X-Men Reading Order Guide – Era #9: Revolution

Stories occurring between Uncanny X-Men #366 in March 1999 to Uncanny X-Men #393 in June 2001. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Collecting X-Men: A Definitive Guide. Last updated January 2013.

Ongoing X-related titles in this era:

• Uncanny X-Men #366-393
• Wolverine, Vol. 2 #133-161
• X-Force #87-115
• X-Men, Vol. 2 #85-113
• Cable #64-92
• X-Men Unlimited #22-31
• Generation X #48-75 (ends)
• X-Man #48-75 (ends)
• Deadpool #26-53
• Mutant X #6-32 (ends)
• Gambit, Vol. 3 #1-25 (ends)
• Warlock #1-9 (ends)
• Bishop: The Last X-Man #1-16 (ends)

Notes:

• Wolverine actually ends this era at #163, but #1161 marks a cleaner story break.
• This era includes the events Magneto War, The Twelve, Ages of Apocalypse, Revolution, and Maximum Security.
• Mutant X stars Havok and does not exist in the main Marvel-616 Continuity.

Wolverine #133-139
When: Wolverine appears here after XMv2 #84 and the b-story in XMU #25 prior to his appearance in UXM #365.

Uncanny X-Men #366-367 +  X-Men 85-87 + Magneto Rex #1-3
Collected in Magneto: Rogue Nation
When: Read as XMv2 #85, Magneto War #1, UXM #366, XM #86, UXM #367, XM #87, and Magneto Rex #1-3. XMU #23 & UXM #368 occur prior to Magneto Rex, but they were not collected in that order.

Gambit #1-5
When: Gambit appears in #1 from UXM #365 and in #2-3 from XM #85 before continuing from the Magneto War story, above. Many X-Men appear in #5 after appearing in XMU #23.

Deadpool #27 comes after UXM #367

X-Men Unlimited #23
Uncanny X-Men #368-371
X-Men #88-91
X-Men Annual 7/1999
When: Read as XMU #23, UXM #368 [Magneto Rex begins here], XMv2 #88, UXM #369, XMv2 #89, UXM #370, XMv2 #90, #371, XMv2 #91, XMv2 Ann7/99. Launches the M-Tech imprint of Warlock, X-51, and Deathlok.

Contest of Champions II

Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation

Cable #64-74

X-Man #48-? [Determine where this breaks X-Man, even though he doesn’t actual cross over

Warlock #1-9

Generation X #46-58

X-Force ?-#98

Uncanny X-Men #372-375 & X-Men #92-95
Collected as X-Men: The Shattering (ISBN 0785137335)
Also includes Astonishing X-Men (vol. 2) #1-3

Gambit #6-10 & Ann99
When: Begins after XMv2 Ann7/99 and Contest of Champions. Ann99 comes after #7 #8-9 occur directly after XMv2 #92. #10 comes after UXM #375 & XMv2 #95.

Wolverine #140-145 & X-Men Unlimited #25
When: #145 occurs after Astonishing X-Men #1-3 and X-Men #95. XMU #25 occurs before #145.

Cable #72-74
When: From UXM #375

Apocalypse: The Twelve & Ages of Apocalypse

Uncanny X-Men #376-377, Wolverine #146-147, X-Men #96-97, & Cable #75-76: X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 1: The Twelve (ISBN 078512263X)

Uncanny X-Men #378 & Ann22/99, Wolverine #148, X-Men #98, Cable #77, X-Men Unlimited #26: X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 2: Ages Of Apocalypse Also includes X-51 #8 &  X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1-4.

After Apocalypse

X-Force #87-100 & Annual 7/1999: Annual 7/1999 occurs between #95-96

Generation X #59-62

Wolverine Ann99
When: This has been strandd by collections. It actually occurs on the heels of UXM Ann22/99.

Uncanny X-Men #379-380: X-Men: Powerless
Collects Uncanny X-Men #379-380, Cable #78, X-Force (1991) #101, Wolverine #149, and X-Men #99.

Gambit #11-19 & Ann00
When: Gambit’s first appearance after Powerless is #12

X-Men: Black Sun #1-4 & X-Men: Magic #1-5
When: This is Wolverine’s next appearance after Powerless

Wolverine #150-153: Wolverine: Blood Debt (ISBN 0785107859)
When: Wolverine’s next appearance after Black Sun.

Iron Fist / Wolverine #1-4
When: Wolverine’s next appearance after Blood Debt. He does not return to X-Men until XMv2 #102.

Bishop: The Last X-Men #1-14
Not collected
When: This story emerges from XMv2 #92, but due to its time displaced nature does not need to be read immediately. However, #15 intersects the upcoming Maximum Security crossover, so the issues are best read here before the “six month gap.”

X-Men: Revolution (The Six-Month Gap)

X-Men Unlimited #27
+ X-Men #100-102
+ Uncanny X-Men #381-383
+ X-Men Unlimited #28
When: Read as listed. XMU #27 acts as a prologue to the Revolution six-month gap, although it can also be read prior to the Black Sun mini, above. Need to check if XMv2 #102 has a story break here or continues through #104.

Uncanny X-Men #384-386
+ X-Men #103-106 & Annual 00
When: Read as XMv2 #103, UXM #384, XMv2 #104, UXM #385, XM Ann00, XMv2 #105, UXM #386, XMv2 #106, XM Ann00

X-Men Forever #1-6
Not collected

Wolverine #154-158
Not collected

X-Force #102-109

Cable #79-84

Generation X #63-70

X-Man #63-70

Maximum Security

Uncanny X-Men #387: Avengers / X-Men: Maximum Security (ISBN 0785144994)
A massive paperback collecting Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, #1-3, Captain America (1998) #36, Thor (1998) #30, Uncanny X-Men #387, Bishop: the Last X-Man #15, Iron Man (1998) #35, Avengers (1998) #35, Gambit (1999) #23, X-Men (1991) #107, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #29.

Wolverine Annual 00

Cable #85-86

Gambit #20-25

X-Men Legends, Vol. 4: Hated & Feared

Wolverine #159-161 (& 167-169)
Wolverine: The Best There Is (ISBN 0785110071)

Uncanny X-Men #388-390, X-Men #108-110, Cable #87, Bishop #16
X-Men: Dream’s End (ISBN 078511551X)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #388-390, Cable #87, Bishop #16 and X-Men #108-110.

Cable #88-92
Uncanny X-Men Annual 23/2000
X-Men Unlimited #30-31
Read as Cable #88, XM Ann23/00, Cable #89, XMU #30, Cable #90-92, XMU #31

Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom #1-6
When: Follows UXM #189. Begins with Gambit & Bishop:Alpha.

Excalibur Sword of Power #1-4 to 2001
When: Psylocke’s next appearance after UXM #389 and prior to XMv2 #109.

Brotherhood #1-9?

Wolverine #162-166
Wolverine/Deadpool: Weapon X out-of-print (ISBN 0785109181)
Wolverine #162 is Wolverine’s first appearance after XMU #30. Also collects Deadpool #57-60

X-Force #110-115

Generation X #71-75

X-Man #71-75

Wolverine #167-169 & Ann00
Occur after UXM #390 & XMU #30 but before UXM #392. Ann 00 occurs after #393

Uncanny X-Men #391-393 + X-Men, Vol. 2 #111-113
Collected in X-Men: Eve of Destruction (ISBN 0785115528)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #391-393 and X-Men #111-113.

Cable #93-96

Read Anytime

Mutant X #6-32
Not collected

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