DNX

5. DNX #1 comes out Sep 16, 2026, then #2 on Sep 30, #3 on Oct 14, #4 on Nov 4, and #5 on Nov 18. Add X-Men #35 and #36 as the prologue, X-Men #37 to #41 and Fantastic Four #17 and #18 as tie-ins, and Jean Grey #1 as the aftermath book, and the whole event is 16 comics.

Read X-Men #35 and #36 first. They are the official prologue, and #36 sets up the rescue that DNX #1 opens on. Then DNX #1 to #5 in order. The X-Men #37 to #41 tie-ins slot in between the main issues by release date, MacKay writes them, and I would read them. Fantastic Four #17 and #18 are the FF side of the same story, and you can skip them without losing the plot. The Comics Giveaway Day Armageddon / X-Men book from May 2, 2026 has the first 3K scene, and Age of Revelation explains where the X-Virus came from. Both are optional.

On release week, no. Cover A is a $5.99 book and it will sell for about that. Nothing in #1 is confirmed as a first appearance, no second printing has been announced, and no sellout notice has gone out. The money on this issue is in the ratio covers: the 1:50 Jim Lee Hidden Gem, the 1:100 Puppeteer Lee, the 1:200 Jeehyung Lee virgin, and the 1:500 Chip Zdarsky. The hidden double cover on Cover A is a fun gimmick and I like it, but every copy has it, so it does not make the book rare. Sold prices by cover will be on the #1 page when the review goes up.

The 5 incentives on #1: 1:25 Marco Checchetto, 1:50 Jim Lee Hidden Gem, 1:100 Puppeteer Lee, 1:200 Jeehyung Lee virgin, and 1:500 Chip Zdarsky. After that, the blind bag chases: the Artgerm virgin, the John Tyler Christopher foil virgin, and the hand-drawn sketch covers. The open-order covers (Stegman, Jeehyung Lee, the Leinil Yu X variant, and the Vicentini connecting set) are cover-price books unless one turns out short printed. Later issues carry a 1:25 and 1 bigger ratio each, the 1:100 Andrews virgin on #2 and the 1:50 Castellini virgin on #3.

DNX #2 comes out Sep 30, 2026, the same day as X-Men #38 and Fantastic Four #17. After that, #3 on Oct 14, #4 on Nov 4, and #5 on Nov 18. #1 was pushed 2 weeks from its original Sep 2 date, so if an older listing says Sep 2, that is why.

Yes. Upcoming issues are in the preorders collection at 20% off cover, and you can add DNX to a pull list so every issue ships to you release week, bagged and boarded. In-stock issues get a Buy it link on the timeline as they land.