Welcome to the page where we try and explain the what, why and huh??? of this site. When we set out to build this site the goal was to provide a resource for fans of the X-Men new and old. We thought about the challenges a reader might have picking up their first issue and not being sure where to go next. With that idea in mind we have made some decisions with a capital D. We will try and outline what we have done and why below. If you can’t find the answer to your question below, please email us at [email protected] and we will respond eventually! Please note, we could be (and probably are) wrong about some of these ideas, but this is where we are starting.
Release timeline
We are officially in an early release beta type of thing. The site is NOT done. We are going live to see how people interact with the site and what we can improve. The My Collection page is very much a work in progress and you shouldn’t even try to do anything with it until we have worked out how we want this functionality to work. We are building this database from scratch and do not expect all issues to be available until Fall 2026.
Information Sources
We want to be one thing more than anything else, which is accurate. You should know that if you read something here you can feel comfortable it’s true. We have pulled the vast majority of our data directly from Marvel themselves, but even they have holes in their data, what can you expect from a company that has been publishing for as long as they have?
Volume Numbers
The biggest change we have made to the comic listings is completely disregarding Volume Numbers as they are currently used broadly. On this site we assign volumes for ONGOING series only and do not include limited series with the same name. For example: the first ongoing Wolverine comic is technically Wolverine Vol 2 because there was a (Legendary) limited series in the 1980’s. On this site the first Wolverine ongoing is Vol 1 and that limited series lives on the Limited Series page. We think separating this way will make it easier for fans to keep their bearings.
Ancillary Comics
Our goal is to start with the main 616 universe and the main X-Men line. There will absolutely be some inconsistency here. Once we have the main universe programmed we will be expanding to the other X-Books we have left off so far, such as X-Men 2099 and Ultimate X-Men.
More to come! Enjoy!