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X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 1

Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee

Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years

Claremont’s final original X-Men period connects Genosha and X-Tinction Agenda to the Blue and Gold team relaunch.

UnownedReading status not recorded720 pages28 full issues

Book 1 of 3 in Claremont X-Men Phase 4 — Jim Lee Finale · 0 of 3 owned · 2,536 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.

The books

UnownedX-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 1Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee720 pp
This book

X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 1

Omnibus hardcover · 720 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 3 · The Gauntlet Years

Jim Lee’s arrival carries Claremont’s mainline run into its final phase.

Required setup

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4Unowned

The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 5Unowned

X-Men: Mutant Massacre OmnibusUnowned

X-Men: Fall of the Mutants OmnibusUnowned

X-Men: Inferno Prologue OmnibusUnowned

X-Men: Inferno OmnibusUnowned

Released 19 Jan 2021 · 720 pages · Jim Lee cover9781302927127Planned edition
Uncanny X-Men (1981)#244–269
X-Men Annual#13
Classic X-Men (1986)#39
Earth-616 Primary
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 by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 1

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know

Collecting rule: X-Tinction Agenda falls between the two Claremont and Lee omnibuses.

  • The X-Tinction Agenda omnibus includes many side stories beyond the central crossover.
  • This phase should follow, not compete with, the earlier three phases.