Avengers Vs. X-Men Omnibus Overview | Who are the Phoenix Five? | 

My big takeaway: its been 10 years since this storyline came out? 😳 time waits for no man

13:07 it’s a sad retcon because Rachel was the host of the phoenix for YEARS yet the avengers say that the phoenix will only bring destruction, lol.

hate the fact that cyclops isnt in the main cover of the omnibus.its his event more than anyone else

I hate deciding between the DM and Standard covers because as an Iron Man fan I want that Iron Man v Magneto spine but I like the Cap v Wolverine cover more 😩 I guess it's a good problem to have. Thanks for the great first look!

This is ONE THICK omnibus! I know that you mentioned the page count but I can just imagine the weight of this one. I sold my OHC when I heard it here first that this omnibus would come out, collecting the OHC and companion into one. Thank you, Omar, for always informing the community with great news from not just Marvel, but from all the publishers releasing collected editions!

Thanks for the heads up OMAR!!! Just grabbed myself an OHC copy of Avengers: X-Sanction for super cheap!

Ordered this one! Can't wait! Thanks for this awesome preview!

I always found it funny how they pronounced Namor in the clip I saw introducing the character. Where as a Latino with a thick accent when I speak English, even I always managed to pronounce it 'Nayymor' lol.

Got mine being shipped from Organic Priced Books currently otw now, cant wait to get this beauty in my collection after so long!

So excited to check out a dedicated video to this! What a big boy 😱😱😱

Thanks for this overview. I was on the fence about this, but I don't see a reason to upgrade from the 2 OHC's. They are a little easier to wield.

Love the reviews omar! You have a way of getting me pumped to read!!

Already Pre-ordered 👍 Can hardly wait lol ...Big Thanks Omar for Another Great Overview 👍💜

This overview is the reason I got this Omni...and House of M....and every other Omni I now have. Omar started me on this road. I personally have to thank him for that, cos they've been a hell of a fun read, between the Marvel Omni's, Star Wars Omni's, all the DC ones I've got over the last few years, all because of Omar's overviews. My wallet on the other hand is not as thrilled :P

Love this event, can't wait to get mine

Kinda sucks on the mapping, post it notes at the ready to map it. Can’t wait tho. It’s a chonker

Thanks for the heads-up on X-Sanction. I grabbed a copy for $10.

Looking forward to the book, thanks for the overview Omar.

Thank you for the overview and direct comparison to the OHCs. I have the OHCs and was considering an upgrade - I would have done so if there has been any integration in the mapping, but since it’s literally the two OHCs stuck together with thinner paper, I think I’ll stick. Thanks again!

I love you explaining this book 📖📚👍💯❤️

Ugh, I'm really getting tired of Marvel being lazy about ordering their event omnis. I would not have bought the omnibus if I had known in advance it was just the two previous books stacked on top of each other... I had thought they were learning something when they started putting out the Hickman era trade paperbacks with a decent reading order.

Both covers are awesome!

Still waiting for Venomnibus and KiB review

Mine is out for delivery today.

Well I’m just going to keep my ohc because I was hoping they would intertwine the stories like DC does.

No way, I'm still saying NAY-moar! I grew up on the '60s Marvel Super Heroes cartoons on VHS, even though I'm only 33. Definitely getting this Omni, BTW, unless I can somehow get the two OHCs for cheaper. Edit: After seeing the comparison, I'm definitely just getting the Omni, lol.

Avengers X X-Men!! There can be only one!

The Thing kick Namor the Sub-Marine ass right in deep blue sea...How??? That's was a tremendous disrespect to the legacy of the great Bill Everett.

Thank you for this overview. I'd forgotten how much I despised this story. You saved my a ton of money lol

Insane.

DAMN IT OMAR! Now i need it

Having the 2 separate volumes on my shelf, actually broke my shelf..Granted,they are 1/2 inch particle board,but still..This is a heavy,heavy tome

IF I am not mistaken at 1680 pages, this is the biggest omnibus from Marvel or DC. It is now the record g. holder for pages. Other than that, I prefer the DC omnibus for crossovers that puts the issue in reading order or reale order. So you could have had all the Avenegrs vs X-men issue througth 2 and then put AVX 1 and so fourth. This does not cut the story that much and you read and understand everything Marvel never does that and that is why we will never see an omnibus of civil war because it would be 2 volumes with the main 7 issues plus maeby prequels comics leading up to the event and some companion in volume on for about 1200 pages and a second volume of only companions of 1200 pages. Who would be interested in buying 2 volumes and waiting months for the second volume. Or they could do a big on time box set of both volumes together but the prive would probably to high... The civil war bost set contained the following books (i got this box set even if not OHC): SLIPCASE SET INCLUDES: CIVIL WAR PROLOGUE PREMIERE HC 304 PGS. CIVIL WAR PREMIERE HC 256 PGS. CIVIL WAR: AVENGERS PREMIERE HC 392 PGS. CIVIL WAR: FANTASTIC FOUR PREMIERE HC 360 PGS. CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE PREMIERE HC 360 PGS. CIVIL WAR: MARVEL UNIVERSE PREMIERE HC 408 PGS. CIVIL WAR: SPIDER-MAN PREMIERE HC 472 PGS. CIVIL WAR: THE UNDERSIDE PREMIERE HC 352 PGS. CIVIL WAR: X-MEN PREMIERE HC 408 PGS. CIVIL WAR AFTERMATH PREMIERE HC 344 PGS. CIVIL WAR FILES PREMIERE HC 464 PGS. That is a total of 4120 pages. If you take out the prolongue book and the aftermath and the files, you get 3008 pages. That would mean 2-3 big books with one or two of them being companion. If they put everything in reading order, maybe people would like to buy them all. This is why it will never happen with Civil War Omnibus.

A silly but fun crossover that has great art. Not terrible but not the greatest either. Enjoyed it regardless. Will be keeping my original OHC/Proto Omni, but for those that missed out this is a nice package (albeit really big book)

in the original ohc's are the variant covers full page or the same as in the omni where some are one per page and others are 6 to a page? thanks

great review, the avx omnibus wins the 1680 pages defeat to dc's blackest night to 1664 pages and justice league dark the new 52 omnibus to 1640 and 1648 pages thank you!

Thanks for the awesome review Uncanny Omar! Do you know if there is a Magneto Omnibus? Was thinking just like the Book of Doom. Thanks!!

This is a monster of a book

I had to get rid of 50+ omnibus 😭

I ordered the DM Wolverine vs. Cap cover from In stock trades yesterday. I just wish the spin was black to match all my other omnibus titles. This one will stick out for better or worse. I don’t know if I’ll display it with the others. If I do it will have to be on a end. Not on the middle for sure.

I would like to purchase this, but I question how it will hold up being such a large omnibus. I would’ve rather had two books for this.

Another freaking omnibus not in reading order? Reading the War of the Realms Omni has taken me months because it is so tedious to go digging around for the next issue instead of just reading it like normal. Might not even buy this now tbh

I read this in Hachette hardcovers a few years ago and I thought it was a real dogs dinner of a story, too many writers spoil the broth. The art was good but wasted on a rather vapid story, and I hated that it ruined Cyclops as a character (again).

Got mine on 28/10

My only thing I’m worried about is how thin the paper is? The binding I really don’t care about.

Omar I disagree with you. I think they could've done this in reading order for this. Panini did it in their UK CE's reprints( they basically collected 3-4 issues every month for like a year) no problem. It reads fine.

BTW, didn't they want to retcon the Phoenix Force as Thor's mother?

Ah yes, the event that more or less ignores Avengers: The Children's Crusade even while covering many of the same story threads.

Does the standard version have that awesome painting underneath the dust cover?

Thicker than a Snickers!

So I ordered this book this past Friday & I'm looking to it. My only question is: I ordered this via Amazon. Does Amazon deliver the DM cover or the OG cover?

I hear there was one page misprinted in the old OHC… was it corrected here ?

Is there a difference between the AvX champion omnibus and the AvX Champion(s) 1, 2 & 3? I SDK because I think I bought the omnibus and idk if I need to order the Champions 2&3 since they have different covers lol. I assume the omnibus has all 3 Champions into one.

i never thought of pronouncing namor like that but i honestly think it sounds badass

As someone who has never read any big marvel comics outside of Spider-Man would you say this is a good place to start learning more about both of these teams?

This is a positive community, but its also an honest community. To throw my honest opinion in the ring this is the first comic that when characters acted out of character it really bugged me. I know this is a complainant Omar often has with books, but as an aspiring writer myself I can very easily see how dialogue/characters voices get altered depending upon the writer interpreting the character. With that being said, the way the characters in this book were written felt so strange and so much like they not even share some of the same core element with the original vision of the character. It's still cool I'll buy 150$ for some fantastic art though.

Do I have to read anything before I read this ?

Thank you for your reply to my earlier query. One more question. Do we need to read anything before this or can we dive into this omnibus directly?

Is this worth getting or does it contain a lot of fluff that it's not important for the story? I've never read the story and wanted to get it but I don't know if this is an overkill, or if I can just do the trick with a couple of TPBs instead? (I don't care about hardcover vs. paperback)

Disappointed this is not in reading order.

What are peoples thoughts on this book? Art is fantastic though havent heard the best things about the story?

More importantly where does this go on the shelves ? next to avengers omnibus or next to X-men omniboo

So the omnibus has nothing extra that’s not in the past 2 ohcs ,if it doesn’t I’ll just keep my 2 hardcovers and save money.

I'm new to this series so please let me know the connection between this omnibus and the Avengers vs X Men Comic & Avengers vs X Men Companion. Are they included in this or do we need to read them first before reading this omnibus. Thanks, regards

Do you need to read New X-Men before you read this book ?

Is this a better read than the House of M omnibus?

i just hope that they removed that horrendous looking red logo that has nothing to do with the story or art work, but appears every few pages.. that took me out of the story multiple times when reading the original OHC of AvX

How long is it gonna take to stretch that spine lol

As someone getting back into comics, how does this rank (ballpark) compared to other Omnibuses? Is it worth jumping on? Or are there better stories?

Marvel’s omni bleed through is getting worse and worse with each book. I think we are beyond blaming the printer at this point. I’d be willing to pay a bit more if they stopped cheapening out and went with a better printer, or used better paper. That’s why I’m not upgrading my og AvX ohcs. I think I’m done ordering marvel omnis until this changes (if it ever does. These are supposed to be premium collections, so it’s fair to hold them to higher standards.

So they don't invent a new term for an omnibus which collects omnibuses (omnibi?) like maxibus or Megabus or some such. And they don't bother to present the stories in any sort of chronological order, which ought to be possible instead of reading the main series, then the "Vs." bits, then the regular monthlies crossover issues in the same disjointed way as if reading the already published separate collections. It seems someone was too lazy to figure out a reading order for all the issues involved which at least would have justified putting them all in a single volume and created a new way to experience the event for people who bought the original issues/ collections when they came out and idly wondered how it all fit together. It's just another way to milk more out of this (now aging) story.

Spoilers?fuck that. Tell me what this expensive behemoth is about.

Marvel money grab again, slap some pages together, ZERO new material to differentiate it from past collections, no new reading order to actually make it better. "If we put OMNIBUS on the spine instead it will sell". Try a reprint, this is not an upgrade in any way that i see. Yes i want my shelves to look uniform when possible Marvel but another case where a reprint instead of a renaming is better for consumers instead. I know we disagree on this repeatedly Omar, but this is for Marvel not me/we/us. Sorry

For someone new getting into the hobby would you recommend this omnibus I’m a fan of marvel but I hear this story isn’t the greatest and me being a pretty big Phoenix fan I’m not feeling the retcons I heard yu talk about in the video? I’m a fan of then art though it looks so sick especially tht magnus and Tony cover

Naah i'd rather buy a new hardcover volume of Berserk or Blade of the Immortal.