Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach
Chris Claremont · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · Paul Smith · John Romita Jr. · Marc Silvestri · Jim Lee
Story era 04 · Streets and Legends
Claremont develops the X-Men through Lifedeath-era stories, Kitty and Wolverine, Rachel, Nightcrawler and Longshot before Mutant Massacre.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Claremont Uncanny X-Men run discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- PopCult Reviews — The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3 review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Claremont X-Men Phase 2 — Outback Approach (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4
Book 1 of 2 · Streets and Legends
The run expands through Kitty and Wolverine, Lifedeath-era material, and the team’s mid-eighties transformation.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
9781302927042Planned edition#176–193#8#1–6#1–2#40Uncanny X-Men #180, #189 and #192 repeat in New Mutants Vol. 1, and X-Men/Alpha Flight #1–2 repeat in the Alpha Flight omnibus; keep one reading of each crossover. Marvel Fanfare #40 contributes only its X-Men material, also excerpted in Inferno Prologue.
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. 5
Book 2 of 2 · Streets and Legends
The Claremont line reaches the doorstep of Mutant Massacre while folding in New Mutants, Nightcrawler, and Longshot.
The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned
9781302948719Planned edition#194–209#9–10#1#2#1–4#1–6#33The Asgard stories in New Mutants Special Edition #1 and X-Men Annual #9, plus New Mutants Annual #2 and X-Men Annual #10, recur in New Mutants Vol. 2; read each crossover once. Uncanny X-Men #205 also appears in the black-and-white Weapon X book, while Marvel Fanfare #33 contributes only its X-Men feature here.
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
Uncanny X-Men (1981) #180Uncanny X-Men (1981) #189Uncanny X-Men (1981) #192Show exact issues
X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #1X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985) #2Show exact issues
New Mutants Annual #2New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1X-Men Annual #10X-Men Annual #9Show exact issues
Uncanny X-Men (1981) #205Show exact issues
New Mutants Annual #2Show source issues
Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40Things to know
Collecting rule: Vols. 4 and 5 follow the first three Uncanny X-Men volumes as a connected pair.
- Vol. 5 shares several stories with the New Mutants books.
- The Weapon X paperback repeats Uncanny X-Men #205 from these volumes.