John Byrne

The Thing Omnibus collects Ben Grimm's 1980s solo series and key Fantastic Four-adjacent stories in one oversized Marvel hardcover.

John Byrne's Doom Patrol run is collected in full in this omnibus, presenting his complete reimagining of the team that offered a fresh start with clean superhero storytelling and solid character work. Byrne's polished art and straightforward narrative sensibility provided a different but worthwhile take on the misfit heroes after Morrison's experimental tenure. A complete collection for dedicated Doom Patrol completionists.

John Byrne's She-Hulk run is a landmark in meta-comics. Jennifer Walters doesn't just break the fourth wall — she treats it as architectural. Byrne wrote and drew a series that was simultaneously a superhero comic, a comedy about superhero comics, and a formal experiment in what the medium could do. It arrived in the late 1980s when this kind of self-awareness was genuinely radical. Collects Sensational She-Hulk #1–8 and #31–50, showcasing Byrne's complete run on the title.

The second Byrne Fantastic Four omnibus covers the conclusion of his landmark run — including the controversial death of the original, classic Invisible Girl and her resurrection as Invisible Woman, the extended Secret Wars connection, the Thing's return from his self-imposed exile, and the introduction of Doom as a significant Fantastic Four villain with depth that previous FF writers hadn't fully developed.

John Byrne's Fantastic Four run is the second-greatest creative achievement in the character's history after Lee and Kirby's founding run — a systematic reinvention of the team that returned to their core dynamics while introducing landmark concepts including She-Hulk's substitution for Thing, the death and rebirth of Galactus, the introduction of Frankie Raye as Nova, and the extended Reed Richards trial before the Shi'ar Imperial Guard that is one of the most conceptually ambitious single storylines in 1980s Marvel.

Alpha Flight began as a threat — a team of Canadian government agents sent to bring Wolverine back after he joined the X-Men. John Byrne liked these characters enough to give them their own series, and in 1983 he launched Alpha Flight with himself as writer and artist, turning what was essentially a one-note antagonist group into one of Marvel's most emotionally sophisticated team books of the decade.

X-Men: The Hidden Years Omnibus is continuity archaeology with a specific purpose: John Byrne and Roy Thomas fill the gap between the original X-Men series and Giant-Size X-Men #1. Cyclops, Jean, Beast, Iceman and Angel are treated like a missing chapter rather than nostalgia cosplay. Its value is shelf logic for original-team completists.

The Phoenix saga continues beyond the Dark Phoenix with this massive 1328-page omnibus tracing the cosmic force's impact across the Marvel Universe. From the legendary Days of Future Past storyline through Jean Grey's miraculous return in Fantastic Four #286 and the founding of X-Factor, to Rachel Summers wielding the Phoenix Force in Excalibur, this volume connects decades of continuity into one cohesive narrative. Key stories include Madelyne Pryor's Goblin Queen transformation in Inferno, the birth of Nathan Summers (Cable), and the Phoenix's recurring role in shaping mutant destiny. Written primarily by Chris Claremont with contributions from John Byrne, Louise Simonson and Alan Davis, this omnibus is essential for understanding how one character's sacrifice echoed through an entire universe of stories.

The complete Dark Phoenix Saga and the cosmic events that led to it, presented in one definitive omnibus. Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne weave a galaxy-spanning tale of triumph and tragedy as Jean Grey bonds with the Phoenix Force, ascends to godlike power, and ultimately sacrifices herself in one of the most emotionally devastating moments in comics history. Collecting X-Men #97-108 and #125-138 plus bonus material from Classic X-Men, this volume covers the Shi'ar Imperial Guard conflict, the Hellfire Club's manipulation of Jean into becoming Dark Phoenix, and the climactic trial on the Moon that defined a generation of X-Men stories. Byrne and Cockrum's art captures both the intimate character drama and cosmic spectacle that made this saga the gold standard against which all X-Men events are measured.

John Byrne — the legend who redefined Fantastic Four and co-created some of the greatest X-Men stories — turns his attention to Spider-Man. Chapter One is his controversial reinterpretation of Spider-Man's origins, updating the classic Stan Lee and Steve Ditko story for modern readers. Also includes his complete run on the character's various titles. An central artefact for understanding how 1990s creators approached revisiting Marvel's most iconic origin. 1,264 pages in Marvel Omnibus hardcover.

John Byrne joins Claremont on art and together they create some of the most important stories ever written at Marvel: Days of Future Past and the Dark Phoenix Saga. Jean Grey, possessed by the cosmic entity Phoenix, becomes the greatest threat in the universe and sacrifices her life to save the X-Men. Absolute must-read.