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I'm still a bit surprised that Marvel hasn't done a John Byrne X-Men Omnibus. I believe that's the only major Byrne-drawn Marvel work that hasn't been put in a Byrne-specific omnibus. I expected an omnibus of the original X-Men run plus HIDDEN YEARS in the same volume. Marvel did HIDDEN YEARS as a separate volume but the original X-MEN run is only available split between UNCANNY X-MEN Omnibus 1 and 2 and not as a separate Byrne volume.
I really like the format that Abrams used for ELSEWHEN. In lieu of an Omnibus, I would like to see Marvel collect the Byrne X-Men issues in a similar hardcover series. I would divide it up in the following way:
Volume 1: UNCANNY X-MEN 108-109, 111-123 Volume 2: UNCANNY X-MEN 124-136 & PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY Volume 3: UNCANNY X-MEN 137-143
That way, if someone wants to read the ELSEWHEN timeline, they could read Marvel volumes 1 & 2, then ELSEWHEN volumes 1-3. If someone wanted to read the canonical Marvel timeline, they could read Marvel volumes 1-3 (ignoring PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY).
Edited by Brandon Carter on 27 August 2026 at 3:16pm
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