Once every year, thousands of Marvel collectors from around the world gather together online to watch Near Mint Condition and vote on their most-wanted omnibus titles. That time approaches – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 14th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every solo X-Men omnibus map for story material from 2001 to 2019 that has not yet been collected comprehensively in omnibus.
What X-Men solo heroes are we talking about? I’m so glad you asked! This posts includes potential omnibus volumes for Apocalypse, Bishop, Cable, Domino, Emma Frost, Gambit, Juggernaut, Kitty Pryde, Magik, Magneto, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Sabretooth, Storm, X-Man, and more!
As one of the organizers of the poll, I work closely with Tigereyes and a team of Mapping Minties to be sure Marvel’s entire publishing history has been mapped, with every issue fitting somewhere into an omnibus volume to fill your oversize Marvel shelf. Then, we’ll kick off the poll on Near Mint Condition on March 22, 2026.
Read this post and others in the series for a list of titles and omnibus mappings created by a group of the biggest collected edition enthusiasts on the internet. Every map is informed by Crushing Krisis comic guides and over a decade of polling data as explained by yours truly – keeper of the most-definitive guides to Marvel’s collected editions on the planet.
That includes my Guide to Cable, Guide to Domino, Guide to Emma Frost – The White Queen, Guide to Magik, Guide to Magneto, Guide to Mister Sinister, Guide to Sabretooth, Guide to X-Man – Nate Grey – and more!
Even if you don’t own a single omnibus, you can use this post to learn about Marvel’s history of material and find great comics to read physically or digitally!
This post covers the following speculated omnibus volumes:
- Cable Omnibus Mapping
- X-Men Solo: Cable Classic Vol. 1 (1993 & on) [could recollect material from X-Force Vol. 1-2]
- X-Men Solo: Cable & Hope by Duane Swierczynski (2008 – 2010) [includes Messiah War]
- X-Force & Domino by Ed Brisson & Gail Simone (2018 – 2019) [includes Extermination, X-Force (2018), Cable, & Simone’s Domino]
- Gambit & Rogue Omnibus Mapping
- X-Men Solo: Gambit Classic Vol. 1 (1990 & on) [includes mini-series & 1999 ongoing]
- X-Men Solo: Rogue – The Early Years (1981 & on)
- X-Men Solo: Rogue & Gambit, Modern Omnibus Vol. 1 (2001 & on) [solo & duo titles from both]
- X-Man – Nate Gray Omnibus Mapping
- X-Men Solo: X-Man, Nate Grey Vol. 1 (1995 & on)
- X-Men: X-Men Disassembled & The Age of X-Man (2018 – 2019) [full event omni]
- Other Solo X-Men Omnibuses
- X-Men Solo: Bishop (1991 & on) [includes minis, The Last X-Man, District X, & other key material]
- X-Men Solo: Domino (1991 & on) [includes minis and Gail Simone’s run]
- X-Men Solo: Emma Frost (1980 & on) [includes her 2003 ongoing]
- X-Men Solo: Kitty Pryde – Shadowcat (1979 & on) [includes mini-series]
- X-Men Solo: Magik (1982 & on) [full Darkchylde arc and her return in X-Infernus]
- X-Men Solo: Magneto – The Early Years (1963 & on) [possibly Vol. 1 of 2]
- X-Men Solo: Maverick (1991 – 1998)
- X-Men Solo: Mutant X – Havok (1998 – 2001)
- X-Men Solo: Mystique by Vaughan & McKeever (2003 – 2005) [2003 series; could also include some classic material]
- X-Men Solo: Nightcrawler (1975 & on)
- X-Men Solo: Psylocke (1976 & on)
- X-Men Solo: Storm (1975 & on) [major stories + various minis]
- X-Men Anti-Hero & Villain Omnibuses
- X-Men Villains: Juggernaut (1965 & on) [includes Spider-Man and other appearances]
- X-Men Villains: Mister Sinister (1987 & on)
- X-Men Villains: Sabretooth (1977 & on) [major stories + solo material]
- X-Men Villains: The Rise of Apocalypse (1996 & on)
Note: For Captain Britain, see X-Men Team Titles Omnibus Mapping. For Wolverines (Logan, Laura, & Akihiro), see Wolverine Omnibus Mapping.
Remember: These titles and mappings are a suggestion of how Marvel could assemble these books. They are meant to make the books easy to find and to vote for. Your vote on the poll is a vote in favor of Marvel creating a book with that title or covering that period, NOT an endorsement of a specific mapping. Maps are presented as a proof of concept and to help you build your personal reading list.
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X-Men Solo Omnibus Mapping: Cable Omnibus Mapping
See my Guide to Cable for a complete reading order of every Cable issue, ever!
X-Men Solo: Cable Classic Vol. 1 (1993 & on) [could recollect material from X-Force Vol. 1-2]
We used to have a range of different early Cable omnibuses on this poll. What we discovered through looking at the data is that they were variously in competition with themselves for votes.
Given the mapping ambiguity of if Marvel would recollecting existing Cable material from the X-Force omnibuses or not, this year we’ve simplified this down to a single option.
There are multiple ways to think about this omnibus, and no matter which way you choose it’s fine to vote for this title.
The first is that it is a Cable-only double-dip of all of his material from the first two X-Force omnibuses volumes to kick off his own omnibus line, maybe pushing slightly past that so this represents a third of his ongoing series prior to its transition to Soldier X.
The second is that this would pick up after the existing material collected in X-Force and continue from there, collecting about half of his remaining series.
Finally, this book could actually be a chronological collection of Cable from his beginnings onward – complete with his future Pre-History.
This would collect X-Force (1991) #1 & 8, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #90-97, Cable: Blood & Metal (1992) #1-2, Cable (1993) #1-31, Wolverine (1988) #85, X-Man (1995) #14, and X-Force/Cable Annual 1995.
Alternately, if it continues from the existing X-Force line, it would collect something like Cable (1993) #21-58, X-Man (1995) #30, Incredible Hulk (1968) #444, Cable/X-Force Annual 1996, X-Force/Cable Annual 1997, Cable & Machine Man Annual 1998, Machine Man & Bastion Annual 1998.
Finally, if it begins with Cable’s Pre-History, collecting all of his stories sequentially (except his Teen Cable years), this would collect Uncanny X-Men (1963) #201, subplot pages (1 effective issue) from X-Factor (1986) showing the developments of Nathan’s powers and abduction in X-Factor (1986) #65-68, X-Men: Phoenix (1999) #1-3, Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix (1994) #1-4, Askani’son (1996) #1-4, X-Men: Books of Askani (1995) #1, Wolverine/Cable (1999) OGN, Cable (1993) #-1, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #90-97, Cable: Blood & Metal (1992) #1-2, X-Force (1991) #8, and New Mutants (1983) #87-89. From there, it would likely recollect the Cable material from the first two X-Force omnibuses – Cable: Blood & Metal (1992) #1-2, Cable (1993) #1-20, Wolverine (1988) #85, and X-Man (1995) #14.
X-Men Solo: Cable & Hope by Duane Swierczynski (2008 – 2010) [includes Messiah War]
This would be an omnibus combining the contents of a pair of trades recollecting Duane Swierczynski’s run on Cable (2008), which arose as an epilogue and sequel to Messiah Complex and concluded as a prologue to Second Coming. That means it would include all of Messiah War.
This would collect Cable (2008) #1-24, King-Size Cable (2008) #1, X-Men: The Times & Life of Lucas Bishop (2009) #1-3, X-Force/Cable: Messiah War (2009) #1, X-Force (2008) #14-16, X-Men: Hope (2010) #1, Deadpool & Cable #25 (but likely not issue #26, which is an epilogue to Second Coming), and X-Men: Future History – The Messiah War Sourcebook (2009) #1.
X-Force & Domino by Ed Brisson & Gail Simone (2018 – 2019) [includes Extermination, X-Force (2018), Cable, & Simone’s Domino]
While this book would mostly be focused on a pair of Gail Simone Domino series and Ed Brisson’s X-Force (2018), it could also collect all of Cable from RessurXion leading to the introduction of Teen Cable.
This would collect Cable (2017) #1-5 & 150-159, Cable/Deadpool Annual (2018) #1, Domino (2018) #1-10 & Annual 1, Domino: Hotshots (2019) #1-5, Extermination (2018) #1-5, and X-Force (2018) #1-10.
This could also add X-Men: The Exterminated (2018) #1 and material from Uncanny X-Men (2018) Annual 1 and Merry X-Men Holiday Special (2018) #1.
See X-Men Omnibus Mapping, 2019 – Present for Cable in the Age of Krakoa and X-Men: From the Ashes.
X-Men Solo Omnibus Mapping: Gambit & Rogue Omnibus Mapping
X-Men Solo: Gambit Classic Vol. 1 (1990 & on) [includes mini-series & 1999 ongoing]
This is one of my most hotly-desired omnibuses, both because it would collect a lot of non-oversize material and because I know it is a good read from explicitly mapping it issue by issue.
Of all of the solo X-Men, Gambit has perhaps one of the most interesting character arcs threaded across both team books and solo series. He also has perhaps the most solo material not collection in omnibus or oversize hardcover of any X-Men other than Cable!
This book is a chance to try to get all of Gambit’s pre-2004 solo material and guest appearances into one book, perhaps alongside some of his key team material. That’s 37 issues prior to his ongoing, 28 issues of his ongoing, and then 7 further issues of his “Sons of the Atom” series with Bishop.
That accounts for 72 issues – 2 issues shy of Marvel’s biggest omnibus ever, Avengers vs. X-Men.
Is it possible, or are we looking at two books? I think two books of Gambit Classic is a potentially a hard sell, so perhaps we give up on some of the repeated X-Men team issues here to get this down into the 60s. Also, those final 7 issues could be moved into a Gambit & Rogue line, if that’s what it takes to make this a single book.
This would begin to collect Uncanny X-Men (1964) #266-267, the X-Men/Brood story (X-Men (1991) #8, Ghost Rider (1990) #26, X-Men (1991) #9, & Ghost Rider (1990) #27), Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-53, X-Men (1991) #24, Nomad (1992) #16, Gambit (1993) #1-4, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #113, Rogue (1995) #1-4, X-Men (1991) #33 & 38, Wolverine/Gambit: Victims (1995) #1-4, Ghost Rider (1990) #67-68, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #348-350, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #18, Spider-Man Team-Up (1995) #5, Gambit (1997) #1-4, X-Men (1991) #81, material from Contest of Champions II (1999) #3-5, and Gambit (1999) #0.5, 1-25, Annual 1999, Annual 2000, & Gambit Cyber Comic, Gambit & Bishop Alpha (2001) #1, & Gambit & Bishop: Sons of The Atom (2001) #1-6.
X-Men Solo: Rogue – The Early Years (1981 & on)
A Rogue “Early Years” omnibus is a different beast than a Gambit omnibus.
With Gambit, he debuted directly into the page of Uncanny X-Men, but then got a lot of solo material over the course of the next decade that wouldn’t explicitly fit in with X-Men collections.
With Rogue, she spent three initial years as a villain across several different books, but then becomes an X-Men team character who very rarely gets development outside of X-Men team books.
That initial villain-to-hero arc is actually really fascinating, and I think you’re missing out if you skip on the few interstitial stories from ROM (1979) and Dazzler (1981), because she show how Rogue is on the path to reform.
However, after that this would be almost entirely double-dipping 15+ years of the Uncanny X-Men omnibus line until we get to Rogue’s second solo mini-series in 2001.
As a result, it’s hard for me to justify this book, even though I think it would be a pretty strong read. For me, this might be a book that can stay in the realm of a digital reading experience, rather than a physical one.
This would begin to collect Classic X-Men (1986) #44 (backup), Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60 (2nd story), Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #11 (3rd story), Avengers (1963) Annual 10, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #158, [ROM (1979) #31-32 – possible non-ROM scenes may be excerpted?], Dazzler (1981) #22-24 & 28, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #171 (and material from #170) & Uncanny X-Men (1963) #172-173, 182, & 185, New Mutants (1983) #24-25, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #2 (2nd story), Marvel Fanfare (1982) #33, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #214, Mephisto Vs. … (1987) #3 (and material from #4), Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38 (2nd story), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #235-238, 246-247, 269, 274-275, X-Men (1991) #24, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #304, Gambit (1993) #1-4, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4, Rogue (1995) #1-4, X-Men (1991) #45 (and other X-Men (1991) pages from her road trip with Iceman), Uncanny X-Men (1981) #350 (and material from #347-349), Rogue (2001) #1-4, Rogue (2004) #1-12.
X-Men Solo: Rogue & Gambit, Modern Omnibus Vol. 1 (2001 & on) [solo & duo titles from both]
We left the title of this loose so you could use your imagination!
Obviously, the core of collecting Rogue and Gambit together comes from Kelly Thompson’s Rogue & Gambit (2018) and Mr. & Mrs. X (2018). Together they are just 17 issues, but they really don’t belong paired with anything else other than X-Men Gold (2017) #30 – they’re a single author, single duo run.
However, we can work backward from there to fill this book. Rogue appears multiple times throughout a truly great run of Gambit (2012) by James Asmus & Clay Mann. That run really established the voice of a much sweeter modern day Gambit. Plus, it was just about the only time they interacted prior to the Kelly Thompson series, since Rogue was borrowed by the Avengers for much of 2013 to 2018.
I think that makes for a fine omnibus on its own – 35 issues is a mid-sized book, and it can be sold on Kelly Thompson’s name.
However, you could also reach back another 5-10yrs for both Gambit and Rogue’s solo series from 2001 forward, which would take this from moderate size to huge.
Either way, I think this is a good book, and it’s mostly about the Asmus + Thompson material.
This would primarily collect Gambit (2012) #1-17, Rogue & Gambit (2018) #1-5, X-Men Gold (2017) #30, and Mrs. X (2018) #1-12.
It could optionally begin with some or all of Rogue (2001) #1-4, Rogue (2004) #1-12, Gambit (2004) #1-12, key Rogue/Gambit material during Peter Milligan’s run of X-Men (1991), X-Men: Origins – Gambit (2009) #1, and Gambit & Champions From the Marvel Vault (2011) #1.
It could optionally add Rogue & Gambit (2023) #1-5 from the Age of Krakoa.
X-Men Solo Omnibus Mapping: X-Man – Nate Gray Omnibus Mapping
X-Men Solo: X-Man, Nate Grey Vol. 1 (1995 & on)
I have completely reviewed ALL of this material for my Guide to X-Man – Nate Grey, so I can tell you exactly what is worth collecting here down to the single page!
Volume 1 would collect X-Man (1995) #-1, 1-4, material from X-Men: Omega (1995) #1, X-Man (1995) #5-12 (and a page from X-Men: Prime (1995) #1), Excalibur (1998) #95, Cable (1993) #29, X-Man (1995) #13, Cable (1993) #30, X-Man (1995) #14, Cable (1993) #31, X-Man (1995) #15-19, X-Men (1991) #56, X-Man (1995) #20-23 & Annual 1996, X-Man: All Saints Day (1997) #1, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #420, X-Man (1995) #24-29 & -1, X-Man (1995) #30 (and a page from Cable (1993) #46), X-Man (1995) #31-33 & Annual 1997 (and a page from Daredevil (1964) #371).
Volume 2 would collect X-Man (1995) #34-41, Annual 1998 AKA X-Man/Incredible Hulk (1998), X-Man (1995) #42-46, Cable (1993) #63, X-Man (1995) #47-49, Generation X (1994) #50, X-Man #50-55, Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3 & Uncanny X-Men (1963) #375, X-Man (1995) #56-60, Ages of Apocalypse material (in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #377, X-Men (1991) #97, Uncanny X-Men #378, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #26, and material from Uncanny X-Men (1963) #379), and X-Man (1995) #61-70, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #31 (3rd story), and X-Man (1995) #71-75. As his next appearance (and reconstitution from nothingness), it might be worth ending this book with Dark X-Men #1-5.
X-Men: X-Men Disassembled & The Age of X-Man (2018 – 2019) [full event omni]
This would begin with collecting the weekly “X-Men Disassembled” arc that launched Uncanny X-Men (2018) and then collect the full “Age of X-Man” event that it spawned, in a very similar collection map to the original X-Men: Age of Apocalypse omnibus.
This would collect Uncanny X-Men (2018) #1-10, Age of X-Man (2019) Alpha #1 & Omega #1, The Amazing Nightcrawler (2019) #1-5, Apocalypse and the X-Tracts (2019) #1-5. The Marvelous X-Men (2019) #1-5, Nextgen (2019) #1-5, Prisoner X (2019) #1-5, and The X-Tremists (2019) #1-5.
It might also make sense to collect X-Men Black (2018) #1-5 here (really, a series of villain one-shots for Magneto, Mojo, Mystique, Juggernaut, & Emma Frost – with a back-up story for Apocalypse).
X-Men Solo Omnibus Mapping: Other Solo X-Men Omnibuses
X-Men Solo: Bishop (1991 & on) [includes minis, The Last X-Man, District X, & other key material]
This year we have merged two low-performing Bishop books into one, since there is ambiguity around where they might break apart.
A vote for this book is a vote for a single volume including Bishop’s introduction from Uncanny X-Men (1963), his string of three solo mini-series, his 1999 ongoing series, his duo series with Gambit, and then his 00s material by David Hine.
This would collect a minimum of Uncanny X-Men (1963) #282-285 & 287-293, X-Men (1991) #8, Bishop (1994) #1-4, XSE (1996) #1-4, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #13, Team X 2000 (1999) #1, Bishop: Xavier Security Enforcer (1998) #1-3, Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) #1-16, Gambit & Bishop Alpha (2001) #1, and Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom (2001) #1-6 – plus other key material from Uncanny X-Men and X-Men.
That is 46 issues.
Then, it could continue to collect some or all of an additional 17 issues from New X-Men (2001) #140-141, X-Men Unlimited (2004) #2 (a pilot for District X), District X (2004) #1-14.
It could possibly additional material by David Hine from Mutopia X (2005) #1-5, House of M: Day After (2006) #1, X-Men: 198 (2006) #1-3, and Civil War: X-Men (2006) #1-4.
Note: You can also vote to collect Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) in X-Men: X-Men – Magneto War (1999) [fits prior to The Twelve]
X-Men Solo: Domino (1991 & on) [includes minis and Gail Simone’s run]
This would primarily exist to collect Domino’s two miniseries from 1997 and 2003, her “Sex & Violence” mini with Wolverine, and her ResurrXion era solo book.
However, we could also likely collect ALL of Domino’s pre-Krakoa comic history into a single massive volume, including key issues and solo stories like solo stories like New X-Men (2001) Annual and A+X (2013) #10
This would collect New Mutants (1983) #98-100, Deadpool vs. X-Force (2014) #1-4, X-Force (1991) #8, 15, 22-24, 52-54, 73, 76, 91-92, & 106, Cable: Blood and Metal (1992) #1-2, Cable (1993) #17-19, 55-56, 82-84, X-Force & Cable Annual 1995 (2nd story), Domino (1997) #1-3, Domino (2003) #1-3, New X-Men (2001) Annual 1, Cable & Deadpool (2004) #28-29 & 34 (and material from #27), Civil War: X-Men (2006) #1-4, X-Force: Sex & Violence (2010) #1-3, A+X (2013) #10, Uncanny X-Men (2016) Annual 1, Domino (2018) #1-10 & Annual 1, Domino: Hotshots (2019) #1-5.
It might also include some excerpted material from X-Force (1991) #1-11, 13-15, 20-24, 29-30, 32-37, 39-41, 43-44, 50, 52-55, 57-62, 71-73, 82-86, 93-96, 110-115 & Annuals 1995-1996 and Cable (1993) #4, 6-8, 15, 17-29, 32-33, 36-40, 73 & Annuals 1995-1996.
Note: You can also vote for Domino (2018) and Domino: Hotshots (2019) in X-Force & Domino by Ed Brisson & Gail Simone (2018 – 2019) [includes Extermination, X-Force (2018), Cable, & Simone’s Domino]
X-Men Solo: Emma Frost (1980 & on) [includes her 2003 ongoing]
Some people will assume this would simply collect Emma Frost (2003) #1-18, and I think that’s fine! However, at the length of a moderate omnibus you could actually collect all of her major material from her origins through the beginning of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men.
This would begin with the flashback series Emma Frost (2003) #1-18 and then continue to collect Emma’s story in chronological order with Generation X (1994) #-1, X-Men Origins: Emma Frost (2010) #1, Classic X-Men (1986) #7 & 34 (back-up stories), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #129-131 & 151-152, Emma Frost: The White Queen (2025) #1-5, Firestar (1986) #1-4, New Mutants (1983) #26, 40, 62, & 75, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #33 (3rd story), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281-284, 314, & 318, Generation X (1994) #1-3, X-Force (1991) #42, Generation X (1994) #7 & Annual 1/1995, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #331, Generation X (1994) #22, 24, & 49, War of the Mutants (Generation X (1994) #50 and X-Man (1995) #50), Generation X (1994) #55 & 59, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #34 (2nd story).
X-Men Solo: Kitty Pryde – Shadowcat (1979 & on) [includes mini-series]
Kitty Pryde was never a major solo story, by over the years she has amassed a fair amount of standout solo material outside of her runs in X-Men and Excalibur.
This would collect significant Kitty adventures from Uncanny X-Men (1963) and Excalibur (1988) as well as Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984) #1-6, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde (2025) #1-5, Kitty Pryde, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1997) #1-3, X-Men True Friends (1999) #1-3, Mekanix (2002) #1-6, Astonishing X-Men (2004) #1-6, X-Men: Kitty Pryde – Shadow & Flame (2005), Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men (2008) #1, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #522, material from X-Men Gold (2017), and material from Marauders (2019).
X-Men Solo: Magik (1982 & on) [full Darkchylde arc and her return in X-Infernus]
We did a whole show on this! See Near Mint Condition: Map My X – Magik for potential mapping for this book and my Guide to Magik – Illyana Rasputin for an issue-by-issue reading order to every appearance.
This would begin to collect Uncanny X-Men (1963) #160, material from 171, Magik (1983) #1-4 & New Mutants (1983) #14, New Mutants (1983) #18-21, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #188, New Mutants (1983) #24-25, 30, 32-34, 36, 46-47, 50-52, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1 (6th story), New Mutants (1983) #53-54 & 60-66, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #231, New Mutants (1983) #67-70 & 71-73, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #303-304, New X-Men (2004) #37-41, X-Men: Divided We Stand (2008) #2 (2nd story), X-Infernus (2009) #1-4, New Mutants (2009) #1-4, Nation X (2010) #1 (4th story) & 3 (2nd story), New Mutants (2009) #9, New Mutants (2009) #15-21, 25, & 28, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #542-543, Uncanny X-Men (2011) #9-10, AVX: VS (2012) #3 (2nd story), Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) #5, material from Uncanny X-Men (2011) #18 & 20, AVX: Consequences (2012) #5, A+X (2012) #11 (1st story), Uncanny X-Men (2013) #4-7 & 15, All-New X-Men (2013) #19, Uncanny X-Men (2013) #33.
X-Men Solo: Magneto – The Early Years (1963 & on) [possibly Vol. 1 of 2]
This would collect Magneto’s chronological story, similar to the Books of Doom omnibus, meaning it would include his material from the Silver Age onward as well as canonical retcon material like Magneto Testament.
This would begin with pre-debut origin material from X-Men: Magneto Testament (2008) #1-5, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #161, Classic X-Men (1986) #19 (2nd story), Marvel Comics Presents (2007) #3 (2nd story)
Then, it would include classic Silver Age & Bronze Age material from X-Men (1963) #1 & 4-6, Journey Into Mystery (1952) #109, X-Men (1963) #18, Avengers (1963) #47-49 > X-Men (1963) #43-45 > Avengers (1963) #53, X-Men (1963) #62-63, Fantastic Four (1961) #102-104, Amazing Adventures (1970) #9-10, Avengers (1963) #110-111, Defenders (1972) #15-16, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #104, 111-113, Classic X-Men (1986) #12 (2nd story), Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) #14 & Champions (1975) #16, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #150, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #5: X-Men – God Loves, Man Kills, material from Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #1-12, and Uncanny X-Men #199-200
Then, it would continue through the 80s and 90s with X-Men vs. The Avengers (1987) #1-4, New Mutants (1988) #40, 51, & 74-75, Captain America (1968) #366-367, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #269 & 274-275, X-Men (1991) #1-3, X-Force (1991) #24-25, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #304, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #2, X-Men (1991) #25-26, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #309, X-Men (1991) #41 & 43, the “Joseph” storyline (X-Men (1991) #46, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #327, X-Men (1991) #53, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #11, Magneto (1996) #1-4), X-Men / Dr. Doom Annual 1998, “Magneto War” (X-Men: Magneto War (1999), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #366, X-Men (1991) #86, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #367, X-Men (1991) #87, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #368), X-Men Unlimited (1993) #24 (2nd story), Magneto Rex (1999) #1-3, Magneto: Dark Seduction (2000) #1-4
X-Men Solo: Maverick (1991 – 1998)
This would collect X-Men (1991) #5-7 & 10-11 (B-stories), Wolverine (1988) #62-64, 67, 87, 163-166, & Annual 1995 (B-Story), Maverick (1997) #1, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3, 8 & 15, and Maverick (1997) #1-12
X-Men Solo: Mutant X – Havok (1998 – 2001)
At the close of X-Factor (1986), a massive explosion seemingly kills team leader Havok, only for him to be shunted through the veil of reality to an alternate universe where he has the chance to be the biggest mutant hero in the world… if he can survive the experience!
This would collect Mutant X (1998) #1-32 and Annual 1999, 2000, & 2001. It could add X-Factor (1986) #149 for context.
X-Men Solo: Mystique by Vaughan & McKeever (2003 – 2005) [2003 series; could also include some classic material]
This would collect a minimum of Mystique (2003) #1-24.
While there is an argument to turn this into a fuller omnibus like an “Early Years” book, her early villainous content is very different than the content in that run, as is even her subsequent mid-00s content.
If you twisted my arm, I might say this could include X-Men Unlimited (1993) #40 (2nd story), Classic X-Men (1986) #44 (2nd story), Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60 (2nd story), Ms. Marvel (1977) #16-18 & Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #11 (3rd story), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #141-142, Avengers (1963) Annual 10, X-Factor (1986) #8-10, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #41 (4th story), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #254-255, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #82-87 (2nd stories), The Incredible Hulk (1968) #369, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4, X-Factor (1986) #108-110, material from X-Factor (1986) #110-126, Sabretooth and Mystique Vol 1 (1996) #1-4, material from X-Factor (1986) #127-144, X-Men Forever (2001) #1-6, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #48 (2nd story), which brings us to her solo series.
After her solo series, we might include X-Men (1991) #171-174, but likely not anything from Mike Carey’s run or her epilogue to Messiah Complex, which are very different stories with her behaving very differently.
If we took this approach, it could make sense to include some flashback and retcon material from the course of the Age of Krakoa that establishes her early history and marriage to Destiny.
X-Men Solo: Nightcrawler (1975 & on)
Nightcrawler has had a lengthy history in comics, but almost all of that history is in team comics! What would an omnibus of him collect, other than a trio of solo series?
This could collect key Nightcrawler issues from from Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1 onward, especially from Uncanny X-Men (1963) and Excalibur (1988). In specific, it would include Nightcrawler (1985) #1-4, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #204, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4 & 19, Uncanny Origins (1996) #8, Nightcrawler (2004) #1-12, X-Men: Manifest Destiny – Nightcrawler (2009 #1, X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler (2010) #1, Amazing X-Men (2014) #1-6, Nightcrawler (2014) #1-11, and more!
If you have more favorite Nightcrawler issues and runs to include, definitely comment below!
X-Men Solo: Storm (1975 & on) [major stories + various minis]
The challenge with mapping this book is that most of Storm’s major stories occur in the pages of one of the X-Men flagship titles. Of course you would want Xavier’s flashback to Storm’s youth in Cairo and early face-offs against Doctor Doom, Dracula, Emma Frost, Callisto, & The Brood, not to mention her major Morlocks stories… but, that’s a massive double-dip of just three Chris Claremont volumes!
Outside of the regular X-Men titles, this would collect complimentary materials such as X-Men Unlimited (1993) #7; Storm (1995) #1-4; Uncanny Origins (1996) #9; Ororo: Before the Storm (2005) #1-4; Storm (2006) #1-6; X-Men: Worlds Apart (2008) #1-4; Storm (2014) #1-11; and flashback material from various issues of Uncanny X-Men, Classic X-Men, X-Men and Black Panther, X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999)#5-7, material from Giant-Sized X-Men (1975) #1, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #100, Black Panther (2005)#26-27, et cetera
Note: You can also vote for Storm (2014) #1-11 to be collected in X-Force: Storm & Uncanny X-Force by Sam Humphries (2013 – 2015) [could include Storm (2014)]
X-Men Solo Omnibus Mapping: X-Men Anti-Hero & Villain Omnibuses
X-Men Villains: Juggernaut (1965 & on) [includes Spider-Man and other appearances]
This would begin to collect Juggernaut’s major stories, which are a combination of X-Men appearances, Spider-Man face-off, and smattering of villainy in other books like Thor and Doctor Strange.
Juggernaut has enough material that we might only be able to make it through the early 90s in a first book in this series!
This would begin to collect Uncanny X-Men (1963) #12-13, 32-33, 46, Doctor Strange (1968) #182, Amazing Adventures (1970) #16, The Incredible Hulk (1968) #172, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #101-103 & 124 (material from 122), Spider-Woman (1978) #37-38, The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #229-230 (and material from Code of Honor (1997) #3), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #183, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #150, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #194 & 217-218, Excalibur (1988) #3, Thor (1966) #411-412, Thor (1966) #429 (and material from 428), X-Force (1991) #3-4 & Spider-Man (1990) #16 (and material from X-Force #2 & 5), Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #44, and Incredible Hulk (1968) #402-404.
Then, it might add early and mid-90s material, which could include material drawn from Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1-2, Thunderstrike (1993) #2, Venom: The Madness (1993) #1-3, X-Force (1991) #30-31, Deadpool (1994) #1-4, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #322, X-Men (1991) #42, Savage Hulk (1996) #1, Wolverine (1988) #93, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #333-334 & X-Men (1991) #53-54, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #12, Juggernaut (1997) #1, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #13 (2nd story), The Incredible Hulk (1968) #456-457, Spider-Man (1990) #84, X-Men (1991) #70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #361, X-Men (1991) #88, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #369, Thor (1998) #17, Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11, and Juggernaut (1999) #1
X-Men Villains: Mister Sinister (1987 – 2019)
This is effectively a “The Sinister Early Years” omnibus collecting all of Mister Sinister’s major stories (both present day and retcon) through the start of Marvel Now at the end of 2012.
This would collect (in this reading order) Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1996) #1-4 (and material from History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #1), Wolverine: Origin II (2014) #1-5, X-Men: Hellfire Club (2000) #3, Weapon X (2002) #14, material from X-Factor (1986) #39 & 35, Uncanny Origins (1996) #1, Classic X-Men (1986) #41-42 (back-ups), X-Factor (1986) #-1, X-Men & Spider-Man (2009) #1, material from X-Factor (1986) #38, material from Powers of X (2019) #4, X-Men Origins: Gambit (2008) #1, X-Men & Spider-Man (2009) #2, material from Uncanny X-Men (1963) #221, Inferno (Uncanny X-Men (1963) #239-241 & 243 & X-Factor (1986) #39), X-Factor (1986) #74-75, X-Men (1991) #22-23, material from Cable (1993) #6, X-Men (1991) #27 & 34, X-Factor (1986) #105 (and material from #104), material from Uncanny X-Men (2012) #4, X-Men (1991) Annual 1995, X-Men & Spider-Man (2009) #3, X-Men (1991) #51-52, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #350, Cable (1993) Annual 99, Gambit (1999) #13-15, Weapon X (2002) #28, X-Men: Colossus Bloodline (2005) #1-5, X-Men & Spider-Man (2009) #4, X-Men: Original Sin (2008) (X-Men: Original Sin (2008) #1, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #217, Wolverine: Origins (2006) #29, X-Men: Legacy (2008) #218, and Wolverine: Origins (2006) #30), Uncanny X-Men (2012) #1-3 & 14-17 (& material from #20), A+X (2012) #5
X-Men Villains: Sabretooth (1977 & on) [major stories + solo material]
This is essentially a “Book of Creed” omnibus similar to the Doom and Loki omnibus, collecting all of Sabretooth’s major stories through the start of Marvel Now at the end of 2012. See my Guide to Sabretooth for more details.
This would begin to collect (in this reading order) X-Men Origins: Sabretooth (2009) #1, Classic X-Men (1986) #10 (2nd story), Iron Fist (1975) #14, Power-Man & Iron Fist (1978) #84, Daredevil (1964) #238, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #212-213, X-Factor (1986) #51-52, Wolverine (1988) #41-42 & 62-64, Sabretooth (1993) #1-4, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3, X-Men (1991) #28-29, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 18 & #311, X-Men (1991) #33 & 38, Wolverine (1988) #90, X-Force (1991) #45, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #326 & 328, Sabretooth: In The Red Zone (1995), X-Factor (1986) #122-123, Marvel Fanfare (1996) #6, Sabretooth & Mystique (1996) #1-4, Sabretooth: Back To Nature (1998), X-Factor (1986) #136-138, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #17, X-Factor (1986) #142, Wolverine (1988) #126-128, Gambit (1999) #8-9, Wolverine (1988) #145, Deadpool (1997) #57 & 60, Sabretooth: Mary Shelley Overdrive (2002) #1-4, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #35 & 40 (1st and 2nd stories), Weapon X (2002) #12 & 26-28, Sabretooth (2004) #1-4 [AKA Sabretooth: Open Season], Cable & Deadpool (2004) #41, Wolverine (2003) #52-55, Wolverine (2010) #310-313, Wolverine (2010) #20 & 300-304.
X-Men Villains: The Rise of Apocalypse (1996 – 2006)
This would begin by collecting the contents of a trade of the same name, which included Rise of Apocalypse (1996) #1-4, Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1996) #1-4, X-Men: Apocalypse/Dracula (2006) #1-4, Black Knight: Exodus (1996) #1, and Fantastic Four (1961) #19.
Many other X-Men comics have revisited Apocalypse’s early days in flashback, and we could excerpt all of that here. Alternately, we could push onward to his iconic early appearances. The trouble comes with not wanting to duplicate ALL of X-Cutioner’s Song or Apocalypse: The Twelve – both large events collected in other omnibuses.
The additional content here could include Cable (1993) #-1, X-Factor (1986) #6, 19, 21-28 & Annual 3(and material from #5, 10-12, 15, 17, 18), Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (1990) #OGN, X-Factor (1986) #50 (2nd story), 51, 65-68, Namor, The Sub-Mariner (1990) Annual 3 (1st & 3rd stories), The Incredible Hulk (1968) #455-457, material from Cable (1993) #53, Cable & Deadpool (2004) #26-27, X-Men (1991) #181-186 (1st & 2nd stories, plus material from #179), and back-up stories from the X-Men Black (2018) one-shots (X-Men: Black – Magneto (2018) #1, X-Men: Black – Mojo (2018) #1, X-Men: Black – Mystique (2018) #1, X-Men: Black – Juggernaut (2018) #1, X-Men: Black – Emma Frost (2018) #1)
What other solo X-Men and Villains do you think have enough material to warrant a solo omnibus? The rule is that their omnibus cannot only double-dip material from the X-Men flagships and one other team book.
We gave Omega Red a try, but he didn’t have enough material!
What about an Iceman Omnibus to collect his scattered minis and one-shots?