Marvel Omnibus/Oversized Hardcover Discussion Part V

[CrazyOldHermit]

I'm not certain why people are so down on the AVX volume. Demanding poor reviews?

The only thing I found dissapointing was the lack of any leaf on the embossed logo. Other than that, this was exactly what I expected it to be.

I'm clearly not up on my hardcover speak (I have less than thirty Marvel hardcovers and omnibus volumes, and about half that again from DC).

What is the problem with glued vs stitched binding? I wouldn't have noticed the difference if it wasn't mentioned here.

I'm sorry if this seems obtuse, but I'm a little curious. I feel like I should be disatisfied with this volume from the comments in here, but I'm not.

Glued binding has less flexibility and results in things like gutter loss and words/images being sucked into the spine. Sewn binding like the omnibuses use has none of that so you can read straight into the spine.

[klinton]

Glued binding has less flexibility and results in things like gutter loss and words/images being sucked into the spine. Sewn binding like the omnibuses use has none of that so you can read straight into the spine.

But that would play havok with the outer spine, no? Opening a volume that wide? I know some of the lager tomes (New Avengers and Spider-man come to mind here) are much harder to handle than this one due to thier obnoxious girth. They are both sewn, but letting them lay flat causes all sorts of irreversable crinklining of the cover.

I dunno. I never open the books farther than a loose V, cradled in my lap...so this isn't something that I can see bothering me. I may be alone on this though.

Thanks for the explanation though. :D

[CrazyOldHermit]

But that would play havok with the outer spine, no? Opening a volume that wide? I know some of the lager tomes (New Avengers and Spider-man come to mind here) are much harder to handle than this one due to thier obnoxious girth. They are both sewn, but letting them lay flat causes all sorts of irreversable crinklining of the cover.

I dunno. I never open the books farther than a loose V, cradled in my lap...so this isn't something that I can see bothering me. I may be alone on this though.

Thanks for the explanation though. :D

The dust jacket hides the crinkling. As long as you don't leave the book open for super long periods of time it'll be fine. They are designed to lay open and flat.

[Rasengan2000]

I'm sorry, but I kind of found this important:
On Amazon.co.uk, it has a 'Thor by J Michael Straczynski' listed, but the issues are listed up to 600.Wierder, it listed it as a preorder, for December 2010. Which is two years ago, obviously. Is this the omnibus of the run or not, or is it just out of print and the .co.uk site is goin' nuts? It's something I want very badly, and I don't want to waste thirty pounds on something that doesn't exist. (Please reply! I've posted twice here and gotten ignored, but I feel this is important.)

[ER Prest]

But that would play havok with the outer spine, no? Opening a volume that wide? I know some of the lager tomes (New Avengers and Spider-man come to mind here) are much harder to handle than this one due to thier obnoxious girth. They are both sewn, but letting them lay flat causes all sorts of irreversable crinklining of the cover.

I dunno. I never open the books farther than a loose V, cradled in my lap...so this isn't something that I can see bothering me. I may be alone on this though.

Thanks for the explanation though. :D

I've never had any damage to any of my spines. Even the larger ones(I let the spine separate from the binding when opening, not let it go into the V with the spine). And I honestly don't find them too hard to handle

[CrazyOldHermit]

I'm sorry, but I kind of found this important:
On Amazon.co.uk, it has a 'Thor by J Michael Straczynski' listed, but the issues are listed up to 600.Wierder, it listed it as a preorder, for December 2010. Which is two years ago, obviously. Is this the omnibus of the run or not, or is it just out of print and the .co.uk site is goin' nuts? It's something I want very badly, and I don't want to waste thirty pounds on something that doesn't exist. (Please reply! I've posted twice here and gotten ignored, but I feel this is important.)

Thats the omnibus.

If I'm not mistaken it was initially solicited as an OHC but was subsequently upgraded to an omnibus.

[DrGregatron]

I'm sorry, but I kind of found this important:
On Amazon.co.uk, it has a 'Thor by J Michael Straczynski' listed, but the issues are listed up to 600.Wierder, it listed it as a preorder, for December 2010. Which is two years ago, obviously. Is this the omnibus of the run or not, or is it just out of print and the .co.uk site is goin' nuts? It's something I want very badly, and I don't want to waste thirty pounds on something that doesn't exist. (Please reply! I've posted twice here and gotten ignored, but I feel this is important.)

You should post a link and we'd be better able to help you. That description is pretty vague, but sounds like it could describe the JMS Thor omnibus.

[Rasengan2000]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thor-By-J-Mi.../ref=pd_cp_b_1
There's a link. Thanks to you guys, I ... Guess its the omnibus, but has the weird preorder-in-the past thing happened to anyone else?
You guys are awesome :)

[krisis]

So, giving a good score on Amazon isn't going to get you a great reviewer rating, either, if your reviews don't make sense. I'd advise you to write your review, Krisis. If it's honest and makes sense, I'll mark it helpful. Other buyers should be warned, if only to prevent more glued-bindings on OHCs and Omnibuses.

It's more like, "Why am I spending time writing and editing this review for someone else to profit from and people to downvote when I could just be creating content for my own websites."

But, all points taken, when I am finished reading it I will review it.

[klinton]

I've never had any damage to any of my spines. Even the larger ones(I let the spine separate from the binding when opening, not let it go into the V with the spine). And I honestly don't find them too hard to handle

They're not destroyed or anything. But they def bend and buckle if you lay the book flat.

I'm a bit anal about stuff like that, so I just never open them so wide. I'm the same way with novels and regular trade collections. I like a crisp spine. :p

[NZ_InFerno]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thor-By-J-Mi.../ref=pd_cp_b_1
There's a link. Thanks to you guys, I ... Guess its the omnibus, but has the weird preorder-in-the past thing happened to anyone else?
You guys are awesome :)

That's the Omnibus, flick amazon a email about the preorder button as that shouldn't be there.

[NZ_InFerno]

Guys, how long does Barnes & Noble take before they dispatch your order(on free shipping)?

THANKS!

It updates on the order page 60 minutes after you place an order, go check there for shipping date.

[Rasengan2000]

Where do I send them an email?
I'm sorry, I don't usually need to do this, so I have no idea. I usually use the book depository, except for omnibusses.
EDIT: I... Think I found it. I'll update when I get a reply. You guys are great, thanks.

[NZ_InFerno]

They're not destroyed or anything. But they def bend and buckle if you lay the book flat.

I'm a bit anal about stuff like that, so I just never open them so wide. I'm the same way with novels and regular trade collections. I like a crisp spine. :p

In a sewn binding the ribbon bends, not the spine, as that's what the pages are attached too. With a glued binding the spine bends as that's what the pages are directly attached too, so if you open wide you get bent spines. It's why paperbacks get spine damage so easily if you open them too far. Glued binding.

That's why AvX is a dissapointment, afaik they haven't done a glued binding for something over 500 pages in quite a while.

[momaw]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thor-By-J-Mi.../ref=pd_cp_b_1
There's a link. Thanks to you guys, I ... Guess its the omnibus, but has the weird preorder-in-the past thing happened to anyone else?
You guys are awesome :)

It's out of print now and I doubt very much you would ever receive it. It think the pre-order is a glitch. Both Book Depository and Amazon US are out of stock and won't get more. Just had a look at amazon Germany (since I'm guessing you are in Europe) and it's also out of stock.

Forbidden Planet UK looks to have a copy:

http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/ind...ducts_id=59203