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It Looks Like Marvel Will Keep Collecting Dawn of X as One TPB Series

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:59:33 -0600

In Marvel's December solicitations, we learned that Marvel would release the first issues of all of the Dawn of X titles. 280 pages for $24.99, and a neat way to follow-up the HoXPoX relaunch event.

DAWN OF X VOL. 1 TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, BENJAMIN PERCY, GERRY DUGGAN, TINI HOWARD, BRYAN HILL & ED BRISSON
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, JOSHUA CASSARA, MATTEO LOLLI, MARCUS TO, SZYMON KUDRANSKI & ROD REIS
NEW Cover by TBA
Get in on the ground floor of the Dawn of X! Jonathan Hickman rewrites all the rules and reinvents the X-Men universe for a new and exciting era! Hickman himself helms the adventures of a powerhouse team of X-MEN in a world of fresh possibilities — and co-writes the reunited NEW MUTANTS on a cosmic quest to find their missing friend! And more of the industry's best and brightest talents take on uncanny X-squads! X-FORCE — the CIA of the mutant world, one half intelligence, the other half special ops! Captain Kate Pryde and her MARAUDERS of the high seas! A new Captain Britain leads EXCALIBUR — made up of Rogue, Gambit, Rictor, Jubilee…and Apocalypse! But who are the FALLEN ANGELS? Collecting X-MEN (2019) #1, X-FORCE (2019) #1, MARAUDERS #1, EXCALIBUR (2019) #1, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #1 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #1.
280 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92156-9

But what about after that? Would Marvel then switch to collecting each series individually? Apparently not. Revealed in Marvel's February solicitations today, Dawn of X will continued to be collected as a group, with two trade paperbacks shipping in February: Dawn of X Vol. 2 and 3, though these will be a little cheaper at $18 each.

DAWN OF X VOL. 2 TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, BENJAMIN PERCY, GERRY DUGGAN, TINI HOWARD & BRYAN HILL
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, JOSHUA CASSARA, MATTEO LOLLI, MARCUS TO, SZYMON KUDRANSKI & ROD REIS
Cover by
In the wake of HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X, a new era has begun: the Dawn of X! When an island full of unspeakable horrors appears on the horizon, the X-Men have their work cut out keeping Krakoa safe! In a perfect world, there would be no need for an X-Force — but we're not there yet! As the Marauders sail on, the real cutthroats are back home… Betsy Braddock, the new Captain Britain, leads her team to the one place that has always been Excalibur's seat of power: the Lighthouse! Fallen Angels Cable and X-23 join Kwannon for a personal mission that could jeopardize all mutantkind. And the spacefaring New Mutants are united with the Starjammers! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #2, X-FORCE (2019) #2, MARAUDERS (2019) #2, EXCALIBUR (2019) #2, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #2 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #2.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92157-6

DAWN OF X VOL. 3 TPB
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN, BENJAMIN PERCY, GERRY DUGGAN, TINI HOWARD, BRYAN HILL & ED BRISSON
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU, JOSHUA CASSARA, MICHELE BANDINI, MARCUS TO, SZYMON KUDRANSKI & FLAVIANO
Cover by
In the Dawn of X, the X-Men are the most powerful heroes of the planet's dominant species! The new X-Force strikes back against the humans who took one of their own! Marauders beware, Sebastian Shaw has recruited a new Black Bishop — continuing his machinations against the Queens of the Hellfire Club! Excalibur and the new Captain Britain must face the truth about her brother and choose their path forward! Psylocke's past continues to haunt her as she molds the Fallen Angels into a fighting force! And while the original New Mutants are off in space, the rest of Krakoa's youth begin forging the future they want to live in! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #3, X-FORCE (2019) #3, MARAUDERS (2019) #3, EXCALIBUR (2019) #3, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #3 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #3.
176 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92158-3

It's certainly an interesting way to go, and we kinda like it, as people who read all the X-Books anyway. For those who only read one or some of the titles, this could be an aggravating way to collect the books, forcing them to buy every series (and just one issue per trade, so essentially serialized in the same way the single issues are).

Of course, Marvel may decide to collect the series individually later, but then the wait will be even longer for people who want to buy it that way. But if they continue to do it this way, it could solve a lot of problems for new readers, as Marvel's current trade paperback program is less than ideal when it comes to having an easy-to-understand reading order.

It would be even more interesting to see comics released this way first, anthology-style, rather than as single issues collected later, but baby steps here.

What do you think? Is this a good idea?