General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[tanim]

Based on what they are publishing, I believe that Cinebook are mostly aiming at the same market as Tintin and Asterix - all ages, families and libraries. In fact, some of their work was created by some of the creators of Tintin and Asterix - Blake and Mortimer, Lucky Luke, Iznogoud and Yoko Tsuno. And this strategy seems to be working great for them, as evidenced by the huge number of comics they are publishing.

[Gerald Keefer]

I've been looking forward to reading The Realist. HC looks nice! Have you read yet?

[pud333]

I've been looking forward to reading The Realist. HC looks nice! Have you read yet?

Not yet. But the art looks fantastic. Interesting subject matter too. Overall a very nice hardcover.

[Racci]

The Realist looks great. Gotta get that one.

[maeda]

Latest:

been contemplating between 32 stories, and buying just a few separate issues cause quality varies i bit imo, but that's sucha nice set

[pud333]

been contemplating between 32 stories, and buying just a few separate issues cause quality varies i bit imo, but that's sucha nice set

Yeah it's a nice set. I've been looking at it for months - picked it up, carried it around and put it back many times - and finally decided aw, what the heck? It's nice to have the entire collection in this presentation.

[zaboraviti]

The Realist looks great. Gotta get that one.

i think everyone should. i'm half way through and really loving it.

[lvizzz]

Don't know how many of you keep buying Judge Dreed collection from Hachette, I remember balakin got at least first issue, few other members mentioned that too. Reason I'm asking is quite simple: get issue called Shambala, with Judge Anderson stories, just get it. I haven't read something so original and refreshing in a long time, it's very different from fascist-ish, Orwell-ish main Dredd arcs, esotheric, full of compasion - I know, in Mega-City!!! - and understanding for common citizens. Stories are crazy: full of ghosts, astral phenomenons, there is even a Devil himself. Some of them have ideas like from Stanislaw Lem's ( my favourite writer of all time) books, just crazy: few mind melted together in one body, prisoned in gorilla's brain.
And art by Ranson.....it's sooooo good, rich in details but at the same time toned and muted pallete. I adore, no: I LOVE this art, the way how he draws faces is one of a kind. Buy this book, guys, even if you don't collect Judger Dredd. Shame it's not oversized but it's at least hardcover. Great, great book

BUY IT.

[Balakin]

Don't know how many of you keep buying Judger Dreed collection from Hachette, I remember balakin got at least first issue, few other members mentioned that too. Reason I'm asking is quite simple: get issue called Shambala, with Judge Anderson stories, just get it. I haven't read something so original and refreshing in a long time, it's very different from fascist-ish, Orwell-ish main Dredd arcs, esotheric, full of compasion - I know, in Mega-City!!! - and understanding for common citizens. Stories are crazy: full of ghosts, astral phenomenons, there is even a Devil himself. Some of them have ideas like from Stanislaw Lem's ( my favourite writer of all time) books, just crazy: few mind melted together in one body, prisoned in gorilla's brain.
And art by Ranson.....it's sooooo good, rich in details but at the same time toned and muted pallete. I adore, no: I LOVE this art, the way how he draws faces is one of a kind. Buy this book, guys, even if you don't collect Judger Dredd. Shame it's not oversized but it's at least hardcover. Great, great book

BUY IT.

I quit after 3 issues. I realised I don't care about this universe at all and the books look ugly on the shelf. Maybe I'm gonna get Shambala at some point, but not in this edition. The lack of text on the spine and the random piece of the full artwork is just killing me.
I should sell the first 3 issues....

[lvizzz]

I quit after 3 issues. I realised I don't care about this universe at all and the books look ugly on the shelf. Maybe I'm gonna get Shambala at some point, but not in this edition. The lack of text on the spine and the random piece of the full artwork is just killing me.
I should sell the first 3 issues....

They look nice on shelf, I don't know what you're saying, man.

I've always wanted to get more interested in that universe and Hachette collection is pretty much answer to my prayers. Dredd is awesome, even ifsome stories can't stand that huge gap in time. Would rather get Complete Files from 2000 AD, but you know: no hardcover. 'Is there hardcover version?' kind of thing.

You should get Shambala anyway, it's not super crazy like Morrison's stuff, but still pretty crazy.

[Balakin]

They look nice on shelf, I don't know what you're saying, man.

I've always wanted to get more interested in that universe and Hachette collection is pretty much answer to my prayers. Dredd is awesome, even ifsome stories can't stand that huge gap in time. Would rather get Complete Files from 2000 AD, but you know: no hardcover. 'Is there hardcover version?' kind of thing.

You should get Shambala anyway, it's not super crazy like Morrison's stuff, but still pretty crazy.

Well, if you only have 3 they don't look too good. And no way I'm gonna buy all 50 or 80 even if I liked the stories. There is just no space for that

[lvizzz]

Well, if you only have 3 they don't look too good. And no way I'm gonna buy all 50 or 80 even if I liked the stories. There is just no space for that

Fair enough, I admit: right now they don't look that good but I'm gonna collect all of them, series has been very good so far and it's great jumping point for new Dredd fans.

[victorxd1999]

I really want those Dredd hc's but they aren't available outside the UK. Really bums me out.

[Dark-Flux]

Im still getting them, though im not caught up on reading em. But then ive read most of them before so far anyway. Still havnt read Shamballa though...

[MartinNL]

New Aama!!! The other two are in Dutch, but Pablo (Picasso) was recently published as a collected edition in English by SelfMadeHero.