A.X.E.: Judgment Day
A.X.E.: Judgment Day is an American comic book crossover event written by Kieron Gillen with art by Valerio Schiti, published in 2022 by Marvel Comics. The event involves the discovery of the mutant resurrection protocols and the subsequent conflict between the Avengers, the X-Men and the Eternals.
| A.X.E.: Judgment Day | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | July – November 2022 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Avengers X-Men Eternals Progenitor Deviants Fantastic Four Iron Fist Marauders Spider-Man X-Force |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kieron Gillen |
| Penciller(s) | Valerio Schiti |
| Collected editions | |
| A.X.E.: Judgment Day | ISBN 978-1302947002 |
| A.X.E.: Judgment Day Companion | ISBN 978-1302947927 |
| Judgment Day Omnibus | ISBN 978-1302952907 |
The event was preceded by a prelude issue titled Eve of Judgment and material from the Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men issue. Prior to the release of Judgment Day, tie-ins under the banner "Judgment Day is Coming" set up the storyline in the issues of Avengers, Eternals, Immortal X-Men and X-Men. Judgment Day also ties into the limited series A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants, one-shot titles A.X.E.: Avengers, A.X.E.: X-Men, A.X.E.: Eternals, A.X.E.: Iron Fist and A.X.E.: Starfox, and into a number of ongoing series including Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain Marvel, Fantastic Four, Immortal X-Men, Legion of X, Marauders, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men and X-Men Red.
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #1 was dedicated in memory of Dijjo Lima. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #6, A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3, A.X.E.: Starfox, X-Force Vol. 6 #33, and X-Men Vol. 2 #7 was dedicated in memory of Mike Pasciullo. A.X.E.: Iron Fist, A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega, Captain Marvel Vol. 10 #42, and Fantastic Four Vol. 6 #48 was dedicated in memory of Tom Palmer. The event was released to critical acclaim, with critics praising Gillen's writing, the art, and the action.