X-Men Epic Collection, Vol. 13: Wounded Wolf

X-Men Epic Collection

by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr. (Artist), Arthur Adams (Artist)

Change is in the air for the X-Men! Rachel Summers lays claim to the Phoenix Force, Magneto stands trial and joins the team, Professor X departs for outer space and Cyclops becomes a father - and that's just the start of the X-Men's adventures! The Beyonder erases the New Mutants from history, the futuristic Nimrod Sentinel attacks and Mojo regresses the team to childhood! In a pair of bona-fide X-Men classics, Storm duels with Cyclops for team leadership, and Lady Deathstrike hunts Wolverine. A fan-favorite X-Men saga unfolds in Asgard as Storm and the New Mutants fall under the enchantment of Loki, and the rest of the team faces a legendary struggle to rescue them! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #199-210, X-MEN ANNUAL (1970) #9-10, NEW MUTANTS SPECIAL EDITION #1 and MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #33.

Genres: X Men

496 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2025

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Things get a little dark for the X-Men in this volume, which leads to compelling storytelling accompanied by art that perfectly captures the mood and the moment. I was addicted to this era of the uncanny ones when I was a kid, and the stories hold up now as I revisit them as an adult.

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chris Claremont's run was running high during this period, with a team formed by the guys on the book's cover, while the original five took off to form their own team, the X-Factor. We are now deep in the eighties, with all the pages capturing that era's iconic aesthetics, with mohawk Storm leading the team through a series of conflicts against the Hellfire Club, the Asgardians, the Beyonder, Lady Deathstrike, the Freedom Force, Nimrod, and Mojo, but the volume begins with the trial of Magneto, which is such a classic, and puts a heavy focus on Rachel Summers who was going through a lot here. Plenty of good stuff, shame Magneto is barely in it.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The grim and gritty era kicks into full swing in the X-books.

Rachel angsts, Nimrod hunts mutants, Cyclops leaves the team to support his wife and baby and then leaves his wife and baby for X-Factor, and Claremont sets the stage for the upcoming team-shake up and formation of Excalibur.