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No. 223 — Longer term

A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion

Kieron Gillen · Valerio Schiti

Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age

Judgment Day’s core and companion follow the Eternals-centered conflict through its Omega aftermath.

UnownedReading status not recorded224 pages9 full issues

Book 2 of 2 in A.X.E.: Judgment Day · 0 of 2 owned · 464 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 Eternals (2021) #12, X-Men Red #4 and Immortal X-Men #4

    Read Eve of Judgment in the companion before A.X.E. #1. Place Death to the Mutants during #1–5 and Starfox before #6; read Judgment Day Omega after #6. The three character one-shots are in the core trade. X-Men Red and Immortal X-Men #5–7 run alongside the event; resume the creator books afterward, well before the 2023 Gala.

Optional context & path

Path: The Krakoan era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Eternals by Gillen & Ribić · The Krakoan era — political spine and finale · Way of X — Nightcrawler and Legion.

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

UnownedA.X.E.: Judgment Day CompanionKieron Gillen · Valerio Schiti224 pp
This book

A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion

Trade paperback · 224 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age

Eve of Judgment, Death to the Mutants, Starfox and Omega develop the Eternals’ part in Judgment Day and its aftermath.

Required setup

House of X/Powers of XUnowned

Eternals by Kieron GillenUnowned

X-Men by Jonathan Hickman OmnibusUnowned

X of SwordsUnowned

Inferno by Jonathan HickmanUnowned

X-Men by Al Ewing OmnibusUnowned

X-Men by Kieron Gillen: The Age of Krakoa OmnibusUnowned

See reading checkpoints
Released 21 Feb 2023 · 224 pages · Esad Ribić cover9781302947927Planned edition
A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment (2022)#1
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants (2022)#1–3
A.X.E.: Starfox (2022)#1
A.X.E.: Iron Fist (2022)#1
A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega (2022)#1
Fantastic Four (2018)#47–48
Earth-616 Primary
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 · A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion

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

Background for the era A.X.E. assumes the Krakoan status quo but does not reprint HoX/PoX.

Connected project: House of X/Powers of X

Things to know
  • The companion also contains the Iron Fist special and Fantastic Four #47–48; the complete line-wide omnibus remains unnecessary.