"Dawn of X" is a 2019 relaunch of the X-Men line of comic books published by Marvel Comics in the wake of the twin miniseries House of X and Powers of X and is the first phase of the Krakoan Age. This initiative culminated in the crossover event X of Swords, which was followed by a sequel relaunch named "Reign of X" in December 2020.
The story focuses on various groups of mutants living on the small island named Krakoa, which has become recognized as a sovereign nation and has increasingly grown in size.
Publication history
After Jonathan Hickman completed his run on Avengers and New Avengers with the 2015 crossover "Secret Wars", he stepped away from Marvel Comics for a time. His return was announced in March 2019. It was then revealed that he would write two interlocking miniseries called House of X and Powers of X (HOX/POX), with penciling by Pepe Larraz and R. B. Silva respectively. This miniseries also marked a company-wide relaunch of the X-Men.
The Dawn of X initiative was announced at "The Next Big Thing" panel as San Diego Comic-Con 2019. It intended to tell the story of mutantkind in a new status quo established by Hickman after the HOX/POX (July – October 2019) event concluded, with all creative teams working closely under Hickman's supervision; the X-Men brand and its place in the Marvel Universe was redefined.
Titles
Prelude series
Ongoing series
Limited series
One-shots
Giant-Size X-Men
X of Swords
Other
Release order
Premise
Mutants are offered asylum on the island of Krakoa, ruled under a council formed by Professor X, Magneto and Apocalypse, among others. While several factions deal with their own issues, Moira MacTaggert warns them all about an incoming threat that may doom mutantkind, and probably the whole world.
Storylines
Reading order
Issues marked in bold are marked as red/important in the issue list found in the back of each comic.
Collected editions
Related material
- Marvel Comics #1000
- Written by Al Ewing et al., drawn by Various Artists.
- A brief glimpse at major events throughout Marvel's 80 years of publishing.
- Includes a short one-page story written by Hickman about Apocalypse and the Four Horseman.
- Incoming! #1
- An 80-page State-of-the-Union of Marvel Comics, staged around a murder mystery that would tease the Marvel event Empyre.
- Includes a short story written by Hickman about Mr. Sinister, teasing X-Men/Fantastic Four.
- Gwenpool Strikes Back #5
- Written by Leah Williams and drawn by David Baldeon.
- Gwenpool goes to Krakoa, encountering Wolverine and Quentin Quire.
- Weapon Plus: World War IV #1
- Written by Benjamin Percy, illustrated by Georges Jeanty
- Involves elements touched on in X-Force #6, as well as the Weapon X program.
- Backup story titled Brute Force directly references Orchis.
- Black Cat #9–10
- Written by Jed MacKay, Drawn by Kris Anka.
- Not crucial to the entirety of Dawn of X, but Black Cat teams up with Wolverine, and they discuss Krakoa once or twice.
- Deadpool #6
- Written by Kelly Thompson, Drawn by Kevin Libranda.
- Deadpool visits Krakoa.
- Runaways #34-35
- Written by Rainbow Rowell, Drawn by Andrés Genolet.
- Now that Krakoa is open to all mutants, will Molly abandon her friends and join her new family?
- Features Wolverine and Pixie.
- Fantastic Four #26
- Written by Dan Slott, Drawn by R.B. Silva
- Professor X reveals to Franklin Richards that Franklin is not and never has been a mutant and is therefore unwelcome in Krakoa.
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