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Where to start reading X-Men

Pick the X-Men team you actually want

The current Cyclops-led X-Men, the Rogue-led Uncanny X-Men, and the completed Ultimate X-Men are three different starting paths.

THE SHORT ANSWERChoose X-Men by Jed MacKay for Cyclops’s Alaska team, Uncanny X-Men by Gail Simone for Rogue’s Louisiana team, or Ultimate X-Men for Peach Momoko’s completed alternate-universe story.

Choose your format

How do you want to read?

What to read, in order

  1. Choose one team first. The three paths are not chapters of one required sequence.
  2. For X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, place Raid on Graymalkin at the labeled crossover point.
  3. For X-Men by Jed MacKay, also place X-Manhunt between issues #12 and #14.
  4. For Ultimate X-Men, read Volumes 1–4 in order.

What comes next

X-Men and Uncanny X-Men continue monthly. Ultimate X-Men (2024) is complete.

More starting points

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