House of X/Powers of X

Jonathan Hickman · Pepe Larraz · R.B. Silva

Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age

House of X and Powers of X establish Krakoa through intertwined present, past and future stories.

0 of 1 book owned448 pages12 full issues

Setup & reading order

After House of X #6 / Powers of X #6
Continue with Hickman X-Men #1.

Optional context & path

Path: The Krakoan era. 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.

Reddit — reader discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
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Marvel (opens in a new tab)Publisher
Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Reference

The books

UnownedHouse of X/Powers of XJonathan Hickman · Pepe Larraz · R.B. Silva448 pp

House of X/Powers of X

Oversized hardcover · 448 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age

Xavier’s plan for mutantkind intertwines with a hidden history, laying the foundations of the Krakoan age.

See reading checkpoints

Released 18 Nov 2025 · 448 pages9781302966973Planned edition

House of X (2019)#1–6

Powers of X (2019)#1–6

Earth-616 PrimaryMoira’s lives Contained story

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.

Source 1 · Publisher or bibliography (opens in a new tab)

Duplication across this project

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

House of X/Powers of X shares no full issues with New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: E Is for Extinction.

House of X/Powers of X shares no full issues with New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: New Worlds.

House of X/Powers of X shares no full issues with New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection: Planet X.

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

Connected stories

Later mutant stories HoX/PoX builds on mutant history but starts a new Krakoan-era story.

Connected project: New X-Men by Grant Morrison

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

Connected project: A.X.E.: Judgment Day

Things to know

Builds on mutant history and intentionally resets many assumptions.