Way of X — Nightcrawler and Legion
Simon Spurrier · Bob Quinn · Jan Bazaldua · Lee Garbett
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Spurrier examines Krakoa’s religion and culture through Nightcrawler and Legion’s connected stories.
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 Way of X #5 and X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation
Continue with Legion of X #1–5.
- After Legion of X #5
Read A.X.E.: Judgment Day at the existing Krakoa checkpoint, then resume Legion of X #6–10.
- After Legion of X #10
Read Sons of X; place Nightcrawlers alongside the Sins of Sinister material in the Gillen Krakoa branch, then finish Uncanny Spider-Man and X-Men Blue: Origins.
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 · The Krakoan era — political spine and finale · A.X.E.: Judgment Day.
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.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Way of X omnibus Krakoa discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Way of X by Si Spurrier Vol. 1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House — Way of X Omnibus (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database — Way of X #1 (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Way of X Omnibus
Book 1 of 1 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Spurrier follows Nightcrawler and Legion from Way of X through Krakoa’s fall, intersecting with the era’s wider events.
House of X/Powers of XUnowned
9781302969936Planned edition#1–5#1#1–10#1#1–5#1#1–3Edition 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.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.
Things to know
- Reception is more mixed and idea-driven than for Spurrier’s Legion run.
- Nightcrawlers is a Sins of Sinister branch inside the omnibus and needs the existing Gillen Krakoa context.