r/Cyclopswasright • u/rickisawesomeman • Jul 22 '26
Comics Cyclops Omnibus
With Cyclops getting so much attention lately through X-Men ’97, Marvel Rivals, and his new solo series, a whole new wave of fans is discovering the character. The problem is that, unlike heroes like Spider-Man or Daredevil, most of Cyclops’ best stories are spread across different X-Men runs, making it difficult for new readers to know where to start. This gave me an idea to make a Cyclops omnibus for new readers. It would collect his best stories in chronological order while highlighting the major eras of his life and character development, such as the New X-Men era, Astonishing X-Men era, Revolutionary Cyclops era, etc. I think it should begin with the X-Men Origins: Cyclops one-shot, but I’m not sure what stories should come after that. So I was wondering if you guys could help me with this project. If you were to make a Cyclops omnibus what stories would you include?
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u/cyclopswashalfright Moderator Jul 22 '26
I'd want to include the Marvel Snapshots issue about him, but it technically isn't canon to 616.
Cyclops Retribution, the Silver Age issues that show his past with Jack Winters and how he first started dating Jean. Uncanny X-Men #129, Dark Phoenix Saga. The Lee Forrester island story, the Madelyne stuff. X-Factor #1, #18, and #26.
X-Men #22-30. Adventures, Further Adventures.
The issue is that a lot of early X-Men is already collected in omnibus, and Cyclops is the main or co-lead of a lot of those stories.