Marvel Collected Editions

[cheska]

Hey guys, Walt Simonson's Thor Omnibus for $120 shipped is worth it, right?

[victorxd1999]

Hey guys, Walt Simonson's Thor Omnibus for $120 shipped is worth it, right?

In my opinion maybe. It's a good price for the omni but it depends on how much you want it

[cheska]

In my opinion maybe. It's a good price for the omni but it depends on how much you want it

I've never read the series, and it seems to be regarded highly. This seemed like the best option of getting everything in one go.

[victorxd1999]

I've never read the series, and it seems to be regarded highly. This seemed like the best option of getting everything in one go.

You can also get the 5 trades for $81 from IST but the omnibus sure looks nice indeed. The run is very good so it really only depends on if you want to pay $40 more for a nice hc edition

[Diamond]

Hey guys, do you know what gets released in eight days!?

All-New Ultimates v.1: Power for Power

Yeah, I know you don't care about the Ultimate universe and whatnot... but you might want to check this one!

Look, it's a flawed book but one of Marvel's most interesting. Just imagine this: Gillen and McKelvie's Young Avengers - all the hipsterism+ Mark Gruenwald + 80's Marvel. If it interests you, give it a try. If not, just ignore it (and make sad in the process of doing so). By the way, it's written by Michel Fiffe, the new wonder-boy from the autopublishing comics scene (read Copra!!!)


The team members are: Dagger, Cloak, Spider-Man, Kitty Pryde, Spider-Woman and Bombshell.


Scourge is not the only character created by Mark Gruenwald that gest a revamped version. Others like Diamondback, Crossbones and The Serpent Society appear too.



Between the concepts, art and coloring, this book has a very unique personality

[csista]

I'd also like to know if the Companion is worth it. And if it is which to read first.

The companion has a few issues that should have been included in the original omni. X-Universe and X-Chronicles, but I could be remembering those titles wrong. Otherwise, skippable except for X-Book completionists and super-fans of the event.

[DrGregatron]

You can also get the 5 trades for $81 from IST but the omnibus sure looks nice indeed. The run is very good so it really only depends on if you want to pay $40 more for a nice hc edition

Paying $81 for 5 trades seems ridiculous, though, when the omnibus was available for less than $70 just a few years ago.

[Dayle88]

Paying $81 for 5 trades seems ridiculous, though, when the omnibus was available for less than $70 just a few years ago.

It's one of the worst things about missing something. Knowing it was x amount less in the past. And worse than that is making the decision to not buy something knowing later on you're going to want it and have to pay more ha ha

[aquitaine]

Hey guys, do you know what gets released in eight days!?

All-New Ultimates v.1: Power for Power

Yeah, I know you don't care about the Ultimate universe and whatnot... but you might want to check this one!

I care about the Ultimates Universe, but I stopped buying it when they stopped releasing it in oversized hard covers for... no reason they ever shared with us.

[TomSlick]

I care about the Ultimates Universe, but I stopped buying it when they stopped releasing it in oversized hard covers for... no reason they ever shared with us.

Oh I can take a guess at that one. I suspect that because the Ultimate Universe stories - for the most part - suck so bad, Marvel can't sell OHCs. (Although Marvel really should make an exception for Ultimate Spider-Man. At least Bendis is still trying.)

[aquitaine]

Oh I can take a guess at that one. I suspect that because the Ultimate Universe stories - for the most part - suck so bad, Marvel can't sell OHCs. (Although Marvel really should make an exception for Ultimate Spider-Man. At least Bendis is still trying.)

Hickman's run on Ultimates was amazing, so I beg to differ. I'd LOVE to pick that up in OHC.

[krisis]

It's one of the worst things about missing something. Knowing it was x amount less in the past. And worse than that is making the decision to not buy something knowing later on you're going to want it and have to pay more ha ha

Truly, if I've learned anything in my past four years of collecting, it's "just buy the damn thing." Especially on oversized books, they're very rarely going to be sell for less than you paid for them in the long run if you got them for 40-50% off and keep them in good condition.

I can't deal with the heartbreak and drama of chasing stuff down after the fact anymore.

[DarkBeast]

Yeah, I'm going to have to sell my AoA Omnibus (Joe Mad variant cover) if the prices keep rising. I always thought the event was overrated, just "okay". And though I liked it better last year when I read through the Omnibus, it's still like... I can buy all of those single issues for less than $1 each. And it's nice to have the Omnibus but if I can make like triple/quadruple my money back on it and it goes to a good home where someone values it more than I do, then I'm going to have to part with it.

Emma Frost Ultimate Collection TPB

Anyone know if that run's any good? I liked what they were doing with the character at the time in the core X-titles.

Truly, if I've learned anything in my past four years of collecting, it's "just buy the damn thing." Especially on oversized books, they're very rarely going to be sell for less than you paid for them in the long run if you got them for 40-50% off and keep them in good condition.

I can't deal with the heartbreak and drama of chasing stuff down after the fact anymore.

Yeah, I pretty much feel the same way. I've regretted not buying Omnibuses and OHCs before. Not going to go through that again when you can almost ALWAYS make a profit on them anyway reselling them a few years later.

I've been on the fence about Cable/Deadpool, but I'm just going to go for it next week, especially if IST has it for 50% off. It's over 50 issues. So it'll be barely over $1 per issue. No way I can miss that deal.

[Iron Fist]

Anyone know if that run's any good? I liked what they were doing with the character at the time in the core X-titles.

I can get back to you when I've read it.

I only bought it because she quickly became one of my favourite characters.

[America / Bucky / Russia]

I can get back to you when I've read it.

I only bought it because she quickly became one of my favourite characters.

It's teenage Emma's growth into adulthood told over eighteen issues. Basically her father's a massive, massive corporate asshole who doesn't care for anyone in her family so she ends up running away. This is around the same time Marvel were pushing for more and more teen-centric titles, e.g. Runaways the year after this was published. I read it last year and I definitely recommend it, although if you're looking for "Emma in the Hellfire Club" or "Emma with the X-Men", this isn't it. The art's pretty neat too.