Omnibus, Absolute, Deluxe, and HC Thread 19 19

[bronze_rules]

On 9/20/2022 at 2:59 PM, Dave2739 said:

Aw man, I just checked and mine is the messed up version. I wish you guys didn't know so much. I was happier when I had no idea about the misprint.

If it helps any, I paid over double for the messed up version and still have it. I'm not as upset about a few pages here or there that are messed up. I had an Avengers omni, with several pages literally stuck together. I just cut them with a scissors.

[F For Fake]

On 9/21/2022 at 1:53 AM, bronze_rules said:

If it helps any, I paid over double for the messed up version and still have it. I'm not as upset about a few pages here or there that are messed up. I had an Avengers omni, with several pages literally stuck together. I just cut them with a scissors.

And honestly, even if I have the messed up version, I don't care that much. I realize that's a mortal sin in some corners, but a couple of pages out of order is not going to drive me insane. 

[F For Fake]

On 9/20/2022 at 4:37 PM, piper said:

It’s been very quiet in terms of buying collected editions lately. I have the Doctor Doom Omni waiting for me at the LCS.

John

See, I was just thinking that things were picking up! I've been placing an order every week for the last several weeks, and they seem to be growing .This week was a big one with the long awaited Batman: No Man's Land Vol 2 Omni, the reprint of the Gotham City Sirens omni, and the reprint of the Grendel Omnibus v 2. Meanwhile, I spent most of my money on clearance stuff last week, so I am still needing to grab Madman Library Edition 3.  I think the latest MMW's FF and Werewolf By Night are hitting in the next week or two as well. I can't keep up!

[theCapraAegagrus]

On 9/21/2022 at 8:47 AM, F For Fake said:

I realize that's a mortal sin in some corners, but a couple of pages out of order is not going to drive me insane. 

Same. Ideally, my collected editions are all perfect, but having the overall contents is my priority.

[piper]

On 9/21/2022 at 6:49 AM, F For Fake said:

See, I was just thinking that things were picking up! I've been placing an order every week for the last several weeks, and they seem to be growing .This week was a big one with the long awaited Batman: No Man's Land Vol 2 Omni, the reprint of the Gotham City Sirens omni, and the reprint of the Grendel Omnibus v 2. Meanwhile, I spent most of my money on clearance stuff last week, so I am still needing to grab Madman Library Edition 3.  I think the latest MMW's FF and Werewolf By Night are hitting in the next week or two as well. I can't keep up!

I have a fair amount on preorder but the release dates are November/December and into 2023.

[Erndog]

On 9/20/2022 at 4:37 PM, piper said:

It’s been very quiet in terms of buying collected editions lately. I have the Doctor Doom Omni waiting for me at the LCS.

John

I recently grabbed that as well.   It's on the bigger side!  And finally managed to find the first 2 volumes of Garth Ennis' Punisher.

I have DD vol 2 on pre-order.  I still need to pick up the Spider-Gwen Omnibus thats sitting in my cart...  other than that, pretty quiet on my front as well.

[Zonker]

PSA- I've been holding off pre-ordering the Miracleman Omnibus just because the book has been rescheduled previously and so I wasn't confident the current October 25 date was real. But I've been checking the CGN website regularly for this (and for their stealth Nick & Dent sale additions!) and noticed at mid-week that 1 out of the 3 cover choices was already listed as "Sold Out" for pre-orders!?  I was trying to decide between the 2 remaining cover choices, but today I find that all 3 are again available, so it might have been a mistake.  Nevertheless I pulled the trigger on the Alan Davis cover.  I don't think I'll be able to do better than the CGN pre-order price of $59.99 + shipping.

Cheap Graphic Novels Miracleman Omnibus options

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by Zonker
add, not ed

[F For Fake]

On 9/24/2022 at 1:24 PM, Zonker said:

PSA- I've been holding off pre-ordering the Miracleman Omnibus just because the book has been rescheduled previously and so I wasn't confident the current October 25 date was real. But I've been checking the CGN website regularly for this (and for their stealth Nick & Dent sale additions!) and noticed at mid-week that 1 out of the 3 cover choices was already listed as "Sold Out" for pre-orders!?  I was trying to decide between the 2 remaining cover choices, but today I find that all 3 are again available, so it might have been a mistake.  Nevertheless I pulled the trigger on the Alan Davis cover.  I don't think I'll be able to do better than the CGN pre-order price of $59.99 + shipping.

Cheap Graphic Novels Miracleman Omnibus options

 

Omar had a sneak peak of this book during his Q&A this weekend. Looking forward to it. It'll be the Davis cover for me as well. IST should have them all day of, and with CGN, though they'll oftentimes show a book is "sold out" ahead of time, they USUALLY (though not 100%) have all of the books when they actually release.

[F For Fake]

A couple of packages arrived from IST this weekend. My Hulk and Captain Britain sale volumes were up first. I don't usually go with modern covers on these books, but I liked this Alex Ross image. And the Captain Britain book is one that I desperately wanted reprinted, as I sold my original 10 years ago or so, so it's nice to have it back in the collection.

Also, I'm thrilled to finally have the No Man's Land omnibus set complete! This book sold like gangbusters, has already sold out at IST not even a week later. All of these volumes have been hot. This run, from Knightfall, into the Moench/Jones run, then Cataclysm, Contagion, and NML, was really the height of my Bat-fandom. I just really loved that era. It falls off pretty drastically after NML wraps up, though I'd probably pick up omnis of Bruce Wayne Murderer/Fugitiver, War Drums/Crimes, etc if they released them. The Larry Hama run is, oof, rough stuff. I know most folks would say the title returned to greatness with Hush, but that story is pretty overrated, imo. For me, things don't get cooking again until the Morrison run.

My biggest hope is that they'll collect the post-Crisis copper age stuff in HC soon. Those epic-style trade lines, Caped Crusader and Dark Detective, have all sold out almost instantly, so the demand for the material is certainly there. Here's to hoping!

[Skylath]

Courtesy of IST's damaged section:

[Poekaymon]

Just in.  This thing is wildly huge.  See pic with Lee's Artist Edition (I was expecting it to be the same size) and a standard omnibus.

[Dave2739]

On 9/27/2022 at 4:40 PM, Poekaymon said:

Just in.  This thing is wildly huge.  See pic with Lee's Artist Edition (I was expecting it to be the same size) and a standard omnibus.

Cool, I have that ordered from my LCS. Looking forward to it.

[SpineTic]

I can't throw anything away. Had these forever, does anyone know what HC or TPB these where taken out of?

 

I thought they might have come from STAN LEE'S ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS, but they don't.

THANKS.

Edited September 28, 2022 by ak47po

[bronze_rules]

On 9/27/2022 at 5:17 PM, ak47po said:

I can't throw anything away. Had these forever, does anyone know what HC or TPB these where taken out of?

 

I thought they might have come from STAN LEE'S ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS, but they don't.

THANKS.

Son of Origins!

Edited September 28, 2022 by bronze_rules

[SpineTic]

On 9/27/2022 at 8:27 PM, bronze_rules said:

Son of Origins!

You're a legend!

Thank you.

[Dave2739]

Scooped up my copy of this big boy yesterday. Slightly smaller than some of the Kirby and Steranko volumes I have, which was a bit of a surprise.

[bronze_rules]

Picked up a few odds and ends over the past few weeks. One thing I wanted to highlight, seeing as there are a few other AE fans, here-- The company producing the graffiti editions is having some issues and there was talk of going out of business on other threads. I was able to pick up Kelly Jones Deadman and Batman for only $60 each (and these are usually at a premium for out of print) on Ebay.

I never get past the bronze age much, but I would swear Kelly Jones is like a Wrightson reincarnation. Very impressive inking, IMO (sorry about the horizontal, couldn't figure out how to rotate in this app).

Edited October 2, 2022 by bronze_rules

[F For Fake]

On 10/2/2022 at 11:37 AM, Dave2739 said:

Scooped up my copy of this big boy yesterday. Slightly smaller than some of the Kirby and Steranko volumes I have, which was a bit of a surprise.

Cool! I have a lot of teen nostalgia for his Spidey run. I'm not a Venom guy at all, but that cover sure is striking in B&W. I may have to pick this one up eventually.

[F For Fake]

On 10/2/2022 at 6:59 PM, bronze_rules said:

Picked up a few odds and ends over the past few weeks. One thing I wanted to highlight, seeing as there are a few other AE fans, here-- The company producing the graffiti editions is having some issues and there was talk of going out of business on other threads. I was able to pick up Kelly Jones Deadman and Batman for only $60 each (and these are usually at a premium for out of print) on Ebay.

I never get past the bronze age much, but I would swear Kelly Jones is like a Wrightson reincarnation. Very impressive inking, IMO (sorry about the horizontal, couldn't figure out how to rotate in this app).

Those are great. I have the Batman gallery edition, but not the Deadman, at least not yet. I'm a huge Kelley Jones fan. He is still my favorite Batman artist. I doubt I'll ever own an original page, but here are a couple of sketches I've gotten from him at shows over the years. I never get tired of his work.

[Ken Aldred]

On 9/28/2022 at 1:27 AM, bronze_rules said:

Son of Origins!

Great stuff.  Saw those advertised in pence copy Marvels distributed on the newsstand over here to the UK, really wanted them, had no idea how to get hold of them.

Just before a local bookstore started selling imported cent Marvel comics they got that entire run in, and I bought them.

Technically the first non-distributed American comics I ever bought.  Silver Surfer softcover graphic novel as well. 

Edited October 3, 2022 by Ken Aldred