Mark Waid did an interview about it a few years back to promote the release of the Red Glare Premiere Classic HC which included both versions: https://www.cbr.com/reviving-mark-waids-red-skull/. Some of the changes are described here: https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-urban...s-revealed-86/.
So obviously a trend with post Heroes Reborn titles getting an omnibus (or two) -
Avengers (Busiek & Perez)
Iron Man (Busiek)
Thor (Romita & Jurgens)
Cap (Waid)
Who else could we see in the future in this scenario? FF vol 3 (Lobdell and Davis)? If that would come, what would you expect to see from it?
Anything else effected by Heroes Reborn/Return that might fall under this scenario? Hulk maybe?
"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.
Heroes Return Fantastic Four has never been collected at all and most of it is by Chris Claremont (who took over after Lobdell and Davis mysteriously left after 3 issues), so I have to assume we'll get an omnibus sometime, considering that just about anything Claremont gets an omnibus lately.
The Hachette catalogue can now be downloaded:
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...log%20is%20out
Unfortunately, the second Hickman Avengers Omnibus is just a reprint of the remaining issues from the Avengers, New Avengers and Time Runs Out OHCs. No Avengers World
From that era I'd like to see them collect the limited series that were produced as failed pilots for ongoing series. So despite the success of the 1998 Avengers relaunch, there were no ongoing spinoffs, but there were a bunch of 3 and 4-issue limited series that never got to become ongoings. We already got Avengers Infinity but there was also Steve Englehart's Hellcat, the Wonder Man/Beast limited series, and the Covenant of the Shield limited series that reimagined the Avengers as Medieval Fantasy characters.
There was also the Nick Fury/Agent 13 limited series that spun off from Waid's Cap, and maybe others I don't recall - probably enough for a "Heroes Return companion" TPB or something.
I'm just not a fan of Garney's art. He's not bad, but just sorta dull.
That's right - I had forgotten about that run, but I bought it for Cassady's art - an oversized hardcover collection of that would be nice - I think it was only around 10 issues, right?Yes. In fact there was a cool run by Paul Jenkins and John Cassady
Classic X-Men, worth it? I have most other X-Men ominibi, just on the fence about this one.
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I'm passing on it until it shows up on a clearance sale.
The Claremont back up stories usually tied into the action of the main UXM issue being reprinted. Having them separate from the original issues diminishes their impact. The backups from other writers are character side stories. It also has the revised pages that were placed in the reprint stories.
Overall, I would say that it is only for X-Men fans who need every story.