"There comes a time, twixt life and death, when all men stop to catch their breath. We ask the stars "Why?" We question our lot. The heavens open wide and reply, Why not?" - Chris Claremont

Contains some of the seminal X-men stories. The X-men participate in the Shi'ar war in space, Cyclops son being taken away from him, Invention of Omega Red, introduction of Bishop, Magneto taking over the brotherhood of evil. Claremont does a good job as the writer and Jim Lee is superb in his artwork. There is some dissonance between a couple of the stories as characters seem to react differently since the last time you saw them. No doubt because of events that took place outside of the stories in this book. A little disappointing that is an issue in an omnibus but such is the nature of comics many times.



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