X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus Overview | New Printing | Comparison

Today I give you your advance look at the X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus! This is the era of X-men that takes place after Fall of the Mutants and before Inferno. The book is due out on the Direct Market on December 8th.
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Spoilers - 09:07
Non Spoilers - 10:36
Comparison spoilers - 18:38
Comparison non spoilers - 20:08
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[@balkthor]

I’m so grateful these hardcovers were rereleased in omnibus format for us latecomers.

[@baloonia1]

Same. I just got to a point in my life, where I can afford to collect them, so I'm grateful that they are reprinted. With that said, I am concerned about the quality issues.

[@IRLYT]

This might be the X-men omnibus with the most varied and yet consistently beautiful artwork. The quality control issues are quite a concern and should be addressed by Marvel immediately.

[@PeterMarinari]

Thanks for the detail-obsessed comparison between the two!

[@artofbusiness7593]

To: NMC, Great detailed Review Omar!! PSA: With all due respect to David Gabriel, and the hard working folks at Marvel Comics, I say this. Perhaps, it’s time for ALL the fans to contact Marvel Comics. There is way to much at stake here for these Printing Errors to simply be unaddressed. Both Marvel Entertainment and Disney have the means and power to address this issue with both Donnelly and Imak Printers. Perhaps, a Social Media Campaign is needed? For a “ Recall, Reprint, and Replacement” of this and other Omnibus. I don’t know. What I do know is that, we the reader / collectors, save and pay LARGE sums of money on these books to simply accept these ‘Printing errors’, past the first case. This applies to all publishers equally of Omnibus, OHC’s, and Library Editions. Wether they be Marvel, DC, Boom, Image, or Dark Horse. To Marvel Comics Ent: Please, identify all Error Copies ( much as DC recently did with the Grant Morrison SUPERMAN Omni ) and RECALL, REPRINT AND REPLACE this X-Men: Inferno Prologue - Omnibus Error-Printing. Thank you. ⚡️KidFlash ⚡️

[@jointjunkieslangards]

The Outback Years were always my X-Men. That's really where I started collecting and that team has always been the "real" X-Men in my head. Lee got a lot of attention from me during his time, but looking back, Silvestri the artist whose issues hit me the hardest.

[@nextimaginaut]

If it becomes evident that the ink plate issues are in fact pervasive across the first printing of both this and the ASM Vol. 3 reprint because of a rolling quality control issue with the printer, will you please consider advocating to David for some sort a recall or replacement offer for corrected copies? I can see informed buyers turning a blind eye to the ASM errors as a fluke as with the rare badly scanned source, but the same conspicuous issue now affecting two heavily pre-ordered reprints in two of their major lines is very troubling, and if becomes clear that it was in fact a number of titles printed in the same period by Imak, if not ongoingly, the publisher's going to have a huge problem on its hands if it doesn't account for the pattern of oversights.

[@bclayj]

Well said, these books are too damn expensive for this kind of issue. I agree that there needs to be a replacement for these!

[@ericl7842]

I can’t wait for this one to show up at my door!

[@Matthew.E.Kelly.]

Same, man. Feels like forever ago that I pre-ordered this one.

[@ericl7842]

@@Matthew.E.Kelly. Yup!! Haha

[@CarpetBombComic]

I pre-ordered the Art Adams cover for this one... I missed the OHC the first time around, but I was still heavily into buying single issues every month at the time. Now, I'm neck-deep in Omnis.... I loved this era of all of the books - don't consider this a lull by any stretch. As you said, I see this as more of an aftermath of Fall of the Mutants. You feel the weight of the loss of characters, twisted powers, etc, plus what happens during the time in the Outback. And, man, those Brood and Reavers issues are INSANE!! For me, Brett Blevins on New Mutants with Louise Simonson was one of the best eras of the book.

[@jirenthegoat9717]

Nice! Great to see X-Men still being pushed and i can only imagine how much more reprints they'll be when X-Men arrive to the MCU 😳 Weird about the faded pages. Keep up the great work Omar 👑

[@cactusblack5993]

Surprised we haven't had a "House of M" omni yet with Wanda's popularity. Still have my fingers cross for it, though.

[@xXCigarXx]

Once the MCU adopts the x-men I feel like any out of print x-men stuff is probably going to be whale status.

[@camerongodsey9847]

Super hyped for this one! This next month is packed with hype releases, and I can’t wait to see your overviews!

[@anthonyufert8477]

The Outback baby!! I can’t wait till this one arrives in the mail. The DM cover is beautiful but I ended up getting the standard cover. Kind of wish I got the DM since the standard cover is on the actual book but I’m just glad to finally get it. I haven’t read this material since I was a kid so it’ll be a lot of fun going through them again. Thanks for the great overview as always Omar, take care.

[@ReaperXC]

I like your title idea in theory, however prologue seems more important than an aftermath. After feels like wrapping this up, whereas prologue feels like revving up for the main event.

[@DragonsTomeRob]

Outback X-Men is the best X-Men era ever!

[@OmnibusRyan]

They're so iconic and my man Havok really got some time to shine!

[@DragonsTomeRob]

@@OmnibusRyan Havok is the best! He finally got the chance to step out of his brother's shadow

[@omarreyesjr1920]

I'm curious, just how often do u take an omni to the beach? Lol. And I totally took you've felt thicker out of context! Love the review hermano! Excited for this and Inferno omni!

[@pjking7776]

Great review. I love the art and the Cypher story looks fantastic. Cannot wait to get this

[@sextonj87]

Love that stark white cover. Looks amazing.

[@bclayj]

Great overview and comparison Omar, I would love it if you started mentioning where the new books are being printed right at the start of your reviews. Honestly, if a book is printed at Imak it seems to be a near certainty that the quality will not be great. The printing issues for ASM also seem to be widespread, mine has same issue, but the majority of people may not even notice without it being pointed out to them.

[@OmnibusRyan]

Loved Inferno and am really excited to add this one to my collection!

[@slop101]

Cool, no need to upgrade/replace my OHC. Though if I knew the new omni would be this close (and cheaper) to the OHC, I would've sold mine a while back at the inflated prices and bought this one later.

[@kriskauf3980]

Ditto!

[@Alice-me2qk]

This looks amazing, I'm so excited!

[@Cluckkent88]

❤It's looking soon good🎉

[@comicnutt7677]

Preordered it can’t wait to read this.

[@Kyle_The_Mighty]

Looking forward to this one

[@rudigerkipferl4479]

Glad I pre-ordered this at Walt's... One step further to get the complete Claremont run in omnibus format... 👍

[@lukethurai3373]

Thanks for the details. Guess I will stick to my OHC for this, my TPB Inferno 1&2 and OHC Inferno Crossovers. I have had many , many hours of pleasure reading them.

[@jeffh8094]

Can't wait til mine comes!! Love this era of X-men!

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Now this is one I’ve been WANTING!!!

[@cagegrant213]

thanks for the e mail info. releases

[@ryanlongden7330]

Can't wait for this to be delivered!!!!

[@Krypton_Ken]

Looking forward to this one. Think I've got to go with the Silvestri cover, his artwork defines that era for me.

[@willvill7991]

I haven’t read Xmen Inferno yet because I’m waiting for this one. I might even get more petty and wait for Mutant Massacre, but waiting for Fall of the Mutants is too torturous for me. Now I know to get the DM Variant thanks to this overview. Muchas gracias Señor Omar.

[@xXCigarXx]

Yeah I ordered the DM and was unsure....but seeing the adams art up close I'm sticking with it....especially since the other cover is under the jacket.

[@willvill7991]

@@xXCigarXx same reason I’ll get the DM. It just seems redundant to me when the dust jacket has the same art as the front cover.

[@tomlockgriffiths4840]

Agree - this is a great era!

[@PeeDeBee]

Can't wait for it to come in! I bought the Inferno OHC years ago but skipped the Prologue at the time.

[@StegoKing]

I can't wait for this. The OUTBACK YEARS!!! SQUEEEE!

[@GLEN2K12]

Hi Omar, I’m so excited to get this, it will go nicely with my x men omni’s….thank you my brother

[@MightyThorngren]

I just read my Evolutionary War omnibus this last weekend. Loved that crossover

[@JClif]

A must buy for me. I have the Fall of the Mutant omni but have never owned the inferno prologue or "Fall of the Mutants Aftermath". I am so excited that it is still coming out in December.

[@jrox1904]

I like what I've read from this material but most of it will be new to me .. great price I also seen they changed the Hellfire Gala edition from $100 to $75 which is really good .

[@toeknee1505]

I will DEFINITELY get the direct market (Arthur Adams) cover of the Inferno Prologue. I have sold my sealed OHC. Thanks Omar!

[@qrsx66]

You had a sealed OHC all those years because you had another unsealed OHC too ?

[@arthurwoo6082]

Looking fwd to this, Outback years are also among my favorite of the X-men. Some of this stuff (like NM i have never read so a bonus there) So between this, and the upcoming FOTM Omni, are we looking at perhaps a UXM Omni 5 to fill in the gap between UXM Omni 4 and FOTM? Regardless its so satisfying to have the entire run of Claremont UXM in more or less Omni format.

[@fireboy312002]

Great, now I kind of wanna get this. Always weird to see Rogue in that costume but enjoy the hairy claw one's costume.

[@just23bulls]

Forgot to comment on this vid. My bad! Glad it’s being re-released in this format for others and thank you and Mr. Gabriel for making this happen! How much do I have to pay to see those texts and emails between you guys? xD

[@NearMintCondition]

Hahahaha. My brother!

[@notorious.k.i.p.]

Oohhhhh yeeaaah! Can't wait for this!

[@TheDarkwitch08]

Like I said before, Inferno is my fave ever X-Men story line and this was also my fave ever era of The X-Men! Excelsior! 'Nuff said.

[@cagegrant213]

x men omnibus always great!

[@sazmurph540]

Got this on pre-order. This era, Mutant Massacre through Inferno, came when I was on a break from comics so looking forward to reading this. I'll hold on to this though until the Fall of the Mutants omni is reprinted.

[@smerdp]

The most important part it says Marvel Omnibus on the side 😎.only reason am replacing mind

[@warrengilson1835]

OK I'm hooked. After watching a dozen of your videos I've bitten the bullet and ordered the omnibus FF (1961) vol. 1! As a complete newbie I just gotta ask - what does solicit mean in comics context?? (Love your enthusiasm btw)

[@NearMintCondition]

Thanks brother and welcome aboard. Solicitations are when the books are ready for retailers in the direct market (cheap graphic novels , comic stores and Walt’s comic shop) to place preorders. Classic choice with FF volume 1.

[@needfoolthings]

Re: The titling. I'm utterly against words like aftermath or prologue because it diminishes the intrinsic impact of the stories in whatever book it is. The title for this one should habe been "X-Men: Out Back"

[@NearMintCondition]

I can see that prologue works in this book since it really shows the things going on behind the scenes with Maddie, Magik becoming more and more Demon Chylde and the flashbacks with Cyke. Now Outback would work if it was just the X-men issues, but we have have the New Mutants and X-Factor in here. X-men Outback, New Mutants Grounded and X-factor’s New home. Or X-men and friends.

[@needfoolthings]

@@NearMintCondition "Out Back" (note the difference to "Outback") would encompass all those and many more meanings.

[@NearMintCondition]

@@needfoolthings Now I'm intrigued... Out back.

[@Katsudon305]

I got the variant cover pre-order. But man, a part of me wished I got the standard cover, but I like both covers .

[@maxappelman]

i love this book

[@qrsx66]

I really really hope you weren't lucky about the black color misprint and that all other prints are fine. Are the bonus material identical in both OHC and omni ?

[@mariososa5808]

Awesome video like always, totally unrelated question …. Trying to get into Civil War but have no idea where to start .. auxilio!

[@NearMintCondition]

It really does start with the mini. There wasn’t a set up per say.

[@the1likesaf]

I just picked this up from forbidden planet in the UK and it was on sale for £35!! What a bargain!!! :)

[@TokuAndAnimationNewsNetwork]

Not a fan of them not having the comic issues on the backside. That is very annoying and I don't get why they did it that way. I'm excited that this book will be in my hands soon, assuming it doesn't get delayed again (BTW, your description says Sept 8th, not Dec 8th). After this, it's just Uncanny Volume 5 and a reprint of X-Tinction Agenda that all remains uannounced for Claremont's run.

[@xXCigarXx]

Yeah,I wish it had the usual cover gallery on the back too....

[@jameskiely3093]

My copy of the new printing doesn't have the faded blacks but on page 213 panel four you can see some white specks near the bottom right corner of the panel. That's the only real issue.Considering I was expecting the issue you noted I'm relieved.

[@jamesleblanc7437]

Terry Shoemaker would be pronounced exactly like it reads, being an anglicized version of Shumacher (like the director Joel, of those “lovely” Batman movies of the Distinguished Competition)

[@brandon17760]

Do you think we will ever have an x factor Omnibus of the first issues? Its cool we have Pete Davids run but as an angel fan I'm disappointed lol

[@xXCigarXx]

Already got mine on preorder,I'm on volume 3 of uncanny....issue 173 and I'm working twords reading this. Man that comment about reading out on the beach had me dying. Hopefully the fading isn't a normal issue with this newer printing.

[@Havok1718]

I remember that day he didnt believe it till you showed him his name in the book 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I got mine on pre order hell yea. I'm getting the DM cover.

[@ZsoltSchumacher]

Would cause difficulties if I would read the X-Men, New Mutants and X-Factor issues separately? Meaning not put together like in this Omnibus?

[@Muldfeld]

Damn. Should've ordered the direct market cover from my local comic store. Too late to change it. Edit: Checked my messages to my comic store guy and I DID order the direct market cover, about which you must have informed me months ago. Thanks!

[@erikbengtsson6772]

I wanna get the batman hush deluxe edition and batman by gaslight deluxe but batman hush seems to be out of stock or print and the other one is out of print should i just go for the black and white deluxe of those books ?

[@hamzadawud]

I think the Hush Deluxe Edition is still available on Amazon at a good price.

[@projektvyking7521]

X-Fans...X-Fen🤔...anyway y'all been waiting for this Omni and here it is. Sometimes people deserve to faith rewarded.

[@dacollector4452]

You have September 8th in description

[@mike1019831]

Can't wait to place my order for this gonna combine with spider-Gwen omnibus! Been putting off spider-gwen for too long.

[@Shelf_Space]

The Spider-Gwen Omni is phenomenal. Great extras and containing everything the original HCs didn’t.

[@Alvarakk]

824 pages. Omar spots the 4 with faded blacks. What an eye for detail!

[@xXCigarXx]

I would have noticed too....hopefully it's not a issue with all the printed copies. Hopefully they are all without this blemish...

[@qrsx66]

@@xXCigarXx After 10 years of waiting, I hope there's not a print problem with my copy.

[@gqd1975]

Should i buy new mutants omnibus vol 1 and excalibur omnibus vol 1 to get Claremonts complete x-men story?

[@qrsx66]

You do what you want but you won't regret buying Excalibur and Mew Mutants 1.

[@xXCigarXx]

I never thought excalibur had that much crossover with x-men...thought it was more of a funny book.

[@craigcamplin9580]

Thicker than a Snickers!

[@dannyc8876]

Omar, since you have so much influence in printing ideas and suggestions... and since X-Men sells, omnis sell, and since X-Men SA 1 and 2 are being reprinted next year.. depending if both volumes have good sales, why don't you suggest David a new omnibus: X-Men SA 3, with the contents of X-Men MMWs 7 and 8 (which have been OOP for a long time). Come on, we diserve X-Men completeness in Omnibus format.

[@BeastlyBen007]

is this book necessary? or should I just get the main event omnibus?

[@NearMintCondition]

For X-men fans and completists = necessary. If you want to jump right to Inferno, go for it.

[@Attilude]

Hi omar I have uncanny xmen omnibus 1,2,3 and 4. Found out that in this omnibus included uncanny x men 228 -238 . Do you think , is worth to buy this omnibus for 10 stories? Omnibus 4 ended with nummer 193. And there is gap between 193 - 228.

[@qrsx66]

- Uncanny X-men Omnibus 4 ends at issue 193. ( 194 to 209 are not available in omnibus format ) - Mutant Massacre Omnibus has issues 210 to 219 - Fall Of The Mutants (Omnibus or OHC the same) collects issues 220 to 227 If you want to know where are (some) of the missing issues between 193 and 228.

[@xXCigarXx]

I would hope and imagine those issues would become uncanny volume 5.Also I would add that the other stories in the book besides the uncanny x-men issues tie in well....it is worth reading the other material.

[@andreguijosa5199]

Does reading this help enjoy the event more?

[@NearMintCondition]

Absolutely.

[@amead78]

I remember reading my brother collection of Uncanny Men when I was younger. He wouldn’t let me read issue 236 because of what happens to Rogue.

[@ReaperXC]

My preorder for this omnibus was $200 at LCS. Now they are up for $125 everywhere in Australia. Oh well. Help out a small business.

[@michaelhughes2969]

LCS? It’s hard getting some omnibus down under… still holding out for Excalibur omni 1 and 2

[@ReaperXC]

@@michaelhughes2969 Excalibur is up on book stores for December 14 reprint abs vol 2 is in February or March. There’s a direct market reprint of vol 1 in April announced yesterday.

[@deadmousyplutaprestige8771]

Anyone know what happened to Excalibur vol2?

[@mattthompson3371]

Next year is what Omar said in one of his Saturday streams.

[@deadmousyplutaprestige8771]

@@mattthompson3371 fuge.... thanks pal

[@johnlindsay7301]

I just really don’t like the Brood stories. I skimmed they these episodes while focussing in on the Madelyn Prior/Gateway panels, as well as anything else not related to the brood. Still, it was a great read. I’m almost finished up and am looking forward to getting into Inferno.

[@NearMintCondition]

Fair enough, but glad you are on the way to Inferno.

[@kunider9714]

No black issue in my copy

[@NearMintCondition]

Love hearing that.

[@kriskauf3980]

So essentially no difference, except the new printing has nearly imperceptible more vibrant colors except for a handful of pages that have noticeably worse colors. No reason to upgrade then.

[@andrewmall]

#releaseroadtoonslaughtomnibus :) :):)

[@williamlee2182]

Rereading this because of X-Men 97 and yeah... this omnibus is painful to read...

[@endc3043]

Man I need to stop buying these for a bit I just bought a ride lol.. but they are so awesome to read and look at and if I don't get them they sell out quick and don't wanna pay high price for them😆😆😆😆😆

[@NearMintCondition]

Congrats on the new ride.

[@endc3043]

@@NearMintCondition thanks..

[@EduardoMartinez-zs7ex]

Marvel should stop using similar covers for their omnibus; this cover is almost equal to the Classics Omnibus and the Excalibur vol. 2 omnibus and Im almost sure there is a 4th one with a similar one

[@markzimmer5467]

I was going to like, but it was at 666 so I just couldn't.

[@NearMintCondition]

lol

[@bunkmastab]

I have it on good authority this book doesn't exist, despite what you and Melanie say.

[@maximusmagni1]

Once again, you didn't show the eyes of the two books side by side! Your overviews used to always show the eyes and you quit doing that now that marvel has started making DC quality bindings that have little curve. This can't be a coincidence. I can no longer trust your reviews to be impartial because Marvel's sponsorship has clearly influenced you. I am thankful Marvel is printing all these new omnis, but the binding quality has gone to crap.

[@tridat516]

1st 🥇