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People ofEarth. Listen. You are bickering children. This planet is ruined. You have acted with unrelenting unkindness to one another. You leave me no option. This is your Judgment Day. You have 24 hours to justify yourselves. You will be judged individually. You will be judged as a collective. If there is more that is just than wicked, you will live. But if you are found lacking, there will beno tomorrow.

The X-Men have achieved immortality and mutants have taken their place as the dominant species on the planet. The Eternals have discovered long hidden knowledge about their species, including a devastating truth about mutantkind. The Avengers have come into direct conflict with theCelestials and are currently using a fallenCelestial as theirbase of operations, slowly unlocking its secrets… When the Eternals brazenly target the mutant nation ofKrakoa, the Avengers try desperately to de-escalate a potentially apocalyptic war. But this is no simple conflict. The Eternals’ purpose cannot be denied and mutantkind’s future will not be threatened. And after the opening battles, new players and revelations for both sides will emerge as the inhabitants of the Marvel Universe are JUDGED by the greatest power they’ve ever come into contact with.

Prelude Issues[]

Judgment Day Is Coming[]

Avengers (Vol. 8) #54–59

Eternals (Vol. 5) #10–12

Eternals: The Heretic #1^[1]

Immortal X-Men #3–4

X-Men (Vol. 6) #12

Prelude[]

A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment #1

Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1

X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1

A.X.E.: Avengers #1
A.X.E.: X-Men #1
A.X.E.: Eternals #1

A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1–3

A.X.E.: Iron Fist #1

A.X.E.: Starfox #1

Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) #10

Avengers (Vol. 8) #60

Captain Marvel (Vol. 11) #42

Fantastic Four (Vol. 6) #47–48

Immortal X-Men #5–7

Legion of X #6

Marauders (Vol. 2) #6

Wolverine (Vol. 7) #24–25

X-Force (Vol. 6) #30–33

X-Men (Vol. 6) #13–14

X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #5–7

Recommended Reading Order[]

Prerequisite reading[]

Before starting the event, it is recommended to have read the following issues:

• Avengers (Vol. 8) #1–6 and8
• House of X andPowers of X
• Planet-Size X-Men #1
• Eternals (Vol. 5), plusEternals: Celestia #1 andEternals: The Heretic #1
• A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment #1
• Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1
• X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1
• X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #4

Main event[]

This event features several story-important tie-ins; therefore, just reading the main issues may result in an incomplete experience. The following list includes the relevant tie-ins.

• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #1
• Immortal X-Men #5
• X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #5
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2
• A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3
• A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2
• Immortal X-Men #6
• X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #6
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4
• X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #7
• Legion of X #6
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #5
  • OUTSIDE
    • A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3
    • Immortal X-Men #7
    • A.X.E.: Starfox #1
  • INSIDE
    • A.X.E.: Avengers #1
    • A.X.E.: X-Men #1
    • A.X.E.: Eternals #1
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6
• A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1

• A.X.E.: Avengers #1,A.X.E.: X-Men #1, andA.X.E.: Eternals #1 are "story-critical" tie-ins that bridge the main issues #5 and #6. According toTom Brevoort, they are essentially 5a, 5b, and 5c. The reason why they are not in the main series is because the artist,Valerio Schiti, became a father at around that time; the three one-shots, drawn by different artists, are a way to get the story content out without overworking Valerio.^[4]
• Two trailers were released by Marvel on YouTube to promote this event:

JUDGMENT DAY Teaser Trailer - Marvel Comics

A.X.E.- JUDGMENT DAY -1 Trailer - Marvel Comics-2

• Individuals judged by theProgenitor:
  • Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested asHeadlok^[5]
  • Black King (Sebastian Shaw) - Failed, Progenitor manifested asEmma Frost^[6]
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Failed, Progenitor manifested asCaptain America^[7]
  • Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) -Passed, Progenitor manifested asCaptain Marvel (Mar-Vell)^[8]
  • Chewie - Passed, Progenitor manifested asCaptain Marvel (Carol Danvers)^[8]
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[2]
  • Daniela - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[9]
  • Daredevil (Matt Murdock) - Failed, Progenitor manifested asJesus Christ^[9]
  • Delphan Brothers - Both Failed, manifestation unknown^[10]
  • Destiny (Irene Adler) - Failed, Progenitor manifested asMystique^[6]
  • AllDeviants - Passed, Progenitor manifested asArishem the Judge^[10]
  • Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) - Passed, Progenitor manifests as itself^[9]
  • Exodus (Bennet du Paris) - Passed, Progenitor manifested asBlack Knight (Eobar Garrington)^[6]
  • Fang (Akihiro) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested asFang (Akihiro)^[5]
  • Hawkeye (Clint Barton) - Passed, Progenitor manifested asBlack Widow^[11]
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[12]
  • Ikaris - Passed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[9]
  • Invisible Woman (Sue Storm) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[12]
  • Iron Fist (Lin Lie) - Passed, Progenitor manifested asShou-Lao^[13]
  • Iron Man (Tony Stark) - Passed^[14]
  • Isca the Unbeaten - Passed^[15]
  • Jada - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[9]
  • Edwin Jarvis - Failed^[16]
  • Karkas - Passed^[10]
  • Katrina - Failed, Progenitor manifested as her dead aunt^[9]
  • Kro - Passed, Progenitor manifested asArishem the Judge^[10]
  • Lauri-Ell the Accuser - Passed, Progenitor manifested asMari-Ell^[8]
  • Legion (David Haller) - Passed^[17]
  • Lin Feng - Failed^[13]
  • Loki Laufeyson - Passed, Progenitor manifested ashis younger self^[13]
  • Mayor Luke Cage - Failed, Progenitor manifested as member of the press^[9]
  • Magneto (Erik Lensherr) - Passed,^[9] Progenitor manifested asAnya Eisenhardt^[15]
  • Makkari - Failed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[10]
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) - Failed^[18]
  • Mister Fantastic (Reeds Richards) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[12]
  • Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) - Passed, Progenitor manifested asCaptain Marvel (Carol Danvers)^[9]
  • Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) - Failed, manifestation unknown^[6]
  • Phastos - Passed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[10]
  • Professor X (Charles Xavier) - Failed, Progenitor manifested asLegion^[9]
  • Psylocke (Kwannon) - Passed, Progenitor manifested asMister Sinister and her daughter^[5]
  • Ransak - Passed^[10]
  • Red Bishop (Lucas Bishop) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested asMalcolm andRandall^[5]
  • Red Queen (Kate Pryde) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[6]
  • Sally - Failed, Progenitor manifested as her grandmother^[10]
  • Sersi - Failed, Progenitor manifested as itself^[9][19]
  • Somnus (Carl Valentino) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested asNorthstar^[5]
  • Spider-Man (Miles Morales) - Passed, Progenitor manifests asSpider-Man (Pete Parker)^[9]
  • Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - Passed^[20]
  • Starbrand (Brandy Selby) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[9]
  • Tempo (Heather Tucker) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested asSumo^[5]
  • The Thing (Ben Grimm) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[12]
  • Thor Odinson - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest^[9]
  • Tom - Failed, Progenitor did not manifest^[9]
  • White Queen (Emma Frost) - Failed, Progenitor manifested as the children ofGenosha^[6]
  • Wiz Kid (Takeshi Matsuya) - Passed^[15]
  • Wolverine (Logan) - Passed^[21]

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