X-Men: Fall of the Mutants 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 2 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.
1 earlier book in this run comes first
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: Fall of the Mutants Omnibus
Book 2 of 4 · Streets and Legends
The three mutant lines face coordinated turning points after Mutant Massacre.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned
9781302934118Planned edition#55–61#220–227#18–26#339#252#312#336, #337, #340#35Hulk #336–337 and #340, Daredevil #252 and Captain America #339 repeat in the David, Nocenti and Gruenwald collections. Read those tie-ins here if following Fall of the Mutants across titles, then skip them when returning to the solo 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: Fall of the Mutants 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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Incredible Hulk (1968) #336Incredible Hulk (1968) #337Incredible Hulk (1968) #340Show exact issues
Daredevil (1964) #252Show exact issues
Captain America (1968) #339Things 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.