The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 3 (2025)

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Hot Books New Books This Omnibus marks the end of when I "lost interest in the X-Men"。 A lot of fans loved all the events that followed （Mutant Massacre， Inferno， Fall of the Mutants。。。etc。） and loved JR JR and Marc Silvestri's art but for me the book became too dark and complicated and lost the fun adventures that I had loved so much。 My brief review - Omnibus vol 2 is the BEST run of X-Men for me （Claremont/Byrne/Cockrum at their best） and I even like volume one better than this （maybe the stories aren't as sharp This Omnibus marks the end of when I "lost interest in the X-Men"。 A lot of fans loved all the events that followed （Mutant Massacre， Inferno， Fall of the Mutants。。。etc。） and loved JR JR and Marc Silvestri's art but for me the book became too dark and complicated and lost the fun adventures that I had loved so much。 My brief review - Omnibus vol 2 is the BEST run of X-Men for me （Claremont/Byrne/Cockrum at their best） and I even like volume one better than this （maybe the stories aren't as sharp but I loved discovering the team and their personalities as the writer tried new things）。 But this is still an amazing omnibus and a must have for an X-Men fan or a lover of comic books of this era。 My favorite parts of this are when Paul Smith came on to do the art。 I loved his art back then and it holds up now。 It is a shame his run was so brief and he was so overwhelmed he needed JR JR's help to finish the last issue。 We get Rogue coming to the team and evolving from a 2-D villain to a 3D hero）。 We get the Wolverine mini series with Frank Miller art - I think the mini is great but the problems I had with it decades ago still exist （I didn't understand the motivations of most of the characters）。 We get Cockrum's last run on the book and his art has never looked better。 Less favorite parts: Annual 7 with the Impossible Man。 You have Michael Golden art so at the every least I should enjoy the art？ Nope。 Golden phoned it in。 A funny story？ Nope - it was chaotic and made no sense。 Claremont didn't go 100% for the silly or 100% for the serious so you got a story that didn't work with jokes that didn't land。 Note to writers - in jokes about your fellow workers don't age well and aren't even funny at the time。 Magik the mini series - I remember when I first read this I hated it and reading it again decades later - still l hate it。 Magik goes on to be a cool character in the pages of New Mutants but this origin story is just dark and not well executed。 It also is another glimpse of a Claremont trope I don't like - he loves to mind control his heroes and make them do evil things。 So many times you see him do this。 The circus issue， all through the Dark Phoenix saga， the Brood saga。 Here you have innocent Illyana thinking thoughts like "I like the power" "I know he is evil but I want to please him"。 Ick。 One thing I will say about this mini series - the IDEA was great - some of the directions he took it were interesting - it just felt like a 1000 page novel being condensed to four issues so the key dramatic point "Illyana loses 7 years of her life living in Limbo with twisted versions of the X-men" fell flat because the 7 years passed by （to the reader） so fast。 。I also don't love the Brood saga that takes up a chunk of this book。 Again - we have the X-men getting taken over and controlled as the key plot point。 Reading it again here I like it better than the first time I read it but I still feel it stretches on too long。 Although - modern comic writers have take the idea of "stretching out an idea for too long" to new heights。 So to sum: I do love this era of the X-Men and I very much enjoyed reading this （hey， I can still be critical of things I love :） but get volume 2 first。 。。。more Absolutely loved it。 Every。 Single。 Issue。 It's all so good。 Absolutely loved it。 Every。 Single。 Issue。 It's all so good。 。。。more You get the Brood， the Morlocks， the introduction of Rogue plus god loves man kills and the wolverine mini series。 Classic X Men Great stuff。 So glad marvel has been reprinting all of Claremont’s Uncanny X-men omnis。 There’s stuff about the X-men lore that I’ve know a tad bit about but not what comics it happened in。 Like the last two omnis I read， some more of that stuff happens in here。 The Brood pulling up on the scene wrecking havoc， Rouge leaving the Brotherhood of Evil mutants and becoming an X-man， Magik being lost for 7 years in limbo and Madelyn Prior showing up and the New Mutants showing up。 So many great adven Great stuff。 So glad marvel has been reprinting all of Claremont’s Uncanny X-men omnis。 There’s stuff about the X-men lore that I’ve know a tad bit about but not what comics it happened in。 Like the last two omnis I read， some more of that stuff happens in here。 The Brood pulling up on the scene wrecking havoc， Rouge leaving the Brotherhood of Evil mutants and becoming an X-man， Magik being lost for 7 years in limbo and Madelyn Prior showing up and the New Mutants showing up。 So many great adventures。 Almost tho whole first have of this book the X-men were dealing with the Brood in space and Carol Danvers was with them through most of that like she was part of the team。 I never knew she had so much history with the mutants。 I had already read God loves， man kills and the 4 part Wolverine mini with 172-173。 But re-reading all that just reminded how good that stuff was。 The only sad part was right as the Madelyn Prior stuff was heating up， the book ended。 Can’t wait for Uncanny X-men omnibus vol 4 to drop next month。 I’ll be immediately diving right in。 Meanwhile， on the the New Mutants omnibus next。 。。。more Bought this in Feb。 2016。 Glad last year got me back into my own shelves。 Frankly， just spending all my time in my office rather than going *to* an office really helped me realize how many cool books I'd collected but not spent time reading。Most of this was uncharted territory for me w/r/t Claremont's X-Men run。 I'd read the first two Omnibus editions years ago， and grew up reading the material in those collections as sold in the Essential volumes around the time the first movie came out （in bla Bought this in Feb。 2016。 Glad last year got me back into my own shelves。 Frankly， just spending all my time in my office rather than going *to* an office really helped me realize how many cool books I'd collected but not spent time reading。Most of this was uncharted territory for me w/r/t Claremont's X-Men run。 I'd read the first two Omnibus editions years ago， and grew up reading the material in those collections as sold in the Essential volumes around the time the first movie came out （in black & white）。 I think I always read up until just after Kitty's introduction。 So a few issues prior to the start of this collection。I was pretty blown away！ Lots of fun Claremontian storytelling here， where he pulls in a lot of his external influences - particularly Sci-fi fandom - and mixes it with his consistently engaging character soap opera。 I enjoy his use of subplots and slow-burns beneath the larger action plotlines。Also included is the original Wolverine miniseries by Claremont & Miller， which I'd not read since High School。 It's such a level up in art and storytelling compared to the rest of the book （which is itself nothing to complain about thanks to Cockrum & Smith）。 May need to re-read a bunch of Miller's work this year， as I do own quite a lot of it。Uncanny Vol。 4 is coming out in a few months and I may save a Christmas gift card to buy it， but his run on this series lasted 15 years， and Vol。3 only takes us through year 3 or 4。 Even this volume introduces the New Mutants spin-off （which has an Omnibus I'd like to get someday）。 After 4， we end up with multiple titles， cross-overs， and。。。a lot of books I do not own and don't know if I need to own？ We'll see。 I really loved this volume though！ X-Men are good comics。 。。。more This is probably the best collection so far in the series！ It definitely feels like the most consistent in quality。 The first half is the epic Brood Saga， a pseudo-space opera featuring the Shi’ar， the StarJammers， and creepy new alien villains called the Brood。 It’s an exciting and well-plotted story that proves to be one of the best story arcs so far。 The last half of this is where the X-Men franchise really begins to expand。 The end of the Brood Saga brings the introduction of the New Mutants This is probably the best collection so far in the series！ It definitely feels like the most consistent in quality。 The first half is the epic Brood Saga， a pseudo-space opera featuring the Shi’ar， the StarJammers， and creepy new alien villains called the Brood。 It’s an exciting and well-plotted story that proves to be one of the best story arcs so far。 The last half of this is where the X-Men franchise really begins to expand。 The end of the Brood Saga brings the introduction of the New Mutants， the rapid growing up and corruption of Illyana Rasputin， and the redemption of Rogue， who finds a place on the X-Men team， where she becomes one of the staple members。 Wolverine also takes some time off to go on a Japanese adventure to secure his love in his first miniseries， which really was a turning point in the tone of his character。 And in the middle of all of this， we get the classic， provocative graphic novel X-Men: God Loves， Man Kills， which is alone worth the price of admission。 You can see all the future promise in this book！ 。。。more The best volume yet， Paul Smith's art was so bold and striking。 The best volume yet， Paul Smith's art was so bold and striking。 。。。more The end of the Brood Saga， great stuff。 Also first appearance of Captain Marvel with her new powers。 Oh， man - I didn’t expect to be as affected by the Belasco stuff。 It was genuinely， disturbing。 Nor did I expect that Wolverine could ever say or do anything that would make me feel， well， anything， but here we are。 Word it already for the Wolverine mini series from Miller and the Graphic Novel God loves man kils alone。 I had some Trouble in the middle part， Chris Claremont is very talkative at times 。 But still this is the golden age of the X men。 Just liked the last omnibus a tiny bit better。 Claremont’s and Byrne’s team-up on X-Men is one of the most influential runs on a superhero comic book ever。 They simultaneously went bigger and more human， with epic plots that stayed grounded through character-driven storytelling。 If you’re a fan of capes-and-tights funnybooks， you should read it， both because it’s excellent and because you’ll see how it helped shape future books。 This collection is particularly epic， with the Brood Saga， Claremont and Frank Miller’s Wolverine solo miniseries， Claremont’s and Byrne’s team-up on X-Men is one of the most influential runs on a superhero comic book ever。 They simultaneously went bigger and more human， with epic plots that stayed grounded through character-driven storytelling。 If you’re a fan of capes-and-tights funnybooks， you should read it， both because it’s excellent and because you’ll see how it helped shape future books。 This collection is particularly epic， with the Brood Saga， Claremont and Frank Miller’s Wolverine solo miniseries， and the unbelievably powerful “God Loves， Man Kills” included。With that said， it’s time to come to Marvel’s aid once again and help them realize how they can mine their character library to conquer new entertainment genres， just as we did in helping Marvel dive into the cheesy sitcom world with "Doctor， Doctor"。 This time， let’s help Marvel conquer the teen dramedy realm with the WB's next smash hit…DAYS OF OUR （FUTURE） LIVESDramatis PersonaeSCOTT SUMMERS， a serious young man with the ability to shoot concussive energy blasts from his eyes—energy he can’t control due to a childhood accident that damaged his brain。 In a relationship with Jean Grey。JEAN GREY， a thoughtful young woman struggling to control her ability to read thoughts and move objects with her mind。 In a relationship with Scott Summers， but maybe interested in someone else。HENRY “HANK” MCCOY， a budding scientific genius whose enhanced strength， speed， and agility make him as athletically gifted as he is academically inclined。 Prone to antiquated oaths。 WARREN WORTHINGTON III， a wealthy scion of a famous American industrialist who soars through the skies on angel-like wings。 Confident that no woman can resist his charms。 BOBBY DRAKE， a bubbly， comical young man who can turn his body into solid ice and manipulate it in various ways。 Wrestling with his sexual identity。PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER， the founder of the Xavier School for the Gifted and a world-renowned scientist who is also the world’s most powerful telepath。 Loves Moira McTaggert。LOGAN， a teacher at the school whose skeleton is laced with the unbreakable metal adamantium and whose healing factor makes him almost impossible to beat。 Drinks， smokes， and doesn’t care about much…except maybe Jean Grey。MOIRA MCTAGGERT， a teacher at the school and expert in genetics。 Loves Professor Charles Xavier…and Sean Cassidy。SEAN CASSIDY， a teacher at the school who uses sonic screams to fly and generate concussive force attacks。 Loves Moira McTaggert。INT – CLASSROOM – DAYTIMEPROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER sits at the head of a classroom built into the sprawling mansion that serves as the Charles Xavier School for the Gifted。 Pale， weak beams of late-afternoon sunlight stream through windows that run nearly from floor to ceiling。 Bookshelves， neatly organized， ring the other walls。 Next to Professor Xavier sits a plain oak desk， well-built but unadorned。 Five students， SCOTT SUMMERS， JEAN GREY， BOBBY DRAKE， WARREN WORTHINGTON， and HENRY “HANK” MCCOY， listen in various states of attentiveness as the Professor speaks。 PROFESSOR X: Of course， in years past， this would simply have been an ethical thought experiment。 Now， however， with the emergence of mutants—with our emergence—we must wrestle with the uncomfortable possibility that someone might actually be able to travel back in time and murder Hitler in his crib。 BOBBY （whispering loudly to HENRY）: He knows it’s almost 5 o’clock， right？ And that it’s Friday， right？ Like， some evil mutant hasn’t taken over his brain and forced him to make our brains hurt right before we go drink ourselves into comas， right？HANK: I think he can hear you， Robert。BOBBY （still whispering loudly）: Duh， the guy’s a telepath—he can hear me even when I’m not talking。HANK: Then why are you whispering？BOBBY （shrugging）: I didn’t want to be rude。Professor X tents his fingers and stares at Bobby， who looks everywhere around the room except for at the Professor。 After a tense moment， the Professor smiles。PROFESSOR X: As a matter of fact， Bobby， I could。BOBBY （looking nervous）: Really？ PROFESSOR X: Quite easily。WARREN: Could what， Professor？JEAN: Make Bobby stand up in front of the class and sing “I’m a Little Teapot” while he pees his pants。BOBBY: Great。 Everyone’s a mind reader except for me。 I got the gluten-free cookies of powers。 SCOTT: Focus up， team—our lesson isn’t over。The door bursts open。 LOGAN leans in the doorway and looks up at the clock。 LOGAN: Wrong， Summers。 Five o’clock—you’re done for the day。 Right， Chuck？PROFESSOR X （frowning）: We might have been， but for Bobby’s untimely interruption。LOGAN: Rules are rules。PROFESSOR X: You’ve never been much for rules， Logan。LOGAN: I am when it’s beer o’clock。Logan turns and leaves。 The students stare at Professor X expectantly。 He sighs。 PROFESSOR X: Make sure you complete your reading assignment for Monday。 Go。The students leap to their feet， all except for Scott， and scramble for the door。PROFESSOR X: And Bobby？Bobby stops in the doorway and looks back， nervous。PROFESSOR X: Watch yourself—you can’t keep up with Logan。 And if you don’t do your reading， I’d consider wearing rubber shorts on Monday。Bobby nods and runs out of the room。SCOTT: Was that a joke， Professor？PROFESSOR X: I hope so。 It depends on Mr。 Drake’s willingness do what he is supposed to do。 The two stare at each other in silence for a moment。SCOTT: What’s the right answer， Professor？PROFESSOR X: To the Hitler question？ There is no single answer。 It’s wholly dependent on the individual’s morality。 SCOTT: But what would you do？PROFESSOR X: Truly？ I think I would end it before it began。 To be able to prevent so much suffering…The Professor shakes his head。PROFESSOR X: And you？Now Scott stares out the window， lost in thought。 PROFESSOR X: Scott？SCOTT （hesitant）: I don’t…I don’t think I could do it。 Our mission should always be to protect lives。 Professor X rolls over to the window and the two of them look out over the grounds of the estate together。PROFESSOR X: It’s a noble ideal。 I’d like to believe that’s possible in practice。INT。 – BAR – EVENINGLogan， Bobby， Henry， Warren， and Jean are sitting quietly at a table in a local dive bar。 The juke box is playing Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” over and over and over in the background。 Everyone has a beer in front of them， save for Jean， who is sipping a white wine， and Warren， who has a glass of red wine。HENRY （inclining his head toward the jukebox）: I assume， Robert， that you’re responsible for inflicting this repeated sonic assault on us？BOBBY: C’mon！ This is a classic！ It’s retro！ Retro， Hank！LOGAN: I’ll give you retro， kid。Logan reaches over， picks up Bobby’s beer， and quickly drains it， slamming the mug back down on the tabletop。BOBBY: Hey！ That wasn’t even a little retro。 Do you even know what that means？ And those cost money， you know。 Of which I have little。LOGAN: Relax—pretty boy’ll pick up the tab。WARREN: That’s presumptuous。 BOBBY: I don’t think so—you ARE pretty。Bobby signals the waiter for another drink。HENRY: Where’s Scott？Everyone looks at Jean。JEAN: He was talking to the Professor。 I’m sure he’ll be here soon。BOBBY: Yeah， it probably just takes a while to get his nose out of Xavier’s ass。 It’s huge。HENRY: I never thought the Professor had a particularly large derriere。 BOBBY: I meant Scotty’s nose。 That thing’s got its own gravity。HENRY: Well， well， Robert—making an intellectual joke。 I find it fascinating how intelligence is for you like pool and darts are for most people—you start out being average at best， but become demonstrably more adept after a couple of drinks。BOBBY: Wait until I’ve had five。HENRY: That’s when you descend back below your starting point。The waiter brings Bobby’s drink and the two exchange smiles。 The waiter walks away with one last backward glance at Bobby。BOBBY: Whatever。 It’s Friday， we’re out， and that waiter is， uh， yeah， that waiter is nice。WARREN: I didn’t actually say I was picking up the tab， you know。JEAN: Warren…WARREN: Okay—I’ve got it。 I was just messing with Bobby。BOBBY （quietly）: I wish you would…HENRY: What was that？BOBBY: Nothing—look， there’s Scott。Scott enters the bar and comes over to the table。 Before he sits down， the waiter comes over。WAITER: What can I get you？SCOTT: Just a glass of water—thanks。WAITER （nodding）: Can I do anything for anyone else？The waiter and Bobby exchange glances。 Bobby looks down at the table。LOGAN: Three more beers， two more glasses of wine， extra ice for dishrag’s water， and six shots of tequila。SCOTT: Logan， you know I don’t drink。LOGAN: I know， wild man。 Two of those shots are for me。The waiter bustles off to fulfill the order。 In the momentary silence， “Any Way You Want It” abruptly starts up again。 Scott looks at Bobby。SCOTT: Your doing？BOBBY: Always。HENRY: What kept you？Scott stares off into the distance。 HENRY: Scotty？SCOTT: Sorry。 I’m just…thinking about something。 Jean reaches over and touches Scott’s arm。 JEAN: It’s just a hypothetical—let it go。WARREN: I think I missed something。LOGAN: Summers has his knickers in a twist， just like always—does it matter why？HENRY: I assume， from what was either Jean’s astute observational skills in action or power-aided mind theft， that Scott is still wrestling with the Professor’s question。The waiter returns with the drinks。 Logan passes them around the table， keeping a beer and two shots for himself。LOGAN: It ain’t a tough decision—you kill the baby， save millions。 Drink up。Logan raises his first shot to the group and tips it back。 Everyone except for Scott follows suit。 Logan proceeds to down half of his beer。 Bobby tries to keep up， but starts to choke。 Warren pounds him on the back。 HENRY: It’s a moral conundrum， to be sure， but if you’re at all of a Bentham-esque turn of mind， I’m inclined to agree with Logan。BOBBY: I have no idea what you just said。Bobby finishes his beer， earning a nod from Logan， who does the same。WARREN: I mean， I wouldn’t want to have to do it myself， but I think it’s probably the right call。SCOTT: Jean？Jean looks troubled as she sips her wine。JEAN: I don’t know that I could do it。 But it would be the right thing to do。Logan raises his other shot and nods to Jean before downing it。 He then signals the waiter for another round。SCOTT: No。HENRY: You’re taking this way too seriously， fearless leader。 Hitler is already dead， you know。Scott shakes his head and pounds his fist on the table。SCOTT: No！The waiter hustles over。WAITER: Everything okay over here？Scott looks at the waiter， his strange， ruby-red sunglasses practically glowing。 WARREN: We’re fine。BOBBY: You’re fine。 You’re both fine。 We’re all fine。 Bobby tries to drink from his glass before realizing that it’s empty。 The waiter leaves。SCOTT: You know I respect all of you。 But you’re all wrong。 LOGAN: Suit yourself， Slim。 We all know you ain’t got the stomach to be a real leader。Scott stares at Logan， his expression blank。 The waiter returns with another round of drinks and shots。 Logan and Bobby enthusiastically down theirs， but the others don’t touch them。LOGAN: World likes nice guys。 You be one of those。 World needs guys who aren’t afraid to do the dirty work。 Logan looks at Jean and winks。LOGAN: Ladies do， too。 So I’ll be one of those。SCOTT: You’re out of line， Logan。 Logan pounds the table enthusiastically。 LOGAN: Lines！ Good idea。 Drake， I know you’re in。BOBBY: Yes。 Yes， I am into lines。 Bobby looks at Henry。BOBBY （whispers loudly）: What are lines？LOGAN: C’mon， ice balls—I’ll get you fixed up。Logan grabs Bobby by the arm and leads him toward the bathroom。 HENRY: Oh my stars and garters…I’d better go keep an eye on them。Henry follows the others to the bathroom。 SCOTT: He’s going to need help。 Scott follows Henry to the bathroom。 Jean sighs。 WARREN: Looks like it’s just you and me， Red。JEAN: It’ll never be just you and me。WARREN: Jeanie， I’m sorry about that。 I know I said—almost even did—some things I shouldn’t have。 And being drunk was no excuse。JEAN: You’re right—it wasn’t， and it isn’t。WARREN: I know。 I know。 It’s just that I…never mind。 I’m sorry。 JEAN: You have no idea how hard it is being the only woman in this group。WARREN: Harder than being a guy who has angel wings growing out of his back？JEAN: Yes。 A lot harder。WARREN: Fair enough—I was kidding。 Though it is tough， to be fair。 At least you look normal from head-to-toe。JEAN: I know。 I didn’t mean to snap—it’s just that I always feel like I’m being sized up。 Everyone’s got an agenda。 You want me to be a notch in your bedpost。 Bobby wants me be his cover story。 Hank…well， I think Hank’s in love with me。WARREN: Hank is definitely in love with you。JEAN: Scott， of course， is Scott。 WARREN: Scott’s in “I can’t function if Jean Grey isn’t my life partner and soulmate” with you。 And then there’s Logan…JEAN: He’s such a creep。 SUCH a creep。WARREN: True。 But you still kind of like him， don’t you？Jean looks down at her nearly empty glass and shrugs。 JEAN: No。 Yes。 I don’t know。 I love Scott。 I always will。 And I don’t want Logan—not in that way。 But， it’s like…it’s like those stupid candy pumpkins at Halloween。WARREN: You lost me。JEAN: Those things are terrible—they’re glowing orange and they taste like chemicals and have the worst aftertaste and make you nauseous for hours。 But， once you eat one， you just want more—you know they’re terrible for you and disgusting and you should just throw them away， but you just crave them and eat them non-stop until you remember how bad they are and you feel awful and wretched and stupid when you’re done。 WARREN: Are you talking about circus peanuts？ Those are gross。JEAN: No—the pumpkins！ The mallowcreme pumpkins！ Like candy corns。 Forget the pumpkins！ I just…argh！ Why is this so hard？WARREN: Kind of makes you wish Magneto would attack right now， doesn’t it？JEAN: At least when that happens， you know what’s right and what’s wrong。 Logan， Bobby， Henry， and Scott return from the bathroom。 Logan is grinning and wired， Bobby looks sick， Henry looks worried， and Scott looks grim。 WARREN: You’re back。 You don’t look so good， Bobby。BOBBY: Mom？JEAN: What did you do to him， Logan？LOGAN: Nothin’ he can’t handle。SCOTT: That’s debatable。 HENRY: We need to get Bobby some medical attention。 Soon。BOBBY: Mom？ SCOTT: Logan and I need to have a word first。 Outside。LOGAN: You ain’t got the guts。SCOTT: Try me。LOGAN: Same guy who wouldn’t kill Hitler？SCOTT: Outside。 Now。JEAN: Scott， don’t do this。SCOTT: Stay out of it， Jean。JEAN: Don’t talk to me like that。LOGAN: Tough guy when it comes to the ladies， aren’t you， Slim？Scott’s visor flares red。LOGAN: Don’t lose control。 Chuck wouldn’t like that。Jean grabs Scott’s arm。JEAN: Logan， back off。 Scott’s right—you’re way out of line。BOBBY: Grandma？ HENRY: We need help。 Now。Warren pulls out his phone。 HENRY: Don’t call 911。 I’m not sure if he can control his powers when he’s， um， whatever he is。 ‘Coked out’ would be the technical medical term， I guess。WARREN: Then what do we do？ HENRY: We need to call Moira。JEAN: She’ll tell the Professor。HENRY: Would you rather Bobby die？ Because we can put that on your conscience if you want。JEAN: Dammit。SCOTT: Warren—call Moira。 Tell her to meet us at the mansion。 Hank—you and Jean get Bobby into a cab and go。 Now。Warren dials。 Henry and Jean struggle to get Bobby， who’s on the verge of losing consciousness， to his feet。HENRY: What are you going to do？SCOTT: Logan and I will be right behind you。 Warren begins talking into the phone as he leads the way out of the bar， Henry and Jean trailing behind with Bobby propped up in between them。 Scott and Logan watch them go。LOGAN: Ain’t my fault he can’t heal himself like I can。SCOTT: You’re right—it’s just your fault that he ingested enough cocaine to kill a horse。 Or maybe a young man you’re supposed to be watching out for。LOGAN: A man makes his own decisions and accepts the consequences。 Hard to see that when you spend all day tryin’ to make other people’s decisions for ‘em， I guess。Scott and Logan stare at each other in silence。 LOGAN: It’s a dilemma， ain’t it？ You wanna blast me—want it so bad you can taste it—but doin’ that would tell everyone here what you are， and you ain’t gonna put yourself at risk like that。SCOTT: It’s not about me—it’s about Jean， Hank， Bobby， and the Professor。Logan grins。LOGAN: And me？SCOTT: It’s never about you no matter how much you want it to be。LOGAN: Jeanie might think different。Scott’s visor flares red again。SCOTT: If you ever touch her， we’ll find out whether your healing factor can regrow limbs。LOGAN: That a threat， Slim？SCOTT: It’s a promise。The two stand toe-to-toe， glaring。 After a moment， Logan smiles and pats Scott on the shoulder。LOGAN: Maybe you got a little fire in your belly after all， Summers。 Not enough to actually do anything if I decide I’m done dealing with your shit， but there’s somethin’ there。 Nurture it。 Grow it。 It’s your only chance to survive this shithole world。Logan heads to the door。LOGAN: I’ll get us a cab。Logan walks out。 Scott grinds his teeth。 The waiter approaches。 WAITER: I take it， uh， that’ll be all？ I’ve got the check…SCOTT: Yeah。 That’s all。 Scott hands the waiter a credit card。 The waiter walks away as Scott looks into his empty wallet。SCOTT: Thanks， Warren。 END OF ACT I 。。。more Reliving my youth again。 Collects The Uncanny X-men #154-175 （February 1982 - November 1983）， The Uncanny X-men Annuals #6-7 （1982 and 1983）， part of Special Edition X-men 1 （1983）， Marvel Graphic Novel #5 （"God Loves， Man Kills"， 1982）， Wolverine #1-4 （September - December， 1982）， Magik #1-4 （December 1983 - April 1984）， X-men related entries from The Officcial Handbook to the Marvel Universe #1-15 （January 1983 - May 1984） and tons of other supplemental material。X-men #172-173 was what first s Reliving my youth again。 Collects The Uncanny X-men #154-175 （February 1982 - November 1983）， The Uncanny X-men Annuals #6-7 （1982 and 1983）， part of Special Edition X-men 1 （1983）， Marvel Graphic Novel #5 （"God Loves， Man Kills"， 1982）， Wolverine #1-4 （September - December， 1982）， Magik #1-4 （December 1983 - April 1984）， X-men related entries from The Officcial Handbook to the Marvel Universe #1-15 （January 1983 - May 1984） and tons of other supplemental material。X-men #172-173 was what first story really got me hooked on comics as a kid。 Wasn't the first comics I had， or even the first X-men， but these stories haunted me and made me a diehard X-men fan。 Was a joy to read them again。 A really outstanding stretch of material from Claremont - The Brood Saga， the first Wolverine miniseries， the introduction of the Morlocks， the introduction of Rogue as the newest X-man， the transformations of Storm and Illyana Rasputin， the "God Loves， Man Kills" graphic novel。 All amazing stuff。 Wasn't just nostalgia， but truly epic work from a master at the head of his game。 This is by far the greatest of the three omnibuses and really returns to greatness that hasn't really been seen since the end of the of the Dark Phoenix saga years earlier。 。。。more Trust me when I tell you I'm getting all of these babies eventually。 Trust me when I tell you I'm getting all of these babies eventually。 。。。more The Brood。 Wolverine。 Magik。 Storm with a mohawk。 We're flying high right now。 The Brood。 Wolverine。 Magik。 Storm with a mohawk。 We're flying high right now。 。。。more Chris Claremont's first run on Marvel's Uncanny X-Men comic ran from 1976 to 1991， a period in which he more or less invented the X-Men as popular culture has come to know them， turning it from a struggling title revived after cancellation into a massive property that would dominate Marvel's publishing strategy for the next quarter-century （until the gods changed with the rise of Marvel Studios and the Avengers properties）。 The Omnibus series of Claremont's run now gets its third volume， coverin Chris Claremont's first run on Marvel's Uncanny X-Men comic ran from 1976 to 1991， a period in which he more or less invented the X-Men as popular culture has come to know them， turning it from a struggling title revived after cancellation into a massive property that would dominate Marvel's publishing strategy for the next quarter-century （until the gods changed with the rise of Marvel Studios and the Avengers properties）。 The Omnibus series of Claremont's run now gets its third volume， covering material published from February 1982 to March 1984 （in the main series， until November 1983）。 Volumes 1 & 2 were largely self-contained， but Volume 3 sees the X-Men's ancillary materials and spin-offs begin to make their presence felt （New Mutants， the companion title that launched in this period， is not collected here， though its characters' presence begins to be felt; if you are interested in those， investigate the New Mutants Classic collected editions）。Volume 3 continues to show Chris Claremont at the peak of his creative power， juggling numerous storylines and characters with apparent ease （over the years， the juggling act would wear a bit thin， unfortunately， but those days are a ways off）。 His most famous artistic collaborator and co-plotter， John Byrne， had long since moved on to other things （Fantastic Four， namely）， leaving this volume to be illustrated by a diverse roster of artists， including Claremont's original collaborator Dave Cockrum， his replacement Paul Smith， and smaller guest pencils from the likes of Bill Sienkiewicz （Claremont's future New Mutants collaborator， albeit without the highly distinctive style that he would pioneer there）; ancillary projects feature the likes of Frank Miller （then a rising star from his work on Daredevil）， Brent Anderson， and Sal Buscema。 Reading these volumes make for an interesting means of observing the development of artistic styles， as Marvel slowly turns away from the fairly uniform house style of the 1960s and 1970s into the 1980s， where stylistic distinction would soon become very common。 Paul Smith's expressive， somewhat cartoony pencils are the most interesting of the volume， in my opinion。 More detailed comments on the story content of this volume follow:（view spoiler）[UXM #154-157: Kicking off the volume with the appearance of the rogue Shi'ar princess Deathbird and her new allies， the Brood， who will be dominating presences in this volume。 Plot payoffs here include the reveal that Corsair is Cyclops' father， something that was first revealed to the audience over 50 issues prior。UXM #158: Claremont continues to incorporate Carol Danvers/Ms。 Marvel， whose solo series he wrote for a time， into his X-Men run， and Rogue， future mainstay of the team， makes her first appearance in an X-Men comic。UXM #159: And now for something completely different， the X-Men fight Dracula， who， as with so many villains （and， one might say， Claremont himself） is fixated on Storm。 This segment features one of my favourite bits in this whole volume， namely， the attempt by various characters to use crucifixes against Dracula， only to learn that that will not work if they don't believe in the religion behind the crucifix （Kitty Pryde remedies this by using her Star of David necklace）。UXM #161: Another major one-off story where， in the midst of the developing Brood arc， we get significant backstory for the relationship of Professor X and Magneto。 This issue goes a long way toward redefining Magneto into the comprehensible extremist that audiences have come to know and love。UXM #162-167: We now arrive at the Brood Saga proper， as the X-Men return to the stars to confront the fairly obviously inspired-by-the-Xenomorphs villains （who actually prefigure many developments for the Xenomorphs in the as-yet-unmade Aliens）。 There's some really soulful material here， such as Storm's burgeoning commitment to the fantastical spacedwelling species the Acanti （space whales， basically）， or the heroic fatalism of the protagonists as they commit themselves to one last great action in the face of seeming death （of course， they can't die， but they don't know that）。 This also sees significant developments for Carol Danvers， who gains a new powerset and a new mission as Binary， a hero too powerful to remain on Earth， lest she interfere too much with storytelling。UXM Annual #6: Dracula returns， once again with an eye for storm， and bringing with him some characters from Marv Wolfman's seminal 1970s Marvel horror comic Tomb of Dracula -- though readers of those omnibuses may be a bit piqued at the handling of female lead Rachel Van Helsing。X-Men: God Loves， Man Kills: Claremont and Brent Anderson deliver this famous graphic novel， which provided much of the basis for the 2003 film X2: X-Men United， pitting the X-Men against religious fanaticism。 This is the first of what would become something of a tradition （even a cliche）， the X-Men united with Magneto in common cause against an anti-mutant enemy。 It's quite a brutal story in some ways， opening with two prepubescent children being executed by gun-wielding thugs。UXM #168: With the arrival of the New Mutants to the X-Mansion， Kitty attempts to ward off being reassigned to them （perhaps Professor X should have stuck to his guns， particularly given the burgeoning attraction of Kitty to teammate Colossus， who's too old for this to be really comfortable reading）。 Also significantly， we see the debut of Madelyn Pryor， future retcon snarl， but at this point just a young woman who happens to look surprisingly like Jean Grey。UXM #169-170: Another piece of the X-Men's expanded world falls into place as Storm and a few companions venture into the sewers to fight Callisto and the Morlocks， placing the focus on Storm's gradually-developing turn away from her 'earth mother' person， becoming harder and more prone to violence。 The X-Men's rich gallery of female characters is commonly remarked upon; notable here how longtime X-Man angel is a dude in distress for two issues， and I don't think even has a line。UXM #171: As a variety of plots advance， the most notable development is the arrival at the X-Mansion of Rogue， whose acceptance into said mansion prompts Binary to sever her ties with the group， in a major test of Professor X's redemptive， generous philosophy。Wolverine #1-4: Chris Claremont teams up with Frank Miller to tell the tale of Wolverine's first major solo title （the first of many， many such spotlights for good old Logan）。 Miller's creations from Daredevil， the Hand， also appear， and Claremont and Miller introduce an array of new characters like Yukio and Lord Shingen。 This material would provide much of the inspiration for the 2013 film The Wolverine。 I have never been as big a fan of Miller as an artist as many; even here， relatively early on， his style is developing into something very blocky and often ugly。 But it's a very good story。UXM #172-173: Immediately following on the events of the Wolverine miniseries （any readers of Uncanny who weren't buying that might have been annoyed）， this is the story of Wolverine's abortive Japanese engagement -- though perhaps even more consequently， an epic team-up between Storm and Yukio leads to Storm debuting her mohawk hairstyle， which would define her look for most of the rest of the decade。UXM #174-175: The long-gestating arc around Madelyn Pryor finally pays off in a Cyclops showcase that， had Claremont been left to his own devices， would have given Scott Summers something of an exit and happy ending。 But then， to quote Don Michael Corleone， every time he thinks he's out， Marvel editorial and fan demand has other ideas。 But regardless， this is a great story。UXM Annual #7: An easy way to tell if a story is filler: does it feature the Impossible Man？Magik #1-4: The final ancillary title here， this Chris Claremont/Sal Buscema collaboration provides rather belated expansion on the events of Uncanny X-Men #160， where Illyana Rasputin， the baby sister of Colossus， was abducted into Limbo and， after being left behind for a moment， emerged the better part of a decade older。 In Magik， Claremont plunges deep into the mystical side of the X-Men universe he is building， and， with a rather grim fatalism， shows Illyana's struggle to retain her soul even as Lord Belasco， the demonic ruler of Limbo， is intent on making her into a weapon。 Essentially a four-issue piece of backstory （Illyana in the present day having long since become a New Mutant）， this is a rather uniquely focused and important storyline， given how some things would play out later。（hide spoiler）]And that's the end of Volume 3。 Well， we'll hopefully only have a year or two to wait until the release of Volume 4。 。。。more My first X-Men comic was Rom #17 （and #18）， but after that I hunted down back issues， digging down to X-Men #138。 So， I missed out on the Dark Phoenix saga。 I got the entirely fascinating X-Men #141 that kicked off the Days of Future Past 。。。 but I couldn't find an affordable #142 for years later。 （My grandmother finally bought it for me， even though she didn't really approve of comics。） However it was only in the late #140s that I was able to regularly buy the comic， and so it was the #150s and My first X-Men comic was Rom #17 （and #18）， but after that I hunted down back issues， digging down to X-Men #138。 So， I missed out on the Dark Phoenix saga。 I got the entirely fascinating X-Men #141 that kicked off the Days of Future Past 。。。 but I couldn't find an affordable #142 for years later。 （My grandmother finally bought it for me， even though she didn't really approve of comics。） However it was only in the late #140s that I was able to regularly buy the comic， and so it was the #150s and the #160s that really won me over to the comic， from "Kitty's Fairy Tale" （in the last Omnibus）， to the paired space sagas here and the introduction of the New Mutants。 And， they were amazing: totally unlike anything else I'd seen in comics。 They covered fantasy， humor， and science fiction。 They introduced new characters， but also built on a rich history。 I've been eager to reread these groundbreaking stories for some time， and am thrilled that the Omnibuses finally reached this X-era。The Deathbird Saga （154-157）。 This space adventure shows the amazing potential of the X-Men in the early '80s。 It's got an interstellar empire， backstabbing politics， and a weird and scary new alien race in the Brood。 There are some rough bits here and there， which I suspect were a disconnect between Claremont & Cockrum， but this nonetheless is amazing， groundbreaking storytelling that still holds up today [8/10]。Shorts （158-161， A6）。 Back to Earth （158）， the X-Men focus on a number of subplots， from the revelation of Corsair to the return of Linda Danvers。 It's a nice issue that shows how skilled Claremont was at moving along a number of character arcs。 The fight between Linda and the Brotherhood may actually be the weakest part of the issue， though it's a nice character moment for Danvers [7/10]。 The Dracula story （159） is shocking for its juxtaposition of horror and the X-Men。 It's a nice moody issue， but not a particularly deep one; some time later， Dracula's return （Annual #6） hits largely the same notes [7/10]。 Chutes and Ladders （160） may be my favorite X-Men story of all time。 It's pretty shocking how much Claremont manages to fit into this tightly compressed story。 The timey-wimeyness is wonderful， as all the alternate versions of the X-Men， however it's nothing compared to the magnificent storyline he sets up for Illyana [10/10]。 Gold Rush （161） is almost as brilliant for its look at the first meeting between Xavier and Magnus， but even moreso for its recreation of Magnus as a truly sympathetic character， due to his history in the German concentration camps [9+/10]。The Brood Saga （162-168）。 In my opinion this remains one of the best X-Men sagas for a number of reasons。 First， we start off entirely en media res， something seen too infrequently in comics， particularly of this era。 Then， the plot is rather magnificently told with the individual issues feeling like they each have great closure， but fitting together like puzzle pieces; the Wolverine and Storm spotlights are particularly good。 Along the way， X-Men transforms into a high-end science-fiction comic， with the focus being on interstellar races （the brood and the acanthi）。 The result is overall storytelling that's not just enthralling， but very innovative as well。 [8/10] The return to Earth （167） is a nice coda to the saga， because it pays out the long-running question of who's been sleeping in Xavier's head and also links up to the New Mutants。 Some New Mutants lore is really needed to completely appreciate the issue， but so it goes [7+/10] And then "Jerk" （168） is one more coda， showing how the X-Men react to their return and why Kitty belongs in the X-Men。 It's another nice story， though not as notable as what came before it [7/10]。God Loves， Man Kills。 The Dark Phoenix Saga gets all the attention， but this graphic novel is at least as much of a masterpiece of Claremont's '80s X-Men writing。 All along， mutants have been used as a metaphor for the underprivileged in society， but this is the volume that makes it explicit， equating them to blacks and Jewish people alike。 It also features extremely human villains in Stryker and the Purifiers （both of whom continue to make waves decades later）， but if anything these humans are more dangerous than any other enemy the X-Men have faced， thanks to the dark， grittiness of this tale。 The artwork by Brent Anderson is also terrific: vastly superior to almost any comics of the time。 [9/10]Morlocks （169-170）。 This two-parter is crucial mainly for what it introduces to the X-Men mythos: the Morlocks， another imaginative and interesting Claremont invention。 The story itself， with a kidnapped Angel， is just minorly interesting until Ororo takes on Callisto in one of her greatest character-defining moments。 [6+/10]Rogue （171）。 The introduction of Rogue to the X-Men is superb for its deep continuity and for what it says about Professor X and the role of the X-Men [8/10]。Wolverine （mini-series）。 Claremont and Miller's original Wolverine miniseries is still astoundingly good。 The integration of Wolverine into Japan is perfect， especially with its combination of modern crime and ancient Samurai culture。 The characterization of Wolverine himself is also very strong。 Hand-in-hand， Miller really steps up with the artwork， especially in the final issue， which is sublime [9/10]。Wolverine's Wedding （172-173）。 This is a very nice continuation of the mini-series， but with X-Men。 What's particularly impressive is how Claremont manages to spotlight so many characters。 So we get the continuation of the plot with Wolverine and the crime families， even bringing in the Viper plot from New Mutants; then we get a nice arc of change for Storm; and finally we get a lovely acceptance of Rogue into the X-Men。 However my favorite may be a couple of panels of Madeline with Lockheed on page 722， long-before the character assassination that followed the appearance of X-Factor。 Overall， an excellent comic on many levels [8/10]。Dark Phoenix Returns （174-175）。 Three years later， it was very appropriate to return to the question of Dark Phoenix， and also to give answer to the questions about Madelyne （for a time， at least， as Claremont insisted on muddying the waters afterward）。 It's a nice mini-story， particularly for showing what a badass the highly trained Cyclops over。 Overall， a nice anniversary story that puts Jean Grey to rest once and for all （until the marketers got a hold of her for X-Factor。 [7+/10]。Scavenger Hunt （A7）。 One of the few classic Claremont X-Men stories that's totally not worth reading。 It's a long snipe hunter after the Impossible Man that's supposed to be funny and usually isn't。 Skip。 [1/10]。Magik！ X-Men #160 was amazing， but it left many questions unanswered， like what happened to Illyana in her 7 years in Limbo。 The answer could have totally sputtered out， but instead Claremont excels， offering a story almost as great as its predecessor。 Part of the joy is seeing these weird， warped version of the X-Men。 Part is seeing a bit more of timey-wimeyness。 But the best part of the story is simply the terrific depiction of Illyana's apprenticeship: how she went from being an innocent girl to the dark childe。 Sadly， when Illyana's story finally came to a close in Inferno some years later it wasn't nearly as good as what was set up here [8/10]Claremont obviously still has it in these stories， but his era of greatness was quickly coming to an end。 。。。more Just about all of this was a reread for me， having read and owned nearly all of these issues contained within in one form or another。The first 1/3 has the X-Men fighting the Brood， an alien species clearly a rip-off of the Alien movie， however， Claremont uses it more to really test the X-Men and see how they react to an impending doom。 Between this multi-part story （which I felt was just a couple issues too long） and the ground-breaking God Loves， Man Kills graphic novel， this is some very grim Just about all of this was a reread for me， having read and owned nearly all of these issues contained within in one form or another。The first 1/3 has the X-Men fighting the Brood， an alien species clearly a rip-off of the Alien movie， however， Claremont uses it more to really test the X-Men and see how they react to an impending doom。 Between this multi-part story （which I felt was just a couple issues too long） and the ground-breaking God Loves， Man Kills graphic novel， this is some very grim stuff that you can really feel in the tone of the stories。 There's quite a bit of the hallmark characterization defined by the large amount of dialogue and thought balloons and to a lesser extent the narration （which I felt was less than 'normal' and can be a turn off for many。） Reading this stories again was very comforting， like visiting old friends who you haven't seen in awhile。This volume also contains a defining story for Wolverine， the mini-series with Frank Miller， where Logan is shown to have the nobility and honor of a "fallen samurai"。 This aspect of Wolverine really cemented my love for the character， that along with his constant battle for control over his inner beast。 Continuing from this is another grim story for him in the regular pages of the X-Men。There's also a reprinting of the four issue Magick miniseries which was new to me。 I've always been curious what happened to Illyana during that time in Limbo。 While the story and art were just fine， it was a letdown for me。 It just didn't seem to have the 'oompf' I was looking for。 The extras in the book are too numerous to mention， but all add some weight and quality to this omnibus volume， another highpoint for the X-Men。 。。。more

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Experience some of the greatest stories the X-Men franchise has to offer！ It's milestone after mutant milestone， beginning with the complete Brood Saga！ Then， Chris Claremont rises to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves， Man Kills。" His work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed the character's popularity， setting the stage for his breakout as a global icon。 And the X-Men classics continue with a look into Professor X's past with Magneto， Kitty Pryde and Colossus' growing romance， Illyana Rasputin's transformation into Magik， chilling encounters with Dracula， Rogue's debut with the X-Men， the first appearance of the Morlocks and the wedding of Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor！ COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN （1981） 154-175， X-MEN ANNUAL （1971） 6-7， MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL （1982） 5， WOLVERINE （1982） 1-4， SPECIAL EDITION X-MEN （1983） 1， MAGIK （1983） 1-4

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Michael Emond ，

This Omnibus marks the end of when I "lost interest in the X-Men"。 A lot of fans loved all the events that followed （Mutant Massacre， Inferno， Fall of the Mutants。。。etc。） and loved JR JR and Marc Silvestri's art but for me the book became too dark and complicated and lost the fun adventures that I had loved so much。 My brief review - Omnibus vol 2 is the BEST run of X-Men for me （Claremont/Byrne/Cockrum at their best） and I even like volume one better than this （maybe the stories aren't as sharp This Omnibus marks the end of when I "lost interest in the X-Men"。 A lot of fans loved all the events that followed （Mutant Massacre， Inferno， Fall of the Mutants。。。etc。） and loved JR JR and Marc Silvestri's art but for me the book became too dark and complicated and lost the fun adventures that I had loved so much。 My brief review - Omnibus vol 2 is the BEST run of X-Men for me （Claremont/Byrne/Cockrum at their best） and I even like volume one better than this （maybe the stories aren't as sharp but I loved discovering the team and their personalities as the writer tried new things）。 But this is still an amazing omnibus and a must have for an X-Men fan or a lover of comic books of this era。 My favorite parts of this are when Paul Smith came on to do the art。 I loved his art back then and it holds up now。 It is a shame his run was so brief and he was so overwhelmed he needed JR JR's help to finish the last issue。 We get Rogue coming to the team and evolving from a 2-D villain to a 3D hero）。 We get the Wolverine mini series with Frank Miller art - I think the mini is great but the problems I had with it decades ago still exist （I didn't understand the motivations of most of the characters）。 We get Cockrum's last run on the book and his art has never looked better。 Less favorite parts: Annual 7 with the Impossible Man。 You have Michael Golden art so at the every least I should enjoy the art？ Nope。 Golden phoned it in。 A funny story？ Nope - it was chaotic and made no sense。 Claremont didn't go 100% for the silly or 100% for the serious so you got a story that didn't work with jokes that didn't land。 Note to writers - in jokes about your fellow workers don't age well and aren't even funny at the time。 Magik the mini series - I remember when I first read this I hated it and reading it again decades later - still l hate it。 Magik goes on to be a cool character in the pages of New Mutants but this origin story is just dark and not well executed。 It also is another glimpse of a Claremont trope I don't like - he loves to mind control his heroes and make them do evil things。 So many times you see him do this。 The circus issue， all through the Dark Phoenix saga， the Brood saga。 Here you have innocent Illyana thinking thoughts like "I like the power" "I know he is evil but I want to please him"。 Ick。 One thing I will say about this mini series - the IDEA was great - some of the directions he took it were interesting - it just felt like a 1000 page novel being condensed to four issues so the key dramatic point "Illyana loses 7 years of her life living in Limbo with twisted versions of the X-men" fell flat because the 7 years passed by （to the reader） so fast。 。I also don't love the Brood saga that takes up a chunk of this book。 Again - we have the X-men getting taken over and controlled as the key plot point。 Reading it again here I like it better than the first time I read it but I still feel it stretches on too long。 Although - modern comic writers have take the idea of "stretching out an idea for too long" to new heights。 So to sum: I do love this era of the X-Men and I very much enjoyed reading this （hey， I can still be critical of things I love :） but get volume 2 first。 。。。more

Timothy Shea ，

Absolutely loved it。 Every。 Single。 Issue。 It's all so good。 Absolutely loved it。 Every。 Single。 Issue。 It's all so good。 。。。more

Scotty Putty ，

You get the Brood， the Morlocks， the introduction of Rogue plus god loves man kills and the wolverine mini series。 Classic X Men

James ，

Great stuff。 So glad marvel has been reprinting all of Claremont’s Uncanny X-men omnis。 There’s stuff about the X-men lore that I’ve know a tad bit about but not what comics it happened in。 Like the last two omnis I read， some more of that stuff happens in here。 The Brood pulling up on the scene wrecking havoc， Rouge leaving the Brotherhood of Evil mutants and becoming an X-man， Magik being lost for 7 years in limbo and Madelyn Prior showing up and the New Mutants showing up。 So many great adven Great stuff。 So glad marvel has been reprinting all of Claremont’s Uncanny X-men omnis。 There’s stuff about the X-men lore that I’ve know a tad bit about but not what comics it happened in。 Like the last two omnis I read， some more of that stuff happens in here。 The Brood pulling up on the scene wrecking havoc， Rouge leaving the Brotherhood of Evil mutants and becoming an X-man， Magik being lost for 7 years in limbo and Madelyn Prior showing up and the New Mutants showing up。 So many great adventures。 Almost tho whole first have of this book the X-men were dealing with the Brood in space and Carol Danvers was with them through most of that like she was part of the team。 I never knew she had so much history with the mutants。 I had already read God loves， man kills and the 4 part Wolverine mini with 172-173。 But re-reading all that just reminded how good that stuff was。 The only sad part was right as the Madelyn Prior stuff was heating up， the book ended。 Can’t wait for Uncanny X-men omnibus vol 4 to drop next month。 I’ll be immediately diving right in。 Meanwhile， on the the New Mutants omnibus next。 。。。more

Evan Dossey ，

Bought this in Feb。 2016。 Glad last year got me back into my own shelves。 Frankly， just spending all my time in my office rather than going *to* an office really helped me realize how many cool books I'd collected but not spent time reading。Most of this was uncharted territory for me w/r/t Claremont's X-Men run。 I'd read the first two Omnibus editions years ago， and grew up reading the material in those collections as sold in the Essential volumes around the time the first movie came out （in bla Bought this in Feb。 2016。 Glad last year got me back into my own shelves。 Frankly， just spending all my time in my office rather than going *to* an office really helped me realize how many cool books I'd collected but not spent time reading。Most of this was uncharted territory for me w/r/t Claremont's X-Men run。 I'd read the first two Omnibus editions years ago， and grew up reading the material in those collections as sold in the Essential volumes around the time the first movie came out （in black & white）。 I think I always read up until just after Kitty's introduction。 So a few issues prior to the start of this collection。I was pretty blown away！ Lots of fun Claremontian storytelling here， where he pulls in a lot of his external influences - particularly Sci-fi fandom - and mixes it with his consistently engaging character soap opera。 I enjoy his use of subplots and slow-burns beneath the larger action plotlines。Also included is the original Wolverine miniseries by Claremont & Miller， which I'd not read since High School。 It's such a level up in art and storytelling compared to the rest of the book （which is itself nothing to complain about thanks to Cockrum & Smith）。 May need to re-read a bunch of Miller's work this year， as I do own quite a lot of it。Uncanny Vol。 4 is coming out in a few months and I may save a Christmas gift card to buy it， but his run on this series lasted 15 years， and Vol。3 only takes us through year 3 or 4。 Even this volume introduces the New Mutants spin-off （which has an Omnibus I'd like to get someday）。 After 4， we end up with multiple titles， cross-overs， and。。。a lot of books I do not own and don't know if I need to own？ We'll see。 I really loved this volume though！ X-Men are good comics。 。。。more

Richard ，

This is probably the best collection so far in the series！ It definitely feels like the most consistent in quality。 The first half is the epic Brood Saga， a pseudo-space opera featuring the Shi’ar， the StarJammers， and creepy new alien villains called the Brood。 It’s an exciting and well-plotted story that proves to be one of the best story arcs so far。 The last half of this is where the X-Men franchise really begins to expand。 The end of the Brood Saga brings the introduction of the New Mutants This is probably the best collection so far in the series！ It definitely feels like the most consistent in quality。 The first half is the epic Brood Saga， a pseudo-space opera featuring the Shi’ar， the StarJammers， and creepy new alien villains called the Brood。 It’s an exciting and well-plotted story that proves to be one of the best story arcs so far。 The last half of this is where the X-Men franchise really begins to expand。 The end of the Brood Saga brings the introduction of the New Mutants， the rapid growing up and corruption of Illyana Rasputin， and the redemption of Rogue， who finds a place on the X-Men team， where she becomes one of the staple members。 Wolverine also takes some time off to go on a Japanese adventure to secure his love in his first miniseries， which really was a turning point in the tone of his character。 And in the middle of all of this， we get the classic， provocative graphic novel X-Men: God Loves， Man Kills， which is alone worth the price of admission。 You can see all the future promise in this book！ 。。。more

Simon Farrow ，

The best volume yet， Paul Smith's art was so bold and striking。 The best volume yet， Paul Smith's art was so bold and striking。 。。。more

Jerome Gordon ，

The end of the Brood Saga， great stuff。 Also first appearance of Captain Marvel with her new powers。

Cameron H ，

Oh， man - I didn’t expect to be as affected by the Belasco stuff。 It was genuinely， disturbing。 Nor did I expect that Wolverine could ever say or do anything that would make me feel， well， anything， but here we are。

Rumi Bossche ，

Word it already for the Wolverine mini series from Miller and the Graphic Novel God loves man kils alone。 I had some Trouble in the middle part， Chris Claremont is very talkative at times 。 But still this is the golden age of the X men。 Just liked the last omnibus a tiny bit better。

Sean Gibson ，

Claremont’s and Byrne’s team-up on X-Men is one of the most influential runs on a superhero comic book ever。 They simultaneously went bigger and more human， with epic plots that stayed grounded through character-driven storytelling。 If you’re a fan of capes-and-tights funnybooks， you should read it， both because it’s excellent and because you’ll see how it helped shape future books。 This collection is particularly epic， with the Brood Saga， Claremont and Frank Miller’s Wolverine solo miniseries， Claremont’s and Byrne’s team-up on X-Men is one of the most influential runs on a superhero comic book ever。 They simultaneously went bigger and more human， with epic plots that stayed grounded through character-driven storytelling。 If you’re a fan of capes-and-tights funnybooks， you should read it， both because it’s excellent and because you’ll see how it helped shape future books。 This collection is particularly epic， with the Brood Saga， Claremont and Frank Miller’s Wolverine solo miniseries， and the unbelievably powerful “God Loves， Man Kills” included。With that said， it’s time to come to Marvel’s aid once again and help them realize how they can mine their character library to conquer new entertainment genres， just as we did in helping Marvel dive into the cheesy sitcom world with "Doctor， Doctor"。 This time， let’s help Marvel conquer the teen dramedy realm with the WB's next smash hit…DAYS OF OUR （FUTURE） LIVESDramatis PersonaeSCOTT SUMMERS， a serious young man with the ability to shoot concussive energy blasts from his eyes—energy he can’t control due to a childhood accident that damaged his brain。 In a relationship with Jean Grey。JEAN GREY， a thoughtful young woman struggling to control her ability to read thoughts and move objects with her mind。 In a relationship with Scott Summers， but maybe interested in someone else。HENRY “HANK” MCCOY， a budding scientific genius whose enhanced strength， speed， and agility make him as athletically gifted as he is academically inclined。 Prone to antiquated oaths。 WARREN WORTHINGTON III， a wealthy scion of a famous American industrialist who soars through the skies on angel-like wings。 Confident that no woman can resist his charms。 BOBBY DRAKE， a bubbly， comical young man who can turn his body into solid ice and manipulate it in various ways。 Wrestling with his sexual identity。PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER， the founder of the Xavier School for the Gifted and a world-renowned scientist who is also the world’s most powerful telepath。 Loves Moira McTaggert。LOGAN， a teacher at the school whose skeleton is laced with the unbreakable metal adamantium and whose healing factor makes him almost impossible to beat。 Drinks， smokes， and doesn’t care about much…except maybe Jean Grey。MOIRA MCTAGGERT， a teacher at the school and expert in genetics。 Loves Professor Charles Xavier…and Sean Cassidy。SEAN CASSIDY， a teacher at the school who uses sonic screams to fly and generate concussive force attacks。 Loves Moira McTaggert。INT – CLASSROOM – DAYTIMEPROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER sits at the head of a classroom built into the sprawling mansion that serves as the Charles Xavier School for the Gifted。 Pale， weak beams of late-afternoon sunlight stream through windows that run nearly from floor to ceiling。 Bookshelves， neatly organized， ring the other walls。 Next to Professor Xavier sits a plain oak desk， well-built but unadorned。 Five students， SCOTT SUMMERS， JEAN GREY， BOBBY DRAKE， WARREN WORTHINGTON， and HENRY “HANK” MCCOY， listen in various states of attentiveness as the Professor speaks。 PROFESSOR X: Of course， in years past， this would simply have been an ethical thought experiment。 Now， however， with the emergence of mutants—with our emergence—we must wrestle with the uncomfortable possibility that someone might actually be able to travel back in time and murder Hitler in his crib。 BOBBY （whispering loudly to HENRY）: He knows it’s almost 5 o’clock， right？ And that it’s Friday， right？ Like， some evil mutant hasn’t taken over his brain and forced him to make our brains hurt right before we go drink ourselves into comas， right？HANK: I think he can hear you， Robert。BOBBY （still whispering loudly）: Duh， the guy’s a telepath—he can hear me even when I’m not talking。HANK: Then why are you whispering？BOBBY （shrugging）: I didn’t want to be rude。Professor X tents his fingers and stares at Bobby， who looks everywhere around the room except for at the Professor。 After a tense moment， the Professor smiles。PROFESSOR X: As a matter of fact， Bobby， I could。BOBBY （looking nervous）: Really？ PROFESSOR X: Quite easily。WARREN: Could what， Professor？JEAN: Make Bobby stand up in front of the class and sing “I’m a Little Teapot” while he pees his pants。BOBBY: Great。 Everyone’s a mind reader except for me。 I got the gluten-free cookies of powers。 SCOTT: Focus up， team—our lesson isn’t over。The door bursts open。 LOGAN leans in the doorway and looks up at the clock。 LOGAN: Wrong， Summers。 Five o’clock—you’re done for the day。 Right， Chuck？PROFESSOR X （frowning）: We might have been， but for Bobby’s untimely interruption。LOGAN: Rules are rules。PROFESSOR X: You’ve never been much for rules， Logan。LOGAN: I am when it’s beer o’clock。Logan turns and leaves。 The students stare at Professor X expectantly。 He sighs。 PROFESSOR X: Make sure you complete your reading assignment for Monday。 Go。The students leap to their feet， all except for Scott， and scramble for the door。PROFESSOR X: And Bobby？Bobby stops in the doorway and looks back， nervous。PROFESSOR X: Watch yourself—you can’t keep up with Logan。 And if you don’t do your reading， I’d consider wearing rubber shorts on Monday。Bobby nods and runs out of the room。SCOTT: Was that a joke， Professor？PROFESSOR X: I hope so。 It depends on Mr。 Drake’s willingness do what he is supposed to do。 The two stare at each other in silence for a moment。SCOTT: What’s the right answer， Professor？PROFESSOR X: To the Hitler question？ There is no single answer。 It’s wholly dependent on the individual’s morality。 SCOTT: But what would you do？PROFESSOR X: Truly？ I think I would end it before it began。 To be able to prevent so much suffering…The Professor shakes his head。PROFESSOR X: And you？Now Scott stares out the window， lost in thought。 PROFESSOR X: Scott？SCOTT （hesitant）: I don’t…I don’t think I could do it。 Our mission should always be to protect lives。 Professor X rolls over to the window and the two of them look out over the grounds of the estate together。PROFESSOR X: It’s a noble ideal。 I’d like to believe that’s possible in practice。INT。 – BAR – EVENINGLogan， Bobby， Henry， Warren， and Jean are sitting quietly at a table in a local dive bar。 The juke box is playing Journey’s “Any Way You Want It” over and over and over in the background。 Everyone has a beer in front of them， save for Jean， who is sipping a white wine， and Warren， who has a glass of red wine。HENRY （inclining his head toward the jukebox）: I assume， Robert， that you’re responsible for inflicting this repeated sonic assault on us？BOBBY: C’mon！ This is a classic！ It’s retro！ Retro， Hank！LOGAN: I’ll give you retro， kid。Logan reaches over， picks up Bobby’s beer， and quickly drains it， slamming the mug back down on the tabletop。BOBBY: Hey！ That wasn’t even a little retro。 Do you even know what that means？ And those cost money， you know。 Of which I have little。LOGAN: Relax—pretty boy’ll pick up the tab。WARREN: That’s presumptuous。 BOBBY: I don’t think so—you ARE pretty。Bobby signals the waiter for another drink。HENRY: Where’s Scott？Everyone looks at Jean。JEAN: He was talking to the Professor。 I’m sure he’ll be here soon。BOBBY: Yeah， it probably just takes a while to get his nose out of Xavier’s ass。 It’s huge。HENRY: I never thought the Professor had a particularly large derriere。 BOBBY: I meant Scotty’s nose。 That thing’s got its own gravity。HENRY: Well， well， Robert—making an intellectual joke。 I find it fascinating how intelligence is for you like pool and darts are for most people—you start out being average at best， but become demonstrably more adept after a couple of drinks。BOBBY: Wait until I’ve had five。HENRY: That’s when you descend back below your starting point。The waiter brings Bobby’s drink and the two exchange smiles。 The waiter walks away with one last backward glance at Bobby。BOBBY: Whatever。 It’s Friday， we’re out， and that waiter is， uh， yeah， that waiter is nice。WARREN: I didn’t actually say I was picking up the tab， you know。JEAN: Warren…WARREN: Okay—I’ve got it。 I was just messing with Bobby。BOBBY （quietly）: I wish you would…HENRY: What was that？BOBBY: Nothing—look， there’s Scott。Scott enters the bar and comes over to the table。 Before he sits down， the waiter comes over。WAITER: What can I get you？SCOTT: Just a glass of water—thanks。WAITER （nodding）: Can I do anything for anyone else？The waiter and Bobby exchange glances。 Bobby looks down at the table。LOGAN: Three more beers， two more glasses of wine， extra ice for dishrag’s water， and six shots of tequila。SCOTT: Logan， you know I don’t drink。LOGAN: I know， wild man。 Two of those shots are for me。The waiter bustles off to fulfill the order。 In the momentary silence， “Any Way You Want It” abruptly starts up again。 Scott looks at Bobby。SCOTT: Your doing？BOBBY: Always。HENRY: What kept you？Scott stares off into the distance。 HENRY: Scotty？SCOTT: Sorry。 I’m just…thinking about something。 Jean reaches over and touches Scott’s arm。 JEAN: It’s just a hypothetical—let it go。WARREN: I think I missed something。LOGAN: Summers has his knickers in a twist， just like always—does it matter why？HENRY: I assume， from what was either Jean’s astute observational skills in action or power-aided mind theft， that Scott is still wrestling with the Professor’s question。The waiter returns with the drinks。 Logan passes them around the table， keeping a beer and two shots for himself。LOGAN: It ain’t a tough decision—you kill the baby， save millions。 Drink up。Logan raises his first shot to the group and tips it back。 Everyone except for Scott follows suit。 Logan proceeds to down half of his beer。 Bobby tries to keep up， but starts to choke。 Warren pounds him on the back。 HENRY: It’s a moral conundrum， to be sure， but if you’re at all of a Bentham-esque turn of mind， I’m inclined to agree with Logan。BOBBY: I have no idea what you just said。Bobby finishes his beer， earning a nod from Logan， who does the same。WARREN: I mean， I wouldn’t want to have to do it myself， but I think it’s probably the right call。SCOTT: Jean？Jean looks troubled as she sips her wine。JEAN: I don’t know that I could do it。 But it would be the right thing to do。Logan raises his other shot and nods to Jean before downing it。 He then signals the waiter for another round。SCOTT: No。HENRY: You’re taking this way too seriously， fearless leader。 Hitler is already dead， you know。Scott shakes his head and pounds his fist on the table。SCOTT: No！The waiter hustles over。WAITER: Everything okay over here？Scott looks at the waiter， his strange， ruby-red sunglasses practically glowing。 WARREN: We’re fine。BOBBY: You’re fine。 You’re both fine。 We’re all fine。 Bobby tries to drink from his glass before realizing that it’s empty。 The waiter leaves。SCOTT: You know I respect all of you。 But you’re all wrong。 LOGAN: Suit yourself， Slim。 We all know you ain’t got the stomach to be a real leader。Scott stares at Logan， his expression blank。 The waiter returns with another round of drinks and shots。 Logan and Bobby enthusiastically down theirs， but the others don’t touch them。LOGAN: World likes nice guys。 You be one of those。 World needs guys who aren’t afraid to do the dirty work。 Logan looks at Jean and winks。LOGAN: Ladies do， too。 So I’ll be one of those。SCOTT: You’re out of line， Logan。 Logan pounds the table enthusiastically。 LOGAN: Lines！ Good idea。 Drake， I know you’re in。BOBBY: Yes。 Yes， I am into lines。 Bobby looks at Henry。BOBBY （whispers loudly）: What are lines？LOGAN: C’mon， ice balls—I’ll get you fixed up。Logan grabs Bobby by the arm and leads him toward the bathroom。 HENRY: Oh my stars and garters…I’d better go keep an eye on them。Henry follows the others to the bathroom。 SCOTT: He’s going to need help。 Scott follows Henry to the bathroom。 Jean sighs。 WARREN: Looks like it’s just you and me， Red。JEAN: It’ll never be just you and me。WARREN: Jeanie， I’m sorry about that。 I know I said—almost even did—some things I shouldn’t have。 And being drunk was no excuse。JEAN: You’re right—it wasn’t， and it isn’t。WARREN: I know。 I know。 It’s just that I…never mind。 I’m sorry。 JEAN: You have no idea how hard it is being the only woman in this group。WARREN: Harder than being a guy who has angel wings growing out of his back？JEAN: Yes。 A lot harder。WARREN: Fair enough—I was kidding。 Though it is tough， to be fair。 At least you look normal from head-to-toe。JEAN: I know。 I didn’t mean to snap—it’s just that I always feel like I’m being sized up。 Everyone’s got an agenda。 You want me to be a notch in your bedpost。 Bobby wants me be his cover story。 Hank…well， I think Hank’s in love with me。WARREN: Hank is definitely in love with you。JEAN: Scott， of course， is Scott。 WARREN: Scott’s in “I can’t function if Jean Grey isn’t my life partner and soulmate” with you。 And then there’s Logan…JEAN: He’s such a creep。 SUCH a creep。WARREN: True。 But you still kind of like him， don’t you？Jean looks down at her nearly empty glass and shrugs。 JEAN: No。 Yes。 I don’t know。 I love Scott。 I always will。 And I don’t want Logan—not in that way。 But， it’s like…it’s like those stupid candy pumpkins at Halloween。WARREN: You lost me。JEAN: Those things are terrible—they’re glowing orange and they taste like chemicals and have the worst aftertaste and make you nauseous for hours。 But， once you eat one， you just want more—you know they’re terrible for you and disgusting and you should just throw them away， but you just crave them and eat them non-stop until you remember how bad they are and you feel awful and wretched and stupid when you’re done。 WARREN: Are you talking about circus peanuts？ Those are gross。JEAN: No—the pumpkins！ The mallowcreme pumpkins！ Like candy corns。 Forget the pumpkins！ I just…argh！ Why is this so hard？WARREN: Kind of makes you wish Magneto would attack right now， doesn’t it？JEAN: At least when that happens， you know what’s right and what’s wrong。 Logan， Bobby， Henry， and Scott return from the bathroom。 Logan is grinning and wired， Bobby looks sick， Henry looks worried， and Scott looks grim。 WARREN: You’re back。 You don’t look so good， Bobby。BOBBY: Mom？JEAN: What did you do to him， Logan？LOGAN: Nothin’ he can’t handle。SCOTT: That’s debatable。 HENRY: We need to get Bobby some medical attention。 Soon。BOBBY: Mom？ SCOTT: Logan and I need to have a word first。 Outside。LOGAN: You ain’t got the guts。SCOTT: Try me。LOGAN: Same guy who wouldn’t kill Hitler？SCOTT: Outside。 Now。JEAN: Scott， don’t do this。SCOTT: Stay out of it， Jean。JEAN: Don’t talk to me like that。LOGAN: Tough guy when it comes to the ladies， aren’t you， Slim？Scott’s visor flares red。LOGAN: Don’t lose control。 Chuck wouldn’t like that。Jean grabs Scott’s arm。JEAN: Logan， back off。 Scott’s right—you’re way out of line。BOBBY: Grandma？ HENRY: We need help。 Now。Warren pulls out his phone。 HENRY: Don’t call 911。 I’m not sure if he can control his powers when he’s， um， whatever he is。 ‘Coked out’ would be the technical medical term， I guess。WARREN: Then what do we do？ HENRY: We need to call Moira。JEAN: She’ll tell the Professor。HENRY: Would you rather Bobby die？ Because we can put that on your conscience if you want。JEAN: Dammit。SCOTT: Warren—call Moira。 Tell her to meet us at the mansion。 Hank—you and Jean get Bobby into a cab and go。 Now。Warren dials。 Henry and Jean struggle to get Bobby， who’s on the verge of losing consciousness， to his feet。HENRY: What are you going to do？SCOTT: Logan and I will be right behind you。 Warren begins talking into the phone as he leads the way out of the bar， Henry and Jean trailing behind with Bobby propped up in between them。 Scott and Logan watch them go。LOGAN: Ain’t my fault he can’t heal himself like I can。SCOTT: You’re right—it’s just your fault that he ingested enough cocaine to kill a horse。 Or maybe a young man you’re supposed to be watching out for。LOGAN: A man makes his own decisions and accepts the consequences。 Hard to see that when you spend all day tryin’ to make other people’s decisions for ‘em， I guess。Scott and Logan stare at each other in silence。 LOGAN: It’s a dilemma， ain’t it？ You wanna blast me—want it so bad you can taste it—but doin’ that would tell everyone here what you are， and you ain’t gonna put yourself at risk like that。SCOTT: It’s not about me—it’s about Jean， Hank， Bobby， and the Professor。Logan grins。LOGAN: And me？SCOTT: It’s never about you no matter how much you want it to be。LOGAN: Jeanie might think different。Scott’s visor flares red again。SCOTT: If you ever touch her， we’ll find out whether your healing factor can regrow limbs。LOGAN: That a threat， Slim？SCOTT: It’s a promise。The two stand toe-to-toe， glaring。 After a moment， Logan smiles and pats Scott on the shoulder。LOGAN: Maybe you got a little fire in your belly after all， Summers。 Not enough to actually do anything if I decide I’m done dealing with your shit， but there’s somethin’ there。 Nurture it。 Grow it。 It’s your only chance to survive this shithole world。Logan heads to the door。LOGAN: I’ll get us a cab。Logan walks out。 Scott grinds his teeth。 The waiter approaches。 WAITER: I take it， uh， that’ll be all？ I’ve got the check…SCOTT: Yeah。 That’s all。 Scott hands the waiter a credit card。 The waiter walks away as Scott looks into his empty wallet。SCOTT: Thanks， Warren。 END OF ACT I 。。。more

Lance Grabmiller ，

Reliving my youth again。 Collects The Uncanny X-men #154-175 （February 1982 - November 1983）， The Uncanny X-men Annuals #6-7 （1982 and 1983）， part of Special Edition X-men 1 （1983）， Marvel Graphic Novel #5 （"God Loves， Man Kills"， 1982）， Wolverine #1-4 （September - December， 1982）， Magik #1-4 （December 1983 - April 1984）， X-men related entries from The Officcial Handbook to the Marvel Universe #1-15 （January 1983 - May 1984） and tons of other supplemental material。X-men #172-173 was what first s Reliving my youth again。 Collects The Uncanny X-men #154-175 （February 1982 - November 1983）， The Uncanny X-men Annuals #6-7 （1982 and 1983）， part of Special Edition X-men 1 （1983）， Marvel Graphic Novel #5 （"God Loves， Man Kills"， 1982）， Wolverine #1-4 （September - December， 1982）， Magik #1-4 （December 1983 - April 1984）， X-men related entries from The Officcial Handbook to the Marvel Universe #1-15 （January 1983 - May 1984） and tons of other supplemental material。X-men #172-173 was what first story really got me hooked on comics as a kid。 Wasn't the first comics I had， or even the first X-men， but these stories haunted me and made me a diehard X-men fan。 Was a joy to read them again。 A really outstanding stretch of material from Claremont - The Brood Saga， the first Wolverine miniseries， the introduction of the Morlocks， the introduction of Rogue as the newest X-man， the transformations of Storm and Illyana Rasputin， the "God Loves， Man Kills" graphic novel。 All amazing stuff。 Wasn't just nostalgia， but truly epic work from a master at the head of his game。 This is by far the greatest of the three omnibuses and really returns to greatness that hasn't really been seen since the end of the of the Dark Phoenix saga years earlier。 。。。more

Anna ，

Trust me when I tell you I'm getting all of these babies eventually。 Trust me when I tell you I'm getting all of these babies eventually。 。。。more

Josh Brown ，

The Brood。 Wolverine。 Magik。 Storm with a mohawk。 We're flying high right now。 The Brood。 Wolverine。 Magik。 Storm with a mohawk。 We're flying high right now。 。。。more

Sean Curley ，

Chris Claremont's first run on Marvel's Uncanny X-Men comic ran from 1976 to 1991， a period in which he more or less invented the X-Men as popular culture has come to know them， turning it from a struggling title revived after cancellation into a massive property that would dominate Marvel's publishing strategy for the next quarter-century （until the gods changed with the rise of Marvel Studios and the Avengers properties）。 The Omnibus series of Claremont's run now gets its third volume， coverin Chris Claremont's first run on Marvel's Uncanny X-Men comic ran from 1976 to 1991， a period in which he more or less invented the X-Men as popular culture has come to know them， turning it from a struggling title revived after cancellation into a massive property that would dominate Marvel's publishing strategy for the next quarter-century （until the gods changed with the rise of Marvel Studios and the Avengers properties）。 The Omnibus series of Claremont's run now gets its third volume， covering material published from February 1982 to March 1984 （in the main series， until November 1983）。 Volumes 1 & 2 were largely self-contained， but Volume 3 sees the X-Men's ancillary materials and spin-offs begin to make their presence felt （New Mutants， the companion title that launched in this period， is not collected here， though its characters' presence begins to be felt; if you are interested in those， investigate the New Mutants Classic collected editions）。Volume 3 continues to show Chris Claremont at the peak of his creative power， juggling numerous storylines and characters with apparent ease （over the years， the juggling act would wear a bit thin， unfortunately， but those days are a ways off）。 His most famous artistic collaborator and co-plotter， John Byrne， had long since moved on to other things （Fantastic Four， namely）， leaving this volume to be illustrated by a diverse roster of artists， including Claremont's original collaborator Dave Cockrum， his replacement Paul Smith， and smaller guest pencils from the likes of Bill Sienkiewicz （Claremont's future New Mutants collaborator， albeit without the highly distinctive style that he would pioneer there）; ancillary projects feature the likes of Frank Miller （then a rising star from his work on Daredevil）， Brent Anderson， and Sal Buscema。 Reading these volumes make for an interesting means of observing the development of artistic styles， as Marvel slowly turns away from the fairly uniform house style of the 1960s and 1970s into the 1980s， where stylistic distinction would soon become very common。 Paul Smith's expressive， somewhat cartoony pencils are the most interesting of the volume， in my opinion。 More detailed comments on the story content of this volume follow:（view spoiler）[UXM #154-157: Kicking off the volume with the appearance of the rogue Shi'ar princess Deathbird and her new allies， the Brood， who will be dominating presences in this volume。 Plot payoffs here include the reveal that Corsair is Cyclops' father， something that was first revealed to the audience over 50 issues prior。UXM #158: Claremont continues to incorporate Carol Danvers/Ms。 Marvel， whose solo series he wrote for a time， into his X-Men run， and Rogue， future mainstay of the team， makes her first appearance in an X-Men comic。UXM #159: And now for something completely different， the X-Men fight Dracula， who， as with so many villains （and， one might say， Claremont himself） is fixated on Storm。 This segment features one of my favourite bits in this whole volume， namely， the attempt by various characters to use crucifixes against Dracula， only to learn that that will not work if they don't believe in the religion behind the crucifix （Kitty Pryde remedies this by using her Star of David necklace）。UXM #161: Another major one-off story where， in the midst of the developing Brood arc， we get significant backstory for the relationship of Professor X and Magneto。 This issue goes a long way toward redefining Magneto into the comprehensible extremist that audiences have come to know and love。UXM #162-167: We now arrive at the Brood Saga proper， as the X-Men return to the stars to confront the fairly obviously inspired-by-the-Xenomorphs villains （who actually prefigure many developments for the Xenomorphs in the as-yet-unmade Aliens）。 There's some really soulful material here， such as Storm's burgeoning commitment to the fantastical spacedwelling species the Acanti （space whales， basically）， or the heroic fatalism of the protagonists as they commit themselves to one last great action in the face of seeming death （of course， they can't die， but they don't know that）。 This also sees significant developments for Carol Danvers， who gains a new powerset and a new mission as Binary， a hero too powerful to remain on Earth， lest she interfere too much with storytelling。UXM Annual #6: Dracula returns， once again with an eye for storm， and bringing with him some characters from Marv Wolfman's seminal 1970s Marvel horror comic Tomb of Dracula -- though readers of those omnibuses may be a bit piqued at the handling of female lead Rachel Van Helsing。X-Men: God Loves， Man Kills: Claremont and Brent Anderson deliver this famous graphic novel， which provided much of the basis for the 2003 film X2: X-Men United， pitting the X-Men against religious fanaticism。 This is the first of what would become something of a tradition （even a cliche）， the X-Men united with Magneto in common cause against an anti-mutant enemy。 It's quite a brutal story in some ways， opening with two prepubescent children being executed by gun-wielding thugs。UXM #168: With the arrival of the New Mutants to the X-Mansion， Kitty attempts to ward off being reassigned to them （perhaps Professor X should have stuck to his guns， particularly given the burgeoning attraction of Kitty to teammate Colossus， who's too old for this to be really comfortable reading）。 Also significantly， we see the debut of Madelyn Pryor， future retcon snarl， but at this point just a young woman who happens to look surprisingly like Jean Grey。UXM #169-170: Another piece of the X-Men's expanded world falls into place as Storm and a few companions venture into the sewers to fight Callisto and the Morlocks， placing the focus on Storm's gradually-developing turn away from her 'earth mother' person， becoming harder and more prone to violence。 The X-Men's rich gallery of female characters is commonly remarked upon; notable here how longtime X-Man angel is a dude in distress for two issues， and I don't think even has a line。UXM #171: As a variety of plots advance， the most notable development is the arrival at the X-Mansion of Rogue， whose acceptance into said mansion prompts Binary to sever her ties with the group， in a major test of Professor X's redemptive， generous philosophy。Wolverine #1-4: Chris Claremont teams up with Frank Miller to tell the tale of Wolverine's first major solo title （the first of many， many such spotlights for good old Logan）。 Miller's creations from Daredevil， the Hand， also appear， and Claremont and Miller introduce an array of new characters like Yukio and Lord Shingen。 This material would provide much of the inspiration for the 2013 film The Wolverine。 I have never been as big a fan of Miller as an artist as many; even here， relatively early on， his style is developing into something very blocky and often ugly。 But it's a very good story。UXM #172-173: Immediately following on the events of the Wolverine miniseries （any readers of Uncanny who weren't buying that might have been annoyed）， this is the story of Wolverine's abortive Japanese engagement -- though perhaps even more consequently， an epic team-up between Storm and Yukio leads to Storm debuting her mohawk hairstyle， which would define her look for most of the rest of the decade。UXM #174-175: The long-gestating arc around Madelyn Pryor finally pays off in a Cyclops showcase that， had Claremont been left to his own devices， would have given Scott Summers something of an exit and happy ending。 But then， to quote Don Michael Corleone， every time he thinks he's out， Marvel editorial and fan demand has other ideas。 But regardless， this is a great story。UXM Annual #7: An easy way to tell if a story is filler: does it feature the Impossible Man？Magik #1-4: The final ancillary title here， this Chris Claremont/Sal Buscema collaboration provides rather belated expansion on the events of Uncanny X-Men #160， where Illyana Rasputin， the baby sister of Colossus， was abducted into Limbo and， after being left behind for a moment， emerged the better part of a decade older。 In Magik， Claremont plunges deep into the mystical side of the X-Men universe he is building， and， with a rather grim fatalism， shows Illyana's struggle to retain her soul even as Lord Belasco， the demonic ruler of Limbo， is intent on making her into a weapon。 Essentially a four-issue piece of backstory （Illyana in the present day having long since become a New Mutant）， this is a rather uniquely focused and important storyline， given how some things would play out later。（hide spoiler）]And that's the end of Volume 3。 Well， we'll hopefully only have a year or two to wait until the release of Volume 4。 。。。more

Shannon Appelcline ，

My first X-Men comic was Rom #17 （and #18）， but after that I hunted down back issues， digging down to X-Men #138。 So， I missed out on the Dark Phoenix saga。 I got the entirely fascinating X-Men #141 that kicked off the Days of Future Past 。。。 but I couldn't find an affordable #142 for years later。 （My grandmother finally bought it for me， even though she didn't really approve of comics。） However it was only in the late #140s that I was able to regularly buy the comic， and so it was the #150s and My first X-Men comic was Rom #17 （and #18）， but after that I hunted down back issues， digging down to X-Men #138。 So， I missed out on the Dark Phoenix saga。 I got the entirely fascinating X-Men #141 that kicked off the Days of Future Past 。。。 but I couldn't find an affordable #142 for years later。 （My grandmother finally bought it for me， even though she didn't really approve of comics。） However it was only in the late #140s that I was able to regularly buy the comic， and so it was the #150s and the #160s that really won me over to the comic， from "Kitty's Fairy Tale" （in the last Omnibus）， to the paired space sagas here and the introduction of the New Mutants。 And， they were amazing: totally unlike anything else I'd seen in comics。 They covered fantasy， humor， and science fiction。 They introduced new characters， but also built on a rich history。 I've been eager to reread these groundbreaking stories for some time， and am thrilled that the Omnibuses finally reached this X-era。The Deathbird Saga （154-157）。 This space adventure shows the amazing potential of the X-Men in the early '80s。 It's got an interstellar empire， backstabbing politics， and a weird and scary new alien race in the Brood。 There are some rough bits here and there， which I suspect were a disconnect between Claremont & Cockrum， but this nonetheless is amazing， groundbreaking storytelling that still holds up today [8/10]。Shorts （158-161， A6）。 Back to Earth （158）， the X-Men focus on a number of subplots， from the revelation of Corsair to the return of Linda Danvers。 It's a nice issue that shows how skilled Claremont was at moving along a number of character arcs。 The fight between Linda and the Brotherhood may actually be the weakest part of the issue， though it's a nice character moment for Danvers [7/10]。 The Dracula story （159） is shocking for its juxtaposition of horror and the X-Men。 It's a nice moody issue， but not a particularly deep one; some time later， Dracula's return （Annual #6） hits largely the same notes [7/10]。 Chutes and Ladders （160） may be my favorite X-Men story of all time。 It's pretty shocking how much Claremont manages to fit into this tightly compressed story。 The timey-wimeyness is wonderful， as all the alternate versions of the X-Men， however it's nothing compared to the magnificent storyline he sets up for Illyana [10/10]。 Gold Rush （161） is almost as brilliant for its look at the first meeting between Xavier and Magnus， but even moreso for its recreation of Magnus as a truly sympathetic character， due to his history in the German concentration camps [9+/10]。The Brood Saga （162-168）。 In my opinion this remains one of the best X-Men sagas for a number of reasons。 First， we start off entirely en media res， something seen too infrequently in comics， particularly of this era。 Then， the plot is rather magnificently told with the individual issues feeling like they each have great closure， but fitting together like puzzle pieces; the Wolverine and Storm spotlights are particularly good。 Along the way， X-Men transforms into a high-end science-fiction comic， with the focus being on interstellar races （the brood and the acanthi）。 The result is overall storytelling that's not just enthralling， but very innovative as well。 [8/10] The return to Earth （167） is a nice coda to the saga， because it pays out the long-running question of who's been sleeping in Xavier's head and also links up to the New Mutants。 Some New Mutants lore is really needed to completely appreciate the issue， but so it goes [7+/10] And then "Jerk" （168） is one more coda， showing how the X-Men react to their return and why Kitty belongs in the X-Men。 It's another nice story， though not as notable as what came before it [7/10]。God Loves， Man Kills。 The Dark Phoenix Saga gets all the attention， but this graphic novel is at least as much of a masterpiece of Claremont's '80s X-Men writing。 All along， mutants have been used as a metaphor for the underprivileged in society， but this is the volume that makes it explicit， equating them to blacks and Jewish people alike。 It also features extremely human villains in Stryker and the Purifiers （both of whom continue to make waves decades later）， but if anything these humans are more dangerous than any other enemy the X-Men have faced， thanks to the dark， grittiness of this tale。 The artwork by Brent Anderson is also terrific: vastly superior to almost any comics of the time。 [9/10]Morlocks （169-170）。 This two-parter is crucial mainly for what it introduces to the X-Men mythos: the Morlocks， another imaginative and interesting Claremont invention。 The story itself， with a kidnapped Angel， is just minorly interesting until Ororo takes on Callisto in one of her greatest character-defining moments。 [6+/10]Rogue （171）。 The introduction of Rogue to the X-Men is superb for its deep continuity and for what it says about Professor X and the role of the X-Men [8/10]。Wolverine （mini-series）。 Claremont and Miller's original Wolverine miniseries is still astoundingly good。 The integration of Wolverine into Japan is perfect， especially with its combination of modern crime and ancient Samurai culture。 The characterization of Wolverine himself is also very strong。 Hand-in-hand， Miller really steps up with the artwork， especially in the final issue， which is sublime [9/10]。Wolverine's Wedding （172-173）。 This is a very nice continuation of the mini-series， but with X-Men。 What's particularly impressive is how Claremont manages to spotlight so many characters。 So we get the continuation of the plot with Wolverine and the crime families， even bringing in the Viper plot from New Mutants; then we get a nice arc of change for Storm; and finally we get a lovely acceptance of Rogue into the X-Men。 However my favorite may be a couple of panels of Madeline with Lockheed on page 722， long-before the character assassination that followed the appearance of X-Factor。 Overall， an excellent comic on many levels [8/10]。Dark Phoenix Returns （174-175）。 Three years later， it was very appropriate to return to the question of Dark Phoenix， and also to give answer to the questions about Madelyne （for a time， at least， as Claremont insisted on muddying the waters afterward）。 It's a nice mini-story， particularly for showing what a badass the highly trained Cyclops over。 Overall， a nice anniversary story that puts Jean Grey to rest once and for all （until the marketers got a hold of her for X-Factor。 [7+/10]。Scavenger Hunt （A7）。 One of the few classic Claremont X-Men stories that's totally not worth reading。 It's a long snipe hunter after the Impossible Man that's supposed to be funny and usually isn't。 Skip。 [1/10]。Magik！ X-Men #160 was amazing， but it left many questions unanswered， like what happened to Illyana in her 7 years in Limbo。 The answer could have totally sputtered out， but instead Claremont excels， offering a story almost as great as its predecessor。 Part of the joy is seeing these weird， warped version of the X-Men。 Part is seeing a bit more of timey-wimeyness。 But the best part of the story is simply the terrific depiction of Illyana's apprenticeship: how she went from being an innocent girl to the dark childe。 Sadly， when Illyana's story finally came to a close in Inferno some years later it wasn't nearly as good as what was set up here [8/10]Claremont obviously still has it in these stories， but his era of greatness was quickly coming to an end。 。。。more

Blindzider ，

Just about all of this was a reread for me， having read and owned nearly all of these issues contained within in one form or another。The first 1/3 has the X-Men fighting the Brood， an alien species clearly a rip-off of the Alien movie， however， Claremont uses it more to really test the X-Men and see how they react to an impending doom。 Between this multi-part story （which I felt was just a couple issues too long） and the ground-breaking God Loves， Man Kills graphic novel， this is some very grim Just about all of this was a reread for me， having read and owned nearly all of these issues contained within in one form or another。The first 1/3 has the X-Men fighting the Brood， an alien species clearly a rip-off of the Alien movie， however， Claremont uses it more to really test the X-Men and see how they react to an impending doom。 Between this multi-part story （which I felt was just a couple issues too long） and the ground-breaking God Loves， Man Kills graphic novel， this is some very grim stuff that you can really feel in the tone of the stories。 There's quite a bit of the hallmark characterization defined by the large amount of dialogue and thought balloons and to a lesser extent the narration （which I felt was less than 'normal' and can be a turn off for many。） Reading this stories again was very comforting， like visiting old friends who you haven't seen in awhile。This volume also contains a defining story for Wolverine， the mini-series with Frank Miller， where Logan is shown to have the nobility and honor of a "fallen samurai"。 This aspect of Wolverine really cemented my love for the character， that along with his constant battle for control over his inner beast。 Continuing from this is another grim story for him in the regular pages of the X-Men。There's also a reprinting of the four issue Magick miniseries which was new to me。 I've always been curious what happened to Illyana during that time in Limbo。 While the story and art were just fine， it was a letdown for me。 It just didn't seem to have the 'oompf' I was looking for。 The extras in the book are too numerous to mention， but all add some weight and quality to this omnibus volume， another highpoint for the X-Men。 。。。more

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