DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[Hypo]

Does anyone know if the Authority HC's are oversized? (not the absolute editions)

Don't believe so.

[Mix_Masta_Micah]

Don't believe so.

Thanks! The first one is really pricey so I guess I'll settle for the trade since they aren't oversized.

[JohnHorus]

Does anyone know if the Authority HC's are oversized? (not the absolute editions)

They aren't.

And TomSlick, what you're saying is basically the reason why I don't buy Omnis of really old stories unless I had read them in my childhood or I really love the characters involved.

To me, reading Simonson's Thor was really hard. The story was really good and epic, but man, how I hate the captions that narrate the picture. I never understood why that was so popular in American comics.

[TomSlick]

They aren't.

And TomSlick, what you're saying is basically the reason why I don't buy Omnis of really old stories unless I had read them in my childhood or I really love the characters involved.

To me, reading Simonson's Thor was really hard. The story was really good and epic, but man, how I hate the captions that narrate the picture. I never understood why that was so popular in American comics.

Ha ha, I actually did read some of these when I was younger, but waaaay young, I suppose. I never completed them. Generally, I stick with your plan, although I will make a blind buy if I like the author.

The narrative caption when done right (i.e. Alan Moore, Swamp Thing) can be really cool. But for the most part it isn't needed. Thankfully comics have moved away from it during the past decade or so.

[banky]

Ha ha, I actually did read some of these when I was younger, but waaaay young, I suppose. I never completed them. Generally, I stick with your plan, although I will make a blind buy if I like the author.

Quick question related to Omni purchases. How much of a factor is nostalgia when buying "classic" omnibus books? I like classic stories from my childhood as well and admittedly have bias for certain titles (Miller's DD, Claremont X-Men) but whenever I read someone criticize something from the BA or SA, inevitably looks to me like a lack of historical context.

TomSlick brings up Azzarello's recent run on WW in comparison to Pérez but in my mind there's no valid comparison because Azz' Greek mythos based approach to the character was admittedly indebted to the post-Crisis OIE era WW that Pérez was responsible for back in the 80s. Pérez had to build up the character from scratch essentially and came thru with flying colors, imo.

If most everyone's purchases are based on nostalgia alone, there's no need to ever buy a modern comicbook. I prefer to think I make more objective qualitative decisions as a reader of both moderns & classics. I guess I'm wary of negative reviews when they take the book/story in question out of its historical context & significance.

[sho nuff]

Quick question related to Omni purchases. How much of a factor is nostalgia when buying "classic" omnibus books? I like classic stories from my childhood as well and admittedly have bias for certain titles (Miller's DD, Claremont X-Men) but whenever I read someone criticize something from the BA or SA, inevitably looks to me like a lack of historical context.

TomSlick brings up Azzarello's recent run on WW in comparison to Pérez but in my mind there's no valid comparison because Azz' Greek mythos based approach to the character was admittedly indebted to the post-Crisis OIE era WW that Pérez was responsible for back in the 80s. Pérez had to build up the character from scratch essentially and came thru with flying colors, imo.

If most everyone's purchases are based on nostalgia alone, there's no need to ever buy a modern comicbook. I prefer to think I make more objective qualitative decisions as a reader of both moderns & classics. I guess I'm wary of negative reviews when they take the book/story in question out of its historical context & significance.

Historical significance means very little to me, maybe that's simply a sign of my ignorance, but my sole motivation when buying these books is to read a good story and I don't necessarily think that a story being considered a classic makes it any good. That being said I absolutely understand collectors who want to have the major histories of characters that they love collected on their shelves and who have particular fondness for the stories of their youth, but I just want a good read.

[Balakin]

Quick question related to Omni purchases. How much of a factor is nostalgia when buying "classic" omnibus books? I like classic stories from my childhood as well and admittedly have bias for certain titles (Miller's DD, Claremont X-Men) but whenever I read someone criticize something from the BA or SA, inevitably looks to me like a lack of historical context.

TomSlick brings up Azzarello's recent run on WW in comparison to Pérez but in my mind there's no valid comparison because Azz' Greek mythos based approach to the character was admittedly indebted to the post-Crisis OIE era WW that Pérez was responsible for back in the 80s. Pérez had to build up the character from scratch essentially and came thru with flying colors, imo.

If most everyone's purchases are based on nostalgia alone, there's no need to ever buy a modern comicbook. I prefer to think I make more objective qualitative decisions as a reader of both moderns & classics. I guess I'm wary of negative reviews when they take the book/story in question out of its historical context & significance.

I don't think it's the readers fault if they don't have historical context. Especially when you say Perez had to build it up from scratch, that should mean I need no context to appreciate the story.
Lot of books work without context even though they are 30 or more years old. Recently read Squadron Supreme and the only context I had was that it precedes Watchmen (so I didn't even compared to it).
To be fair, I've never read Perez's WW, I'm just talking in general.

[TomSlick]

Quick question related to Omni purchases. How much of a factor is nostalgia when buying "classic" omnibus books? I like classic stories from my childhood as well and admittedly have bias for certain titles (Miller's DD, Claremont X-Men) but whenever I read someone criticize something from the BA or SA, inevitably looks to me like a lack of historical context.

Sometimes it's a factor, sometimes it's not. If I remember it fondly, or I want to read the rest (as in the case of WW) I will purchase it. Maybe.

TomSlick brings up Azzarello's recent run on WW in comparison to Pérez but in my mind there's no valid comparison because Azz' Greek mythos based approach to the character was admittedly indebted to the post-Crisis OIE era WW that Pérez was responsible for back in the 80s. Pérez had to build up the character from scratch essentially and came thru with flying colors, imo.

Azz had to do the exact same thing with New 52. Plus, I think he faced more pressure because the WW from the 1980s up was probably far more successful and readable than the pre-Crisis WW.

If most everyone's purchases are based on nostalgia alone, there's no need to ever buy a modern comicbook. I prefer to think I make more objective qualitative decisions as a reader of both moderns & classics. I guess I'm wary of negative reviews when they take the book/story in question out of its historical context & significance.

No one said their purchases are based on nostalgia alone. That's an assumption on your part. I think most of us do prefer a mix of modern and classic - and there's some who even like the 90s. Ha.

Also, historical context means very little to me. Good writing is good writing. Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Watchmen, etc. all stand the test of time. Perez' s WW in my opinion (writing-wise) does not.

[ricardoramos]

Swamp Thing (Snyder) Deluxe Edition, Sweet Tooth Deluxe 1 and 2, Green Arrow (Lemire) Deluxe,...

anyone knows if there's a Animal Man By Lemire Deluxe? (or even a Justice League Dark with all the volumes + costantine by Lemire) on the way?

[TomSlick]

Swamp Thing (Snyder) Deluxe Edition, Sweet Tooth Deluxe 1 and 2, Green Arrow (Lemire) Deluxe,...

anyone knows if there's a Animal Man By Lemire Deluxe? (or even a Justice League Dark with all the volumes + costantine by Lemire) on the way?

None have been announced, but they'd certainly be welcomed, at least by me.

[The_Dark_Knight]

I'm jonesing for some Pete Tomasi OHC goodness. I don't think anything of his has got any (except his tie-ins in Absolute SCW and GL omni). Seems to me Tomasi is really the unsung hero of DC's writer lineup - shame there's not nicer collections of his stuff.

[FlashingSabre]

I'm jonesing for some Pete Tomasi OHC goodness. I don't think anything of his has got any (except his tie-ins in Absolute SCW and GL omni). Seems to me Tomasi is really the unsung hero of DC's writer lineup - shame there's not nicer collections of his stuff.

Agreed. I haven't read much of his stuff, but what I have has been great.

[TomSlick]

I'm jonesing for some Pete Tomasi OHC goodness. I don't think anything of his has got any (except his tie-ins in Absolute SCW and GL omni). Seems to me Tomasi is really the unsung hero of DC's writer lineup - shame there's not nicer collections of his stuff.

Agreed. His Batman and Robin was the best new 52 Batman title and by the end of the first year was about the only Bat title I was reading.

[JohnHorus]

Agreed. His Batman and Robin was the best new 52 Batman title and by the end of the first year was about the only Bat title I was reading.

Amen, brother!

[JohnHorus]

I'm jonesing for some Pete Tomasi OHC goodness. I don't think anything of his has got any (except his tie-ins in Absolute SCW and GL omni). Seems to me Tomasi is really the unsung hero of DC's writer lineup - shame there's not nicer collections of his stuff.

A Green Lantern Corps Omnibus by Tomasi could be really awesome! His run was even better than Geoff's at some points. They could also throw in there his Emerald Warriors run and make it huge omnibus like Invisibles and Teen Titans. Aaaaand, it could be a companion omnibus to Johns so that there wouldn't be any need to include the tie-ins to War of the Green Lanterns or Sinestro Corps War that take a lot of space.

The book could contain:
- Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #19, #20, #23-47
- Emerald Warriors #1-#7 and #11-13
- Green Lantern Corps Vol. 3 #0-20

For a total of 58 issues... That would be huge, but we've had them even fatter.

And they could even use the same spine design from the Johns Omnis, so that we have on our shelves 4 books with the some boring design.