Marvel Collected Editions

[CrazyOldHermit]

Marvel Collected Editions, Part 8!

Hardcover Solicits

October 2014
January 2015
March 2015
April 2015
May 2015

Upcoming Omnibus Release Dates:


01/14/2015 – Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years
02/04/2015 – Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender
02/04/2015 – Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction
03/18/2015 – Avengers by Kurt Busiek & George Perez Volume 1
03/24/2015 – The Avengers Volume 2 by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas et al.
04/22/2015 – Fantastic Four Vol 3 by Stan Lee/Kirby
05/06/2015 – Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier
06/16/2015 – Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol 2 (Amazon release date)
06/16/2015 – Annihilation: Conquest (Amazon release date)
07/01/2015 – X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught (Amazon release date)
07/28/2015 - Powers Vol 1 (Amazon release date)
08/18/2015 - Marvel Firsts: The 1990s (Amazon release date)
08/18/2015 - Ultimate Marvel Vol 1 (Amazon release date)
09/16/2015 – Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol 3 (Amazon release date)
09/16/2015 – Hawkeye by Matt Fraction & David Aja (Amazon release date)
10/07/2015 – Werewolf by Night (Forbidden Planet release date)
10/20/2015 – S.H.I.E.L.D: The Complete Collection (Amazon release date)
11/17/2015 – Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic (Amazon release date)
11/17/2015 – Avengers by Kurt Busiek & George Perez Volume 2 (Amazon release date)
12/21/2015 – DC/Marvel Crossover Classics (Amazon release date)

All other release dates are taken from cheapgraphicnovels.com and MAY be later when ordering from amazon.com

The latest Hatchette Catalogue for future releases is here


Marvel Book lists

Marvel Oversized Hardcovers(not including Omnibus Editions)

Epic Collection/Ultimate Collection List


An explanation of differences between Epic and Ultimate Collections TPBS:

http://community.comicbookresources....l=1#post119073

The difference between Premiere Hardcovers and the discontinued Premiere Classic Hardcovers:

http://community.comicbookresources....ll=1#post76320


Marvel Reading Guide

CBR poster krisis has created an amazing reading/collecting guide to Marvels X-men and other Characters that is regularly updated and constantly expanding, you can find it below. The guide is a must read, not just for the sheer quantity of information about Collecting Marvel Events, X-men, Avengers, Spider-man, Thor and a host of other Marvel Characters but is also a font of detail on other useful topics such Reading Orders, Omnibus books and Collecting X-men on a budget.

http://crushingkrisis.com/collecting...raphic-novels/


Marvel Cosmic guide

kodave has put together a list of key books for Marvels Cosmic line here.

[Joshua]

FAQ:


Q: What are the best places to purchase omnibus that have a good price, reasonable shipping costs and package the box properly?

A: www.cheapgraphicnovels.com (Sell omnibus and oversized hardcovers for 50% off on release week)
www.instocktrades.com (have an excellent packaging reputation)
www.talesofwonder.com

For Canadian buyers...

Chapters/Indigo: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/home/

Great prices (comparable to Amazon.ca)
Arrives very quickly (3-4 days when choosing standard shipping)
Free standard shipping over $25
They charge directly when you pre-order (this could be a negative to some folks)

Amazon is a "buy from at your own risk" vendor in that they don't do a very good job packaging the product, BUT getting a replacement is hassle free and amazon prime members get free 2-day shipping. They also can ship to many countries at a much cheaper price than your usual vendors.


Q: Is there a place to get an out of print (OOP) omnibus for cheap?

A: There is no super secret place for getting old OOP omnibus for real cheap. If someone knew of a super secret way to get an OOP omnibus for cheap (if they were smart) they would not share it with us. If you want an OOP omnibus you need to search locally and/or look on ebay and hope to get lucky. It can happen, but just watch the thread and see what happens. People do get lucky, but there is no trick to it. It often involves being at the right place at the right time.


Q: Will such and such run get an omnibus treatment?

A: Marvel has no pattern whatsoever for releasing an omnibus. There are many things that have not gotten an omnibus treatment that there is high demand for such as Uncanny X-men Vol. 2 and Hickman's Fantastic Four run, while things such as Avengers The Crossing and Man-Thing get an omnibus. In otherwords, your guess is as good as ours. However, anytime a Marvel movie comes out there does seem to be an omnibus that also comes out. In the beginning Marvel would only release a silver age omnibus to go along with the movie. Now it seems that whenever a new movie comes out there is a silver age tie in AND a more modern/popular run. Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Spiderman all followed that pattern.


Q: How can I get adequate insurance on these expensive omnibus that are OOP
Originally Posted by Jelybely8

A: My wife works in property insurance, so I've posed similar questions to her in the past. She told me that I had two options for my valuable books:

1) Schedule them individually with our insurance provider (similar to what you would do for an expensive piece of jewelry). Scheduling individual books will be more expensive, as you will need to pay a premium for each scheduled item. On the upside, the insurance company has full info on the item and its replacement cost, so if something happens you would easily get what you need to replace the book.

2) Include the books as a portion of your total home/possession replacement value. Typically, she said that if an item is not worth about $1,000, scheduling it would be more expensive than necessary (i.e. overkill). Since I don't have any books worth $1,000 (my most expensive is probably ~$300), I have just taken multiple photos of my collection and archived them offsite. Every six months or so I do a quick estimate of what the whole collection is worth, then take that value and make sure my homeowners insurance is sufficient to cover it as a portion of my total possession replacement value.

Please don't take my word as verbatim, though - talk with your insurance provider, and they should be able to give you better guidance based on local laws and regulations.


Q. How do I know if an upcoming Marvel hardcover will have sewn or glued binding?
Originally Posted by LordJulius

A: Glued or sewn?

In the MMW forums Jeph York tried to explain when which will be what:

"Oy. You know, you CAN tell from the solicits whether something's going to be glued or sewn, right?

If it's advertised as coming out the same month as the rest of that catalog's stuff (i.e. three months from now), that means it'll be printed in the US and will be glued. If it's advertised as coming out three months AFTER the rest of that catalog's stuff (i.e. SIX months from now), that means it'll be printed in China, and will be sewn..."

"If a book listed in, say, the March 2013 solicits, is listed as "on-sale June 2013" -- three months later than everything else -- that means that book will be sewn. That's your tip-off. You can safely pre-order that book."


"Regardless of whether or not some books printed in the US are sewn, ALL books printed in China are sewn. Which means that if a book is advance-solicted by three extra months, you can be guaranteed that it's China-printed, and therefore sewn -- and can pre-order it with confidence."


http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku...3#.ULOV4Gcg8S8


Q: My expensive book is damaged, can it be fixed?

A: Yes it can! Cerd the nerd has put together an excellent explanation/guide as to how to fix sewn bindings like those on Marvel Omnibuses if it has any problems

Click me for guide!

[Joshua]

Here we go.....

As of 10/12/15

115 Omnibus titles have been released to date. 51 titles are currently Out of Print with another 21 titles getting close. Good news as 4 titles will be getting a reprint in early 2016.

For the 21 titles that are getting close to going Out of Print I have listed sites that still have them in stock. You can also still find deals for them on Ebay and Amazon Marketplace.

Use this very helpful guide to know what issues are in each omnibus, cost per page, which era etc... http://crushingkrisis.com/collecting...ibus-editions/

Out of Print
Silver Surfer Omnibus
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus
Devil Dinosaur Omnibus
Eternals Omnibus
Daredevil Omnibus Companion Frank Miller ***(New printing coming for early 2016)
Daredevil Omnibus Volume 1 (Bendis)
Daredevil Omnibus Volume 2 (Bendis)
Daredevil Omnibus Volume 1 (Brubaker)
Daredevil Omnibus Volume 2 (Brubaker)
Elektra Omnibus ***(New printing coming for early 2016)
Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Volume 1
Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Volume 2
Punisher (Ennis) Omnibus
The Ultimates Omnibus
Iron Man Omnibus Volume 1
X-Men Omnibus Volume 1
Wolverine Omnibus, Volume 1
Captain Britain Omnibus
Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus
The Death of Captain America Omnibus
Thor Omnibus Volume 1
Captain America Omnibus (Brubaker)
Astonishing X-Men Omnibus
Iron Man Omnibus Volume 2
Ghost Rider Omnibus
Thor (JMS) Omnibus
Thor Walter Simonson Omnibus
Captain America Omnibus Volume 1
Secret Wars Omnibus
Secret Wars II Omnibus
Hulk Omnibus Volume 1
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Omnibus ***(New printing coming for early 2016)
Spider-man Omnibus Volume 2
Secret Warriors Omnibus
Untold Tales of Spider-man Omnibus
Amazing Spider-Man Michelinie McFarlane Omnibus
X-Men Claremont / Lee Omnibus Volume 1
Uncanny X-Force Omnibus
Golden Age of Marvel Omnibus Volume 1
Wolverine Jason Aaron Omnibus
Captain America Lives Omnibus
Captain America by Jack Kirby
Uncanny X-Men Volume 1 Omnibus (3rd Printing)
X-Men Omnibus Volume 2
Punisher Omnibus by Rick Remender
Annihilation Omnibus
Daredevil Omnibus by Frank Miller ***(New printing coming for early 2016)
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Volume 1
Tomb of Dracula Omnibus Volume 3

Almost Out of Print
Man-Thing Omnibus * (Direct Market cover available at CGN)
Women of Marvel Omnibus (TOW, IST) * (Direct Market cover available at TOW, IST)
Evolutionary War Omnibus (CGN, TOW, IST) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Squadron Supreme Omnibus (CGN) * (Direct Market cover at CGN)
Iron Man by Michelinie/Layton/JRjr Omnibus (Amazon, CGN, TOW, IST) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Atlantis Attacks Omnibus (Amazon, B&N) * (Direct Market sold out)
John Carter: Warlord of Mars Omnibus (CGN) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Avengers Volume 1 Omnibus (GCN, TOW, IST) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Fantastic Four John Byrne Omnibus Volume 1 (CGN, Amazon, B&N) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
New X-Men Omnibus (2nd Printing) (CGN) (2nd Printing)
Uncanny X-Men Volume 2 Omnibus (CGN, TOW, IST) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus (IST, TOW, CGN) * (Direct Market cover available at IST, TOW, CGN)
Ultimate Death of Spider-man Omnibus (Amazon, B&N)
Spiderman Omnibus Volume 1 (3rd Printing) (CGN, TOW, IST)
Avengers by Kurt Busiek & George Perez Omnibus Volume 1 (CGN, Amazon, B&N)
West Coast Avengers Omnibus Volume 1 (Amazon, B&N) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Wolverine by Mark Millar Omnibus (CGN, Amazon, B&N)
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus - (2nd printing - CGN, IST, TOW) * (Direct Market cover available at CGN)
X-men Claremont / Lee Omnibus Volume 2 (CGN, IST, TOW) * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Marvel Zomnibus * (IST, TOW, Amazon, B&N)
Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 3 (Amazon, B&N) * (Direct Market cover sold out)


Instock everywhere (includes Amazon - Barnes & Noble)
Dark Tower Omnibus
X-Statix Omnibus
Ultimate Avengers Omnibus
Ulitmate Spider-man Omnibus Volume 1 * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Avengers: The Crossing * (Direct Market sold out)
The Stand Omnibus
New Avengers Omnibus Volume 1 * (Direct Market cover sold out)
X-Force Omnibus Volume 1 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN)
New Warriors Omnibus Volume 1 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST)
Marvel Now Omnibus
Thor Omnibus Volume 2 * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Iron Man by Kurt Busiek & Sean Chen Omnibus
Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 1 (3rd Printing)
West Coast Avengers Omnibus Volume 2 * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Fantastic Four Omnibus Volume 2 (2nd Printing)
Fantastic Four John Byrne Omnibus Volume 2 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN)
Deadpool Omnibus by Joe Kelly * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Golden Age of Captain America Omnibus * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Muppets Omnibus * (Direct Market cover available at IST, TOW, CGN)
Spider-Man by Roger Stern * (Direct Market cover available at CGN)
Wolverine & The X-Men Omnibus
Punisher Omnibus by Jason Aaron
Oz Omnibus
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Omnibus
Howard The Duck Omnibus (2nd Printing)
Deadpool & Cable Omnibus
Alias Omnibus (2nd Printing)
Fantastic Four by Hickman Volume 2
Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus
Captain America: The Trial of Captain America Omnibus
Young Avengers Omnibus * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Star Wars Omnibus Volume 1 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)
Uncanny Avengers Omnibus * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)
Fantastic Four by Fraction Omnibus
Avengers Omnibus Volume 2 * (Direct Market cover sold out)
Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier Omnibus
Star Wars Omnibus Volume 2 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)
Annihilation Conquest Omnibus
Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus
Ultimate Marvel Omnibus Volume 1
X-Men/Avengers: Onslaught Omnibus
Star Wars Omnibus Volume 3 * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)
SHIELD Complete Collection Omnibus * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)
Werewolf By Night Omnibus * (Direct Market cover available at CGN, IST, TOW)



Store listing and guide (by Krisis) (Updated a few things)

Amazon (including .ca, .uk, etc)
Discounts: 5-48%, but also charges tax in some states
Pre-Orders: Yes; you are charged the lowest price prior to release and billed upon shipment.
US Shipping: Free from $25 up, or free 2-day with Prime subscription.
Int'l Shipping: Yes, but there are also Int'l Amazon sites. Often is the cheapest option due to discounts and shipping cost. AU/NZ may order from US or UK.
Packaging: Occasional poor packaging leads to damaged books, especially on larger volumes - but it differs by shipping center.
Returns: Within US pays return cost for damaged books.

Barnes & Noble (AKA BN or B&N)
Discounts: Generally 5-45%, and will price-match Amazon. Issues regular coupon codes to subscribers.
Pre-Orders: Yes; credit cards are briefly pre-charged to confirm funds and then fully charged when books are shipped.
US Shipping: Free $25 and up
Int'l Shipping: Per item charges
Packaging: Generally considered the least reliable by the board.
Returns: [Anyone? Do they pay for return label]

Book Depository (.com and .uk) aka BD
Discounts: Discounts vary, but are generally <20%.
Pre-Orders: Yes; fixed at 15% off. You are charged when order is placed.
US Shipping: Free
Int'l Shipping: Yes, free!
Packaging: Generally reliable, but can be problematic for larger/heavier books.
Returns: Will return/refund for legitimate issues

CheapGraphicNovels.com (aka CGN)
Discounts: 45% on new Marvel/DC books, less for other publishers. 50% off on many week-of-release titles. $7 flat rate shipping.
Pre-Orders: No, but you can set a reminder to be informed when a book arrives in stock
US Shipping: $7 flat rate, no exceptions.
Int'l Shipping: Priced per box, check site for current rates.
Packaging: They describe it as "bomb-proof" - generally reported consistent on the board. Some reported errors.
Returns: You pay shipping

Dcbservice.com (aka DCBS)
Discounts: >30%, but 50% off weak of release
Pre-Orders: Yes, billed at time of pre-order
US Shipping: $7 flat rate
Int'l Shipping: Asks users to inquire prior to ordering
Packaging: [Anyone?]
Returns: [Anyone?]

Instocktrades (aka IST)
Discounts: 30-42%, generally 40% for major publishers
Pre-Orders: No, but you can wishlist upcoming books.
US Shipping: Free from $50
Int'l Shipping: In Stock Trades now does international shipping based on weight.
Packaging: Best packaging out there for books!!!!
Returns: Accepted for damaged books

Mile High Comics (aka MHC)
Discounts: Codeword sales vary widely up tp 60%, but do not always apply to TPBs/HC; you must subscribe to their newsletter to receive codes.
Pre-Orders: No
US Shipping: Free higher than $30, but surcharge for HCs and oversized books
Int'l Shipping: Free higher than $60, but surcharge for HCs and oversized books
Packaging: Consistent packaging (some reported errors)
Returns: Can be unresponsive to customer service issues, but do offer replacements

Tales of Wonder (aka TOW) * Now owned by DCBS / InstockTrades.com
Discounts: Generally close to 30%. Offers sales on categories of books (i.e., Masterworks, Avengers, Marvel TPBs)
Pre-Orders: Yes - you are charged at the time of pre-order and the entire order ships when the LAST book is released
US Shipping: Flat rate plus per-item free, but free over $99
Int'l Shipping: Yes, in various Flat Rate envelopes/boxes
Packaging: Best packaging out there for books.
Returns: Will issue a return label and a refund or replacement for damaged items

[Russ840]

Glad this is up this quick.

[Joshua]

I did what I could to move over all important info from the old thread. Let me know if anything is missing(aside from Merrick starting this) and I will add it.

I messed up the roman numerals. It is supposed to be VIII.

[Tony]

I am glad this is up and running already, it was quite a shock to see the boards with no posts.

[PrankT]

A couple of the links don't work because they cut them off (ex. the OHC link cuts out "ont/buy_ma" and replaces it with "...": http://collectededitions.com/storefr...rvel_ohcs.html). You may want to hyperlink them.

[Radjack]

I'm happy one of my favorite threads is up and running again!

[Joshua]

I see we now have two threads. Maybe a mod could combine both...and maybe fix my numerals?

[PrankT]

Someone made a thread with the previous title. I like it being called collected editions, but somehow miss the "omnibus" name in it.

Everyone better use their old names and avatars (or something similar).

One more thing: the old link to the marvel thread now goes to Superman. Silly CBR.

[kodave]

It would be helpful if you would add formatting to the information posts at the top instead of the plain text copy and paste job. Some of that could also be cleaned up as well, as we don't need things like old moderators edits still standing out.

That second post is apparently severely out of date and hasn't been edited since 10/22/13 in the old thread. Please keep the information up to date. That would solve so many questions in this thread if the up to date information was correctly displayed in the first posts of the thread. I believe other users provided updated information as replies, but it was never edited into the first posts of the new thread by the person who created the thread last time around.

Since you started this thread I hope you'll be up to the task of keeping the information in the top couple of posts up to do, less this be "stake claiming" which is against the new CBR rules. (This thread's title is also apparently against the new CBR rules.)

[Phelpzy]

Just checking in, the changes are weird idk if I dig them or not yet

[ShooCat]

Glad to see the thread back.

[TehJofus]

Didn't take long for this thread to make it's way back from the void.

Considering it's a brand new thread, and the old threads are lost FOREVER (kind of, except not really), somebody should absolutely post up some pictures of their shelves. Start as we mean to go on!

[Russ840]

What was this reset all in aid of ?