X-Men By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus

I love Hickman, and that brought me in the door. He writes what seems like a series of one-off or two-part stories, but the reality is he’s laying the base for the bigger tales. I love the Krakoa era, and it’s architect here brings us to the first frat crossover in decades (X of Swords) and to the first Hellfire Gala. Well worth the price of admission.

New and old collide in Hickmans X-Men omnibus. This is a collection of stories after the HoX/Pox event. If you've been a Claremont fan for years, you'll note that almost all stories have connections to those classic tales. It's a great mix of nostalgia and creative new direction for my favourite comic ip. Also offered at a great price by Amzn.

This book is a great entry point to the new status quo for the X-Men, first stablished on House of X/Powers of X (a necessary read for this book by the way), in which we learn how several of the characters have adapted to their new surroundings and new place in the world. The art is fantastic, with artists like Leinil Francis Yu, R.B. Silva, Mahmun Asrar, Russel Dauterman, etc. providing their talents for several issues/arcs. In terms of physical qualities, the book has sewn-binding, and is oversized, with a thin but decent enough paper quality (you'll probably see through in the most lighter areas of the pages). It's a don't-miss edition for fans of the Hickman-era of the X-Men.

Arrived quickly and without damage

I’m not going to review the books Content itself you can YouTube that, but thr product I got was in great condition, that’s all that matters if you know what your getting already.

I passed up on buying this omnibus when it came out well over a year ago but I recently decided I didn't want to risk not being able to get it all. With this volume I will now have every Marvel Omnibus by writer Jonathan Hickman ever released so far, barring his Ultimate Universe Omnibus scheduled for March of 2024. I've never been a big X-Men fan but I did really enjoy Hickman's interconnected House of X (2019) and Powers of X (2019) series, which launched a new era for Marvel’s Mutants. When it came to this series though, Hickman's direct follow-up to the aforementioned two, I was always a little conflicted. I read through and even reviewed the bulk of what's collected in here as it was coming out on Kindle. The dialogue could be stilted and awkward at times, but the ideas made up for it mostly. There are some truly phenomenal issues here, though there half as many I found just didn't work. Issues #4, 7, 11, 16, 19, as well as Giant-Size Magneto and Giant-Size Fantomex are all great, really getting into the details behind the new Mutant nation of Krakoa and the mindset of these characters in their new reality. There are however some things to keep in mind before jumping into this book. First, when I mentioned House/Powers of X it was for good reason. Those series are vital to understanding the new status quo explored in this book and are referenced quite heavily so I wouldn't recommend jumping into this book without reading them first. Second, there is no real overarching story between these issues. Most are self-contained and have very little overlap with either the issues before or after. Finally third, by the end of the book very little if anything of what was set up has been resolved. Plot lines are left hanging but the answers can found in Hickman's follow-up miniseries Inferno (2021) which, like House/Powers of X before it, wasn't collected in here. That is by far my biggest problem with this omnibus overall. So much that could have, at least to my mind, been included to make the book more complete were left out. The New Mutants (2020) issues he wrote, the X of Swords crossover stuff including the missing issues of X-Men from this very book, and less important but still relevant X-Men: Empyre (2020) tie-in miniseries. All issues that Hickman either fully or co-wrote, all missing. These are books that have a direct impact on the overall narrative. The New Mutants issues are not necessarily vital, but relevant to issues #8 and 9 of this very book and the fallout from X of Swords is found in issue #16 as well. The art for the series was, and still is, a consistent highlight though. Primary artist being the always great Leinil Francis Yu, but there are some surprises as well such as Phil Noto, R. B. Silva, Mahmud Asrar, and Brett Booth to name some, and that's just talking about the main series, not the other issues collected. While I do wish more had been added to this omnibus, its still undoubtedly the best way to collect most of the Hickman X-Men stuff, and knowing what's missing should help at the very least. 4/5

Great storyline.

So much they could have done after HoX PoX but instead they made this confusing collection. Seems to require all the parallel Mauraders. X-Factor, etc. sometimes this book references interesting stories that just disappear. I imagine only showing up in those other books. Still some cool stuff. I’m a Hickman fan, but felt like he either wasn’t allowed the control he required or that he bit off more than he could chew. If they release a Krakoa age Omni with all the stories weaved properly, like the Dawn of X trades do, that would be awesome. But as is, this is just “good”.

This is what I call Sci-fi. Lots of twists.

In my opinion J. Hickman is at the top of comic book writers. His Fantastic Four run was awesome, as was his Avengers run. Now he is all over the merry mutants and it is scary and interesting at the same time. If you like Hickman and you like the X-Men then buy this book. As for the format, omnibus style, I love it. I'm an old man and don't want to mess with single issues. Fifteen to twenty issues all in one book with no ads. Awesome.

Hickman at his best

Art and story at times confusing. I haven't read an XMen comic for a while and found myself feeling lost here at times. Maybe best suited to XMen fans that have kept up.

Convoluted mess. The stories jump all over the place with no real thread. Had to give up in the end as nothing was making sense. So many stories start and never conclude and jump onto something new. Not very good.