DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[VanWinkle]

DC's Omnibus sales figures for October 2018:

228. Final Crisis 10th Anniversary Omnibus - 485
230. Harley Quinn By Conner & Palmiotti Omnibus Vol. 2 - 479
250. American Vampire Omnibus Vol. 1 - 459
265. Red Hood & The Outlaws: The New 52 Omnibus Vol. 1 - 444
340. Deathstroke By Tony Daniel Omnibus - 358

Is it my imagination or are those low numbers all around?

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

Is it my imagination or are those low numbers all around?

You're not wrong although DC's Omnibus sales do not generally generate very high figures. The only ones that usually cause ripples are Batman or Kirby related.

[Captain Craig]

I'm a bit concerned about whether or not Golden Age Wonder Woman vol.3 can top 500 units sold now(first month).

Clearly its a game of attrition but like most things the initial launch has the die hard interested out in force.
The force is looking weak on DC Omni's more and more!!

[mr_crisp]

Don't know if it belongs here but DC is starting to release collected editions of Crisis on Infinite Earths tie-ins.

[JAG2045]

Nightwing volume 8 came out this week and collects Nightwing 61-70 which means that with this release the new TPB's have now started to collect beyond what was in the older TPB's as 61-100 were never collected

[Dr Hank]

Don't know if it belongs here but DC is starting to release collected editions of Crisis on Infinite Earths tie-ins.

Definitely on my want list. I have the Deluxe Ed of CoIE and the companions will be nice to have. Gotta sell a few books first to get some funds for new stuff!

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

DC Comics Cancels Detective Comics Before Batman Omnibuses and Alex Ross/Paul Dini Hardcovers

[Captain Craig]

^^^^
I imagine the lack of Pre-Orders lead to this cancellation. It wasn't on my list of books to get. However, for those that wanted it I understand your pain. Having it reprinted for posterity would've been nice. The material hasn't been reprinted before according to many.

[awayne83]

^Someone mentioned in the BC comments that there's a large racial component to many of those early issues that DC may have failed to research before soliciting the collection, and have since reconsidered

[SJNeal]

DC Comics Cancels Detective Comics Before Batman Omnibuses and Alex Ross/Paul Dini Hardcovers

I literally just added that WW book to my DCBS pre-order yesterday...

[SJNeal]

^Someone mentioned in the BC comments that there's a large racial component to many of those early issues that DC may have failed to research before soliciting the collection, and have since reconsidered

Most of what passed as representation/diversity in the "Golden Age" would be considered blatant racism by today's standards (as it should have then, but that's another thread). If that is indeed the reason they canceled that collection, then they should recall and destroy every Golden Age omni on the stands, because they all contain some sort of racist caricature.

And I say that as someone who has almost zero interest in material that old; I'm just annoyed because DC has made it a habit of dangling these carrots in front of customers only to snatch them away at the last minute.

[My Two Cents]

D C should stop experimenting and focus more on what has a good chance of selling like
John Byrne Superman Omnibus and Scott Snyder Batman New 52 omnibus vol.1

[shaboo]

D C should stop experimenting and focus more on what has a good chance of selling like
John Byrne Superman Omnibus and Scott Snyder Batman New 52 omnibus vol.1

Personall I don't need an omnibus of recent material that's still in print as TPB. What we really need are Superman and Batman omnibuses of the Bronze Age, instead of reprints of silly Golden and Silver Age stuff until 2030.

[Balakin]

D C should stop experimenting and focus more on what has a good chance of selling like
John Byrne Superman Omnibus and Scott Snyder Batman New 52 omnibus vol.1

experimenting is good. We need new things not just Batman and Superman. What they need to stop is announcing everything then cancelling them a couple of months later. It is a really annoying habit they've developed and made me develop a distrust towards them. It also makes me not order their books in case they abandon a line again because I don't want to end up with volume 1 or 2 of a 5 volume series on my shelf again.

[FluffySheep]

experimenting is good. We need new things not just Batman and Superman. What they need to stop is announcing everything then cancelling them a couple of months later. It is a really annoying habit they've developed and made me develop a distrust towards them. It also makes me not order their books in case they abandon a line again because I don't want to end up with volume 1 or 2 of a 5 volume series on my shelf again.

*cough* Sandman Mystery Theatre *cough*