"Fall of X" is a 2023 relaunch of the

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. It is the sequel to the " Destiny of X" publishing initiative, and is the final initiative in the

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of the X-Men. The phase started with the third annual

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(July 2023) and culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries ''Fall of the House of X'' and ''Rise of the Powers of X'' (January 2024 – May 2024). The phase's final issue, ''X-Men'' #35 (legacy ''Uncanny X-Men'' #700) was released in June 2024. It is followed by line relaunch titled X-Men: From the Ashes. During the Fall of X, mutantkind's unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation

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was threatened by the human supremacist organization

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Publication history

The final phase was kicked off in the third annual

(July 2023) which drastically altered the status quo of series; this event was written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, R.B. Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, and Pepe Larraz. In August 2023,

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commented that "part of the idea from ''

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'' to ''Fall of X'' was a lot of the small things going wrong. Obviously, what happened at the Hellfire Gala was big, but those events are based upon a series of small catastrophes that added up". This phase then culminated in the dual interconnected miniseries ''Fall of the House of X'' and ''Rise of the Powers of X'' (January 2024 – May 2024); Duggan wrote ''Fall of the House of X'' with art by Werneck. Gillen continued as a main writer on multiple series in this phase such as ''Rise of the Powers of X'' with artist R.B. Silva, the ongoing '' Immortal X-Men'' conclusion and the limited series ''X-Men: Forever'' (March 2024) with artist Luca Maresca.

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concluded the ongoing ''

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'' with artist Yildiray Çinar. The final issue ''X-Men'' #35 (legacy ''Uncanny X-Men'' #700) was published in June 2024; the end of the issue previews the next publishing initiative X-Men: From The Ashes with Xavier telepathically "witnessing mutants trying to re-integrate into human society and facing the same fear and hatred they always have" in the post-

. ''X-Men: The Wedding Special'' celebrated the relationship between Mystique and Destiny; while the issue was published in May 2024, Gillen commented that it "is set between the incoming and outgoing administrations - I'm both giving a little after credit scene to my ''Immortal X-Men'' stories, and setting up what's coming next". In May 2024, X-Men Group Editor Jordan D. White commented that the anthology collection "format was shelved" and there would not be compiled trade paperbacks for Destiny of X or Fall of X.

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''Fall of the House of X''

The Fall of X continued into 2024 across ongoing series and new limited series under a new banner, 'Fall of the House of X'.

List of issues

Release order

Prelude series # ''Free Comic Book Day 2023 Avengers/X-Men'' # ''X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X'' #1 # ''X-Men: Before the Fall – Mutant First Strike'' #1 # ''X-Men: Before the Fall – Heralds of Apocalypse'' #1 # ''X-Men: Before the Fall – Sinister Four'' #1 Fall of X commences # ''X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023'' #1 # ''Astonishing Iceman'' #1 # ''X-Men'' #25 # ''Children of the Vault'' #1 # ''Immortal X-Men'' #14 # ''Alpha Flight'' #1 # ''Dark X-Men'' #1 # ''Uncanny Avengers'' #1 # ''Deadpool'' #10 # ''X-Men: Red'' #14 # ''Invincible Iron Man'' #9 # ''Jean Grey'' #1 # ''Realm of X'' #1 # ''X-Force'' #43 # ''Ms. Marvel: New Mutant'' #1 # ''Immortal X-Men'' #15 # ''Uncanny Spider-Man'' #1 # ''X-Men'' #26 # ''Astonishing Iceman'' #2 # ''X-Force'' #44 # ''X-Men Red'' #15 # ''Children of the Vault'' #2

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