Add to favoritesGeneration X: A (mostly) great series, with Chris Bachalo doing some of the best art of his career. I’ve always had a soft spot for GenX, since it was just starting up when I really got into comics, and that chromium wrap-around cover to #1 was the coolest thing ever. This is the whole run in 5 pretty equal-sized volumes, broken up by creative team.
Volume 1: Lobdell/Bachalo Part 1
Phalanx Covenant:
Uncanny 316
X-Men 36
Uncanny 317
X-Men 37
(Be sure to grab the non-Deluxe versions of the Phalanx issues, so as to avoid the heavy cardstock covers, and the inner page paper is exactly the same in both.)
Uncanny 318 (“Moving Day”) (Generation X prelude)
Generation X 1–4
Generation Next 1–4 (Age of Apocalypse) (I say include it: Bachalo’s art throughout is just too good to skip, and it’s a good story.)
Generation X 5–9
Generation X Annual ’95 (Mondo joins the school)
Generation X 10–11
Generation X Collector’s Preview
Volume 2: Lobdell/Bachalo Part 2
Generation X: Overstreet Fan Edition (easily found in the X-Men: Rarities TPB)
Generation X 12–21
Generation X Annual ’96
Generation X 22–28
Generation X -1
Generation X 29–31
Volume 3: Hama/Dodson
Generation X Annual ’97
Generation X 32–41
Generation X ½
Generation X 42–47
Generation X Annual ’98
Generation X Holiday Special
Volume 4: Faerber/Dodson
Generation X 48–50
X-Man 50
Generation X 51–58
Generation X Annual ’99
Generation X 59–62
(this volume contains 4 double-sized issues so while the map looks small, it might be the thickest by a nose)
Volume 5: Ellis/Wood/Pugh
Generation X 63–75
Generation X Underground Special
X-Men Unlimited 30 (“Banshee’s Angels” — Underground Special sequel, and in full color!)
Gen 13/Generation X
Generation X/Gen 13 (sequel to the prior)
Generation Hex (Amalgam)
For completists, one could always add X-Force 42 after Generation X #3, and Wolverine 94 after #9, but I didn’t think they really added much. There’s also Marvel Team-Up #1 (1997) “Starring Generation X!”, but I thought it was only OK. I would put it right at the beginning of Vol. 3 if I had to, though.
FYI, if you’re one of those adverse to unnecessary annuals, the only ones that need to be included are Annuals ’95 and ’99. They’re both written by the then current writer, and are major parts of their storylines.
One of my all time favorite series. The first two volumes of this series (and Deadpool) were my very first binds.
I’ll look over my mapping to see if there is anything I can share.
Here’s my attempt at slimming this down into 4 volumes. For the purposes of my count i’ve tended to include annuals as 2 issues worth)
Volume 1: Lobdell/Bachalo Part 1 (c.27 issues)
Phalanx Covenant:
Uncanny 316
X-Men 36
Uncanny 317
X-Men 37
Uncanny 318 (“Moving Day”) (Generation X prelude)
Generation X 1–4
Generation Next 1–4 (Age of Apocalypse)
Generation X 5–9
Generation X Annual ’95 (Mondo joins the school)
Generation X 10–16
Generation X Collector’s Preview
Volume 2: Lobdell/Bachalo Part 2 (c.25 issues)
Generation X: Overstreet Fan Edition (from X-Men: Rarities TPB)
Generation X 17–21
Generation X Annual ’96
Generation X 22–28
Generation X -1
Generation X 29–32 (32 is mark buckingham so closes up the bachalo/ bucky involvement in the title)
Extras: (these were all published towards the end of this Lobdell era so makes sense to me to include them as extras at the end of vol 2)
Generation X Underground Special May 1998
X-Men Unlimited 30 (“Banshee’s Angels” — Underground Special sequel, and in full color!)
Gen 13/Generation X July 1997
Generation X/Gen 13 (sequel to the prior)
Generation Hex (Amalgam) June 1997
Volume 3: Hama/Dodson (25 issues)
Generation X Annual ’97
Generation X 33–41 (33 is first Hama issue, Dec 97)
Generation X ½ (I dont have this and don’t think it’s essential so won’t actually include in my bind)
Generation X 42–47
Generation X Annual ’98
Generation X Holiday Special
Generation X 48–50
X-Man 50
(this breaks up the Faerber run, only 4 issues – but otherwise it would make this volume smaller and the next one bigger)
Volume 4: Faerber/Dodson continued & Ellis/Wood/Pugh (27 issues)
Generation X 51–58
Generation X Annual ’99
Generation X 59–62
Generation X 63–75
any comments let me know
Oddly enough, the 1/2 issue is one of Hama’s best (considering how dire his run was, I’ll take any sunshine I can get!). It’s super easy to find for cheap, and I would re-consider eliminating it just because you don’t have it on hand at the moment.
I’m prepping my Gen X bind. This map is pretty spot on. I added a few things. X-Men Unlimited 20 is a Gen X centric issue. It could be squeezed in somewhere in the early Hama era. X-Men Unlimited 34 features a story with Jubilee and Skin taking place after the series ended. Along those lines, I’m also including Brian K. Vaughn’s Chamber mini series. Gen X ended with Jubilee and Skin heading to the west coast, and Chamber joining the X-Men. These issues sort of fit as an epilogue.
Do the non collector edition new stand versions of the Phalanx Covenant have same paper stock?
Yes, and that is what the note in the middle of volume 1 indicates.