I want more good Superman omnies. This story is so irrelevant. Reboot and immediately made irrelevant by Rebirth. I for my part skip this era of Superman altogether.
As a Morrison fan, I liked reading this story but not enough to pick up this omnibus. That said, I support releasing more Superman omnibuses, particularly from Byrne’s tenure onwards.
It is Sholly Fisch. DC doesn’t even get the names of their writers right 🤦🏻♂️ I’d say someone’s getting fired but I’m pretty sure this is the result of them firing everyone who had a clue in the first place already 🤷🏻♂️
It is Sholly Fisch. Yikes. Also is this another instance of there being a table of contents with page numbers, but no numbers on the actual pages? Doesn’t look like there are page numbers, but maybe I just can’t see it. Edit: just got to part in the video where you mention it! 🤜💥🤛
Just when you think the production of DC omnis cant get any worse they are now misspelling a key creator’s name. Amateurs! But i suppose AT&T don’t care as we’ll all buy it anyway, but i feel sorry for the creator involved.
@@FrankCastlesConscience AT&T absolutely does not care. They’re looking for buyers but I doubt anyone will take all of WB from them for the price they want. Hopefully they change their mind and let someone with a plan buy just DC out.
Wonderfully refreshing, straight forward and professionally honest review of this Omni Omar. I still will be getting it in spite of its flaws to help DC realize they need to release Superman in Omnis instead of HC's for iconic runs. Looking forward to the Krypto story especially.
Here in brazil we already have it in 2016, but was not selled as omnibus and w as standard size, but it had hardcover and 668 pages! But this new version is AMAZING!
All-Star and Final Crisis Superman are my favourite incarnations of the Character thus far that I've so I'm very interested to see what Grant does here.
As a big Morrison fan (yes, I’m one of those) I can’t wait for this. This is probably one of the few runs of his I’ve never read. I’ve heard negative things about it but I heard negative things about his Batman run as well but I loved it.
“How to build the perfect book by DC” 1) Don’t include page numbers ✅ 2) Don’t include covers with issue number ✅ 3) Don’t include a Table of Contents ❌ Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad...
Well, it looks like they managed to put the issues in the wrong order too. Don't they get bonus points for that? #5-6 take place after #8. #7 continues *directly* from the end of #4. This appears to have been done because Rags Morales needed a break before the arc was complete, so they had Andy Kubert come in for a separate two-issue "fill in" story. The trades (both original and the later Essential Edition) were mapped in a sensible reading order (i.e. #1-4, #7-8, #5-6), but the contents page suggests they've reverted to publication order for this omnibus.
I don’t need/want page numbers but it’d be great if they left the covers untouched and left issue numbers and other writing on them. Nice document of history.
Looks fantastic! Sure am glad I preordered :) looking forward to reread! I think it’ll go better in this format than last time I read it in the monthly singles
Interestingly this exact omnibus has been available from Panini Comics in Brazil since 2015, and it was the first omnibus ever released in Brazil. I've already read it and thought it was pretty good. Not a Superman fan myself, but a huge Grant Morrison fan.
@@fingerprints2983 we usually get stuff a lot later here haha this one was a special occasion. Only recently we started getting more omnibuses (omnibi?).
I didn't think you were getting this omnibus. I think we persuaded you to change your decision😄 If you don't want this omnibus in the future you can resell it when it goes oop and can fund other books instead. I am glad you did get it though great review as always.👍
This one looks cool. I been wanting to get into new 52 superman books. I think that as these books didn’t have page numbering, they don’t have to put it in there. But it should have come with the issue number behind the cover though.
Surprised you went and picked this up, Omar. Either way, I would buy this but not high on my pull list. It's still Morrison, it's a Superman omni (we don't have enough), and DC are still pumping out collected editions regardless of how small that number has become.
Hi Omar, I know you don’t like this run, so thank you so much for buying this for us. I really don’t think I’d like this run either, like you, I love superman from Byrne. I’m a huge superman/Chris reeve fan too. I’ll buy this because I want more superman omni’s, and the chronological order of every character too. Thank you mate.
Omar, PSA on this Omni. Issue #2 has a page of missing dialogue - all word balloons are gone. I have alerted my retailer and it appears to affect most, if not all, copies. Frustrating for a book like this to have that level of error. It's at 6:16 left hand side, on your video. By my count, it's page 48.
would love superman omnis of the john byrne run, the jeph loeb run so our worlds at war can be in oversized, the run of issues of Superman (216-226) during infinite crisis through the geoff johns kurt busiek run and if the geoff johns issues of superman from the 180s and action with donner and gary frank (pre new krypton) could be included in that that would be cool
There’s a page from issue 2 that’s missing all dialogue. I’ve been hoping someone could post a video or picture of the omni page and the floppy or tpb page so I can see just what is missing.
@@PizzaParty83 It's at the 6:16 mark of Omar's video above (and yes, I appreciate the irony of that time mark :)). I've also noticed a smaller omission in one panel two pages earlier where Superman's cape doesn't include the Superman symbol. Everything else seems fine on that page, but there's possibly errors in other other pages.
Another good looking omni I'll pick up. Though it is weird to me that the book collects Action Comics but is named Superman. Kinda wish the stuck with the real name but not a big deal. Here's hoping this sells well and DC does omnis for the full New52 Action Comics run. I also like that it is a thinner omni. I know you like them "thicker than a snickers" but I find the thinner omnis a bit easier to read when sitting back on my couch. Also I agree with your "interesting move comment" about the cover. It makes no sense to split up the front/back cover image with the spine. Hopefully DC can get some new blood into their collections department and up their quality.
Curious also that the images of Superman on the inside cover don't match the outfit that Superman wears in the issues in the Omnibus and on the dust jacket.
Start with John Byrne's Man of Steel and work your way through that then onto Exile and Other Stories, then Death of Superman. I'm highly biased though as John Byrne's Man of Steel is the Superman I grew up reading but that's definitely where you should start.
Even though I never really liked this superman era I'm still going to buy it cos superman , Christopher Reeve made me fall in love with superman as a kid and he is my favourite dc character and there is not enough omnibus love for supes
Really like some of the artwork in this one. I’m on the fence though. Not an acclaimed run and almost seems like should be thought of as an Elseworlds story in a way unless I’m mistaken. At the same time though, the demon trilogy retailed for $75 and I bought that so the price point has me strongly considering taking a chance on this.
Have the first HC/trade and... I think the second trade... This is pretty much the 'total package' I have been mostly waiting for. Will most definitely pick this up.
Waiting for my pre-order to be shipped. I honestly ordered based on the name's reputation. I have not read a lot of Superman so far, only Byrne's and Rebirth (Tomasi's and Action Comics up to #1000) which I liked a lot. Thank you for the preview!
@@NearMintCondition thanks. I found it so frustrating with the way they were collected in the trades at the end. They weren’t meant to be read on their own since they directly affected the main story. Seemed to be a common theme with back up stories and the new 52 trades in general.
i. love. this. run. i just wish it wasn't the origin for new 52 superman and would've been GREAT for something like earth one. reminds me of grant's run on new x-men
My copy is missing all the text on that one page as well. I don't know whether to return it for a full refund or keep it since I do want this book in my collection. There's no telling if DC will reprint this book with all the proper text and everything.
Hey, I just got my copy last night and as I was going through it, I realized that they didn't print the word balloons for a page in the second issue. Does anyone else have this problem?
@@NearMintCondition I got my replacement from Amazon today and it has a misprint too. It's on page 48, No word bubbles. I checked it against the trade to make sure. So I'm guessing this is an issue for all of them. Is there any contact info for DC's collection Department to let them know about the issue?
Hold up. At 6:14 - there should be dialogue on that left page. It's where he's being interrogated about his rocket. That whole page is missing all the dialogue. This is one of my favorite runs so I'll probably get it anyway, but the Sholly Fisch error, no page numbers, and at least one misprinted page? Yikes. Come on, DC.
got to give DC credit its amazing how their need to fuck up in every omnibus but i guess DC will DC.............still getting the book though thanks omar for the overview
I find it very ironic that this omnibus comes out on the same day as the CW series Superman and Lois premieres. Definitely buying this omnibus. We need more Superman Omnies. Thanks O.
funny you should mention the creator's misspelled name, Gem Mint Collectibles has released a video about this omnibus missing speeches on some pages, along with other flaws to some printings
I mentioned the mistake of mispelling, the man my viewers let me know about the missing word bubbles on page 8 of issue 2. Then bleeding cool did an article on it and then DC decided to make a recall. That’s cause and effect :) I’ll probably keep my copy. Not the biggest deal to me for just one page.
@@NearMintCondition i also noticed the same issue with Green Lantern by Geoff Johns book 3 in the spread page where Hal chains up Professor Zoom (Hunter Zolomon), there should be monologue boxes of Hal explaining that he misses the X-Files and why Earth gets all the attention from evil beings in the GL by Johns book 3, that isn't there
Hey Omar, was your copy also missing text from the second issue? I'm worried about forking out cash for this and for there to be some serious printing errors.
I've heard some less than great things about this Omnibus. Reviews I've seen include missing word bubbles on one page in issue 2, it’s not printed in the proper reading order per Grant Morrison. Issues four and five were meant to be read after issue eight which is how they were collected in the trades. For $50 that's kind of a deal killer. I hope DC fixes this. Writer name, page numbers, word bubbles are must fix.
@@NearMintCondition thoughts on later resale value for unopen misprint vs dismember the misprint and replace with non-misprint for later resale(later meaning yrs from now) / note: dcbs is allowing a photo of the removed cover/paper with name/order # for replacement vs mailing back cover
I'll get myself a copy but it baffles me that this was printed before any Superman by Geoff Johns omni. Or the Batwoman big book that got pushed over several months from now. DC needs some serious improvement.
Not really but that may be because despite being a longtime Superman fan (Post Crisis) I didn't really enjoy Morrisons run. But your sensibilities may differ from mine so this is just my personal opinion. Byrnes superman would be a good Jumping on point If I were to be objective.
I am not sure others would agree with me but if I had to pick one, I'd recommend All Star Superman also by Morrison as a starting point. If you don't mind big books, I would recommend the Absolute All Star Superman. I am no Morrison fan but All star Superman is a solid run and you can read it without any knowledge of Superman.
The Man of Steel standard sized hardcovers by John Byrne would be a good start. Though if you want more modern art, the Tomasi and Gleason run during Rebirth would also be good. There’s deluxe editions that collect everything, but later on, there’s going to be an omnibus with just the Tomasi/Gleason stuff. Other than those, if those are a bit expensive and you just want some random fun stories, the trade paperback called The Power Within was always a good read, imo, but that may just be me.
Adding to what the others said, this was indeed intended as the new (2011 new) starting point for the character. Trying to start with Rebirth would be confusing because you need too go back to several new 52 stories to understand what's goimg on.
The DC QC on these omnibus editions are just atrocious. The misspelling of the writers last name when it’s repeated throughout the printed material is just peak sloppiness. Then there’s the table of contents but no page numbers. That’s pathetic but really funny actually. Embarrassed for this long standing comics company.
@@NearMintCondition is Justice league New 52 omnibus best way to catch up on the DC universe as a starting point? I’ve always read marvel besides the Batman floppy’s that I want to catch up. I’m for sure grabbing the Tomasi Omni but would you suggest the JL new 52 as a starting point for DC universe
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more Superman Omnibus's as it would be fantastic,but maybe there could have titled this Omnibus-"Superman: Parallel Universere's" just to prevent some confusion about the various changes to the actual Superman character and the actual storylines themselves-Im just saying......
FYI, Chris at comicreleases.com just mentioned on Jess’s March must-have releases episode yesterday that this edition contains a misprint page missing all of the dialogue. (If I find out which I’ll follow up with the info.)
Rich has since picked it up here bleedingcool.com/comics/sholly-fisch-missing-words-grant-morrison-superman-omnibus/ and commenter notes that Supes' cape is misprinted in at least one panel.
No page numbers on the actual pages. So you count to get to the issue at page 487? 😂 Bookmarks won't help if you're looking for a specific issue within the book.
Its a great looking omnibus but DC is just flabbergasting in terms of their carelessness putting together such premium collected editions: Misspelling Sholly Fisch's name, having a table of contents but no page number, and really - the omnibus should be called Superman: Action Comics by Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch. A good chunk of the content is written by Fisch (and not Finch, lmao). Seems like an easy skip and I'll stick to the three standard sized HCs that at least don't have blunders like this. Thank God they didn't mess up the Morrison Batman omnibus like this. Morrison, Fisch, Morales and the other creators involved deserve better for such a radical and creative reimagining of Superman that harkens back to his Golden Age roots in a modern setting.
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Decoding Omar:
"Hmm, well that was an interesting move"
=
"Wow, that looks like dogshit"
We have figured out his coding and he knows it!!
Marvel also has it like that on the New Warriors omni......😨
If your dust jacket goes missing, you still want to see the spine on the shelf. Makes more sense than a random block of colours.
We should definitely get more Superman omnis.
I don’t know man I don’t buy Omnis. We need more COLLECTED EDITIONS!
@@ardenaudreyarji that too.
But I buy omnis, so yes, I want more Superman omnis
I want more good Superman omnies. This story is so irrelevant. Reboot and immediately made irrelevant by Rebirth. I for my part skip this era of Superman altogether.
No shit!!!!!!
As a Morrison fan, I liked reading this story but not enough to pick up this omnibus. That said, I support releasing more Superman omnibuses, particularly from Byrne’s tenure onwards.
I too support that. I want to go on record.
Superman has become underrated as far as his solo comics.
The only real way to support releasing more Superman Omnis is to buy Superman Omnis lol
Kind words do nothing.
@@ComicCrossing You so edgy
I actually really love this run. It deserves more recognition/love
It is Sholly Fisch. DC doesn’t even get the names of their writers right 🤦🏻♂️
I’d say someone’s getting fired but I’m pretty sure this is the result of them firing everyone who had a clue in the first place already 🤷🏻♂️
Lollllll 🤣
Yeah, we totally need Superman Reading Order when another Supes Omni is released, the Tomassi/Gleeson one
Voted for it 🤞🏼 Not looking good right now though
It is Sholly Fisch. Yikes.
Also is this another instance of there being a table of contents with page numbers, but no numbers on the actual pages? Doesn’t look like there are page numbers, but maybe I just can’t see it.
Edit: just got to part in the video where you mention it! 🤜💥🤛
kek DC being DC
Just when you think the production of DC omnis cant get any worse they are now misspelling a key creator’s name. Amateurs! But i suppose AT&T don’t care as we’ll all buy it anyway, but i feel sorry for the creator involved.
@@FrankCastlesConscience AT&T absolutely does not care. They’re looking for buyers but I doubt anyone will take all of WB from them for the price they want. Hopefully they change their mind and let someone with a plan buy just DC out.
I love Morrison and all of their work. I will seriously consider getting this Omnibus.
Mine is already on the way from DCBS. Love Grant Morrison’s vision. Can’t wait to read this for the first time.
i really loved this run
@@BowmansWorld I was lost the entire time
Wonderfully refreshing, straight forward and professionally honest review of this Omni Omar. I still will be getting it in spite of its flaws to help DC realize they need to release Superman in Omnis instead of HC's for iconic runs. Looking forward to the Krypto story especially.
Solid overview my man 👌hoping this sells well so they can add more superman omnis to the list 🔥
Here in brazil we already have it in 2016, but was not selled as omnibus and w as standard size, but it had hardcover and 668 pages! But this new version is AMAZING!
Heck YES!! I’ve been so pumped for this omni! Grant’s Action Comics run has been so slept on
Love the design of this omnibus. Can see them doing a grant Morrison's green lantern further down the line as well.
Could they get around to reprinting the Death and Return of Superman omnibus 2019 edition?
I love this run. More stellar work from Morrison and Morales. I have already bound this set, but I’m still buying this.
All-Star and Final Crisis Superman are my favourite incarnations of the Character thus far that I've so I'm very interested to see what Grant does here.
It is confusing as fuck
@@TheMastermind729 I loved this run and have since found Synder's Superman Unchained to be close to my top Kal-tale
@@TheMastermind729 so basically Morrison?
As a big Morrison fan (yes, I’m one of those) I can’t wait for this. This is probably one of the few runs of his I’ve never read. I’ve heard negative things about it but I heard negative things about his Batman run as well but I loved it.
Morrison’s pronouns are they/them btw 😊
From one big Morrison fan to another, it can’t ever top All Star Superman (not many books will), but this Superman run is great
@@darkphoenix474 it’s called sarcasm.
@@johnnieriot13 ...what?
@@darkphoenix474 I’m being sarcastic, referring to “the cult of Morrison”
Good job Omar. Really thought you wouldn't review this book.
thank you for taking the time to do the comparison! :)
My pleasure!
Long time watcher. First time subscriber. Happy to support.
Welcome aboard :) happy to have you here.
You’re a trooper Omar. I’m sure everyone is super grateful you picked up a copy to review.
As if he paid for it..
@@stephanberger3476 I don’t think dc sends him any books anymore
Really hope we get a superman reading order from ya eventually!
“How to build the perfect book by DC”
1) Don’t include page numbers ✅
2) Don’t include covers with issue number ✅
3) Don’t include a Table of Contents ❌
Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad...
Well, it looks like they managed to put the issues in the wrong order too. Don't they get bonus points for that?
#5-6 take place after #8. #7 continues *directly* from the end of #4. This appears to have been done because Rags Morales needed a break before the arc was complete, so they had Andy Kubert come in for a separate two-issue "fill in" story. The trades (both original and the later Essential Edition) were mapped in a sensible reading order (i.e. #1-4, #7-8, #5-6), but the contents page suggests they've reverted to publication order for this omnibus.
I don’t need/want page numbers but it’d be great if they left the covers untouched and left issue numbers and other writing on them. Nice document of history.
I guess it kinda sucks that they aren't there but who needs them?
You forgot
4) misspell a creator’s name
@@mfolwell sigh... apparently there are pages with all the word balloons missing as well...
Thanks Omar! Love this run. This a must buy for me. Morrison is one of my top three writers. Wish DC would do a deluxe for All-Star Superman.
It IS Sholly Fisch I believe... Sucks if they got miscredited.
It is definitely Fisch. Come on DC, does no one proofread these? 🤦♂️
I may pick this up. I liked what you had to say about it!
One more gift to humanity from Morrison, God of Comics.
Looks fantastic! Sure am glad I preordered :) looking forward to reread! I think it’ll go better in this format than last time I read it in the monthly singles
Omar had to make a sacrifice in order for DC to release an omni!
Interestingly this exact omnibus has been available from Panini Comics in Brazil since 2015, and it was the first omnibus ever released in Brazil.
I've already read it and thought it was pretty good. Not a Superman fan myself, but a huge Grant Morrison fan.
Interesting, what more you guys have there, that we will get in 2025 😅😅😅
@@fingerprints2983 we usually get stuff a lot later here haha this one was a special occasion. Only recently we started getting more omnibuses (omnibi?).
We just started reading Batman by Grant Morrison. Fantastic. We are looking forward to the man of steel.
I confirm it was released earlier in Canada. It was delivered to me on February 12.
This is a underrated run in my opinion. I
I think so many will agree with you.
Very happy for this. I kept my old standard HCs just in case this got canceled. Feels fine to finally let those go.
I didn't think you were getting this omnibus. I think we persuaded you to change your decision😄
If you don't want this omnibus in the future you can resell it when it goes oop and can fund other books instead.
I am glad you did get it though great review as always.👍
This one looks cool. I been wanting to get into new 52 superman books. I think that as these books didn’t have page numbering, they don’t have to put it in there. But it should have come with the issue number behind the cover though.
Surprised you went and picked this up, Omar. Either way, I would buy this but not high on my pull list. It's still Morrison, it's a Superman omni (we don't have enough), and DC are still pumping out collected editions regardless of how small that number has become.
I definitely enjoyed and appreciated the video,the omnibus looks awesome!
Awesome, thank you!
Hi Omar, I know you don’t like this run, so thank you so much for buying this for us. I really don’t think I’d like this run either, like you, I love superman from Byrne. I’m a huge superman/Chris reeve fan too. I’ll buy this because I want more superman omni’s, and the chronological order of every character too. Thank you mate.
Omar, PSA on this Omni. Issue #2 has a page of missing dialogue - all word balloons are gone. I have alerted my retailer and it appears to affect most, if not all, copies. Frustrating for a book like this to have that level of error. It's at 6:16 left hand side, on your video. By my count, it's page 48.
would love superman omnis of the john byrne run, the jeph loeb run so our worlds at war can be in oversized, the run of issues of Superman (216-226) during infinite crisis through the geoff johns kurt busiek run and if the geoff johns issues of superman from the 180s and action with donner and gary frank (pre new krypton) could be included in that that would be cool
Daily reminder to gently caress that like button for good luck with your omni purchases.
The new 52 was low key underrated
I just heard that there's misspellings and pages with missing dialogue in this book?
There’s a page from issue 2 that’s missing all dialogue. I’ve been hoping someone could post a video or picture of the omni page and the floppy or tpb page so I can see just what is missing.
@@PizzaParty83 It's at the 6:16 mark of Omar's video above (and yes, I appreciate the irony of that time mark :)). I've also noticed a smaller omission in one panel two pages earlier where Superman's cape doesn't include the Superman symbol. Everything else seems fine on that page, but there's possibly errors in other other pages.
@@NuMarvel ... damn. This is disappointing
Another good looking omni I'll pick up. Though it is weird to me that the book collects Action Comics but is named Superman. Kinda wish the stuck with the real name but not a big deal. Here's hoping this sells well and DC does omnis for the full New52 Action Comics run. I also like that it is a thinner omni. I know you like them "thicker than a snickers" but I find the thinner omnis a bit easier to read when sitting back on my couch.
Also I agree with your "interesting move comment" about the cover. It makes no sense to split up the front/back cover image with the spine. Hopefully DC can get some new blood into their collections department and up their quality.
I'm still waiting for that Jim Aparo Brave and the Bold omni. Guess I'll keep waitin'.
Curious also that the images of Superman on the inside cover don't match the outfit that Superman wears in the issues in the Omnibus and on the dust jacket.
I'm curious why the one panel was blurred out
A little spoiler I didn’t want to ruin for anyone.
Other than All-Star Superman and a couple of other stand-alones, I have no Superman, nor do I know where to start. Should I start with Man of Steel?
Start with John Byrne's Man of Steel and work your way through that then onto Exile and Other Stories, then Death of Superman.
I'm highly biased though as John Byrne's Man of Steel is the Superman I grew up reading but that's definitely where you should start.
@@kerrodjohnson5098 Thanks, Man!😊🤙🏽Appreciate it!
Yes I am up grading hopefully it doesn't sellout by Thursday
Even though I never really liked this superman era I'm still going to buy it cos superman , Christopher Reeve made me fall in love with superman as a kid and he is my favourite dc character and there is not enough omnibus love for supes
Really like some of the artwork in this one. I’m on the fence though. Not an acclaimed run and almost seems like should be thought of as an Elseworlds story in a way unless I’m mistaken. At the same time though, the demon trilogy retailed for $75 and I bought that so the price point has me strongly considering taking a chance on this.
Have the first HC/trade and... I think the second trade... This is pretty much the 'total package' I have been mostly waiting for. Will most definitely pick this up.
Awesome.
Can you Preview the book Robin War
Question: Is there a collector for Red Hood and outlaws?
how are we getting this in omnibus and john burns run in a standerd size hard cover.
Thank you Omar I grabbed this from Barnes and Noble!
Waiting for my pre-order to be shipped. I honestly ordered based on the name's reputation. I have not read a lot of Superman so far, only Byrne's and Rebirth (Tomasi's and Action Comics up to #1000) which I liked a lot. Thank you for the preview!
Thank you so much.
Great video man, thanks!
Looks good want to pick it up 😊😊
Have this pre ordered
Are the backup stories after each issue they were featured in or all at the end like they were in the trades?
They are.
@@NearMintCondition thanks. I found it so frustrating with the way they were collected in the trades at the end. They weren’t meant to be read on their own since they directly affected the main story. Seemed to be a common theme with back up stories and the new 52 trades in general.
OOooh I've been waiting for this!
i. love. this. run. i just wish it wasn't the origin for new 52 superman and would've been GREAT for something like earth one. reminds me of grant's run on new x-men
I think the reason Grant Morrisons name is on it, is because it contains only issues 1-18, which were when they were the head writer.
As far as excellent storytelling is concerned, who, in your opinion, had the better Superman run: Tomasi? Or Morrison? (discounting All-Star Supes)
Hell yess Can't wait to see another DC Hardcovers
My copy is missing all the text on that one page as well. I don't know whether to return it for a full refund or keep it since I do want this book in my collection. There's no telling if DC will reprint this book with all the proper text and everything.
There is a reprint of it right now.
@@sladejosephwilson2300 Is there a way I can tell the difference between the first print and the reprint?
@@shadowskill24 the front cover is slightly different, they’ve added fisch to it now
Hey, I just got my copy last night and as I was going through it, I realized that they didn't print the word balloons for a page in the second issue. Does anyone else have this problem?
I haven't re read it yet, but I didn't notice any missing word bubbles.
@@NearMintCondition I got my replacement from Amazon today and it has a misprint too. It's on page 48, No word bubbles. I checked it against the trade to make sure. So I'm guessing this is an issue for all of them. Is there any contact info for DC's collection Department to let them know about the issue?
Lol they really messed up Sholly's name
Auto-correct lol
Who needs editors? Not DC!
I can't believe they did that..oh wait. It's DC.
I'm surprised they didn't include All Star Superman in this. It's such a short omni it would have padded it out nicely.
One word. Money
Pass for me. Sad that they decide on this Omnibus instead of Byrne’s. In the meantime waiting for Man of Steel Vol 3 hc since I already got first two
Hold up. At 6:14 - there should be dialogue on that left page. It's where he's being interrogated about his rocket. That whole page is missing all the dialogue.
This is one of my favorite runs so I'll probably get it anyway, but the Sholly Fisch error, no page numbers, and at least one misprinted page? Yikes. Come on, DC.
got to give DC credit its amazing how their need to fuck up in every omnibus but i guess DC will DC.............still getting the book though thanks omar for the overview
I find it very ironic that this omnibus comes out on the same day as the CW series Superman and Lois premieres. Definitely buying this omnibus. We need more Superman Omnies. Thanks O.
Any idea if DC is going to recall/reprint this due to the errors? If so how soon do they usually do that kind of thing?
I’ve asked and gotten no reply.
@@NearMintCondition Darn! Is that pretty standard for them or can we take that as a sign they're not really looking into it?
It just got a reprint. It's out now
@@sladejosephwilson2300 Anywhere I can find more info on this? They've corrected the errors? Would love to see if I can exchange mine with IST if so
funny you should mention the creator's misspelled name, Gem Mint Collectibles has released a video about this omnibus
missing speeches on some pages, along with other flaws to some printings
I mentioned the mistake of mispelling, the man my viewers let me know about the missing word bubbles on page 8 of issue 2. Then bleeding cool did an article on it and then DC decided to make a recall. That’s cause and effect :) I’ll probably keep my copy. Not the biggest deal to me for just one page.
@@NearMintCondition i also noticed the same issue with Green Lantern by Geoff Johns book 3
in the spread page where Hal chains up Professor Zoom (Hunter Zolomon), there should be monologue boxes of Hal explaining that he misses the X-Files and why Earth gets all the attention from evil beings
in the GL by Johns book 3, that isn't there
Hey Omar, was your copy also missing text from the second issue? I'm worried about forking out cash for this and for there to be some serious printing errors.
It got reprinted
I've heard some less than great things about this Omnibus. Reviews I've seen include missing word bubbles on one page in issue 2, it’s not printed in the proper reading order per Grant Morrison. Issues four and five were meant to be read after issue eight which is how they were collected in the trades.
For $50 that's kind of a deal killer. I hope DC fixes this. Writer name, page numbers, word bubbles are must fix.
Is this worth reading even though it’s technically not the Superman in rebirth continuity?
Yes. Don't let that stop you.
I wish the Sideways Annual Morrison wrote in this annual. He put this Superman in a pocket universe to save him from Geoff Johns touching him.
Just read the news letter from IST to cut the cover off of this omni because of misprints to get a replacement in June
I feel so weird doing that.
@@NearMintCondition thoughts on later resale value for unopen misprint vs dismember the misprint and replace with non-misprint for later resale(later meaning yrs from now) / note: dcbs is allowing a photo of the removed cover/paper with name/order # for replacement vs mailing back cover
I'll get myself a copy but it baffles me that this was printed before any Superman by Geoff Johns omni. Or the Batwoman big book that got pushed over several months from now. DC needs some serious improvement.
Never read Superman, would y’all recommend it as a starting point?
Not really but that may be because despite being a longtime Superman fan (Post Crisis) I didn't really enjoy Morrisons run. But your sensibilities may differ from mine so this is just my personal opinion. Byrnes superman would be a good Jumping on point If I were to be objective.
I am not sure others would agree with me but if I had to pick one, I'd recommend All Star Superman also by Morrison as a starting point. If you don't mind big books, I would recommend the Absolute All Star Superman. I am no Morrison fan but All star Superman is a solid run and you can read it without any knowledge of Superman.
The Man of Steel standard sized hardcovers by John Byrne would be a good start.
Though if you want more modern art, the Tomasi and Gleason run during Rebirth would also be good. There’s deluxe editions that collect everything, but later on, there’s going to be an omnibus with just the Tomasi/Gleason stuff.
Other than those, if those are a bit expensive and you just want some random fun stories, the trade paperback called The Power Within was always a good read, imo, but that may just be me.
Adding to what the others said, this was indeed intended as the new (2011 new) starting point for the character. Trying to start with Rebirth would be confusing because you need too go back to several new 52 stories to understand what's goimg on.
2:04 "Our red sun"? Don't you mean yellow sun?
Good review, love your analysis! I remember trying to read this run, and it was meh. Still just waiting on that Tomasi Gleason Omni........
I think that’s the word I would use to describe it.
The DC QC on these omnibus editions are just atrocious. The misspelling of the writers last name when it’s repeated throughout the printed material is just peak sloppiness. Then there’s the table of contents but no page numbers. That’s pathetic but really funny actually.
Embarrassed for this long standing comics company.
What’s the best Superman omnibus for a read?
Superman by Tomasi coming out soon.
@@NearMintCondition is Justice league New 52 omnibus best way to catch up on the DC universe as a starting point? I’ve always read marvel besides the Batman floppy’s that I want to catch up. I’m for sure grabbing the Tomasi Omni but would you suggest the JL new 52 as a starting point for DC universe
Why in the world dc added an index to a book without number?
I have a Spider-Man Omnibus that, according to the dust jacket, was drawn by Steve Dikto.
I'm wondering which one you have.
It’s the first one with all the Ditko material, first printing.
I've read a lot of Superman and I think this is the best outside of All-Star
I’m torn. I love All Star Superman but I’m not sure about this. I’ll probably...pick this up. Thanks for the review Ole’ Uncanny One!
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more Superman Omnibus's as it would be fantastic,but maybe there could have titled this Omnibus-"Superman: Parallel Universere's" just to prevent some confusion about the various changes to the actual Superman character and the actual storylines themselves-Im just saying......
I see what you mean.
FYI, Chris at comicreleases.com just mentioned on Jess’s March must-have releases episode yesterday that this edition contains a misprint page missing all of the dialogue. (If I find out which I’ll follow up with the info.)
Rich has since picked it up here bleedingcool.com/comics/sholly-fisch-missing-words-grant-morrison-superman-omnibus/ and commenter notes that Supes' cape is misprinted in at least one panel.
It does, but not all copies, sadly. Hit and miss.....DC.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you, that’s the first I’ve heard that it isn’t every copy. Where did you hear it from?
@@nextimaginaut A couple of my viewers heard about this and emailed me.
@@NearMintCondition Right on, and thank you again for following up.
I just heard there is a page with missing dialogue. Is this true
Page 8 of issue 2. I just checked. I honestly didn't notice when doing the overview as I wasn't rereading the book. Just the first issue.
Will there be another omnibus that collects the remaining issues you think?
It depends on the sales
No page numbers on the actual pages. So you count to get to the issue at page 487? 😂 Bookmarks won't help if you're looking for a specific issue within the book.
They do have the issue titles... so although page numbers would be great, it isn't that hard to find specific issues
Its a great looking omnibus but DC is just flabbergasting in terms of their carelessness putting together such premium collected editions: Misspelling Sholly Fisch's name, having a table of contents but no page number, and really - the omnibus should be called Superman: Action Comics by Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch. A good chunk of the content is written by Fisch (and not Finch, lmao). Seems like an easy skip and I'll stick to the three standard sized HCs that at least don't have blunders like this. Thank God they didn't mess up the Morrison Batman omnibus like this. Morrison, Fisch, Morales and the other creators involved deserve better for such a radical and creative reimagining of Superman that harkens back to his Golden Age roots in a modern setting.
great overview!
Is this already OOP? I can't find it anywhere.
It was recalled and will be back.
@@NearMintCondition oh nice!