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X-Men Milestones Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of X-Men Milestones books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the X-Men Milestones series? Start with "The Dark Phoenix Saga (By: John Byrne,Chris Claremont,Glynis Wein,Terry Kevin Austin)" (1983) and follow publication order through all 15 books.
The complete X-Men Milestones reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Dark Phoenix Saga (By: John Byrne,Chris Claremont,Glynis Wein,Terry Kevin Austin)
1983

The Fall of the Mutants (By: Marc Silvestri,Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson,Walter Simonson)
2002

Messiah Complex (By: Peter David,Ed Brubaker,Craig Kyle)
2008

Mutant Massacre (By: Ann Nocenti,Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson,Walter Simonson)
2010

Necrosha (By: Zeb Wells,Craig Kyle,Christopher Yost)
2010

Second Coming
2010

Age of X
2011

X-Tinction Agenda (By: Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson)
2011

X-Cutioner's Song (By: Peter David,Fabian Nicieza,Scott Lobdell)
2011

Inferno (By: Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson)
2019

Fatal Attractions (By: Joe Quesada)
2019

Phalanx Covenant (By: Scott Lobdell)
2019

Onslaught (By: Jeph Loeb)
2020

Operation Zero Tolerance (By: Larry Hama)
2020

Messiah War (By: Craig Kyle,Christopher Yost)
2020
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