General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[QUOTE=GenericUserName12;47625]I just finished Dahmer, My Friend, which I've had sitting on the shelf for months. I ended up going through the whole book in a couple hours. What a great story with compelling art. I highly recommend this book if you're interested in Dahmer, the 70s, or just great story-telling.[/QUOTE]

yes, this was a really interesting and also quite sad read. The whole notion of individuals sort of "slipping through the cracks" of society and ending up terribly broken (obviously with the case of a Dahmer being the extreme end of the spectrum) is fascinating to me because I've known a couple of people (one a close school friend) who experienced similar circumstances and have led sad lives because of it.

[QUOTE=Rat A Tat;47731]I personally wouldn't recommend it as a buy. It's got a unique concept and I would say it's worth a read, but I've read it once and I don't feel it grabbed me enough that I will re-read it any time soon, if ever.[/QUOTE]I think Incognito is great, but if we're rating Brubaker/Phillips books, I'd put it [i]forth[/i] behind Fatale, Sleeper and Criminal.

[QUOTE=drd;47215]My copy of the Becky Cloonan book By Chance or Providence arrived today, which was a nice suprise as I had kind of forgotten about it.

Quite disappointed with it to be honest. 1) it isnt even standard trim (see the first picture for comparison with a regular DC hardcover) and 2) it is the very definition of a mousetrap. It dosnt matter how hard I try it won't even stay open by itself in the middle pages, so no interior shots for you guys.[/QUOTE]

ooh, i was just thinking about when this book would arrive, hopefully i'll get it this week then!

Can someone please confirm for me that the Invincible Ultimate Collection series contains the covers and that they are located at the beginning of each issue? I purchased the Walking Dead Vol. 1 hard cover a year ago and was disappointed that it didn't contain the covers.

Hey guys, I used cheapgraphicnovels.com on Monday to order some Marvel OHC's. I used the "UPS Media Mail" option and I haven't gotten any emails about the order since I ordered it. Do they always take this long with their orders or should I call customer service about it?

[QUOTE=Cap'n_RDM;48628]Can someone please confirm for me that the Invincible Ultimate Collection series contains the covers and that they are located at the beginning of each issue? I purchased the Walking Dead Vol. 1 hard cover a year ago and was disappointed that it didn't contain the covers.[/QUOTE]

I have up to Ultimate HC 4 and they all contain the numbered covers at the start of each issue. The Walking Dead on the other hand, has them as well, except they're located at the very end of the book. Only the art is displayed with no numbering and such. From what I saw it has the 12 issues in order and then the 2 TPB's volume covers after.

[QUOTE=drd;47215]My copy of the Becky Cloonan book By Chance or Providence arrived today, which was a nice suprise as I had kind of forgotten about it.

Quite disappointed with it to be honest. 1) [B]it isnt even standard trim[/B] (see the first picture for comparison with a regular DC hardcover) and 2) it is the very definition of a mousetrap. It dosnt matter how hard I try it won't even stay open by itself in the middle pages, so no interior shots for you guys.
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Wow. Disappointing. I ordered one and I'm so not excited anymore. Eh. Hopefully the stories are good.

Picked up today:

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[QUOTE=pud333;48876]Wow. Disappointing. I ordered one and I'm so not excited anymore. Eh. Hopefully the stories are good.

Picked up today:

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Hey pud333 does Zero Year contain issue 0 and Annual 2? Seen some solicts that say it's in there, then I've seen some that say it's just issues 21-24.

latest arrivals:
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Interesting the detail after you take the dust cover off from DayTripper:
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Dunno if its been mentioned but I just spotted zennith phase one and two on amazon.ca

[QUOTE=No_Problem;49328]latest arrivals:
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Interesting the detail after you take the dust cover off from DayTripper:
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How is Bloodshot?

Puma Blues must be like the token obscure indie rock record on a Rolling Stones list. That series was never completed and it hasn't been compiled since the 80s. I read some of them and it was a very unique comic for the time and Michael Zulli has done other work since, but that was one entry that I have to wonder about especially considering some of the 80s indie comics that are not on there.

[QUOTE=Cap'n_RDM;48628]Can someone please confirm for me that the Invincible Ultimate Collection series contains the covers and that they are located at the beginning of each issue? I purchased the Walking Dead Vol. 1 hard cover a year ago and was disappointed that it didn't contain the covers.[/QUOTE]

That's because they have a SEPARATE book for the covers.

[QUOTE=at0mic punk;48982]Hey pud333 does Zero Year contain issue 0 and Annual 2? Seen some solicts that say it's in there, then I've seen some that say it's just issues 21-24.[/QUOTE]

It says Batman 21-24, and Batman Zero Year The Director's Cut #1.

Batman Zero Year images:

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OHC OGN X-men: No More Humans.

(Sorry photos are so dark. Don't know what happened).

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Zero Year looks sweet. i have to wait till I get back from a trip back home before I can order it though :(.

[QUOTE=gearsofcrabs;50253]Zero Year looks sweet. i have to wait till I get back from a trip back home before I can order it though :(.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it looks good. Some of Capullo's best work.

[QUOTE=gearsofcrabs;50253]Zero Year looks sweet. i have to wait till I get back from a trip back home before I can order it though :(.[/QUOTE]

Im glad I've been getting the single issues for Batman. I've seen some examples of how Snyder changes dialogue for the trade and I did not like it.

[QUOTE=johnsme;50272]Im glad I've been getting the single issues for Batman. I've seen some examples of how Snyder changes dialogue for the trade and I did not like it.[/QUOTE]

Really? I didn't know he did that. (I don't collect singles, only HC collections, so I've no base for comparison.) If that's the case... why?

[QUOTE=johnsme;50272]Im glad I've been getting the single issues for Batman. I've seen some examples of how Snyder changes dialogue for the trade and I did not like it.[/QUOTE]

Really? How so? That seems weird.

[QUOTE=gearsofcrabs;50288]Really? How so? That seems weird.[/QUOTE]

[url]http://m.imgur.com/a/2NLIJ[/url]

Went and found the comparisons between the issues and the trade. It is pretty spoiler heavy but you can see there are some pretty significant changes.

[QUOTE=johnsme;50333][url]http://m.imgur.com/a/2NLIJ[/url]

Went and found the comparisons between the issues and the trade. It is pretty spoiler heavy but you can see there are some pretty significant changes.[/QUOTE]

Skipped the Zero Year ones since I haven't read that yet, but that's interesting. I wonder Snyder did the changes or DC did them/mandated them be done. That's weird that they changed alot of the Joker dialogue, maybe they were afraid it would weird out the homophobes, but they didn't change all of it.

[QUOTE=johnsme;50333][url]http://m.imgur.com/a/2NLIJ[/url]

Went and found the comparisons between the issues and the trade. It is pretty spoiler heavy but you can see there are some pretty significant changes.[/QUOTE]

Interesting. Huh. Well, since I don't buy singles, I guess it won't affect me much. But that is strange. I guess I'll chalk it up to a writer never being completely satisfied with his work. Thanks for this.

[QUOTE=DragonPiece;48677]Hey guys, I used cheapgraphicnovels.com on Monday to order some Marvel OHC's. I used the "UPS Media Mail" option and I haven't gotten any emails about the order since I ordered it. Do they always take this long with their orders or should I call customer service about it?[/QUOTE]

Went on the website to look at prices and saw the Stray Bullets Uber Alles at 35$, even with the 14$ ups box to Europe, it's pretty cheap. So any feedback on your situation would be greatly appreciated! Hope everything is falling into place for you order though!

[QUOTE=Stargasm;50898]Went on the website to look at prices and saw the Stray Bullets Uber Alles at 35$, even with the 14$ ups box to Europe, it's pretty cheap. So any feedback on your situation would be greatly appreciated! Hope everything is falling into place for you order though![/QUOTE]

Scratch that, tried to put in an order and its actually 64$ to Europe, I misunderstood their FAQ...
(sorry for the double post, I don't have edit rights yet)

Out of curiosity, shouldn't this thread be renamed to "Independent Collections"? I was under the impression it was supposed to cover Dark Horse, Image and smaller publishers, but now Dark Horse has it's own thread and someone should probably make an Image thread as well.

[QUOTE=TehJofus;46296]That had to be intentional. They're probably hoping some people will confuse it for a Hickman book and give it a try.[/QUOTE]
Quoting myself, woo! Turns out it was absolutely intentional. From the description of the Bad Karma hardcover on their own site;

"The cover was designed by Jonathan Hickman."

So...they're not as crafty as I thought. Instead of copying, they just got the real thing :p

[QUOTE=danmar85;51323]Out of curiosity, shouldn't this thread be renamed to "Independent Collections"? I was under the impression it was supposed to cover Dark Horse, Image and smaller publishers, but now Dark Horse has it's own thread and someone should probably make an Image thread as well.[/QUOTE]

Personally, I dont like the idea of fragmenting things too much. I would prefer this thread just be primarily focused on non-big two publishers. I like just having to read one thread to be able to see all the good books coming out and get ideas for new things to read. Besides, when you take into account a lot of independent stuff gets republished by Image and a lot of European and other foreign work gets republished by Dark Horse it makes sense to me to not exclude them from the mix here.

[QUOTE=johnsme;51471]Personally, I dont like the idea of fragmenting things too much. I would prefer this thread just be primarily focused on non-big two publishers. I like just having to read one thread to be able to see all the good books coming out and get ideas for new things to read. Besides, when you take into account a lot of independent stuff gets republished by Image and a lot of European and other foreign work gets republished by Dark Horse it makes sense to me to not exclude them from the mix here.[/QUOTE]

Fair enough, but it doesn't change the fact that a Dark Horse thread already exists. So the fragmentation has already started. There needs to be a bit of communication and a decision made on how many threads to have going forward. As is, it'll just cause more confusion. I still think the thread title should be changed. Some people will think it's just a general thread for posting all their hardcovers in instead of posting them in the proper areas. Just my two cents. I also understand the OP's are putting there time and effort into it so I'm not criticizing them in anyway.

I'm too lazy to visit multiple threads regularly. So I like this one the way it is. Sure I've posted recently more on the big 2 books lately. But my tastes run the entire spectrum. I'm getting more into European books, I buy Kickstarter books, etc. it goes in waves for me. So while I might buy more big 2 books lately, last couple months it was a lot of humanoids books, and I'm sure it will come around again. So I like this thread being a catch-all. If people want to go to a Dark Horse thread, it's all good. I'm just too lazy to double post often. Haha.

Got several things in lately that I'm psyched about. A Complete Lowlife by Ed Brubaker isn't hardcover or oversized obviously, but it is really good so I left it in. It seems a lot like Stray Bullets except inspired by Brubaker's real life. It's crazy and I didnt know he could draw so well.

Ufff, managed to get through all 29 pages :)

A BIG thanks to Martin for setting this Thread up again and reposting all those pics and also to Kalittarix for the listings.

Nice collections Zevious, James and NZ_InFerno.

Here's some pics of The Frank Book. This deserves to be displayed without the dustjacket. It lays flat very easily.

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[QUOTE=johnsme;51612]Got several things in lately that I'm psyched about. A Complete Lowlife by Ed Brubaker isn't hardcover or oversized obviously, but it is really good so I left it in. It seems a lot like Stray Bullets except inspired by Brubaker's real life. It's crazy and I didnt know he could draw so well.[/QUOTE]

Excellent haul, can't go wrong with the Tardi/Manchette books and Frank is the cat's pyjamas.

Just got a confirmation that there will be a Sixth gun deluxe hardcover vol 2![ATTACH=CONFIG]1378[/ATTACH]

Well, while I was making that last post (where all the pics are in backwards order and some upside down - sorry!), my copy of Cannon by the one and only Wallace Wood came in the mail! This book looks fantastic. Not only because Wood's art is great, but Fantagraphics really put this together nicely. The oversized length really allows the strips to be shown the best way possible without compressing them to fit normal book size. Oh, and i made sure to post only pages that DIDNT have topless women or fairly explicit sex on them (of which there are very few) since i am not sure what the rules are here.

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Here's what showed up in the mail today! Oh and Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Volume 2.

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[QUOTE=victorxd1999;51757]Just got a confirmation that there will be a Sixth gun deluxe hardcover vol 2![ATTACH=CONFIG]1378[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

What would their Deluxe line be equivalent to? There's a bit of content in the first volume, but it's a bit pricey.