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ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP (2025)

"The X-Men reunite with Professor X, who asks them to help overthrow the Shi'ar tyrant Deathbird - but all is not as it seems, and the X-Men must deduce the truth before it's too late! Meanwhile, sparks fly as Rogue and Magneto team up to save the Savage Land! Then, the X-Men and X-Factor unite to battle the Shadow King - but the price of their victory is more than Professor X can stand! And as a new team rises from the ashes of the old, Magneto draws a dangerous line in the sand to protect his fellow mutants - leading to an explosive finale, and the end of an era! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #273-280 and ANNUAL #15, X-FACTOR (1986) #69-70, X-MEN (1991) #1-3, and material from X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6 and NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #7."

"Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, WALTER SIMONSON & LOUISE SIMONSON Penciled by BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS, JIM LEE, WHILCE PORTACIO, ARTHUR ADAMS, MARK HEIKE, JACKSON GUICE, ROB LIEFELD, GUANG YAP, TERRY SHOEMAKER, CHRIS WOZNIAK, JON BOGDANOVE & JOHN CAPONIGRO Cover by JIM LEE The X-Men's adventures from the awesome '80s and early '90s continue! The X-Men and their many spinoff teams find themselves faced with some of their most challenging threats, in classic stories like 'Days of Future Present' and 'X-Tinction Agenda.' Featuring such allies and antagonists as Gambit, the New Mutants, Shadow King, Orphan Maker and Cameron Hodge - from potential dystopian futures to all-out war in Genosha, this one has it all! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #265-272 and ANNUAL #14, , NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97, and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62 - plus material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #23, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #5."

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Essential X-Men TPB Volume 11

Issue #11

$19.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 11

Release: January 09, 2013
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 10

Issue #10

$19.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 10

Release: March 14, 2012
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 09

Issue #9

$19.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 09

Release: May 27, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 08 (Sep072287)

Issue #8

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 08 (Sep072287)

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 07

Issue #7

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 07

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 06 (Jun052071)

Issue #6

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 06 (Jun052071)

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 05

Issue #5

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 05

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 04

Issue #4

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 04

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 03 New Printing

Issue #3

$19.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 03 New Printing

Release: May 12, 2010
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 02

Issue #2

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 02

Release: February 18, 2009
Essential X-Men TPB Volume 01

Issue #1

$16.99

Essential X-Men TPB Volume 01

Release: February 18, 2009

Reading Order

  1. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 01

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM & JOHN BYRNE Cover by GIL KANE Relive the genesis of the All-New, All-Different X-Men - and discover the human within the hero...and the truth behind the legend! Featuring the Juggernaut, Magneto and more! 520 PGS./All Ages $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7851-3255-4"

  2. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 02

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Pencils by JOHN BYRNE Cover by JOHN BYRNE Ever expanding their ranks, the Children of the Atom combat the evils threatening both mutants and humans -- like the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Hellfire Club and Dark Phoenix!"

  3. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 03 New Printing

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM, JIM SHERMAN, BOB MCLEOD, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, BRENT ANDERSON & BILL SIENKIEWICZ Cover by DAVE COCKRUM Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, Colossus and Wolverine. Children of the atom, they are humanity's only hope in the face of evil: they are the UNCANNY X-MEN! In this volume, Cyclops gets stranded on an island with Magneto, Kitty leaves the X-Men, the team travels to Limbo to save Illyana Rasputin and the Dark Phoenix returns! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #145-161, X-MEN ANNUAL #5-6 and AVENGERS ANNUAL #10."

  4. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 04

    " Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by PAUL SMITH, DAVE COCKRUM, JOHN ROMITA JR. & BRENT ANDERSON Cover by PAUL SMITH Newly remastered! Call them freaks. Nature's mistake. Mutants. They are born different, with characteristics and abilities that make them outcasts. Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Colossus, Nightcrawler and more - gathered together by telepath Professor Charles Xavier, the X-Men are sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them. Ever expanding their ranks, the Children of the Atom combat evils threatening both mutants and humans - including the Morlocks, the Hellfire Club, and the alien Brood. Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #162-179 and ANNUAL #7, and X-MEN: GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS."

  5. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 05

    "ESSENTIAL X-MEN VOL. 5 TPB (NEW PRINTING) Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, MICHAEL GOLDEN, BRET BLEVINS & STEVE LEIALOHA Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. NOW INCLUDES THE EPIC X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT LIMITED SERIES! The X-Men face off with some of their greatest foes in this all-new edition - including the Juggernaut, Doctor Doom and the Hellfire Club's newest recruits, the Hellions - and team up with the Avengers, Spider-Man, Power Pack and more! Featuring the first appearances of Forge and Nimrod, and a chapter from the legendary SECRET WARS II crossover! Plus: Parts I and II of Claremont and Windsor-Smith's unforgettable epic, 'Lifedeath.' Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #180-198, X-MEN ANNUAL #8 and X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT #1-2. 632 PGS./ Rated T+ $16.99 ISBN: 0-7851-2692-9 "

  6. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 06 (Jun052071)

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, LOUISE SIMONSON & WALTER SIMONSON Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., RICK LEONARDI, JUNE BRIGMAN, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, BRET BLEVINS, ALAN DAVIS, ARTHUR ADAMS, TERRY SHOEMAKER, WALT SIMONSON, JACKSON GUICE & JOHN BOGDANOVE Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. 'Mutant' means 'change,' and there was plenty of that when the Uncanny X-Men counted down to the Marvel Mutant Massacre beginning with the trial of Magneto! Rachel Summers became Phoenix and the Brotherhood became Freedom Force! Lady Deathstrike became a cyborg, Moonstar a Valkyrie, Colossus a killer, and Psylocke an X-Man! And Sabretooth first set his clawed foot into the X-Universe alongside his fellow Marauders! Guest-starring the original X-Factor, Power Pack and Thor! Gods, Morlocks, talking frogs and more! Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #199-213, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1, X-MEN ANNUAL #9, X-FACTOR #9-11, NEW MUTANTS #46, THOR #373-374 and POWER PACK #27."

  7. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 07

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, ALAN DAVIS, JACKSON GUICE, MARC SILVESTRI, BRET BLEVINS, KERRY GAMMILL, RICK LEONARDI, ART ADAMS & JON BOGDANOVE Cover by MARC SILVESTRI In the wake of the Marauders' Mutant Massacre, the X-Men go mobile to plan their next move - but recruiting Dazzler and Havok brings them even more catastrophe! And with a teammate's life on the line, the mutant marvels are forced to fight the Fantastic Four and seek the genius of Doctor Doom! Another elite X-saga of the eighties concludes with the world-shaking Fall of the Mutants! Plus: the introduction of...the X-Babies!? The cosmic power of...Wolverine!? Featuring Sabretooth, the Juggernaut, Mystique, Captain Britain and more! Collects UNCANNY X-MEN #214-228 and ANNUAL #10-11, and FANTASTIC FOUR VS. THE X-MEN #1-4."

  8. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 08 (Sep072287)

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI & RICK LEONARDI The X-Men are dead to the world, and evildoers a-plenty are willing to make the hoax a reality! See the debuts of characters and concepts that sculpted the struggles and souls of the mightiest mutants for years to come - including the Reavers, Genosha and the Conover Crusade! The Brood barge in and the Marauders mix it up, topped off with a dose of demons who whip up an awe-inspiring Inferno! Guest-starring Magik and the Goblin Queen! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN 229-243, ANNUAL 12 & X-FACTOR 36-39. PRODUCT UPDATE (101707): The Essential X-Men Volume 8 TP will run 544 pages rather than the solicited 552 pages."

  9. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 09

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, TERRY AUSTIN & SALLY PASHKOW Penciled by MARC SILVESTRI, ROB LIEFELD, JIM LEE, RICK LEONARDI, KIERON DWYER, BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS, MIKE VOSBURG & JIM FERN Cover by MARC SILVESTRI Storm gets younger, Polaris gets stronger, Jean Grey gets tentacles, and Psylocke gets a makeover from the Mandarin as the X-Men's eighties-era adventures continue! Waves of super-villainy strike the Savage Land, Muir Isle and the Morlock Tunnels! Heroes are dying and NOT coming back, but the X-Men have been scattered across the Earth! While Marveldom's mightiest mutants try to get it together, only Wolverine remains at HQ - but it's not exactly by choice, since he's been crucified by the Reavers! Can his new sidekick Jubilee help him overcome this ordeal? Plus: Sentinel against Sentinel, invading aliens and a surprise showdown with the Serpent Society! Featuring Ka-Zar, Magneto, Strong Guy and more! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN #244-264 and ANNUAL #13. 544 PGS./All Ages $19.99 "

  10. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 10

    "Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, WALTER SIMONSON & LOUISE SIMONSON Penciled by BILL JAASKA, MIKE COLLINS, JIM LEE, WHILCE PORTACIO, ARTHUR ADAMS, MARK HEIKE, JACKSON GUICE, ROB LIEFELD, GUANG YAP, TERRY SHOEMAKER, CHRIS WOZNIAK, JON BOGDANOVE & JOHN CAPONIGRO Cover by JIM LEE The X-Men's adventures from the awesome '80s and early '90s continue! The X-Men and their many spinoff teams find themselves faced with some of their most challenging threats, in classic stories like 'Days of Future Present' and 'X-Tinction Agenda.' Featuring such allies and antagonists as Gambit, the New Mutants, Shadow King, Orphan Maker and Cameron Hodge - from potential dystopian futures to all-out war in Genosha, this one has it all! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #265-272 and ANNUAL #14, , NEW MUTANTS (1983) #95-97, and X-FACTOR (1986) #60-62 - plus material from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #23, NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #6 and X-FACTOR ANNUAL #5."

  11. Essential X-Men TPB Volume 11

    "The X-Men reunite with Professor X, who asks them to help overthrow the Shi'ar tyrant Deathbird - but all is not as it seems, and the X-Men must deduce the truth before it's too late! Meanwhile, sparks fly as Rogue and Magneto team up to save the Savage Land! Then, the X-Men and X-Factor unite to battle the Shadow King - but the price of their victory is more than Professor X can stand! And as a new team rises from the ashes of the old, Magneto draws a dangerous line in the sand to protect his fellow mutants - leading to an explosive finale, and the end of an era! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #273-280 and ANNUAL #15, X-FACTOR (1986) #69-70, X-MEN (1991) #1-3, and material from X-FACTOR ANNUAL #6 and NEW MUTANTS ANNUAL #7."