Fall of X
| "Fall of X" | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | August 2023 – June 2024 |
| Genre | |
| Main character(s) | Alpha Flight Brotherhood of Arakko Iron Man Orchis Uncanny Avengers X-Force X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Writer | Various |
| Artist | Various |
"Fall of X" is a 2023 relaunch of the X-Men line of American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the sequel to the "Destiny of X" publishing initiative, and is the final initiative in the Krakoan Age of the X-Men.[1] The phase started with the third annual Hellfire Gala (July 2023)[2] and culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X (January 2024 – May 2024). The phase's final issue, X-Men #35 (legacy Uncanny X-Men #700) was released in June 2024.[3] It is followed by the line relaunch X-Men: From the Ashes.
During the Fall of X, mutantkind's unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa is threatened by the human supremacist organization Orchis.[4]
Publication history
[edit]The final phase was kicked off in the third annual Hellfire Gala (July 2023), which drastically altered the status quo of the series;[2][5] this event was written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz.[6] In August 2023, Kieron Gillen commented that "part of the idea from Sins of Sinister to Fall of X was a lot of the small things going wrong. Obviously, what happened at the Hellfire Gala was big, but those events are based upon a series of small catastrophes that added up".[7]
This phase then culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X (January 2024 – May 2024);[8][9] Duggan wrote Fall of the House of X with art by Werneck.[10] Gillen continued as a main writer on multiple series in this phase such as Rise of the Powers of X with artist R.B. Silva, the ongoing Immortal X-Men conclusion and the limited series X-Men: Forever (March 2024) with artist Luca Maresca.[11][12][13] Al Ewing concluded the ongoing X-Men Red with artist Yildiray Çinar.[14][15]
The final issue X-Men #35 (legacy Uncanny X-Men #700) was published in June 2024;[3] the end of the issue previews the next publishing initiative X-Men: From The Ashes with Xavier telepathically "witnessing mutants trying to re-integrate into human society and facing the same fear and hatred they always have" in the post-Krakoan Age.[16] X-Men: The Wedding Special celebrated the relationship between Mystique and Destiny;[17][18] while the issue was published in May 2024, Gillen commented that it "is set between the incoming and outgoing administrations - I'm both giving a little after credit scene to my Immortal X-Men stories, and setting up what's coming next".[19]
In May 2024, X-Men group editor Jordan D. White commented that the anthology collection "format was shelved" and there would not be compiled trade paperbacks for Destiny of X or Fall of X.[20]
Titles
[edit]Prelude
[edit]| Title | Writer | Artist | Colorist | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Comic Book Day 2023 Avengers/X-Men | Gerry Duggan | Joshua Cassara Javier Garrón |
Marte Gracia Morry Hollowell |
May 6, 2023 |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 | Si Spurrier | Phil Noto | May 3, 2023[21] | |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike #1 | Steve Orlando | Valentina Pinti | Frank William | June 7, 2023[21] |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse #1 | Al Ewing | Luca Pizzari Stefano Landini Raphael Pimento |
Ceci De La Cruz | June 28, 2023[21] |
| X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four #1 | Kieron Gillen | Paco Medina | Edgar Delgado
Protobunker's Fer Sifuentes-Sujo |
July 5, 2023[21] |
Ongoing series
[edit]| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men (vol. 6) | #25–35 | Gerry Duggan | Stefano Casseli Javier Pina Jim Towe Joshua Cassara |
Marte Gracia Federico Blee Guru-eFX |
August 2, 2023[22] | June 5, 2024[23] |
| Immortal X-Men | #14–18 | Kieron Gillen | Lucas Werneck | David Curiel | August 9, 2023[24][25] | December 27, 2023[26] |
| Ghost Rider (vol. 9) | #17 | Benjamin Percy | Geoff Shaw | Rain Beredo | August 16, 2023[27] | |
| X-Men: Red (vol. 2) | #14–18 | Al Ewing | Yıldıray Çınar | Federico Blee | August 16, 2023[28] | December 13, 2023[26] |
| Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5) | #9–13 | Gerry Duggan | Juan Frigeri | Bryan Valenza | August 23, 2023[29] | December 6, 2023[26] |
| X-Force (vol. 4) | #43–50 | Benjamin Percy | Robert Gill | Guru-eFX | August 23, 2023[30] | March 27, 2024[31] |
| Wolverine (vol. 7) | #36–50 | Geoff Shaw Juan Jose Ryp |
Rain Beredo Frank D'Armata |
August 30, 2023[22] | May 22, 2024[32] | |
Limited series
[edit]| Title | Issues | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Debut date | Conclusion date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonishing Iceman | #1–5 | Steve Orlando | Vincenzo Carratù | Javier Tartaglia | August 2, 2023[33] | December 20, 2023[26] |
| Children of the Vault | #1–4 | Deniz Camp | Luca Maresca | Carlos Lopez | August 9, 2023[34] | November 15, 2023[35] |
| Alpha Flight (vol. 5) | #1–5 | Ed Brisson | Scott Godlewski | Matt Milla | August 16, 2023[36][37][38] | December 6, 2023[26] |
| Dark X-Men (vol. 2) | Steve Foxe | Jonas Scharf | Frank Martin | December 13, 2023[26] | ||
| Uncanny Avengers (vol. 4) | Gerry Duggan | Javier Garrón | Morry Hollowell | December 20, 2023[26] | ||
| Jean Grey (vol. 2) | #1–4 | Louise Simonson | Bernard Chang | Marcelo Maiolo | August 23, 2023[39][40] | November 15, 2023[35] |
| Realm of X | Torunn Grønbekk | Diógenes Neves | Rain Beredo | November 29, 2023[35] | ||
| Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant | Iman Vellani Sabir Pirzada |
Carlos Gómez Adam Gorham |
Erick Arciniega | August 30, 2023[41] | ||
| Uncanny Spider-Man | #1–5 | Si Spurrier | Lee Garbett | Jordie Bellaire | September 20, 2023[42] | December 20, 2023[26] |
One-shots
[edit]| Title | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colourist(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 | Gerry Duggan | Adam Kubert Luciano Vecchio Matteo Lolli Russell Dauterman Javier Pina R.B. Silva Joshua Cassara |