Hellions by Zeb Wells
Zeb Wells · Jonathan Hickman · Al Ewing · Kieron Gillen
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Wells and Segovia turn Krakoa’s damaged outsiders into a darkly funny, humane ensemble across a complete eighteen-issue story.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
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
- After Hellions #4
If reading X of Swords, place Hellions #5–6 alongside that crossover and then resume at #7. The creator collection already contains those team chapters, so skip their duplicates in the event book.
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: X of Swords · The Krakoan era — political spine and finale · House of X/Powers of X.
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.
- Goodreads — Hellions Vol. 1 reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Hellions by Zeb Wells Vol. 1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House Comics — Hellions by Zeb Wells (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database — Hellions (2020) series (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Hellions by Zeb Wells
Book 1 of 1 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Krakoa’s most damaged mutants become a darkly comic rehabilitation team.
House of X/Powers of XUnowned
9781302933722Planned edition#1–18Hellions #5–6 also appear in X of Swords. If following that event in full, read the pair there and skip the duplicate pages on returning to the Hellions collection.
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 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.
Show exact issues
Hellions (2020) #5Hellions (2020) #6Things to know
- Hellions #5–6 also appear in X of Swords. This collection completes the team’s story, which is separate from Krakoa’s later council conflicts.