View Poll Results: What hardcover format do you prefer?

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  • Standard sized

    67 10.26%
  • Deluxe

    257 39.36%
  • Omnibus

    270 41.35%
  • Absolute

    143 21.90%
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  1. #16561
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    I really like the cover beneath the dust jacket for the 80th Anniversary Action Comics deluxe. Love seeing so many covers through the years. Beautifully done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vilynne View Post
    Yes exactly! I'm thrilled DC is putting out an Impulse omni by Waid for example. That's great! But there are so many stories that deserve the format as well. Such as Starman, as you've said.
    I'll play devil's advocate for a second. Although I would love a true Starman omnibus, the series just doesn't sell and - although some are expensive - there are hardcover collections at this point. I'm glad that DC is taking a bit of a chance here on what could be considered an offbeat title/series (Impulse) even if it has Mark Waid (whose name should help it sell) on it.

    What annoys me - and, again, I know it's a business decision - is the various formats that some titles get collected. How many different versions of DK, Watchmen and Sandman do we have? Hell they invent new formats for these titles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomSlick View Post
    What annoys me - and, again, I know it's a business decision - is the various formats that some titles get collected. How many different versions of DK, Watchmen and Sandman do we have? Hell they invent new formats for these titles.
    I feel like DK and Year One come out quarterly the last few years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomSlick View Post
    I'll play devil's advocate for a second. Although I would love a true Starman omnibus, the series just doesn't sell and - although some are expensive - there are hardcover collections at this point. I'm glad that DC is taking a bit of a chance here on what could be considered an offbeat title/series (Impulse) even if it has Mark Waid (whose name should help it sell) on it.

    What annoys me - and, again, I know it's a business decision - is the various formats that some titles get collected. How many different versions of DK, Watchmen and Sandman do we have? Hell they invent new formats for these titles.
    I believe DC needs to keep Watchmen in print or the rights revert to Moore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bob fett View Post
    I believe DC needs to keep Watchmen in print or the rights revert to Moore.
    There's a difference between keeping it in print, and having a new format for it. I'm all for them keeping the Absolute, HC, ect. But the Noir versions and such are a bit excessive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bob fett View Post
    I believe DC needs to keep Watchmen in print or the rights revert to Moore.

    Correct

    Quote Originally Posted by Vilynne View Post
    There's a difference between keeping it in print, and having a new format for it. I'm all for them keeping the Absolute, HC, ect. But the Noir versions and such are a bit excessive.

    Double correct. Release it in tpb with a new cover and then take a chance on another title. There's a lot of effort into "upgrading" Watchmen but at this point I haven't seen anything better than the Absolute edition. I remember groaning when DC released that weird DK3 slipcase edition of Watchmen. I thought it was kind of interesting for DK3 since it was a monthly thing, but to go back for Watchmen? Eh, whatever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TomSlick View Post
    Correct




    Double correct. Release it in tpb with a new cover and then take a chance on another title. There's a lot of effort into "upgrading" Watchmen but at this point I haven't seen anything better than the Absolute edition. I remember groaning when DC released that weird DK3 slipcase edition of Watchmen. I thought it was kind of interesting for DK3 since it was a monthly thing, but to go back for Watchmen? Eh, whatever.
    Exactly. I love Watchmen, but again the Absolute is the highest tier.

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    Default Green Lantern Mosaic

    Would anyone else be interested in seeing this series collected?

    It was unusual for its time, not your standard super hero story at all plus it features my favorite GL - John Stuart!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bretmaverick2 View Post
    Would anyone else be interested in seeing this series collected?

    It was unusual for its time, not your standard super hero story at all plus it features my favorite GL - John Stuart!
    Not going to happen for a long while the writer just plead guilty to two felony counts of possession and distribution of child pornography so no reprinting of anything he has done.

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    ^^^^^
    This is our sad reality.

    Quote Originally Posted by bretmaverick2 View Post
    RE: GL Mosaic
    Would anyone else be interested in seeing this series collected?
    It was unusual for its time, not your standard super hero story at all plus it features my favorite GL - John Stuart!
    I hate that he did this. Hate it. I hate it more than we the fans should be punished though. We are collateral damage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judge Dredd View Post
    Not going to happen for a long while the writer just plead guilty to two felony counts of possession and distribution of child pornography so no reprinting of anything he has done.
    It seemed really likely for a while to have this out in print...and then we found this out. :/

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    I hope the Morrison Batman Omni has not been under printed. I have had it preordered for months with Amazon (uk) and they claim it’s out of stock since release day. A lot of places are out of stock and the ones that have it are full retail price.

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    I really did not want to buy the Morrison Omnibus soon after release, because I alreday have a good chunk of the material in OHC and wanted to wait until the next volume, but all the talk about it made me jump. Ordered it yesterday from amazon Germany and it arrived a minute ago.
    I think there might be a chance of this one going Oop sooner than later but I would not worry yet and probably not for some time to come. This one has MONEY printed right next to the title.

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    I wouldn't worry about it going oop any time soon. DC has a pretty strong history of keeping their omnis in stock for a while. It may be unavailable for a bit at some point while they resupply however.

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    DC's Omnibus & Absolute Sales for June 2018:

    Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2nd printing) - 1,088
    Wonder Woman By George Perez Omnibus Vol. 3 - 1,002
    The Legion of Super Heroes: Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 2 – 821
    Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 – 758
    Absolute Sandman Overture - 734

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