Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Chris Claremont · Jo Duffy · Barry Windsor-Smith · Bob Layton · Dave Cockrum · John Byrne · John Romita · Marvel Comics · Roy Thomas · Scott Edelman
Latest release: March 27, 2024
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16
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Collects Giant-Size X-Men #1 & X-Men #94-100. The Children of the Atom, runts of the Silver Age litter, are reborn as the All-New, All-Different team of mutants that took the world by storm! With the original team held hostage by unknown forces, Professsor X recruits an international cast including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfire and Warpath to take on the mantle of the Uncanny X-Men! Marked by progressive politics and personal conflicts, these All-New X-Men redefined super-hero teams for a generation of readers that cant get enough X-adventure to this day. Here for the first time youll see Wolverine throw down with Cyclops; experience the shocking death of an X-Man; tremble at the return of the towering Sentinels; watch as X-Man battles X-Man as the new team attempts to tear apart the old; and bear witness to the sacrifice of Jean Grey. Theyre mutant milestones of the highest order, one and all the stories that set the table for a comics revolution so reserve that copy today, True Believer!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 1
Vol 1, #1-100 · Nov 2014 ·
4.7star
Collects Giant-Size X-Men #1 & X-Men #94-100. The Children of the Atom, runts of the Silver Age litter, are reborn as the All-New, All-Different team of mutants that took the world by storm! With the original team held hostage by unknown forces, Professsor X recruits an international cast including Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Banshee, Sunfire and Warpath to take on the mantle of the Uncanny X-Men! Marked by progressive politics and personal conflicts, these All-New X-Men redefined super-hero teams for a generation of readers that cant get enough X-adventure to this day. Here for the first time youll see Wolverine throw down with Cyclops; experience the shocking death of an X-Man; tremble at the return of the towering Sentinels; watch as X-Man battles X-Man as the new team attempts to tear apart the old; and bear witness to the sacrifice of Jean Grey. Theyre mutant milestones of the highest order, one and all the stories that set the table for a comics revolution so reserve that copy today, True Believer!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 2
Vol 2, #101-110 · Nov 2014 ·
4.6star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #101-110. Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus; Endowed with unique abilities, these mutants were summoned by Professor X to rescue the original X-Men, an underground organization sworn to protect those that fear and hate them. Relive their original adventures; discover the human within the hero and the truth behind the legend!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 3
Vol 3, #111-121 · Nov 2014 ·
4.8star
Collects Uncanny X-Men #111-121. The heart of an Antarctic volcano. The steamy jungles of the hidden Savage Land. Coastal Japan in flames and the far-flung Canadian city of Calgary buried in drifts of snow. All these locales and more await our merry band of mutants in the following eleven issues- and there's no time to catch your breath! This volume reads as one long story, setting the tone for the heavy continuity approach the next two decades would take. The first issue the X-Men wake up somewhere strange and by the end of the book, they still haven't gotten home!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 4
Vol 4 · Jan 2014 ·
4.8star
Uncanny X-Men (1963) 122-124, Annual 3, 125-131
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 5
Vol 5, #4-140 · Jan 2015 ·
4.9star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #132-140 & Uncanny X-Men Annual (1970) #4. The X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled with enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. Jean Grey has gained power beyond all comprehension, corrupting her and transforming her into the Dark Phoenix! Now they must decide is the life of the woman they cherish worth the existence of the entire universe!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 6
Vol 6, #141-150 · Jan 2019 ·
4.9star
Collects Uncanny X-Men #141-150. Featuring one of the most influential X-Men stories of all-"Days of Future Past!" Feared, hated and now on the road to extinction, Marvel's Children of the Atom face a bleak future of mutant concentration camps and a world where heroes are a thing of days gone past. Only by leaping back through time can Kitty Pryde's future self hope to stop the events that created this dystopian nightmare! Plus, the team is put in a slow-pressure cooker with Arcade, Dr. Doom, Garokk and finally the return of Magneto! Featuring guest-appearances by Spider-Woman, Dazzler, not to mention the debut of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 7
Vol 7, #5-159 ·
4.4star
Collects Uncanny X-Men #151-159, Avengers Annual #10, X-Men Annual #5. Kitty's leaving the School For Gifted Youngsters. Her new academic destination? The Massachusetts Academy, run by none other than Emma Frost, the Hellfire Club's White Queen - setting up the inevitable showdown between the X-Men and Sebastian Shaw's minions, with a classic, no-holds-barred, Storm/Emma catfight in the clouds! Next, it's the immortal "Kitty's Fairy Tale," a storybook fantasy that introduced Kitty's loyal pet dragon, the lovable Lockheed! Then, the first half of the all-time great "Brood Saga," with four-issues of space operatics starring the Starjammers, the Shi'Ar, and those disgusting parasites from beyond the outer limits, the Brood! Then it's the return of Rogue and Mystique's Evil Mutants and the coming of Dracula himself! Throw in a team-up with the X-Men and Fantastic Four combining forces against the Badoon, and, just because we love ya, the first appearance of Rogue and her pivotal meeting with Ms. Marvel.
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 8
Vol 8, #6-167 ·
4.9star
Collects Uncanny X-Men #161-167 & X-Men Annual #6. It's an adventure in Belasco's mysterious Limbo realm that leaves Colossus' little sister Ilyana Rasputin aged from child to teenager in a moment. Then comes a classic tale of Professor X and Magneto in their younger days, before their philosophical fallout, teamed up to take down Baron Strucker and Hydra. But the real action is the conclusion of the epic Brood Saga! Teamed with the Starjammers and Shi'ar, the X-Men are in an all-out war for survival against the sleaziest parasites in outer space.
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 9
Vol 9, #1-175 · Mar 2016 ·
4.5star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #168-175, X-Men Annual (1970) #7, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #5, Wolverine (1982) #1-4. By 1982, the Uncanny X-Men had become the biggest franchise in comic books. Chris Claremont's writing rose to find perhaps his most poignant and challenging expression of the mutant metaphor in "God Loves, Man Kills," while his work with Frank Miller on Wolverine skyrocketed the character's popularity. With the culmination of Paul Smith's classic run - featuring the growing romance between Kitty Pryde and Colossus, the first appearance of Callisto and the Morlocks, Rogue's debut as an X-Man.
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009): Uncanny X-Men Masterworks Vol. 10
Vol 10, #1-188 · Feb 2017 ·
4.9star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #176-188, Magik (1983) #1-4, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40. John Romita Jr. joins Chris Claremont as the Uncanny X-Men's chart-topping adventures continue! Drama abounds as Cyclops heads off on his honeymoon with Madelyne Pryor, Wolverine's relationship with Mariko takes a turn for the worse, and Kitty Pryde is kidnapped and forced to marry the Morlock Caliban. Meanwhile, Rogue is public enemy number one and anti-mutant sentiment threatens the passage of a law that will strip every mutant in the United States of their rights. There's no shortage of action either: Colossus battles Juggernaut, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants return, Rachel Summers arrives on the scene, and the Dire Wraiths attack. Topped off by Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith's stunning classic story "Lifedeath" and the Magik miniseries, there's no shortage of mutant masterworks!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 11, #1-193 · Jan 2019 ·
4.9star
Collecting Uncanny X-Men (1981) #189-193, X-Men Annual (1970) #8, X-Men And Alpha Flight (1985) #1-2 And Kitty Pryde And Wolverine #1-6. Chris Claremont made the X-Men a global sensation and the Marvel Masterworks are once again proud to present his tales of honor, prejudice, evolution and perseverance. It begins with Wolverines return to Japan, where the young Kitty Pryde has found herself in over her head with the yakuza. Its an adventure that will change both characters forever! Meanwhile in America, the X-Men face the Hellfire Club and Kulan Gath turns all of Manhattan and all Marvels heroes into a barbarian horde. Then, in the All-New, All-Different X-Men 100th issue, a ghost from the teams past confronts them on one of their most devastating moments. Finally, fan-favorite Paul Smith returns for a story with massive implications for the X-Mens future.
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 12, #1-200 · Feb 2020 ·
5.0star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #194-200, Annual (1970) #9; New Mutants Special Edition (1985) #1; Nightcrawler (1985) #1-4; material from Bizarre Adventures (1981) #27. Chris Claremont, together with an absolute dream team of art talent — John Romita Jr., Arthur Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith and Dave Cockrum — brings you an indisputable Marvel masterwork! Beginning with the earthshaking return of the Juggernaut, tensions rise as Professor X’s health fails, a crisis of faith strikes Nightcrawler and Storm ranges across the African savannah in the second “Lifedeath” masterpiece! Meanwhile, the X-Men and New Mutants are whisked away to Asgard to battle Loki and his minions in the all-time great “Asgardian Wars,” illustrated by the incomparable Arthur Adams! Finally, the day of reckoning arrives as an international tribunal tries Magneto for crimes against humanity. Also featuring a swashbuckling saga starring Nightcrawler by X-Men icon Dave Cockrum!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 13, #1-209 · Jun 2021 ·
5.0star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #201-209; Longshot (1985) #1-6; material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #33. Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr. are joined by a host of all-star illustrators for a groundbreaking X-Men Masterworks! It’s all in the family for Cyclops as his son Nathan Summers — later known as Cable — is born, and his “Days of Future Past” daughter Rachel comes to terms with her Phoenix Force powers! Storm duels Cyclops for team leadership as the threat of the Beyonder looms, Nightcrawler takes a solo turn in an adventure beautifully drawn by June Brigman, and Barry Windsor-Smith crafts a brutal Wolverine tale. And a showdown between Wolverine and Phoenix presages war with the Hellfire Club and Nimrod! Plus: Ann Nocenti and Arthur Adams’ quintessentially ’80s limited series introducing the dimension-spanning adventurer and future X-Man Longshot is restored for the Masterworks!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 14, #1-219 · Mar 2022 ·
4.0star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #210-219, Annual (1970) #10; New Mutants Annual (1984) #2; Fantastic Four vs X-Men (1987) #1-4. In his very first work for Marvel in the U.S., iconic artist Alan Davis delivers on a double-sized NEW MUTANTS Annual that introduces Psylocke to the world of the X-Men! But she's arrived just as Sabretooth and the Marauders go on the hunt for Morlocks - and they don't mind slaying any X-Men who get in the way! The "Mutant Massacre" event shocked readers and set a high-water mark for X-Men storytelling. Plus: Longshot joins the X-Men as they - and the New Mutants - take on Mojo in an Arthur Adams-drawn Annual! Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde is slowly disintegrating, leading the X-Men to make a deal with Doctor Doom to save her. Needless to say, the Fantastic Four have something to say about that!
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 15 · Mar 2023 ·
5.0star
Marc Silvestri's uncanny legacy as an X-Men artist begins here! The artist who would define a new era of mutant drama kicks things off with the X-MEN VS. AVENGERS limited series, in which Magneto is summoned to trial for crimes against humanity. Can the Avengers bring him to justice? And why are the X-Men standing in their way? Next, Alan Davis draws an epic Annual introducing the alien force named Horde! Then, Silvestri joins with mutant maestro Chris Claremont for a run of legendary stories - including the iconic "Fall of the Mutants," which changed everything for the X-Men. In a major status quo change for the series, the X-Men relocate to Australia - where they take on the cyborg Reavers! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #220-231, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #11, X-MEN VS. AVENGERS #1-4 and material from BEST OF MARVEL COMICS.
Uncanny X-Men Masterworks (2009)
Vol 16, #12-243 · Mar 2024 ·
5.0star
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #232-243, X-Men Annual (1970) #12, X-Factor (1986) #37-39. Chris Claremont, the man who made Marvel's mutants an industry unto themselves, takes the X-Men to hell and back - and damnation couldn't look any better than with legends Marc Silvestri and Walter Simonson behind the art boards! The "Inferno" saga brings together the many threads Mister Sinister has been weaving, the machinations of the demon N'astirh, and the lives of X-Men past and present. In one of Marvel's most devastatingly personal epics, the startling secret of Madelyne Pryor is revealed - and the X-Men and X-Factor will face each other for the first time! This newly restored edition also features the return of the alien Brood, the introduction of Genosha and a Savage Land adventure drawn by Arthur Adams!