I don't like digital copies and I'm a long long time Marvel zombie. But given my growing unhappiness with Marvel both in content and physical book quality, it may be time to walk away from the hobby again.
Well, then Marvel's lower quality build isn't a big as deal for you, but I disagree in part. For the premium price I'm paying, I want a premium product (which just about every company but Marvel delivers).
I agree. Space is one of many factors in my collecting, but value for my dollar is also a consideration. I conserve space by limiting what books / characters / creators I buy.
All that said, I got the second volume of the Shang Chi Omnibus today, and the paper quality is a little better. It's still thin for me, but it's smoother than the Deadly Hands Omnibus. I'm wondering if they used an even less quality paper for the latter, since it was a black and white?
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Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB OMNIBUS GLENN FABRY Cover:
SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB OMNIBUS LEE WEEKS Cover (DM ONLY):
Collecting TANGLED WEB #1-4 and SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB #5-22
Both very good covers, but the Lee Weeks cover is the one for me. I still can't get my head around the fact that this is going for $100 at only 560 pages, and these issues are generally easily obtainable in cheaper formats. Have they carried out some amazing restoration or what?
SPIDER-MAN BY DAVID MICHELINIE & ERIK LARSEN OMNIBUS Cover by ERIK LARSEN:
Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #287, #324, #327 and #329-350; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #15, #18, #19-20 (A stories) and #21-23; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #19-21; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #48-50
A definite buy for me.
MS. MARVEL VOL. 3 OHC Cover by CLIFF CHIANG:
Collecting MS. MARVEL (2015) #1-12
STAR WARS VOL. 2 OHC DAVID AJA Cover:
STAR WARS VOL. 2 OHC TERRY DODSON Cover (DM ONLY):
Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #15-25 and ANNUAL #1
DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS VOL. 2 JEFF DEKAL Cover:
DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS VOL. 2 EARL NOREM Cover (DM ONLY):
Collecting DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) #19-33 and material from BIZARRE ADVENTURES #25
That Jeff Dekal cover is just awful IMHO - very "squarish" and "computerish", maybe it's the colouring and/or inking as opposed to the art that makes the final product look so bad.
Fantastic Earl Norem cover, however.
POWERS: THE BUREAU SAGA OHC Cover by MICHAEL AVON OEMING:
The complete collection of Powers: Bureau.
MAX RIDE: FINAL FLIGHT OHC Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA:
Collecting MAX RIDE: FINAL FLIGHT #1-5
DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD OGN-HC Cover by ROB LIEFELD:
There's no mention in the solicitation as to whether this is oversized or not.
Pull List: Daredevil, Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, No One, Time Before Time
“We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them"
Both options - Omnibus and Epics - have material the other doesn't. The Spider-Man issues aren't in the Epics and the Epics have tons of Acts of Vengeance crossovers not in the Omnibus. I think one of the Epics has that absolutely awful Charles Vess graphic novel as well. Your best option is the Omni AND Cosmic Adventures.
I already have the Charles Vess GN so that would be one less thing I'd double dip on if I got the omnibus. The Spider-man by Macfarlane Omnibus has SPIDER-MAN (1990) 1-14 and 16 in it, so this new omnibus ties in well having SPIDER-MAN (1990) #15, #18, #19-20 (A stories) and #21-23 in it. I'm leaning towards getting the omnibus now.
Pull List: Daredevil, Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, No One, Time Before Time
“We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them"