DC Hardcover Discussion Thread (Absolutes, Omnibuses, Deluxes, etc)

[LordJulius]

I hadn't heard of Stormwatch until I read Authority a few years ago. I have vol 1 coming next week. Vol 2 has a great preorder price on Amazon, 46% off.

I think I still have the first 2 or 3 floppies of Stormwatch from when they originally came out somewhere. Gave up on it because like most of the Image stuff back then it was style over substance.

The only books I read were Wildcats and Supreme - but only when (and because) Moore wrote them.

Overall I have to say though that Ellis' Stormwatch certainly beats Moore's Wildcats (Moore's Supreme to me is the best book out of the three). The only thing better about Wildcats is the art - Travis Charest.

[ER Prest]

I bought the trades back in the fall. Really wish SW was oversized so I'd have a good enough reason to upgrade....

[skeetsHD]

JLA Deluxe contains: JLA (1997) 34,36-41 JLA Classified 1-3 and JLA Earth 2.

I loved those editions. It's a shame that the One Million Event was not included in the third hardcover, only the JLA tie-in.

I thought I'd heard the JLA Deluxe TPBs are going to reprint issues the HCs skipped, like those written by Millar. Is that still the case?

[Awesome!]

IST is having a 50% off DC archives sale.

[SJNeal]

NTT probably has more to do with George Perez (who just did some Supergirl work, and is/was writing Superman), and Geoff Johns' perpetual boner for the 80s Titans.

There's nothing wrong with perpetual boners.

[Awesome!]

I've been told that anything over 4 hours is a health risk.

[SJNeal]

I've been told that anything over 4 hours is a health risk.

For the weak, yes.

[Cavemold]

I just read batman year one!!!!!All hail Frank Miller! I consider the man who laughs a sequel to year one. Who else feels the same way?

[LordJulius]

More good news from DC.

It seems they have finally gotten their act together regarding the HC binding.

Here is another one of those clips done by the guy who compares Marvel to DC HCs. This time it's the "Jack Kirby's Spirit World" HC:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/05/...t-improvement/

For a book that size, I think the binding (and paper!!!) looks even better than Marvel (just compare Schism or other Marvel OHCs of a similar page count).

[Eric Chang]

I ordered the Infinite Crisis Omnibus after I watched that video :) from book depository (who still have a few days left on their additional 10% off everything deal).

Hopefully it has even better binding than New Teen Titans vol 2? It's got almost 300 more pages

[Jlls]

More good news from DC.

It seems they have finally gotten their act together regarding the HC binding.

Here is another one of those clips done by the guy who compares Marvel to DC HCs. This time it's the "Jack Kirby's Spirit World" HC:

For a book that size, I think the binding (and paper!!!) looks even better than Marvel (just compare Schism or other Marvel OHCs of a similar page count).

DC binding, a new hope.

I might actually buy some DC omni's now

[Nova2814.1]

More good news from DC.

It seems they have finally gotten their act together regarding the HC binding.

Here is another one of those clips done by the guy who compares Marvel to DC HCs. This time it's the "Jack Kirby's Spirit World" HC:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/05/...t-improvement/

For a book that size, I think the binding (and paper!!!) looks even better than Marvel (just compare Schism or other Marvel OHCs of a similar page count).

What else I really like about that is that the cover is a gloss wraparound, right onto the cover boards themselves (I think it's called casewrapping). I know it sounds a little petty, but I'd prefer that and no dustjacket to having a dustjacket covering really bland, non-inked hardcovers. DC already use casewrapping with no lettering or cover copy underneath a dustjacket on some of their Vertigo stuff (Fables, Flex Mentallo), so it's something they already know how to do. I'm all for dropping the dustjacket and following the example set by Spirit World.

[davidn15]

What else I really like about that is that the cover is a gloss wraparound, right onto the cover boards themselves (I think it's called casewrapping). I know it sounds a little petty, but I'd prefer that and no dustjacket to having a dustjacket covering really bland, non-inked hardcovers. DC already use casewrapping with no lettering or cover copy underneath a dustjacket on some of their Vertigo stuff (Fables, Flex Mentallo), so it's something they already know how to do. I'm all for dropping the dustjacket and following the example set by Spirit World.

eh I like dustjackets...

[Jlls]

What else I really like about that is that the cover is a gloss wraparound, right onto the cover boards themselves (I think it's called casewrapping). I know it sounds a little petty, but I'd prefer that and no dustjacket to having a dustjacket covering really bland, non-inked hardcovers.

I find DJ's pretty useless, prefer the way Image & Dark Horse do their hc's

[ER Prest]

I have IC pre ordered at amazon...i'll probably cancel it unless it drops below 45% off

And I like just jackets as well