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[Blindzider, Moderator]

Thanks for the heads up! Ordered Tokyo Ghost dcbs variant and Locke and Key v1 to get free shipping.

[Donovan]

Nice. Yeah I was dumb and did an IST order last week. Oh well. Glad I glad the black cover instead of cream. It doesn't go with the series!

[guanaeps]

http://imgur.com/a/LuAtx

Recently acquired:

The Mighty Thor Omnibus vol. 2 Esad Ribic Variant

The Eternals Omnibus by Jack Kirby!

Captain Britain Omnibus(!) with the Variant Cover

and Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 3

Been hawking ebay a ton lately, and managed to find some pretty good deals on the Eternals and Captain Britain omnibus, two things I never thought I'd own.

Also have the Hickman omnibus on its way!

[Bruno]

guanaeps wrote: "Captain Britain Omnibus(!) with the Variant Cover"

Wow..... great buy! Probably you wont get that new car this year :)

[gxvault]

👏🏻

[guanaeps]

Bruno wrote: "guanaeps wrote: "Captain Britain Omnibus(!) with the Variant Cover"

Wow..... great buy! Probably you wont get that new car this year :)"

Ha!

Yeah, if I was so inclined I could totally flip this and The Eternals omnibus and easily double my money; some of the asking prices for these books are just colossal.

But I'm buying for keeps. At this point, I've probably accrued more value than I've invested, which is pretty cool.

Seeing the fluctuation of value of these books is fascinating.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

That captain Britain omnibus is tough to find. Congrats on all of them!

[Nickviola]

So, just to be clear, the Captain Britain Omnibus listed for $2,900 on Amazon is not a good deal?

Seriously, who are these assholes who even list that!

[Reece]

guanaeps wrote: "http://imgur.com/a/LuAtx

Recently acquired:

The Mighty Thor Omnibus vol. 2 Esad Ribic Variant

The Eternals Omnibus by Jack Kirby!

Captain Britain Omnibus(!) with the Variant Cover

and Absolute..."

Nice finds! I'd love to get Captain Britain at some point but I've pretty much written it off for now. I'm pretty patient, so I'm hoping for a reprint.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I read that at one point Marvel thought of bringing Captain Britain into the MCU but changed their minds. Maybe there's hope for the future and will lead to a reprint.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Very nice pick ups guanaeps. :)

New on IST today:

4001 AD DLX
Airship Adventures Of Little Nemo HC
Batman Noir Dark Victory HC
Invader Zim HC Vol 01
Justice League Rebirth DLX vol 1
Lead Poisoning: The Pencil Art of Geof Darrow HC
Ragnarok HC Vol 2
Spera Ascension Of The Starless HC Vol 2
Tales Of The Batman Gerry Conway HC
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge HC Vol 3 Crown Genghis Khan


I'll pick up Ragnarok for sure. :)

[The Lion's Share]

I though guy 40001ad wasn't out till Jan 2018???!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Cheese wrote: "I though guy 40001ad wasn't out till Jan 2018???!"

Looks like it's out now on IST: http://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Valia...

[Nickviola]

Yeah it was listed as July, then moved to January on Amazon but that must have been an error. Definitely out today

[The Lion's Share]

Can't find it on available on any uk store.

[Paul]

I'm planning to get quite a bit over this fall; I think a lot of us are with all the releases and reprints coming. I've kept my spending down but managed to get these over the last 6 or so weeks for good prices:

Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol 3
Cosmic Odyssey Dlx
Daredevil End of Days Dlx
Jessica Jones The Pulse TPB (wanted to read this after Alias)
52 Omnibus
Batman/Two Face - Face the Face Dlx
Supeman Red Son Dlx (found a sealed copy for $15 above retail...my favourite Superman story after Kingdom Come)
Batman: Bruce Wayne Fugitive & Murder TPBs
Tokyo Ghost OHC
AD After Death OHC
Alex + Ada OHC
Invincible Vol 2 (still need vol. 4 and 9 to 11)
Ghostbusters Mass Hysteria (book 2)

Also expecting Hickman's Avengers Omni to arrive shortly. I was in for Dreadstar Omnibus Vol 2 but that's been pushed to next year. Also looks like Wicked/Divine Book 2 in now out this fall.

[Bruno]

Paul wrote: "I was in for Dreadstar Omnibus Vol 2 but that's been pushed to next year. "

Dreadstar Omnibus Vol 2 has been pushed for next year for at least the last 3 years.... so don't expect it or don't pre-order with it included. :(

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Paul, nice find with Red Son! I'd still like to get a copy myself.

Yeah, I'm going to be picking up a lot this fall/winter so I'm trying to take it easy on spending right now.

[Donovan]

Nice haul, Paul.

[Steven]

Would someone who picks up the Avengers Hickman omni share what the reading order is in this edition? The two series collected have never been collected together before, and I'm trying to decide if I want to also own the omnis along side the already released OHCs of Avengers/New Avengers/Infinity/Time Runs Out/Secret Wars.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Just received Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Darwyn Cooke. It's a nice collection of pinups, covers and complete issues/stories. One of the last things he did were some variant covers and it looks like most, if not all were included, something I was concerned about. The only problem is they are printed across two pages and not only is the gutter loss bad, but the left and right sides of the image do not always line up. Still a really nice book commemorating his DC artwork.

[Nickviola]

I dont know whats going on over at IST, but looks like Hickman Avenger's Omnibus is already out of stock and despite being the #1 seller the Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus is 63% off at only 46 dollars.

[Reece]

I'm sure they'll get more of Hickman's Avengers Omni in stock again.

They're currently doing a customer appreciation sale so if you've purchased with them recently you'll get an extra 3% off instead of the typical 2%.

[Bruno]

Nickviola wrote: "I dont know whats going on over at IST, but looks like Hickman Avenger's Omnibus is already out of stock and despite being the #1 seller the Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus is 63% off at o..."

The book is not even yet available at amazon, so IST will get more stock for sure....

[guanaeps]

Steven wrote: "Would someone who picks up the Avengers Hickman omni share what the reading order is in this edition? The two series collected have never been collected together before, and I'm trying to decide if..."

Mine might show up today, if it does I'll let everyone know, as I've been really curious about it myself.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I can confirm the reading order for the Hickman omnibus is the Hickman approved order per a post from someone at Marvel on twitter a couple weeks back. I think I saw some pictures floating around the internet of the table contents that supported this.

I have all the OHCs and not sure I really want to buy the content again.

[guanaeps]

I haven't seen that order, I'll just post it since it came in:

Avengers 1-3
New Avengers 1-3
Avengers 4-5
New Avengers 4-6
Avengers 6-13
and then its the same order as in the Infinity OHC
Silver Surfer Against the tide
Cover Gallery
The Shang-Chi comic
Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld 1-6

It's a gorgeous book.

[Nickviola]

We moved so I did a pretty aggressive shelf reorganization and went against my OCD instincts to arrange them alphabetically and am trying arranging them aesthetically instead....

https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...

[Ooh_jim]

Nickviola wrote: "We moved so I did a pretty aggressive shelf reorganization and went against my OCD instincts to arrange them alphabetically and am trying arranging them aesthetically instead....

https://www.goodr..."

Looks excellent!

[Firestorm]

I got MMW Jungle 3, All-Winners 4, Tales of Suspense 2, Journey into Mystery 1, and some others I will recall later.

[gxvault]

Very nice!

[gxvault]

I want Hickman avengers omni but I'm pushing it back as long as I can since most of my reading is done in the winter :)

[Ozan]

I think i will get Claremont Uncanny X-Men Omnibus vol. 1. Eversince i read Claremont&Miller Wolverine mini, it's in my mind to get, which is something like 5 months ago or something. I think it's time to pull the trigger.

[Bruno]

Ozan wrote: "I think i will get Claremont Uncanny X-Men Omnibus vol. 1. Eversince i read Claremont&Miller Wolverine mini, it's in my mind to get, which is something like 5 months ago or something. I think it's ..."

Why haven't you got it yet??? Such a good run... you might as well get Omnis 2 and 3 since you are at it. :)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I second what Bruno said!

[The Lion's Share]

I third

[Ozan]

I will get vol. 2 and 3, if i like vol. 1 :D I know that it's a legenday run but just there are too many books to get out there and i'm not just in to comics, i'm also into manga so lots of spending with limited budged but i will probably get the vol. 1 tomorrow, finally.

[Nickviola]

I hope you enjoy it! It's always been one of my favorites up their with the original and Byrne's FF. Looking forward to Uncanny 4 in 2018?

[Firestorm]

MMW Tales to Astonish 1 and Luke Cage 1.

[Nickviola]

4001 A.D. Deluxe, AD: After Death (variant cover), Hellboy Library Edition 4, X-cutioner's Song (while its still 50% off on IST and not selling for 200% cover like Bishop's Crossing and Phalanx Covenant)

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I got in the Y the Last Man Absolute volume 3. Now I need to read vol 2 and 3. I don't know that I needed this one in Absolute as I'm not sure the art really benefits from the bigger pages versus the large pages in the DLX.

I also picked up the new Dr. Strange omnibus. It was so cheap (62% off cover) I figured this was possibly the best time to pick it up and if I didn't care for it I could add it to the trade/sell pile.

I also picked up the Batman Broken City by Azzarello DLX (which was good, need to write a review) and tried out the Divinity DLX from Valiant. Great art but needed to be longer and would probably benefit from having knowledge of other Valiant characters (I don't except Bloodshot).

I also picked up and read the Tokyo Ghost DLX. I had read the first trade but waited for the DLX for the rest of the story. It won't be in my favorite Remender books. Some of the smutty aspects bothered me more than I expected. The casual nudity in the first half didn't bother me and it fit with the depravity of society on the one hand and then the purity of the tech free world and the opportunity finally for the two main characters to finally connect. Overall the art was good (sometimes even great).

[Nickviola]

I agree that Tokyo Ghost isn't my favorite Remender. I read it in Issues and seemed like a really bold idea and cool vision but the change from LA to Tokyo was so jarring beyond what I think their desired impact was and the tech / fantasy angle didn't seem to have rules. He said he may revisit it so fleshing out the world would be great. Then again maybe I just need to reread it in a row.

As for Sorcerer Supremer, it's been a fun read so far, glad I picked it up because I was on the fence.

Re: Absolutes: I have Sandman 1, Watchmen, and Preacher 1 is on the way? I will complete Preacher and was going to get V for Vendetta next. I don't know DC lore at all but any other Absolute recs?

[Bruno]

Nickviola wrote: "Re: Absolutes: I have Sandman 1, Watchmen, and Preacher 1 is on the way? I will complete Preacher and was going to get V for Vendetta next. I don't know DC lore at all but any other Absolute recs? ."

This is my 10 cents: Absolutes are a ripoff invented by DC to clean your bank account... be happy with OHC, deluxes and Omnis.
The overpiced Absolutes with 400 (!!!) pages or less, for plus 70$ is a steal... to our pockets.

Ex: Sandman
Omnis - 2 books - total: 150$ (full price)
Absolutes - 5 books - total: between 250-350$

[Nickviola]

Ha, seems reasonable. Thanks!

[Paul]

Agree that Absolutes are quite expensive, but I feel they are worthwhile for some series, especially if you really love the story. I don't have many myself but I only buy them if I love the story and plan to read them several times over. Having stories like Dark Knight Returns, Long Halloween/Dark Victory, Hush and Kingdom Come are really enjoyable in the oversized print. I'm personally looking to eventually get Preacher, WW, Ronin and possibly Watchmen. For Sandman, I agree the omnibuses are the better value.

[boymeetscomics]

Absolutes are expensive but I will only buy them if its an artist I love. In my case, I'm a huge Jim Lee fan and I think his Batman Hush comics were his "absolute" best work :) I own both Batman Hush Absolute and Superman For Tomorrow Absolute. Now if only his Claremont/Lee X-Men run can be Absolutes too....

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I think the Absolutes predate the omnibus/OHC proliferation to a great degree. So initially there was no plans to have oversize and then also Absolute size prints. Plus, the original Absolutes had cover prices of $50 and then $75 which are now cheaper than nearly every omnibus. So originally the Absolute was kind of a one-of-kind thing for just a few special stories.

I love the format for several of the books I have. JLA/Avengers with Perez art looks great and I am very happy to have one of my favorite stories (Kingdom Come) in Absolute format. It isn't needed for everything and sometimes there is no real benefit art-wise for an Absolute versus omnibus/OHC size.

[Nickviola]

Thank you all for the great Absolute comments. I love this forum, by the way.

New question: I have a torn up paperback of V for Vendetta and it was one of the stories that got me back into comics as an adult, looking to upgrade to a hardcover. Any comment of the best version? From what I can tell Absolute is the only hardcover format in print?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I think I have the same tpb as you. As far as I know the absolute is all there is. I like the story but don't love it so if I can get the absolute for about $40 I'd be happy.

[Paul]

Aside from the absolute, there are also 'library binding' hardcovers for a number of D.C. and Vertigo stories. The are the same size as trades, with decent paper stock and glossy hardcover. Bindings are glued but don't usually have too much gutter loss. I have a number of these and like them vm. I prefer them to TPBs if I have to buy the story in standard size trim.

You can get V for Vendetta in that hardcover variant if you don't want to pay for the Absolute. I have read about some people complaining the V Absolute has pages fall out but have a look yourself.

Here's V with library binding (and it does cost more than TPB...it's supposed to be more hard wearing):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/060634...