X-Men: Inferno 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 4 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.
3 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.
- 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: Inferno Omnibus
Book 4 of 4 · Streets and Legends
Inferno unites the X-line with New York’s wider heroes and closes the Maddie arc.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2Unowned
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3Unowned
9781302928544Planned edition#239–243#71–73#33–40#4#1–4#40, #42, #43, #44#298–300#322–324#311–313#146–148#47–48#262, #263, #265#6–7#4Avengers #298–300, Excalibur #6–7, Daredevil #262–263 and #265, and Amazing Spider-Man #311–313 repeat in their team or creator collections; read those event chapters once. X-Factor Annual #4 contributes only its Inferno material, so this is not a complete annual reading.
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: Inferno 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.
Show exact issues
Avengers (1963) #298Avengers (1963) #299Avengers (1963) #300Show exact issues
Excalibur (1988) #6Excalibur (1988) #7Show exact issues
Daredevil (1964) #262Daredevil (1964) #263Daredevil (1964) #265Show exact issues
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #311Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #312Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #313Things 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.