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X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 2

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 recorded832 pages27 full issues

Book 3 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.

2 earlier books in this run come first
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. 2Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee832 pp
This book

X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus Vol. 2

Omnibus hardcover · 832 pages · Unowned

Book 3 of 3 · The Gauntlet Years

The original Claremont era closes with the Blue and Gold team relaunch.

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 11 Feb 2021 · 832 pages · Jim Lee cover9781302927141Planned edition
Uncanny X-Men (1981)#273–280
X-Factor (1986)#63–70
X-Men (1991)#1–9
X-Men (1991) (partial — Chris Claremont-written material)#10–11
Ghost Rider (1990)#26–27
Earth-616 Primary

X-Factor #70 also opens the transition into Peter David’s first X-Factor omnibus; read that shared chapter once. X-Men #10–11 contribute Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell’s Mojo and Longshot chapters, leaving out the separate Maverick backups.

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. 2

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

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.