—Progenitor[source]People of Earth. 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 be no tomorrow.
Synopsis
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 the Celestials and are currently using a fallen Celestial as their base of operations, slowly unlocking its secrets… When the Eternals brazenly target the mutant nation of Krakoa, 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[]
![Eternals: The Heretic #1[1]](/wiki/File:Eternals_The_Heretic_Vol_1_1.jpg "Eternals The Heretic Vol 1 1.jpg (473 KB)")
Prelude[]
Issues/Episodes
Tie-Ins
Recommended Reading Order[]
Prerequisite reading[]
Before starting the event, it is recommended to have read the following issues:
- Avengers (Vol. 8) #1–6 and 8
- House of X and Powers of X
- Planet-Size X-Men #1
- Eternals (Vol. 5), plus Eternals: Celestia #1 and Eternals: 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
- A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6
- A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1
Notes
- A.X.E.: Avengers #1, A.X.E.: X-Men #1, and A.X.E.: Eternals #1 are "story-critical" tie-ins that bridge the main issues #5 and #6. According to Tom 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 the Progenitor:
- Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested as Headlok[5]
- Black King (Sebastian Shaw) - Failed, Progenitor manifested as Emma Frost[6]
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Failed, Progenitor manifested as Captain America[7]
- Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) -Passed, Progenitor manifested as Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)[8]
- Chewie - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Captain 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 as Jesus Christ[9]
- Delphan Brothers - Both Failed, manifestation unknown[10]
- Destiny (Irene Adler) - Failed, Progenitor manifested as Mystique[6]
- All Deviants - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Arishem the Judge[10]
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) - Passed, Progenitor manifests as itself[9]
- Exodus (Bennet du Paris) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Black Knight (Eobar Garrington)[6]
- Fang (Akihiro) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested as Fang (Akihiro)[5]
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Black 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 as Shou-Lao[13]
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) - Passed[14]
- Isca the Unbeaten - Passed[15]
- Jada - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest[9]
- Karkas - Passed[10]
- Katrina - Failed, Progenitor manifested as her dead aunt[9]
- Kro - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Arishem the Judge[10]
- Lauri-Ell the Accuser - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Mari-Ell[8]
- Legion (David Haller) - Passed[16]
- Lin Feng - Failed[13]
- Loki Laufeyson - Passed, Progenitor manifested as his younger self[13]
- Mayor Luke Cage - Failed, Progenitor manifested as member of the press[9]
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) - Passed,[9] Progenitor manifested as Anya Eisenhardt[15]
- Makkari - Failed, Progenitor manifested as itself[10]
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) - Failed[17]
- Mister Fantastic (Reeds Richards) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest[12]
- Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Captain 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 as Legion[9]
- Psylocke (Kwannon) - Passed, Progenitor manifested as Mister Sinister and her daughter[5]
- Ransak - Passed[10]
- Red Bishop (Lucas Bishop) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested as Malcolm and Randall[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][18]
- Somnus (Carl Valentino) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested as Northstar[5]
- Spider-Man (Miles Morales) - Passed, Progenitor manifests as Spider-Man (Pete Parker)[9]
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - Passed[19]
- Starbrand (Brandy Selby) - Passed, Progenitor did not manifest[9]
- Tempo (Heather Tucker) - Judgment unknown, Progenitor manifested as Sumo[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 of Genosha[6]
- Wiz Kid (Takeshi Matsuya) - Passed[15]
- Wolverine (Logan) - Passed[20]
See Also
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of A.X.E.: Judgment Day
- 12 mention(s) of A.X.E.: Judgment Day
- 40 article(s) related to A.X.E.: Judgment Day
Links and References
References
- ↑ A new Eternal enters this week in 'Eternals: Heretic' Vol 1 1 Twitter. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Originally retrieved on 19 March 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 X-Men (Vol. 6) #14
- ↑ Wolverine (Vol. 7) #24–25
- ↑ Sumner, Andrew (25 August 2022) Tom Brevoort unveils Marvel's Fall 2022 superhero secrets, from the Avengers to Namor to the FF! YouTube. Retrieved on 21 September 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Marauders (Vol. 2) #6
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Immortal X-Men #6
- ↑ A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Captain Marvel (Vol. 10) #42
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 A.X.E.: Judgment Day #4
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #2
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 8) #60
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Fantastic Four (Vol. 6) #48
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 A.X.E.: Iron Fist #1
- ↑ A.X.E.: Avengers #1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #7
- ↑ Legion of X #6
- ↑ A.X.E.: X-Men #1
- ↑ A.X.E.: Eternals #1
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) #10
- ↑ Wolverine (Vol. 7) #25