Marvel Essentials

[Jaded Savage]

Have an opportunity to purchase a bunch of Essentials and was wondering if there are some I should look out for. Are there any out of print or less produced than others? Thanks in advance.

 

[comix4fun]

Conan's the only one that's worth more than cover price.

 

The first prints have different covers most of the time, some nice Bruce Timm work on some of them. Those might be worth grabbing, but still not above cover price.

[Jaded Savage]

And thats due to Marvel losing the license?

 

Looks like some good sales on the Horror, X-men #1, and Iron Fist books on eBay.

[rodan57]

A fine way to read some classic Marvel.

 

If I was to buy them again I'd probably start with FF 1 & 2; ASM 1 & 2; and Doctor Strange 1 & 2 -- and if you could find Conan, that would be a bonus.

[Ken Aldred]

Tomb of Dracula.

 

Colan's art looks superb in black and white, and a great run of stories.

[Dbrewer75]

I love the Essential line. You get a big chunk of storyline for next to nothing if you catch them cheap on eBay. Some hate the black and white art but it doesn't bother me.

[dwip99]

Tomb of Dracula.

 

Colan's art looks superb in black and white, and a great run of stories.

 

Could'nt agree more.

 

Tomb of dracula is a great read.

 

[gaz973]

Tomb of Dracula.

 

Colan's art looks superb in black and white, and a great run of stories.

 

Could'nt agree more.

 

Tomb of dracula is a great read.

 

[rednalsram]

Absolutely LOVE the Essentials. I'm a big supporter of B/W comic book work.

 

Two of the hardest to find in nice shape ( at least for me ) are Essential X-men 1 & 2 first print. Byrne's work in B/W is gorgeous, as is Mr, Cockrum's artwork.

[Whizzer]

I love the Essentials, but a word of warning, some of the glued bindings on earlier editions aren't great, and i've seen a few loose covers as a result.

[Ken Aldred]

Absolutely LOVE the Essentials. I'm a big supporter of B/W comic book work.

 

Two of the hardest to find in nice shape ( at least for me ) are Essential X-men 1 & 2 first print. Burnes work in B/W is gorgeous, as is Mr, Cockrum's artwork.

 

I've found that the earlier volumes and printings have much more nicely reproduced artwork.  As an example, I have first prints of the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne X-Men Essentials, published in the 90s, and the artwork in them is razor sharp.  I remember flicking through a new printing, about four years or so ago, and I was quite surprised at how muddy the artwork looked and the much poorer paper quality.

[tinynascarfan-migration]

love the essential line cause my eyes have problems with some of the old lettering in colored blocks so with the black and white much easier to read.

 

[theVisitor]

Here is a link to a list of all the Marvel Essentials with availability - Marvel Essentials

 

--Phil

[Jeffro.]

Tomb of Dracula.

 

Colan's art looks superb in black and white, and a great run of stories.

 

+ 1 Looks better in B&W than in color, imo.

[Waylander]

Tomb of Dracula.

 

Colan's art looks superb in black and white, and a great run of stories.

 

+ 1 Looks better in B&W than in color, imo.

 

I had all the X-men and Wolverine Essentials, but when I moved gave them all to a Children's Charity, lack of space. But if you want a good, cheap contiuous read, they were value for money.

[jjonahjameson1]

Have an opportunity to purchase a bunch of Essentials and was wondering if there are some I should look out for. Are there any out of print or less produced than others? Thanks in advance.

 

Tomb of Dracula #1 is kind of difficult to find. The Conans are also becoming difficult.

[lscomics]

I think there was only one printing done of Godzilla due to a copyright issue.

[Norrin_Radd]

There is an issue with the glue in the binding.

 

Marvel Essentials not very durable

 

 

[Jaded Savage]

TheVisitor, thanks for the link. Very handy

 

This gentleman wants $5 a book and has over 200 Showcase and Essentials but is willing to deal if i buy alot.

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. So far, I'm looking at:

-Marvel Horror

-TOD

-Conan

-X-Men

-ASM

-Godzilla(?) is that a good read?

[Shadow]

If you don't have the DC Horror, go that route over the Marvel Horror. I have both and I thought the Marvel one was pretty bad. Werewolf By Night was pretty good.