A comprehensive look at the reading order of X-men in OHC and Omnibus Format part 1
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- This video is more of a love letter to the X-men. Today I show off the collected editions of X-men in oversized Hardcovers and Omnibus editions. Collecting material from 1963 to 1992. I do a deep look as to what the content of the books and talk about what the reading order. I also suggest where to start reading X-men for new readers. Focusing purely on OHCs and Omnis, so keep that in mind, but I do mention where some trades fit in. I realize this video went longer than I originally intended, but that just shows how much I really love talking about X-men.
* UPDATED X-men Reading Order * : • X-men Reading Order Pa...
Because of your big Marvel reprint announcement I had to rewatch this video to see which X-Men omnibus I truly wanted. Thanks man your videos help me out so much!! Keep up the great work!
excstasy311 Hey I’m here too after the latest video!
Tyler Colony im here too
After 2 years of you posting this, I'm still very gratefull for this. It really helped me out! I've just started on my X-men reading adventure and so far it's great!
There is an updated one that starts this month!
Awesome video Omar , thanks for the great explanation of Xmen . I have always stayed away from it because of not knowing where to start
I hope I was able to help you!
Maaaaaaaan.... thank God for your reading order videos. I have watched them several times to come back and see what I'm missing after purchasing the cheaper books. I'm pretty much screwed with the Inferno Omni and the two X-men Claremont/Jim Lee Omni's they are definitely expensive books to get. I could kick myself for passing on Inferno at $150 shipped back in October 2019. That books Damn near $400 now. Smh
Be a little more patient on those omnis from Claremont and Lee. :)
really good video. I did my insulin injection. checked my cat for fleas and still got to watch and enjoy this video immensely. so thx again a lot of info & have a great day.
Thank you immensely for watching and hope your cats are flea free.
I checked him and no fleas just an itchy new collar with his name and phone number on it. He never wore one before so it's bugging him a little I guess. Better safe than sorry though he gets out sometimes and wonders the condo complex and he's a helper animal otherwise no pets allowed so not sure what will happen to him if he's caught wondering without a collar tag on him. thx for the concern though and I enjoy your stuff.
You got Aerith theme in the background awesome 👏🏽. Great video bro continue doing great videos
Thank you so much, as long as people keep watching, I will.
Nice to see x -men
Amazing video. My favourite youtube video. I'm only a few months into collecting the X-men but I've come to realise just how much awesomeness I've missed out on. I'm gonna go search for more of your X-men videos and I'm really looking forward to watching more. Great stuff 😄👍
Thank you so much for the kind words. Part two of this amazing run should be coming out next week or the week after. :)
Bro bro bro I just finished uncanny omnibus vol 1 and it’s awesome I am so glad I listened to you on that tip. Moving on the vol 2 and man I can’t wait. Chris and John really make you care about the team and you forget all about the book being 40 year old real quick. I listen you you from now on 👍🏻thanks
I'm so happy that you enjoyed the comics. Those are my jam for sure. :)
Xmen were a blast from the past for me. I seriously collected singles for Uncanny at issue #121 where Alpha Flight took on Xmen where I live. I thought it was awesome to have a setting I know about featured in a comic book. I collected up until 2000 when Andy Kubert was pencilling. I had to stop reading comic books all together because I started to take on big boy responsibilities. It kind of freaks me out that I actually read most of that material you presented. 4 years after stopping I started back up. Glad you brought up this stroll down memory lane.
Lloyd, thank you for the wonderful words. I'm glad I was able to make you remember those classic issues. Loved those John Byrne Alpha Flight issues.
Getting ready to start rebuilding my OHC collection.. THANKX MAN .. this was fun to watch & remember -- as well as informative.. much appreciated
You are more than welcomed. I hope you check out the rest of my comprehensive video series.
Thanks Omar! I was there collecting the comics from my newsstand from #94-168 when I was a kid and those were always the best memories of any of the monthly titles I bought. I'm also still hoping for a volume 4 omnibus to get me past #200. You really are enticing me to acquire some sort of volume that collects those two Omni's containing the Jim Lee stuff. Always enjoyed the soap-opera format of Claremont's writing of all these characters. I always liked that character-driven prose like Stephen King does with many of his protagonists.
You are absolutely right about Claremont's writing style. When I was young, that man was a God to me. I'm sure we will eventually get a Uncanny volume 4 and reprints of the Jim Lee omnis. Your post brought a smile to my face as Uncanny 168 was my first comic.
You need to do another couple videos, all about the other X-men titles that carry on from this video until the present today. We have to chat all about are favourite story lines. Also Omar I think we views need a new update on your manga & graphic novels whole collection? Awesome vid buddy.
I plan on doing more videos. This was just way too much fun for me to put together, since X-men is my passion. Thank you for watching and around October I will do an updated tour of my books.
Hey man thanks for these videos. I'll watch anything X-Men related on this channel. Very informative and very helpful. Looking forward to watching more!
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I plan on doing a second video in October after the release of Revolution.
Near Mint Condition looking forward to it!
I read X-Men in Masterworks of the early Claremont era. I appreciate your work of where to go after Fall of the Mutants tpb (before & after) to cover X-Men until the Image exodus. Thanks!
Thank you so much and I appreciate you checking out the video.
I wish they’d included the extra pages added to the Classic X-Men reprints and the back-up stories. Some of the vignette stories are pretty important to Claremont’s canon. The Volume 5 omnibus is either going to be most glaring gap in the X-Men omnibuses or one of its most important additions. There’s a big chunk of important issues between Vol. 4 and Mutant Massacre, including a lot of the original X-Factor.
2:58 - that time Magneto tried to basically pimp out his daughter(?) who he didn't know was his daughter to Namor.
LOL is she still considered his daughter, I thought that they were inhumans now... I hate most retcons :)
Thank you man out of everyone in UA-cam you’re video was the only one that helped me what to get. Jesus so many books what a headache
Thank you so much. There is an updated version of all this in six parts. :)
@@NearMintCondition I will definitely watch the other videos for sure!
Love the video. Like you I own all of these and I am so glad I bought them when I did. They are very expensive now.
Yeah, I'm just hoping that they reprint some of these for people that have never had a chance to read them.
This makes me want to read x-men, doubt it will happen soon but hey, it is a start! Great video Omar. :)
Stop watching this video and go read God Loves, Man Kills!!!
Can you do a post 92 read through please?
I plan on it. Probably in October after a couple more omnis have been released.
This is outstanding! I’ve wanted this without knowing.
i was a big Jim Lee fan as well. however, the one who really got me started reading/collecting X-Men was Marc Silvestri. you said very little about him. he did a lot for the X-Men and his art style is outstanding! i loved his run on Uncanny and even more when he left with the other guys to start Image with Cyber Force!
His outback years were my X-men years. He draws the best Wolverine so maybe I should make an artist spotlight on him.
I just got uncanny xmen vol 1 a month or so ago for $36 "damaged" from IST, thanks to your video I went snooping and found vol 2 "damaged" for $37 tonight... don't know whether to say thank you or eff you... so, thank you!
HAHAHAHAHA I'll take both. :)
I want that astonishing x men hardcover, too bad they let it go out oop
For sure, it's one of my favorite post Claremont runs. I'm sure a reprint is bound to happen.
These are so cool, thanks for showing these off and talking about all of them
Thank you so much for watching.
Love the berserk music in the background!
Me too! Me too! Great ears.
Really enjoyed your X-MEN walkthrough. Please feel free to do another one that goes into the Fabian Nicieza & Scott Lobdell years :)
You got it! I'll probably wait until the Cyclops and Jean omni come out or the X-men Revolution.
Near Mint Condition Cool. A lot of collected X-men stuff coming out this year. Can t wait!
For sure. Can't wait for all the X-men to be sitting on my shelf in Oversized format.
Thank you for the excellent overview!
Thank you for watching.
I always tell people to start with the first appearance of Gambit: Uncanny X-Men #266! Awesome jumping on point. Up until #350, that usually gives people a good chunk to work with.
would love a part 2 :)
I will definitely do one.
Love watching this knowing that Vol 4 of Uncanny has been solicited! Hopefully this means they’ll be closing the gap with I think one additional omnibus
I think we will get a volume 5. Or another name like MM Prologue.
Near Mint Condition man, I hope it’s 5 and then it just moves right into MM
Cooool! Very informative! Thanks :D
Thank you for watching!
Just watched your video and man, you did an AWESOME, excellent work here, good job! Keep up the good work and I'm SO Hyped for the post-image thingy you mentioned!
Thanks for watching, brother. I'm waiting on the Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix to get here and then I can record it. :)
Great!
Thanks Omar. 1 day could you do a video of whats not collected here but is in tp, or standard cover, or other collections. Thanks Boss im in kentucky as well 40 minutes from louisville.
Love your video's man, I've learned alot just by watching. Tell me if I'm wrong but I thought I heard the music from final fantasy 7 in the background.
You have some wonderful hearing. Thank you so much for the kind words.
How'd I miss this? X-cellent!
I'm doing an updated one starting in May.
@@NearMintCondition 👍 sounds good! Maybe a more comprehensive video with best options for omnibus vs. HC and where to avoid getting double dipped. Thx
Please do an avengers one also.
I thought about doing Avengers and I certainly will. Perhaps when Hickvengers volume 2 comes out.
Awesome video brother! !!! Thanks!
Thank you for watching and the kind words.
It makes a lot more sense now thanks
I’m personally digging the box sets more than omnibuses. They are so much easier to read and we are supposedly getting it next year. Day one for me
Oh yeah, X-men box set 1 comes out next March.
23:47... any true X-Men fan knows this panel...
My man!
Just had a look to see if you had done the post image days stuff with fatal attractions etc. Please please do it. I would love to watch it. Thanks again Omar. Awesome!!
I sure will. I've been waiting for a couple of more omnis and they are all out now for this year. :) So it's coming.
2:43 The X-Men Vol 1
3:36 The X-Men Vol 2
4:55 The Uncanny X-Men Vol 1
8:10 The Uncanny X-Men Vol 2
10:40 The Uncanny X-Men Vol 3
12:44 X-Men: Mutant Massacre
14:25 X-Men Fall of the Mutants
15:40 X-Men: Inferno Prologue, X-Men: Inferno, X-Men: Inferno Crossovers
16:25 X-Men Vol 1
18:15 X-Men Days of Future Present
19:38 X-Men X-Tinction Agenda
20:58 X-Men Vol 2
24:38 X-Men: Bishop's Crossing
Great video!! I really need to work to get some of these bad boys!
I'm sure eventually we will see a reprint of the books that are out of print. Regardless, happy hunting!
a suggestion: put the links of the site (amazon) where we can get these omnibuses
please, thank you
ministry of comics I absolutely can and usually do. Unfortunately some are out of print.
I just saw the first X-Men omnibus for sale for over $1000 yesterday.
When i dye i want my Haven to Be you'r RooM !!!!
Really cool vid. Very Helpful. Can you do more of these?
Thank you for watching and I do plan on doing more of these
So I’ve purchased uncanny x men omnibus vol 1 and 2 and can’t find 3 and I’m tired of waiting for a reprint, I’m also REALLY wanting to read legion quest and age of apocalypse stuff, so should i continue from where i am or can i pick up with legion quest or will i be lost?(sorry for making this so long)
You will not be lost. My advice to people is always pick up whats in print. If you luck out pick up the book that's out of print but don't pay over cover, because they will be reprinted.
Good news! 1-4all getting printed, with 1 getting a reprint this month!!!!
Bro an xmen vid with music from berserk in the background? U got me interested
Thatguy Latino my dood! The fact that you knew the Guts theme and became interested. We gonna be best friends!
Fantastic video.
Thank you so much.
@@NearMintCondition It's a fact.
Nice! I've Got the Uncanny X-men Omnibus #1-3 plus the Mutant Massacre full version that contains the whole series across all titles
volume 4 comes out in January.
I really hope there will be an updated video to this since some new omnibus has been printed over 2 years.
Hey Omar, thanks for the helpful video. (I don't expect you to remember me, but I was the dude who briefly talked European comics (Humanoids, Jodorowsky, Titan et al.) on one of your collection tour videos)
Forgive me if this is a tedious question, but as a relative X-Men novice whose favorite all-time X books are Remender's "Uncanny X-Force" and Spurrier's "X-Force" (X-Force vol 4), what other related arcs would you recommend for quality of storytelling (i.e. not necessarily historical importance or degree of influence)?
I do remember our conversation. :) I would strongly recommend Kyle and Yost New X-men and then their X-force book which began with Messiah Complex
I've heard great things about the K-Yost runs, and I've really enjoyed Brubaker's take on the X-Men; thanks for replying.
Any time! I just love talking comics!
These books are amazing but out of my price range. Any suggestions on where to find more affordable (used) x men omnibus?
ebay
Hey Omar cool video will you be doing more of this also did you read donny cates's first issue of venom
I will keep doing these, if that's what people want to see. And yes, I finally got around to reading Cates' Venom and really dug it, of course the art is stellar too.
Never read X-men before. Would it be safe to jump and start with Uncanny X-Men Volume 1?
It completely is safe to jump there.
Another great video! I was a huge fan of the 90s cartoon. With that being said, should I start reading X-men vol 1/2 omnibus to see the most Jim Lee art?
Quick question, if you had to pick would you recommend getting the Wedding of Cyclops & Phoenix OHC or the AoA Companion Omnibus? I have al the main ones besides the reprints that are coming in a few months!
It's really disappointing that Fall of the Mutants and Inferno can't be bought at cover price anymore. I wish they would reprint them :/
I’m going to push for a reprint when I talk to marvel.
Hi Omar, have been checking on your back videos for the previous week :). Your work is just awesome!
I am a bit confuse because I will be getting the Omnibus Vol. 1-4 from UXM coming later this year.
Does the Vol. 4 replace any of these (or the Vol. 4 are stories that have never been print in Omnibus before)?
It doesn't replace any of these. I will be updating this video later this year.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks!
Hey Omar, I just noticed that Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 and #2 are not Collected in the published Omnis. Do you know if they are included in any other HC and which ones are they?
Yeah Omar! Omnibro for life!
Hellz yeah!!
hey Omar! just recently started watching your vids and getting into your channel! you have a ton of great content! thanks for uploading and sharing~ Got a quick question, I just recently started getting into the X-Men and got my hands on Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 1, saw that Vol 2 and 3 are still out of print--you think there's a good chance of these getting reprinted any time soon?
First and foremost thank you so much for watching and commenting and the kind words. I absolutely think that they will reprint those books. Specially since the deal is almost done for the MCU and Fox acquisition. Unless you find them out in the wild, be patient is what I tell people. Volume 2 had two printings and volume 3 has only had one printing.
I gonna start with the chris Claremont era with the reprints. Where would the wolverine omnibus fit in and the x men a skinning soul tpb take place?
Wolverine will be in omnibus volume 3 right before issue 172. Skinning of Souls will be right before Wedding of Cyclops of Phoenix.
Nice video thanks
Thank you very much for taking the time to watch the video.
I am 36 and have never read comics. I decided to start collecting. I am looking at Uncanny X-Men vol. 2 and it has issues 19-35 and 600. Then vol. 3 has 111-121. I guess that it ok to miss all those issues?
I have been collecting movies, games, music and books since like 03. I really have no space for them now. So I want to collect comics. I guess I have no space for those either. haha But it's something different. I have some of the Ninja Turtles that are black and white and the first four Batman omnibus sets. I have a bunch pre ordered right now. Nancy Drew Omnibus, The X-Men omnibus vol. 1, Ultimate Spider-Man, The X-Men omnibus vol. 2, The Incredible Hulk omnibus, The Thing omnibus, The Amazing Spider-Man omnibus vol. 1, Batman The Silver Age omnibus vol. 1 and Ultimate X-Men omnibus vol. 1. So, A lot. haha
When I was a kid I would watch X-Men. Gambit was always a favorite. I think I have a thing of his also.
I’m here to help. I actually did an updated reading order of X-men that might help. That volume 2 seems to be from the Bendis run of uncanny. So it all gets confusing. The IDW Ninja Turtles are phenomenal, and you should check those out.
OMAR!!! Great freakin review. Good job. I do want to ask you and hopefully, you or someone else can reply. I got back into the X-Men comics during the Vol 2 era (October 1991). Is there a book that collects that era? If so, please point me into that direction. I cannot for the likes of me find anything besides the single issues. Thank you so much. CHEERS!
I'm answering my own question. The CC & JL vol 2 omnibus has 1 - 9. Great! Now, #10 - 95. LOL
Hi, what a great job you done there! I wanna ask like
where did you get all this? Im not living in us fyi so yea haha
Thank you so much for watching. I've been buying collected editions for 15 years. So for the most parts, I got these as they were coming out.
Omar Everything Always You Tube mention the Line up for the X-Men, 1: Cyclops 2: Marvel Girl: 3: Nightcrawler 4: Sunfire 5: Havok 6: Thunderbird, 6: Storm, The Giant Size X-Men, It will have the Death of Thundrebird on Krakow.
I love the line up, but where are Wolvie and Banshee?
@@NearMintCondition The Head Of MCU thinking having the Giant Size X-Men as the X-Men Movie, Also Check with David to see if Put the X-Men Gold in a Omnibus @ OHC i am Missing the rest of the Series.
Are you gonna do another reading order vid once the reprints of uncanny X-men omnis come out?
Yes sir. By end of year.
watched it again, thx again.
Are they ever gonna give inferno an omnibus or at least a reprint? Awesome collection love older X-Men stories
I'm thinking sometime we will get an omnibus.
Where do i purchase uncanny x men volume 3 from, i have 1 and 2 but 3 is super expensive on amazon and i can’t find it anywhere else
Right now your best bet is to wait for a reprint or if you luck out find it a local comic stores.
Near Mint Condition thank you!
Omar, do you recommend Claremont's run for newer readers? I think Miller's Daredevil is the only 70s/80s series that I really love, but after reading and enjoying the newer X-Men runs (Morrison was my favorite), I'm interested in reading the long run that defined/introduced so many of the classic characters.
I 100% recommend it to the new readers. It is the best BEST story I have ever read. Go with Uncanny volume 1.
@@NearMintCondition Thanks for the reply, I'll be sure to read it. Does the "X-Men Classic" omnibus run alongside the UXM omnibuses?
Hi, Omar! Does Marvel do reprints of OHC? I got the Inferno Prologue in second hand for 60 bucks and I was wondering if Inferno will ever be re-released.
They don't, but I can see if they can reprint some in Omnibus format.
@@NearMintCondition Like they did with Mutant Massacre?
Tomás Dias you got it!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thank you!!!
Thank you for watching, brother.
Near Mint Condition pls pls continue :)
Hi Omar, I am kind of starting to read X men comics and I love them. But all their classic omnibuses are out of stock, when do you think we will get back to print does omnibuses?
Mainly the Chris Claremont run is awesome.
I can tell you that the first omnibus is getting a reprint.
Is there a “best place” to squeeze the wolverine omnibus into this reading order? Or should I just treat that as it’s own thing
So informative thanks for this video
Thank you for watching.
Was someone playing Final Fantasy in the background? Also really awesome video.
Rev Hyrule thank you so much for the kind words. And Hellz yeah you got some good ears.
Sweetness, now to push the envelope. Was it VII? Each game has slightly different music I think it was VII or VIII?
I'm so jealous right now, need to collect them all & need to read at the start now, X-men has always been my favourite comic, what got me hooked was Jim lee's art work & the cartoon of course. Also having the action figs by toy biz, the collecting cards. I was to young to get the comics but read them later on. What do you thing of all the X titles coming out at this moment? Also with Wolverine coming back?
I absolutely love All New Wolverine. I think that's one of the best books out by Marvel. Woverine is my favorite character. So him coming back, I'm happy to see, but also hope it's a good story.
Yeah wolverine always been my favourite, have u started to collect the hunt for wolverine or r u waiting for it in trade. Yeah I also like all new wolverine, but she's going back to X-23. I also wonder what they be doing with old man logan, when wolverine comes back.
There looks to be a complete collection of the Hunt for Wolverine, so I may wait on that. I would be okay with Old Man Logan , Daken and Ultimate Wolverine disappearing for a while.
Any good Arcs where Beast is the main character? He’s my favorite X-men 🤷🏻♂️
You are probably looking for some X-factor issues or Beauty and the Beast mini series. Those would be your best bet.
Near Mint Condition what’s the best way to get the first 70 issues of X factor?
Beast is an important character in every one of the early 66 X-Men issues.
Thanks Omar this video is 💯🔥
Thank you for watching Jesse!!
I don't like how they are branding some omnibus as prologues. The Inferno Prologue omnibus could be perfectly titled X-Men: Outback.
Asgardian Wars absolutely IS an OHC. Same size as Mutant Massacre OHC.
Yep, I sold mine off and got the Epic instead. Hoping they'll include it in the 4th or 5th omni.
Would you recommend getting the X-men Fall of the Mutants Omnibus?
I absolutely would. I did my top 10 favorite X-men collected editions on the channel if you want to check that out.
Does the strong smell of ink ever bother you? I’m thinking of airing out my books a little.
Is this an appropriate list:
X-Men: Season One
Claremont Omnibus ONE...TWO... Three
Mutant Massacre TPB
Fall of the Mutants TPB
Inferno TPB
Jim Lee Omnibus ONE
X-Stinction Agenda TPB
Jim Lee Omnibus 2...
or should I stop and wait for a collection of X-Men Grand Design 1-6
Grand Design is an amazing read, but one you will appreciate so much more after reading these stories for yourself. That is a great reading order.
Man Marvel is all over the place on the X-Men books. Any chance we would see a straight Claremont Omnibus? Or will all his stuff just be in the Uncanny books?
I'm hoping by end of year we hear of something about that Uncanny X-men omnibus volume 4.
Nice video bud 👍
Thank you so much for the compliment and watching!
I love this video so much! Would you do one of these for Spider-Man?
I would be more than happy to, that was next on my list before I revisit the rest of the X-men OHCs and omnis.
Hey Omar, lately I’ve been trying to complete the collection in this video(minus the original two omnibus unless they reprint them) I have mostly everything or everything on preorder and opting to get the milestones instead of hunting the OHCs, but I was wondering where new mutants and Excalibur fit into this?
I was going to make a video when and where to read other titles like Excalibur and New Mutants... you can read Excalibur after Fall of the Mutants. :)
@@NearMintCondition thank you! I just got new mutants and Excalibur! Just waiting on uncanny vol 3 and the Claremont and Lee vol 1 to come in for me!
The uncanny xmen omnibus is really that good? I want to explore x men but is that really worth to buy? I’m having a hard time to decide. Can someone give me what is this really special thank you!
Wouldn't it be important to add some New Mutant reads as well?
I think about that and X-factor, but then I feel like they were all so disconnected even in their first crossover and second. By the time Inferno came around that's the one that I think brought the teams closer. I do need to make the video of when to start reading the different titles.
@@NearMintCondition yeah I get you. I skipped Excalibur when I went through them last year but glad I picked up NM and XF. The tie in for some of the later crossovers are great. Love the Demon Bear arc and Archangel became one of my favorite characters after not caring much for him as Angel.
Is there a chance of a Green Lantern Corps omnibus that ran concurrent when Johns was on GL?
Sadly probably not anymore since they should have sailed that ship years ago.
Again just started getting into this stuff. My wallet hurts...
But think of all the joy the stories will bring.
I know this video is old but did Rob edit this by any chance? I can hear FF VII music near the end.
LOL nope. Uncanny Omar is also a huge FF fan.
@@NearMintCondition I'm playing through the original right now since I'm on pc and the remake isn't on it yet.
I know this is late but there is an Asguardian Wars OHC.
Oh yeah, I sold it a long time ago when I thought we'd have Uncanny omni 4 by now.
Omar Which Episode does the She Ar Empire .
You are looking for Uncanny X-men omniibus 1-3.