X-men Reading Order Part 4 | Collected Editions | 2004-2012 | UPDATED!

[@himakadabra]

God bless your heart and brain for not exploding to do these videos for us. We are truly unworthy!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much. And you are so worthy!

[@Aled.Likes.Comics]

Mike Carey Omni or At least complete collections need to happen.. love his run. This and x-factor by PAD were the best x books at the time.

[@KGBookkeeping]

Wow, we really really need a House of M omnibus that collects all that aftermath

[@NearMintCondition]

The Decimation and House of M, might be two omnis.

[@andrepaul3483]

Joss Whedon also did Dollhouse. Which is another fantastic show

[@jsb8261]

This may be blasphemous, but I enjoyed Jubilee as a vampire.

[@rebel-by-design]

The Adam X erasure smh. I literally own only one of these books, and I'm totally fine with that. Not the first time I've heard the Carey run well-regarded, but outside of that I really don't fee like I need to catch up on this period.

[@geceergen7920]

44th comment!!! 45 mins.

[@maximusmagni1]

I think Omar is officially the biggest X-Men fan in the world.

[@NearMintCondition]

Ha! I wore myself out.

[@mohammedazam6562]

@@NearMintCondition you forget we prefer quality over quantity, take your time. We will always be here

[@fortafiresecondaccount7690]

3 character’s who always come back 3. Magneto 2. Jean grey 1. Chris clairmont

[@sharpc-tudent]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@rayvenkman2087]

“Chris is Back!”

[@trumbogun1]

This is probably the closest a man gets to understanding childbirth. Remember to breathe, Omar. Lol

[@NearMintCondition]

HAHA

[@shreyankdas4547]

Holy shit!!! I am speechless I didn't even realise that this was an hour long while I was watching it😂😂😂😂

[@NearMintCondition]

It was. :)

[@jm21763]

Wow Omar! That was EPIC!!! Thank you so much The "Messiah Trilogy" makes me laugh - the only thing people agree on is that Part 1 is Messiah Complex 😁 I was really surprised to hear you include Necrosha X as part of it! For me, the Trilogy is: Prelude - HoM P1 = Messiah Complex P1.5 = Messiah War (it's not essential) P2 = Second Coming P3 = AvX (the conclusion of Hope's Messiah story and loop back to Scarlet Witch's recovery after HoM) Looking forward to part 5!!! Well done again

[@joechip8666]

This video confirms 2 things: 1) these reading order videos are my favorite NMC content. 2) we really have opposite tastes when it comes to the runs we like and the ones we dislike.

[@blinknl518]

Impressive. I learned a lot about a period of x-men that i have big holes of in my collection. Marvel should really make more OHC or omnibuses of this period.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@coyley72]

What an amazing effort. Thank you so much, Omar. I get so stoked when you release these videos.

[@NearMintCondition]

This one drained me.

[@mohammedazam6562]

Why does your comment say one week ago

[@coyley72]

@@mohammedazam6562 might be because I’m a paid Patron member. We get videos like this days in advance 👍🏻

[@mohammedazam6562]

@@coyley72 ooh, now I get it. Thanks

[@sarahbembry7512]

Thank you for this Omar this really helps me with my x-men collection that I’m working on. Good Lawd there’s a lot but can’t wait for part 5.

[@kylesmith4929]

You da man Omar! Wish they'd throw a bunch of those into an omnibus format

[@NearMintCondition]

Same.

[@oxmeatpete]

Standing Ovation Omar!!! This reading order is jaw dropping and happily so thorough. Thank you so much for all your effort.

[@NearMintCondition]

You are so welcome

[@meshalalsulami7253]

FINALLY

[@pesarini1]

Wooow love you man!!! You rule. Awesome video!! best hour spend on KZbin

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much!

[@cristinadomingo9003]

Wow thank you for putting such hard work and effort on this!

[@NearMintCondition]

My pleasure!

[@cristinadomingo9003]

@@NearMintCondition Seriously, you are my most reliable source of information! Super helpful!! :)

[@toeknee1505]

SUPER IMPRESSED, OMAR! Gotta buy 'em all! Many thanks for this comprehensive Part 4 list of the X-Men Reading Order.

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m super drained.

[@newspooiechannel]

Thanks for the overview. I was away from comics during this entire period, so outside of hearing about one or two events here and this previously, probably 90% of this is new to me.

[@thomasmorgan492]

Impressive work sir as always

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much!

[@mykllaneta27]

I'm a lost for words on how you put this together Omar! Much appreciated!!

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Omar, what Complete Collection were you referring to at the beginning?? Are we getting “the blood of apocalypse” material collected again?

[@productionssnowland]

Wow! That's a lot! And you're not done yet!

[@NearMintCondition]

Not yet!

[@ghaleon7]

I originally planned to try and read X-men starting from 1989 Giant Size up to the present because I hate reading a comic and it referencing something that I have no clue about. The first 2 videos made it seem doable albeit time consuming. This video made me realize how tedious it can/will be to do so. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into these videos over the years.

[@xposhboyx]

How right your are, Omar, Blood of Apocalypse/Milligan's run is TERRIBLE! Just garbage! It's so difficult to read. Looking forward to that second Complete Collection tho.

[@ferg2914]

Thanks Omar for continuing to take the time to make these reading order lists. Just picked up Uncanny Omni Vol 1, so beginning my journey into X-Men. It’s nice to know these lists are awaiting to guide those like me through future reads!

[@NearMintCondition]

My pleasure!

[@edgarpadilla6791]

So much stuff in only 4 years. What a mess... It made it hard to go back to be an X men fan ... until Hickman:)

[@samshughart3479]

this video helps a BUNCH my cousin who’s way older than me has every single one of these like you lol i read digital, but hearing you speak about your favs makes me wanna save up grab all these 😭 love the vids as always man 🙌🏽

[@camerongodsey9847]

As a new X reader, your videos are a godsend. Thank you!

[@NearMintCondition]

You are so welcome

[@warkidx3x]

Doesnt Phonenix endsong happen after astonishing xmen since kitty is back and colossus is back from the dead as well ???

[@generalobiwankenobi5890]

Omar, you're a legend!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@bungleist1]

Man, we really need some more omnibuses and collected editions for this era. An X-Treme X-Men omni especially. (EDIT: Oh for goodness sakes Marvel, finish up the X-Factor by Peter David Complete Collections - it's been seven years since #2!)

[@knapp40]

I care not what of what others may think of Greg Land - for I love thee art style! Draw me some more smexy women Greg!

[@NearMintCondition]

HAHAHA I loved his Birds of Prey and Sojourn.

[@hugolarios3540]

About the topic... today Amaxon posted for a few minutes a solicitacion for December 2021 of the X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus vol 1, containing X-Men 1-21, Annual 1 and X-Men Giant Size 1, but no reprinting House of X/Powers of X nor the issues of X of Swords, so it might be a good idea grabbing those two OHC before they go out of print. Just saying...

[@NearMintCondition]

X of Swords had some low stock too.

[@flaviomrp]

I wish we had an Omnibus gathering Kyle & Yost X-Force + Necrosha. It would be dope!

[@NearMintCondition]

Same.

[@paulfancy9099]

That got complicated. It is so much better when you can just read an omnibus.

[@DevilzFan]

Holy moly this is a big one! Thank you Omar!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you. The original cut was almost 2 hours.

[@jm21763]

@@NearMintCondition do I sense a Director's Cut!?! 🤣

[@trealsteve]

Release the Omar cut!

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Been looking forward to this video all week. Is it me or are these videos getting longer. I am happy as i like listening Omar talk about the X-Men.😄

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@Michijere77]

And again, thank you, Omar. You are a true asset to the community. We need to get you to 100k subs and beyond.

[@scottcrabface5662]

I love the claremont era of X-men but Messiah Complex and Astonishing X-men are right up there with Claremont's best in my opinion. Especially Astonishing. Everything about that book, excpect the continued dumping on of Professor X, was amazing.

[@TheYoungWolfI]

Alright! I see titles here more than just X-Men, so I'm ready for when we get to the mess of 2017 onward too. X-Men Gold, Blue, Red, Black, Astonishing, AND Jean Grey, RessurXion, Generation X, Weapon X, Cable, Venom & X-Men, EXtermination, Return of Wolverine, etc. etc. please?

[@NearMintCondition]

It's a mess alright.

[@amead78]

I’m surprised the space time continuum didn’t collapse upon itself with you trying to explain all of this. 🤪

[@needfoolthings]

I do not like that Moose-Beast. There's other ways to make a name for an artist.

[@invisiblefan2387]

Watching this makes me think that if I want to start collecting X-Men I should probably just start from the Jonathan Hickman era. Because good lord... that’s a lot.

[@eliaskomiksatkape6651]

Thanks Omar. But I wonder where are the New X-Men by Nunzio DeFilippis, Craig Kyle and Christ Yost? Isn't the next series after Grant Morrison?

[@NearMintCondition]

It’s not. I mention that at the beginning of the video

[@failure5864]

I love that you did this! You did leave out the World War Hulk: X-Men tie-in. That will pull your heart strings.

[@needfoolthings]

I notice a lot of blue sky backgrounds in this time period. It's not a good choice and artists knew that until the 1990s. It does put me off, it's true what is said about blue skies in comics... go figure. I much prefer non-computer colors in general. It's comics, not photographs..

[@NearMintCondition]

Might have to do with same colorist on different books.

[@thepartworkscomicsreader9488]

I've been looking at Brubaker for the cosmic tie ins. Aside from Dark Genesis having had a recent reprint some of that run is getting expensive. I figure if you include the miniseries and the full Messiah Complex event a Complete Brubaker would fill two books nicely.

[@wowiemnwow]

Hey Omar, can you please share your e-mail or Instagram or anything with me? I really have some ideas and opinions that I wanted to share and some questions to ask.

[@NearMintCondition]

It’s in the description but you can email me at [e-mail]

[@KGBookkeeping]

Intense! This is so detailed! Well done sir, Well done

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you kindly!

[@henrydenry9508]

Really think this seems like an underrated era of X-men I wish they had more of this era in omnibus format feel like the realm and messiah stuff is must read and maybe I could get away with skipping some stuff

[@greendaleforever]

I've been wondering about Decimation. Where does it rank for you when it comes to big moments in X-Men? That trade is ridiculously expensive these days and I just don't think we're going to get a Peter Milligan Vol. 2 trade

[@NearMintCondition]

It comes out later this year. :) good news eh?

[@dylanberreth4055]

Hey Omar. Can I just read Gillens re numbered xmen

[@voraciousreader537]

Omar, will the War of Kings Omni be reprinted? I can't seem to find it

[@NearMintCondition]

Hey there. Currently out of print, but it did make our top 20 most wanted marvel omnibus reprints.

[@grahamodom2819]

PLEASE PLEASE Avengers comprehensive reading order!

[@NearMintCondition]

I'm sure that will come.

[@t2comicbooksoverviews251]

you mention in this video,you havent done aavengers reading order any plans to do a avengers reading order? would be awesome to see.

[@NearMintCondition]

Itll be up for voting sometime in the next few months.

[@mr.crocker4927]

Thank you very much! But how can you call a X-Men reading order “compehensive“? 😂

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Do most of these runs reset the timeline or is there continuity? If the latter, why don't the Xmen ever age? I'm so confused.

[@NearMintCondition]

Nothing has been reset. There is no Crisis on X-men. The same characters you've read about since 1963 are still the same characters now.

[@purplerain225]

Awesome job, Omar. Your overview on Astonishing X-men omnibus sold me and that ended up being my 1st X-men omnibus. This is cool to see where to go afterwards.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much. this is the part I had the hardest time with.

[@TmurphyIT]

Man that’s a lot of X-men. Thanks for the awesome video.

[@Syntherus]

For those voting on the polls, do you guys ever see Wonder Woman up there? I know Superman will most likely have his day soon but It would be nice to have the Trinity done.

[@georgefeliu2383]

Where's X-men the End by Claremont?

[@julienhill8129]

Hey Omar, this is completely unrelated but did you read and enjoy Aster of Pan?

[@cndart]

Irritating X-headache should be the next X title.

[@NearMintCondition]

This one wore me out.

[@BKsBullets]

Umm… is it BONKERS that u don’t have X-Force Cable or the rest of he messiah trilogy in here? How do u know who she is when u read Gillen’s run or AvX?

[@NearMintCondition]

I did. Messiah Complex and I even snuck War in there.

[@BKsBullets]

@@NearMintCondition huh... Must have missed that. Maybe I fell asleep. It was a long video and I'm on a couch!

[@BKsBullets]

Ok yeah I definitely fell asleep during X-Men legacy crossing with Wolverine origins and woke up after you talked about second coming. Ha!

[@serbiansauvage]

Could I read the Astonishing X-men omnibus on its own without the books Omar mentioned in between the chapters of that book? I am interested in getting that omnibus but probably will not get all the other books he mentioned to read inbetween, will it ruin the experience?

[@NearMintCondition]

You sure can. 100%

[@serbiansauvage]

@@NearMintCondition Legend, thank you Omar.

[@SeanBals]

I think the gambit possession arc got resolved in second coming revelations. When a team containing gambit and pixie go to rescue magik from Limbo

[@sarahbembry7512]

Yours and Peter m reading orders are different.

[@michalrv3066]

Video in written form for anyone interested (sorry, it's a little messy): Phoenix Endsong / Warsong X-Men - Reload By Chris Claremont Vol 1 X-Men by peter milligan vol 1 (and 2?) Astonishing X-men (First 6 issues) X-Men - Reload By Chris Claremont Vol 2 X-men the day after X-men the blood of apocalypse War of Kings - Road to War of Kings X-men Supernovas X-men blinded by the light War of Kings omnibus (optional) Uncanny X-men The Extremists Giant Size x-men (optional) X-Men - Endangered Species X-Men - Messiah Complex Astonishing x-men (omnibus) (complete the omnibus) X-men Divided we stand X-men legacy Divided we stand Uncanny X-Men - The Complete Collection by Matt Fraction Vol. 1 X-men legacy Sins of the father Astonishing X-Men Vol. 05 - Ghost Box X-men Legacicies Original Sin X-men Legacicies Salvage Astonishing X-men Vol 6 Exogenetic Uncanny X-men The complete collection vol 2 X-men legacy Emplate Astonishing X-Men - Xenogenesis X-Force-Cable - Messiah War (other related books X-Necrosha X-men Second coming X-men Second Coming revelations Uncanny X-Men - The Complete Collection by Matt Fraction Vol. 3 Astonishing x-men monstrous X-men legacies: Collision X-Men - Curse of the Mutants X-Men - With Great Power X-men Age of X X-men Legacies Aftermath Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen - The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (stop at issue 545 to avoid spoilers until reading "skizm") X-men Legacy: Lost Legions X-men First to last Astonishing X-men Volume 8 Children of the brood X-Men - FF X-men Legacy: File miles to south to the universe Wolverine Goes to Hell Omnibus (read issues: X-men: Schism 1-5) Astonishing X-men Exalted volume 9 X-Treme X-Men Vol. 1 - Xavier Must Die X-Treme X-Men Vol. 1 - You can't go home again Astonishing x-men NorthStar vol 10 X-men legacy back to school Wolverine and the x-men Wolverine and The X-Men by Jason Aaron Omnibus (read first 8 issues) Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen - The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (finish reading this one from issue 545) X-Men - The Curse Is Broken Astonishing X-men Weaponized vol 11 X-Men - Age of Apocalypse - Termination Astonishing x-men unmasked 12 X-Men By Brian Wood Vol. 1 - Blank Generation X-Men - Reckless Abandonment Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen - The Complete Collection Vol. 2 (read until issue 10) Avengers x-sanctions Avengers vs x-men Complete reading Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen - The Complete Collection Vol. 2

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Omar do you think we will ever get a Matt fraction omnibus?? I’d buy it first thing!!

[@jayaprakash387]

Which superhero / superhero is the best in terms of story? I mean which superheroes have the best comics ??

[@NearMintCondition]

Between Batman and Daredevil for consistency.

[@jayaprakash387]

@@NearMintCondition I am starting comics so you think daredevil be the best for my entry into marvel? Which are best daredevil comics that will be best for people who dont know continuity and stuff?

[@NearMintCondition]

I think Spidey might be better as far as getting into books.

[@jayaprakash387]

@@NearMintCondition Which superhero / superhero team have the highest highs in comics, not consistency but the best comics when it is its peak.

[@alexisp.7115]

This is not helping me spend my money wisely hahaha I need to shove my wallet in a safe somewhere.

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m sorry :)

[@fabioriccardo9290]

You are not alone in not liking milligan's run on xmen..

[@NearMintCondition]

whew!

[@fabioriccardo9290]

@@NearMintCondition was that relief for the mutual dislike or a sigh of relief on this long reading order? 😂 Actually this Era has been the hardest to follow.. Really too many titles, rotating writers etc.. This one gave me the most reader fatigue.. Some of these volumes (even if I read them in different format) are really hard for me to remember.. 😒

[@needfoolthings]

Chris Buh-CHELLO, i think he prefers. I think the surname is Spanish as opposed to Italion, so -ch- is pronounced -tch-, not -k-

[@NearMintCondition]

Lol every interview I’ve seen with the man it’s different every time. I never met him so I still don’t know how to properly pronounce it.

[@needfoolthings]

@@NearMintCondition ok, traditional Spanish then: Ba-TSHAH-lo. Clearly sounds the best, he'd want that, swear to god.

[@christopherztooi]

Hey Omar, is there a written down version of all this? Im reading on unlimited and trying to follow but i have to keep coming back whenever i switch books

[@NearMintCondition]

There is. It’s on our Patreon.

[@christopherztooi]

@@NearMintCondition thanks for the reply, i’ll check it out

[@xposhboyx]

Also agreed that Mike Carey is totally underrated. His run was great. 👍

[@howletx]

comprehensive don't even begin to explain what you are doing

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@1J4ck1]

hey Omar! great video! i have a question though, where does the X-men Legacy Legion omni takes place ?

[@NearMintCondition]

That will be in part five. Pretty much can be read as a stand alone.

[@wowiemnwow]

Hey, what is the difference between collected editions and omnibus and ohc?

[@wowiemnwow]

@David Bastos oh makes a lotta sense thx

[@jocool7370]

Big O, rewatched this again!!

[@CjCroW]

So I should only read the 1st 6 issues of astonishing X-Men, Then House of M. Should I go back and finish reading astonishing X-Men after that?

[@voiceoftheknight1939]

I actually just picked up my first xmen book i started with johnathan hickmans run and honestly its pretty good and i think the xmen might be my favorite marvel team

[@NearMintCondition]

Great start.

[@trumbogun1]

Yeah. I think I need to dive deeper into the Mike Carey run. I get a sense Carey left X-men earlier than he initially intended. I remember loving The Yost XForce stuff.

[@99NatDOGG]

I hope that Marvel will do a Messiah Complex Omnibus!

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope one day too.

[@jsb8261]

Never really got into much X-Men stuff, but Carey's run on X-Men Legacy was one the first series I ever read when I was first getting into comics. I would love an Omnibus of his stuff someday.

[@deanwinchester4778]

Thank you for the hardwork Omar you are our Messiah indeed :) Can't wait for you to finally announce that Messiah complex omnibus from Marvel, and before that your map my x video for Messiah complex omni.

[@Michijere77]

What I am seeing is this: Marvel need to produce and release tons of this in Omni format.

[@mikefleming5247]

X-Men Mike Carey Omnibus! Supernovas was awesome and I really enjoyed a lot of the Legacy stuff like the Salvage story, Age of X and others.

[@mikefleming5247]

AvX is a guilty pleasure.

[@jsb8261]

What was it with Kieron Gillen and Matt Fraction trading off series during this time? Thor, then Uncanny X-Men, and Iron Man.

[@JennySparkz]

Need to get some cofee and cookies aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm set

[@NearMintCondition]

Ohhh yeah!

[@dddaaa6965]

I dont understand the wheadon omnibus part, do you read the first 6 issues, then house of M and then go back? He never said to go back or not I don't think or maybe i missed it? Can someone clarify?

[@NearMintCondition]

You got it. Stop at issues 6 and read House of M and go back.

[@mr.morgan8]

Another reading order says that House of M takes place between Astonishing #12 and #13, so maybe could good AXM 1-12, then HoM 1-8, then AXM 13-24 too.

[@dddaaa6965]

@@mr.morgan8 I don't remember exactly what it was but later on in the video he says when to resume reading it before divided we stand, i just made a reading order but im reading something else so im not really faimilar with the titles or anything so i dont know if those are ones u said on ur post, but he clarifies it later on in the video.

[@xXxAmyPalmerxXx]

Do you have a written order of these somewhere 🥰. These videos are a godsend

[@NearMintCondition]

We do. they are all on our Patreon. Thank you.

[@georgefeliu2383]

This video marks the end of my interest in X-men. I did love the cyclops wolverine team from Rosenbum but I hate the modern X-men. I say that, but I love X-men Legends.

[@LuqqApple]

For me the worst is from 99 to 2005 kinda this era. If you haven't read it, HOX/POX is the best XMen storyline to date and it feels like a conclution to the 60 years of X Men storylines

[@georgefeliu2383]

@@LuqqApple I hate HOX/POX with a passion. In it, Xavier's dream is dead. Mutants are the top 1% because they were born that way. The mutant language, the whole set up of an oligarchy, Xavier is a douche. If their was an AvX 2, I'd side with the Avengers.

[@kevincarbonneau]

What I got out of just looking at this video…. “This is not ready to be collected yet.” Too many TPBs… Prime dark era for the X-men.

[@NearMintCondition]

This is post Austen too.

[@kevincarbonneau]

@@NearMintCondition mind you, I love your work here! Keep it up and let’s see The X-men Vol. 1 and 2 reprinted!

[@tristanmaldonado6099]

Is part 5 going to be about All-New X-Men to X-Men Disassembled

[@NearMintCondition]

Depending if I want to go through two hours of filming or condense it down to two more parts.

[@conradvillareal]

Hey Omar, I really think we should start lobbying Marvel for an X-Men Mike Carey Omnibus - after all, his amazing run is second only to Claremont’s (in length of stay as an X-writer) and should duly be acknowledged as such. That said, once again a magnificent video, never even felt it was an hour ! Thank you for your expansive work!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much and its one I really want!