Essential X-Men Books

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. Collects Giant-Size X-Men #1, X-Men #94-119.

Follows the adventures of the X-Men as they face numerous adversaries.

Follows the adventures of the X-Men as they face numerous adversaries.

Follows the adventures of the X-Men as they face numerous adversaries.

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 "Lifedeath." Collecting: Uncanny X-Men #180-198; Annual #8; & X-Men/Alpha Flight #1-2

SC, TPB, NM/M, New, in cello, Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, LOUISE SIMONSON and WALTER SIMONSON. Art 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. Published in April of 2011, Softcover, 656 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

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!

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!

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! Collects Uncanny X-Men #244-264 and Annual #13.

The X-Men's adventures from the awesome '80s and early '90s continue! The X-Men and their many spin-off teams find themselves faced with some of their most challeging threats, in classic stories like Days of Future Present and the X-Tinction Agenda. Featuring such allies and antagonists as Gambit, the New Mutants, Shadow King, Orphan Maker, and Cameron Hodge...this X-tra sized Essential has it all! COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN 265-272, ANNUAL 14; FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL 23; NEW MUTANTS (1983) 95-97, MATERIAL FROM ANNUAL 6; X-FACTOR (1986) 60-62, MATERIAL FROM ANNUAL 5

The X-Men are reunited 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 a truly explosive finale, and the end of an era! COLLECTING : Uncanny X-Men (1963) 273-280, X-Men Annual (1970) 15, X-Factor (1986) 69-70, X-Men (1991) 1-3; material from X-Factor Annual 6, New Mutants Annual 7