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[Blindzider, Moderator]

Johnny wrote: "It is the new standard for Silver and some Bronze Age omnis from Marvel. Every new and reprint of omnibus from that era will have the smaller text on the spine and a picture at the bottom.

Edit: a..."
That's...very unfortunate. I wonder if Uncanny X-Men will scathe through.

[Richard]

Oh boooooo!!!! That means it will fuck with my run of x-en!!!! Down with marvel! Lol

[JohnIV]

Spine decision on ASM 5 is unfortunate to be sure. This one though will be a sentimental omni as Ross Andru's run is when I started collecting Spidey as a 6 year old at issue 145. :-)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Erik wrote: "Any chance anyone has a spreadsheet for the MMW series?"

Erik, I don't have a spreadsheet, but I've always used this site for reference:

http://marvelmasterworks.com/library....

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "Really, Marvel? Really?!?"

I had the same reaction. Frankly, as stark a change as this is, it's rude to the customers out there with the first two volumes. No one wants the décor in their house to look like this.

I ordered the Golden Age Cap vol 2, Woverine vol 2 (Windsor Smith cover), and Promised Neverland TPB vol 20. I'm planning on picking up the DM version of Jurgens Cap when it comes out.

[Erik, Moderator]

Thanks Blind. It needs some updating, but definitely helpful. The wiki page is good too, just trying to remove the leg work of creating a file. With the series in excess of 300 volumes, I’ll need a spread sheet on this one.

[J]

August pre-orders are now live on DCBS.

[J]

So not a bad month for me.

Added Moon Knight Omni Vol 2, Wonder Woman Silver Age Omni Vol 1, and Incredible Hulk Omni Vol 1. Even though I'm not a fan of the Hulk at all, I'm interested in reading those early tales.

Also added in a few TBPs of regular series by Marvel and DC.

I wish I had the budget to get some of the PS Artbooks HCs of old 50s and 60s comics. I love that stuff, but they're just too expensive with everything else.

[noelbeast]

Hmmm. Do any of you guys go by the name Pierre?

Gearing myself up for slight disappointment opening the IST box that arrived today with what I thought was my Fantastic Four vol. 2 omni/spine travesty, and I guess it helped? Box was addressed to me but inside was Pierre’s order haha.

Also bummed I didn’t get my copy of the new Generation X Epic. This is a first! Let’s see how quickly customer service responds.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

noelbeast wrote: "Hmmm. Do any of you guys go by the name Pierre?

Gearing myself up for slight disappointment opening the IST box that arrived today with what I thought was my Fantastic Four vol. 2 omni/spine trave..."

I've found that IST generally responds quickly with email, but is slow to send replacements. And you have to keep bugging them or it'll get forgotten.

I'm not Pierre. :)

[J]

noelbeast wrote: "Hmmm. Do any of you guys go by the name Pierre?

Gearing myself up for slight disappointment opening the IST box that arrived today with what I thought was my Fantastic Four vol. 2 omni/spine trave..."

I had that happen once with DCBS but they already knew about it before I received my package. Very quick turnaround, I just had to box the wrong package back up and drop off at a FedEx location, which was no problem.

[noelbeast]

They've responded pretty quickly to me in the past about month old orders still waiting to ship, so hopeful about turn-around time for this.

Joseph: thought about that, curious if they already know. I also wonder if just mine and Pierre’s order got mixed, or if it goes deeper than this and additional people are affected.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Items that caught my eye off the beaten path on DCBS:


Vinland Saga Vol 12

An unusual item is a collection classic Marvel black light posters ready to frame at 20 by 30 inches: https://www.dcbservice.com/product/au...

The Valiant Bloodshot DLX: https://www.dcbservice.com/product/au...

Jodorowsky Library Edition Megalex HC: https://www.dcbservice.com/product/au...

The Ultimate Guide to Captain America: https://www.dcbservice.com/product/au...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Pre-ordered Moon Knight Vol. 2 on DCBS. I'll pass on Invaders for now.

Anybody know what's going on with Hellboy Library Edition Vol. 3? Seems to be sold out everywhere and Vol. 4 and 6 are up for preorder, but not 3 (or 5).

[Darth Bane]

It’s in stock here:


https://www.cheapgraphicnovels.com/he...

[Darth Bane]

Volume 5 is a special order which in my experience means a few weeks wait:

https://www.cheapgraphicnovels.com/he...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Thanks Darth! Not sure how I missed that.

[Darth Bane]

Blindzider wrote: "Thanks Darth! Not sure how I missed that."

The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Darth Bane wrote: "Blindzider wrote: "Thanks Darth! Not sure how I missed that."

The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."

Haha. Sounds like my son. He's fully on the Dark Side, a constant worry for a father.

[J.]

JohnIV wrote: "Spine decision on ASM 5 is unfortunate to be sure. This one though will be a sentimental omni as Ross Andru's run is when I started collecting Spidey as a 6 year old at issue 145. :-)"

Was it just me? ... Or was the Ulimate Spiderman Omnibus Vol. 1 print so awful that it was fit to fall apart?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

All this news coming out about SubStack. Latest rumor is Hickman leaving Xmen to go there. Apparently all paid subscription books is the model. Interesting. Hate that good talent is leaving the big two but i guess it’s good for them. I think the model is also only digital for now. We’ll see if anyone does a physical collected edition.

[J]

Good luck to them, but there isn't a single creator living today for whom one of those subscription models would pull me in.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books likely dropping today on IST/in comic shops:


Birthright TPB vol 10 (I think this is the final book)
Blade of the Immortal DLX vol 3
Marvel 1961 Omnibus (2 covers)
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus (2 covers)
X-Men by Hickman TPB vol 3
Farewell Brindavoine HC by Jacque Tardi (Fantagraphics)
Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal Ed HC vol 14 (manga)
Hershey Disease TPB (Judge Dredd, 2000AD)
Love of Kill TPB vol 3 (manga)
Radiant TPB vol 24 (manga)
Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm TPB Revised Ed
Frank Cho: Pencil and Ink HC

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Joseph wrote: "Good luck to them, but there isn't a single creator living today for whom one of those subscription models would pull me in."

Same. I'm anti-subscription as much as possible. No creator is that consistently good and prolific. Being a collector and buying monthly issues is sort of a subscription, "forcing" you to keep buying or buy when it isn't as good. I'm glad I was able to regain control and only buy what I like.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Ordered Blade of the Immortal V3 and just to get free shipping I added Giant-Size X-Men Tribute Wein Cockrum Gallery Edition HC.

Doing so much pre-ordering on DCBS, I have less items on IST to reach the free shipping limit.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Also ordered Blade of the Immortal DLX vol 3, X-Factor by Peter David DM variant, and the Fullmetal HC vol 14.

I think I'm in the range where I'm doing pre-orders and normal purchasing so I'm actually spending more than normal doing both right now. I'm expecting to see this level out eventually.

[Ryan]

Just ordered Blade of the Immortal Vol 3 and Thunderbolts Omnibus standard cover. I started Thunderbolts on Comixology Unlimited and really enjoyed the first few issues so I grabbed it.

I only started reading Manga with these Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Books and enjoyed the first two. I’m also on deluxe book 4 of Berserk, and that series is insane. So far between the two, I prefer the artwork on Berserk. Blade has great artwork too but sometimes I find some of the fight scenes to be visually confusing or cluttered.

They do a great job with those hardcovers, thinking of trying the Hellsing books next.

[Ozan]

Just ordered Flash by Geoff Johns Omnibus, vol. 1

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Ryan wrote: "Just ordered Blade of the Immortal Vol 3 and Thunderbolts Omnibus standard cover. I started Thunderbolts on Comixology Unlimited and really enjoyed the first few issues so I grabbed it.

I only st..."

Glad you are enjoying these deluxe hardcovers from Dark Horse as well. I didn't enjoy Hellsing nearly as much as the other two series. If there is an option to try some of the content before picking up the hardcovers I'd recommend considering that.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

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


Radiant Black TPB vol 1 (Image)
Two Moons TPB vol 1 (Image)
Castlevania: Art of the Animated Series HC
Crimson Flower TBP (Dark Horse)
EC Archives MD HC
Kabuki Omnibus TPB vol 4
Untold Horror HC (Dark Horse)
Reign of X TPB vol 3
Lumberjanes TPB vol 19
1984 The Graphic Novel
100 Storms HC (Magnetic Press)
Black of Heart TPB
Chainsaw Man TPB vol 6 (manga)
Collected Toppi HC vol 6: Japan
Eighth Immortal TPB
Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Comat
Golden Kamuy TPB vol 23
Monolith HC (Magnetic Press)
Sensor HC by Junji Ito (manga)
Street Fighter Memorial Archive HC

[Ryan]

I just picked up Absolute DC New Frontier. I’ve never read it, bought it on reputation so I’m looking forward to reading it.

[J]

Ryan, I have that. Hope you enjoy it. I love that series. And after you read it I recommend the animated movie. It's a truncated version of the story but very enjoyable.

[Ryan]

Nice, I’ll check the movie out after, I assume it’s on HBO Max, there’s a lot of animated DC on there. The book looks really nice on the shelf. Usually I face the slipcase out on my Absolutes, but I have the spine facing out on this one with the Wonder Woman image. Great looking book.

[Ozan]

I'm a big fan of Dawyn Cooke, RIP Good Sir. The New Frontier was amazing, congratulations. I have the single issues and the Deluxe. The Deluxe have The Batman vs Superman fight, but they didn't put it in the Absolute Edition as far as i know.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Books expected to be available this coming week from IST/in comic shops:


Low DLX vol 2 (unsure if variant cover will also be available)
Berserk DLX HC vol 8
Victories TPB Omnibus (Dark Horse Comics)
Marvel Masterworks Avengers vol 21 (2 covers)
Blue by Angela Vianello HC Vol 1 (of 2)
The Butchery HC (Fantagraphics)
Goblin Slayer TPB vol 10 (manga)
One Piece TPB vol 97 (manga)
Ragna Crimson TPB vol 3 (manga)
Reborn as a Space Mercenary TPB vol 1 (manga)
Ricky and Morty Dungeons and Dragons DLX HC
Shaman King TPB Omnibus vol 4 (manga)
The Best of Archie Comics, 80 Years and 80 Stories TPB
Art of Street Fighter HC
Art of Shantae HC
Robert Crumb Sketchbook HC vol 6, 1998-2011

[Ryan]

I just got an alert that CGN has War of the Realms Omnibus DM Variant in stock, $87.49. I just scooped it up while it lasts, just spreading the word to others looking for this one. I’ll post this to Reddit on r/OmnibusCollectors also.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Ryan wrote: "I just got an alert that CGN has War of the Realms Omnibus DM Variant in stock, $87.49. I just scooped it up while it lasts, just spreading the word to others looking for this one. I’ll post this t..."

Good looking out. =)

[Jesse]

ordered. even though April 2022 is a long ways away

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I picked up Berserk DLX HC vol 8 as my only major purchase yesterday. I pre-ordered the variant Low DLX HC vol 2 on DCBS and haven't seen that version released yet.

Remender has been warning folks several of his oversized hardcovers will be selling out and they don't have plans to continue to reprint them. Low DLX vol 1 recently got another print run so if you are looking to pick up the series the near future could be your best bet.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Expected new releases this week in comics shops (and IST/online comic shop retailers):


Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus vol 5 (2 covers)
Marauders (X-men book) by Duggan OHC
Marvel Masterworks Marvel Team-Up vol 6 (2 covers)
Marvel What-If Omnibus vol 1 (3 covers)
Eighty Days HC by A.C. Esguerra (Boom Studios)
Lone Sloane Delirius 2 HC
Providence by Alan Moore Compendium TPB
Rising of the Shield Hero TPB vol 16 (manga)
Star Fleet Is HC (Star Trek)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Expected new releases this week in comics shops (and IST/online comic shop retailers):
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus vol 5 (2 covers)
Marauders (X-men book) by Duggan OHC
Marvel Masterworks Marve..."

I checked my preorders and I can't find one for What If V1, only V2. Think I planned to get it right off IST.

[Ryan]

Just ordered Low Dlx HC Volumes 1 and 2 from IST. Haven’t read the series yet.

[noelbeast]

In addition to ASM5 DM and the Marauders OHC, I ordered the What-If Vol. 1 omni and went for the Kirby “FF/Marvel Bullpen” DM. Lot of deliberation over that one, haha.

Curious what others chose if they snagged a copy?

[Ryan]

I’m going to grab What If eventually and I still can’t decide which cover either. I think I like the Spidey/FF cover best but I also tend to go with DM covers more often than not. Can’t go wrong with any of those choices IMO.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I have ASM5 preordered so just What If for me. After much back and forth I went with the Kirby cover, even though it's my least favorite, but it's Kirby. I actually like the Buscema cover a lot.

[Nickviola]

I got the DM Spidey v5 omni, that’s a beautiful cover. Also got What If with the FF and finally picked up the (I’m guessing not very popular) Power Pack v2 omni.

[J]

I got the Buscema DM. I loved the Jane Foster issue as a kid.

[Nickviola]

All the What If covers are great, I went with FF just because they’re my favorite team and it would be my favorite if they were posters instead of covers. Sure it’s not the most desirable though.

[Nickviola]

Should have clarified, the FF / spidey standard cover

[Ozan]

I got;

Power Rangers: Beyond The Grid Deluxe Edition HC.