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[J]

wow my initial order was about $850! Definitely did a lot of pruning...

[Darth Bane]

All I could stomach was Batman NML, FF Hickman, Thor 1. For now at least lol

[Jeff]

I'm very fortunate that I already have most of the reprints, so I only had to pick up the new stuff, plus Doctor Strange. Made it a little easier for me, but still another month over $500.

[J]

Does anyone know offhand if the X-Men issues in the two reprint omnis are collected elsewhere? So many times I feel the ancillary titles don't add a lot to the story and not sure I really want these books.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I built my DCBS order as well. I had way too much so I cut books I felt I shouldn't have an issue buying on release (Hickman omnibus regular cover and Batman No Man's Land). Books like the DM cover of New Mutants omnibus volume 2 might sell out quickly so I kept that one in the order.

I'm also in the fortunate position where I have many of the omnibus books being reprinted.

Dave Dorman has a hardcover listed now in the DCBS preorders that sounds potentially interesting: http://www.magnetic-press.com/wasted-...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I put my order in on DCBS as well. Despite not needing as many of the reprints as others do, my order was still pretty hefty. Coupled with my shelf space being full, I'm considering at least taking off the X-Men Mutant Massacre Omnibus. It was going to be my stopping point for collecting the older X-Men stories, but maybe I'll just stick to the numbered editions. Seems Marvel is going to at least keep stuff reprinted more often now that they've found some cheap printers.

[J]

I'm seriously thinking of selling some stuff to cover my initial DCBS order. Mulling that possibility over...

I did notice a price incongruity. I collect Archie Comics Digests, and the typical cover price is $7.99, with the discounted price $5.19. This month, DCBS or Previews or whoever had the cover price of two of the digests at $14.99, $9.74 with the discount. I didn't think the cover price would almost double, so checked Archie's own solicitations and they list the digests at the usual $7.99. So not sure what is going on with the higher price this month.

Archie subscriptions are really dirt cheap, so I may go that route with them. They offer 10 issues for $29.99 which is a savings even from DCBS. I have one subscription for a special series digest and it's really well-packaged for the USPS, I think.

Anyway, has anyone ever noticed a price discrepancy like that before?

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books that are likely coming out tomorrow on IST:


Art of Samurai Showdown HC (Dark Horse)
Hellboy the the BPRD 1952-1954 HC
Canto II: Hollow Men TPB
Star Trek: Mirror Universe Complete Collection TPB
Marvel Art of George Perez HC
Spider-Gwen Omnibus (2 covers)
Thor: Final Gauntlet Epic Collection TPB
Brindille HC (Magnetic Press)
Phantom Starkiller HC
One Piece 3 in 1 TPB vol 31 (manga)
Shaman King Omnibus TPB vol 2 (manga)
Spy Family TPB vol 6 (manga)
Street Fighter: Champions Rising HC vol 1
Robotech Visual: Genesis Climber MOSPEADA Archive HC



Next week: Art of Rick and Morty DLX ed vol 2, Absolute Swamp Thing vol 3, Fourth World by John Byrne omnibus, Power Pack omnibus vol 2, Heroes Reborn Omnibus (reprint), MMW Daredevil 15, and World of Black Hammer Library Ed vol 3, Madman Library Edition vol 1, Grandville Integral HC, Hellsing DLX vol 3 are looking like they are coming next week.


FYI: Rumor has it Batman Road to No Man's Land omnibus will be coming back in stock next month.

[Ryan]

I just ordered ASM by JMS Vol 2 Omni, DM cover with the black suit. 2 of the 3 covers are on sale 55% off on IST right now. This book mostly wasn’t on my radar but it seems like a volume 1 reprint is inevitable so I grabbed it while it was cheaper so I can read the full run eventually.

They also have extra deals on a few other Omnis like Defenders and History of the Marvel Universe if anyone was waiting for a good deal.

[Donovan]

Gone a bit nuts with the orders lately. Received Tomasi Gleason Superman Omni, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow DLX, used JSA Golden Years HC, Superman Morrison Omni, John Byrne Doom Patrol Omni, Tank Girl Color Classics Vol 1 HC. And preordered No Man’s Land Omni and, drumroll, my first Marvel Omni, FF Hickman Omni.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Donovan wrote: "Gone a bit nuts with the orders lately. Received Tomasi Gleason Superman Omni, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow DLX, used JSA Golden Years HC, Superman Morrison Omni, John Byrne Doom Patrol..."

Wow!

I don't think you will be disappointed with the FF Hickman. At some point I'd like to get that No Man's Land Omni(s).

[Donovan]

Oh for sure. I read the whole series on MU and decided to pop. I'm a big Hickman fan, love his wacky sci-fi aesthetic, and I've been missing out on his Marvel for years.

Yeah. These DC Omnis go OOP so quick I figured what the hell. Ended up paying way over retail for the Snyder Omni : /

[Darth Bane]

Is that JMS vol 2 listed on IST the rounded spine?

[Ryan]

Not sure if it’s the rounded spine but I’m certainly hoping so. If it isn’t, I don’t think it will be a dealbreaker for me though.

[Ozan]

Just ordered Fist of The North Star, vol. 1 HC (:

[Relstuart, Mod+]

My IST order yesterday was Hellboy and the BPRD 1952-1954 HC, Canto II TPB, Saga of Tanya the Evil TPB vol 14, Spy x Family TPB vol 5, and Crossover TPB vol 1 by Donny Cates. Nothing major. =)

[Erik, Moderator]

Thinking I need a new collecting challenge. I have everything I can think of so at this point it’s just maintaining new releases.

Thinking I might start going for a complete MMW. Anyone else doing this?

[Richard]

Mmw?

[Richard]

I as well am close to done buying all older ones I want. By end of month I’ll prob b just getting new releases as well … (except Buffy library which I’ll always look at and cry knowing I could maybe afford season 8 but def can’t 9 and 10 … which is 800 for just 1 volume … I really freaking hole
Boom re releases season 8-10 in some oversized way. A season omnibus, or just the same library’s but with boom logo lol . Sigh … I’m about to start picking up the ton legacy editions :/ . Anyways. What I was wanting to say. Is I’ve started to take my collector energy and apply it to the Robinhood app and the stock market . I find that it feels they collecting energy … and I actually can make
Money when I stop spending more on new stocks than I’m earning lol. But yeah. I throw that out as a suggestion.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik wrote: "Thinking I need a new collecting challenge. I have everything I can think of so at this point it’s just maintaining new releases.

Thinking I might start going for a complete MMW. Anyone else doing..."

I like the MMW format well enough and I actually prefer the regular silver covers. The only character I will always buy all the editions for is Cap though I have the first dozen FF4. I stopped getting those when they changed the spine design and future volumes weren't going to match. I think I have seven or eight Avengers and a few random volumes (Capt Marvel).

Any read throughs you always planned to do once you got all the books for a series/character/team that you are going to begin working on? I haven't read Ultimate Spider-Man because I'm missing two OHCs and I still haven't read a couple X-men omnibus volumes because I do want to do an X-men read though eventually.

Any custom binding projects you are looking at doing? One thing that attracts me to continuing custom binding is Marvel is not going to mix issues for characters or teams in chronological order if they eventually do an omnibus for many things. I have a bunch of X-men issues between Secret Empire and Hickman (X-Force, X-Rogue and Gambit ongoing, X-men mini-series, etc) and Marvel is never going to bind these different X-men series for a chronological read. But if you want them on your shelf and you want to read the full spectrum of what is going on in the X-men world, custom binding is about the only way to go.


I still follow some statue groups but the large sizes and prices have kept me from adding much to my collection. If Bowen were to make a comeback I'd probably be interested again.

I like CGC comics but I don't want to end up with a bunch of them just sitting in boxes. I've kept my interest fairly limited to covers and signed things I really like.

Something I haven't talked about much here that I've dabbled in over the last year or so are some of the special edition books from companies like Grim Oak Press, Subterranean Press, Easton Press, and the Folio Society of London. To the extent you read outside of comics and have some favorite authors, they have some beautiful editions out there. Often they have art commissioned just for their special edition and the books are often signed by the author and/or the artist. Getting in when things first go on sale before they sell out is definitely the way to go as their books sell out and don't come back in stock.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Erik wrote: "Thinking I need a new collecting challenge. I have everything I can think of so at this point it’s just maintaining new releases.

Thinking I might start going for a complete MMW. Anyone else doing..."


That would be crazy. Some of that stuff is extremely hard to find with basically no chance for a reprint (assuming you want the hardcovers.) Coupled with the original cover and the silver cover variants, plus the annoying change in logo on the silver covers, results in a lot of mixing and matching.

I have a few, but tried to limit them to secondary characters that I never read growing up. Stuff I was mostly just curious about and wanted to read. I'm still trying to find copies of the Inhumans and the original Black Panther and have been looking for at least a decade.

I wouldn't mind selling some if you end up going that route.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Erik wrote: "Thinking I need a new collecting challenge. I have everything I can think of so at this point it’s just maintaining new releases.

Thinking I might start going for a complete MMW. Anyo..."

Richard wrote: "I as well am close to done buying all older ones I want. By end of month I’ll prob b just getting new releases as well … (except Buffy library which I’ll always look at and cry knowing I could mayb..."

I'm nearing the end as well (although you wouldn't think so based on that last DCBS pre-order.) I always seem to be collecting something and if I stick with comics, it'll probably be slabbed comics. However, I'm becoming aware of the amount of "stuff" I have and starting to think I need to just stop.

I do like the idea of investing (which I already do some), but there are a lot of highs and low, and you don't quite get the immediate (and long-term after reread) satisfaction from comics.

My two other hobbies are calling to me to devote more time and it's been a juggle trying to balance them all with normal life.

Rel, the only special edition books I've purchased recently are from Beehive books, which are really nice quality.

[Alicia]

Two more DC Eaglemoss collections.

Young Justice A kegsgue of their own.

JLA Another Nail

[noelbeast]

Relstuart wrote: "Erik wrote: "Thinking I need a new collecting challenge. I have everything I can think of so at this point it’s just maintaining new releases.

Thinking I might start going for a complete MMW. Anyo..."

That’s exactly how I feel about slabbed comics Rel. The ones I collect I go for the artwork aesthetic or signatures of certain key creators I admire. Show my collection off to people and usually get: “Oh but you should have Incredible Hulk #180 or Amazing Spider-Man #300 or X-Men #94…”
Are they keys? Certainly. But I honestly don’t find the covers all that attractive, and if I had them they’d more than likely sit in storage, which isn’t what I’m after.

I like what Blind said about always having to collect something. I feel I’m in that boat too, and trying to ease into dialing back so I don’t start chasing after some new hobby I don’t need.

[Jeff]

Finally got bishops crossing OHC! Been looking for one for a LONG time now, and finally found a seller that was under $300 lol. Still overpriced, but it's my only gap in the X-MEN OHC/Omnis.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Jeff wrote: "Finally got bishops crossing OHC! Been looking for one for a LONG time now, and finally found a seller that was under $300 lol. Still overpriced, but it's my only gap in the X-MEN OHC/Omnis."

Congrats on the pick up! It always feels great to finish up a series or collection. =)

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books likely to be released on IST/in comic shops tomorrow:

Ice Cream Man TPB vol 6 (Image)
Jim Lives: Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors TPB (Image)
Art of Rick and Morty (DLX and regular HC)
Grandville Integral DLX HC
Hellsing DLX vol 3 (final volume)
Madman Library Ed vol 1
World of Black Hammer Library Edition vol 3
Captain America Bicentennial Battles Treasury Ed TPB
Heroes Reborn Omnibus (reprint, 2 covers)
Marvel Masterworks Daredevil HC vol 15
Power Pack Omnibus vol 2 (2 covers)
Army of Darkness Xena Omnibus TPB
Black Terror: Dark Years TPB (Dynamite)
Chastity Blood: Consequences TPB (Dynamite)
Pathfinder TPB vol 5 (Dynamite)
21st Century Boys Perfect Edition TPB Vol 1 (manga)
Battler Britton by Hugo Pratt HC
Chobits 20th Anniversary Ed HC vol 4 (manga)
Fist of the North Star HC vol 1 (manga)
Golden Kamuy TPB vol 22 (manga)
Judge Dredd: Guatmala TPB
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Art of Ishgard: Stone and Steel Oversize TPB (book 1 of 2)
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, Art of Ishgard: Scars of War Oversize TPB (book 2 of 2)


Next Week: We can likely expect Wolverine Omnibus vol 2 and Age of Apocalypse omnibus to drop next week.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Books likely to be released on IST/in comic shops tomorrow:

Ice Cream Man TPB vol 6 (Image)
Jim Lives: Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors TPB (Image)
Art of Rick and Morty (DLX and regular..."

I'm really tempted to get that Madman. Always heard the praise but never had a chance to check it out.

Blade of the Immortal V3 not coming out? Or am I looking at an old date because I think dcbs has it for preorder.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books likely to be released on IST/in comic shops tomorrow:

Ice Cream Man TPB vol 6 (Image)
Jim Lives: Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors TPB (Image)
Art of Rick and Mort..."

Looks like Amazon changed their release date for Blade of the Immortal DLX 3 to 10 Aug 21. Looks like it will likely be a little bit before we get the next volume.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Relstuart wrote: "Books likely to be released on IST/in comic shops tomorrow:

Ice Cream Man TPB vol 6 (Image)
Jim Lives: Mystery of the Lead Singer of the Doors TPB (Image)
A..."

That's ok. I need time to read the second volume. And I just found out there's a fourth coming. Thought this would end with three.

[Hamza]

I just recently got both volumes of the Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus. I'm wondering if I need to read Heroes Reborn and HR: The Return before I read the Thor books. Can anyone advise me on this? I'm really not a big fan of Liefeld's art in the HR series, and I've heard it's not a very good story either.

[noelbeast]

Hamza wrote: "I just recently got both volumes of the Thor: Heroes Return Omnibus. I'm wondering if I need to read Heroes Reborn and HR: The Return before I read the Thor books. Can anyone advise me on this? I'm..."

While I’ve not read the content, based on my understanding the Thor: Heroes Return vol 1 happens more or less simultaneously with Heroes Reborn: The Return, if not slightly afterwards. Personally, I’d read HR and HR: The Return before the Thor volumes.

I have HR: The Return and and eager to read it sometime to see how they all come back after Avengers/X-Men: Onslaught, though I didn’t hear great things about Heroes Reborn, so am happy to skip the pocket universe. I’ve also never been a fan of Liefeld’s art, even though he didn’t draw all of those issues.

[Ryan]

For those wondering, I just got my ASM by JMS Vol 2 Omni from IST, black suit cover, and it is the newer rounded spine. I think someone had asked when the book went on sale.

[noelbeast]

Ryan wrote: "For those wondering, I just got my ASM by JMS Vol 2 Omni from IST, black suit cover, and it is the newer rounded spine. I think someone had asked when the book went on sale."

Have you opened it yet Ryan? I’m curious where it was printed.

[Darth Bane]

Ryan wrote: "For those wondering, I just got my ASM by JMS Vol 2 Omni from IST, black suit cover, and it is the newer rounded spine. I think someone had asked when the book went on sale."

Thanks Ryan, my order should be here Tuesday. I ordered the same!

[Ryan]

Noel I haven’t opened it yet. I’ll probably wait until a reprint of volume 1 so I can read that first to make sure I enjoy the run before I open volume 2.

[noelbeast]

Ryan wrote: "Noel I haven’t opened it yet. I’ll probably wait until a reprint of volume 1 so I can read that first to make sure I enjoy the run before I open volume 2."

No worries, and makes sense. Just curious if it came from Turkey like the second round of the Wolverine vol. 1 omnis, since they came out around the same time.

[J]

DCBS orders are editable until this Wednesday and I finally, FINALLY (I hope) settled on my preorder for this month. I really went back and forth with what I wanted and struck a middle ground.

I'm holding off on the X-Men Mutant Massacre stuff and the Aaron Wolverine and X-Men, and the X-Men/Avengers Onslaught omnis. Tough call, but this month was just killer. I'll probably try and grab them when they hit IST. Hopefully those will be leaner months for preorders.

I'm grabbing the two Dr Strange omnis, X-Men Vol 1 and Mighty Thor Vol 1 omnis, a handful of trades from Marvel, DC's offering this month of graphic novels for kids, and the X-Men Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Collection HC which I hope is not duplicated in the Reign of X series.

I also picked up the new printing of Eternaut from Fantagraphics which I have been dying to get my hands on for a while, and the newest reprint of TwoMorrow's comics history series, this one 1960-1964. I can't recommend this comics history series enough. I really enjoy TwoMorrow's BackIssue and Kirby Collector magazines and although sometimes the content is a bit amateurish, they're a great resource for comics history. Worth checking out over at twomorrows.com. They also publish stuff related to toys and have a number of books devoted to various artists.

I'm probably going to start selling off a few odds and ends from my collection to help pay for this month. Lol. I really need to set up an Ebay store.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books likely to come out tomorrow on IST/in comic stores:


Family Tree TPB vol 3 (Image)
Nomen Omen TPB vol 3 (Image)
Kingdom Hearts Ultimania Story Before HC
Marvel Masterworks Uncanny X-Men vol 13 (2 covers)
Gleipnir TPB vol 9 (manga)
Grand Blue Dreaming TPB vol 13 (manga)
Solo by Oscar Martin HC vol 2
Batman: DC Comics Official Gotham City Cocktail book (not a graphic novel....)

This list does not include any potential DC titles.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Recently read items:

Tank Girl: The Legend of Tank Girl. Written by the original author but these stories were written years after the original material. The oversize hardcover book published by Titan comics is well put together. The books is slapstick comedy adventure so not something to take seriously. With that in mind, I understand why this is an off the beaten path comic series. The book is out of print but I wouldn't pay over cover for it if it's something you aren't familiar with already.

Crossover by Donny Cates TPB vol 1. Very interesting concept where Denver has become ground zero for fictional super villains, monsters, and heroes appearing in the real world and the story revolves around an ordinary person trying to make sense of what is going on (are they ordinary?). It still feels too early to know whether/where Cates is going to land the story so I'm still withholding judgment on whether this is good or not.

Dceased: Dead Planet, we see a return to earth for some characters who escaped. I don't want to give any spoilers on the story but Taylor continues to entertain me with interesting twists to this tale.

Criminal by Brubaker HC volume 1. Short related stories that follow different related characters in different times. I've had this on my radar for years and heard it praised as one of the best things Brubaker has done. I don't expect a huge difference in quality in the future volumes. The stories are grim gritty crime based stories where there are few if any good people involved. I struggled in a couple of them finding someone to root for. I don't think this series of stories is going to be in my top Brubaker favorites but I respect the story telling ability on display.

Sirens of the Norse Sea TPB from Humanoids. I do like the fact we have a company bringing stories successful in European comics to an American audience. There are a couple stories in this TPB and they were interesting. If Vikings versus Mermaids (sirens) sounds like a concept that you find really interesting this is worth picking up. I don't think it rises to a everyone should read this level, but it was fun.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Joseph wrote: "DCBS orders are editable until this Wednesday and I finally, FINALLY (I hope) settled on my preorder for this month. I really went back and forth with what I wanted and struck a middle ground.

I'm..."

Funny, I did the same thing and reevaluated what I had, although the only change I made was to ADD Mutant Massacre. I decided that'll be my stopping point for collecting "classic" X-Men. Definitely some nostalgia tied in there too. Although I may change my mind if they somehow continue with the numbered editions.

I considered cancelling the Hickman X-Men Omnibus and I'm still torn. As I read more from the new X-Universe, there are many ideas that I like, but it feels a little disjointed and haphazard. I've seen some online chatter about just where we are in Hickman's overall plan. First act? Midway? Also still concerned about how readable is the main X-Men series by itself?


Relstuart wrote: "Recently read items:

Tank Girl: The Legend of Tank Girl. Written by the original author but these stories were written years after the original material. The oversize hardcover book published by ..."

Joseph wrote: "DCBS orders are editable until this Wednesday and I finally, FINALLY (I hope) settled on my preorder for this month. I really went back and forth with what I wanted and struck a middle ground.

I'm..."

I wonder if all the hype raised the bar to high for you on Criminal. I think it's really well done but I get what you mean about who to root for. I recently watched the first episode of a show and I walked away thinking the same thing: Everyone is either not a nice person, or they make really bad decisions, so it's hard to like anyone. As you read more of Criminal the linking of stories helps a little as well as the focus on a particular group of characters.

That Cates book sounds intriguing.

Looking forward to reading those DCeased books.

[Donovan]

Relstuart wrote: "Recently read items:

Tank Girl: The Legend of Tank Girl. Written by the original author but these stories were written years after the original material. The oversize hardcover book published by ..."

Tank Girl! I just picked up Tank Girl Color Classics Vols.1-3, which collect, I believe, all of Hewlett & Martin's run. They're standard HC but sewn binding and decent semi-gloss paper. Funny stuff!

[Ryan]

Hey Noel I did end up opening that ASM by JMS Vol 2 I just got. Printed in Turkey. Definitely rounded spine though.

[noelbeast]

Ryan wrote: "Hey Noel I did end up opening that ASM by JMS Vol 2 I just got. Printed in Turkey. Definitely rounded spine though."

Theory confirmed! Haha thanks Ryan. Not that it really matters much at all, but hopefully we don’t see any other books from that printer again anytime soon (because of the thinner pages, like the Wolverine vol. 1 reprint I have).

[Darth Bane]

My spider man by JMS vol 2 black suit cover came a few days ago. It’s from turkey and rounded, but not as round as my other omnis. Still better than the flat spine but honestly the difference is so minor. Not worth the stress of ordering and flipping my other copy. I’m not sure why I do this to myself lol

[Blindzider, Moderator]

noelbeast wrote: "Ryan wrote: "Hey Noel I did end up opening that ASM by JMS Vol 2 I just got. Printed in Turkey. Definitely rounded spine though."

Theory confirmed! Haha thanks Ryan. Not that it really matters muc..."

From what I've read elsewhere, I think the flat spines are gone, but unfortunately, the thinner pages are probably here to stay, at least on some books. Nothing definitive on that, and things can always change, but I wouldn't be surprised to still be able to see through pages on some books, possibly only on reprints.

[Ozan]

Ordered Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus, vol. 1 HC .

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books likely expected to drop on IST (and in comic stores tomorrow):

Kane and Able TPB (Image)
Outcast OHC vol 4
Art of Arkham Horror HC (Dark Horse)
EC Archives Saddle Justice HC
Everyone is Tulip TPB (Dark Horse)
Dungeons and Dragons Fell Five TPB
Jack Kirby Fantastic Four Artesian Edition TPB
Sonic the Hedgehog The IDW Collection OHC vol 1
Age of Apocalypse Companion Omnibus (2 covers)
SHIGENORI SOEJIMA Art Works TPB
SHIGENORI SOEJIMA & P-Studio art and art works TPB 2
Terry Moore 2021 Sketchbook

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Ozan wrote: "Ordered Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus, vol. 1 HC ."

If you haven't read this let me know what you think after you get into it. I have the first two DLX volumes and was pretty impressed. =)

[Ozan]

Relstuart wrote: "Ozan wrote: "Ordered Injustice: Gods Among Us Omnibus, vol. 1 HC ."

If you haven't read this let me know what you think after you get into it. I have the first two DLX volumes and was pretty impre..."

I read just the first trade and it was good and seeing how long the Injustice comics was, i was like DC would definetly make omnibuses for Injustice so i waited and finally walla... lol