The X-Men’s Blue and Gold Era Gets the Omnibus Treatment
The wave of nostalgia shows no signs of stopping or slowing down. Comic books are certainly no stranger to that. That’s further exemplified by this upcoming celebration of a pivotal era for Marvel’s Merry Mutants. Marvel Comics announced the X-Men: Blue and Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus. We have Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, Scott Williams and many other creators. It’s early 90s X-Men. The Blue and Gold Teams. This is not a hoax, people. It’s real and it’s coming.
I have never jumped on an omnibus so fast. I’ve wanted another book containing those beginning issues of the 1991 X-Men series and the comic book gods have listened. And as with many other Marvel omnibuses, this one ships with two covers, as you’ll see below. The first one being the direct market variant.
“(W) Chris Claremont; Marvel Various (A) Jim Lee; Marvel Various (CA) Jim Lee The blockbuster blue-and-gold era - from the beginning! The original X-Men have returned to the fold, and the roster is bigger than ever - all the better for an epic rematch with their archenemy, Magneto! Cyclops and Storm lead two separate field squads, with Scott taking charge of the Blue team and Ororo commanding the Gold. The Blues face threats including Omega Red, Mojo and - with a helping hand from Ghost Rider - the relentless Brood! The Golds meet the man called Bishop as he arrives from the future with a deadly secret! But when Stryfe’s long-simmering plans for vengeance explode, Professor X hovers near death’s door - and both X-Men teams, X-Factor and X-Force are pitted against one another in a maddening bid to avoid X-Cution! Collecting X-MEN (1991) #1-16 and ANNUAL (1992) #1, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #281-297 and ANNUAL (1992) #16, GHOST RIDER (1990) #26-27, X-FACTOR (1986) #84-86, X-FORCE (1991) #16-18 and STRYFE’S STRIKE FILE #1 - and material from X-FACTOR ANNUAL #7, X-FORCE ANNUAL (1992) #1, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #89 and X-MEN: ODD MEN OUT.”
My main pre-order source, MyComicShop, lists a final order cutoff date of March 30th with a ship date of September 9th. It carries a $150 price tag, with a pre-order discounted price of $105.
However, DCBS lists the X-Men: Blue and Gold - Mutant Genesis Omnibus shipping date as April 23rd, with a price of $81 and an F.O.C. of February 26th. Additionally, DCBS’s sister site, InstockTrades, lists the same shipping date.
Are you adding this to your bookshelf? What’s on your wish list for omnibuses?