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For those who are having trouble following Marvel’s Avengers vs. X-Men (AvX) event, the volume “Avengers vs. X-Men: It’s Coming” is a helpful recap of what happened in Earth-616.

The book includes snippets of major story arcs, starting with “House of M” #8 from 2005 and ending with a portion of “Point One” #1. The sections feature the key characters in the event, especially the mutants Hope Summers and Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch). Though it allows readers to quickly catch up to AvX, they would need to get the rest of each section’s story arc to fully comprehend what occurred. Marvel released a free AvX program guide in print and online that lists current issues in the event, a much cheaper option compared to the trade paperback (retail price: $19.99) but does not go deep into the path towards the event.

Avengers v.s. X-Men #2 will be hitting shelves on Wednesday, April 18. Marvel already sent its previous issue to second printing with its first crossover issue in New Avengers last week.