X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus

Background. Jonathan Hickman's House of X / Powers of X is the most significant X-Men relaunch since Chris Claremont's original run. Six issues of House of X and six issues of Powers of X, running simultaneously, reframe the entire history of the X-Men: Moira MacTaggert is a mutant who has lived ten lives, each ending in the destruction of mutantkind. Krakoa — the living island — is the mutant nation she and Xavier build in this tenth life as their final attempt to break the cycle. Every choice is different this time. Everything is on the line.

What's inside. House of X #1–6 and Powers of X #1–6, the complete Hickman relaunch with art by Pepe Larraz (House of X) and R.B. Silva (Powers of X). The definitive origin of the Krakoa era, plus Hickman's subsequent X-Men #1–21 run. ISBN 978-1-302-92998-5.

Why it's worth reading. House of X / Powers of X is one of the finest works of superhero world-building published in the 21st century. Hickman recontextualized 60 years of X-Men continuity — not by ignoring it, but by finding the pattern within it and making that pattern the story. Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva's art matches the ambition of the scripts perfectly. If you read one X-Men omnibus from the 2010s, make it this one — it is the foundation on which the entire Krakoa era rests, and it is genuinely extraordinary.

Edition details. Hardcover omnibus, approx. 900 pages. ISBN 978-1-302-92998-5. Original English edition (VO).