The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 2
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Chris Claremont， Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new， all-different titan that conquered comicdom。 Now you can experience the thrills and excitement of their classic tales from "The Dark Phoenix Saga" to "Days of Future Past" -and so much more -in this enormous omnibus！ Including the debuts of X-universe mainstays Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde， the threat of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants， Magneto's return， Wolverine's first solo story and a rare Savage Land adventure -plus the original ending of "Dark Phoenix" and a host of bonus stories！ COLLECTING: X-MEN （1963） 132-141， X-MEN ANNUAL （1970） 4-5， UNCANNY X-MEN （1981） 142-153， AVENGERS ANNUAL （1967） 10， MARVEL FANFARE （1982） 1-4， MARVEL TREASURY EDITION （1974） 26-27， MARVEL TEAM-UP （1972） 100， BIZARRE ADVENTURES （1981） 27， PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY （1984） 1
Reviews
Chad
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I love how these editions are collecting Chris Claremont's peak X-Men straight through。 The first 3rd of this is his fantastic collaboration with John Byrne。 The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past are the two most iconic stories in the X-men's iconic past。 And then John Byrne ends his run on my first X-Men comic， Demon where Kitty Pryde is left alone in the mansion being chased by the N'Garai。 It's the first time you really get to see what a badass she could be。 Her fear also really shine I love how these editions are collecting Chris Claremont's peak X-Men straight through。 The first 3rd of this is his fantastic collaboration with John Byrne。 The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past are the two most iconic stories in the X-men's iconic past。 And then John Byrne ends his run on my first X-Men comic， Demon where Kitty Pryde is left alone in the mansion being chased by the N'Garai。 It's the first time you really get to see what a badass she could be。 Her fear also really shines through。 As an 8-year old boy this issue used to terrify me。John Byrne abruptly left the book after issue #143 so they brought back original All-New X-Men artist Dave Cockrum。 It has team-ups with the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man， along with the first time Spider-Man gets devolved into Man-Spider while traveling in the Savage Land。 The X-Men fight Dr。 Doom， Arcade， Magneto， and the Hellfire Club。 Some interesting groundwork gets laid that affect the X-Men years later like when Magneto crushes a Russian sub and the inkling of the Reavers is formed when Cole makes his first appearance。 He was a Hellfire Club henchman that Wolverine mauled during The Dark Phoenix Saga and needed to have his limbs replaced with cybernetics。 Rogue's first appearance also begins some things that will affect her and Carol Danvers （Captain Marvel） for years。 I also enjoyed how Kitty Pryde kept making these awful costumes that only a 13-year old girl would come up with。I'm really digging these Omnibus editions。 I love all the extras added， including the letters pages。 I love how one issue had a letter from Kurt Busiek and he was complaining about Jean Grey's treatment and was dropping the book。 Plus， there's these little oddball stories I never knew existed like the black and white stories from Bizarre Adventures。 Seeing the original version of How The Dark Phoenix Saga ended was really neat too。 I do think Jim Shooter was correct in making them change it though。 。。。more
Bonnie G。
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I mean truly an amazing volume that has great stories from Marvel Fanfare， alternate endings and great quips by writers and creators regarding the dark Phoenix story line。Also I can’t believe Hellfire Snuck into comics like they did- so kinky！
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review） 3。75I get that this is held in very high regard by the X-men and comics community at large， although this was a slog to get through for me。 I've mentioned on a number of occasions in my reviews that I like me some wordy comic books。 If there is little to read， and you can flick through an issue in a few minutes， regardless of the quality of the art， I'm gonna feel pretty cheated。 Chris Claremont unfortunately， pushes my love of words to extremes， and frequently too far。 The （Zero spoiler review） 3。75I get that this is held in very high regard by the X-men and comics community at large， although this was a slog to get through for me。 I've mentioned on a number of occasions in my reviews that I like me some wordy comic books。 If there is little to read， and you can flick through an issue in a few minutes， regardless of the quality of the art， I'm gonna feel pretty cheated。 Chris Claremont unfortunately， pushes my love of words to extremes， and frequently too far。 The man's ability to endlessly exposit and fill a page is really something to behold， yet I couldn't help but thinking。 on numerous occasions， that the pacing and flow of the story would have been significantly improved if the editors were a little more discerning when it came to the cuts。 I shouldn't have felt weary， or was counting the pages to get to the end of an issue because it was just too darn long。 Most of these stories are very good， and they are well executed， yet this was a classic example of too much of a good thing， for me at least anyway。 The other main point throughout that needs to be discussed is the art。 Whilst artist changes are a sad inevitability of this industry， I mentioned in my review for omnibus one that assigning similar artists to titles seemed to be much more of a going concern。 Artist changes aren't as jarring here as they are with modern titles。 Maybe its the growing array of different art styles working their way into comics， but a change of artists doesn't bother me as much here as in later decades。 That said， the change from John Byrne to Dave Cockrum wasn't so much to my liking。 This was my first encounter with John Byrne's art， and I have to say， I rather liked it。 The man can draw。 Although when Cockrum came on board， there was a noticeable drop in quality。 Sure， he improved issue on issue， although when Brett Anderson came on board for some specials towards the end， it was a pleasant change， as Anderson's art was exquisite as well。 All in all， obviously a much loved and heralded collection， yet when I got into comics， I had on interest in superhero stories。 They have just never really appealed。 Maybe its me wanting something a little darker， a little more risqué。 Something that certainly wasn't going to be happening in 1980。 Either way， everyone needs to read these stories regardless， and make up your own mind。 3。75/5OmniBen。 。。。more
ArabellaGray271
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What an amazing series。 This volume in particular has so many iconic stories in it， including the Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past。 An absolute must read for comic fans
Rob Frisco
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OMG！！ Finally！ So much writing。 I don't know how I did it as a kid reading all that material。 Anyway， it was a blast。 Now， off to vol 3。 OMG！！ Finally！ So much writing。 I don't know how I did it as a kid reading all that material。 Anyway， it was a blast。 Now， off to vol 3。 。。。more
Mark A Powell
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Two of the most iconic storylines （Dark Phoenix and DOFP） presented in an impressive format。 I could do without all the extras， but I get why they’re here。
Tamas O'Doughda
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Still amazing， but I think I OD'd on comics by reading two omnibuses back to back。 This one took a while longer to get through， and felt a teensy bit like a chore， despite really enjoying the content。 That's not on the comics or their quality， it's more on me being anal and having to read something straight through without pausing for breaks。 I'm sure if I was reading these issue by issue with a month between， it would never feel too arduous。 SPOILERS BELOWWhat I really admire in this volume （an Still amazing， but I think I OD'd on comics by reading two omnibuses back to back。 This one took a while longer to get through， and felt a teensy bit like a chore， despite really enjoying the content。 That's not on the comics or their quality， it's more on me being anal and having to read something straight through without pausing for breaks。 I'm sure if I was reading these issue by issue with a month between， it would never feel too arduous。 SPOILERS BELOWWhat I really admire in this volume （and didn't know going in， given that I only knew the X-Men through cartoon and movie form before reading omnibus #1 last month） is that Jean Grey dies！ Wow。 I always complain that the major flaw in superhero stories that keeps me from loving them is that there's really nothing at stake。 Sure， there will be obstacles and a side character the hero loves might die。 But you know， for the sake of serializing and keeping the story going （and now， with lucrative film franchises， keeping that cash flowing！）， the hero will always win/survive whatever is thrown at them。 Sure， it's fun to see how they overcome the problems and obstacles。 But the ending is never surprising or in question。 Well， surprise I was， and that's what I love about X-Men。 I was genuinely surprised to see Jean perish and learn that in the comics she has been dead for the past 40 years。 None of the audiovisual renderings of the X-Men have had the guts to do this。 I felt real sadness for Cyclops and the others。 Kudos to Chris Claremont and the team。Also， there's a Storm and Black Panther comic included here。 They meet because Storm comes across young T'Challa being attacked by a group of white men in police uniforms。 And guess what？ She says， "Are those enslavers or police？ Either way， that young man needs my help and I'm going to give it to him。" She doesn't automatically assume that the young black man is a threat or did something to merit being attacked。 She sees he's the victim of a cruel and corrupt system of police violence。 This is the shit we're seeing through social media and smartphones now helping capture corrupt， terroristic policing。 It's been going on for centuries。 Heartbreaking。 In the comic book world， it's inspiring to see Storm spring into action， take flight for the first time， help save the day， and bond with T'Challa。 But in the real world， could I be so brave and take action like Storm if I saw something heinous happening， like George Floyd being murdered？ I want to say yes， but you don't know what you're made of until being in that position。 So， we have Storm showing us an ideal of what we'd like to see in ourselves。 And the hope you could be so righteous。 。。。more
Ricky Whitman
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Great classic comic omnibus。 There is just too much dialogue and explanation sometimes， where the artwork gives the same message。
Adam Williams
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This is peak Claremontian X-Men， pretty much essential reading for X-Men fans。 From Dark Phoenix， the introduction of Kitty Pryde， the Hellfire Club， Days of Future Past， to some fun bonus content including the introduction of Rogue， the positioning of Carol Danvers in X-Men territory for a while after her shameful mistreatment in the Avengers， and the original ending of the Dark Phoenix saga， rightfully scrapped。 There isn't much more to say about it， but this is influential and very enjoyable This is peak Claremontian X-Men， pretty much essential reading for X-Men fans。 From Dark Phoenix， the introduction of Kitty Pryde， the Hellfire Club， Days of Future Past， to some fun bonus content including the introduction of Rogue， the positioning of Carol Danvers in X-Men territory for a while after her shameful mistreatment in the Avengers， and the original ending of the Dark Phoenix saga， rightfully scrapped。 There isn't much more to say about it， but this is influential and very enjoyable stuff。 。。。more
Hunter Johnson
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The Byrne stuff is incredible。 Cockrum， IMO， didn't return to his stride until the fairy tail。 And the supplements I'd've rather replaced with the bonus material from Classic X-Men。 But Claremont keeps it 5 stars， even with the insane amount of exposition。 The Byrne stuff is incredible。 Cockrum， IMO， didn't return to his stride until the fairy tail。 And the supplements I'd've rather replaced with the bonus material from Classic X-Men。 But Claremont keeps it 5 stars， even with the insane amount of exposition。 。。。more
Max Driffill
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These Marvel omnibus editions have been great。 From the reproduction of the letter pages to the additional content in the back of the books （artist sketches， interviews， scripts， alternate editions） to the shear volume of storytelling pages in each edition。 These are very much worth the money。 Volume 2 of Chris Claremont’s X-Men run is no exception。 In fact it may even be one of the best of these Marvel Omnibuses given all the extra content it provides。 This work has at least 3 major fan favorit These Marvel omnibus editions have been great。 From the reproduction of the letter pages to the additional content in the back of the books （artist sketches， interviews， scripts， alternate editions） to the shear volume of storytelling pages in each edition。 These are very much worth the money。 Volume 2 of Chris Claremont’s X-Men run is no exception。 In fact it may even be one of the best of these Marvel Omnibuses given all the extra content it provides。 This work has at least 3 major fan favorite events。 There is the Dark Phoenix Saga。 Days of Future Past （a mere two issue arc that is so well executed and efficient it has captured the minds of Mutant fandom for several generations）， and the introduction and development of Kitty Pryde。 If this volume only did that， it would be enough。 But it also fills in the spaces between those story lines with the kind of character building that made X-Men Marvel’s uncanny flagship for more than a decade。 Also， one forgets， or at least I forgot how varied and delightfully strange the stories were。 If you are an X-Men fan this is a collection you need。 。。。more
James
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Finally done！！！ Had a lot going on this past week but I made it through。 First， for any new comic book readers out there that may be reading this review， I will say that these older comics do reiterate stuff a lot。 Marvel back then figured any one of these issues could be some kids first time buying it， therefore they did a lot of recapping of what happened before and retelling you the characters abilities。 This makes these issues take longer to read than current comics。 With that being said， I Finally done！！！ Had a lot going on this past week but I made it through。 First， for any new comic book readers out there that may be reading this review， I will say that these older comics do reiterate stuff a lot。 Marvel back then figured any one of these issues could be some kids first time buying it， therefore they did a lot of recapping of what happened before and retelling you the characters abilities。 This makes these issues take longer to read than current comics。 With that being said， I had so much fun reading this。 Loved seeing what the X-men were up to in the early days。 I already hold the X-men as my favorite team and really liked characters like Kurt and Kitty。 Reading this makes me like then even more。 I had already read the trades for Dark Phoenix saga， Days of Future past and read the facsimile of Avenges annual 10。 It was cool re-reading those as they were really good。 Definitely was excited to get to the rest that I hadn’t read。 So many adventures to be had。 Anyone interested in the mutants or already a X fan， these stories are highly recommended。 Can’t wait for the 3rd omnibus to drop next month！！ 。。。more
Richard
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This second volume opens fast and strong， starting with the two most famous X-Men stories of all time， X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga and X-Men: Days of Future Past。 We see Kitty Pryde join the X-Men and there’s a lot of Hellfire Club action。 The beginning is definitely the high point of the book and the quality dips a lot after that （possibly even more than the first volume）， with many of the stories being forgettable and repetitive。 They once again battle Magneto， once again fight Arcade， and th This second volume opens fast and strong， starting with the two most famous X-Men stories of all time， X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga and X-Men: Days of Future Past。 We see Kitty Pryde join the X-Men and there’s a lot of Hellfire Club action。 The beginning is definitely the high point of the book and the quality dips a lot after that （possibly even more than the first volume）， with many of the stories being forgettable and repetitive。 They once again battle Magneto， once again fight Arcade， and there’s yet another way-too-long adventure in the Savage Land。 But， there were notable elements though！ I loved the fact that Storm’s role is much stronger and more present。 There’s a great Avengers story that provides the introduction of Rogue and has an exciting battle with the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants。 It’s been fun revisiting these classic X-Men days！ 。。。more
Michael Emond
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Not only does this omnibus contain THE BEST X-Men story ever （the Dark Phoenix saga） not only does it contain the amazing return of the original New X-Men artist Dave Cockrum but the delight （for me who had read those stories before） was it contains so many extra goodies to thrill even the most well read X-Men fan。 The four issue run in Marvel Fanfare。 An Avengers annual drawn by Michael Golden at the top of his artistic powers。 Some little shorts of the X-Men I have never read before - one draw Not only does this omnibus contain THE BEST X-Men story ever （the Dark Phoenix saga） not only does it contain the amazing return of the original New X-Men artist Dave Cockrum but the delight （for me who had read those stories before） was it contains so many extra goodies to thrill even the most well read X-Men fan。 The four issue run in Marvel Fanfare。 An Avengers annual drawn by Michael Golden at the top of his artistic powers。 Some little shorts of the X-Men I have never read before - one drawn by John Byrne！ It was uncovering a lost Van Gogh。I was a little worried buying this because I HAVE read many of these stories before but I wanted a nice collection。 After getting it and seeing all the extras I was SUPER pleased I got it。 。。。more
Aildiin
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There are some good parts but not has aged well。。。
Lisa
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Gabalis
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Claremont， Byrne and Cockrum carry the X-Men to a new Era， letting that group of teenagers fighting super bad guys go and putting together a team of adults with their own baggage， problems， motivations and so forth。 Many X-Men fans will tell you to start reading the "Claremont run" and there's a good reason for that。 The events and adventures this characters go through now have a real consequence to them， it wears them out， change the way they see the world， makes them question themselves。 We're Claremont， Byrne and Cockrum carry the X-Men to a new Era， letting that group of teenagers fighting super bad guys go and putting together a team of adults with their own baggage， problems， motivations and so forth。 Many X-Men fans will tell you to start reading the "Claremont run" and there's a good reason for that。 The events and adventures this characters go through now have a real consequence to them， it wears them out， change the way they see the world， makes them question themselves。 We're clearly out of the Silver Age comics now。It's also with Claremont that the X-Men start going to space a face menaces way beyond their league， and that's when people start to， well， die。As usual， here's a list of my favorite stories contained in this volume:-The rise （beginning on the last volume）， appearance and fall （in this volume） of Dark Phoenix beggining in "Too Late， the Heroes！" in #134， #135， #136， #137。-A grim， grim future for the X-Men in "Days of Future Past" in #141， #142。-Sprite has to fight a relentless， eldritch N'Garai demon from another dimension all alone in "Demon" #143。-Cyclops has to overcome his fears by teaming up with Man-Thing in "Even in Death。。。" #144。-A solitary， childish mutant is desperate to find a friend in "Cry， Mutant！" #148-Terrible things lurks deep within the underground ruins of Magneto's base in "And the Dead Shall Bury the Living！" #149。-One of the most emotional stories from this period and great character development for Magneto in "I， Magneto。。。" #150。 。。。more
Jerome Gordon
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The best out of the trilogy。 Here is the first appearance of Emma Frost， Sebastian Shaw and Dark Phoenix。 Also the Dark Phoenix Saga concludes here。
Cameron H
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It's pretty astounding that "Days of Future Past" came out only 5 months after "The Dark Phoenix Saga。" Claremont was on fire in 1980！I also think it's hilarious that Scott Summers' secondary mutation is apparently ghosting girlfriends。Of course， Colleen Wing will go on to bigger and better things， but Aleytys Forrester， we hardly knew you。Hopefully things will work out for him and this Madelyne Pryor I've heard so much about。。。 It's pretty astounding that "Days of Future Past" came out only 5 months after "The Dark Phoenix Saga。" Claremont was on fire in 1980！I also think it's hilarious that Scott Summers' secondary mutation is apparently ghosting girlfriends。Of course， Colleen Wing will go on to bigger and better things， but Aleytys Forrester， we hardly knew you。Hopefully things will work out for him and this Madelyne Pryor I've heard so much about。。。 。。。more
Sean Gibson
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I had grand visions of giving this volume of X-Men the "Doctor， Doctor" treatment， but I fear spare time has been about as abundant in my life as unicorn hamburgers （sadly）。 Rest assured， however， that I’ll gin something up for Vol。 3， and it’ll make Doctor， Doctor look like Everybody Loves Raymond （whatever that means）。 In the meantime， I’ll just say this: the Dark Phoenix Saga was the very first comic story I read when I was 10 and it informed my idea of what a comic book was， so I may be bias I had grand visions of giving this volume of X-Men the "Doctor， Doctor" treatment， but I fear spare time has been about as abundant in my life as unicorn hamburgers （sadly）。 Rest assured， however， that I’ll gin something up for Vol。 3， and it’ll make Doctor， Doctor look like Everybody Loves Raymond （whatever that means）。 In the meantime， I’ll just say this: the Dark Phoenix Saga was the very first comic story I read when I was 10 and it informed my idea of what a comic book was， so I may be biased。 That said， every story in this volume is emblematic of what I love about superhero team comics: grand， epic adventures combined with deep character building and soap opera drama。 Yes， there’s the annoying every-issue recap of who everyone is and what’s going on （a reflection of the fact that， when these stories were originally published， editorial dictates mandated those features because 1） comic specialty shops were not yet in vogue and distribution was hit or miss， so it wasn’t a given that someone would know what had happened previously; and 2） comic readership turned over much more frequently， so the likelihood that a given issue was someone’s first was higher）， but that’s a minor issue when stacked against the breathtaking imagination of Messrs。 Claremont and Byrne and Claremont’s knack for characterization （not to mention creating strong female characters—something very few of his contemporaries even thought about doing）。 （Side note: there are approximately 8 million words per page （rough estimate） here， which will be jarring for those of you who came to the comics scene later on; that’s partially a reflection of the era， and partially a reflection of the fact that Claremont is just one verbose bastard。 I dig it， but it may not be for everyone。）For those of you who only know the X-Men from movies， you’ll find a lot of plot points were lifted from these （and later） Claremont yarns。 。。。more
Paul
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Hard to say anything that hasn't been said a million times before， but this was incredible！ Chris Clairemont's evocative story-telling， coupled with the art of John Byrne， Dave Cockrum， Brent Anderson， and the rest is really amazing。 It was great to be able to read the Dark Phoenix saga， and the Days Of Future Past story。 I think reading through this period of X-Men is necessary for an understanding of the franchise as a whole， and I can't wait to plow through volume 3。 Hard to say anything that hasn't been said a million times before， but this was incredible！ Chris Clairemont's evocative story-telling， coupled with the art of John Byrne， Dave Cockrum， Brent Anderson， and the rest is really amazing。 It was great to be able to read the Dark Phoenix saga， and the Days Of Future Past story。 I think reading through this period of X-Men is necessary for an understanding of the franchise as a whole， and I can't wait to plow through volume 3。 。。。more
Sara
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It's always great when you finally catch up on some classic thing everyone has always said is The Best Ever and find that it is truly everything they say， and holds up really well。 Now I'm crazily wondering how long it would take me to keep going and actually read all the rest of the Claremont stuff from his sixteen-year run on the comic。 It's always great when you finally catch up on some classic thing everyone has always said is The Best Ever and find that it is truly everything they say， and holds up really well。 Now I'm crazily wondering how long it would take me to keep going and actually read all the rest of the Claremont stuff from his sixteen-year run on the comic。 。。。more
Rumi Bossche
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great fun ！ but there is a big but， there are alot of annuals in this one for completion sake， and alot of it is very bad， i was just strugling to finish them， for the rest， great stuff with Days of Future Past， Phoenix Saga and alot of classic issues。
Lance Grabmiller
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Reliving my youth （again）。 Collects The Uncanny X-Men #132-153 （April 1980 - January 1982）， The Uncanny X-Men Annuals #4-5 （1980 and 1981）， The Avengers Annual #10 （1981）， Marvel Fanfare #1-4 （March 1982 - September 1982） as well as material from marvel Treasury Edition #26 and 27 （1980）， Marvel Team-Up #100 （December 1980）， Bizarre Adventures #27 （July 1981） and Phoenix: The Untold Story #1 （April 1984）。Begins with the conclusion of the Dark Phoenix Saga （begun in the first Omnibus） and follows Reliving my youth （again）。 Collects The Uncanny X-Men #132-153 （April 1980 - January 1982）， The Uncanny X-Men Annuals #4-5 （1980 and 1981）， The Avengers Annual #10 （1981）， Marvel Fanfare #1-4 （March 1982 - September 1982） as well as material from marvel Treasury Edition #26 and 27 （1980）， Marvel Team-Up #100 （December 1980）， Bizarre Adventures #27 （July 1981） and Phoenix: The Untold Story #1 （April 1984）。Begins with the conclusion of the Dark Phoenix Saga （begun in the first Omnibus） and follows pretty quickly with the Days of Future Past storyline （#141-142）， two very strong entries in the classic Chris Claremont era。 After that the volume seems to wander a bit， with the Marvel Fanfare four issue story arc marking a major interruption in the flow （even in the writing， it doesn't quite know where it wants to be in the timeline）。 That said， the inclusion of The Avengers Annual #10 is perfect （since Rogue， and what she did to Carol Danvers， plays a major role in the X-men universe a few years later） and the Treasury Edition material is a perfect silly follow-up to "Kitty's Fairy Tale" （#153）。The Dark Phoenix Saga was one of the saddest things I ever read as a child。 Right up there with Charlotte's Web and Bridge to Terabithia and it was nice to revisit it。 Though my tastes are much different now， I'm very happy with my young self for falling in with Chris Claremont's character driven stories， which weren't the common fare in comics once upon a time。 There is still something magical about them today。 These were so magical to me at the time that when the retconned Jean Grey's death （in 1986）， it was the beginning of the end for my early comic collecting career。 The spell was broken。 Trust had been betrayed。 Straw one， let's say。 A few more piled on in the next couple years and I gave up collecting in 1988。 Nice to see this all live again in my mind。 。。。more
Kelly McCubbin
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With both The Death of Jean Grey and Days of Future Past included， this Omnibus contains， arguably， the most famous long form comic stories ever。 And those stories are startling bursts of creativity。 It is easy to see how the industry had to take notice。 And how the cult of X-Men would form。But that all said， there is a lot of fluff in here。 After the aforementioned stories， John Byrne leaves and the writing becomes unmoored for quite a while。 Dave Cochram is certainly a fine replacement as arti With both The Death of Jean Grey and Days of Future Past included， this Omnibus contains， arguably， the most famous long form comic stories ever。 And those stories are startling bursts of creativity。 It is easy to see how the industry had to take notice。 And how the cult of X-Men would form。But that all said， there is a lot of fluff in here。 After the aforementioned stories， John Byrne leaves and the writing becomes unmoored for quite a while。 Dave Cochram is certainly a fine replacement as artist （having actually started this run with Chris Claremont prior to Byrne's involvement）， but the stories begin to lose their drive with Claremont writing alone。 Still a fine shaper of character， the narrative flow starts getting put in the background。 Often only Byrne's brilliant creation， Kitty Pryde， saves the book。Claremont does seem to be finding his footing again towards the end of this and I look forward to Volume 3。 。。。more
Justin
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At last we have the second in what I very much hope is a long line of Uncanny X-Men Omnibus hardcovers。 This hefty volume includes issue 132-153， Annuals 4-5， Avengers Annual 10 （the first Rogue appearance）， Marvel Fanfare 1-4 and a boatload of extras， all brilliantly recolored and on high quality paper。 It even has the original letters pages， one of which features a note from a young and disgruntled Kurt Busiek swearing off the title。This volume contains some of Chris Claremont's most enduring At last we have the second in what I very much hope is a long line of Uncanny X-Men Omnibus hardcovers。 This hefty volume includes issue 132-153， Annuals 4-5， Avengers Annual 10 （the first Rogue appearance）， Marvel Fanfare 1-4 and a boatload of extras， all brilliantly recolored and on high quality paper。 It even has the original letters pages， one of which features a note from a young and disgruntled Kurt Busiek swearing off the title。This volume contains some of Chris Claremont's most enduring stories， such as the Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past， but it has some issues that just haven't aged very well too。 The artwork is uneven as well。 I won't minimize Dave Cockrum's role in creating the Uncanny X-Men， but going from John Byrne to Cockrum was a step backwards。 Michael Golden's art in the Marvel Fanfare issues was incredible though。Even with some hit and miss issues， this is still an essential run of this essential series， and as usual Marvel put together a really fantastic Omnibus。 If you've collected the other X-Men Omnibus hardcovers， you already know you need this one。 。。。more
Davide Quartucci
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Saga della Fenice Nera， c'è da aggiungere altro？ Saga della Fenice Nera， c'è da aggiungere altro？ 。。。more
Josh Brown
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Welp that Phoenix Saga was the best thing ever and really lived up to the hype。（Read on Marvel Unlimited）
Seamus O'Keeffe
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The best of the best。 To put it simply these are my X-Men
Jameson
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