General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[Hellboydce]

I really need to get started on my Valiant collection...some of good stuff there.
Which of the OHCs do you consider to be 'must-haves' and which ones are skippable?

Q & W is easily missable as it doesn't connect in any way, same as shadowman, but at least shadowman is entertaining.

I can not praise valiant enough for the stuff they are putting out, it really is good, and as a connected universe it Is far better and much easier to follow than both Marvel and DC, and it really is a good time to get in on the ground floor, especially as the movies have been given the green light.

And they look great on the shelf

[gearsofcrabs]

I've enjoyed everything by Valiant that I've read so far. I have all the Deluxes but haven't read Shadowman as I just got it, and Armor Hunters as they decided to release it before X-O 2 for some damn reason. I'm eagerly awaiting all the volume 2s.

[Thesanmich]

I've enjoyed everything by Valiant that I've read so far. I have all the Deluxes but haven't read Shadowman as I just got it, and Armor Hunters as they decided to release it before X-O 2 for some damn reason. I'm eagerly awaiting all the volume 2s.

Just noticed X-O deluxe 1 is OOP. Welp, guess I'm going digital for these Valiant books...

[csista]

I really need to get started on my Valiant collection...some of good stuff there.
Which of the OHCs do you consider to be 'must-haves' and which ones are skippable?

Archer & Armstrong is my favorite.

Bloodshot, Harbinger, and Harbinger Wars are a set, for the most part. Some double dipping in Harbinger Wars, unfortunately. But it's the culmination of the other two, so it's important.

X-O Manowar is a must-have. Feels like this book is meant to be their flagship title.

Shadowman isn't bad, but it is skippable.

Quantum & Woody is definitely skippable, although I guess it has a fanbase who would disagree. Totally humor based, and the humor falls flat for me. The original series kicked in after I stopped reading Valiant in the 90s, so unlike the other books, there's no nostalgia factor for me.

Bought but haven't read Armor Hunters yet. As someone else stated, other Vol. 2s need to come first.

[TheYoungWolf]

Just noticed X-O deluxe 1 is OOP. Welp, guess I'm going digital for these Valiant books...

wth seriously?! nooooo!! just checked and i think harbinger deluxe 1 went oop too?

[csista]

wth seriously?! nooooo!! just checked and i think harbinger deluxe 1 went oop too?

I think other vol 1s might be getting close, too. Could be a situation where, because Valiant doesn't command the shelf space of the big 3, they have to let one book go OOP before a new one gets release.

[Dark-Flux]

The lack of love for Q&W disturbs me...

[BlackagarBoltagon]

Just noticed X-O deluxe 1 is OOP. Welp, guess I'm going digital for these Valiant books...

I really hope it gets another printing.

[TheYoungWolf]

I think other vol 1s might be getting close, too. Could be a situation where, because Valiant doesn't command the shelf space of the big 3, they have to let one book go OOP before a new one gets release.

now idk if i should even bother getting the other vol 1's if i cant complete the sets. ugh this sucks!

I really hope it gets another printing.

i hope so too. i cant believe they went oop so fast.

[pud333]

If anyone is a fan of Gene Ha, he's got a kickstarter going for a hardcover GN + a hardcover collection of his indie stuff. 9 days left.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-graphic-novel

[Canucked]

If anyone is a fan of Gene Ha, he's got a kickstarter going for a hardcover GN + a hardcover collection of his indie stuff. 9 days left.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-graphic-novel

Thanks! I need to keep a better eye on kickstarter.

[csista]

now idk if i should even bother getting the other vol 1's if i cant complete the sets. ugh this sucks!



i hope so too. i cant believe they went oop so fast.

Still a relatively cheap copy of Harbinger and Bloodshot available through Amazon Marketplace. Get those and Harbinger Wars while you can. Archer & Armstrong is still available. X-O Manowar is removed from those, so you won't be missing anything if it takes a while to get your hands on that. And for all we know they may be planning on reprints. Valiant is too new to the OHC game to guess how they're handling it. I can't imagine a bunch of Vol 2s will sell well at all without Vol 1s available.

[victorxd1999]

If anyone is a fan of Gene Ha, he's got a kickstarter going for a hardcover GN + a hardcover collection of his indie stuff. 9 days left.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-graphic-novel

This cracked me up
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Would be pretty awesome though. Can anyone lone me $5000?

[Balakin]

For my fellow Whovian forum members:
Titan comics is republishing IDW's 11th Doctor run in tpb omnibuses (they solicited all 3 already, hopefully the 10th Doctor one are comming next):
http://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite....us-volume-one/

My only problem is that I probably have to douple dip on the contents as I have the IDW deluxes but AFAIK they don't cover whole runs (?)

Also, there is gonna be a 5 part weekly crossover with 10,11,12 and the WAR DOCTOR (yeah baby!) in August written by Paul Cornell (f... yeah) but no solicitation for the hc so far (probably we gonna get it after the 3rd vlumes of the individual hc-s as the crossover is a continuation of those stories).

Just read v1 of the 11th Doctor yesterday and really liked it, much better than the 10th Doctor's book (which wasn't bad either) I only had problems with the art.

[Gerald Keefer]

Pud, Paying For It is excellent! Great grab and a very good and informative book about the subject matter. I found myself agreeing with him by the end of the book for a lot of reasons. I love me some Chester Brown. I just reread I Never Liked You the other day. I wish there was HC of that !

I really want to grab all those Valiant books but I'm more nervous about them NOT continuing or stopping suddenly at some point after a few volumes which is the only reason I haven't pulled the trigger. Also just my opinion but X-O is amazing! I can't believe the same person wrote that and the Surrogates has
single handedly destroyed Hal Jordan and the GL franchise. After all the glory years of Johns on GL it took less than 6 months I love his other work but damn it's like he's intentionally trying to ruin the character and its frustrating.