The Collected Editions Shelf Porn: Show me the goods!

[bearded_adam]

Because I have two DC omnibuses, and even though I find the paper a little thicker than that of the Marvel omnibuses, I honestly can say they feel of cheaper quality.
And I'd LOVE to collect all the archive editions (which I think are equivalent in quality to MMWs?), I find them hard to get a hold of. Harder than MMWs that have gone out of print, even.

864 pages vs. 936 pages vs. 928 pages.
I dont think,thats it a little))

Or amazon lies to me(

[Cold Water]

I am talking about feel in quality.

[Balakin]

Because I have two DC omnibuses, and even though I find the paper a little thicker than that of the Marvel omnibuses, I honestly can say they feel of cheaper quality.
And I'd LOVE to collect all the archive editions (which I think are equivalent in quality to MMWs?), I find them hard to get a hold of. Harder than MMWs that have gone out of print, even.

Dc omnibuses are really inconsistent in quality. While Sleeper has awesome binding the cover material is just disgusting (the usual black cardboard stuff, which I just loathe). Others have nice covers (Planetary, Doom Patrol) but the binding is a bit of a mouse trap. Some are really great like Sandman v1 but vol 2's binding is not that spectacular.
Still, Marvel's prices are getting ridiculous and the quality went downhill, so I'm rather spending my money on DC these days.

[Cold Water]

Dc omnibuses are really inconsistent in quality. While Sleeper has awesome binding the cover material is just disgusting (the usual black cardboard stuff, which I just loathe). Others have nice covers (Planetary, Doom Patrol) but the binding is a bit of a mouse trap. Some are really great like Sandman v1 but vol 2's binding is not that spectacular.
Still, Marvel's prices are getting ridiculous and the quality went downhill, so I'm rather spending my money on DC these days.

I would LOVE to get DC's everything in Absolutes, but they do not have near enough collections put into Absolutes. I have the Sandman Omnibus vol.1 because Victor said it was decent quality, and it was the same price as the Absolute vol. 1, but I need to get an Absolute to compare the quality of my DC omnibuses to.

[Batmil]

Because I have two DC omnibuses, and even though I find the paper a little thicker than that of the Marvel omnibuses, I honestly can say they feel of cheaper quality.
And I'd LOVE to collect all the archive editions (which I think are equivalent in quality to MMWs?), I find them hard to get a hold of. Harder than MMWs that have gone out of print, even.

Same, I'm a huge JSA fan but I'm not getting the omniboo because they are built like crap and feel like a waste of money. I think I have all the omniboo DC produced with care (Sandman v1, Planetary, Sleeper). I do however love DC's regular hardcovers and deluxe editions.

I also want to get more absolute editions but they always feel rather expensive for the amount of story that you get (I know you get an awesome slipcase, OHC and stuff, but still).

[Cold Water]

Same, I'm a huge JSA fan but I'm not getting the omniboo because they are built like crap and feel like a waste of money. I think I have all the omniboo DC produced with care (Sandman v1, Planetary, Sleeper). I do however love DC's regular hardcovers and deluxe editions.

I also want to get more absolute editions but they always feel rather expensive for the amount of story that you get (I know you get an awesome slipcase, OHC and stuff, but still).

It is really expensive, but what I noticed about the two DC omnibuses that I have is that the front cover/flap feels somewhat flimsy. Like it could just flop right off the book almost.
My two Marvel omnis do not feel that way.

[victorxd1999]

I would LOVE to get DC's everything in Absolutes, but they do not have near enough collections put into Absolutes. I have the Sandman Omnibus vol.1 because Victor said it was decent quality, and it was the same price as the Absolute vol. 1, but I need to get an Absolute to compare the quality of my DC omnibuses to.

How are you liking that Sandman omni?

[victorxd1999]

Same, I'm a huge JSA fan but I'm not getting the omniboo because they are built like crap and feel like a waste of money. I think I have all the omniboo DC produced with care (Sandman v1, Planetary, Sleeper). I do however love DC's regular hardcovers and deluxe editions.

I also want to get more absolute editions but they always feel rather expensive for the amount of story that you get (I know you get an awesome slipcase, OHC and stuff, but still).

I'm now about 300 pages in the JSA Omnibus and despite the terrible black cardboard covers I actually like it. The binding is tight at first but once you get about 200 pages in it doesn't bother you that much anymore. And it's one of the thickest omni's I own, almost nearing Big Damn Sin City thickness. I recommend it despite the cover and the bad binding (to compare, the binding is about as tight as the Planetary Omnibus though maybe a little bit tighter the first 100 pages because of the size)

[Cold Water]

How are you liking that Sandman omni?

I haven't read it yet, but it is a VERY pretty book, imo.
And definitely worth the cost, imo.

[Balakin]

If you (Cold Water, Batmil) have Sandman v1 you should also get v2! The story is awesome and the book is still pretty, only the binding that's subpar but it's not that horrible, just not as good as vol one's.

[Cold Water]

If you (Cold Water, Batmil) have Sandman v1 you should also get v2! The story is awesome and the book is still pretty, only the binding that's subpar but it's not that horrible, just not as good as vol one's.

I am considering just spending the extra and getting it in Absolute format. Is that part collected in Absolute?

[Balakin]

I am considering just spending the extra and getting it in Absolute format. Is that part collected in Absolute?

Yes, the whole series is collected in absolutes (also, I think the absolutes has extras too).

[Cold Water]

Yes, the whole series is collected in absolutes (also, I think the absolutes has extras too).

Thank you!

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[Scarlet-Spider]

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