DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[Captain Craig]

I've decided to get the 52 Omnibus, I understand it's good---hope so!

[SJNeal]

I've decided to get the 52 Omnibus, I understand it's good---hope so!

It's pretty great. You made the right decision!

[TomSlick]

Im actually really surprised that its going to absolute first, i distinctly remember reading somewhere ellis didnt want "an expensive hardcover" edition made for the books when someone asked on twitter or in person about deluxes. Lo and behold the most expensive format is solicited a year or so later

He did, but he doesn't have any authority over what DC does. But, yes, you're right, it certainly raised some eyebrows when it was announced, which was at the same time Absolute Y: The Last Man was announced. At least Y made sense, since it was first published in Deluxe format. Transmet - which is one of my favorite series ever, but certainly not as popular as other Deluxe and Absolute series - was certainly surprising.

Either way, I ordered my copy of Volume 1 today. I know it's going to pricey to collect all three (assuming there's three), but it's just one of those books I'll read time and time again.

I've decided to get the 52 Omnibus, I understand it's good---hope so!

Great book, great decision.
Also, it's kind of nice epilogue to Grant Morrison's Animal Man run in that Morrison handles some of the writing chores and Buddy is a major character in it.

[Captain Craig]

^^^
Excellent since I also have Animal Man! Thanks for the feedback guys!

[awayne83]

Any thoughts on batman: cataclysm? Saw the new trade released but was afraid to blind buy after dial h burned me lol

[TomSlick]

^^^
Excellent since I also have Animal Man! Thanks for the feedback guys!

I'd read that one first then. It's a great/fast read.

[Sasha]

Edited. :-)

[titansupes]

I was Google Imaging the Byrne Superman run (which I've never read) and though I fundamentally disagree with the "Clark Kent is who I am, Superman is what I can do" approach (Superman is absolutely the "real" guy, but let's not get into that debate ) I really, really want a couple of omni's for that run.

[Hypo]

So I don't normally buy normal trades/HCs anymore but I did pick up Grayson Volume 1 today and was really surprised by the number of extras:

• 7 Variant Covers
• Grayson House Ad
• Grayson Series Pitch by Tim Seeley
• 3 pages of character designs by Tim Seeley
• 5 pages of character designs by Mikel Janin
• Grayson pencil study by Stephen Mooney
• Grayson: Future's End #1 teaser by Stephen Mooney
• 7 pages of layouts for Grayson #1 by Mikel Janin
• 4 pages of cover designs for Grayson #3 by Mikel Janin

Is this the new norm for DC? Or did I just get lucky?

It barely collects 6 issues. 5 full issues and a story from an anthology issue. Usually a small amount of extras are common in DC HCs (cover variants, etc., sometimes sketches), but they just padded Grayson out to probably justify the price despite the lower amount of comic story content.

I'm starting to think it wasn't a one time deal, picked up Batgirl Volume 1: Batgirl of Burnside today (collects Batgirl #35-40) and the following extras were included:

• 9 variant covers
• Batgirl #35 cover sketch by Cameron Stewart
• Batgirl costume redesign by Cameron Stewart/Babs Tarr
• Batgirl character studies by Cameron Stewart/Babs Tarr
• Batgirl Ad by Cameron Stewart
• 9 pages of character designs by Babs Tarr
• Wondercon 2015 Batgirl Program Cover by Babs Tarr
• 2 pages of Batgirl art by Cameron Stewart
• 4 pages of page progressions from Batgirl #35 (layouts by Cameron Stewart, pencils by Babs Tarr)
• 2 pages of layouts from Batgirl #35 by Cameron Stewart
• 1 page of logo designs of companies featured in Batgirl by Cameron Stewart

[canadianaidan64]

I'm starting to think it wasn't a one time deal, picked up Batgirl Volume 1: Batgirl of Burnside today (collects Batgirl #35-40) and the following extras were included:

• 9 variant covers
• Batgirl #35 cover sketch by Cameron Stewart
• Batgirl costume redesign by Cameron Stewart/Babs Tarr
• Batgirl character studies by Cameron Stewart/Babs Tarr
• Batgirl Ad by Cameron Stewart
• 9 pages of character designs by Babs Tarr
• Wondercon 2015 Batgirl Program Cover by Babs Tarr
• 2 pages of Batgirl art by Cameron Stewart
• 4 pages of page progressions from Batgirl #35 (layouts by Cameron Stewart, pencils by Babs Tarr)
• 2 pages of layouts from Batgirl #35 by Cameron Stewart
• 1 page of logo designs of companies featured in Batgirl by Cameron Stewart

It's not uncommon for vol. 1s to have a ton of bonus material (i.e - court of owls, Justice league origin). Don't expect it to last.

[aleksivic]

This week's haul... I seriously don't understand the logic here from DC. Detective got the new Trade Dress but Action does not?




I hate really being negative but is it too hard to ask for some alignment?

[titansupes]

This week's haul... I seriously don't understand the logic here from DC. Detective got the new Trade Dress but Action does not?

What the **** happened to the bottoms of AC and Batgirl?

[kryptonix]

What the **** happened to the bottoms of AC and Batgirl?

I think that's the plastic wrapping

[Racci]

This week's haul... I seriously don't understand the logic here from DC. Detective got the new Trade Dress but Action does not?

http://aleks.d.pr/11Dl8+

Why Batgirl 1 in hc and tpb?

[ptitjaune]

Why Batgirl 1 in hc and tpb?

They released both at the same time, new strategy