Thank you everyone for the comments. I left out the Marvel Masterworks and DC Archives as they are the same size as the standard Hardcovers. That's why I don't even mention them in the video.
As a new collector, this was exactly what I needed. It’s so easy to get lost and intimidated by everything that’s out there. Thank you for making these seem like an accessible hobby!
I feel for this recently. I read batman the white knight - loved it so much, that rebought the deluxe hardcover edition. Same exact size. I thought it'd be bigger as it was a deluxe edition
The 2nd version of Death & Return of Superman Omnibus is my "pink caddy" of collection. No Matrix Supergirl edited out, no annoying sticker like the 1st edition that is thick as can be of such an important story. The Batman writer or artist HCs are around 50 bucks ie Neal Adams, Don Newton, Gene Colan & Gerry Conway. The Usagi Yojimbo Saga non HCs are around 16- 17 bucks that collects 3 tpbs and is around 600 pages. Finally, Hellboy Library Editions are just as tall as DC Absolutes in case you were wondering. Peace!
I really like to make something special of the over-sized vs standard sized. I have only choose to collect Justice League/Society collected editions, standard series are standard sized hardcover, and events are oversized Omnibus. That way when I look at it all from a distance I can have a nice little timeline, each Omni/oversized book marking a little checkpoint that marks a end of a run/era and the start of a new one.
Batman's reading order is a bit specific to the continuity. The 1986-2011 stuff has a pretty consistant and interesting order that I've been trying to collect but there's a tonne of stories that have fallen out of print and go for ridiculous prices online like Venom, Sword of Azrael, Anarky, Shaman, Snow etc.
@@RumRayven the problem I have with that reading order is also I would have to stick to just Batman and Detective, leave out runs like Shadow of the Bat, Legends of the Dark Knight and even limited series.. unless it's collected in a collection...so curse DC for not including Sword of Azrael in the Knightfall omnibus.
@@NearMintCondition Pretty much all of the pivotal Legends of the Dark Knight stories are still hard to get. Still it's fun to go from Year one through the Loeb/Sale trilogy > Death in the family > Knightfall > Contagion > Legacy > No Man's land > New Gotham > War games and finally the Grant Morrison run and end at The Black Mirror. Something approximating that is the best you're gonna get for consistency in that continuity with the current collections.
OMG....Marvel is sending out staff to confiscate and destroy all the Annihilation Omnis so people will stop flexing on RUclips! That is huge news! Looking forward to a video on the epics, that’ll be cool.
Thank you for this informative video. Now I have a better understanding of the difference between each collected editions. The high end books like the omnibuses and absolute editions, or the platinum editions that Marvel has are a bit more pricier than the others. Since I’m on a budget, I can only spend so much on comics, so I can afford to get the trade paperbacks, deluxe editions and the oversized deluxe editions. The other books, even though they look nice, are a little over my budget. It would be nice to have them, though. Maybe if I win the lottery then I could be able to afford them. Nonetheless, this was a great video and I’ll just get what I can afford for the time being. Thanks for the information, I’ll keep it in mind when I go comic book shopping.
Nice! Thanks for this. Here in Colombia is hard to get normal Comic books. However I went to my local book store and I was delighted there was a huge section of Marvel and DC comics but I got really confused while perousing the shelves. Now I realize that they bring comics in Trade paperback formats!.
Ahhh you are costing me so much money bro! Watching this channel has reignited my love for collecting trades and now Im in too deep thinking of what I need now compared to what I have, and whats coming out in the future. Right now Im SUPER torn on the Grant Morrison Batman Omnis. Definitely my favorite comic run of all time, but I have most of it in Deluxe Hardcover and even the Absolutes of Batman and Robin, and Batman Inc. BUT there is a few rouge hardcovers that were never released in Deluxe format. Namely the New 52 Batman Inc, and the trade featuring Batman 700 and everytime I see those on the shelf it bugs me lol
@@NearMintCondition lol you got me convinced! I think I'll get it from Instocktrades along with the Black Mirror Absolute. My wallet is crying but my shelves will look great
Thank you so much and the library editions are taller than your omnibus. Its exclusive to just Dark Horse, but I've seen Image release books in that same format and size. Just not Library on the title. :)
Maybe you could do a video on favorite books for art, favorites for story, or favorites of manga. Just an idea I think would be interesting, without having to do like a top 10 list cause everyone knows those can be hard to nail down. Thanks.
I would love for it to be an annihilation reprint, but I'ld also be so down for an Annihilation slipcase boxset like the Infinity Boxset. Having all of annihilation,conquest, and war of kings in one epic box!
Anyone can do a custom bind. It's probably the easiest part of collected editions to put together. The hard part is rounding up the issues to put together. I think I will make a video of how to go about doing it. :)
I think my biggest thing was where the Marvel Complete Collections and the DC Essential(formerly) Collections fit in the format situation. The Epics seem to be mapped out past unreleased material where the Complete Collections seem to be fairly recent but oop/never released material. I use the Punisher Max line as an example. I got all of Garth Ennis' portion in Complete collection then shortly after the Complete Collections finished they announced omni's. Same with Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man. That got Complete Collections first then they released the Omni after. I know Dan Slott's Spider-Man has a number of Complete Collections and The Jason Aaron Thor just did the first Collection. If history is an indication once those are fully collected an Omni should come out right after. I'm not double dipping on the Punisher or MMUSM because at $52(cad) for each Complete Collection I'm just happier to spend my money elsewhere than to continually upgrade to an Omni. I'm not even going to speculate what DC was trying to do with their Essential line with everything going on in their collections department. Great video though and thank you for the info.
So for the Punisher Max I remember I decided to keep my OHCs and wait for the omnis to go on sale. I don't know why they decided to do that. For the most part Marvel finishes out their runs in collections they started, but DC... oh DC. Breaks my heart.
Not sure if you had them over in the US, but in England we had some little marvel trades called pocket books which were really small, and like £7 for 7 issues.
Awesome video, Omar! Clear and concise guidance about the nature of these various collections! As you know, I really like the Epic Collections (and I'm starting to enjoy the Omnis as well!) As for that little tidbit of news...it wouldn't happen to include any cool new Spider-Man collections, would it? ;)
Your comment about Annihilation gave me an idea. How about a top 20 Omnis that are oop/whales? Annihilation is impossible to find at a reasonable price!
i've started to make sense of the crazy comic world, thanks to your videos and help of google. however there is one thing i cant find an answer to anywhere, what exactly gets a hardcover? is it all tpbs? only certain tpbs? or is it something completely different from a tpb and also different from something like the epic collection?
HOLD UP , WAIT ! @7:16 You custom bind books?!?! Do you have a video of that? I was looking to get my Image WildCATS collection bound in omnibus format along with Nightwing and Moon Knight. I'd love to see a video if you have one up
@@NearMintCondition - if you have any info or references I'd love to hear/see them from you. I have hundreds of floppies and trades that I'd love to bind into omnibus format. Thanks for responding bro 👍🏿
I think my favorite format is that double sized trade paperback with 8-16 issues in it. I'm really into the Vertigo and proto-Vertigo (ie Swamp Thing) stuff, and that's how a lot of the reprints of their stuff has come. I've been calling it the Book format since most of the stuff has been labeled as "Book #." It gives you more stuff than a standard trade without being as expensive or difficult to read as an omni and fits on the shelves I have better than deluxe hardcover stuff
Although my collector brain loves the idea of omnis, these just make the most sense for someone who tries to read everything he owns, has limited shelf space, and doesn't want to completely kill his wallet
Could you possibly explain why marvel doesn’t reprint most of their omnibus’s and what it takes for them too do it. I just don’t get their business practices. DC has a foot hold when it comes to reprinting.
Besides omnibus' Complete Collection and the Marvel Epics are the best imo. Love oversized HC but they always have my shelf uneven if you know what I mean
Great video on hardcover and trade paperback but I would like to have seen more of what the ominous collects, does it collect everything, does it have just a character run or everything a certain writer has written...you kinda did for the standards but not the ominous's or premiums....
They are great, I purposely left them out because those are geared more towards kids. I'll probably do another video with my kids and the digest editions. :)
Even though I know about the differences I still enjoyed the video even though you didn't include the digests, the Wal-Mart exclusive stuff, etc. I'm kidding, my friend, just busting your balls. I'm really looking forward to the Live NMC video later this week. I get to bust your balls in real time! Yeah! I'm going to guess that Marvel will announce that they have fired all their writers and that Jonathan Hickman will be writing every Marvel book and retconning everything that has ever happened in the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee who? Jack Kirby who? Peter David who? Lastly, do I have to threaten to hold my breath until we get an X-Factor reading order video? I'll do it too, just to spite you. #OmarRules #OmarIsKeepingSecretsFromUs #ICanHoldMyBreathForLikeMaybeTwoMinutes
Much love back to you, my brother. I think my kiddos would love to do a video on the digest size books. Oh man I'm going to add the X-factor reading order to the poll... I almost forgot. Thank you so much.
I'm pretty new to the comic scene as well. I was wondering, as I've been looking at getting the Planet Hulk paperback omnibus. I've seen a regular edition, and then a premium edition for a couple pounds more. I can't seem to find any explanation on the difference between them. Is there any?
okay so this is the trade paperback: www.amazon.com/Incredible-Hulk-Planet-Greg-Pak/dp/0785120122/?tag=nearmintcon-20 and this is the omnibus: www.amazon.com/Hulk-Planet-Omnibus-Incredible/dp/1302907697/?tag=nearmintcon-20 See the page count and price difference?
@@NearMintCondition thanks so much for replying. So the first link, I think is the normal one I was looking at - maybe a amazon typo to call it an omnibus as I see those seem to always be hardbacks? But the second one is this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-Premium-Planet-Greg-Pak/dp/1846539250/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Planet+Hulk+Omnibus&qid=1558294730&s=gateway&sr=8-3. For me the difference in price is just £4 it seems. I do note that on these versions there seems to be something like a 16 page difference.www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Hulk-Omnibus-Greg-Pak/dp/1905239661/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Planet+Hulk+Omnibus&qid=1558294714&s=gateway&sr=8-2
This video is full of great information that I had no idea about. As someone who enjoys reading comics but doesn't have the money or space to go ham on individual issues a nice trade is perfect! For me, I have to say the oversized deluxe omnibus editions in the slipcases seem like they are the most worth the price. Is there a website that collects info on all the different editions available? Say I want to read the very first issue of X-Men, where would I go to figure out where this has been reprinted so I can decide which version to get?
Thank you so much and I’m going to be updating it. I don’t know of a website anymore. My buddy Crushing Krisis owns an amazing job of reading orders and where to get the stories in different formats, but not all stories.
Idk if I'm a plebeian but I find omnibus too cumbersome and annoying for actual reading purposes. Like I read the story in various single issues and trades and then once an arc or storyline gets finsihed I'll replace em with an omnibus or absolute, so that whenever I want to read em again I don't have to but 15 different books.
Hey man, how do you stay informed on what’s being reprinted in Marvel? Just recently started collecting some epic collections and saw that some were out of print
ConnorPlaysGames101 I really use the catalogs to put together a spreadsheet of upcoming collections. However, Marvel was kind enough to reach out to me and are giving me inside information and when I can announce it on the channel. :)
@@NearMintCondition yep it's currently out of print, unless you know something I don't 😂 Silver Surfer Dan Slott seems to be the most recent addition to the OOP pile
@@NearMintCondition sorry for the miss spelling didn't notice it till now but now I might get into it, I always like stories were the original heroes turn evil, makes it a more interesting read.
I do use another company, but all the prep work I have to do myself. I really thought about making a video on this process when I get back into custom binding books.
I would be very interested in it, should you decide to do so. I collect almost exclusively TPB but have toyed with the idea of binding a few 'Events' or 'runs' my own.
As Daw stated earlier, some manga does get this kind of love. Like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Berserk, FMA and a few others. But it's more for superhero comics to be collected this way.
@@NearMintCondition Ok, so now the forums are starting to talk about this video and Annihilation Omnibus reprints... A lot of peoples hopes are going up now. Just sayin'.
Thank you everyone for the comments. I left out the Marvel Masterworks and DC Archives as they are the same size as the standard Hardcovers. That's why I don't even mention them in the video.
I kinda like the fact that you can have a entire series in one book
That is honestly the reason I got huuuge into the omnibuses. One crossover event one huge book.
Near Mint Condition yes I picked up the alpha flight omnibus
Yeah, Byrne's Alpha Flight and I will be getting his Namor.
As a new collector, this was exactly what I needed. It’s so easy to get lost and intimidated by everything that’s out there. Thank you for making these seem like an accessible hobby!
What did you decide to start with?
Just the kind of education I need
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Awesome yesssss love you Mr.Uncanny OMARRRRRRR
Much love back to you, my fellow Kentuckian.
I feel for this recently. I read batman the white knight - loved it so much, that rebought the deluxe hardcover edition. Same exact size. I thought it'd be bigger as it was a deluxe edition
Awesome video! As someone who has recently re-joined the collected editions game, this is helpful.
Taylor, you were one of the people I had in mind when I did this video. So thank you, for the idea.
Near Mint Condition that’s awesome! Thanks, man!
The 2nd version of Death & Return of Superman Omnibus is my "pink caddy" of collection. No Matrix Supergirl edited out, no annoying sticker like the 1st edition that is thick as can be of such an important story. The Batman writer or artist HCs are around 50 bucks ie Neal Adams, Don Newton, Gene Colan & Gerry Conway. The Usagi Yojimbo Saga non HCs are around 16- 17 bucks that collects 3 tpbs and is around 600 pages. Finally, Hellboy Library Editions are just as tall as DC Absolutes in case you were wondering. Peace!
Matthew Guy I am always wondering my dood!
I really like to make something special of the over-sized vs standard sized. I have only choose to collect Justice League/Society collected editions, standard series are standard sized hardcover, and events are oversized Omnibus. That way when I look at it all from a distance I can have a nice little timeline, each Omni/oversized book marking a little checkpoint that marks a end of a run/era and the start of a new one.
I like the idea of some kind of book ends for something like that.
Hey Omar, can you please make comprehensive reading guide for Batman
I will add that to the poll on our patreon for sure.
Batman's reading order is a bit specific to the continuity. The 1986-2011 stuff has a pretty consistant and interesting order that I've been trying to collect but there's a tonne of stories that have fallen out of print and go for ridiculous prices online like Venom, Sword of Azrael, Anarky, Shaman, Snow etc.
@@RumRayven the problem I have with that reading order is also I would have to stick to just Batman and Detective, leave out runs like Shadow of the Bat, Legends of the Dark Knight and even limited series.. unless it's collected in a collection...so curse DC for not including Sword of Azrael in the Knightfall omnibus.
@@NearMintCondition Pretty much all of the pivotal Legends of the Dark Knight stories are still hard to get. Still it's fun to go from Year one through the Loeb/Sale trilogy > Death in the family > Knightfall > Contagion > Legacy > No Man's land > New Gotham > War games and finally the Grant Morrison run and end at The Black Mirror. Something approximating that is the best you're gonna get for consistency in that continuity with the current collections.
OMG....Marvel is sending out staff to confiscate and destroy all the Annihilation Omnis so people will stop flexing on RUclips! That is huge news! Looking forward to a video on the epics, that’ll be cool.
LOL Close, my friend. So close. :)
Long time comic fan. I just started collecting omnibuses. This info was great!
TuffMedicine thank you for the kind words. Welcome to the party!
Awesome video!
Thank you for the kind words.
Nice video. For a new collector, imo, it’s definitely worth mentioning essential collections/showcase. Maybe next time
Thank you so much and I thought about it, but both of those lines have been discontinued by Marvel and DC.
Thank you for this informative video. Now I have a better understanding of the difference between each collected editions. The high end books like the omnibuses and absolute editions, or the platinum editions that Marvel has are a bit more pricier than the others. Since I’m on a budget, I can only spend so much on comics, so I can afford to get the trade paperbacks, deluxe editions and the oversized deluxe editions. The other books, even though they look nice, are a little over my budget. It would be nice to have them, though. Maybe if I win the lottery then I could be able to afford them. Nonetheless, this was a great video and I’ll just get what I can afford for the time being. Thanks for the information, I’ll keep it in mind when I go comic book shopping.
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. The Epics I think are wonderful and affordable.
The Epic Collections look great. And they are reasonable, so, I’ll be getting those as well. Thanks for the video. 👍🏼
And thank you for watching.
I enjoy watching your videos and learning something new and different.
Nice! Thanks for this. Here in Colombia is hard to get normal Comic books. However I went to my local book store and I was delighted there was a huge section of Marvel and DC comics but I got really confused while perousing the shelves. Now I realize that they bring comics in Trade paperback formats!.
Great video Omar about Collected Editions and the different types of them
I appreciate it.
Awesome thanks man great information video 👍
Thank you so much for the kind words. :)
@@NearMintCondition NP :)
thanks for the video, Omar!
Thank you for watching,.
very informative
Thank you. There is an updated video of you look at the beginners playlist
Thanks, this was really informative.Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for the kind words.
i never read the under seige storyline . its a big story for cap so i should get it thanks for the class omar
Of course! And yes Under Siege is solid and Stern kills it in this run.
Damn, that Green Lantern, Kyle rayner book got me into comics. Brought back some memories when you pulled it out Omar.
Me too, my brother... I love his run, broke my heart when volume 3 was cancelled.
Thanks
This was quite informative and well done, sir.
Thank you so much... :)
Ahhh you are costing me so much money bro! Watching this channel has reignited my love for collecting trades and now Im in too deep thinking of what I need now compared to what I have, and whats coming out in the future. Right now Im SUPER torn on the Grant Morrison Batman Omnis. Definitely my favorite comic run of all time, but I have most of it in Deluxe Hardcover and even the Absolutes of Batman and Robin, and Batman Inc. BUT there is a few rouge hardcovers that were never released in Deluxe format. Namely the New 52 Batman Inc, and the trade featuring Batman 700 and everytime I see those on the shelf it bugs me lol
John S you came to the wrong place to tell you to do the right things. Buy those omnis ;)
@@NearMintCondition lol you got me convinced! I think I'll get it from Instocktrades along with the Black Mirror Absolute. My wallet is crying but my shelves will look great
Great video, really helpful. Question - what exactly is library edition and how its different from others ????
Thank you so much and the library editions are taller than your omnibus. Its exclusive to just Dark Horse, but I've seen Image release books in that same format and size. Just not Library on the title. :)
Maybe you could do a video on favorite books for art, favorites for story, or favorites of manga. Just an idea I think would be interesting, without having to do like a top 10 list cause everyone knows those can be hard to nail down. Thanks.
Thank you for those ideas and I love them!!
Good vid, thanks! I had a question about the Batman Rebirth Deluxes but I see you have a whole video dedicated to that, so I'll check that out. :)
I do and thank you for watching.
I would love for it to be an annihilation reprint, but I'ld also be so down for an Annihilation slipcase boxset like the Infinity Boxset. Having all of annihilation,conquest, and war of kings in one epic box!
I believe I will be given the green light to announce the news today. :)
I felt that light flex where your boy goes" oh well cus, I custom bind my own books an shit" 🧝🏽♂️
Anyone can do a custom bind. It's probably the easiest part of collected editions to put together. The hard part is rounding up the issues to put together. I think I will make a video of how to go about doing it. :)
I think my biggest thing was where the Marvel Complete Collections and the DC Essential(formerly) Collections fit in the format situation. The Epics seem to be mapped out past unreleased material where the Complete Collections seem to be fairly recent but oop/never released material. I use the Punisher Max line as an example. I got all of Garth Ennis' portion in Complete collection then shortly after the Complete Collections finished they announced omni's. Same with Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man. That got Complete Collections first then they released the Omni after. I know Dan Slott's Spider-Man has a number of Complete Collections and The Jason Aaron Thor just did the first Collection. If history is an indication once those are fully collected an Omni should come out right after. I'm not double dipping on the Punisher or MMUSM because at $52(cad) for each Complete Collection I'm just happier to spend my money elsewhere than to continually upgrade to an Omni. I'm not even going to speculate what DC was trying to do with their Essential line with everything going on in their collections department.
Great video though and thank you for the info.
So for the Punisher Max I remember I decided to keep my OHCs and wait for the omnis to go on sale. I don't know why they decided to do that. For the most part Marvel finishes out their runs in collections they started, but DC... oh DC. Breaks my heart.
Not sure if you had them over in the US, but in England we had some little marvel trades called pocket books which were really small, and like £7 for 7 issues.
We absolutely do, but those are geared towards kids and called Digest sizes here. So I may do a video on those with my kiddos.
C'mon give me something about Annihilation i m dying here😉😋😭have the trades but would like to upgrade to the omni..😊
I promise it will come as soon as I get the go ahead and you will be very happy. :)
Near Mint Condition it’s going to part of a giveaway, isn’t it???
@@benjones8276 It's even better than one giveaway. :)
I can't wait for epic collection video. I just ordered my first few epic collection star wars books and can't wait to see how it turns out
Thank you so much for watching. And yes I will be working on that video.
Awesome video, Omar! Clear and concise guidance about the nature of these various collections! As you know, I really like the Epic Collections (and I'm starting to enjoy the Omnis as well!)
As for that little tidbit of news...it wouldn't happen to include any cool new Spider-Man collections, would it? ;)
Thank you so much my brother. Sadly, that bit of news I'm sharing has nothing to do with a new Spidey collection. But still cool none the less. :)
Your comment about Annihilation gave me an idea. How about a top 20 Omnis that are oop/whales?
Annihilation is impossible to find at a reasonable price!
I will work on that for sure.
i've started to make sense of the crazy comic world, thanks to your videos and help of google. however there is one thing i cant find an answer to anywhere, what exactly gets a hardcover? is it all tpbs? only certain tpbs? or is it something completely different from a tpb and also different from something like the epic collection?
Please tell me annihalation is getting a re print 😬
I promise I will let everyone know as soon as I get the go ahead, but it will be Breaking news this week on the channel for sure.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for watching and I swear every time I see your avatar.. I want to get out my KOF and Fatal Fury games.
HOLD UP , WAIT ! @7:16 You custom bind books?!?! Do you have a video of that? I was looking to get my Image WildCATS collection bound in omnibus format along with Nightwing and Moon Knight. I'd love to see a video if you have one up
I have yes, I just keep forgetting to film myself doing it, because I've been out of the custom bound game for a while now.
@@NearMintCondition - if you have any info or references I'd love to hear/see them from you. I have hundreds of floppies and trades that I'd love to bind into omnibus format. Thanks for responding bro 👍🏿
@@bobigghhb3 I was going to ask for the same thing. :)
I will for sure do a video in the future. It would make me happy to share the mistakes I made and the places I have them made.
@@bobigghhb3 check out heroes rebound studios on Facebook or Instagram
Which version would you recommend for The Sandman? TPB, absolut or deluxe?
For me, Absolute.
I think my favorite format is that double sized trade paperback with 8-16 issues in it. I'm really into the Vertigo and proto-Vertigo (ie Swamp Thing) stuff, and that's how a lot of the reprints of their stuff has come. I've been calling it the Book format since most of the stuff has been labeled as "Book #." It gives you more stuff than a standard trade without being as expensive or difficult to read as an omni and fits on the shelves I have better than deluxe hardcover stuff
Although my collector brain loves the idea of omnis, these just make the most sense for someone who tries to read everything he owns, has limited shelf space, and doesn't want to completely kill his wallet
The complete collections: YEah those are awesome. Epics are amazing.
Wait... Did Omar just tease a potential Annihilation Omnibus reprint!!!!
Jake Oldham I promise I will announce something on the channel as soon as I’m given the go ahead.
@@NearMintCondition Hope it's soon :)!!!
What is your FAVORITE comic story line ever? If you had to pick one
Oh man, just one? God Loves, Man Kills in X-men. Seriously.
Can’t wait for the Marvel Epic Collection video 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for watching.
Could you possibly explain why marvel doesn’t reprint most of their omnibus’s and what it takes for them too do it. I just don’t get their business practices. DC has a foot hold when it comes to reprinting.
I actually can go into detail about that so I would love to.
Thank you I would appreciate that.
I just collect
Trade paper backs
Complete collections
Oversized hardcovers
Omnibus
Besides omnibus' Complete Collection and the Marvel Epics are the best imo. Love oversized HC but they always have my shelf uneven if you know what I mean
I am the same, but I love those Marvel Epic Collections.
Thanks for the video. Glossy paper really bothers be. I far prefer newsprint or more matte paper.
You are more than welcome. Epics are the way to go for you!
Great video on hardcover and trade paperback but I would like to have seen more of what the ominous collects, does it collect everything, does it have just a character run or everything a certain writer has written...you kinda did for the standards but not the ominous's or premiums....
When I started collecting back in the early 80s we mostly had single issues
Same here, now these things are like book books.
10:06😉
I promise to announce something as early as tomorrow.
Hey,what about digests or pocket book editions? :) Not so popular I'm assuming
They are great, I purposely left them out because those are geared more towards kids. I'll probably do another video with my kids and the digest editions. :)
Good info for rookies or veterans. Btw... I'm subscribed.
thank you so much for the nice words.
Even though I know about the differences I still enjoyed the video even though you didn't include the digests, the Wal-Mart exclusive stuff, etc. I'm kidding, my friend, just busting your balls. I'm really looking forward to the Live NMC video later this week. I get to bust your balls in real time! Yeah! I'm going to guess that Marvel will announce that they have fired all their writers and that Jonathan Hickman will be writing every Marvel book and retconning everything that has ever happened in the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee who? Jack Kirby who? Peter David who? Lastly, do I have to threaten to hold my breath until we get an X-Factor reading order video? I'll do it too, just to spite you. #OmarRules #OmarIsKeepingSecretsFromUs #ICanHoldMyBreathForLikeMaybeTwoMinutes
Much love back to you, my brother. I think my kiddos would love to do a video on the digest size books. Oh man I'm going to add the X-factor reading order to the poll... I almost forgot. Thank you so much.
How could you forget Dark Horse library editions and Image oversized hardcover editions and Oni Press has HUGE 14”x9” Hardcover editions
Josh Long he said at the beginning that this video would focus on DC and Marvel only
I wanted to focus on Marvel and DC today. I will probably do another video with those huuuuge books another day.
I want that Annihilation!
It's coming, my dood!
I have 1 trade one omnibus and one single there all spiderman
I'm pretty new to the comic scene as well. I was wondering, as I've been looking at getting the Planet Hulk paperback omnibus. I've seen a regular edition, and then a premium edition for a couple pounds more. I can't seem to find any explanation on the difference between them. Is there any?
okay so this is the trade paperback:
www.amazon.com/Incredible-Hulk-Planet-Greg-Pak/dp/0785120122/?tag=nearmintcon-20
and this is the omnibus:
www.amazon.com/Hulk-Planet-Omnibus-Incredible/dp/1302907697/?tag=nearmintcon-20
See the page count and price difference?
@@NearMintCondition thanks so much for replying. So the first link, I think is the normal one I was looking at - maybe a amazon typo to call it an omnibus as I see those seem to always be hardbacks? But the second one is this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Marvel-Premium-Planet-Greg-Pak/dp/1846539250/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Planet+Hulk+Omnibus&qid=1558294730&s=gateway&sr=8-3. For me the difference in price is just £4 it seems. I do note that on these versions there seems to be something like a 16 page difference.www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Hulk-Omnibus-Greg-Pak/dp/1905239661/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Planet+Hulk+Omnibus&qid=1558294714&s=gateway&sr=8-2
This video is full of great information that I had no idea about. As someone who enjoys reading comics but doesn't have the money or space to go ham on individual issues a nice trade is perfect! For me, I have to say the oversized deluxe omnibus editions in the slipcases seem like they are the most worth the price. Is there a website that collects info on all the different editions available? Say I want to read the very first issue of X-Men, where would I go to figure out where this has been reprinted so I can decide which version to get?
Thank you so much and I’m going to be updating it. I don’t know of a website anymore. My buddy Crushing Krisis owns an amazing job of reading orders and where to get the stories in different formats, but not all stories.
Idk if I'm a plebeian but I find omnibus too cumbersome and annoying for actual reading purposes. Like I read the story in various single issues and trades and then once an arc or storyline gets finsihed I'll replace em with an omnibus or absolute, so that whenever I want to read em again I don't have to but 15 different books.
Can you do a tour of your manga collection?
I promise that I will do that soon.
Are the stories in hardcovers; also in trade paperbacks?
For the most part, but each is different.
You should have named this video
😂😂COLLECTORS EDITION:THE NAME OF THE GAME😂😂
I do like that title! Next time. :)
Waht edition of comics should I collect not spending to much money?
Marvel Epics for the classic stuff and tpbs for modern books.
Hey man, how do you stay informed on what’s being reprinted in Marvel? Just recently started collecting some epic collections and saw that some were out of print
ConnorPlaysGames101 I really use the catalogs to put together a spreadsheet of upcoming collections. However, Marvel was kind enough to reach out to me and are giving me inside information and when I can announce it on the channel. :)
Is DC deluxe hardcovers the same as oversized hardcovers? I was looking at getting crisis on infinite earths deluxe hardcovers but was unsure of size.
They are.
@@NearMintCondition thanks
What about the Dark Horse's library editions? Where does it fit in, is it the same dimensions as an omnibus? Thank you!
No it's not, they are taller. I left those out to only focus on the DC and Marvel books.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you! Love your content!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words. :)
Was about to spend €120 on Annihilation Conquest Omni but Omar's got me in a tizzy checking all the forums can't find any info on a reprint 😨😓😰😫🤢🤮😱👼🧟
Is Conquest out of print too? I really need to update my list of OOP omnis before I make a video.
@@NearMintCondition yep it's currently out of print, unless you know something I don't 😂 Silver Surfer Dan Slott seems to be the most recent addition to the OOP pile
How do you custom bind books
It's a long tedious process. Collect the books, take out ads, put them in order and send them to the bindery. Design the covers and table of contents.
I’ll just now getting into comics n I’ve been watching all of your videos learning all I can
@Near Mint Condition, in the Jack Ryder green lantern books, does the books start off with hal jordon going insane or is it later on in the series ?
Did you mean the Geoff Johns' omnibus? That kicks off with Green Lantern Rebirth.
@@NearMintCondition the comic book I was talking about was the Jack Ryder volume one comic that you were saying was canceled before you could order
oh the Kyle Rayner book. Yes it starts with Emerald Twilight where Hal Jordan goes crazy and later turns into the Paralax.
@@NearMintCondition sorry for the miss spelling didn't notice it till now but now I might get into it, I always like stories were the original heroes turn evil, makes it a more interesting read.
@@lucasscavo7209 Don't worry about the spelling. I'm terrible at it. :) I'm glad I was able to answer your question.
Sounds like you are trying to not say that Annihilation will be getting a reprinting soon.
I'm trying to not say anything and hint at something at the same time. ;)
1:20 I thought one shot refers to a single issue, not a single collection. Wouldn't it be called a limited series instead?
Andrew Glynn it is Omar made a mistake, because surprisingly he is human and not a God like we all think he is.
@@benjones8276 That's kinda what I figured, just wanted to double check. Thanks!
My boy Ben is right. :) It was a limited series and the slip of the tongue on my part.
Hey Omar, quick question:
You mention that you will bind some of your own books. What's your process for this? Do you use an outside company?
I do use another company, but all the prep work I have to do myself. I really thought about making a video on this process when I get back into custom binding books.
I would be very interested in it, should you decide to do so. I collect almost exclusively TPB but have toyed with the idea of binding a few 'Events' or 'runs' my own.
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Lol we don’t talk about those anymore :)
On my channel I have a video about comic book maintenance... What do you think about graphic short boxes?
I'll go check it out.
I wish Manga had better nicer editions. Like American comics do.
I know Full Metal Alchemist and Berserk are both getting new editions currently, but I get what you mean.
Daw I would love hardbacks collector editions for a lot more though
As Daw stated earlier, some manga does get this kind of love. Like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Berserk, FMA and a few others. But it's more for superhero comics to be collected this way.
Daw I’m collecting the FMA hardcover editions and damn they are awesome
@@Bus_Driver117 Two per volume, right?
They’re probably going to reprint them.
warmer...warmer.
@@NearMintCondition one giant Omni covering both Annihilation omni's?
Stuart Morris nobody would be able to hold that thing up. So now we are back to colder :)
@@NearMintCondition Ok, so now the forums are starting to talk about this video and Annihilation Omnibus reprints... A lot of peoples hopes are going up now. Just sayin'.
@@J0NNYBOY I promise that lots of people will be happy. Well, maybe not the flippers, but it's not about them. ;)
You didn’t even go into what absolutes collect that other versions don’t. All the extras.
Proto Plasma I tried to keep it simple. But i can focus more on Absolutes later