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A king omni would not need to be that big lol. 2 vol max... Morrison was on batman for 7 years and that's 3 (really beautiful) omnibus .
Also, read this issue...I don't get what you guys are seeing. It was ...ok... The main bat book was better (that art was gorgeous)
Morrison's omnis are about 25 issues each. With 100 odd issues, King would need at least 3, if not four.
That is a fair critique. I like how it works organically, but I don't yet see how it all plays together. I am pretty sure it will, though, given how much that has played into his past work.
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Omnibus thoughts: I think three volumes would be best, and include a very expansive idea of what should be included. Rebirth through War of Jokes and Riddles (w/all of Monster Men and the Button), Rules of Engagement through Tyrant's Wing + The Price + Elmer Fudd, then Knightmares through CoB + Bat/Cat and all the Anniversary/80th shorts.
I'm picking up my copy of Bat/Cat tomorrow, so hopefully I have positive thoughts about that then!
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Something I've come to realize about King's work on Batman and (possibly) a few of his other work.
You sort of have to take your time to read each issue. Sometimes it may take multiple reads.
My first thought on this was - pretty art, but why are the timelines being blended together on the page with no (clear) indication of whether it's past, present or future? What's going on exactly? That's annoying!
Having read it again - thought ok, it's not a big deal. There are subtle tells that indicate the timeline, the choice of merging timelines on a single page is a storytelling choice but not enough to rate this book "crap" or some similar description.
As I'm treating this as a standalone tale with "nods" to past issues/moments... the premise is intriguing and as such, I'll stick to reading for now. Despite the fact I hated over 70% of his run on Batman.
I hope King got wind of the unanimous dislike of the use of "Bat" and "Cat" and he keeps it out of this as much as possible. He already dropped one in there...
One last thing - WHY, for all that is Holy, do they insist on using the Joker? While he wasn't offensive in this issue I'm just so damn tired of seeing him. Suffering from Joker-fatigue.
I think that given how Morrison's got 25 issues each, I'd really like to see King get 25 issues each and get 4 volumes, too. But there is precedent for longer Omnis, with Batman Eternal, with 53 issues.
Very interesting thoughts! I completely agree about the need for rereading. I personally think King is using the Joker because he hasn't really used Joker that much himself, and is curious about using him in a major way. Plus, it's a clear tie-in to Phantasm.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
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"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord
Well I don't think they will release one at all tbh. I don't think it will sell well. I have all the rebirth deluxe editions and I don't see how they can approve on those ( i really like four and five as I like the matted paper better, colours pop better and no finger prints) The reason certain omnibus sell well is because content in it hasn't been collected before or it's only been out out in trade paperbacks/standard hard covers and people want it all in one spot or bigger.
Tom kings run is too divisive and recent. Maybe in 10 years or more. To be clear I don't hate his run, in fact im glad it happened. It was different and unique.it wasn't all " rah rah batman smash and outsmart everyone" He did things I never saw before. Some of it was bad but some of it was really great. I think it will stand the test of time and I do think it will be reviewed retroactively positively.
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You have a very good point on the Deluxe Editions, though the way they're collecting is going to leave The Fall and the Fallen out - it will skip from Knightmares straight to City of Bane Deluxe. Odd.
I also hope that in several years, King's run will be looked back on, and maybe discovered by new fans, as something apart from all the memes and frustration.
"We're the same thing, you and I. We're both lies that eventually became the truth." Lara Notsil, Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command, Aaron Allston
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date." C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"There's room in our line of work for hope, too." Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown Wiki, My Batman Universe Reviews, Stephanie Brown Discord
DC is . . . re-trenching? re-orienting? re-screwing up? . . . their collected line right now, and has queued up No Man's Land (probably 2x omnis, more if they back fill Contagion/Legacy as a Before NML) and by Snyder (probably 2*?) omnis, plus Dark Nights: Metal is due for a big omni in there, somewhere, too, that I expect DC will feel mostly tapped on Batman omnis through 2022 (unless they decide to massively increase their output, which I support wholeheartedly). I assume with that much distance, plus the likelihood of at least two more big hit books by Tom King by then, they'll put out the start of By Tom King omnis around 2023.
Everyone please save this prediction and throw it in my face when it's wrong
*One Snyder and Capullo to do the rest of Batman + Last Knight on Earth and one for Black Mirror/BWL/ASB/and the Signal
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