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X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus

X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus

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The first X-Men crossover event — and still the most brutal！ When Sabretooth and the lethal Marauders attack the underground outcasts known as the Morlocks， the X-Men， X-Factor and New Mutants join forces to stop them — with help from Thor， Daredevil and Power Pack！ But the cost of victory is very high， and many X-Men come away badly injured。 While Shadowcat might be saved with the Fantastic Four’s help， the Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate！ Psylocke， Longshot and Dazzler join the undermanned X-Men — just in time to clash with the Avengers — as Marvel’s mutants struggle to recover and rebuild！

COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men （1981） 210-219; X-Men Annual （1970） 11; X-Factor （1986） 9-17; X-Factor Annual （1986） 2; New Mutants （1983） 46; Thor （1966） 373-374， 377-378; Power Pack （1984） 27; Daredevil （1964） 238; Fantastic Four vs。 the X-Men （1987） 1-4; X-Men vs。 the Avengers （1987） 1-4

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Roybot ，

I've been making way through the entire run of Uncanny X-Men （mostly through the Masterworks）， and this is the first big omnibus that I've hit。 To get it out of the way: Yes， this collection is a little uneven， in places， but that's pretty par for the course with any of this longer Marvel omnibus collections。 This was the very first big Marvel Crossover event， with parts of the story playing out in Daredevil， Thor， and。。。。 Power Pack？ Sure。 Why not？ It's actually a pretty impressive feat， given I've been making way through the entire run of Uncanny X-Men （mostly through the Masterworks）， and this is the first big omnibus that I've hit。 To get it out of the way: Yes， this collection is a little uneven， in places， but that's pretty par for the course with any of this longer Marvel omnibus collections。 This was the very first big Marvel Crossover event， with parts of the story playing out in Daredevil， Thor， and。。。。 Power Pack？ Sure。 Why not？ It's actually a pretty impressive feat， given that they were doing everything over the phone and by mail。 This crossover is more impressive for introducing a number of significant shake-ups that actually mattered。 After the attacks in the tunnels， Angel is radically changed， Nightcrawler and Kitty are so badly wounded they're eventually dropped from the book （during the later， Fall of the Mutants story arc）， we introduced to the rivalry between Sabretooth and Wolverine， and Ice Man is kidnapped by Loki and has his powers messed with， and the attack on the core group by the Maurader， Malice， sets the X-Men down a path that will eventually lead them to the Australian Outback。 New characters are introduced to the team （Psylocke， Dazzler， and Longshot all join the team during this event， although some of that， weirdly， happens either in other books or off panel）。 That's just off the top of my head。 The artwork is typical of comics at the time， which， admittedly， makes it a bit of a mixed bag， but the presentation here is beautiful。 There are some sections that really reveal some of the excesses of this era （e。g。 pages that are needlessly overflowing with expository text）， and there are some character inconsistencies （Sabretooth's depiction in Daredevil， for example， is *wildly* different than his other appearances）， and the actual motive for the massacre is never discovered （nor， for that matter， who ordered it）， but， if you're interested in the X-Men， this is kind of a must-read event。 It also has what is easily one of my favorite story arcs， wherein Storm gets captured by Crimson Commando， Super Sabre， and Stonewall， who mistake her for a thief/arsonist， and she has to escape， using only her wits， since she， at that point， has lost her powers。 Great stuff！ 。。。more

Alex9 ，

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Bob ，

Gems include a Wolverine v。 Sabretooth 2parter， a Scottish Juggernaut 2parter， Havok rejoining the X-Men & Polaris joining the Marauders， & the FFvX mini

Lance Grabmiller ，

Collects Uncanny X-Men #210-219， Uncanny X-Men Annual #11， X-Factor #9-17， X-Factor Annual #2， New Mutants #46， Thor #373-374 and 377-378， Power Pack #27， Daredevil #238， Fantastic Four Vs。 The X-Men #1-4 and X-Men Vs。 The Avengers #1-4 （which covers October 1986 through July 1987）。 Most of this I just skimmed because I recently read the main Mutant Massacre storyline and all the X-Mn Vs。 material。 Those can be found here （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 ） and here （https://www。goodread Collects Uncanny X-Men #210-219， Uncanny X-Men Annual #11， X-Factor #9-17， X-Factor Annual #2， New Mutants #46， Thor #373-374 and 377-378， Power Pack #27， Daredevil #238， Fantastic Four Vs。 The X-Men #1-4 and X-Men Vs。 The Avengers #1-4 （which covers October 1986 through July 1987）。 Most of this I just skimmed because I recently read the main Mutant Massacre storyline and all the X-Mn Vs。 material。 Those can be found here （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 ） and here （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 ）。So， this review will only cover the extra material， which is Uncanny X-Men #215-219 and the annual， X-Factor #12-17 and the annual as well as Thor #377-378。 I am glad I now have all the linking material between Mutant Massacre and Fall of the Mutants。 Explained things like Iceman's broken powers， Havok making his way to the X-men， Malice taking over Polaris and Angel's attempted suicide which are all important for the Fall of the Mutants storyline to come。 The material itself though is a pretty mixed bag though。 The X-men stuff is good， the X-Factor stuff is okay （they were finally coming into their own） but the Thor stuff just feels silly and out of place （though it does explain what happened to Iceman）。 。。。more

Jerome Gordon ，

Pure late 80s comic book bangnaza。 Storyline crosses over different titles such as Power Pack， Thor， X Factor， and New Mutants。 Also has two limited series of Xmen vs Final Fantasy and Xmen vs Avengers。 This book tells entire story of the classic Mutant Massacre story。

Sean Gibson ，

The aptly titled Mutant Massacre is the first X-Men crossover event; it’s also one of the most uneven。 On the one hand， you had the brutal （yet nail-biting） Marauder attack on the Morlocks that resulted in carnage and death， still probably the most violent episode in X-Men history （notwithstanding that time Jubilee found a spider in her bathroom）， and the subsequent amputation of Angel’s wings， leading to his resurrection as Archangel at the hands of Apocalypse。 On the other， you had a story tha The aptly titled Mutant Massacre is the first X-Men crossover event; it’s also one of the most uneven。 On the one hand， you had the brutal （yet nail-biting） Marauder attack on the Morlocks that resulted in carnage and death， still probably the most violent episode in X-Men history （notwithstanding that time Jubilee found a spider in her bathroom）， and the subsequent amputation of Angel’s wings， leading to his resurrection as Archangel at the hands of Apocalypse。 On the other， you had a story that meandered for a long time without revealing WHY exactly this violent thing happened （that wouldn’t come until some serious retconning a decade later， which would ultimately lead to some major consequences for Gambit） as it randomly shoehorned in Power Pack， Thor， and Daredevil for no apparent reason other than trying to appeal to YA fans， bearded people， and blind people， respectively。 We’ll pretend that this didn’t lead to future dumpster fires like X-Tinction Agenda and instead give it credit for paving the way for stories like Age of Apocalypse， which remains the gold standard （for me） for major crossover events。 （Side note: “Skids” is one of the single worst superhero names in history; anything that doubles as a problematic underwear condition that results from intestinal distress is not heroric。） 。。。more

Nicole Westen ，

More of a 3。5 stars。 I was honestly a little surprised at the amount of implied violence in this。 I know there was the whole scare that comic books were turning children into evil little gremlins， so I was kind of expecting something sanitized along those lines。 In a way it was， you never exactly saw characters get killed， but you know it happened， there was no doubt left about that。 I might have rated it higher but the art was dated。 Which I know isn't the book's fault that it came out in the 8 More of a 3。5 stars。 I was honestly a little surprised at the amount of implied violence in this。 I know there was the whole scare that comic books were turning children into evil little gremlins， so I was kind of expecting something sanitized along those lines。 In a way it was， you never exactly saw characters get killed， but you know it happened， there was no doubt left about that。 I might have rated it higher but the art was dated。 Which I know isn't the book's fault that it came out in the 80's， but it's hard to take drama seriously with those ridiculous shoulder pads。 Also Nightcrawler kinda looks like he has a 'fro on the cover。 。。。more

Rob Marney ，

The Mutant Massacre has rare attention to detail among Marvel crossovers: the actions of each participant are carefully orchestrated so that the characters can talk about each other in their own books， but you don't need to read all the issues if you don't want to， and the two super-teams in the same tunnels at the same time somehow never run into each other。 It's also notable for having real repercussions: the X-Men roster is totally switched over to 7/8 of the Outback Team （although this is a The Mutant Massacre has rare attention to detail among Marvel crossovers: the actions of each participant are carefully orchestrated so that the characters can talk about each other in their own books， but you don't need to read all the issues if you don't want to， and the two super-teams in the same tunnels at the same time somehow never run into each other。 It's also notable for having real repercussions: the X-Men roster is totally switched over to 7/8 of the Outback Team （although this is a much more gradual process than the ad copy suggested at the time）， Angel leaves the X-Factor team to be turned into Archangel， and this is the first battle where the X-Men lose handily and don't have some creative plan to come back。However， the overall effect is weakened because this also marks the beginning of the "bad guys appear out of nowhere and beat up the heroes" era of storytelling。 Sinister's Marauders have no history or setup or motive， and their boss is mentioned only offhand - at the time， this is just an evil super-team who is way more lethal than usual。 The Marauders have not aged well; Sabretooth， who was already an established villain， remains popular， but the major focus on Sinister in following decades have reduced Scalphunter， Riptide， Vertigo and company to disposable shout-outs to people who used to read comics in the eighties。 Taken on its own， these guys are fearsome， but their plot line is never really resolved， they just escape and the X-Men take the fight to Sinister a few years later。There are also some excellent one-offs in the omnibus specifically: Dazzler's encounter with Juggernaut and Fantastic Four vs。 the X-Men are highlights， with lots of attention to character and delightful art among the regular punching。 。。。more

Shannon Appelcline ，

This new omnibus replaces the old X-Men: Mutant Massacre volume， available in both trade paperback and oversized hardcover。 Though the old volume was a perfectly good comprehensive collection of the 11 issues of the Mutant Massacre， it didn't line up with the extensive series of X-Men omnibuses that Marvel has been putting together。 This one does， fitting in right before the X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants， X-Men: Inferno Prologue， and X-Men: Inferno omnibuses， together creating a complete set of This new omnibus replaces the old X-Men: Mutant Massacre volume， available in both trade paperback and oversized hardcover。 Though the old volume was a perfectly good comprehensive collection of the 11 issues of the Mutant Massacre， it didn't line up with the extensive series of X-Men omnibuses that Marvel has been putting together。 This one does， fitting in right before the X-Men: The Fall of the Mutants， X-Men: Inferno Prologue， and X-Men: Inferno omnibuses， together creating a complete set of both X-Men and X-Factor comics running from 1986-1989。As such， it expands beyond the original Mutant Massacre， to X-Men and X-Factor comics of the next half-year， plus the two X-Men team-up series produced in that same timeframe。 It's actually a nice thematic collection， since almost all of the comics in this collection continue to focus on the repercussions of the Massacre （with only the last couple of items in this collection being exceptions）。The Mutant Massacre （XM#210-213， XF #9-11， NM #46 +++）。 The Mutant Massacre was the first major crossover for the X-Men， threading between X-Men and X-Factor， with briefer stops in several other comics （New Mutants， Thor， Power Pack， Daredevil）。 Even today it remains quite notable for a number of reasons。 First， the continuity between the 11 major comics is superb。 The authors clearly carefully collaborated to make sure that they knew where everyone was at every point， and when all the major plot points occurred。 This also allowed them to ensure that many of the various comics had major repercussions （in fact， a couple of the most important plot elements occur in Thor， admittedly by Walt Simonson who helped to kick off X-Factor）。Second， it actually has major repercussions。 The Morlocks， the X-Men， and X-Factor are all changed forever， each in their own way。 Even today， I think the changes to the X-Men are the most stunning。 The team that entered the Mutant Massacre was largely the same as the team 70 or so issues earlier， when Kitty Pryde joined the team。 There'd always been the occasional addition or subtraction from the team， but nothing large-scale。 Over the course of the Mutant Massacre， three different team members are critically wounded， removing them from action， and over the next several issues， four more would join them， fully replacing half the team。 This would create the foundation for the more dynamic X-teams of recent years。Beyond that， this is a great （brutal） crossover that's constantly surprising。 It introduces the Marauders and namedrops Mr。 Sinister for the first time （though he wouldn't appear until #221）。 The X-Men issues are the best， then the X-Factor。 It's harder to measure the rest， because they're all so caught up in their own storylines （a real change from how crossovers are managed now）。 Overall， a monumental， foundational， and groundbreaking crossover [5/5]。X-Men: After the Massacre （XM #214-219）。 The next half-year of X-Men is focused on rebuilding the team。 Claremont does a good job of （re）introducing Dazzler， Longshot， Psylocke， and Havok， and really showing who they are。 （The old bit of ineptness here is when Longshot rather suddenly shows up。 Much like Psylocke， he should have been lurking in the background following the previous year's Annuals， which sadly don't appear here， but I'd have to guess there were some issues over ownership that caused the break in storytelling。） The one exception to the focus on the newcomers is issues #215-216， which have a bunch of World War II vigilantes Most-Dangerous-Gaming Storm。 Despite the horrible concept， it's a great character piece for Storm， which also reveals how badly she's written in most modern X-Men， as they just don't give her the strength she has here。 Underlying all of this is the continuing thread of the Marauders， making them the X-Men's great nemesis， not just a one-shot foe 。。。 and surprisingly， the mystery of Madelyn Summers， which cleanly links with the X-Factor comics also in this collection [4/5]。Frost Giants （Thor #377-378）。 This is a somewhat surprising pair of issues to include because it's so tangentially related to the X-comics （although it does cause some long-term problems for Bobby）。 In any case， thanks to the Simonsons' ability to easily link their comics， Bobby Drake disappears directly from the pages of X-Factor to appear in the pages of Thor。 So， yay Marvel for giving us the complete story。 However， it's not really that exciting: Loki and Thor fight Frost Giants after Bobby engorges them with his cold [3+/5]。X-Factor: After the Massacre （XF #12-17）。 X-Factor is mainly a soap opera after the Massacre， dealing with the newer mutants that they've allowed into their home and the other results of the Massacre。 And， this is quite delightful。 One of X-Factor's strengths was its focus on Rusty， Skids， and the other young mutants， and they're front and center here。 We also get the terrific death of Angel issue （#15）， which has longer lasting repercussions than anything else in the Massacre （namely: Arch-Angel）。 Amidst all of that there's a two-issue story where Cyclops finally goes looking for his wife （#13-14）， which results in the great return of the Master Mold。 I feel like Simonson's writing weakened as X-Factor got closer to Inferno， but it's still firing on all cylinders here [4/5]。The Man in the Moon （XF A#2）。 This team-up of X-Factor and the Inhumans by Jo Duffy certainly has its highs and lows。 It's great to see a "first meeting" between these groups， back when everyone wasn't constantly crossing over， and the links to the Mutant Massacre and Power Pack both help to underscore X-Factor's chronology。 But， the dialogue is often bad and the writing overdramatic。 We also get a whole Jean-jealous-of-Phoenix thing that underscores the problematic nature of the Jean/Phoenix replacement， which is why more modern comics try and ignore it [3/5]。X-Men vs。 the Fantastic Four （#1-4）。 This is a nice late '80s era Marvel comic。 It shows off the post-Massacre X-Men， the Byrne Fantastic Four， and the Power-Pack Franklin Richard -- and together they help to define an era。Because this comic was written by Chris Claremont， it integrates well with the X-Men stories of the time， and is even important to them， as it resolves the problem of Kitty Pryde slowly dying from wounds received in the Mutant Massacre and also shows the New-New X-Men team in action。 However， it's no less important to the FF because of a plot line questioning Reed's motives before their initial spaceflight。Overall， an enjoyable comic for the era， and one that's especially good as a core X-Men comic [4/5]。X-Men vs。 The Avengers （#1-4）。 In Uncanny X-Men #200， Magneto faced the world court， but then fled。 Now， Roger Stern writes a comic about the Avengers coming to take him in。 It's a decent （if repetitive） premise， and Avengers writer Roger Stern really focuses the story on Magneto by bringing in the remnants of Asteroid M。 Unfortunately， his writing of the X-Men isn't as good: he leaves some out and the rest of this new team doesn't shine， like they do when Chris Claremont is writing。 We also get a lot of dull fighting。 The fourth issue is worse: Stern is abruptly kicked off because his final issue made Magneto too malevolent and the replacement authors write a heavy-handed story that doesn't feel like it matches well with the rest （though it turns out， it hits most of the same major plot points as Stern's original script）。Lessons？ Don't have another comic's author write a major plot for your characters。 And don't kick the mini-series' author out when he turns in his final issue。 Nonetheless， this was an interesting book at the time because of its very unusual team-up of the X-Men and the Avengers [3/5]。Lost in the Funhouse （UXMA #11）。 This is a very-Claremont story， as the New-New X-Men are each tested with their greatest desires in a pseudo-dream dimension。 It offers some nice insights into their characters， and the ending is great， but the story is on railroad tracks up to that point [3+/5]。 。。。more

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