Marvel Collected Editions

[Captain Planet]

I liked the story, and I am a fan of John Romita Jr.'s art, but I was able to get through both volumes within about 1 hour and a half, maybe 2 hours at a maximum. I would argue that kids don't really read these sorts of comics, although maybe there are some voices that disagree. I mean I would read adult-orientated Doctor Who novels as a kid, so who knows? Marvel's main series carries the most authenticity compared to a tie-in comic to a Disney XD show. But I see these as mostly the realm of teen fans (which I am) and adults who either grew up with it or got into it more recently.

I thought the first half of the dimension Z was pretty great. Even JRJR who I can't stand was serviceable and didn't ruin it for me. The second half - and especially the conclusion - is where I thought it went off the rails. And by quite a bit too.

I felt like the fourth Cap PHC with Dr. Mindbubble was solid, but that could have been because Remender was effectively back in his UXF storyteller mode there. Also, it was moving towards his thrust of Falcon stories, which clearly he's very invested in.

I liked everything about the 4th PHC except the art in the last few issues. It was the messiest, ugliest stuff I've seen in a long while.

[TomSlick]

Looks like I'm just picking up the Annihilation omnibus in March. Slim pickings.

[Iron Fist]

Did the Annihilation Omnibus get brought forward? I thought it wasn't coming out til like june?

[Flight]

Disappointed no new X-Men stuff in the solicits

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

Annihilation Conquest Omnibus Cover:



Excellent cover.

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

Star Wars: Episode IV - A new Hope OGC Cover:



Personally, I'm not too keen on it.

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

Deadpool OHC Vol. 2 OHC:

[Iron Fist]

Annihilation Conquest Omnibus Cover:



Excellent cover.

Holy crap. That is beautiful.

[TomSlick]

Holy crap. That is beautiful.

Yeah, that's a great looking cover!

[Canucked]

i know, it's not news, but 25$ for a standard-sized, 5-issue container, hardcover or not, is just crazy. not even talking about the mediocre, thin paper. i guess it's not even one hour of reading that goes into that, so who the hell, except for super-hardcore fans, are they targeting with those editions?

PHCs are frankly atrocious quality. I used to collect them but stopped after a few marvel now editions. They suffer from this wierd paper warping that the Marvel now TPBs don't get. They also have a huge gutter loss and the dust-jacket-less style that isn't great. The price is a huge issue considering there are some that are four or five issues. They look awful on the shelf. I think the now style of collections works better for OHC and TPB formats.

Annihilation Conquest Omnibus Cover:



Excellent cover.

Agreed. Love it.

[Captain Planet]

Looks like I'm just picking up the Annihilation omnibus in March. Slim pickings.

Yeah, it's just Superior Spider-man vol 3 and Deadpool vol 2 for me.

[TomSlick]

Yeah, it's just Superior Spider-man vol 3 and Deadpool vol 2 for me.

I'm kind of glad actually. Over on the DC board, I'm getting only The Dial H for Hero Deluxe.
My wallet needs time to recover.

[Nate2592]

Hey, just wondering, I just bought the Infinity Companion Hardcover which is like 600 pages and wondering if it has all of the main story in it or just tie in's only. I thought I'd treat myself to the big book but now wondering and want to make sure I'm not missing out on the main story from the original Hardcover and that the companion does infact cover the story?

Help would be much appreciated

[JShilpetski]

Hey, just wondering, I just bought the Infinity Companion Hardcover which is like 600 pages and wondering if it has all of the main story in it or just tie in's only. I thought I'd treat myself to the big book but now wondering and want to make sure I'm not missing out on the main story from the original Hardcover and that the companion does infact cover the story?

Help would be much appreciated

The companion contains ONLY the tie-ins. The main series and the Avengers/New Avengers issues are only in the main Infinity book.

[Nate2592]

Ah crap, I'll make sure to read them aswell then but yeah cheers dude!

The companion contains ONLY the tie-ins. The main series and the Avengers/New Avengers issues are only in the main Infinity book.

Ah crap, I'll make sure to read them aswell then but yeah cheers dude!