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[F For Fake]

On 1/21/2022 at 12:02 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

Aaaaaaaand I ordered them.

It's near-certain that I will enjoy 7 of them, but Lost Girls seems to be quite polarizing. Has anyone read that title?

Looking at Moore's notable works, I opted to pass on Halo Jones, and Marvelman. They don't seem interesting/different enough for me. Same goes for Tomorrow Stories, and Top 10.

I am relatively interested in Tom Strong, but there doesn't seem to be a great format to collect it. Maybe I'll go for the single issues on that one.

Lost Girls is basically fan-fiction erotica  Consider it to be "the thinking person's pornography", featuring lovely artwork by Melinda Gebbie. It's an interesting and provocative exercise, but and nicely done, but not one of Moore's better stories, really. I had a really nice signed hardcover slipcased set from a few years ago. Sold it when prices went up, and don't really miss it.

Halo Jones is terrific. The America's Best Comics stuff is all pretty fun, including Top 10 and Tom Strong. Nothing groundbreaking, more genre exercise work (superhero police stories, pulp hero adventure stories), but still a lot of fun that goes down easily. Of the ABC stuff, Promethea was definitely the real winner.

For less-loved Moore, I've always recommended his run on WildCATS, which came during the lowest point of his career. I found it surprisingly enjoyable at the time, though I haven't read it for 20 years or so.

[F For Fake]

On 1/20/2022 at 1:41 PM, piper said:

I got my copies of Ultimate Spider-Man and Book of Magic V2 this week. I think Thor V1 is coming out soon…

Lots of great reprints coming out these days, it is a real avalanche. Thor 1, Dr. Strange 1 & 2 all came out this week, along with UXM 4. I have about 10 books in the mail right now, and every week there's more. February and March are also packed. The shipping/supply chain logjam is really doing a number on my wallet.

[F For Fake]

On 1/24/2022 at 12:43 PM, Rob said:

Picked up a copy of Batman Golden Age Omnibus #6 last week for a pretty penny, and saw a #7 was listed at auction on eBay.  I watched it, fully expecting to win it.  Paid $265 for the #6, and figured I'd have to pay more for the #7.  As the auction was ending, I was putting in my snipe, and set it at $550, assuming I'd win it somewhere around $350-$400, but wanted to make sure I got it.  Well, when the bidding went up to $495, the reality set in that I was going to pay $500+ for this book.  And I started to think what comic I could get for $500 instead, so I cancelled my snipe.  It ended at that $495 bid.  Guess I'll have a hole in my set for now...

It is crazy what some of those volumes are hitting these days, but with DC's publishing program being so iffy these days, I guess folks are concerned that they may never see print again. Who knows? DC's collected editions publishing makes about as much sense to me as CGC's quality control...

[piper]

On 1/26/2022 at 1:13 PM, F For Fake said:

Lots of great reprints coming out these days, it is a real avalanche. Thor 1, Dr. Strange 1 & 2 all came out this week, along with UXM 4. I have about 10 books in the mail right now, and every week there's more. February and March are also packed. The shipping/supply chain logjam is really doing a number on my wallet.

I agree about this killing my wallet.

Here's my current pre-order list:

CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES OMNIBUS HC ALEX ROSS CVR NEW PTG

Deadly Class Deluxe Hardcover Volume 03 (Mature)

Doctor Doom Book Of Doom Omnibus Hardcover

Doctor Strange Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 Nowlan Cover

Fantastic Four By Hickman Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 New Printing

FANTASTIC FOUR HICKMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 DAVIS CVR NEW PTG

Incredible Hulk Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ross Cover New Printing

Incredible Hulk Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ross Cover New Printing

Moon Knight Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 Alex Ross Cover

Star Wars Darth Vader Gillen Larroca Omnibus Hardcover New Printing

Thor By Jason Aaron Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ribic Cover

WHAT IF ORIG MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 BUDIANSKY CVR

 

 

 

 

[F For Fake]

On 1/26/2022 at 3:54 PM, piper said:

I agree about this killing my wallet.

Here's my current pre-order list:

CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVES OMNIBUS HC ALEX ROSS CVR NEW PTG

Deadly Class Deluxe Hardcover Volume 03 (Mature)

Doctor Doom Book Of Doom Omnibus Hardcover

Doctor Strange Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 Nowlan Cover

Fantastic Four By Hickman Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 New Printing

FANTASTIC FOUR HICKMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 DAVIS CVR NEW PTG

Incredible Hulk Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ross Cover New Printing

Incredible Hulk Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ross Cover New Printing

Moon Knight Omnibus Hardcover Volume 02 Alex Ross Cover

Star Wars Darth Vader Gillen Larroca Omnibus Hardcover New Printing

Thor By Jason Aaron Omnibus Hardcover Volume 01 Ribic Cover

WHAT IF ORIG MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 BUDIANSKY CVR

 

 

 

 

That's a nice selection! I haven't been pre-ordering recently, as it seems like supplies have steadied a bit since those instant sell-out days of the last couple of years. But I have the following on my calendar "to buy"

Madman Library Vol 2

Wolverine & the X-Men Omnibus 1

Excalibur Omnibus Vol 2

Captain America Lives by Brubaker Omni

FF by Hickman 1

New Mutants Omni Vol 2

What if Omni Vol 2

Captain Britain Omni

Hulk Vol 1 Omni

X-Men Onslaught Omni

Lobster Johnson Omnibus

Absolute Swamp Thing Vol 3

X-Men by Hickman Omni

 

AND THAT ONLY GETS ME TO THE END OF MARCH! gaaaaaaaah!

Seriously, it's a downpour. And of all of those books, 6 of the 13 are reprints. 

April should bring FF by Hickman Vol 2 Omni, Legion of Superheroes Five Years Later Vol 2 Omni, Dazzler MMW Vol 3, The Question Omnibus, and OHMU Update '89 update. After that there are just a few scattered throughout the summer. But man, spring is coming in like a lion and going out like an equally large and angry lion.

[piper]

On 1/26/2022 at 2:02 PM, F For Fake said:

That's a nice selection! I haven't been pre-ordering recently, as it seems like supplies have steadied a bit since those instant sell-out days of the last couple of years. But I have the following on my calendar "to buy"

Madman Library Vol 2

Wolverine & the X-Men Omnibus 1

Excalibur Omnibus Vol 2

Captain America Lives by Brubaker Omni

FF by Hickman 1

New Mutants Omni Vol 2

What if Omni Vol 2

Captain Britain Omni

Hulk Vol 1 Omni

X-Men Onslaught Omni

Lobster Johnson Omnibus

Absolute Swamp Thing Vol 3

X-Men by Hickman Omni

 

AND THAT ONLY GETS ME TO THE END OF MARCH! gaaaaaaaah!

Seriously, it's a downpour. And of all of those books, 6 of the 13 are reprints. 

April should bring FF by Hickman Vol 2 Omni, Legion of Superheroes Five Years Later Vol 2 Omni, Dazzler MMW Vol 3, The Question Omnibus, and OHMU Update '89 update. After that there are just a few scattered throughout the summer. But man, spring is coming in like a lion and going out like an equally large and angry lion.

I'm also for sure going to get Ultimate SM Vol 2 and Immortal Iron Fist.  If the Phantom Stranger Omni ever comes out I will get that one too.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 1/26/2022 at 3:10 PM, F For Fake said:

Lost Girls is basically fan-fiction erotica  Consider it to be "the thinking person's pornography", featuring lovely artwork by Melinda Gebbie. It's an interesting and provocative exercise, but and nicely done, but not one of Moore's better stories, really. I had a really nice signed hardcover slipcased set from a few years ago. Sold it when prices went up, and don't really miss it.

Halo Jones is terrific. The America's Best Comics stuff is all pretty fun, including Top 10 and Tom Strong. Nothing groundbreaking, more genre exercise work (superhero police stories, pulp hero adventure stories), but still a lot of fun that goes down easily. Of the ABC stuff, Promethea was definitely the real winner.

For less-loved Moore, I've always recommended his run on WildCATS, which came during the lowest point of his career. I found it surprisingly enjoyable at the time, though I haven't read it for 20 years or so.

I actually flipped through Lost Girls yesterday, as I received all of the books except for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I think that the 1-star reviews are possibly just offended by the subject matter or cartoon-y artwork.

I still have no interest in Halo Jones, but Tom Strong is on my list, and I've actually come around to thinking that Top 10 may be worth a look.

I think that this thread jinxed me, since it was on the topic of trade spines lacking continuity... The Promethea Deluxe #1 & #3 are both DC Black Label, but #2 is DC Vertigo... They have not printed a DC Black Label version for Vol 2.

Edited January 27, 2022 by theCapraAegagrus
Typos.

[Poekaymon]

[theCapraAegagrus]

[Poekaymon]

Wasn't planning to, but I broke down and got Uncanny Vol 4.  Was a bit concerned that it might be a font debacle like some of the ASMs in this thread, but disaster averted.

[theCapraAegagrus]

You losers and your sealed books.

[piper]

Speaking of small font…

[piper]

[RickSp]

Usually I think a small font can look quite slick, but they don’t suit Omnis at all. Big letters for the big books all the way.

Just been browsing my old list of ‘wants’ and it’s time to budget for:

Road to No Mans Land omnibus

No Mans Land Vol 1 omnibus

Death and Return of Superman omnibus (new release comes out in May)

Absolute Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War (going to have to go second hand for this one)

[Dave2739]

On 2/7/2022 at 3:46 PM, piper said:

Speaking of small font…

Man, I've waited for years for Marvel to re-release the first Thor omnibus. And now that they finally did, they did that. I expected it, but it still looks like carp. Getting it anyway, of course.

[Poekaymon]

On 2/7/2022 at 1:02 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

You losers and your sealed books.

Ain't no one got time to actually read these things.

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 2/8/2022 at 3:34 AM, Poekaymon said:

Ain't no one got time to actually read these things.

You're not wrong. I haven't read most of what I own, yet.

[F For Fake]

On 2/7/2022 at 8:26 PM, Dave2739 said:

Man, I've waited for years for Marvel to re-release the first Thor omnibus. And now that they finally did, they did that. I expected it, but it still looks like carp. Getting it anyway, of course.

It really is a mixed bag with these books lately.

On one hand, it's great that Marvel is finally reprinting so many books that have been OOP for far too long.

On the other hand, due to the shipping/supply logjam, it feels like every an avalanche of books have been hitting the market for the last month, with more to come in the next few weeks. It's a deluge.

Meanwhile, with some books, there has been a new restoration done, so the artwork has never looked better.

However ,they've printed the books on the thinnest, shoddiest paper imaginable, so the artwork bleeds right through if you're reading at the wrong angle.

And don't even get me started on the decisions to completely alter trade dress/spine font/logos mid way through the runs for some of these books.

It's all a bit much.

That being said, like you, I'm still buying them, because I want to fill in those holes, and even these compromised volumes are better than none at all.

Of course, the other issue is shipping. IST continues to have issues, the most recently being their move to another warehouse. They said it would only put them a week or so behind. Meanwhile, I've got an order I placed a month ago with a title still needing to be picked. In recent weeks, CGN has gotten most of my business. I like IST, and I like their discounts, but CGN has done a much better job of actually getting the books in my hands these days.

[F For Fake]

Won't...let...thread..fall off of...first page...

Got this belated b-day gift from the in-laws last night, as we were celebrating the mother-in-law's birthday. Mine was in January, but due to a host of illnesses, travelling, etc, this is the first time I've seen the wife's family since x-mas. They get me a duck set for x-mas or birthday every year, so I think I'm once again caught up on my Barks stuff. I've already read these in the single volumes, and I wouldn't say this represents the peak of his work, but even the lesser Barks stuff is still totally charming and a breezy, beautiful comfort read. 

Edited February 10, 2022 by F For Fake

[F For Fake]

Keeping this on the main page through sheer force of will! Come on and show me those purty books!

This pile is everything that's shown up in the last two or three weeks. I have two outstanding orders with IST, one has been open for over a month now. Emailed, no response. I always had good luck with IST, but it looks like I'm finally getting the service so many others have complained of.

So, for the most part, I've been going with CGN. Prices are good, and while I wouldn't say shipping is necessarily FAST, it's definitely much faster than IST is averaging these days. I still have two shipments on the way from them as well.

A mix of new stuff, and reprints of stuff I needed to fill some holes. Yes, the spine dress change on the UXM volumes is driving me nuts, thanks for asking.

Also, with the announcements about IDW losing the Transformers license, the fire has been lit under me to go ahead and finish up that run. I had been slowly chipping away at it over the last couple of years, picking up a volume here and there when I found them on sale. But with the future being uncertain, it seems like the time is now. I'm done with Phase 1, need four volumes for Phase 2, need the first Phase 3, and two of the four reboot volumes. So, getting there slowly but surely!

Update: thought it was worth mentioning that two of those IDW TF books were "scratch and dent" copies from CGN, and they arrived in perfect shape. Easily as nice as any of the "new" volumes. So, maybe they have to described returned books as such before reselling, I'm not sure, but just thought I'd say that if you ever considered buying  "nick and dent" book from them, it's worth pulling the trigger.

Edited February 14, 2022 by F For Fake