X-Men: Hellfire Gala — Fall of X
Zeb Wells · Jonathan Hickman · Al Ewing · Kieron Gillen · Gerry Duggan · R.B. Silva · Lucas Werneck · Pepe Larraz
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Inferno, Ewing’s Arakko stories and Gillen’s council and Sinister saga connect Judgment Day to the Gala and the Fall and Rise finale.
Book 4 of 5 in The Krakoan era — political spine and finale · 0 of 5 owned · 2,784 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.
- House of X/Powers of XUnowned
- Eternals by Kieron GillenUnowned
- X-Men by Jonathan Hickman OmnibusUnowned
- X of SwordsUnowned
- A.X.E.: Judgment DayUnowned
- A.X.E.: Judgment Day CompanionUnowned
3 earlier books in this run come first
- After X of Swords
Resume Hickman’s X-Men #16–21, then read Inferno. Hellions follows a separate team and is not required for the council’s story.
- After X-Men Red #4 and Immortal X-Men #4
Read A.X.E. core and companion at the event checkpoint, then resume both creator books.
- After Immortal X-Men #13
Read the 2023 Hellfire Gala, then Immortal X-Men #14–18 and X-Men Red #14–18.
- After Immortal X-Men #18 and X-Men Red #18
Read Fall of the House of X #1–5 and Rise of the Powers of X #1–5 as parallel finale strands. X-Men Forever #1–4 in Gillen’s omnibus belongs within Rise; finish Forever before Rise #5, then the X-Men #35 concluding material.
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: House of X/Powers of X · X-Men by Jonathan Hickman — Krakoa spine · X of Swords.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 6 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/comicbooks — Runs worth reading from the X-Men Krakoa era (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comic Book Herald — Top 10 essential Krakoa collections (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- AIPT — Hellfire Gala: Fall of X collected review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- AIPT — Fall / Rise collected review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House — Curated Krakoan era (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Reference identity and legacy — Curated Krakoan era (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
X-Men: Hellfire Gala — Fall of X
Book 4 of 5 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
After Judgment Day and Immortal X-Men #13, Orchis turns the 2023 Gala into the catastrophe that begins Fall of X.
House of X/Powers of XUnowned
Eternals by Kieron GillenUnowned
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman OmnibusUnowned
X of SwordsUnowned
A.X.E.: Judgment DayUnowned
9781302953034Planned edition#1#1#100–105#8Free Comic Book Day 2023: Avengers/X-Men supplies the Avengers and X-Men stories only. Read those included pieces as the approach to the Gala; the giveaway’s remaining feature is outside this book.
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 · X-Men: Hellfire Gala — Fall of X
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.
Things to know
Collecting rule: The five books form a sequence, with X of Swords before Inferno and A.X.E. before the Gala. Reading checkpoints handle switches within the large omnibuses.
- Gillen’s Rise conclusion has a stronger reception than the parallel Fall of the House of X story.
- The project follows the central creators and finale; other Fall of X tie-ins tell parallel stories.