Claremont X-Men Phase 1 — Phoenix and the Brood
Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee
Story era 03 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age
Claremont’s early X-Men develops the new team through Phoenix, Days of Future Past, God Loves, Man Kills and Wolverine’s first solo story.
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 Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 a good starting point? (opens in a new tab)Readers
- PopCult Reviews — The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Claremont X-Men Phase 1 — Phoenix and the Brood (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 3 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age
The all-new team forms and begins Claremont’s long mutant saga.
9781302924805Planned edition#1#94–131#3X-Men #109 and #120–121 recur in the Alpha Flight omnibus. Read those first meetings here in the X-Men sequence, then skip their repeat when moving to Alpha Flight’s own adventures.
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 Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 3 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age
Proteus, Dark Phoenix, and Days of Future Past form the first great Claremont peak.
9781302959074Planned edition#132–141#142–153#4–5#10#1#1–4#26, #27#100#27Marvel Team-Up #100 contributes Storm and Black Panther’s “Cry—Vengeance!” here, while New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 1 includes the separate Karma debut; read both stories if following both books. X-Men #139–140 can be read here and skipped in Alpha Flight, while the Fanfare, Treasury and Bizarre Adventures selections are only the X-Men features.
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 Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3
Book 3 of 3 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age
The Brood, Wolverine, Magik, and God Loves, Man Kills deepen the mutant world.
9781302927028Planned edition#154–175#6–7#5#1–4#1#1–4Magik #1–4 and Uncanny X-Men #160 and #167 also appear in New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 1. Read Illyana’s story and those team chapters once; switching to New Mutants does not require restarting them.
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
X-Men (1963) #109X-Men (1963) #120X-Men (1963) #121Show exact issues
X-Men (1963) #139X-Men (1963) #140Show exact issues
Magik (1983) #1Magik (1983) #2Magik (1983) #3Magik (1983) #4Uncanny X-Men (1981) #160Uncanny X-Men (1981) #167Things to know
Collecting rule: The three volumes form a continuous sequence in numbered order.
- The opening spans three large volumes.
- Vol. 2 contains The Dark Phoenix Saga, so a standalone collection repeats those issues.