Things never get easy for the X-Men. Right after A.X.E: Judgment Day and Dark Web, the Mutants are thrown into another crossover event, Sins of Sinister. This time, however, it’s an X-Men-only crossover.
The tagline is: “From his vaunted position on the Quiet Council of Krakoa, Mister Sinister has plotted and schemed. Now, at last, his plans come to fruition beyond his wildest dreams … and his darkest nightmares! Can the X-Men survive the experience? Can anyone?”
If we are to believe Marvel, Sins of Sinister is set in “a horror timeline that makes Age of Apocalypse look like the X-Men Swimsuit Special.” This story takes the Marvel Universe further and further into a dark future, dramatically escalating the stakes with each startling time jump. 10 Years … 100 Years … 1000 Years…
This crossover could be confusing because three current series are renamed for the occasion Immortal X-Men, X-Men Red, and Legion of X are—respectively—replaced by the limited series Immoral X-Men, Storm & The Brotherhood of Mutants, and Nightcrawlers.
Current X-Men writers Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing, and Si Spurrier are in charge of writing the new titles, joined by artists Paco Medina, Andrea Di Vito, and Alessandro Vitti.
What to read before Sins of Sinister?
First, it’s not obligatory reading for the crossover, but there was foreshadowing in Power of X.
Keiron Gillen built up the Sins of Sinister event in the Immortal X-Men series.
- Immortal X-Men Vol. 1
Collects Immortal X-Men (2021) #1–6. - Immortal X-Men (2021) #7
- Immortal X-Men (2021) #8
Sins of Sinister Reading Order
Sins of Sinister Reading Order: Collected Editions
It’s a bit early, but Marvel already announced for September a hardcover book collecting the Sins of Sinister event (details about the issues that are collected coming soon).
- Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen Vol. 2
Collects Immortal X-Men (2021) #7-10. - Sins of Sinister
Collects Sins Of Sinister #1, Immoral X-Men #1-3, Storm & The Brotherhood Of Mutants #1-3, Nightcrawlers #1-3 And Sins Of Sinister Dominion #1. - More to come soon.
Sins of Sinister Reading Order: Issue by Issue
What follows is what has been announced by Marvel. This list will be updated if necessary as the event progresses.
- Immortal X-Men (2021) #9
- Immortal X-Men (2021) #10
- Sins of Sinister #1
- Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #1
- Nightcrawlers #1
- Immoral X-Men #1
- Nightcrawlers #2
- Immoral X-Men #2
- Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #2
- Immoral X-Men #3
- Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants #3
- Nightcrawlers #3
- Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1
After Sins of Sinister
We’ll talk about that later…
