DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[AJpyro]

Just heard about the Gotham Central Omni. Am annoyed that I bought that first volume but still glad to hear about it.

[mtop2036]

Hows injustice year 4? The first half of year three hardcover comes out in November if I remember right.

[Racci]

DC has updated the Batman Legacy tpb on Amazon to drop Contagion from also being included. It used to be Batman Contagion/Legacy and I think listed Contagion issues.

That stinks.

Well, damnit.

[victorxd1999]

Shit! I was hoping you were wrong so that an OHC had more chances... A deluxe edition or omnibus looks pretty distant now...

Yeah, I know. I wasn't too happy about eother but at least it's a cheap way to get the entire first year.

[Whenitmatters]

look what i found at best buy

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

My recent accumulated DC haul:

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

The Zero Omnibus is the only DC "compilation" Omnibus I have and am interested in as it consists of origins/beginnings and I was able to get it at sale price.

I'm slowly playing catch-up with the DC Omnibuses as I'm more of a Marvel reader. The only ones I missed out on getting are the Flash by Johns Omnibuses. Maybe I'll be able to pick them up at some point at a decent price even though they are OOP

[Hellboydce]

The Zero Omnibus is the only DC "compilation" Omnibus I have and am interested in as it consists of origins/beginnings and I was able to get it at sale price.

I'm slowly playing catch-up with the DC Omnibuses as I'm more of a Marvel reader. The only ones I missed out on getting are the Flash by Johns Omnibuses. Maybe I'll be able to pick them up at some point at a decent price even though they are OOP

Really tempted to get the Breyfogle Batman, as that is the Batman i grew up with, but was put off by the very poorly made Jones & Moench Batman HC

[Hellboydce]

look what i found at best buy

i have all the DC animated stuff and i love them (although the New 52 inspired stories aren't as good)

[victorxd1999]

If I could get only one, should I get the Orion Omnibus or Hawkman by Johns omnibus (content-wise only)?

[Nateallen30]

If I could get only one, should I get the Orion Omnibus or Hawkman by Johns omnibus (content-wise only)?

You should definitely get the orion omnibus first if you can only get one. Simonson's art beats Rags Morales every day of the week. But definitely try and pick up the Hawkman by Johns at a later date as it is also excellent and is a great companion to his JSA.

[victorxd1999]

You should definitely get the orion omnibus first if you can only get one. Simonson's art beats Rags Morales every day of the week. But definitely try and pick up the Hawkman by Johns at a later date as it is also excellent and is a great companion to his JSA.

This may sound a little pretentious but which story is more "complex"? I'm asking because I've been reading a lot of stuff like 100 Bullets and Preacher lately and I've noticed that I'm a little bit burned out on the simpler superhero stories though I still love the more complex superhero stories if you know what I mean. Oh and to make my question even harder, the Batman book by Breyfogle has also caught my eye. How's that one in this regard?

[Nateallen30]

This may sound a little pretentious but which story is more "complex"? I'm asking because I've been reading a lot of stuff like 100 Bullets and Preacher lately and I've noticed that I'm a little bit burned out on the simpler superhero stories though I still love the more complex superhero stories if you know what I mean. Oh and to make my question even harder, the Batman book by Breyfogle has also caught my eye. How's that one in this regard?

Hawkman is pretty straightforward with the only real complex stuff being an arc where Johns tackles the mammoth issue of Hawkman's post-crisis continuity. Orion has the opportunity to build on the grand mythology of Kirby's Fourth World with Darkseid, Highfather etc. So I guess Orion wins in the complexity category. Grant and Breyfogle's Batman is some of the more street-level Batman ever released, with villains like Ratcatcher and Ventriloquist and lots of drug runners and thugs. These issues are morally complex and ambiguous with all of the drug use, so they come across as very pulpy and introspective like a crime comic. Certainly not in the vein of Morrison's Batman or anything like that.

[Cap'n_RDM]

Really tempted to get the Breyfogle Batman, as that is the Batman i grew up with, but was put off by the very poorly made Jones & Moench Batman HC

I say do it even if only to support Breyfogle who has fallen on hard times with health issues.

[victorxd1999]

Hawkman is pretty straightforward with the only real complex stuff being an arc where Johns tackles the mammoth issue of Hawkman's post-crisis continuity. Orion has the opportunity to build on the grand mythology of Kirby's Fourth World with Darkseid, Highfather etc. So I guess Orion wins in the complexity category. Grant and Breyfogle's Batman is some of the more street-level Batman ever released, with villains like Ratcatcher and Ventriloquist and lots of drug runners and thugs. These issues are morally complex and ambiguous with all of the drug use, so they come across as very pulpy and introspective like a crime comic. Certainly not in the vein of Morrison's Batman or anything like that.

Wow, thanks! So if I've never read Fourth World by Kirby will I still enjoy Orion? If so I will probably go for Orion, otherwise Breyfogle gets the win.