Marvel & DC Omnibus

John Byrne, a defining Fantastic Four and X-Men creator, turns his attention to Spider-Man. Chapter One reinterprets Spider-Man's origin, while the rest of the volume gathers Byrne's wider work on the character into a single reading block.

Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol. 2 is the closing act of Ben as Spider-Man, and it should be sold honestly as a closing volume for Clone Saga readers. The appeal is the tension of an era trying to resolve itself: Ben fighting to own the mask, Peter Parker waiting in the background, and Marvel pushing a complicated 1990s status quo toward its inevitable reversal.

Ben Reilly as Spider-Man in his own right: after the Clone Saga establishes him as the original Peter Parker, Ben takes on the wall-crawler's identity with a redesigned costume and faces new threats while Peter and Mary Jane prepare for their baby. Tom DeFalco and Mark Bagley capture the classic Spider-Man voice while exploring genuinely new territory.

Who is the real Peter Parker? What happens to Ben Reilly? How does it all end? DeFalco, Mackie, and Bagley close a saga that ran for two years across every Spider-Man title and kept fandom actively engaged and debating throughout. Whether you love it or hate it, the Clone Saga is one of the most ambitious storytelling experiments in superhero comics history.

The Clone Saga begins here with the return of Ben Reilly as the Scarlet Spider, setting up one of the most ambitious and controversial publishing sagas in Marvel history. The Jackal returns with his cloning technology and plants the central question: is the Peter Parker who has been Spider-Man for years actually a clone?

J.M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema deliver Spider-Man's most psychologically complex era. Harry Osborn's tragedy as the second Green Goblin is handled with genuine emotional intelligence: DeMatteis writes mental illness and grief without exploitation. Villains like Vermin, the Chameleon and Shriek are portrayed with genuine human pain beneath their threats.

Spider-Man Vs. Venom Omnibus gathers the rivalry between Peter Parker, Eddie Brock and the symbiote legacy as it spreads through Spider-Man and Venom stories. The focus is the black-suit fallout, Venom's early threat, Carnage-era escalation and the way the conflict turns personal instead of simply monstrous.

Spider-Man by Todd McFarlane Omnibus collects McFarlane's solo Spider-Man title, where his writing and art push the character into a darker, more stylised early-1990s mode. The volume is centred on stories such as Torment, with the Lizard, supernatural atmosphere and exaggerated movement defining the book's identity.

Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane Omnibus collects the era where Venom's first full appearance and McFarlane's visual reinvention change the look and energy of Spider-Man. Michelinie builds Eddie Brock and the symbiote's focused hatred, while McFarlane pushes the webs, poses and New York detail into a new late-1980s style.

Spider-Man by Roger Stern Omnibus collects Roger Stern's Spider-Man work across the period that gives the character the Hobgoblin mystery, sharp Peter Parker drama and memorable John Romita Jr. artwork. It is a focused creator-era volume for readers who want Stern's voice on Spider-Man in one oversized collection.

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 collects the companion series that lets Spider-Man stay closer to campus life, street-level trouble and the supporting cast around Peter. Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway and Sal Buscema use the title to explore friendships, smaller villains and the parts of Peter's world that do not always fit inside Amazing Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man by J. Michael Straczynski Omnibus Vol. 1 brings Peter Parker into a 21st-century run built around adult responsibility, Aunt May learning the truth, Ezekiel's mentorship and Morlun's totemic threat. Straczynski and John Romita Jr. push Spider-Man toward questions of myth, intimacy and what his powers mean beyond the old radioactive-spider explanation.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 7 moves into the Dennis O'Neil and Roger Stern period, with John Romita Jr. helping shape a sharper early-1980s Spider-Man. The volume is built around Peter Parker's next phase, the Hobgoblin mystery and stories that test how much chaos Spider-Man can absorb without losing his human centre.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 6 continues Peter Parker's late Bronze Age years, with Marv Wolfman, Gerry Conway and Keith Pollard carrying the series through new pressures and new relationships. The arrival of Black Cat gives the run a different kind of danger: flirtation, theft, obsession and trust all tangled together.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5 continues Peter Parker's Bronze Age stretch after the first Clone Saga, with Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas and Ross Andru shaping a Spider-Man who feels older, more socially rooted and increasingly defined by relationships. Mary Jane, Aunt May, the Daily Bugle and a changing Marvel New York give the run its texture.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 4 captures the early Bronze Age shift, with Gerry Conway, Gil Kane and Ross Andru pushing Peter Parker through heavier consequences. The Punisher, the Jackal and the first Clone Saga give the run a sharper edge after the shocks that changed Peter's life.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3 keeps the original run moving from the late Stan Lee period into Roy Thomas, with John Romita Sr. and Gil Kane shaping Peter Parker's world. It is a transitional volume: campus life, romance, villains and Marvel New York all keep expanding around Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 moves the original series into the John Romita Sr. era, where Peter Parker's world becomes brighter, more romantic and more socially tangled. Mary Jane Watson steps fully onto the stage, the Kingpin arrives, and Spider-Man's supporting cast starts to feel like a living Marvel soap opera.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 is the foundation of Peter Parker as a different kind of superhero: insecurity, guilt, jokes, money trouble and responsibility all arriving at once. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the origin, Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson and the villains who shape Spider-Man's earliest mythology.

Batman: War Games Omnibus collects the Gotham crossover where Stephanie Brown sets a Batman contingency plan in motion and the city's crime families turn on each other. It is a Bat-family pressure-cooker built around strategy, fallout, Black Mask and the cost of trying to control Gotham from the shadows.

Closing of the historic Claremont-Lee collaboration. After editorial differences over creative direction, Claremont left the X-Men after 16 years of uninterrupted writing — the longest continuous run on a superhero title in history. Jim Lee briefly took over the script before leaving to found Image Comics alongside Todd McFarlane and others. A moment of historic transition for Marvel and for American comics that changed the industry forever.

First volume of the 1991 relaunch with Claremont and Jim Lee. Issue #1 of the new series sold 8.1 million copies: the best-selling comic in history. Jim Lee on X-Men is absolute visual reference material: the characters as they were drawn for the next decade, the look that inspired the '90s animated series and subsequent films.

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.

Start of the longest and most acclaimed run ever written about the X-Men: 16 uninterrupted years of Chris Claremont. With Dave Cockrum visually redesigning the team, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus and Wolverine are introduced and consolidated as the new X-Men. This volume includes the first appearances and development of characters who would define Marvel for decades. Absolute starting point of the modern mutant universe and required reading for any serious Marvel collector.