Marvel Omnibus/Oversized Hardcover Discussion Part IV

[chicainery]

This thread is long and has a lot of regulars so I can understand why people get tired of the same conversations that circle around but I agree with you that this time it is directly relevant to this thread since we are discussing a new OHC release. Its especially great for people who don't know the material and want to know what people have to say about it, or for people like me who don't actually know any non internets people who are into comics.

FA and X-Cutioners Song best represent to me the X-men. I first became aware of them with the trading cards and then the comics right at the time of X-Men number 1. I loved X-Cutioners Song but was only ever able to read 2 issues from FA. For me, FA was one of my holy grails. I've been hoping for a reprint for years now.

My favorite part of FA: (at least from what I remember)

I loved the issue were Jean pulls Wolverine back from the brink. The reveal that Wolverine's claws are in fact a part of him was lost on me though since, for some reason, I had always assumed that they were his bone. Guess my reading comprehension sucked.

I have a hard time reading very many X-men comics from that era in a row, but I really would like to get the Fatal Attractions HC. It was one of my favorite X-men crossovers from when I was younger, and I first read them all in a row on Halloween afternoon, which makes them extra cool to me for some reason.

X-Cutioner's Song just didn't seem as great to me as Fatal Attractions. I wasn't a big fan of Cable and Stryfe.

[manymade1]

Quick question, is their a collection of Jim Starlin's Thanos saga?

[Kakaroach]

Unfortunately, the Romita, Sr cover is the Direct Market edition, while the Ramos cover is the regular edition.

Yeah, thats the part that doesn't make sense. The original should be the regular. Great deal but eh.

[chicainery]

Yeah, thats the part that doesn't make sense. The original should be the regular. Great deal but eh.

I agree. You could always buy it and ignore the cover. The inside is the same after all!

[regomar]

Quick question, is their a collection of Jim Starlin's Thanos saga?

Not in OHC as far as I know. Plenty of Starlin trades though. Rebirth of Thanos trade contains 'Thanos Quest'. Think they might have released that as a PHC, but I'm not sure.

[TamTam79]

Not in OHC as far as I know. Plenty of Starlin trades though. Rebirth of Thanos trade contains 'Thanos Quest'. Think they might have released that as a PHC, but I'm not sure.

Yeah, that was a PHC released in mid-2010.

[CSPDX]

I agree. You could always buy it and ignore the cover. The inside is the same after all!

This is what I did. Not paying $10+ extra just for the cover when the insides are identical.

[CrazyOldHermit]

It's $72 on BD right now. You gotta remember, Amazon owns the BD, so their prices often are directly influenced.

Prices are also dependant on location. Its $75 for me on BD.

Yeah, thats the part that doesn't make sense. The original should be the regular. Great deal but eh.

I think its to give support to the Direct Market.

[Awesome!]

I would sacrifice a cute kitten for a Starlin omnibus going back to Warlock.

[davidn15]

I actually don't have any problems with Ramos's cover for ASM

[CSPDX]

All the talk about the Romita/Ramos covers got me thinking. Is there any long-term gain in getting the DM cover over the bookstore cover? It seems that recently in the short term, there's a premium placed on the DM cover of $5-$20 but do those DM covers maintain their value over the long run? Are there any DM covered omnis that are significantly more valuable than their bookstore covered counterparts? Obviously, a lot of us prefer the DM covers now because they feature the original artwork and would rather have that ourselves outside of any financial considerations, but this is something I was curious about.

[CrazyOldHermit]

The only upside I see for the Ramos cover is that the only time I won't see it when I'm reading and I won't see it when its on the shelf.

It really stands as an example of how not to draw some the Marvel (aka good) way.

[krisis]

Quick question, is their a collection of Jim Starlin's Thanos saga?

Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel Vol. 3 includes CAPTAIN MARVEL #22-33 and IRON MAN #55, which I understand to be the original Thanos saga.

If you mean the three-part Infinity Crossovers, each has had their core independently collected, leaving out many tie-ins, but there is no centralized collection.

[regomar]

Is there anywhere on the forum or in this thread that I can view photos of all your OHC/OMNIBUS collections?, I really enjoy seeing proper big collections displayed nicely as I only have enough Marvels myself to fill one shelf.

[Awesome!]

Is that the Rising Stars compendium HC? I thought that was oversized.