DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[DantonR]

The Fables compendiums I have are well built and even after reading them the spine is intact.

Thanks for that. It's really hard to find anything that speaks to the quality of this particular book.

The Absolutes are a bit too pricey, and I'm guessing that the trades are made w/ the same quality paper as the Fables trades (i.e., pulpy, poor).

[Brian]

Thanks for that. It's really hard to find anything that speaks to the quality of this particular book.

The Absolutes are a bit too pricey, and I'm guessing that the trades are made w/ the same quality paper as the Fables trades (i.e., pulpy, poor).

Depends which trades you're looking at. The standard trades (Vols 1 to 10, collecting roughly 6 issues each) have the pulpy, cheap paper. But the paperback versions of the Deluxe editions (Books 1 to 5, collecting roughly 10/11 issues each) use a heavier paper stock. It's still a matt stock, but it suits the line and colour art.

Books 1 to 5 have a cover design along these lines, with the character changing from cover to cover

[DantonR]

Depends which trades you're looking at. The standard trades (Vols 1 to 10, collecting roughly 6 issues each) have the pulpy, cheap paper. But the paperback versions of the Deluxe editions (Books 1 to 5, collecting roughly 10/11 issues each) use a heavier paper stock. It's still a matt stock, but it suits the line and colour art.

Ah, okay then.

That's very helpful. Thank you.

[Foxy]

My guess is it is like the recent Sandman complete box set: softcover. As for the coloring, my guess is that they will be the new recolorings. The one bit of information that points otherwise is that these appear to be the same breakdown of issues as the earlier standard hardcover set. DC might just take what they have on hand for those.

EDIT: The Penguin Random House entry for the box set says its a trade paperback, so that seems to be confirmation on that aspect at least.

Thank you!

The blurb on the Penguin Random House site has this: "The second and final omnibus of Peter Gross' amazing run of The Books of Magic series!"

Many took this to mean that DC had pulled back on the 3-volume idea. However, the current solicitation says its part of a 3-volume set again. The "second and final" seems to refer to only Peter Gross's contributions, so the PRH blurb is also true. It is very strange though.

Of course, depending on the sales of Volume 2, Volume 3 could still end up cancelled. But it may very well come out. We shall see!

Haha why keep it simple if they can make it confusing

[SJNeal]

Haha why keep it simple if they can make it confusing

See Also: Nearly everything DC's done in the past 20 yrs.

[gohei_]

Will IST have the 80th Green Arrow special that's due out this month?

[cmcok68]

My guess is it is like the recent Sandman complete box set: softcover. As for the coloring, my guess is that they will be the new recolorings. The one bit of information that points otherwise is that these appear to be the same breakdown of issues as the earlier standard hardcover set. DC might just take what they have on hand for those.

EDIT: The Penguin Random House entry for the box set says its a trade paperback, so that seems to be confirmation on that aspect at least.

I'd be pretty surprised if that set is not just the same old trades. The preview image at least, is using the same design as the current tpb. Also it has a release date that is month+ before the release of the Absolute Vol. 3.

[Phantom Zone]

I've been thinking about this for a long time. I would love nothing more than to see this series come to light. I also created two bookend omnibus' around this series. Starting immediately after The Exile and Other Stories omnibus.

Superman: The Engagement and Other Stories Omnibus (1989-1990)
Action Comics #647-660
Superman #38-50
Adventures of Superman #461-473, Annual #2
Starman #28

Then the series as such:

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 1 Omnibus (1991)
Superman #51-62, Annual #3
Adventures of Superman #474-485, Annual #3
Action Comics #661-672, Annual #3
Man of Steel #1-6
Superman: For Earth

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 2 Omnibus (1992)
Man of Steel #7-16, #17 (minus epilogue), Annual #1
Superman #63-72, # 73 (minus epilogue), Annual #4
Adventures of Superman #486-495, #496 (minus epilogue), Annual #4
Action Comics #673-682, #683 (minus epilogue), Annual #4
Superman Special #1

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 3 Omnibus (1992-1993) (new, retitled edition of The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus)
Man of Steel #17 (epilogue only), 18-27, Annual #2
Superman #73 (epilogue only), 74-83, Annual #5
Adventures of Superman #495 (epilogue only), 496-506, Annual #5
Action Comics #684 (epilogue only), 685-693, Annual #5
Justice League America #69-70
Green Lantern #46
Legacy of Superman #1
Supergirl and Team Luthor #1
Newstime Magazine

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 4 Omnibus (1993-1994)
Man of Steel #0, 28-37, Annual #3
Superman #0, 84-93, Annual #6
Adventures of Superman #0, 507-516, Annual #6
Action Comics #0, 694-703, Annual #6
Supergirl (mini-series) #1-4
Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1-3

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 5 Omnibus (1994-1995)
Man of Steel #38-49, Annual #4
Superman #94-105, Annual #7
Adventures of Superman #517-528, Annual #7
Action Comics #704-714, Annual #7
Man of Tomorrow #1
Doomsday Annual #1
Guy Gardner: Warrior #30

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 6 Omnibus (1995-1996)
Man of Tomorrow #2-6
Action Comics #715-726, Annual #8
Man of Steel #50-61, Annual #5
Superman #106-116, Annual #8
Adventures of Superman #529-539, Annual #8
Steel #22
Superman/Toyman #1

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 7 Omnibus (1996-1997)
Superman #117-127, Annual #9
Adventures of Superman #540-550, Annual #9
Action Comics #727-737, Annual #9
Man of Steel #62-71, Annual #6
Man of Tomorrow #7-8
Superman: The Wedding Album #1

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 8 Omnibus (1997-1998)
Man of Tomorrow #9-10
Man of Steel #72-79
Superman #128-135
Adventures of Superman #551-557
Action Comics #738-744
Superman Red/Superman Blue #1
Superman Secret Files #1
Aquaman #43
Challengers of the Unknown #15
Teen Titans #19
Supergirl #20
Steel #50
Team Superman Secret Files #1
Superman Forever #1 (minus epilogues)

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 9 Omnibus (1998-1999)
Superman Forever #1 (epilogues only)
Adventures of Superman #558-563, 1,000,000
Action Comics #745-750, 1,000,000
Man of Steel #80-85, 1,000,000
Superman #136-140, 1,000,000, Annual #10
Man of Tomorrow #11, 1,000,000
Superman: Save the Planet #1
Superman: The Doomsday Wars #1-3

Superman: The Triangle Years Vol. 10 Omnibus (1999)
Man of Tomorrow #12-15
Superman #141-150, Annual #11
Adventures of Superman #564-572
Action Comics #751-759
Man of Steel #86-94
Supermen of America #1
Superman Secret Files #2
Superman: King of the World #1
Team Superman #1 (How did this NOT become a series?)

Then to cap it all off, I'd like to see:

Superman: The New Millennium Omnibus (1999-2000)
Superman #151-163, Annual #12
Adventures of Superman #573-585
Man of Steel #95-107
Action Comics #760-772
Superman: Y2K #1
Superman: Emperor Joker #1
Superman: Metropolis Secret Files #1

Obviously some volumes would be a better experience than others based on the quality of stories, but I believe this is a series that DC should definitely be considering. Fingers crossed!

[JBatmanFan05]

This is a great idea, and I love how you mapped it out. (Though I cannot confirm or deny the completeness or accuracy of your map out....though I can tell DC would likely object some of these volumes, like any Death of Superman related ones, which they will conclude as being duplicative considering the existing Omni)

I may email DC this idea/map of yours.

DC really needs to improve their Post-Crisis Superman trade output, and doing these would be the way to correct course.

[andersonh1]

I'd love to have this era of Superman in omnibus format. The Exile omnibus was a real joy to read, taking me back to those early years of discovering the character.

[Rincewind]

I've been thinking about this for a long time. I would love nothing more than to see this series come to light. I also created two bookend omnibus' around this series. Starting immediately after The Exile and Other Stories omnibus.

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Obviously some volumes would be a better experience than others based on the quality of stories, but I believe this is a series that DC should definitely be considering. Fingers crossed!

You son of a b*tch. I'm in.

[Phantom Zone]

(Though I cannot confirm or deny the completeness or accuracy of your map out ...though I can tell DC would likely object some of these volumes, like any Death of Superman related ones, which they will conclude as being duplicative considering the existing Omni)

I can confirm. I have kept meticulous track of my Superman collection since Byrne's Man of Steel #1 in 1986. As for duplicates, the Death and Return of Superman Omnibus has already had three printings (with pages added each time). The Vol. 3 I've proposed adds more pages/issues that I've always felt should've been included. I believe a fourth edition would be inevitable, so why not rebrand it as a part of this series?

[SJNeal]

That list has my head (and wallet!) spinning!

But you can damn well bet I'd buy every single one of those books...

[JAG2045]

Just received my copy of the Flash by Mark Waid vol 8 and can confirm it contains:

The Flash #151-#163 (the initial solicit only went to #162 which would orphan #163)
The Flash Annual #12
3x stories from The Flash Secret Files #2
Profile pages for: The Dark Flash/Cobalt Blue/Angela Margolin/The Folded Man/Replicant/Sela Allen/Barry Allen's ring
Afterword by Mark Waid (Jan 2021)

Therefore we now have the complete run of The Flash from #62-#225 across the "by Waid/Morrison & Millar/John's" TPB's - lets hope we can get the rest of WML's run and the post-Johns issues collected now!

Pictures posted here
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/marv....html#p1350615

[FluffySheep]

Is it likely with Carey's Lucifer being collected in omnibus format now , that the 5 paperbacks collecting the run will stop being printed? I've got volume 1, and I can get 2, 3 and 4 but 5 is proving difficult to get hold of. I don't want to buy 2-4 if I'll never get 5.