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No. 157 — Longer term

Avengers vs. X-Men

Brian Michael Bendis · Jason Aaron · Matt Fraction · Ed Brubaker

Story era 10 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions

The closing Bendis Avengers stories lead into Avengers vs. X-Men and the changes inherited by Hickman’s team.

UnownedReading status not recorded384 pages13 full issues

Book 2 of 2 in Bendis Avengers Phase 4 — Endgame and Avengers vs. X-Men · 0 of 2 owned · 840 pages in all

Setup & reading order

Required setup for this book

These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.

1 earlier book in this run comes first
  1. After Avengers (2010) #24.1 and New Avengers (2010) #23

    Read Avengers vs. X-Men alongside Avengers #25–30 in Complete Vol. 3 and New Avengers #24–30 in Omnibus Vol. 3, then finish both series at #34.

Optional context & path

Path: Bendis Avengers. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedAvengers vs. X-MenBrian Michael Bendis · Jason Aaron · Matt Fraction · Ed Brubaker384 pp
This book

Avengers vs. X-Men

Trade paperback · 384 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions

The Phoenix conflict closes the Bendis Avengers period before Hickman’s team begins.

Required setup

Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis OmnibusOwned

Thor by Straczynski & Gillen OmnibusUnowned

New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 1Owned

House of MOwned

Civil WarOwned

Mighty Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete CollectionUnowned

New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned

Secret InvasionUnowned

Dark Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection: Osborn’s ReignUnowned

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 1Unowned

New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned

Fear ItselfUnowned

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection Vol. 2Unowned

See reading checkpoints
Released 27 Jun 2023 · 384 pages · Jim Cheung cover9781302951511Planned edition
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012)#0–12
Point One (2011) (partial — Avengers vs. X-Men prologue material)#1
Earth-616 Primary

Point One #1 supplies the Avengers vs. X-Men prologue, while Original Sin uses a different story from that anthology. Read each event’s own selection; those two books do not ask you to read the same Point One story twice.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Avengers vs. X-Men

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Connected stories

Things to know

Collecting rule: The Heroic Age and Fear Itself books come before this closing phase.

  • Reuse New Avengers Omnibus Vol. 3 from Phase 3 for the parallel event chapters and finale; no second copy or additional event omnibus is needed.