X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus
Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee · Louise Simonson
Story era 04 · Streets and Legends
The mutant crossover volumes follow the consequences of Mutant Massacre through the escalating conflicts of the late 1980s.
Book 1 of 4 in Claremont X-Men Phase 3 — Massacre to Inferno · 0 of 4 owned · 3,840 pages in all
Setup & reading order
Required setup for this book
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Is the Mutant Massacre Omnibus worth it? (opens in a new tab)Readers
- the m0vie blog — Mutant Massacre retrospective (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Claremont X-Men Phase 3 — Massacre to Inferno (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus
Book 1 of 4 · Streets and Legends
The slaughter in the Morlock tunnels that scars the X-Men, X-Factor, and everyone who answers the call.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned
9781302931599Planned edition9781302931605#210–219#11#9–17#2#46#373–374, #377–378#27#238#1–4#1–4Thor #373–374 and #377–378, X-Men vs. Avengers #1–4, New Mutants #46, Uncanny X-Men #214, Daredevil #238 and X-Men Annual #11 all repeat in their respective character collections. Read these chapters once here for the surrounding mutant story, then skip the repeated chapters when continuing those runs.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
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Thor (1966) #373Thor (1966) #374Thor (1966) #377Thor (1966) #378Show exact issues
X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #1X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #2X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #3X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #4Show exact issues
New Mutants (1983) #46Show exact issues
Uncanny X-Men (1981) #214Show exact issues
Daredevil (1964) #238Show exact issues
X-Men Annual #11Things to know
Collecting rule: Secure Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Mutants before committing to the Inferno pair.
- Four event-sized books contain substantial X-Factor and New Mutants material.
- Inferno intentionally widens into non-mutant tie-ins.