Absolutes, Omnibuses, Oversize, Special Editions discussion thread

[Balham's Finest]

The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection

 

 

Excellent post, thank you! Added to the index.

[miraclemet]

The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection

 

 

Excellent post, thank you! Added to the index.

 

Thanks! Im trying to focus on things other than the DC Absolutes & Omnibui since those are relatively cookie cutter and lots of info is available about them...

[dupont2005]

Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition

 

Published: December 2010

 

Pages: 1200 (two volumes)

 

Collects the entire Fantagraphics Usagi Yojimbo run as well as his earlier appearances in comics like Critters and Albedo. Also has a handful of extras in the back of the final volume.

 

Here's some pics!

 

Nice slipcase

 

With a standard comic for scale

 

The book covers only have art on one side, the back is blank on both

 

Sewn binding

 

Some of the contents

 

[miraclemet]

Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition

 

 

DUDE! You beat me to it!

[dupont2005]

[Balham's Finest]

The Green Lantern/Green Arrow Collection

 

 

Excellent post, thank you! Added to the index.

 

Thanks! Im trying to focus on things other than the DC Absolutes & Omnibui since those are relatively cookie cutter and lots of info is available about them...

 

Appreciated. The majority of mine are Absolutes - nice to see some more esoteric stuff.

[Balham's Finest]

Absolute Kingdom Come

 

Published: July 2006

 

Pages: 340

 

Collects: Kingdom Come issues 1 to 4

 

Extras: A very comprehensive set: character key, “Secrets Revealed” essay by Mark Waid, “Icons of Virtue” essay by Alex Ross, 74 pages of character sketches and notes, detailed annotations to the series, art from the covers, previous collections, promos and trading cards, a couple of extra story pages featuring Orion, checklist of appearances of the Kingdom Come world in other DC books, toy designs, “family tree” genealogy chart, afterword by Ross’ father (the visual inspiration for the lead character, Norman McCay).

 

This is what you want from an Absolute: an amazing artist that's actually worth using the large format for, a great story, and loads and loads of extras. This is one of the best ones out there - Ross' art is the star but it's a quality book all round.

 

Front and spine of slipcase:

 

 

 

Nice leather bound and embossed inner book. No dust cover, but it looks awesome. The back is blank. Shown next to the back cover of the slipcase:

 

 

Again, the binding is great and it sits nice and flat. Shots of the inside cover, and some early and late pages. One shot of the sewn binding:

 

 

 

 

 

Please believe me when I say that the Absolute format was made for artists of the quality of Ross. The paper is maybe a tiny bit on the glossy side, but for an artist that paints as vividly as this, that’s probably for the best:

 

 

Some shots of the extras. Here we have a Superman character sketch page, a shot of the character key and a couple of pages of the annotations. I nearly forgot to mention the ribbon – it’s black:

 

 

 

 

Finally, no true fan of Kingdom Come should be without this baller rare item (it

doesn’t come with the Absolute, just thought I’d include it because it’s rare and cool – DC brought a lawsuit and had it recalled as it contains loads of rare Ross artwork and other content):

 

 

[Bill1]

Walking Dead Compendium One Hardback

 

 

 

 

 

[ThoseBackPages]

[Reno McCoy]

An angel dies every time someone opens a book and lays it flat.

 

I can hear all of the spines breaking now.

[Balham's Finest]

An angel dies every time someone opens a book and lays it flat.

 

I can hear all of the spines breaking now.

 

NO! That's what quality sewn binding is for. The truth is, angels cry when awesome special editions sit on shelves, unread...

[Reno McCoy]

An angel dies every time someone opens a book and lays it flat.

 

I can hear all of the spines breaking now.

 

NO! That's what quality sewn binding is for. The truth is, angels cry when awesome special editions sit on shelves, unread...

 

I hear ya. I wish I had more time to read my books, but with a full time job, a 3-year-old, and a desire to read prose fiction, too, many of my books sit on my shelves for months and months before reading them. But when I do, I never lay 'em flat. I'm a book collector from way back, and I cracking a spine or letting a spine get loose from over use just makes me cringe.

[Reno McCoy]

By the way, I dig this thread. More than any other types of threads, "shelf porn" makes me want to go buy and read more comics. (thumbs u

 

 

[Stumptown]

+1

 

Wouldja reprint the nmad thing a third time already.

 

I would karate chop an old lady for an Absolute Planetary vol. 1

[CJ]

Absolute Watchmen

 

Published: November 2008

 

Pages: 464

 

Collects: Watchmen issues 1 to 12

 

Extras: Alan Moore’s foreword to the initial collected edition, Moore’s proposal and plot/character breakdown (anyone who has read his pitch for Twilight of the Superheroes - and if you haven’t, you should: follow THIS LINK - will know what to expect), pre-production art, -script extracts and layouts, promo artwork, unused covers, other unseen/rare art, reprint of an afterword by Dave Gibbons.

 

Front and spine of the slipcase:

 

 

 

Front and back of book beside the slipcase:

 

 

 

Book without its dustcover:

 

 

Example internal page – check out the awesome blood red ribbon! The paper is matte, totally different to the Sandman glossy paper. Really nice, heavy stock - the colours look great:

 

 

Sewn binding – much better than the Sandman one:

 

 

Finally, some examples of the extras:

 

 

 

There is also a signed and numbered edition that came out several years ago.

Signed by Gibbons

[dupont2005]

I think I have a few more I can do when I have the time

[Reno McCoy]

If anyone is interested in the new Iron Man omnibus with the DM variant cover, better order fast. They're selling out quickly.

[Bill1]

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, JK Rowling. A little off topic maybe, but a nice book!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bill1]

Hellboy Vol 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

[artistlost]

There is also a signed and numbered edition that came out several years ago.

Signed by Gibbons

 

At one time I owned that. Really wish I still did.