That is a chronological order, which i always count as different then a reading order. If you are reading this, chances are, that you are one of those gutsy fans who want to experience the complete story of the xmen cinematic universe from the first event to the last. I own several xmen comics already however i have always felt like im reading fragments of the story and like ive missed out on important information. The xmen first appeared in the selftitled xmen comic, cover dated september 1963. It is no secret that the xmen film series has more than a few disasters when it comes to films and their continunity timeline. It has to take place prior to schism, since the xmen are still together. Ill also be including all appearances by spinoff books like xfactor, excalibur, xforce and more, as well as the xmens main protagonist, magneto. I examined every xmen title ever published and put them in reading order. This list has been created in anticipation of the upcoming allnew xmen series, which has a special focus on the evolution of the xmen, as the original five xmen are plucked from time to help deal with how their future went off the rails. Ive been an xmen fan for over 20 years, but ive never found a perfect reading order for xmen comic books so i decided to build one myself. Not only does this happen between different concurrent series with the same characters but sometimes rather randomly str.
Tying in with the almost complete marvel crossover guide, this is a yearbyyear reading order or chronology of xmen appearances. This order reflects the sequence in which the stories were assigned to writers, and is a good guide for how the series was initially planned to develop also included is the number fcn assigned to. All xmen movies in chronological order updated imdb. Childrens crusade is a harder fit into chronological order. But i have made the list the way i think people should see it. Green entries are limited series red entries are oneshots. Due to the xmens immense popularity, marvel has launched dozens of spinoff series, called xlegs, throughout the years. So i will do my very best to try to explain it as simple as possible you may even learn a thing or two. I know theres a spiderman one, just wondering if theres also an xmen one. The home of all things xmen on reddit, be it comic books, film, television.
It has to take place prior to the events going down in ff. The time period in the latest xmen movie, dark phoenix is the 1990s and just for reference, the first xmen movie was released in 2000. The reason for this predating goes back to the 1930ies when comic books were created. During the house of m event, astonishing xmen 3rd series was on a temporary hiatus, with its cast starring in the main house of m series. Mistaketheorys xmen reading guide this is a great, detailed, guide that hit every era hard and shows off some of the books that end up on the fringes of the franchise. All the xmen movies in chronological order screen rant.
Top websites about x men comics chronological order. The x men movies in chronological order show list info this is a list of all of the xmen movies in chronological order and i am including ones that might not be realesed by putting them where they would go in the timeline. The definitive xmen reading order guide every issue of. The xmen timeline may be jumbled but there is a way to watch all the movies in chronological order. If there is one superhero film series that is more confusing than any other, take a look at the marvel xmen films.
What you will find below is the most complete listing of xmen comics in chronological order youll probably find. So ive always loved the xmen and recently started building up my comics collection. Xmen movies in order xmen is a classic american comic turned movie series. Going off of the prior movies and their timeline, jean. The xmen are a team of superheroes appearing in american comic books published by the marvel comics. The movie that really messed everything up was xmen. This reading order contains all the necessary comic book issues to enjoy the age of apocalypse event. The animated series episode guide as according to marvel comics. Many plots from jim lees comic run are adapted throughout this shows five seasons, all the original x. An unofficial chronological xmen reading order earth 616 and others note.
Has anyone here made a list that lists all xmen comics in chronological order. This is derived from the marvel universe reading order. On the same level as batman, superman, and captain america, this successful series kicked off with its first movie in 2000 after 20 th century fox acquired the rights to the name in 1994. Even with the chronological order, there is an old timeline and a new one. Therefore some dates need to be taken as circa and topical references ignored etc etc. For those of you interested in classic silver age comic books, this is the original xmen stories written by stan lee and penciled by jack kirby. I would personally skip the late 90s entirely, and pretend that franklin richards reset the universe and put grant morrison in charge. This order isnt quite chronological by the year the movie is set in. Heres how all the xmen movies fit together, by order of the events that happen in the films. In the second timeline, most of it takes place before the earlier movies because time travel causes headaches like that. Metaplots most of dc and marvel comics metaplots or plots that span months and years evolve beyond the titles they start in. Heres how to watch the xmen in chronological order and release order. The following guide was originally presented in the animated spinoff comic title xmen adventures. This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy the xmen.
The definite guide to watching all xmen films chronologically as a marathon. For those of you whod prefer to watch all the films in order of release, weve included that, as well. Days of future past because it altered the timeline. Xmen movies in chronological order how to watch foxs. The animated series for those of you keeping score, below is a list of xmen episodes by script number. The episode order is drastically different beginning in the third season.
The definitive xmen reading order thats also easy to follow. There are basically two ways you can binge the original xmen cartoon series. One of the greatest xmen crossovers ever, in recommended reading order. The xmen movies havent been good to make movies in a chronological order. My approach is a little different than other guides. Foxkids xmens real episode guide and production order. We went back to the answer, and i will say it right now. By the time the xmen franchise has 12 films in the main series, and products, but the 2 movies that did not come in time, that is, the the deadpool, well explain why at the end of this post.
What is the chronological order of the films in the xmen. Days of future past includes some time travel that changes a large part of the xmen universe, splitting it into multiple divergent timelines. Back then, comic books couldnt be delivered to stores all over the united states, and by predating the issues, the publisher ensured that the books still appeared current when they finally arrived in the stores. Heres how to watch the entire xmen movie series in chronological order from xmen to dark phoenix, by way of days of future past confusion. Well, if you plan to watch all movies of the xmen series in a chronological order, then you came to the right place. Dc comics films in order a list of 34 titles all marvel films list a list of 77 titles marvel cinematic universe in order a list of 24 titles. Crushing krisis definitive xmen reading order are you already an xpert who wants to literally read. Age of apocalypse reading order comic book reading orders. And speaking of time, you know, in the chronological order of the films in the xmen. Timeline order of x men movies including dark phoenix.