That Wolverine cover... whoa!
That Wolverine cover... whoa!
With the current reprintings of a lot of different X-men Omnis, how high do think the chances are of them going all the way back to X-men Vol 1 and 2? Or would I be better off going with the epics?
Marvel seems insistent on keeping those out of print. Vol 1 was already OOP and pricey when I first started buying bookshelf collections back in 2012. Even when Bendis brought the original five X-Men to modern times and it was a major storyline, you’d assume that was the perfect time for a reprint, but nothing. Meanwhile, books that had to be remaindered and dumped only a few years ago are getting reprints.
I think it would depend on if you're a big fan of the prequels - as this is all content solely focused around Episode I range. I've read a few, they didn't grab me. I'm excited that Marvel is finally pushing out more Star Wars Omnibuses after a huge lag, but for me, personally, I'm not getting this as I don't even have these Epics - this time period and these stories just don't interest me.
"Boomerang arrow, Kate... It comes back to you in the end. Boomerang. Respect it." - Clint
"Why the hell do you need an arrow that comes back to you after you shoot it, Clint?" - Kate
"Because... Boomerangs." - Clint.
I would think they've been kicked to the the end of the line of reprints, but you would think they would eventually reprint them, yeah? I mean, x-omnis are like printing money, so why not? They're obviously focusing on the more popular stuff first, like Uncanny, Inferno, Mutant Massacre, Age of Apoc, etc... but I would think once they get past that glut that the time will come to reprint both vols 1 +2. In fact, I wonder if they'd do like the Cap Britain omni and repackage these to include the ancillary material in Epic "Always Darkest before the dawn". If they were on the fence about how these would sell, by throwing those in the mix, TONs of people would buy them, since these have never been in oversize formet. C'mon, Marvel, make it happen.
"Boomerang arrow, Kate... It comes back to you in the end. Boomerang. Respect it." - Clint
"Why the hell do you need an arrow that comes back to you after you shoot it, Clint?" - Kate
"Because... Boomerangs." - Clint.
Agree with Rimmer above - these were written around when Ep 1 came out, so it's a lot of Maul, Qui-Gon, etc. without much foreshadowing of or building to what is to come.
On the other hand, if you're a completionist and prone to deep regret about holes on your shelf (pauses to nod to himself), this could be the first of 3-4 omnibuses that carry through from before The Phantom Menace to just after Revenge of the Sith (basically The Menace Revealed v1-3 and The Clone Wars v1-4 epic collections).
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Anyone ever feel bad cracking these things open?
Thinking of opening Uncanny X-Force omnibus, but it's almost harder to appreciate it, given the rise in value.
I'm trying to remind myself that I have my favorite arc from the run in single-issue format, so it's okay to indulge and treat the floppies as the collector pieces, but....easier said than done.