General omnibus & hardcover discussion vol. II

[lvizzz]

Rest of September's haul. Stuff which I had brought from Poland. Couldn't fit Gunslinger omni but I have it.

Dark Justice is incredible, almost photo realistic art. Heavy Dredd is my kind of book: crazy, blasphemous with no remorse. Some stories are super mad, like this one about pinball-like machine which makes users come. Had much higher expectations about Powers, it's good but not Alias level good.

And Eternal War in HC! At last, this book is amazing.

[Balakin]

Rest of September's haul. Stuff which I had brought from Poland. Couldn't fit Gunslinger omni but I have it.

Dark Justice is incredible, almost photo realistic art. Heavy Dredd is my kind of book: crazy, blasphemous with no remorse. Some stories are super mad, like this one about pinball-like machine which makes users come. Had much higher expectations about Powers, it's good but not Alias level good.

And Eternal War in HC! At last, this book is amazing.

Powers gets better as it's going on. Both story and art. I remembered it being a bit better on my first read but it is still really, really engaging. Binge read the omnibus and the vol4-5-6 ohc-s.

[vark]

I have recently acquired the Batman Noir: The Killing Joke US edition, published last August. I was a bit reluctant to dip in again as I already own the French B&W edition published last year. But now I am very happy to have bought it for two reasons:

If the French edition is a B&W adaptation of the original edition, this Batman Noir edition uses the 2008 art pages reworked by Brian Bolland for the Deluxe edition
This edition features 50 pages of extra content not included in the French edition.

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A full description here with illustrated comparisons http://myabsolutecollection.blogspot...e-edition.html.

[Mr`Orange]

European books look so great. Really need to make some space for them.

[LordJulius]

Rest of September's haul. Stuff which I had brought from Poland. Couldn't fit Gunslinger omni but I have it.

Dark Justice is incredible, almost photo realistic art. Heavy Dredd is my kind of book: crazy, blasphemous with no remorse. Some stories are super mad, like this one about pinball-like machine which makes users come. Had much higher expectations about Powers, it's good but not Alias level good.

And Eternal War in HC! At last, this book is amazing.

Blueberry, Rork, DT. Nice. Very nice.

[Captain Craig]

also on amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/X-O-Manowar-D...n%3A7421513011

Nice.
So Deluxe vol. 5 will collect the final 8 issues, #50 being an oversized issue, but that still makes for a small Deluxe. Any thoughts on what else might go in there? The 4001 A.D. XO one shot comes to mind, anything else?

Also wondering what the delay is on another classic VEI OMNIBUS

[Dark-Flux]

Nice.
So Deluxe vol. 5 will collect the final 8 issues, #50 being an oversized issue, but that still makes for a small Deluxe. Any thoughts on what else might go in there? The 4001 A.D. XO one shot comes to mind, anything else?

Also wondering what the delay is on another classic VEI OMNIBUS

2016 Annual?

[awayne83]

Nice.
So Deluxe vol. 5 will collect the final 8 issues, #50 being an oversized issue, but that still makes for a small Deluxe. Any thoughts on what else might go in there? The 4001 A.D. XO one shot comes to mind, anything else?

Yeah i was thinking the same thing. I don't follow monthlies so i really don't have any idea what's out there they could include.

[drd]

Skimmed the new Diamond Book Catalog and pulled out a bunch of highlights I thought people here would be interested in.

JAMES BOND VOLUME 2: EIDOLON

James Bond is trapped in Los Angeles with a MI6 agent under fire and a foreign intelligence
service trying to put them both in bags... and possibly more than one foreign intelligence
service. And things may not be any safer in Britain, with bodies dropping and ghosts moving
in the political mist...
Collecting issues #7-12 of the ongoing James Bond comic book series written by Warren
Ellis, the New York Times bestselling author of Gun Machine and critically-acclaimed comic
book writer (Iron Man, Planetary, Astonishing X-Men), and featuring artwork by Jason
Masters (Batman Incorporated).

ISBN-13: 978-1-5241-0272-2
Price:$24.99 ($33.50 CAN)
Publisher:Dynamite Entertainment
Writer:Warren Ellis
Artist:Jason Masters, Dom Reardon
Size:7 x 10.5
Page Count:152
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/21/2017

JOHNNY HAZARD THE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME FIVE: 1951-1952

Frank Robbins’ masterpiece, one of the all-time greatest action/adventure newspaper comic
strips, Johnny Hazard, returns with Volume Fiver of the series! Continues the adventures of
Johnny Hazard picking up the storyline where Volume Four left off. See more trend-setting
artwork by comics legend Frank Robbins in one of the most important adventure strips ever to
grace newspapers. Reproduced entirely from original King Features press proofs.

ISBN-13:978-1-61345-120-5
Price:$50.00 ($66.50 CAN)
Publisher:Hermes Press
Writer:Frank Robbins
Artist:Frank Robbins
Size:10.5 x 6.5
Page Count:288
Format:Hardcover,Black & White
Ship Date:11/29/2016


THE PHANTOM THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES BY LEE FALK, AND WILSON MCCOY: VOLUME ELEVEN
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed
superheroes,” The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore.
The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made
their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of
mystery” since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in
adventure comic strips and comic books – it has frequently been copied but never equaled.
Included in this volume are sevn complete continuities, reprinted for the first time in their
entirety, “The Governer's Family,” “The Professor,” and “The Jungle Patrol,” “Bobo the Toy
Dog,” “The Great Ajax,” “The Toad Men,” and “The Lady from Nowhere.” Strips from this
issue are taken directly from King Feature’s proofs

ISBN-13:978-1-61345-119-9
Price:$50.00 ($66.50 CAN)
Publisher:Hermes Press
Writer:Lee Falk
Artist:Wilson McCoy
Size:12 x 12
Page Count:272
Format:Hardcover, PartialColor
Ship Date:11/29/2016

TRANSFORMERS VS G.I. JOE: THE QUINTESSENTIAL COLLECTION
Earth makes contact with an alien race–and G.I. JOE is on the front lines! But, when the
Transformers arrive–well, let’s just say you’ve never seen Transformers vs G.I. JOE like
this! This oversized deluxe hardcover collects all 13 issues, including commentary and extras
by creators Tom Scioli and John Barber!

ISBN-13:978-1-63140-860-1
Price:$49.99 ($66.50 CAN)
Publisher:IDW Publishing
Writer:Tom Scioli, John Barber
Artist:Tom Scioli
Size:7 x 11
Page Count:420
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/28/2017

EAST OF WEST: THE APOCALYPSE YEAR TWO

The oversized prestige collection of the Second Year of The Apocalypse. Collects EAST OF
WEST #16-29.

ISBN-13:978-1-5343-0059-0
Price:$49.99 ($54.99 CAN)
Publisher:Image Comics
Imprint:IMAGE COMICS
Writer:Jonathan Hickman
Artist:Nick Dragotta
Size:7.25 x 11
Page Count:504
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/28/2017

NINJAK DELUXE EDITION BOOK 1

Collecting NINJAK #1–13, this deluxe hardcover comes packed with more than 20 pages of
rarely seen art and extras!

ISBN-13:978-1-68215-157-0
Price:$39.99 ($52.99 CAN)
Publisher:Valiant
Entertainment, LLC
Writer:Matt Kindt
Artist:Clay Mann, Juan Jose Ryp, Doug Braithwaite, Butch Guice, Stephen Segovia, Raul Allen
Size:7.75 x 11.25
Page Count:448
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/7/2017

X-O MANOWAR DELUXE EDITION BOOK 4

Collecting X-O MANOWAR #30–42, X-O MANOWAR #0, and X-O MANOWAR:
VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 along with more than 20 pages of rarely seen
art and extras.

ISBN-13:978-1-68215-183-9
Price:$39.99 ($52.99 CAN)
Publisher:Valiant Entertainment, LLC
Writer:Robert Venditti
Artist:Diego Bernard, RafabSandoval, Cafu, Clay Mann
Size:6.75 x 10.25
Page Count:400
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/21/2017

[Hellboydce]

i have James Bond Casino Royale from Dynamite on order, are these from the same series as Vargr or something completely different?

[Balakin]

i have James Bond Casino Royale from Dynamite on order, are these from the same series as Vargr or something completely different?

seems like it's not the same continuity and also different creative team:
http://nerdist.com/dynamite-will-ada...le-for-comics/


In other news Forbidden Planet.com is dead to me.
Phoned them on Thursday and they said my order will be shipped that afternoon and everything is okay with it. 2 days later it still haven't shipped and then went on backorder. So I just cancelled my order and paid 15quid more on an ebay auction but at least that will be actually sent out (I've already bought from that seller).
Seriously, what the hell FP?

[Hellboydce]

seems like it's not the same continuity and also different creative team:
http://nerdist.com/dynamite-will-ada...le-for-comics/

Cheers Balakin, still, I think I will leave it on my order, I do like me some JB

[ER Prest]

My girlfriend just bought Godland Celestial 1, Big Hard Sex Criminals 1, and Wicked + Divine Deluxe 1 for my birthday (and gave me back my copy of Locke and Key Master Edition 2).

It's been a good day.

[Rory426]

Latest. Finally got my Dagon slipcase Obelisk version. Took forever but Ben came through. It's a very nice book for a KS.

I got mine (standard HC, Lovecraft print and bookmark) through the other day. It's a lovely book. Besides a couple of errors (one line from the story appears on two consecutive pages like he couldn't decide where to put it and forgot to get rid of one, and the fact it says BEN TEMPESMITH on the cover and inside logos...) it's a stunning production throughout.

One thing I find with his art sometimes, is although it's absolutely suited to this type of story, the whole inky morass he puts over the top of everything hides some really finely crafted pencils and inks. If you look in the back there is a breakdown of the construction of the image from the back cover of the narrator writing, and the pencils and inks are stunning, then the end product is very dark and a lot of it gets lost. As I said, it suits this story perfectly, but if there's any books where Templesmith pencilled and someone else coloured it that people can recommend, I'd like to see that.

[wwise03]

Skimmed the new Diamond Book Catalog and pulled out a bunch of highlights I thought people here would be interested in.

NINJAK DELUXE EDITION BOOK 1

Collecting NINJAK #1–13, this deluxe hardcover comes packed with more than 20 pages of
rarely seen art and extras!

ISBN-13:978-1-68215-157-0
Price:$39.99 ($52.99 CAN)
Publisher:Valiant
Entertainment, LLC
Writer:Matt Kindt
Artist:Clay Mann, Juan Jose Ryp, Doug Braithwaite, Butch Guice, Stephen Segovia, Raul Allen
Size:7.75 x 11.25
Page Count:448
Format:Hardcover, Full Color
Ship Date:3/7/2017

How accurate is this list? Valiant just solicited Ninjak Deluxe Edition for December 7.