General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

Wow, looks nice! What is the content?

This is the listing on amazon:

Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of the rough-draft screenplay by George Lucas--the story that would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world.
Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy farther away!
The Star Wars was one of the breakout comic-book hits of the past year. The deluxe edition contains Issues #0-8 of The Star Wars saga, a portfolio of the comic covers, and an introduction by writer Jonathan Rinzler all collected in three deluxe, foil-stamped, hardcover volumes and enclosed in a clothbound clamshell box measuring 9”x13.5”x3”.

[Black Iron Tarkus]

Well, Witzend finally arrived:



No damage to the packaging, so I think they picked it in this condition! Already asked for a replacement, but I think they're out of stock. Aphrohead Books c/o Play.com, if you're interested.

[momaw]

...terrible.

There is a reason it was a first draft.

I disagree. It was fascinating and had great artwork. I never understood Lucas's insistence that Hidden Fortress was a major influence on Star Wars until I read this version.

[James]

IDW is going to start publishing Corto Maltese. Apparently the first of 12 volumes will be out in December. I'm very much looking forward to these volumes.

[MartinNL]

No long now till the new Blacksad is released in English. The proofs are going to China for printing this week (from Eurocomics USA Invasion on Facebook).

[MartinNL]

IDW is going to start publishing Corto Maltese. Apparently the first of 12 volumes will be out in December. I'm very much looking forward to these volumes.

Funny how we read the same stuff... just posted this the discover eurocomics thread. Too bad it's paperback, but at least in original format/size.

[Kalitarix]

The HCs from the Image solicitations:

BLACKHAND COMICS HC
story / art / cover: WES CRAIG
OCTOBER 15 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99

CASANOVA, VOL. 1: LUXURIA - THE COMPLETE EDITION HC
story: MATT FRACTION
art / cover: GABRIEL BÁ
Collects CASANOVA #1-4

MORNING GLORIES DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 3 HC
story: NICK SPENCER
art: JOE EISMA
cover: RODIN ESQUEJO
OCTOBER 15 / 440 PAGES / FC / T+ / $49.99
Collects MORNING GLORIES #26-38

PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 DELUXE HC
story: KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover: TYLER JENKINS
DECEMBER 3 (ADVANCE SOLICIT) / 360 PAGES / FC / T+ / $39.99
Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-20

THE WALKING DEAD: ALL OUT WAR AP EDITION HC
story: ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover: CHARLIE ADLARD
OCTOBER 1 / 248 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #115-126

[victorxd1999]

The HCs from the Image solicitations:

BLACKHAND COMICS HC
story / art / cover: WES CRAIG
OCTOBER 15 / 168 PAGES / FC / M / $29.99

CASANOVA, VOL. 1: LUXURIA - THE COMPLETE EDITION HC
story: MATT FRACTION
art / cover: GABRIEL BÁ
Collects CASANOVA #1-4

MORNING GLORIES DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 3 HC
story: NICK SPENCER
art: JOE EISMA
cover: RODIN ESQUEJO
OCTOBER 15 / 440 PAGES / FC / T+ / $49.99
Collects MORNING GLORIES #26-38

PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 DELUXE HC
story: KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover: TYLER JENKINS
DECEMBER 3 (ADVANCE SOLICIT) / 360 PAGES / FC / T+ / $39.99
Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-20

THE WALKING DEAD: ALL OUT WAR AP EDITION HC
story: ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover: CHARLIE ADLARD
OCTOBER 1 / 248 PAGES / BW / M / $34.99
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #115-126

Hm, nothing interested for me from Image this time. At least I'll save some money for upcoming awesome hc's. I really want a East of west HC

[MartinNL]

Oh yeah... definitely getting Casanova, Morning Glories and Peter Panzerfaust!

[Kalitarix]

Oh yeah... definitely getting Casanova, Morning Glories and Peter Panzerfaust!

Sadly, there are some errors in the solicits, so for Casanova we don't have some important info like publication date, page count, price. And this is Image, so I can't figure out the size of the book: it will be "ultra-deluxe oversized edition", "At long last, all the covers, all the content, all the comics, between two gorgeous covers".

[MartinNL]

I'm not sure how many of you have read March book 1, a GN about the civil rights movement with MLK and Senator John Lewis, but this interview with John Lewis and Andrew Aydin was on CNN yesterday, with the new cover for book 2. Also interviewed is Brad Meltzer about his Rosa Parks book.

Watch the 7-minute video here:

[drd]

The HCs from the Image solicitations:

PETER PANZERFAUST, VOL. 2 DELUXE HC
story: KURTIS J. WIEBE
art / cover: TYLER JENKINS
DECEMBER 3 (ADVANCE SOLICIT) / 360 PAGES / FC / T+ / $39.99
Collects PETER PANZERFAUST #11-20

Definitely picking this up, Volume 1 was a solid enjoyable read with the only downside being I felt Jenkins art was hit and miss at the start, but he managed to smooth it out towards the end so Volume 2 should be gold from start to finish.

[maeda]

Finally finished Fear Agent. Lots of fun. I enjoyed the first half better than the last half, and I felt the ending was sappy but fitting I suppose for the book. Probably pick up Strange Girl next.

Strange Girl is nice, it's about Ricks relationship with (or lack of) religion, a lot of demons, fun stuff, and i liked the art too.

[MartinNL]

The hardcovers from the ONI Press solicitations:

CIUDAD HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-146-9 | Price: $19.99
Writer: Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo | Artist: Fernando León González, Eric Skillman
Page Count: 168 Black & White | Ship Date: 12/17/2014

• She was kidnapped and taken to the worst place on earth. He was hired to get her out. Now, they're both trapped in a city that wants them both dead, and their hopes of getting out are fading fast. From the bloodthirsty criminals, to the corrupt police, to the kid hiding a Glock under his sweatshirt on the corner, everyone wants Tyler Rake and Eva Roche dead.
• Set in the real world locale of Ciudad del Este, Ciudad explodes with breathtaking action and hyper violence from critically acclaimed writer Ande Parks [Capote in Kansas, Union Station], writer/directors Joe & Anthony Russo [Captain America: The Winter Soldier], and artist Fernando León González!

SCOTT PILGRIM HARDCOVER VOLUME 6: FINEST HOUR HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-005-9 | Price: $24.99
Writer: Bryan Lee O'Malley | Artist: Bryan Lee O'Malley, Nathan Fairbairn
Page Count: 280 Full Color | Ship Date: 11/19/2014

• Scott Pilgrim has faced down six of Ramona Flowers's evil exes. But now that the happy couple is no more, was it even worth it? And if Scott and Ramona aren't together, then why do the ominous messages from Gideon Graves keep coming?
• This the end of the Scott Pilgrim saga like you've never seen it before — in full, glorious color with a bevy of extras! This is truly SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR!

The hardcover from the Valiant solicitations:

COMPLETE X-O MANOWAR CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-939346-30-8 | Price: $99.99
Writer: Bob Layton, Jim Shooter, Jorge Gonzalez, Steve Englehart, Rob Johnson
Artist: Joe Quesada, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Velluto, Mike Manley, Steve Ditko, Mark Moretti, Mike Leeke, Howard Simpson, Bart Sears, José Delbo, Jim Calafiore, Paris KAROUNOS, Rik Levins
Size: 7.5 x 11
Page Count: 800 Full Color | Ship Date: 1/3/2015

• Relive the complete adventures of Valiant's original armored hero in Valiant's next essential omnibus collection — clocking in at a massive 800+ pages! Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time he returns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule... and he will make the Spider Aliens pay!
• Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant's armored hero starting here with this first massive, oversized volume collecting X-O Manowar (1992) #030, Armorines #0, and X-O Database #1, as well as material from Secrets of the Valiant Universe #1.

[Captain Planet]

The hardcovers from the ONI Press solicitations:

CIUDAD HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-146-9 | Price: $19.99
Writer: Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo | Artist: Fernando León González, Eric Skillman
Page Count: 168 Black & White | Ship Date: 12/17/2014

• She was kidnapped and taken to the worst place on earth. He was hired to get her out. Now, they're both trapped in a city that wants them both dead, and their hopes of getting out are fading fast. From the bloodthirsty criminals, to the corrupt police, to the kid hiding a Glock under his sweatshirt on the corner, everyone wants Tyler Rake and Eva Roche dead.
• Set in the real world locale of Ciudad del Este, Ciudad explodes with breathtaking action and hyper violence from critically acclaimed writer Ande Parks [Capote in Kansas, Union Station], writer/directors Joe & Anthony Russo [Captain America: The Winter Soldier], and artist Fernando León González!

SCOTT PILGRIM HARDCOVER VOLUME 6: FINEST HOUR HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-62010-005-9 | Price: $24.99
Writer: Bryan Lee O'Malley | Artist: Bryan Lee O'Malley, Nathan Fairbairn
Page Count: 280 Full Color | Ship Date: 11/19/2014

• Scott Pilgrim has faced down six of Ramona Flowers's evil exes. But now that the happy couple is no more, was it even worth it? And if Scott and Ramona aren't together, then why do the ominous messages from Gideon Graves keep coming?
• This the end of the Scott Pilgrim saga like you've never seen it before — in full, glorious color with a bevy of extras! This is truly SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR!

The hardcover from the Valiant solicitations:

COMPLETE X-O MANOWAR CLASSIC OMNIBUS HC
ISBN-13: 978-1-939346-30-8 | Price: $99.99
Writer: Bob Layton, Jim Shooter, Jorge Gonzalez, Steve Englehart, Rob Johnson
Artist: Joe Quesada, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Velluto, Mike Manley, Steve Ditko, Mark Moretti, Mike Leeke, Howard Simpson, Bart Sears, José Delbo, Jim Calafiore, Paris KAROUNOS, Rik Levins
Size: 7.5 x 11
Page Count: 800 Full Color | Ship Date: 1/3/2015

• Relive the complete adventures of Valiant's original armored hero in Valiant's next essential omnibus collection — clocking in at a massive 800+ pages! Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time he returns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule... and he will make the Spider Aliens pay!
• Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant's armored hero starting here with this first massive, oversized volume collecting X-O Manowar (1992) #030, Armorines #0, and X-O Database #1, as well as material from Secrets of the Valiant Universe #1.

Is the old X-O material worth it? I enjoy the new series but have only read the first issue of the older.