The definitive issue-by-issue comic book collecting guide and trade reading order for the 1990s crossover era of Uncanny X-Men comic books from 1991 to 2001 in omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections – including X-Cutioner’s Song, Fatal Attractions, Phalanx Covenant, Age of Apocalypse, Onslaught, and more! Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated November 2024 with titles scheduled for release through June 2025.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281 – 393: The Crossover Era (1991 – 2001)
Chris Claremont departed Uncanny X-Men with issue #280 in 1991, leaving massive shoes to fill both in talent and in his unprecedented longevity on the franchise.
In his wake, the X-Men franchise spent a decade and over a hundred issues filled with many writers, even more crossovers, and ultimately a unclear direction for what had become comics’ biggest franchise.
After some creative shuffling in the six months after Claremont’s departure that saw John Byrne writing dialogue for fully plotted and drawn issues from Whilce Portacio, writer and former stand-up comedian Scott Lobdell took over Uncanny X-Men. Lobdell wrote almost every issue from #286-350! This 65-issue run makes him the second-longest-running author of Uncanny.
Though Uncanny X-Men featured a handful of crossovers in the #199-280 range, it was during Lobdell’s run that the X-Men expanded to a truly multi-faceted, multi-title enterprise covering six ongoing titles (including a second flagship).
This ten-year run included more then 20 different events, direct crossovers, or runs with informal crossovers with X-Men (1991). At one point there are five major crossovers in under two years – X-Cutioner’s Song, Fatal Attractions, BloodTies, Phalanx Covenant, and LegionQuest leading into Age of Apocalypse!
After the resolution of Onslaught in 1996 with issue #337, the massive, multi-part crossovers eased. However, the idea of an almost constantly-running crossover between each month’s Uncanny X-Men and X-Men continued until Grant Morrison took over the latter title with New X-Men in 2001.
The reigns of the title changed hands several times in that post-Onslaught period, including a well-loved 16-issue run by Steven T. Seagle, Alan Davis taking over scripting duties, and a return by Lobdell to close out the era. Even Claremont himself makes a brief, disastrous return to the title!
This era began with the “Gold Team” of Storm, Jean Grey, Iceman, Archangel, and Colossus, soon joined by Bishop. However, the team lines begin to evaporate around issue #300. The following forty issues prominently featured that group, plus Wolverine, Banshee, Gambit, Rogue, Psylocke, Cannonball, and even Sabretooth. After the end of Onslaught in issue #337, the cast became even more variable – at one point featuring the original X-Men.
Every single issue from this period has now been collected, but those collections are in a mix of formats. Omnibus and oversize hardcover formats still have gaps before and after Onslaught. Paperback formats don’t cover the end of this period. Or, you can read the run in its entirety on Marvel Unlimited: Main Title, Annual 16-18/1992-1994, Annual 19/1995, Annual 20/1996, Annual 21/1997, X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual 1998, Annual 22/1999, Annual 23/2000
For a complete X-Men reading order for this period, start with The Definitive X-Men Reading Order: Fatal Attractions.
- in Omnibus & Oversize Hardcovers
- in Epic Collections
- The Crossover Era Reading Order
- #281 – 300 & Annual 16-17/1992-1993: Bishop’s Crossing & X-Cutioner’s Song (Oct 1991 – May 1993)
- #301 – 321 & Annual 18/1994: Fatal Attractions, BloodTies, Phalanx Covenant, LegionQuest, & Age of Apocalypse (June 1993 – Feb 1995)
- #322 – 337 & Annual 19/1995: Road to Onslaught & Onslaught (June 1995 – July 1996)
- X-Men/Clandestine (1996) #1-2
- Sabretooth Special (1995) AKA Red Zone #1
- Archangel (1996) #1
- X-Men/Brood (1996) #1-2
- #338 – 365 & Annual 20-21/1996-1997: The Trial of Gambit, Hunt for Xavier, & X-Men by Steven T. Seagle (Nov 1996 – Feb 1999)
- #366 – 380 & Annual 22/1999: Magneto War, The Shattering, The Twelve, & Powerless (March 1999 – May 2000)
- Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3
- X-Men: The Magneto War (1999) #1
- Magneto Rex (1999) #1-3
- X-Men: The Search for Cyclops (2000) #1-4
- #381 – 393 & Annual 23/2000: Revolution by Chris Claremont, Maximum Security, Dream’s End, & Eve of Destruction (June 2000 – May 2001)
- Maximum Security (2003) #1-3 & Dangerous Planet
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Uncanny X-Men #281 – 393 in Omnibus & Oversize Hardcovers
#281-293: Bishop’s Crossing
(2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785153498
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281-293 and X-Men (1991) #12-13, plus backup stories from #10-11. This works as a companion book to X-Men by Claremont / Lee Omnibus, Vol. 2 (2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785159056 / 2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302927141/ digital), as it collects the portion of Uncanny X-Men that ran alongside Lee’s run on X-Men (1991) as well as finishing off the non-Lee portions of the run prior to X-Cutioner’s Song. Note that a paperback of the same name does not contain the same contents.
Annual 16/1992: X-Men: Shattershot
(2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302920685 / digital)
The A-story in this annual fits between UXM #287-288. Collects X-Men (1991) #17-24, X-Men (1991) Annual 1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 16, X-Men: Survival Guide To The Mansion, X-Men Anniversary Magazine, and “Shattershot” A-stories from X-Factor (1986) Annual 7 and X-Force (1991) Annual 1.
#294-297: X-Cutioner’s Song
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156109 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302900304 / digital / 2019 “Milestones” paperback / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #294-297, X-Factor (1986) #84-86, X-Force (1991) #16-18, X-Men (1991) #14-16, and Stryfe’s Strike File (1993) #1. Previously collected in a 1997 paperback (ISBN 978-0785100256) without UXM #297 (and with some printing errors). Also collected in other Epic Collection lines that contain the crossover in full.
#298-305, 315, & Annual 17/1993: X-Men: Fatal Attractions
(2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785162452 / 2025 “Omnibus” oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302963507 / digital)
A massive collection focusing on the core of the Fatal Attractions story from Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #298-305, 315, & Annual 17; X-Factor (1986) #87-92; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #1-2; X-Force (1991) #25; X-Men (1991) #25; Wolverine (1988) #75; & Excalibur (1988) #71. Note that paperback versions have always included different contents! (Annual 17 comes between #300-301).
#306: See Phalanx Covenant, below
#307-310 & Annual 18/1994: X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix
(2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302913229)
While this hardcover is titled after the wedding in X-Men (1991) #30, in terms of what it collects from Uncanny X-Men it could more aptly be titled “X-Men: Bloodties.” Collects X-Men (1991) #26-35, Avengers (1963) #368-369, Avengers West Coast (1989) #101, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #307-310 & Annual 18/1994, Cable (1993) #6-8, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #3, X-Men: The Wedding Album, What If? (1989) #60, Adventures Of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4, and material from Marvel Valentine Special. Note that a paperback of the same name does not contain the same contents.
#306, 311-314, & 316-317: X-Men: Phalanx Covenant
(2014 Oversize Hardcover, ISBN 978-0785185499)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #306, #311-314 & #316-317; Excalibur (1988) #78-82; X-Men (1991) #36-37; X-Factor (1986) #106; X-Force (1991) #38; Wolverine (1988) #85; & Cable (1993) #16.
#315: See Fatal Attractions, above. This issue acts as an epilogue to that event.
#318-321: X-Men: Legionquest
(2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302910389 / digital)
The crossover event that lead into the Age of Apocalypse. Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #318-321, X-Men (1991) #38-41 & Annual 3, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4-7, X-Factor (1986) #107-109, and Cable (1993) #20
#320-321: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus
(2012 oversized hardcover, ISBN 978-0785159827 / 2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302930028 / digital)
Collects all but two issues of the original Age of Apocalypse Saga as well as all of its lead-in issues! Contains Uncanny X-Men (1963) #320-321, X-Men (1991) #40-41, Cable (1993) #20, and all of the original Age of Apocalypse issues except for X-Men Chronicles #1-2.
(Here Uncanny X-Men becomes Astonishing X-Men #1-4 for four months as part of the “Age of Apocalypse” event, which does not interrupt the numbering of Uncanny X-Men. See Marvel Universe Events: Age of Apocalypse for further collection options.)
#322-328 & Annual 19/1995: X-Men: Road to Onslaught Omnibus, Vol. 1
(2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302959500 / digital)
Collects X-Men Prime (1995) #1, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #322-328 & Annual 19/1995, X-Men (1991) #42-47 & Annual 4/1995, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #8-9, Sabretooth Special (1995) AKA Red Zone #1 (which follows UXM #328), Wolverine/Gambit: Victims (1995) #1-4, and Starjammers (1995) #1-4
#329-332: X-Men Road to Onslaught Omnibus, Vol. 2 (announcement TBA)
#333-337: X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught Omnibus
(2015 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785192626 / 2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302931612 / digital)
Collects Cable (1993) #32-36; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #333-337; X-Force (1991) #55 & 57-58; X-Man (1995) #15-19; X-Men (1991) #53-57 & Annual ’96; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #11; Onslaught: X-Men, Marvel Universe, Epilogue; Avengers (1963) #401-402; Fantastic Four (1961) #415; Incredible Hulk (1968) #444-445; Wolverine (1988) #104-105; X-Factor (1986) #125-126; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #415; Green Goblin #12; Spider-Man (1990) #72; Iron Man (1968) #332; Punisher (1995) #11; Thor (1966) #502; X-Men: Road to Onslaught #1; and material from Excalibur (1988) #100 and Fantastic Four (1961) #416
#338-340, -1, Annual 20/1996, & Annual 21/1997: X-Men: Onslaught Aftermath Omnibus
(2025 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302964191 / digital TBA)
Final contents TBA, but a revised solicit for this book says it will collect Uncanny X-Men (1963) #338-340, Annual 1996, & Annual 1997, X-Men (1991) #58-61 & Annual 1997, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #12-15, X-Factor (1986) #130, Magneto (1996) #1-4, XSE (1996) #1-4, Beast (1997) #1-3, Juggernaut (1997) #1, and material from Marvel Holiday Special (1996) #1
#341-345 & 347-350: Not collected in this format. The Onslaught Aftermath omnibus was originally solicited to contain more material, which has been moved into a TBA next volume that will include at least Uncanny X-Men (1963) #341-350 & -1, X-Men (1991) #62-64 & -1, Psylocke & Archangel: Crimson Dawn (1997) #1-4; Gambit (1997) #1-4, and material from and Marvel Valentine Special (1997) #1.
#346: X-Men: Zero Tolerance
(2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785162407 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #26-31, Cable (1993) #45-47, X-Men (1991) #65-70, X-Force (1991) #67-70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #346, Wolverine (1988) #115-118, and X-Man (1995) #30.
#351-365 & Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual 1998: Not collected in this format
#366-370: Not collected in this format
#371-380 & Annual 22/1999: X-Men vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve Omnibus
(2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302922870)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #371-380 & Annual 1999, X-Men (1991) #91-93, 94 (A-Story), 95-99, & Annual 1999, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #24 (A-Story) & 25-26; Gambit (1999) #8-9; Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3; Wolverine (1988) #145-149; Cable (1993) #71-78; X-Man (1995) #59-60; X-51 (1999) #8; X-Force (1991) #101; and X-Men 1999 Yearbook
#381-389: X-Men: Revolution by Chris Claremont Omnibus
(2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302912147)
Collects X-Men (1991) #100-109 & Annual 2000; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #381-389; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #27-29; X-Men: Black Sun (2000) #1-5; Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) #15-16; and Cable (1993) #87
#390-393 & Annual 23/2000: X-Men: Eve of Destruction
(2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302918255)
Collects Magneto: Dark Seduction (2000) #1-4; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #390-393 & Annual 2000; X-Men (1991) #110-113; X-Men Forever (2001) #1-6; X-Men: Declassified #1; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #30-33; and X-Men: The Search for Cyclops (2000) #1-4
Uncanny X-Men #281 – 393 in Epic Collections
Marvel Epic collections give you quality reprints on a budget, featuring hundreds of pages of full color comics on matte paper stock. The series is being released out-of-order, so you never know which volume will come next!
The X-Men Epic collections continue their numbering from the 18 volumes that cover the classic 1963 X-Men series through the end of Chris Claremont. Starting with Volume 19, the line has integrated both Uncanny X-Men and X-Men (1991) in reading order.
Epic Collection, Volume 19: Mutant Genesis
(2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302903916 / 2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302929992 / 2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302963934 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 15, X-Factor (1986) #65-70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #278-280, X-Men (1991) #1-3 and material from New Mutants (1983) Annual 7 and X-Factor (1986) Annual 6.
Epic Collection, Volume 20: Bishop’s Crossing
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934521 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281-288 & Annual 16, X-Men (1991) #4-9 & Annual 1/1992, and Ghost Rider (1990) #26-27
Epic Collection, Volume 21: The X-Cutioner’s Song
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948283 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #289-296, X-Men (1991) #10-16, X-Factor (1986) #84-86 and X-Force (1991) #16-18.
Epic Collection, Volume 22: Legacies
(2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951115 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #297-300 & Annual 17, X-Men (1991) #17-23, Stryfe’s Strike File, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #1.
Epic Collection Volume 23: Fatal Attractions
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302956851 / digital)
Collecting Uncanny X-Men (1963) #301-306, X-Men (1991) #24-25, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #2, Wolverine (1988) #75, Gambit (1993) #1-4, and X-Men: Survival Guide To The Mansion (1993) One-Shot.
Epic Collection Volumes 24 and on: These have not yet been announced. However, there is no reason to believe this line will end. With the Road To Onslaught books released way back in 2014, that era is ripe for reprinting in the coming years.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281 – 393: The Crossover Era – Reading Order
Uncanny X-Men #281 – 300 & Annual 16-17/1992-1993:
Bishop’s Crossing & X-Cutioner’s Song (Oct 1991 – May 1993)
Begins in October 1991. Though X-Men (1991) #1 was released at the same time, the story in X-Men (1991) #1-3 directly precedes this era, while X-Men (1991) #4-5 happen at roughly the same time at the story in issue #281.
This period begins roughly simultaneous to X-Factor (1986) #71, X-Force (1991) #1, Wolverine (1988) #47, and Excalibur (1988) #55.
In the Marvel Universe, this begins shortly after Infinity Gauntlet.
These issues begin with a high-casualty-count battle at the Hellfire Club, which continues to have ramifications to this day in the story of Emma Frost. We are introduced to Bishop during the battle.
The beginning of this era is penned by John Byrne with beautiful art by Whilce Portacio and inker Art Thibert. Scripting duties transfered to Scott Lobdell at the end of the initial Bishop story, along with Portacio and a gallery of inkers. At X-Cutioner’s Song, Brandon Peterson takes over pencils with a style that marries Jim Lee and Portacio. John Romita Jr. returns to pencil starting with issue #300.
This period is now covered in full in Epic Collections.
#281-288 & Annual 16/1992: Bishop’s Crossing (Epic Collection Vol. 20)
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934521 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #281-288 & Annual 16, X-Men (1991) #4-9 & Annual 1/1992, and Ghost Rider (1990) #26-27
#281-293: X-Men: Bishop’s Crossing (2016 trade paperback, ISBN 978-1302901707 / digital)
Also collects a Bishop-focused story in X-Men (1991) #8
#282-283 & 286: X-Men: The Coming of Bishop (1995 paperback, ISBN 978-0785100997)
Also includes excerpts of 284-285 and 287.
#287: X-Men: We Are The X-Men
(2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785149149 / digital)
Collects significant joining issues, including #1 (original team), Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Second Genesis), 129 (Kitty Pryde), 171 (Rogue), 200 (Magneto), 213 (Psylocke), 267 (Gambit), 287 (Bishop), New X-Men (2001) #116 (Emma Frost), and Free Comic Book Day: X-Men 2008 (Pixie).
Annual 16/1992: Collected in Epic, above. Part of the “Shattershot” Annual crossovers. Falls between #287-288. Also, see Guide to Marvel Universe Events – 1992 Annual Crossovers: Shattershot.
Infinity War: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity War. This occurs between #290-291 for the X-Men. No X-Men title ties in directly with Infinity War.
#289-296: The X-Cutioner’s Song (Epic Collection Vol. 21)
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948283 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #289-296, X-Men (1991) #10-16, X-Factor (1986) #84-86 and X-Force (1991) #16-18.
#294-297: X-Cutioner’s Song
(2011 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785156109 / 2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302900304 / digital / 2019 “Milestones” paperback / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #294-297, X-Factor (1986) #84-86, X-Force (1991) #16-18, X-Men (1991) #14-16, and Stryfe’s Strike File (1993) #1. Previously collected in a 1997 paperback (ISBN 978-0785100256) without UXM #297 (and with some printing errors). Also collected in other Epic Collection lines that contain the crossover in full.
Infinity Crusade: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity Crusade. This occurs between #297-298 for the X-Men. No X-Men title ties in directly with Infinity Crusade
#297-300: Legacies (Epic Collection Vol. 22)
(2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951115 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #297-300 & Annual 17, X-Men (1991) #17-23, Stryfe’s Strike File, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #1.
#298-300: X-Men: Fatal Attractions
(2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302901059 / digital / 2019 “Milestones” paperback, ISBN 978-1302919726 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #298-300, 303-304, 315; X-Factor (1986) #92; X-Force (1991) #25; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #2; X-Men (1991) #25. Note that the oversized hardcover version has different contents. A 1995 paperback (ISBN 978-0785100652) collected only the anniversary hologram cover issues (Excalibur (1988) #71, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #304, Wolverine (1988) #75, X-Factor (1986) #92, X-Force (1991) #25, and X-Men (1991) #25.)
Annual 17/1993: Uncanny X-Men Danger Room Battle Archives (1996 paperback, ISBN 978-0752203348)
Collects The Incredible Hulk (1968) Annual 7, The New Mutants (1983) Annual 2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 3, 10, & 17
Uncanny X-Men #301 – 321 & Annual 18/1994:
Fatal Attractions, BloodTies, Phalanx Covenant, & LegionQuest (June 1993 – Feb 1995)
This brief sequence of issues navigates a stunning four crossovers (although, technically Fatal Attractions is a standalone issue). After some fill-ins, it starts with pencils by John Romita, Jr. and ends with a restrained early run of issues by Joe Madureira.
This era is not collected in Epic Collection at this time.
#301-302: Not collected in this format, though it is in oversize format above.
#303-304 & 315: X-Men: Fatal Attractions
(2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302901059 / digital / 2019 “Milestones” paperback, ISBN 978-1302919726 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #298-300, 303-304, 315; X-Factor (1986) #92; X-Force (1991) #25; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #2; X-Men (1991) #25. Note that the oversized hardcover version has different contents. A 1995 paperback (ISBN 978-0785100652) collected only the anniversary hologram cover issues (Excalibur (1988) #71, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #304, Wolverine (1988) #75, X-Factor (1986) #92, X-Force (1991) #25, and X-Men (1991) #25.)
#303: Marvel Comics: The World Outside Your Window (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302918729 / 2020 paperback, 978-1302923532 / digital)
Collects a number of issues that reflect “real world” situations within the Marvel Universe: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #97, Howard The Duck (1976) #8, Iron Man (1968) #128, New Mutants (1983) #45, Alpha Flight (1983) #106, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #303, Incredible Hulk (1968) #420, Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36, Captain America (2002) #1, Astonishing X-Men (2004) #51, Ms. Marvel (2015) #13, Champions (2016) #24, and material from Captain America Comics #2 and Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #583.
Though they weren’t all released in the same month, effectively the “Fatal Attractions” story that kicks off this era runs in order through X-Factor (1986) #92, (then UXM 303), X-Force (1991) #25, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #304, X-Men (1991) #25, Wolverine (1988) #75, and Excalibur (1988) #71.
#305-306: X-Men Milestones: Phalanx Covenant (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920548 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #305-306, 312-313, & 316-317; Excalibur (1988) #78-80 & 82; X-Men (1991) #36-37; X-Factor (1986) #106; X-Force (1991) #38; Wolverine (1988) #85; and Cable (1993) #16
#307: Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties (2012 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785161271 / digital)
This is a Marvel Premiere Edition hardcover, which was Marvel’s “budget” line of normal-sized hardcovers. Collects Avengers (1963) #368-369, Avengers West Coast (1989) #101, X-Men (1991) #26, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #307, & Black Knight: Exodus (1996) #1. Previously available in an out-of-print softcover sans the Black Knight one-shot as Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties (1995 paperback, ISBN 978-0785101031).
Issue #307 is frequently collected alongside Avengers issues from this period. See Guide to Avengers (1963) for more information.
#308-310 & Annual 18/1994: X-Men: The Wedding of Cyclops and Phoenix (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785162902 / digital)
A paperback collecting X-Men (1991) #27-30 & Annual 2; X-Men Unlimited (1991) #3; Uncanny X-Men #308-310 & Annual 18; X-Men: The Wedding Album; and What If? (1989) #60. Annual 18 occurs between issues #309-310.
Material from Annual 18 is sometimes collected alongside Wolverine & Gambit: Victims (1995) – see Guide to Wolverine – Logan.
#309: Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Jr. (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302919757 / digital)
Collects Amazing Spider-man (1963) #229-230, Iron Man (1968) #128 And #256, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #183 & 309, Star Brand #1, Daredevil (1964) #253, Punisher War Zone (1992) #1, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-2, Incredible Hulk (2000) #25 & #34, Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36, and material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 11. A previous 2005 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-0785119647) did not collect the 1999 issue of Amazing Spider-Man.
#311 & 314: Not collected in this format, though it is collected in oversize format above.
#315: In Fatal Attractions, above
#312-313 & 316-317: X-Men Milestones: Phalanx Covenant (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920548 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #305-306, 312-313, & 316-317; Excalibur (1988) #78-80 & 82; X-Men (1991) #36-37; X-Factor (1986) #106; X-Force (1991) #38; Wolverine (1988) #85; and Cable (1993) #16
Issues #316-318 are typically collected alongside Generation X (1994). See Guide to New Mutants & Young X-Men for more information.
#319-321: The Complete Age of Apocalypse, Prelude
(2011 bargain-quality paperback, ISBN 978-0785155089 / digital)
Buyer beware! A paperback with incredibly low reproduction quality on newsprint paper. It’s unclear on whether this collects the entirety of these three issues, or just portions relevant to the crossover. Collects X-Factor (1986) #108-109, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #319-321, X-Men (1991) #38-41, Cable (1993) #20, and X-Men Age of Apocalypse Ashcan Edition. Previously collected as just the Uncanny X-Men and X-Men issues (with a fancy gold cover) as Legionquest (1996 paperback, ISBN 978-0785101796)
Issues #320-321 are often collected alongside the Age of Apocalypse event. See Marvel Universe Events: Age of Apocalypse for further collection options
(Here Uncanny X-Men becomes Astonishing X-Men #1-4 for four months as part of the “Age of Apocalypse” event, which does not interrupt the numbering of Uncanny X-Men. See Marvel Universe Events: Age of Apocalypse for further collection options.)
Uncanny X-Men #322 – 337 & Annual 19/1995:
Road to Onslaught & Onslaught (June 1995 – July 1996)
Begins July 1995, parallel to X-Men (1991) #42, X-Force (1991) #44, X-Factor (1986) #112, Wolverine (1988) #91, and Excalibur (1988) #87.
X-Man (1995) continues out of Age of Apocalypse as a new ongoing with issue #5.
Almost the entirety of this run is the work of penciller Joe Madureira, aside from scattered art fill-ins. Madureira’s art is now considered classic, at the time his increasing Manga influence was a major deviation from the style of American comics! Gambit and Rogue are featured heavily in this sequence.
This period is collected in a tidy fashion in a trio of paperbacks leading up to the Onslaught event:
#322-326: X-Men: Road to Onslaught, Vol. 1 (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188254 / digital)
Collects material from X-Men Prime, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #322-326, X-Men (1991) #42-45 & Annual 1995, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #8.
#327-328 & Annual 19/1995: X-Men: Road to Onslaught, Vol. 2 (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188308 / digital)
Collects X-Men/Clandestine (1996) #1-2; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #327-328 & Annual 19/1995; X-Men (1991) #46-49; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #9; and Sabretooth Special (1995) AKA Red Zone #1. The Clandestine mini branches from #326, followed by Annual 19/1995, then issue #327. Sabretooth follows #328
#329-332: X-Men: Road to Onslaught, Vol. 3 (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190059 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #329-332, Archangel (1996) #1, X-Men/Brood (1996) #1-2, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #10, X-Men (1991) #50-52, Wolverine (1988) #101, and the Xavier Institute Alumni Yearbook (1996). Archangel and X-Men/Brood #1-2 directly follow #328 and occur prior to #329 or X-Men #50.
(Some of the above issues are collected or excerpted along with older collections of Onslaught.)
#333-337: Variously collected in paperback and omnibus as part of Onslaught. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Onslaught for collection information. For the simplest trade paperback solution to adding this to your physical or digital shelf, simply pick up X-Men Milestones: Onslaught (2020 paperback, ISBN / digital), which includes this full issue range and other core Onslaught issues.
previous collections by single issue or story included…
#323: X-Men: Road Trippin’ (1999 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107347)
Collects Generation X (1994) #5, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #138, 244-245, & 323, Wolverine (1988) #78, X-Force (1991) #71 & 75, and material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #26.
#325-326, 329-330: X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira (2000 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107484)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1993) #325-326, 329-330, 341-343
Issue #332 is typically collected alongside Wolverine’s 1988 series. See Guide to Wolverine – Logan for more information.
Uncanny X-Men #338 – 365, Annual 20-21/1996-1997, & Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998:
Onslaught Aftermath, The Trial of Gambit, & X-Men by Steven T. Seagle (Nov 1996 – Feb 1999)
#338-340, Annual 20/1996, & Annual 21/1997: X-Men: Onslaught Aftermath (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302916510 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #338-340 & Annual 20/1996 and 21/1997; X-Men (1991) #58-61 and Annual 1997; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #12-14, and X-Factor (1986) #130. The 1996 annual falls at the beginning of this run. #338-340 cross over to X-Men (1991)#58-59. The 1997 Annual follows #340.
#341-350 & -1: X-Men: The Trial of Gambit (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1302900700 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #341-350 & -1 and X-Men (1991) #62-64 & -1. UXM #343 falls just before Generation X #26. Issue #-1 was released between #345-346, but occurs entirely in flashback.
#341-343: X-Men Visionaries: Joe Madureira (2000 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107484)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1993) #325-326, 329-330, 341-343
#346: X-Men Milestones: Operation Zero Tolerance (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923969 / digital)
Collects Generation X (1994) #27, X-Men (1991) #65-70, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #346, Wolverine (1988) #115-118, Cable (1993) #45-47.
#351-359 & Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual 1998: X-Men Blue, Vol. 0: Reunion (20xx paperback, ISBN 978-1302909536 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #351-359, Uncanny X-Men/Fantastic Four ’98 (1998) Annual 1998, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #17, and Cerebro’s Guide to the X-Men (1998) One Shot. Issues #351-355 cross over to stories in X-Men (1991) #71-75. Issue #358 contains elements that result from events in X-Men (1991) #77-78. The annual occurs after #359; all 1998 annuals were team-up books.
#360-365: X-Men: The Hunt for Professor X (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785197201 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #360-365; X-Men (1991) #80-84 & 1/2; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #22. Issue #360 crosses over with X-Men (1991) #80; #362-365 cross over with #82-84.
Uncanny X-Men #366 – 380 & Annual 22/1999:
Magneto War, The Shattering, The Twelve, & Powerless (March 1999 – May 2000)
A bumpy period of mini-crossovers, including the return of Magneto, the X-Men disassembling themselves, and a long-awaited (but quite tepid) encounter with Apocalypse.
#366-371: X-Men: Magneto War (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913762 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #366-371, X-Men (1991) #85-91 & Annual 7/1999; X-Men: The Magneto War (1999) #1; X-Men Unlimited (1993) #23 and material from #24; and Magneto Rex (1999) #1-3. Issues #366-367 are a direct crossover with X-Men #85-87; issues #368-371 cross over to X-Men (1991) #88-91. The annual does not take place until after #377.
#366-367: Magneto: Rogue Nation (2002 paperback, ISBN 978-0785108344)
Collects X-Men (1991) #85-87, and Uncanny X-Men (1963) #366-367, Magneto Rex (1999) #1-3, and X-Men: The Magneto War (1999) #1.
#371: Deathlok: Rage Against The Machine (20xx paperback, ISBN 978-0785192916 / digital)
Collects Cable (1993) #59-62, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #371, X-Men (1991) #91 & Annual 1999, Deathlok (1999) #1-11, and material from Cable (1993) #58
#372-375: X-Men: The Shattering (2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785137337 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #372-375, X-Men (1991) #92-95, Astonishing X-Men (1999) #1-3, and X-Men 1999 Yearbook. There’s also an older paperback, The Astonishing X-Men: Deathwish (Apocalypse The Twelve Prelude) (2000 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107545), which collects the smaller range of X-Men #92, Astonishing X-Men #1-3, Uncanny X-Men #375, and X-Men #95.
#376-377: X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 1: The Twelve (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785122630 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #376-377, Cable (1993) #75-76, X-Men (1991) #96-97, and Wolverine (1988) #146-147
Annual 22/1999 & #378: X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 2: Ages of Apocalypse (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-0785122647 / digital)
Collects X-51 (1999) #8, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #378 and Annual 1999, Cable (1993) #77, Wolverine (1988) #148, X-Men Unlimited (1993) #26, X-Men (1991) #98, and X-Men: The Search for Cyclops (2000) #1-4.
#379-380: X-Men: Powerless (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785146773 / digital)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #379-380, Cable (1993) #78, X-Force (1991) #101, Wolverine (1998) #149, and X-Men (1991) #99.
Uncanny X-Men #381 – 393 & Annual 23/2000:
Revolution by Chris Claremont, Dream’s End, & Eve of Destruction (June 2000 – May 2001)
Chris Claremont returns to the X-Men 100 issues after his departure for “Revolution.” This story is notable for introducing a six month gap in continuity to allow for Claremont to imply some mysteries, including why Jean and Psylocke have switched powers.
#381-383: Not collected in this format, though it is in oversize format above. Part of the Revolution linewide relaunch. Runs parallel to X-Men (1991) #100-102.
#384-385: Not collected in this format, though it is in oversize format above. Crosses over with X-Men (1991) #103-104
#386: Not collected in this format, though it is in oversize format, above.
#387: Avengers / X-Men: Maximum Security (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785144991 / digital)
A massive paperback collecting Maximum Security (2003) #1-3 & Dangerous Planet, Captain America (1998) #36, Thor (1998) #30, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #387, Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) #15, Iron Man (1998) #35, Avengers (1998) #35, Gambit (1999) #23, X-Men (1991) #107, and X-Men Unlimited (1993) #29.
Maximum Security: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Maximum Security for more information.
#388-390: X-Men: Dream’s End (2004 paperback, ISBN 978-0785115519)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #388-390, Cable (1993) #87, Bishop: The Last X-Man (1999) #16, and X-Men (1991) #108-110.
Annual 23/2000: Not collected in this format, though it is in oversize format. Occurs around the end of the Dream’s End issues, just prior to UXM #390.
#391-393: X-Men: Eve of Destruction (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785115526)
Collects Uncanny X-Men (1963) #391-393 and X-Men (1991) #111-113.
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These are finally collected in the latest Phalanx Covenant collection:
UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) 305-306, 312-313
https://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Milestones-Covenant-Scott-Lobdell/dp/1302920545/ref=pd_sbs_14_6/135-8072104-4277027?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1302920545&pd_rd_r=3e7cae8f-95f7-11e9-8170-9d97d68298ac&pd_rd_w=jYto3&pd_rd_wg=D0h9f&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=4SNHRTZ9DZ73P4S6HX79&psc=1&refRID=4SNHRTZ9DZ73P4S6HX79
Thanks for the note, David! Those Milestones paperbacks are a real relief after years of crossovers being out of print.
Uncanny X-men 371-380 are now collected in “X-Men Vs. Apocalypse: The Twelve Omnibus Hardcover”
Thanks, David! I just made a massive update to this page to bring it up to present day.
Looks like the X-Men ‘Shattershot’ story was collected in a hardcover collection:
https://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Shattershot-Fabian-Nicieza/dp/1302920685
FINALLY! I just added it in this update.