Cable have no choice but to transform into a proactive, butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners mutant strike team! But can the new X-Force survive head-on clashes with Deadpool, the Morlocks, Stryfe and his Mutant Liberation Front, the Juggernaut and the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? And when the Juggernaut and Black Tom take a building full of hostages, X-Force needs Spider-Man’s help to stop them!

You can insert Kings of Pain Annual event after New Mutants 100. New Mutants (1984) Annual 1, New Warriors (1991) Annual 1, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 15 and X-Factor (1986) Annual 6.  I bound them in X-Men Volume 21 so I left it out of here.

Volume 2: Assault on Greymalkin

X-Cutioner’s Song, the X-Men story so big, it took four books to contain it! When Cyclops and Phoenix are kidnapped, and Cable seemingly assassinates Professor X, the X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force go to war…with each other! Witness epic battles around the globe and on the moon as Mr. Sinister’s subtle plan of vengeance on Apocalypse unfolds and major revelations are made about the true identities of Cable and Stryfe! Featuring blood, angst, sacrifice and great big guns as Marvel’s mutant families dance to the villains’ twisted tune!

With Cable thought dead and Xavier’s pacifist dream behind them, the members of X-Force are carving out their own aggressive destiny. Beginning with a trip to Cable’s space station, Graymalkin. But when S.H.I.E.L.D. and War Machine come looking for answers, things get explosive! The young mutants must grow up fast in battles against the Friends of Humanity and who or what is Reignfire?

Volume 3: Guns and Poses

After the Mutant Liberation Front are broken out of prison by the mysterious and maniacal Reignfire, Cable and Co. must deal with the MlF’s kidnapping of government liaison Peter Henry Gyrich. and just when things couldn’t get worse, the madcap Arcade makes his presence known, causing more murderous mayhem than you can believe!

The mighty mutants known as X-Force team up with one of the most popular teams of heroes to come out of the nineties the New Warriors! When the villainous Upstarts target former members of the New Mutants and Hellions for their latest hunt, the two teams find themselves in the crosshairs!

When the techno-organic Phalanx kidnap the X-Men and establish a foothold on Earth, X-Force must team with X-Factor and Excalibur to battle the aliens but who or what is Douglock? And how will X-Force react to fighting alongside what appears to be their late friend Doug Ramsey?

Volume 4: Under One Roof

A new era begins as Cable revamps his mutant strike team and relocates to the X-Mansion, where Cannonball ‘graduates’ to the X-Men, and Boomer becomes unhealthily attached to the murderous prisoner named Sabretooth! But when Cable’s wife, Aliya, returns from the future with a dire warning, he’ll be swept up in a time-traveling battle to save his younger self from his arch-nemesis Stryfe!

Meanwhile, X-Force is caught up in an unholy alliance between Sebastian Shaw and the horrifying Holocaust! As all hell breaks loose, the members of X-Force will target their own leaders, Cable and Domino – and that means things will get explosive! Threats lie in wait including the Blob, the Mimic, Selene, the Externals and S.H.I.E.L.D.! Boomer approaches Meltdown, there’s Risqué business for Warpath, and Siryn must enlist Deadpool’s help to regain her freedom! Then the shadow of Onslaught looms over Cable and X-Force as the subtle evil begins its rise X-Force X-Force tries to protect Cable’s “brother,” X-Man, from Onslaught, but Mister Sinister wants him too!

Volume 5: Destination Unknown

In the aftermath of the battle with Onslaught, Cable’s techno-virus is out of control, and his life hangs in the balance. Can he pull himself together in time to help Domino save their old “friends” Garrison Kane and Copycat from the maddening Psycho-Man? Elsewhere, X-Force must survive the madness of Mojoworld and unravel the mystery of Shatterstar’s true identity!

Then, Zero tolerance maximum action! As the U.S. government’s mutant-hunting Prime Sentinels target the villainous Mutant Liberation Front, X-Force is caught in the middle! What is their old friend Dani Moonstar doing with the MLF? And when the Sentinels capture half the team, can the ragtag remainder pull together to rescue them? Meanwhile, an old foe with an ax to grind targets Domino, and X-Force breaks away from Cable and hits the road! But their cross-country trip may prove fatal for Warpath, who’s in for a hellish time, with Stryfe!

Volume 6: New Deviants New Hellions

Still road tripping! As Sunspot and Meltdown get close X-Force attends the Exploding Colossal Man and find a whole lot of trouble, plus Karma! Then the truth of Bobby’s connection to the ruthless Reignfire is finally revealed but can they both survive? Then Moonstar runs afoul of the Deviants! And Domino battles…Shatterstar?!

Then the Hellions return! X-Force’s newest member, Jesse Bedlam, has finally found his long-lost brother. But the reunion won’t be what he expected! “King Bedlam” plans to awaken the deadly Armageddon Man, and the team backing him up includes some familiar faces! Can X-Force triumph against former friends and family to avert a nuclear nightmare? Plus: X-Force teams up with the Champions, Siryn is silenced, Domino faces the horror of Halloween Jack, and Rictor and Shatterstar return.

Volume 7: Bad Company

Like all mutants, X-Force must face a callous and deadly world but now they’ve been trained for it by Peter Wisdom, one of the most callous and deadly mutants of all! The proactive paranormal platoon faces a city transformed by Cold War mad science and a mutant druglord terrorist, but will their deadliest enemies be Wisdom’s long-lost allies? Featuring killer zombies, exploding buildings and international subterfuge in the form of Russian Warborgs sent to kill!

Jamie Madrox, stabbed, staggering off a bus. Jamie Madrox, setting up a detective agency in the heart of Mutant Town. Jamie Madrox, a peaceful Shaolin priest. Which is the real Jamie Madrox? Is Jamie his own best friend or worst enemy? In this noir-esque thriller, it’s possible that even Madrox doesn’t know anymore. Then in the fallout from House of M a new mutant team is forged! X-Factor is an investigative mutant agency that includes Madrox, the Multiple Man; Guido, the Strong Guy; Wolfsbane, the were-wolf; Siryn, the chorus girl; Rictor, the living earthquake; and Generation X’s Monet, the pompous witch. Drawn together in the heart of District X, this rag-tag band of heroes has a lot of answers to find, and fast!

I had originally planned on breaking this volume right before Messiah CompleX so you would jump to X-Men bind (Vol 69) to continue to story then come back to volume 2. But it made more sense to just include Messiah CompleX so I added the trade paper back to this bind.

Volume 2: Back and There Again

Following the events of Messiah CompleX, X-Factor Investigations is in shambles. Jamie is a basket case from his trip to a nightmarish future, Layla’s fate is completely in the air, and Wolfsbane has to leave the team to join X-Force – though none of her friends can know about it. What will Wolfsbane tell the X-Factor team? What are they going to do about Layla? How is Jamie coping with his guilt? Get onboard here for X-Factor’s brand-new direction! Plus: He’s gone from the son of one of the world’s greatest villains to one of Earth’s Mightest Heroes and then to one of the world’s greatest villains in his own right. Now, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, the man behind the Decimation of the world’s mutants, finds himself depowered and trapped in a prison cell, where he must confront all the demons of his past.

This bind was another tough call on where to break the volume.  I decided to end it with issue 50 before it goes back to legacy numbering when the next issue is 200.  It’s a thin volume.

Volume 3: Deep Scars

As the world’s only mutant detective agency, X-Factor Investigations welcomes all cases the stranger, the better! And their latest gigs involve gods, vampires, the disappearance of the Invisible Woman and the ever-volatile state of mutant politics lurching from a literal Utopia to a damaging Schism! But in the wake of a heartbreaking loss, the team has splintered and Jamie Madrox begins a quest for the answers he needs to feel whole again. What does his future have in store? Meanwhile, Siryn faces the fight of her life, and a traumatized Wolfsbane returns with a baby on the way only to learn that her ex-boyfriend, Rictor, has a new love! And will a member of X-Factor fall? It’s an X-book like no other!

Volume 4: Breaking Points

As Havok and Polaris take the reins of X-Factor Investigations, the Isolationist makes his chilling return! Then a story arc that will change the face of X-Factor forever! As a rejected Strong Guy does the unthinkable, two characters whom you never thought would come face-to-face are finally reunited. Discovering a long-buried secret from the past, one member of X-Factor will be driven insane as, devastated by the recent tragedies befalling the team, another makes a terrible sacrifice in hopes of making things right. And when the smoke clears, X-Factor’s roster will be nearly halved. The Hell on Earth War begins! The various Lords of Hell battle for dominance in a vicious, mystical war triggered by the seven billionth soul born on Earth, and only X-Factor can prevent the entire world from going up in flames! But as X-Factor struggles to stop the Lords of Hell from tearing the Earth apart, familiar faces will return. As Wolfsbane makes a life-changing decision, one of X-Factor’s longest-held secrets is revealed: the truth about Longshot and Shatterstar! Plus sibling rivalry erupts between Polaris and Quicksilver and it’s time to lock the doors and turn off the lights, as Jamie Madrox’s detective agency shuts down for good. Bid a fond farewell to Layla Miller, Strong Guy, M, Rictor and the rest. Believe it or not, it’s the end of X-Factor!

Volume 41: The Magneto War

The Master of Magnetism is back, and he’ll do whatever it takes to secure his goal: a safe haven for Homo superior! As Magneto’s actions threaten the globe, the X-Men find themselves in the middle of a war for the future of mutantkind! But what is Magneto’s connection to their teammate Joseph, and what will be his fate? A new era begins for the island nation of Genosha as Wolverine seeks vengeance, the unstoppable Juggernaut crashes through dimensions, the X-Men find themselves on a world of doppelgangers and the Red Skull strikes! But when Magneto claims his throne at last, will Rogue and Quicksilver stand with him…against an entire world?

Volume 42: The Shattering

The X-Men have stayed together in the face of countless threats, but what happens when the team’s leader simply disbands it? Marvel’s mightiest mutant mind snaps the team into pieces but an unholy alliance of ancient and alien evils isn’t calling it quits, so neither will the X-Men! Plus: Colossus and Marrow face a shared friend and foe, Rogue discovers the Destiny Journals, and Wolverine stares Death in the face!

Volume 43: The Twelve

Setting his grand plan for godhood into motion, Apocalypse dispatches his agents to capture the world’s most powerful mutants, the fabled Twelve: Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Iceman, Sunfire, Polaris, Cable, Bishop, Mikhail Rasputin, the Living Monolith and Magneto with hopes to siphon their power, granting him omnipotency. Desperate to stave off his ascension, the X-Men must strike a temporary truce with Magneto to battle the warlord’s forces as the Twelve are assembled but will they be enough?

Next up: Revolution

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Volume 44: Dark Seduction

As Bishop searches for his missing sister Shard he finds a trail of destruction that eventually hurls him into the future! Finding himself in a strange and unfamiliar place, our hero discovers that Earth is now a place that resembles the middle ages: primitive villages and clans have replaced cities, the fight for survival has replaced law and order… civiliziation as we know it has fallen! Alone and confused, Bishop must stop the man that has brought him here before the madman claims the entire world as his own!

Then the Cajun rages on! Join Gambit on a time-tossed trip to the 19th century, and discover how the Thieves Guild was shaped by Candra…and Mr. Sinister! Back in the present, Remy needs help and Rogue flies to his aid! Magneto rules Genosha! But with his powers on the fritz he must depend on Polaris to help him forge it into a new mutant utopia. There isn’t a line he’ll cross to make his dream a reality but it may include him taking on the Avengers!

Volume 45: New Dawn

Legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont returns to usher in a mutant revolution! And his uncanny roster mixes classic favorites with fresh additions including Cable, Cecilia Reyes, Tessa and the new Thunderbird! But who will lead the revamped X-Men? Would you believe Gambit and Rogue?! Foes both old and new threaten, from the nefarious Neo, the Crimson Pirates, Stryfe and the N’Garai! But whose side are Lady Deathstrike and Senator Kelly on?

Volume 46: Maximum Security

Welcome to Earth: penal colony for the universe’s deadliest villains! When the civilized alien races-influenced by the Supreme Intelligence and his newly-evolved Kree-tire of Earth’s involvement in their affairs, they decide to make it their new prison planet! Featuring all the world’s greatest heroes-including the Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four-against the most bizarre and deadly threats they can conceive of! And on the forefront of the villainous attack? Ronan the Accuser and Ego the Living Planet!

Thanks to Gambit’s evolving powers, he can finally greet Rogue with a kiss but as his abilities get more unstable, any thoughts of romance will be short-lived. Gambit’s destiny looms as he takes leadership of the Thieves Guild assuming he can survive an Assassination Game against deadly villains like Bullseye, Constrictor, Zaran, Deadpool…and Archangel? Gambit will finally discover the secret of his mysterious patron, the New Son but is he hero or villain, and what will Gambit have to sacrifice to triumph?

Volume 47: Dream’s End

For too long mutants were threatened by the twin specters of the Legacy Virus and anti-mutant politics. Now, the X-Men hope to end both threats! Mystique’s Brotherhood of Mutants has deadly plans for Senator Robert Kelly who, in the wake of Graydon Creed’s assassination is now running for President! However their machinations could mean the very literal death of Xavier’s dream and all humans! Then Beast finally discovers a cure for the Legacy Virus! But saving millions requires one final, fatal, sacrifice.

Volume 48: Eve of Destruction

The X-Men’s two wild cards unite in one unpredictable adventure!? Bishop has been captured and it’s up to everyone’s favorite ragin’ Cajun to free him! There’s only one problem, Bishop’s captors are the X-Men! What dark forces are behind the X-Men’s villainy? And can Gambit survive their combined power? Then, Magneto menaces the world once again! While he threatens the world with war the X-Men are trapped in Genosha! It’s up to Phoenix to lead a new team to victory but can she manage it? Can they?

Next up: The Morrison Era

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Volume 31: A Nation Rising

The X-Men have just averted the Age of Apocalypse, but the threat of Onslaught looms right around the corner – a villain so powerful he put the unstoppable Juggernaut into a coma! But before the X-Men can learn more about this shadowy foe, they must face Gene Nation, led by the vicious Marrow and help Magneto’s Acolytes battle Apocalypse’s son, Holocaust, who escaped the AoA into the Marvel Universe! Plus: How will the world react when the Legacy virus’ existence is made public? Can Rogue handle learning Gambit’s greatest secret? And did Sabretooth’s brain damage truly change his personality, or is he a time bomb waiting to go off? And what decades-old connection does Professor X have with the secretive Clan Destine? When Synraith returns, the two teams clash but all is not what it seems! Can the X-Men solve the mystery before Synraith’s victory is complete?

Volume 32: Quest for the Crimson Dawn

Gambit and Wolverine, two outlaw heroes have been drawn together by a string of brutal slayings that may mark the return of the 19th-century serial killer called Jack the Ripper! Is it merely coincidence that finds Remy and Logan in London, or does one of these enigmatic outsiders have an ulterior motive?

Sabretooth strikes! Taking advantage of Boom Boom’s kindness Sabretooth makes his escape and a longtime teammate pays the price! Out of options and hope Wolverine takes Archangel and quest for a mystical cure with help from none other than Dr. Strange the Sorcerer Supreme! Then the true powermonger behind the nation of Genosha stands revealed as Cable and Domino face the disturbing, despotic Sugar Man!

Volume 33: If Sins Be Forgiven

Onslaught is coming! But first, the X-Men must survive his herald, the punishing and powerful Post! Stolen from the Mansion in the middle of the middle of the night the X-Men must defeat Post while in their pajamas?

Some time ago the mad Mikhail Rasputin swept the Morlocks away into a harsh realm where time ran much faster than normal. There, the next generation of Morlock children came of age, hard and cold and bitter. They returned as a terrorist unit called Gene Nation, and Storm nearly had to slay their leader. Now adducted into Mikhail’s brutal dimension Storm must prevail against the living reminders of her failure to lead the Morlocks!

Then to save a trainful of commuters from Mr. Sinister’s explosive experiments Gambit, Bishop and Beast risk life and limb! As if that was not bad enough the X-Men have reached the end of the road to Onslaught but have all their trials been enough to prepare them for the mysterious villain’s imminent assault?

Volume 34: Onslaught Strikes

Everything changes for the Children of the Atom and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Behold the psionic force of nature known as Onslaught! But what dread foe could terrify the unstoppable Juggernaut? A traitor from within the X-Men stands revealed as X-Factor battles Havok to save Beast, X-Force defends X-Man from the manipulative Mister Sinister! And Cable and Storm must reckon with Onslaught’s most incredible pawn of all: the Hulk! But can the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four find a way to free Franklin Richards from the deadly Onslaught’s grasp? It may not matter as the evolving and all-powerful Onslaught assaults New York City with robotic Sentinels! With victory within Onslaughts grasp an army of Earth’s heroes amasses for one final strike.  The ultimate  battle that many know will be their last.  Who will make the ultimate sacrifice to save the planet? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing to fight another day?

Volume 35: Family Matters

With many of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes gone mutant prejudice is at an all-time high. Cannonball and Iceman infiltrate Graydon Creed’s anti-mutant presidential campaign, but will their investigation puts Iceman’s family in the crosshairs! And what happens when Creed is targeted for death? The X-Men take on the Brotherhood they’re being led by Cyclops’ brother, Havok?! And with the Fantastic Four presumed dead in Onslaught’s attack, can the X-Men help the orphaned Franklin Richards cope?

Volume 36: Dragon Moon Rising

A suitably uncanny battle between Cannonball and Gladiator sends one squad of X-Men on its latest intergalactic adventure. Can they free the Shi’ar from the deadly grip of the Phalanx and return to Earth in one piece? Meanwhile, There’s hellfire in Hong Kong as the Master of Kung Fu lends his deadly hands to the X-Men’s cause in battle with Sebastian Shaw and the Kingpin over a possible cure for the Legacy Virus!

Volume 37: Operation Zero Tolerance

A rogue government strike force, backed by powerful international forces and led by the mystery man known only as Bastion, has launched a massive strike against the X-Men. Jubilee and Professor X are already Bastion’s captives, and now Operation: Zero Tolerance and its insidious new Prime Sentinels have overrun the X-Mansion and imprisoned half the X-Men, leaving Iceman to fend for himself on the streets of New York! Cable and the X-Men must fight a war on many fronts but it’s a war they’re losing. Can even the arrival of Marrow, Maggott and Cecilia Reyes turn the tide? Or will this be the X-Men’s darkest hour? For years, they’ve loved each other from a safe distance. Now Rogue and Gambit will become closer than ever and it may shatter their lives permanently! For when Remy LeBeau’s past actions are revealed, he’ll be put on trial but who will serve as judge, jury and executioner?

Volume 38: Anatomy of a Monster

As an injured Cyclops heads to Alaska for some rest and recuperation with Jean will Marrow, Maggott, and Dr. Cecilia Reyes usher in a new golden era for the X-Men? It’s up to Wolverine to make sure they do! But with the roster split over the volatile Marrow’s presence, keeping the X-Men from fracturing won’t be easy. Meanwhile, Dr. Cecilia Reyes has her own fateful decision to make! Wolverine faces a life-draining encounter as Sauron attacks! Rogue’s powers lead her to a dramatic tipping point! Emotions run high with the Fantastic Four! An invasion from the demonic N’Garai dimension? Angel battles the Abomination! Joseph persecuted for Magneto’s crimes! Doctor Doom undertakes a quest through time to learn the secrets of Onslaught! Can the X-Men ever catch a break?

Volume 39: Man of Steal

Gambit’s back! Gambit plays his cards right and vaults into his own kinetically charged solo adventures! He’s a lover and a thief, but what else does ragin’ Cajun Remy LeBeau get up to when he isn’t hangin’ wit’ de X-Men? Would you believe raiding lost temples of Doom? And as Beast, Iceman and Angel join Cyclops and Jean for old times’ sake, will an uncanny adventure have them all feeling blue and questioning their future as X-Men? Speaking for future…Bishop and Deathbird are not only lost in space now they are seemingly thrown into an alternate future where the Earth is ruled by the Shi’ar?

Volume 39A: Cable the Hellfire Hunt

An action-packed era for the mutant out of time! When Cable saves reporter Irene Merryweather from the Hellfire Club, he learns of their plot to slay Apocalypse and seize his power! Cable can’t let that happen -and he can’t let Apocalypse return either. Can Irene help him save the world, or will she just paint another bull’s eye on her back? Then, Cable finds himself in Wakanda…can he and the Black Panther silence Klaw, Master of Sound? Domino returns -but there’s a price on her head! Can Cable rescue his mentor without his powers?

Volume 40: The Hunt For Xavier

Missing for months, Professor X seemingly returns and debuts an newer, even more different team of X-Men! But when this new group kidnaps Shadowcat, something seems off to the real X-Men. The truth will spark a globetrotting hunt for Charles Xavier, leading to a showdown with the re-formed but far from reformed Brotherhood of Evil Mutants…and revealing the menace of Cerebro! But for the Children of the Atom to survive, must Professor X die?

Next up:The Shattering/The Twelve

Volume 15: Welcome to Genosha

The X-Men are dead! At least that’s what the world thinks but Marvel’s mightiest mutants are secretly alive and well in the Australian Outback! Using their death as an advantage they can now secretly strike at their enemies. However, how long can they stay hidden when the Brood and the mutant-exploiting nation of Genosha come calling? X-Factor befriends Apocalypse’s Celestial ship and faces Infectia! But as all three teams fight the Evolutionary War, Limbo’s demons begin to pursue a sinister agenda – on Earth! A spark has been lit and if the X-Men aren’t careful, the flames will fan into an all-out inferno!

Volume 16: The Inferno

The X-Men’s world goes up in flames as the most incendiary mutant crossover of all begins! X-Factor, the New Mutants, the newly-minted X-Terminators and even Power Pack all feel the heat as the Machiavellian geneticist Mister Sinister and the demon lord N’astirh set their respective sights on Cyclops’ wife, Madelyne Pryor!

The New Mutants’ Illyana Rasputin may be lord of Limbo, but how long will that uneasy crown last when Limbo’s demon hordes invade New York? As demons rain down on New York City the X-Men battle Sinister’s Marauders while Madelyne strikes a pact to become…the Goblin Queen! Who threatens to cast a spell that will merge Earth and limbo permanently at the cost of the life of her own innocent son! And when Mister Sinister brings his own agenda into the mix, secrets are revealed that rock Cyclops to the core! The fate of everything hangs in the balance in this fiery epic! Strike the match…fan the flames…and light the Inferno!

Volume 17: Meltdown

An anthology of mutant misadventures! Star trippin’ with the Starjammers! Joined by Professor X and Lilandra, Corsair helms his team on a cosmic quest to find the fabled planet Phalkon. But usurping Shi’ar Empress Deathbird lies in wait, and she’s ready for WAR! Cyclops is joined by the sonic screaming Banshee, the fiery Morlock Callisto and the genetics expert Moira MacTaggert, together they are are all that stand between the evil Master Mold and his unholy goal of global genocide. Havok elects to spend some time alone in the Australian outback. There he meets a new friend, Leila, and must come to terms with if he can love again while fighting the ghost from his past: the Living Pharaoh!

When Colossus, the Russian-born X-Man, decides to take a vacation in America’s Heartland, he little expects to run into the Cold Warriors, a covert organization dedicated to keeping America pure. They are soon out to make him, and the family who has befriended him, into a red stain on the landscape. Finally, two friends. Two mutants. Two X-Men! Havok and Wolverine are ambushed by Russian terrorists while on leave in Mexico. The two find themselves caught in a deadly web of international intrigue and betrayal! Can Alex Summers and Logan thwart a plot to bring the Western world to its knees?

Volume 18: Fever Dream

When Nanny attacks the X-Men’s Australian base, tragedy strikes Storm! Now without their leader the Cyborg Reavers decide to take the X-Men by surprise! To make matters worse the X-Men are betrayed by one of their own. Will the traitor be their salvation or doom them to a fate worse than death? The X-Men are brought to their lowest point as the team slowly breaks apart. Who will rise to take their place? A new team forms on Muir Island but Legion’s secret will first of many tragedies a head for the fledgling team. Hela’s evil spell corrupts Mirage’s Valkyrie side, Doctor Strange lends a magical hand! But to cure Mirage completely, the New Mutants must travel to Asgard, home of the mighty Norse gods! The trouble is, Hela is scheming to murder Odin and conquer Asgard! Will a handful of mortal mutants be enough to defeat the Goddess of Death?

Next up: The Muir Island Saga

Volume 9: Rise of X-Factor

Who exactly is Longshot? And why is he on the run for his life? Find out as this hero from another dimension bounces around the Marvel Universe! Meanwhile, the X-Men and New Mutants are whisked away to Asgard to battle Loki and his minions in the all-time great “Asgardian Wars”. Then the day of reckoning arrives as an international tribunal tries Magneto for crimes against humanity. Will he be found guilty?

It’s all in the family for Cyclops and Madelyne as their son Nathan Charles Christopher Summers is born! However feeling out of place with his former team Cyclops challenges a depowered Storm for leadership of the X-Men! To make matters worse Jean Grey is found alive with a little help from the Avengers and Fantastic Four! Xavier’s original class is back but can they defeat Tower, Frenzy and the Alliance of Evil?

Volume 10: Getting Even

It’s back to class under a new schoolmaster: the master of magnetism, Magneto! The ex-terrorist has turned teacher to atone for his crimes, but even if the New Mutants and the X-Men trust him, the Avengers will be much tougher to convince!

Then the New Mutants face their own mortality as the Beyonder breaks their minds, bodies and spirits! Longshot stumbles into the Mansion for help but ends up bringing Mojo and his latest mad scheme! Psylocke and her brother Captain Britain make an appearance to help the de-aging X-Men! Plus: The deadly threats of Empath, Legion and Danielle Moonstar in a gunfight with Death herself?

At last, the tragic origin of Wolverine. After being taken hostage by an experimental Canadian military science outfit, Logan is transformed into Weapon X, an unstoppable killing machine with an indestructible Adamantium skeleton and razor-sharp claws. But Weapon X cannot be contained by his captors who are now trapped in their lab with the monster they have made and they will face his feral wrath!

Volume 11: Mutant Massacre

The first X-Men crossover event and still the most brutal! When Sabretooth and the lethal Marauders, Arclight, Riptide, Vertigo, Harpoon, Scalphunter and Scrambler attack the underground community of outcasts known as the Morlocks, the X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants join forces to stop them with help from Thor, Daredevil and Power Pack! But the cost of victory is high as the X-Men are shattered, Thor is wounded and the Angel is changed forever!

Volume 12: Truth and Consequences

Extreme times call for extreme measures and the X-Men are willing to go to any lengths to save the life of their teammate Kitty Pryde. But are they willing to strike a deal with Doctor Doom? Meanwhile Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate! Meanwhile Psylocke, Longshot and Dazzler join the undermanned X-Men just in time to clash with the Avengers! When Magneto seeks to recover fragments of Asteroid M, the Avengers step in to investigate. Unsure of his intentions, they seek to bring him to trial before the World Court in Paris. Fortunately for Magneto, his teammates in the Uncanny X-Men step in to defend him no matter what the cost. These two teams face off and also have to deal with the Soviet Super Soldiers!

Volume 13: Fallen Angels

From the pages of X-Factor: Madrox and Siryn! From the pages of New Mutants: Sunspot and Warlock! From the pages of X-Force: the Vanisher and Boom-Boom! Mix these six unlikely allies with Devil Dinosaur, super-strong lobsters and some teenage runaways, and you’ve got the Fallen Angels! What wonders await these strange heroes of Beat Street in the paradise of Coconut Grove?!

Meet Bird-Brain, a bizarre creature who’s about to become the team’s feathered friend. The New Mutants face off against their rivals, the Hellions, to track Bird-Brain down but before the quest is done, one of them will switch sides! And there’s worse in store for the team as they trace Bird-Brain’s origins back to the freak-filled island of the Ani-Mator. Then it’s rematch you have been waiting for, X-Men vs Marauders round two! Unfortunately Storm is on her own journey of discovery with Naze which leads her on a path with the goal of killing Forge!

Volume 14: Fall of the Mutants

Three teams of mutants. Three tales of tragedy. Angel is dead, apparently by suicide. The Beast is slowly losing his amazing intellect. Iceman’s powers are out of control. Cyclops and Marvel Girl don’t know how to feel towards one another. And amidst all this, a new generation of troubled mutant teens desperately needs help… especially when they’re targeted by the villainous Right! As if that’s not enough, X-Factor faces the Horsemen of Apocalypse!  While as the New Mutants lose their innocence along with one of their own! Finally, the legendary X-Men make the ultimate sacrifice to stop the Adversary from plunging the world into darkness.  Witness as they charge headlong into death itself to protect a world that hates and fears them.

Next up: The Outback Era

 Volume 49: E is for Extinction

Forming an all-new team are the veterans Storm, Bishop, Psylocke, Thunderbird, Rogue and Beast. They are joined by new mutants including Sage. Together, they are charged with finding the mysterious Books of Destiny’ journals on which the fate of the world rests. Chamber graduates from Generation X just in time to enjoy the (ahem) celebrity status of being an X-Man but when his whirlwind romance with a pop star hits the tabloids, is Chamber just the flavor of the month?

With an army of evolved Sentinels primed for annihilation, Cassandra Nova will stop at nothing to see every mutant exterminated from the planet. Led by Professor Xavier, the X-Men have always sought an end to the ongoing strife between mutants and humans, hoping to one day unite the two species in peaceful coexistence. But the time for dreams is past. Now, their entire existence is under direct attack. Now, it is time for the X-Men to fight.

 Volume 50: Germ Free Generation

The X-Men investigate a mutant brothel in Nevada and gain a troubled new member, the seductive Stacy X! But when the bigoted zealots from the Church of Humanity target all mutants for genocide, can the team’s two newest members pull their weight? Then, distraught over his true love’s death, Banshee forms a paramilitary mutant team to keep the peace in Europe. But something sinister lurks beneath his good intentions. Who’s really pulling the strings?

As protesters lay siege to the Xavier Institute, mutant mentor Professor X lies in a coma dying, trapped within the shattered form of his evil twin! Cassandra Nova inhabited Xavier’s body and escaped to the stars in the wake of her initial encounter with the X-Men. Now, the psionically empowered psychopath is returning to Earth with the might of the Shi’ar Imperium at her back! She brought an interstellar empire to its knees. Can even the X-Men hope to halt her mad rampage?

Volume 51: Invasion From Dimension X

Extreme challenges demand X-Treme X-Men! Each passing day brings the X-Men’s quest closer to it’s inevitable end, as prediction after prediction from the Books of Destiny comes to pass. Now, the team takes the field of battle as Earth’s last line of defense and ultimately, it’s only hope against an alien armada capable of enslaving entire dimensions.

When Cain Marko summons the X-Men to help his criminal partner Black Tom Cassidy he surprises everyone including himself by accepting his hated stepbrother Professor X’s offer to join the X-Men! And he’s not the only new face at the Xavier Institute as Northstar and Husk join the teaching staff, troubled young Sammy Paré enrolls at the school and the comatose Havok is found!

Volume 52: Dominant Species

Not long ago the X-Treme X-Men saved the world but a fearful cost. Rogue and Gambit may have permanently lost their powers and Storm was badly injured in battle. Now it’s up to Bishop and Sage to return to the Xavier Institute to investigate a bizarre multiple homicide in which a young mutant is a prime suspect.

Then the hunt for the mysterious religious sect known as the Church of Humanity concludes but what secrets will they have in store for one of the X-Men? And a wedding between two of the X-Men’s longtime members! Plus, the return of the Canadian super team Alpha Flight but do they return as friends or foes?

Volume 53: Riot at Xavier’s

Professor Xavier’s School for the Gifted is a sanctuary, a safe haven for oppressed mutant youth. One such student is the Xavier Institute’s most promising pupil, the Omega-level telepath Quentin Quire. Having just learned he was adopted and in the midst of what may be secondary mutation, Quentin has decided everything in the world is a lie. Now, with a growing habit for a new drug called Kick, Quentin reinvents himself as Kid Omega and decides to take over the school. It’s mutant vs. mutant and the school will never be the same again!

And the shocking truth about Nightcrawler’s parentage is revealed when Mystique returns…and the evil Azazel rises! What is Nightcrawler’s part in this villain’s master plan, and can he help the X-Men escape Azazel’s demonic dimension before Iceman loses his head?! Elsewhere, the Juggernaut takes on Alpha Flight and finally faces up to his violent criminal past! Luckily, he’s got a gamma-powered lawyer on his side.

Volume 54: The Ties that Bind

Reverend William Stryker, a religious zealot with a plan for genocide for mutants, attempted years ago to harness the telepathic abilities of Charles Xavier in order to destroy the minds of mutants on a global scale. Only by uniting with Magneto were the X-Men able to overcome their foe. Now Stryker is back and his extereme hatred for mutants rages as strong as ever. With a a squad of mutant hating mercenaries and the recruitment of Lady Deathstrike, Stryker strikes once more to take down the the X-Men.

Then Dani’s new class of mutants learn that the future is not promised! Maybe they can come into their own if they aren’t killed by threats like the Reavers, the hate group Purity or each other! In a special tribute to William Shakespeare’s most beloved work, Romeo & Juliet, a riveting tale unfolds about a young human and a young mutant falling in love, and what terrible consequences it will have not only for them, but for their family and friends.

Finally Mystique has used her powers to go against the X-Men in their battle for mutant-human coexistence for years, but in this complicated world, Mystique begins to find the battle lines are no longer so clear. In exchange for protection, Mystique reluctantly agrees to work for Charles Xavier. But instead of being invited to join the X-Men, Mystique is asked to participate in politically sensitive operations as a secret agent. Can this former mutant-rights terrorist be trusted?

Volume 55: Bright New Mourning

More secrets of the world’s deadliest mutant are exposed! Wolverine, Cyclops and the enigmatic mutant known as Fantomex travel to the other side of the world and beyond in search of the keys to their pasts. However, what they find within the deadly Weapon X program may be more frightening than their worst nightmares!

As Jean’s connection with the cosmic firebird rekindles, an old foe returns! With the X-Men scattered and blindsided, New York aflame and Xavier’s students corrupted, Jean must reclaim the power of the Phoenix…no matter the terrible cost! Then, 150 years in the future, the X-Men’s ultimate foe has finally revealed his true face. But when the Phoenix Egg is discovered, will the X-Men of tomorrow become the next victims to burn in the Phoenix Force’s purifying flames? Experience a pivotal chapter in the life and legacy of Jean Grey!

 Volume 55.01: Alternate Visions I

This volume is for alternate timeline stories that does not directly affect the regular Marvel Universe (at the time of publication). I tried to place them close to the X-Men stories that they spin off from.  For example X-Men the End takes us to an alternate future that picks up threads from Claremont’s run.  You can also include his GeNeXt run in this volume but I saved it for Alternative Visions II.

Continues in…

The New Age

 Volume 19: The Lower Depths

Banshee and Forge begin a quest for the missing X-Men but they’ll encounter more than they expected as the run into the Morlocks and Masque!  Will the X-Men be able to overcome Masque’s grotesque touch and save the Morlocks? Meanwhile Archangel finds himself stuck between Sabretooth and Caliban, Iceman and Opal go on a date and Beast run afoul of Mesmero! Finally, Storm finds herself in over her head and on the run from Nanny and the Orphan Maker! Will the mutant thief Gambit be able throw some luck her way? And just what exactly is brewing in Genosha?

 Volume 20: X-Tinction Agenda

Days of Future Present! A man from the future, desperately searching for the safety of his past, returns to those he once loved to save them from a future of tyranny and death. But in doing so he may have brought with him the greatest threat of all… the mutant killer Ahab. Then the X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor are targeted for X-Tinction! To rescue a friend, the X-Men must invade the mutant-enslaving island nation of Genosha but the Genoshans’ memories are long, and their revenge will be terrifying! As the Magistrates strike, X-Factor and the New Mutants are drawn into the conflict…and soon discover old foe Cameron Hodge powered up and pulling the strings! The three X-teams are kidnapped, brainwashed, stripped of their powers, forced into combat and at least one among them will die! Can the powerless X-Men triumph over the military might of an entire nation?

 Volume 21: Muir Island Saga

The end of an era for the X-Men! When Apocalypse strikes, infecting Cyclops’ son Nathan with a deadly virus, Cyclops must make a bitter sacrifice! And the current X-Men return to Earth to find that Professor X’s old foe the Shadow King has risen and taken over Muir Island! It will take X-Factor and the X-Men’s combined strength to triumph…and what has Cable been up to with the New Mutants?

From here X-Factor spins off into it’s own series of binds

New Mutants becomes X-Force in it’s own series of binds! (Coming Soon)

And the X-Men continue on in Mutant Genesis

Magneto’s future, Wolverine’s past and the X-Men in between! As mutants escape persecution they call on a retired Magneto for protection. Will the Acolytes succeed in bringing back the Master of Magnetism? And just what would he do with a army behind him? The X-Men may be afraid to find out! Then the Hand revives an old enemy of Wolverine! Who is Omega Red and what does Sabretooth and the mysterious Maverick have to do with him? When new villains overthrow the Hellfire Club in a bloody coup, a freshly formed team of X-Men is caught in the middle! But their battle is interrupted when hundreds of escaped convicts arrive from the future pursued by the ruthless mutant policeman named Bishop! Raised since childhood on the legends of the X-Men, how will Bishop react to meeting his idols? What deadly portent of doom does he carry with him? And why does he quickly set his sights on Gambit? Meanwhile, the rest of the X-Men have their hands full as Colossus’s long-lost brother returns.

You can follow Chris Claremont’s alternate reality book X-Men Forever that picks up after X-Men (1991) 3!

Coming soon!

Volume 23: X-Cutioner’s Song

A shot is heard around the world…as Xavier lies dying his legacy struggles to survive. Cyclops, Jean, Cable and Xavier, four lives inexplicably intertwined fall prey to a mad man’s opus.  Epic battles break out around the world, and on the Moon, as major revelations spill blood and secrets as the mutant families dance to a villain’s twisted tune. As Apocalypse becomes the hunted, Sinister’s machinations begins the phrase of a chorus that may engulf all of mutantkind. And if you listen carefully you might hear the faint strings of music on the horizon.  The X-Cutioner’s Song has begun!

Volume 24: Fatal Attractions I

The X-Men travel to Russia for a family reunion with Colossus’ parents and his little sister Illyana, formerly the fan-favorite New Mutant known as Magik! But the villainous Soul Skinner is on the loose and the Russian government is prepared to stop him by any means necessary. Even if that means using a little girl and shattering a family. As Magneto’s Acolytes amp up their attacks on Homo sapiens everywhere, the X-teams join forces to put an end to their mad crusade against humanity once and for all. And as a mysterious disease begins creeping through the mutant community, claiming the lives of hated foe and dear friend alike, which X-Man will buckle under the strain? Plus: Betsy Braddock returns! But if Betsy’s back, then who is Psylocke? The X-Men head for Japan in search of answers, but find themselves at odds with the Silver Samurai! And Gambit and Rogue face a challenge of the heart.

Volume 25: Fatal Attractions II

The thrilling saga that commemorated the X-Men’s 30th Matters come to a head in the most shocking way possible, culminating in a devastating attack on Wolverine and a showdown between Professor X and Magneto that must be seen to be believed! Then the X-Men and Avengers head for Genosha where civil war has erupted and Exodus & Cortez have arrived to fan the flames! Can even the X-Men and Avengers combined bring peace to a nation at war and defeat two madmen?

Volume 26: Ceremonies and Revelations

Wedding bells are ringing for the most star-crossed super hero couple of all…Scott Summers and Jean Grey! But there’s a ton of action to go with the romance as the X-Men and Avengers must keep Magneto’s Acolytes from destroying Genosha, the mutant-killing Legacy Virus hits close to home, and Professor X decides to rehabilitate the monster known as Sabretooth! But love conquers all as Jean and Scott tie the knot at last before a mind-bending honeymoon to the far future!? Meanwhile powerful anti-mutant bigots have commandeered a familiar alien virus that may end all mutants once and for all! Plus, Omega Red and the Acolytes prove to Cable that no matter how many old enemies a hero has, there’s always room for new ones!

Volume 27: Phalanx Covenant

The Phalanx, a cold, vicious and unstoppable foe that absorbs all in its path has been unleashed against Mutantkind! But these creatures are far more than their creators bargained for and they plan to summon their parent race to overtake Earth! When the Phalanx captures the X-Men, the remaining X-teams must split into three groups. Banshee, Sabretooth and the White Queen attempt to save the next generation of mutants from the Phalanx’s clutches.  Members of X-Force, X-Factor and Excalibur attempt to prevent the Phalanx from contacting their home world and rescue Docklock.  Then finally Cyclops, Phoenix, Cable and Wolverine head into the heart of the Phalanx to rescue captured the X-Men!

Volume 28: Legion Quest

Then, it’s the dawning of a new day as Xavier’s School opens the doors to its Massachusetts Academy! Jubilee says goodbye to the X-Men as she joins the fledgling Generation X, along with the sullen Chamber, overachieving Husk, know-it-all M, good natured Sync, mischievous Skin and the mysterious Penance, but when the marrow sucking monster known as Emplate strikes, will any of the new students survive their baptism of fire?

Then, Mystique seeks revenge against Legion for killing Destiny. Unfortunately, he actions have awakened a once comatose Legion! Now his once-shattered psyche is finally united, with a singular purpose! To make up for all the misery he has visited on his father, Charles Xavier. And to do it, he plans to make Xavier’s dream a reality by travelling back in time to kill its greatest obstacle, Magneto! The X-Men scramble to stop him from altering history but, lost in the past, can they thwart Legion’s misguided mission before the entire Marvel Universe is wiped away?