CrossGen Omnibus Mapping | 14th Annual Tigereyes Most-Wanted Marvel Omnibus Poll

Once every year, thousands of Marvel collectors from around the world gather together online to watch Near Mint Condition and vote on their most-wanted omnibus titles. That time approaches – time for the Tigereyes Most Wanted Marvel Omnibus 14th Annual Secret Ballot! This post explains every CrossGen omnibus map of material that has not yet been collected comprehensively in omnibus.

As one of the organizers of the poll, I work closely with Tigereyes and a team of Mapping Minties to be sure Marvel’s entire publishing history has been mapped, with every issue fitting somewhere into an omnibus volume to fill your oversize Marvel shelf. Then, we’ll kick off the poll on Near Mint Condition on March 22, 2026.

What is CrossGen? An independently operated imprint full of a series of interconnected realities that ranged from sword-and-sorcery to space opera to Victorian-era detectives… all linked by the mysterious of their creation and the uncertainty of their futures. Each major ongoing title in the universe was launched by a top-flight creative team, including folks like Mark Waid, Ron Marz, Mike Carey, Barbara Kesel, Butch Guide, Jim Cheung, Greg Land, and more!

Marvel’s Crossgen imprint has already seen two omnibuses of its two of its most-popular series, Sigil and Mystic. Omar at Near Mint Condition has hinted that we almost had another omnibus a year or two again. We could see the entire remainder of this imprint shared universe collected in 9-10 books!

But, will Marvel ever make room on their schedule for it? Some of the creators, like Mark Waid and Jim Cheung, remain a massive draw for collectors today. Others might be a harder sell, but these “all in one” omnibuses like these are always attractive to readers – especially with this level of creator pedigree!

Thanks to my data-loving colleagues Tigereyes and bffnut for their help with this post.

Read this post and others in the series for a list of titles and omnibus mappings created by a group of the biggest collected edition enthusiasts on the internet. Every map is informed by Crushing Krisis comic guides and over a decade of polling data as explained by yours truly – keeper of the most-definitive guides to Marvel’s collected editions on the planet.

Even if you don’t own a single omnibus, you can use this post to learn about Marvel’s history of material and find great comics to read physically or digitally!

This post covers the following speculated omnibus volumes:

• Crossgen Omnibus Mapping
  • Crossgen: Crux Omnibus (2001 – 2004)
  • Crossgen: The First Omnibus (2000 – 2003)
  • Crossgen: Meridian Omnibus (2000 – 2004)
  • Crossgen: Negation Omnibus (2001 – 2004)
  • Crossgen: Ruse Omnibus (2001 – 2004)
  • Crossgen: Scion Omnibus (2000 – 2004)
  • Crossgen: Sojourn Omnibus (2001 – 2004)
  • Crossgen Compendium Vol. 1 (2002 – 2004) [includes Brath, The Path, Route 66, Way of the Rat, & mini-series]

Remember: These titles and mappings are a suggestion of how Marvel could assemble these books. They are meant to make the books easy to find and to vote for. Your vote on the poll is a vote in favor of Marvel creating a book with that title or covering that period, NOT an endorsement of a specific mapping. Maps are presented as a proof of concept and to help you build your personal reading list.

Want to check out all of the other voting options for the 2026 Tigereyes Poll? Check out my 2026 Tigereyes poll overview page that explains the poll, how to vote, and lists every title that will appear – including links to all of the posts in this series.

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Marvel Alternate Realities Omnibus Mapping: Crossgen Omnibus

Crossgen: Crux Omnibus (2001 – 2004)

Crux was a sword-and-sorcery comic about the last descendants of Atlantis. It was launched by Mark Waid and Steve Epting, though Chuck Dixon wrote from issue #13 to the end of the series.

This would collect Crux (2001) #1-33, Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #8, and perhaps also Negation War (2004) #1-2.

Crossgen: Meridian Omnibus (2000 – 2004)

Meridian was about a world of floating islands and flying ships, and how it is rocked by the struggle between two brothers who gain super powers. Launched by Barbara Kesel and Joshua Middleton, Kesel wrote the entire series with artists including Mike Wieringo, Steve McNiven, & Luke Ross

This would collect Meridian (2000) #1-44; material from Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #1; Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #3; and perhaps also Negation War (2004) #1-2.

Crossgen: Negation Omnibus (2001 – 2004)

Negation was a sci-fi book about a despotic God-Emperor trying to extend his rule across multiple realities by observing prisoners from our world… who then revolted against their warden. Launched by Tony Bedard and Paul Pelletier (with Mark Waid co-writing the initial two issues).

Negation War was meant to be the “Infinity War/Endgame” of the CrossGen line, in that it served as a culmination of the metaplots of almost all of the titles as the time.

This would collect Negation Prequel (2001) #1, Negation (2001) #1-27, Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #7, Negation: Lawbringer (2002) #1, Mark of Charon (2003) #1-5, and Negation War (2004) #1-2.

Crossgen: Ruse Omnibus (2001 – 2004)

Ruse was a tale of a detective in the vein of Sherlock Holmes (though much more of an active swashbuckler!) in a fantastical Victorian-esqe era, as launched by Mark Waid and Butch Guice with Mike Perkins. Guice and Perks would continue to draw under author Scott Beatty through the end of the series.

This would collect Ruse (2001) #1-26 and three Archard’s Agents one-shots – Archard’s Agents: A Most Convenient Murder (2003), Archard’s Agents: The Case of the Puzzled Pugilist (2003), & Archard’s Agents: Deadly Dare (2004).

Crossgen: Scion Omnibus (2000 – 2004)

Scion was a swords-and-sorcery meets technology book launched by Ron Marz and Jim Cheung, who worked on the majority of the issues together. It is about Ethan, the youngest prince of the Heron dynasty. As he navigates a war between kingdoms, he begins to fall into a forbidden love and is pulled into a rebellion to free genetically engineered slaves.

This would collect Scion (2000) #1-43, Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #2, and perhaps also Negation War (2004) #1-2.

Crossgen: Sojourn Omnibus (2001 – 2004)

Sojourn was a Lord of the Rings style epic fantasy book featuring a struggle against a reincarnated dread warlord, launched by Ron Marz and Greg Land. Later issues were written by Ian Edginton, though Land drew through the end of the series.

This would collect Sojourn Prequel (2001) #1 and Sojourn (2001) #1-34.

Crossgen: The First Omnibus (2000 – 2003)

The First was a book about cosmic deities and the worlds they created, inhabited, and controlled as launched by Barbara Kesel and Bart Sears, with Andy Smith drawing later issues. The story focused on their dysfunctional society, political intrigue, and the reaction of The First to finding that their absolute power was being challenged by mortal “Sigil-Bearers” from other worlds.

This would collect The First (2000) #1-37 and Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #6

Crossgen Compendium Vol. 1 (2002 – 2004) [includes Brath, The Path, Route 66, Way of the Rat, & mini-series]

This would begin to collect four larger runs in Brath (2003) #1-14, The Path (2002) #1-23, Route 66 (2002) #1-22, & The Way of the Rat (2002) #1-24 (including The Silken Ghost (2003) #1-5).

That could likely be accomplished with two runs per omnibus, or anthology style with the first half of all the books in one volume and the second half in the next.

Depending on how the line was mapped, it could also include other abandoned material, including Chimera (2003) #1-4, CrossGenesis (2000) #1, El Cazador (2003) #1-6 & El Cazador: The Bloody Ballad of Blackjack Tom (2004) #1, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2004) #1-5, Solus (2003) #1-8.

Plus, there are special issues like Crossgen Primer, CrossGen Sampler, Crossgen Wizard Special Edition, and Crossgenesis that might make sense to collect in an anthology book even if they also appear in individual omnis.

However, Crossgen Chronicles (2000) #1-8 can be neatly broken up across the main series in omnibus, above.

Route 666 (2002) by Tony Bedard and Karl Molin was a horror-fantasy comic following Cassie Starkweather, a young woman struggling with insanity after witnessing a horrific tragedy. She travels along a supernatural version of U.S. Route 66, fighting ghosts, evil spirits, and monsters from “Perdition” while being pursued by authorities who believe she is an escaped, dangerous lunatic.

Way of the Rat  (2002) by Chuck Dixon and Jeff Johnson was a wuxia-inspired martial arts fantasy about Boon Sai Hong, a common thief thrust into a reluctant hero role after taking two magical objects. First, The Ring of Staffs, which makes the wearer an instant master of any staff weapon. And, the Book of the Hell of the Hungry Dragons, a scroll that serves as a gateway to a hellish dimension.

The Path (2002) by Ron Marz and Bart Sears featured a samurai-style story of war, fantasy and personal crisis. It was set on the world of Han-Jinn (the same world as Way of the Rat and Brath) and focused on a feudal Japanese-esque world divided by war.

Brath (2003) by Chuck Dixon and Andrea Di Vito followed the warchief of a clan that ruled the last free land in the known world. He was pitted against an evil emperor who would stop at nothing to enslave his free people in a story that felt like a cross between Conan and Braveheart.