New Mutants by Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont · Bob McLeod · Bill Sienkiewicz
Story era 04 · Streets and Legends
Claremont’s New Mutants gives a younger ensemble its own voice, including Sienkiewicz’s visually distinctive Demon Bear story.
Setup & reading order
Optional context & path
Useful background and earlier stops: Claremont X-Men Phase 1 — Phoenix and the Brood.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
The books
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 2 · Streets and Legends
Professor Xavier’s younger class forms and reaches the Demon Bear peak.
9781302926885Planned edition#4#1–34#1#100#149#6#160, #167, #180, #189, #192#1–4Magik #1–4 and Uncanny X-Men #160, #167, #180, #189 and #192 recur in the Uncanny omnibuses; read each once when moving between the two teams. Marvel Team-Up #100 supplies only Karma’s debut, so its other feature is not part of the New Mutants’ introduction.
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.
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 2 · Streets and Legends
Claremont’s New Mutants run closes while the wider mutant family expands.
9781302932350Planned edition#35–54#2–3#1#9–10#20, #33#1–8#1–4#1#2New Mutants #46 repeats in Mutant Massacre, and the Asgard and annual crossovers repeat in Uncanny X-Men Vol. 5; keep one reading of each when switching books. Web of Spider-Man Annual #2 contributes only its New Mutants feature, while New Mutants Annual #2 also recurs in Captain Britain.
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 across this project
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
New Mutants (1983) #46Show exact issues
Magik (1983) #1Magik (1983) #2Magik (1983) #3Magik (1983) #4Uncanny X-Men (1981) #160Uncanny X-Men (1981) #167Show exact issues
Uncanny X-Men (1981) #180Uncanny X-Men (1981) #189Uncanny X-Men (1981) #192Show exact issues
New Mutants Annual #2New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1X-Men Annual #10X-Men Annual #9Show exact issues
New Mutants Annual #2Things to know
Collecting rule: Vol. 1 includes the original graphic novel and comes before Vol. 2. Claremont’s X-Men gives optional wider context.
- Magik, X-Men annuals and other connecting stories also appear in the main Claremont volumes.
- Captain Britain later repeats New Mutants Annual #2.