X-Men: X-Manhunt Reading Order Checklist

The Krakoa Era of X-Men comics energized readers for its freshly bold ideas around mutant sovereignty. However, the events of Fall of the House of X saw everything come crashing down and resulted in Charles Xavier doing some questionable things to save mutantkind. Since then, he has been locked up for his crimes.

From the Ashes, the current X-Men era, has seen the various X-Men teams scattered around the country. However, they’ll cross paths when Charles Xavier escapes his bespoke prison cell and is on the run with a mysterious goal in mind.

The hunt for Charles Xavier will all unfold in the X-Manhunt crossover. Make sure you don’t miss an issue with this handy reading order. It features everything you need to know to start reading this X-Men event from the list of issues, background reading, and heaps more.

How to read X-Manhunt

Crossovers can be confusing when so many different titles are involved – especially when multiple chapters are published on the same day. However, there’s some method to this madness. X-Manhunt has a prescribed reading order which sees the story move from one title to another. You’ll get a full story if you read each chapter in the correct order.

In total, there are seven chapters and one tie-in. This tie-in, Exceptional X-Men #7, is referred to as “Collateral Damage“, which is just a fancy way to say that the contents feel the effects of X-Manhunt but do not specifically build on the story in the same way as the core chapters.

Still confused? Head down to the X-Manhunt reading order section to see how these comics relate to each other.

X-Men: From The Ashes promo image by Ryan Stegman.

Background reading

The current X-Men line (From the Ashes) has been running since mid-2024. As a result, there’s plenty to read if you want to go back and do some background reading. This is perfect for anyone who wants to better understand what’s going on with the X-Men in this current era and the different character dynamics.

However, it’s also worth noting that the comics themselves will help get you up to speed with the recap page at the start of each comic and through how the story is told.

Those who want to do the reading should check out the following comics.

Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #1-10
Written by Gail Simone. Art by David Marquez, Javier Garron, Gavin Guidry, and Andrei Bressan.

X-Men (2024 series) #1-12
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Ryan Stegman and Netho Diaz.

Note: X-Men (2024 series) #8-10 and Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #7-8 crossover with each other has part of Raid on Graymalkin.

Exceptional X-Men #1-6
Written by Eve L. Ewing. Art by Carmen Carnero.

NYX (2024 series) #1-8
Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Francesco Mortarino and Enid Balam.

X-Force (2024 series) #1-8
Written by Geoffrey Thorne. Art by Marcus To and James Towe.

X-Factor (2024 series) #1-7
Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Quinn.

Storm (2024 series) #1-5
Written by Murewa Ayodele. Art by Lucas Werneck.

Those who want to know more about Charles Xavier’s crimes should read Fall of the House of X/Rise of the Powers of X. However, this will not be an easy read if you have not read any of the Krakoa Era as it involves the conclusion of a lot of long-running stories. As mentioned, the recap pages and contextual clues within the X-Manhunt-related issues should give you enough details.

Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #11 cover by David Marquez.

X-Manhunt reading order

Below is the official reading order for the X-Manhunt crossover.

Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #11 (Part 1)
Written by Gail Simone. Art by Javier Garrón.
Available on 5th March

NYX (2024 series) #9 (Part 2)
Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available on 5th March

Storm (2024 series) #6 (Part 3)
Written by Murewa Ayodele. Art by Lucas Werneck.
Available on 5th March

X-Men (2024 series) #13 (Part 4)
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Netho Diaz.
Available on 12th March

X-Factor (2024 series) #8 (Part 5)
Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Quinn.
Available on 12th March

X-Force (2024 series) #9 (Part 6)
Written by Geoffrey Thorne. Art by Marcus To.
Available on 19th March

Exceptional X-Men #7 (Collateral Damage)
Written by Eve L. Ewing. Art by Carmen Carnero.
Available on 19th March

X-Manhunt Omega (Part 7)
Written by Gail Simone and Murewa Ayodele. Art by Gleb Melnikov.
Available on 26th March

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X-Men (2024 series) #14 cover by Ryan Stegman.

After X-Manhunt

So what’s next for the various X-Men titles? These are the next issues for all the series participating in X-Manhunt. Check any of these out if you want to know what’s next for any of the teams.

Uncanny X-Men (2024 series) #13
Written by Gail Simone. Art by David Marquez.
Available on 9th April

X-Men (2024 series) #14
Written by Jed MacKay. Art by Ryan Stegman.
Available on 2nd April

Storm (2024 series) #7
Written by Murewa Ayodele. Art by Luciano Vecchio.
Available on 9th April

NYX (2024 series) #10
Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. Art by Francesco Mortarino.
Available on 23rd April

X-Factor (2024 series) #9
Written by Mark Russell. Art by Bob Quinn.
Available on 16th April

X-Force (2024 series) #10
Written by Geoffrey Thorne and Fabian Nicieza. Art by Marcus To and Edgar Salazar.
Available on 16th April

Note: X-Force (2024 series) #10 is also the 300th issue of X-Factor when you add up all the previous issues. To celebrate, original X-Force scribe Fabian Nicieza has returned to the title for an anniversary tale.

Exceptional X-Men #8
Written by Eve L. Ewing. Art by Carmen Carnero.

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