The missing issues are because they were all reprints of earlier X-men issues. The X-men comics had pretty much been cancelled (sales had improved with the Adams run, but by the time this was known...
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The missing issues are because they were all reprints of earlier X-men issues. The X-men comics had pretty much been cancelled (sales had improved with the Adams run, but by the time this was known...
Agreed on Savage Dragon- Erik took it in some questionable directions at times after this, but the set up in the first 6 issues is superb. So much world building, and just throws the reader into this...
I think they went back and redid a lot of these early books- I think it was when they started releasing Trade Paperback versions. Volume 1s have already been reprinted before in the Famous Firsts box...
Got to give it to him, he could big up and get excited for a tin of white paint.
Secret Wars was a pretty cynical marketing ploy to sell toys. Although Shooter was always a promising writer...
Pretty embarassing that this is only now getting a release, especially given some of the dren that Marvel has released in this format over recent years.
I've been working through the Coates OHC, I'm on the 2nd volume. Its been a bit of slog and half the time I have little idea what is going on. I generally prefer comics that have a bit more going on,...
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Barely- as you can see, it is negligible. If that makes a big difference to your reading experience, fine, but it doesn't to me and I don't think it will for most readers. If you want to...
Omnis are essentially cheap quantity over quality publications. I don't get how they became seen to be this premium format- its strange to me to see people bang on about oversized when the panels are...
I've never really got why anyone cares which cover they get on an Omnibus. Its the cheapest bit of the book, being a flimsy wraparound- I normally take them off in any case as they nearly always get...
If you've got that many, maybe its time to cut down the collection. There's only so much re-reading anyone can feasibly, especially if you are still adding to the collection.
Alternatively, I have...
Yes- and it is worth upgrading. The earlier issues are now coloured for the first time. Also, its about the same thickness as the Gargantua volume, but has almost 200 less pages as the paper is...
My main two would be a Paul Chadwick Concrete collection (this is my absolute number 1- at least have the rest of my wants in some form already, but its annoying trying to collect Concrete) followed...
I'm kind of disappointed with the whole Dawn of X premise. Its convoluted, makes pretty much all of the X-characters smarmy and dislikeable, and the overall premise just does not add up. I don't see...
Would there be a market for it? They already have the hardcovers, which are oversized so are the same height/width as Omnibus editions. For me, they are preferrable to Omnibus in every way; easier to...
Agreed on this- Billy's struggle particularly with Omnibus editions- unless its the centre shelf, they end up curving under the weight.
The scene with the Guardians; I thought it was much more well executed in the comic. This was just gore for the sake of gore; they are clearly trying to tap into the Walking Dead and to tell the...
Interesting- guess that they must treat 'classic' material differently, as all my X-men crossover OHCs are sewn I think.
Yeah that's kind of my thinking, that Marvel normally make sure books that...
Are you sure? I cannot recall the last time Marvel released an OHC with glued binding- also, if it was glued binding, I'm surprised it lays down flat in any place.
It may just be a bad/tight...
There's maybe a two millimetre difference in the panel sizes of an Epic collection compared to an Omnibus- its barely noticeable in most cases. The reasons to get an Omnibus should be nicer paper...
Absolutely. The characterisation, the themes of love and romance, the sheer whackiness of the stories, the world building, the creativity. Its one of the best comics of all time, regardless of the...
The starting point for any Thor run should be the first 5 Thor Epic Collections. Also, worth getting the Tales of Asgard book; Kirby's art gets a new dimension with the modern colouring.
If anyone wants the Batman Omnibus Vol 3 by Grant Morrison, https://agreatread.co.uk has this for £33. I ordered and got delivered quickly, with free postage. The site has good reviews generally, no...
Thundershot, don't let anyone make you feel that way!
I'm really scaling down Omnibus buys because (a) running out of space, (b) they are unwieldy, (c) the quality of the paper/bindings is...
Its still in stock at Forbidden Planet, £72, might be worth contacting for a postage quote.
Its in stock at Amazon.Ca, cheaper than the UK one. No idea how much postage is though!