tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671706435396935382024-02-08T11:22:51.773-08:00X-Men TPB Reading OrderScarlet Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320045541862464854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867170643539693538.post-80652645962692776712010-04-06T06:07:00.000-07:002013-07-21T08:30:51.667-07:00X-Men TPB Reading Order<table border="1"><tbody>
<tr> <th width="45px"></th> <th width="45px"></th> <th width="200px">TPB</th> <th width="300px">COLLECTS ISSUES</th> <th width="150px">COLLECTS ISSUES FROM MONTHS</th> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 1</td> <td>Giant-Size X-Men #1, UXM #94-119</td> <td>AUG 75 – MAR 79</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 2</td> <td>UXM #120-144, UXM Annual(1) #3-4</td> <td>APR 79 – APR 81</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine</td> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(1) #1-4</td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 3</td> <td>UXM #145-161, UXM Annual(1) #5-6, Avengers Annual(1) #10</td> <td>MAY 81 – SEPT 82</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Essential X-Men v. 4</td> <td>UXM #162-179, UXM Annual(1) #7, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills </td> <td>OCT 82 – MAR 84</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 5</td> <td>UXM #180-198, UXM Annual(1) #8, X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT #1-2</td> <td>APR 84 – OCT 86</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 6</td> <td>UXM #199-213, NM Special Edition #1, UXM Annual(1) #9, X-Factor(1) #9-11, NM(1) #46, Thor(1) #373-374, Power Pack(1) #27 </td> <td>NOV 85 – JAN 87</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 7</td> <td>UXM #214-228, UXM Annual(1) #10-11, Fantastic Four vs. The X-Men #1-4</td> <td>FEB 87 – APR 88</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Essential Wolverine v. 1</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #1-23</td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 8</td> <td>UXM #229-243, UXM Annual(1) #12, X-Factor(1) #36-39</td> <td>MAY 88 – APR 89</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">Essential Wolverine v. 2</td> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #24-47</td> <td>Essential X-Men v. 9</td> <td>UXM #244-264, UXM Annual(1) #13</td> <td>MAY 89 – JUL 90</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Essential X-Men v. 10</td> <td>UXM #265-272, UXM Annual(1) #14, Fantastic Four Annual(1) #23, NM(1) #95-97, NM Annual(1) #6, X-Factor(1) #60-62, X-Factor Annual(1) #5</td> <td>AUG 90 – JAN 91</td> </tr>
<tr><td>X-Men: Crossroads</td> <td>UXM #273-277</td> <td>FEB 91 – JUN 91</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Mutant Genesis</td> <td>XM #1-7</td> <td>OCT 91 – APR 92</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">Essential Wolverine v. 3</td> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #48-69</td> <td style="color: red;">The Coming Of Bishop</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #282-285, 287-288</td> <td style="color: red;">NOV 91 – MAY 92</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">X-Men And Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble In The Big Easy</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #8-9, Ghost Rider(2) #26-27 </td> <td style="color: red;">MAY 92 – JUL 92</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Cutioner's Song</td> <td>X-Factor(1) #84-86, UXM #294-296, X-Force(1) #16-18, XM #14-16</td> <td>NOV 92 – JAN 93</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="4" style="color: #666666;">Essential Wolverine v. 4</td> <td rowspan="4" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #70-90</td> <td style="color: red;">Fatal Attractions</td> <td style="color: red;">Excalibur(1) #71, UXM #304, WOLV(2) #75, X-Factor(1) #92, X-Force(1) #25, XM #25 </td> <td style="color: red;">JUL 93 – NOV 93</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Avengers/X-Men: Blood Ties</td> <td style="color: red;">Avengers(1) #368-9, Avengers West Coast #101, XM #26, UXM #307</td> <td style="color: red;">NOV 93 – OCT 94</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>The Origin Of Generation X</td> <td>X-Factor(1) #106, X-Force(1) #38, Excalibur(1) #82, UXM #316-317, XM #36-37, WOLV(2) #85, Cable(1) #16, Generation X #1</td> <td>SEPT 94 – NOV 94</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Legionquest</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #320-321, XM #40-41</td> <td style="color: red;">JAN 95 – FEB 95</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira</td> <td>UXM #325-326, UXM #329-330, UXM #341-343</td> <td>OCT 95 – NOV 95 <br />
FEB 96 – MAR 96 <br />
FEB 97 – APR 97</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Dawn Of The Age Of Apocalypse</td> <td>X-Men: Alpha #1, Cable(1) #20, Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen</td> <td>FEB 95 – APR 95</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic Book 1</td> <td>X-Men Chronicles #1-2, Tales From the Age of Apocalypse: By the Light, X-Man #1, X-Man ’96 Annual, Tales from the Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodlines, Blink #1-4</td> <td>MAR 95 – JUN 95<br />
DEC 96<br />
DEC 97<br />
MAR 01 – JUN 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic Book 2</td> <td>X-Men: Alpha, Age of Apocalypse: The Chosen, Generation Next #1, Astonishing X-Men(1) #1, X-Calibre #1, Gambit and The X-Ternals #1-2, Weapon X(1) #1-2, Amazing X-Men #1-2, Factor X #1-2, X-Man #1</td> <td>FEB 95 – APR 95</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic Book 3</td> <td>X-Calibre #2-3, Astonishing X-Men(1) #2-4, Generation Next # 2-3, X-Man # 2-3, Factor X # 3, Amazing X-Men # 3, Gambit and The Externals # 3, X-Universe # 1</td> <td>MAR 95 – MAY 95</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="6" style="color: #666666;">Essential Wolverine v. 5</td> <td rowspan="6" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #91-110, WOLV 1996 Annual, UXM #332</td> <td>X-Men: The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic Book 4</td> <td>Generation Next #4, X-Calibre #4, X-Man #4, 53-54, Factor X #4, Gambit and The X-Ternals #4, Amazing X-Men #4, Weapon X(1) #4, X-Universe #2, X-Men: Omega, Blink #4, X-Men: Prime</td> <td>JUN 95 – JUL 95<br />
JUL 99 – AUG 99<br />
JUN 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: Prelude to Onslaught</td> <td>XM #50; UXM #333; X-Man #15-17; Cable #32-33</td> <td>MAR 96 – JUL 96</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Book 1</td> <td>XM #53-54, UXM #334-335, Avengers(1) #400-401, Onslaught: X-Men, X-Man #18, X-Force #57, Cable(1) #34, Incredible Hulk(2) #444</td> <td>JUN 96 – AUG 96 NOV 96</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Book 2</td> <td>Excalibur(1) #100, Fantastic Four(1) # 415, X-Factor(1) #125-126, Generation X #18, WOLV(2) #104, XM #55, UXM #336, Cable(1) #35, X-Force(1) #58</td> <td>AUG 96 – OCT 96</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Book 3</td> <td>Incredible Hulk(2) #445, Iron Man #332, Avengers(1) #402, Punisher(3) #11, X-Man #19, Amazing Spider-Man #415, Green Goblin #12, Spider-Man #72, Fantastic Four(1) #416, WOLV(2) #105</td> <td>SEPT 96</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Book 4</td> <td>Fantastic Four(1) #416, XM #56-57, Onslaught: Marvel Universe, Cable(1) #36, UXM #337, Onslaught: Epilogue, Iron Man(2) #6, X-Men: Road to Onslaught</td> <td>SEPT 96 – OCT 96<br />
FEB 97</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Not Dead Yet</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #119-122</td> <td style="color: red;">X-Men: Zero Tolerance</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #65-69, WOLV(2) #115-118, Cable(1) #45-47, X-Force(1) #67-69</td> <td style="color: red;">JUN 97 – NOV 97</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: red;">Magneto: Rogue Nation</td> <td style="color: red;">Magneto Rex #1-3, X-Men: Magneto War #1, XM #85-87, UXM #366 - 367</td> <td style="color: red;">MAR 99 – JUL 99</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: The Shattering</td> <td>UXM #372-375, XM #92-95, AXM(2) #1-3, X-Men 1999 Yearbook</td> <td>SEPT – DEC 99</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>X-Men vs. Apocalypse v. 1: The Twelve</td> <td>UXM #376-377, Cable 73-76, XM 96-97, WOLV(2) 145-147, X-Men 1999 Yearbook.</td> <td>DEC 00 – FEB 00</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Wolverine: Blood Debt</td> <td style="color: red;">WOLV(2) #151-154</td> <td>X-Men vs. Apocalypse v. 2: The Ages of Apocalypse</td> <td>X-51 #8, UXM 378, UXM Annual(1) #23, Cable(1) #77, WOLV(2) #148, X-Men Unlimited #26(1), XM #98, X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1-4</td> <td>MAR 00<br />
OCT 00 – MAR 01 JAN 99</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td><td>X-Men: Powerless</td> <td>UXM #379-380, Cable(1) #78, X-Force(1) #101, WOLV(2) #149, XM #99</td> <td>APR 00 – MAY 00</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>Avengers/X-Men: Maximum Security</td> <td>UXM #387, XM #107, Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1-3, Captain America(3) #36, Thor(2) #30, Bishop: The Last X-Man #15, Iron Man(3) #35, Avengers(3) #35, Gambit(3) #23, X-Men Unlimited #29</td> <td>OCT 00 – JAN 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Dream's End</td> <td>UXM #388-390, Cable(1) #87, Bishop: The Last X-Man #16, XM #108-110</td> <td>JAN 01 – MAR 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color: red;">Wolverine/ Deadpool: Weapon X</td> <td rowspan="2" style="color: red;">WOLV(2) #162-166</td> <td>X-men: Eve Of Destruction</td> <td>UXM # 391-393, XM #111-113</td> <td>APR 01 – JUN 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Poptopia</td> <td>UXM #394-399</td> <td>JUL 01 – DEC 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>New X-Men v. 1: E is for Extinction</td> <td>XM #114-117, New X-Men Annual 2001</td> <td>JAN 01<br />
JUL 01 – OCT 01</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>New X-Men v. 2: Imperial</td> <td>XM #118-126</td> <td>NOV 01 – JUL 02</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>New X-Men v. 3: New Worlds</td> <td>XM #127-133</td> <td>AUG 02 – DEC 02</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: Hope</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #410-415</td> <td style="color: red;">OCT 02 – JAN 03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine Legends v. 3: Law of the Jungle</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(2) #181-186</td> <td>New X-Men v. 4: Riot at Xavier’s</td> <td>XM #134-138</td> <td>JAN 03 – MAY 03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="4" style="color: red;">Wolverine v. 1: The Brotherhood</td> <td rowspan="4" style="color: red;">WOLV(3) #1-6</td> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: Dominant Species</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #416-420</td> <td style="color: red;">FEB 03 – MAY 03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: Holy War</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #421-427</td> <td style="color: red;">JUN 03 – SEPT 03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>New X-Men v. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus</td> <td>XM #139-145</td> <td>JUN 03 – SEPT 03</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: The Draco</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #428-434</td> <td style="color: red;">OCT 03 – JAN 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Wolverine v. 2: Coyote Crossing</td> <td style="color: red;">WOLV(3) #7-11</td> <td>New X-Men v. 6: Planet X</td> <td>XM #146-150</td> <td>OCT 03 – FEB 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: She Lies With Angels</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #437-441</td> <td style="color: red;">MAR 04 – MAY 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="4" style="color: red;">Wolverine v. 3: Return of the Native</td> <td rowspan="4" style="color: red;">WOLV(3) #12-19</td> <td>New X-Men v. 7: Here Comes Tomorrow</td> <td>XM #151-154</td> <td>MAR 04 – MAY 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Uncanny X-Men: Bright New Mourning</td> <td style="color: red;">UXM #435-436, 442-443, XM #155-156</td> <td style="color: red;">FEB 04 <br />
JUN 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: Day of the Atom</td> <td>XM #157-165</td> <td>JUL 04 – FEB 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Avengers Disassembled</td> <td>Avengers(3) #500-503, Avengers Finale</td> <td>JUL 04 – JAN 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 1: Gifted </td> <td>AXM(3) #1-6</td> <td>JUL 04 – DEC 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men - The New Age v. 1: The End of History</td> <td>UXM #444-449</td> <td>JUL 04 – DEC 04</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Enemy of the State v. 1</td> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #20-25</td> <td>Uncanny X-Men - The New Age v. 2: The Cruelest Cut</td> <td>UXM #450-454</td> <td>DEC 04 – MAR 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 2: Dangerous</td> <td>AXM(3) #7-12</td> <td>JAN 05 – AUG 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Enemy of the State v. 2</td> <td rowspan="3" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #26-32</td> <td style="color: red;">X-Men: Golgotha</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #166-170</td> <td style="color: red;">MAR 05 – JUL 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men - The New Age v. 3: On Ice</td> <td>UXM #455-461 </td> <td>APR 05 – AUG 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #171-174</td> <td style="color: red;">AUG 05 – OCT 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>House of M</td> <td>House of M #1-8, Pulse House of M Special Edition Newspaper</td> <td>AUG 05 – DEC 05 <br />
JUL 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>House of M: Uncanny X-Men</td> <td>UXM #462-465, Secrets of the House of M </td> <td>SEPT 05 – DEC 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">House of M: World of M, Featuring Wolverine</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3)#33-35, Black Panther(4) #7, The Pulse #10, Captain America(6) #10</td> <td>X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom</td> <td>XM #175-176, Black Panther(4) #8-9</td> <td>NOV 05 – DEC 05</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Deadly Genesis</td> <td>X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1-6</td> <td>JAN 06 – JUL 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: red;">Wolverine: Origins & Endings</td> <td style="color: red;">WOLV(3) #36-40</td> <td>Uncanny X-Men - The New Age v. 4: End of Greys</td> <td>UXM #466-471</td> <td>JAN 06 – MAY 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="color: red;">Decimation X-Men: The Day After</td> <td style="color: red;">Decimation: House of M - The Day After, XM #177-181</td> <td>JAN 06 – MAR 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Blood & Sorrow</td> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine(3) #41, 49, Giant-Size Wolverine #1, X-Men Unlimited(2) #12</td> <td>Decimation: X-Men - 198</td> <td>X-Men: The 198 #1-5, X-Men: The 198 Files</td> <td>MAR 06 – JUL 06 <br />
JAN 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Civil War</td> <td>Civil War #1-7</td> <td>MAY 06 – FEB 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 3: Torn</td> <td>AXM(3) #13-18</td> <td>APR 06 – DEC 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: red;">X-Men: Blood of Apocalypse</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #182-187</td> <td style="color: red;">APR 06 – AUG 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="5" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Civil War</td> <td rowspan="5" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #42-48</td> <td>Uncanny X-Men - The New Age v. 5: First Foursaken</td> <td>UXM #472-474, UXM Annual(2) #1</td> <td>JUN 06 – AUG 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Civil War: X-Men</td> <td>Civil War: X-Men #1-4</td> <td>SEPT 06 – DEC 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Civil War: X-Men Universe</td> <td>Cable & Deadpool #30- 32, X-Factor(3) #8-9</td> <td>AUG 06 – NOV 06</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire</td> <td>UXM #475-486</td> <td>SEPT 06 – JUL 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: Supernovas</td> <td>XM #188-199, XM Annual #1</td> <td>SEPT 06 – JUL 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 4: Unstoppable</td> <td>AXM(3) #19-24</td> <td>FEB 07 – MAR 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Evolution</td> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #50-55</td> <td>X-Men: Endangered Species</td> <td>X-Men: Endangered Species #1-17, X-Men: Endangered Species</td> <td>AUG 07 – DEC 07 <br />
JAN 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men: The Extremists</td> <td>UXM #487-491</td> <td>AUG 07 – DEC 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: The Death of Wolverine</td> <td rowspan="2" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #56-61</td> <td style="color: red;">X-Men: Blinded By The Light</td> <td style="color: red;">XM #200-204</td> <td style="color: red;">AUG 07 – DEC 07</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men: Messiah Complex</td> <td>X-Men: Messiah CompleX, UXM #492-494, XM #205-207, New X-Men #44-46, X-Factor(3) #25-27, X-Men: Messiah CompleX - Mutant Files</td> <td>DEC 07 – MAR 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Divided We Stand</td> <td>UXM #495-499</td> <td>APR 08 – AUG 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Get Mystique</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #62-65</td> <td>X-Men: Legacy - Divided He Stands</td> <td>XM #208-212</td> <td>APR 08 – JUL 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="7" style="color: #666666;">Wolverine: Old Man Logan</td> <td rowspan="7" style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #66-72, Giant-Size Old Man Logan #1</td> <td>X-Men: Legacy - Sins Of The Father</td> <td>XM #213-216, X-Men: The Unlikely Saga of Xavier, Magneto and Stan, X-Men: Odd One Out</td> <td>AUG 08 – NOV 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Manifest Destiny</td> <td>UXM #500-503, X-Men Free Comic Book Day #1, X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1-5</td> <td>SEPT 08 – MAR 09 <br />
MAY 08</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 5: Ghost Box</td> <td>AXM(3) #25-30, Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1-2</td> <td>DEC 08 – AUG 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men Legacy: Original Sin</td> <td>XM #217-218, Wolverine: Origins #28-30, X-Men Original Sin</td> <td>DEC 08 – FEB 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Lovelorn</td> <td>UXM #504-507, UXM Annual(2) #2</td> <td>JAN 09 – MAY 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Men Legacy: Salvage</td> <td>XM #219-225 </td> <td>FEB 09 – AUG 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>X-Force/Cable: Messiah War</td> <td>The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1-3, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War, Cable(2) #11-15, X-Force #14-16, X-Men: Future History - The Messiah War Sourcebook</td> <td>APR 09 – AUG 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Sisterhood</td> <td>UXM #508-512</td> <td>JUN 09 – AUG 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Dark Wolverine v. 1: The Prince</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #73-77</td> <td>Dark X-Men: The Beginning</td> <td>Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1-3, XM #226-227</td> <td>AUG 09 – OCT 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia</td> <td>UXM #513-514, Dark Avengers #7-8, Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Utopia Finale</td> <td>SEPT 09 – NOV 09 <br />
JUN 09 </td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td style="color: #666666;"></td> <td>X-Men: Legacy - Emplate</td> <td>XM #228-230, X-Men Legacy Annual #1</td> <td>DEC 09 – FEB 10 <br />
SEPT 09</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Dark Wolverine v. 2: My Hero</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(3) #78-81</td> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Nation X</td> <td>UXM #515-518, Dark Reign: The List - X-Men</td> <td>NOV 09 – FEB 10 </td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td><td>X-Necrosha</td> <td>X-Force(3) #21-25, NM(3) #6-8, XM #231-233, X-Necrosha one-shot</td> <td>DEC 09 – MAY 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td><td>Dark X-Men</td> <td>Dark X-Men #1-5</td> <td>JAN 10 – MAY 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men v. 6: Exogenic</td> <td>AXM(3) #31-35</td> <td>JAN 10 – APR 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Second Coming</td> <td>Second Coming: Prepare, X-Men: Second Coming #1-2, UXM #523-525, NM(3) #12-14, XM #235-237, X-Force(3) #26-28</td> <td>FEB 10 – JUL 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Second Coming – Revelations</td> <td>Cable: Hope, X-Men: Second Coming Revelations: Blind Science one-shot, X-Men: Second Coming Revelations: Hellbound #1-3, X-Factor(3) #204-206</td> <td>APR 10 – JUL 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis</td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #1-5</td> <td>MAY 10 – DEC 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>X-Men: Curse of the Mutants</td> <td>XM(2010) #1-6</td> <td>JUL 10 – DEC 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Oneshots</td> <td>X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit, X-Club, Blade, Mutants vs. Vampires</td> <td>AUG 10 – OCT 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td><td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men: The Birth of Generation Hope</td> <td>UXM #526-529, Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age One Shot</td> <td>JUL 10 – OCT 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine v. 1: Wolverine Goes to Hell*</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(4) #1-5</td> <td>X-Men Legacy: Collision</td> <td>XM #238-241</td> <td>JUL 10 – OCT 10</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-men: Quarantine</td> <td>UXM #530-534</td> <td>NOV 10 - MAR 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Age of X</td> <td>Age of X Alpha, XM #245-247, NM(3) #22-24, Age of X Universe #1-2, Age of X Historical Logs</td> <td>JAN 11 – APR 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy: Aftermath</td> <td>XM #242-244, XM #248-249</td> <td>NOV 10 – MAY 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: With Great Power</td> <td>XM(2010) #7-11, Marvel Team-Up Annual #1</td> <td>JAN 11 – MAY 11 <br />
DEC 76</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="color: #666666;">Wolverine v. 2: Wolverine vs. the X-Men</td> <td style="color: #666666;">WOLV(4) #5.1-9</td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Monstrous</td> <td>AXM(3) #36-37, AXM(3) #39, AXM(3) #41; Strange Tales(1) #89</td> <td>FEB 11 – AUG 11 <br />
OCT 61</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men: Breaking Point</td> <td>UXM #534.1-539</td> <td>APR 11 – JUN 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Inside Pandora's Box</td> <td>ASM(3) #38, ASM(3) #40, ASM(3) #42-43</td> <td>MAY 11 – OCT 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: First to Last</td> <td>XM(2010) #12-15, X-Men: Giant Size #1</td> <td>MAY 11 – JUL 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Prelude To Schism</td> <td>X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1-4; X-Men First Class Spotlight</td> <td>MAY 11 – JUN 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy: Lost Legions</td> <td>XM #250-253</td> <td>JUN 11 – AUG 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: Schism</td> <td>X-Men: Schism #1-5, Generation Hope #10-11, X-Men Regenesis</td> <td>JUL 11 – OCT 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Fear Itself: Uncanny X-Men</td> <td>UXM #540-544</td> <td>JUL 11 – OCT 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy: 5 Miles South of the Universe</td> <td>XM #254-260</td> <td>AUG 11 – DEC 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: FF</td> <td>XM(2010) #15.1, #16-19</td> <td>AUG 11 – OCT 11</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 1</td> <td>WATXM #1-7</td> <td>OCT 11 – FEB 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: War Machine</td> <td>XM(2010) #20-23</td> <td>NOV 11 – JAN 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Exiled</td> <td>AXM(3) #44-47</td> <td>NOV 11 – FEB 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen v. 1</td> <td>UXM(2011) #1-4</td> <td>NOV 11 – FEB 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega</td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega #1-5</td> <td>JAN 12 – MAY 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen v. 2</td> <td>UXM(2011) #5-10</td> <td>JAN 12 – APR 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy: Back to School</td> <td>XM #260.1-265</td> <td>JAN 12 – APR 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: The Curse is Broken</td> <td>XM(2010) #24-29</td> <td>FEB 12 – MAY 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 2</td> <td>WATXM #5-8</td> <td>FEB 12 – APR 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Avengers vs. X-Men</td> <td>Avengers vs. X-Men #0-12</td> <td>MAR 12 – OCT 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen v. 3</td> <td>UXM(2011) #11-14</td> <td>APR 12 – JUN 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 3</td> <td>WATXM #9-13</td> <td>APR 12 – JUL 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy: AVX</td> <td>XM #266-275</td> <td>MAY 12 – OCT 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men by Brian Wood v. 1: Blank Generation</td> <td>XM(2010) #30-33</td> <td>JUN 12 – AUG 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Astonishing X-Men: Weaponized</td> <td>AXM(3) #52-56</td> <td>JUL 12 – NOV 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen v. 4</td> <td>UXM(2011) #15-20</td> <td>JUL 12 – OCT 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 4</td> <td>WATXM #14-18</td> <td>JUL 12 – OCT 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men by Brian Wood v. 2: Reckless Abandonment</td> <td>issues</td> <td>AUG 12 – FEB 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny Avengers v. 1: The Red Shadow</td> <td>UA #1-5 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>OCT 12 – MAR 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 5</td> <td>WATXM #19-24 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>OCT 12 – JAN 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>AVX: Consequences</td> <td>AVX: Consequences #1-5</td> <td>OCT 12 – NOV 12</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Legacy v. 1: Prodigal</td> <td>XML #1-6 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>NOV 12 – FEB 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>All-New X-Men v. 1: Yesterday’s X-Men</td> <td>ANXM #1-5 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>NOV 12 – JAN 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>All-New X-Men v. 2: Here to Stay</td> <td>ANXM #6-10</td> <td>JAN 13 – APR 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 6</td> <td>WATXM #25-29</td> <td>FEB 13 – MAY 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men v. 1: Revolution </td> <td>UXM(2013) #1-5 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>FEB 13 – APR 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men: X-Termination</td> <td>Age of Apocalypse #13-14, X-Treme X-Men(2) #12-13, X-Termination #1-2, AXM(3) #60-61</td> <td>MAR 13 – APR 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny Avengers v. 2: Ragnarok Now</td> <td>UA #6-11</td> <td>APR 13 – AUG 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>X-Men Volume 1: Primer</td> <td>XM(2013) #1-5 (Marvel NOW!)</td> <td>MAY 13 – SEP 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Uncanny X-Men v. 2: Magik</td> <td>UXM(2013) #6-11</td> <td>13 – AUG 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron v. 7</td> <td>WATXM #30-35</td> <td>MAY 13 – AUG 13</td> </tr>
<tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>All-New X-Men v. 3: Out of their Depth</td> <td>ANXM #11-15</td> <td>13 – AUG 13</td> </tr>
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<b>ABBREVIATIONS:</b><br />
UXM = Uncanny X-Men<br />
XM = X-Men<br />
AXM = Astonishing X-Men <br />
NM = New Mutants<br />
WOLV = Wolverine<br />
WATXM = Wolverine and the X-Men<br />
XML = X-Men Legacy (2012 series)<br />
ANXM = All-New X-Men<br />
UA = Uncanny Avengers <br />
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</b> <b>NOTES:</b><br />
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Items in RED likely to be out of print</div>
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* Before reading Wolverine Goes To Hell, it is recommended that you read the following:<br />
<ul>
<li>Wolverine: Weapon X, Vol. 1: The Adamantium Men</li>
<li>Wolverine: Weapon X, Vol. 2: Insane in the Brain</li>
<li>Wolverine: Weapon X, Vol. 3: Tomorrow Dies Today</li>
</ul>
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All information sourced from<a href="http://www.uncannyxmen.net/"> uncannyxmen.net</a>, <a href="http://comicvine.com/">comicvine.com</a>, <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/">Marvel wiki</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon</a> and various other sites.<br />
<br />Scarlet Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320045541862464854noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867170643539693538.post-14750855335459879292010-04-05T08:36:00.000-07:002011-12-21T11:59:26.418-08:00Download the X-Men TPB Reading Order PDF!You can download the X-Men TPB Reading Order list as a PDF file by clicking <a href="http://www.box.com/s/txipo4fk33a6gtozp7ru">here</a>. You will be sent to my box.net account, where you will find the option to download the file.<br />
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<br />Scarlet Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320045541862464854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867170643539693538.post-20737999367745277532010-04-05T07:35:00.000-07:002013-07-21T08:59:10.346-07:00Reading Order FAQ<b>What does TPB stand for?</b><br />
TPB stands for trade paperback. Many comic publishers will release collected editions of comic story arcs to make it more convenient for readers to assemble their collections. The format in which these collected comics come is called a trade paperback.<br />
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<b>Why does this table exist?</b><br />
As a new reader of X-Men comics, I found it difficult knowing which books to pick up and when to read them. All I was looking for was a simple list of the chronology of collected comics Marvel has released. Upon finding few really useful sources, I decided to make my own list in the form of a table, the result of which is what you see above.<br />
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<b>This website sucks, why didn't you make a better one?</b><br />
With the few website-creating skills I possess, I managed to piece together the information I have in the simplest form. I don't really care about this enough to make a pimped-out webpage, so this is all you get.<br />
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<b>Some of the information posted is wrong, what can I do about this?</b><br />
If you notice a mistake in the table, please <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=867170643539693538&postID=8065264596269277671">leave a comment</a> stating the problem and it will be fixed as soon as possible.<br />
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<b>How can I get out-of-print books?</b><br />
Unfortunately, publishers only produce a certain number of books at a time, and sometimes these go out of print. These are indicated by being written in RED on the table. The books have been checked on multiple online bookstores to verify whether they are in print or not. If a title is not red, it generally means that the book will be available <b>somewhere</b> (i.e. not worldwide). The obvious way to avoid this is to buy books as soon as possible after the date they're released. If you missed your chance, however, let the hunt begin. The easiest place to obtain out-of-print books is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon Marketplace</a> or <a href="http://www.abebooks.com/">AbeBooks</a>, or any one of the hundreds of other sites like that, as well as eBay. Alternatively, you can wait for a new printing, although that might never happen.<br />
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<b>What reading material does this table actually contain? Is it all vital?</b><br />
My main intention when making this thing was to have a basic skeleton of X-continuity that can be padded out later on. That is it contains basically all the main X-books and crossovers that have had some effect on the X-universe. Some of these books are vital material, others not so much. It's really up to you. The list is <b>by no means exhaustive</b>, nor is it a prescription of what you have to read. It really is just a guide.<br />
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<b>Why are there Wolverine books at the side of the table?</b><br />
This was really more for my own purposes than anything else. As a reader of Wolverine comics, I like to know when abouts in the mainstream X-continuity the events in those books happen. It's just good to know.<br />
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<b>Why are books like Avengers Disassembled included? They aren't really X-Men related.</b><br />
There may be books up there that aren't vital reading but might offer some insight into what's going on in the contunuity. For example, Avengers Disassembled is the precursor to House of M, which had massive effects on the X-continuity we know today. Therefore, it might be in your interest to have this background knowledge. The same goes for a book such as Uncanny Avengers, which is by no means a definitive X-Man book, but nonetheless prominently contains X-Men characters and also sets the tone for a lot of other books in the Marvel Universe.<br />
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<b>What do the numbers in brackets mean after some of the comic titles?</b><br />
Every so often, comic publishers like to spice things up a little and restart the numbering. This might be because it's the dawn of a new comic books era, a new creative team, a special occasion, a relaunch, or they just got bored and like to mess with our heads. Therefore, various comic series have multiple <b>volumes</b>. On the table above, these are indicated by the numbers in brackets, e.g. if you see <b>X-Force(1) #28</b>, it means the 28th issue of the first volume of X-Force (as opposed to the 28th issue of the second volume).<br />
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<b>What is the difference between Uncanny X-Men (UXM) and X-Men (XM)?</b><br />
This is where it gets (even more) complicated. Back in the day there was one X-Men comic book - <b>Uncanny X-Men</b> (actually <a href="http://uncannyxmen.net/db/article/showquestion.asp?faq=4&fldAuto=289">there's more to it</a> but for the sake of this question, I'll leave it at that). The book eventually became so popular that they decided to release another book in 1991, which they called, just plain-and-simple, <b>X-Men</b> (often referred to as Adjectiveless X-Men or X-Men [2nd series]). The books contained two different teams (Blue and Gold), and interacted at varying levels. The X-Men title would eventually go through some name chages, making the whole thing yet more complex (see next question).<br />
<b>UPDATE:</b> As of September 2010, Marvel released a brand new adjectiveless X-Men book, starting with issue #1. Outside of this reading list, this is known as X-Men volume 3. To avoid confusion, I am referring to this series as XM(2010).<br />
<b>UPDATE: </b>As of October 2011, the long standing Uncanny X-Men book was relaunched with a new #1 issue. Additionally, the team once again split into two, creating another book, Wolverine and the X-Men. Subsequent issues of Uncanny X-Men will be referred to as UXM(2011) to avoid confusion with other books. Wolverine and the X-Men is referred to as WATXM.<br />
<b>UPDATE:<i> </i></b>Starting in October 2012, Marvel relaunched a number of its titles as well as introducing some new ones. Uncanny X-Men was relaunched with a new #1 and is referred to as UXM(2013). X-Men (2010 series) was also relaunched with a new #1 and this is referrred to as XM(2013). X-Men Legacy also got a new #1 but rather than complicating things even more, I've decided to just call this XML. A new X-Men book, All-New X-Men (ANXM) has also been released, as has Uncanny Avengers (UA).<br />
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<b>Why do X-Men, New X-Men, and X-Men Legacy all share the same numbering?</b><br />
As you now know, the second X-Men book was first published in 1991. In 2001, the name changed to New X-Men, then in 2004 to 2008 it went back to its original X-Men title. As of 2008 it has been published as X-Me: Legacy. Throughout all this crazy name-changing, the series has kept its original numbering. So basically X-Men, New-X-Men and X-Men Legacy are <b>the same book</b>.<br />
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<b>What are crossovers?</b><br />
Crossovers are generally story arcs where characters from different books come together in one continuity (for example Messiah War was a crossover between Cable and X-Force). Crossovers are often large events (such as the Age of Apocalypse crossover) which affect mainstream continuity in a big way (which is why they've been included on this list).<br />
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<b>What is Marvel NOW!?</b><br />
Marvel NOW! is a relaunch of sorts that began in 2012 and involved a number of books being relaunched, as well as new books being introduced to the line up. It's not really a reboot but a kind of re-jigging of the Marvel Universe to simplify the reading process and attract new readers (mostly through an abundance of #1 issues). The Marvel NOW! relaunch issues have been marked on the table for readers who are interested in those books. Marvel NOW! is happening in 'waves', so look out for new developments.<br />
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<b>Why don't you update the table more often?</b><br />
Because I have a life.<br />
<b> </b>Quite honestly I kind of fell off the comic book radar for a lot of last year and for some time before that so I missed out on a lot of great books and stopped keeping track of trades. But I aim to keep more of an eye on comics now and in the future. This doesn't mean that real life won't get in the way, so in the mean time, if you have a trade and don't know where it belongs chronologically, follow this system to get a rough idea:<br />
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<li>Look up the name and issue number of the first and last issues in the trade (for example on <a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/">marvel.wikia.com</a>).</li>
<li>Make a note of the release dates of the issues.</li>
<li>Go back to the table and use the issue dates column to find some other trades that contain issues from around that time.</li>
<li>Enjoy your trade!</li>
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