It’s kinda wild to think how far we’ve come with Epics. Marvel really struck gold with this line imo, really looking forward to completing my collection one day!
What I love about the Epic Collections is the formality of the spines when display them on the shelf. As someone who has minor OCD it means a lot having a constant spine a collection format
In my personal opinion this is the ultimate format to collect all Marvel chronologically. First because it's seems to be really organized, second because is not so big as the omnibus version and it's perfect to save space and third because is much more cheap than the omnibus. I looking forward to see the entire libray of Marvel in this format and would be very happy if DC did the same with his Golden, Silver and Bronze Age omnibus in TPB version.
I’m with you on the paper, man. That rougher textured paper makes art look so much more attractive. That’s why I preferred Snyder’s Batman in TPB compared to other formats. Something about that rough feeling...
I LOVE the Epics. I sometimes think if I were to start over with my collection, I would have foregone omnibuses for the epics. One other advantage of the Epics is that you can hold one in your hands and read it. Omnibuses can be a bit awkward and unwieldy.
THANK YOU, Omar. This was exactly the kind of info I was looking for on Epic Collections. My drug of choice are omnis, but I know that a lot of these runs will never see an omni format. Some characters I want to read as sequentially as possible, so it seems like Epic Collections are my best bet.
I started collecting these over the last year. The lack of numbering in the listings (or anywhere besides the back cover) was actually pretty annoying. They are usually just listed by title (eg "Spiderman: With Great Power"). I had to look up each book individually to figure out which volume it actually was.
Cool video Omar. I was brought here from the Top 10 Epic Collections video..I didn't know they started in 2013! So I guess they started these right after the 107 Volume Premiere Classic Hardcover Series ended. Only the Direct Market Editions were numbered of those. I personally think they really don't get enough love! I love them. Sure, they're not Oversized, but the quality is there. They're Hardcover. They range from 4 to 17 issues each. Will you do a video talking about them? I'd love to see that! I started really getting into Collected Editions February 2022 last year. I only had like 15 I'd amassed in the 8 years I'd collected comics. Before I got knee deep in the Omni game, I was going after all of the Marvel Premiere Classic Hardcovers. I've taken a break for a bit, but I'm up to 30 Volumes (32 total cuz some I have both the Standard & the DM Edition). I'm going to get back into them soon after I scratch a few more Omnis off my list!
I just bout soooooo many of the Spider-Man epics. I dont really like reading Hard Covers so the idea I'm actually gonna be able to read Amazing Spiderman start to finish is amazing!
12: Daredevil/Fantastic Four. I would really love to start reading Epics since i think they have a dope concept and this video really helped me understand it
stoping the epic collections at onslaught made sense 7 years ago when it was 2013 but here we are 7 years later and the releases are so slow, we'll just continue to get further ahead in time so it only makes sense to bring the epics forward as we go, theres plenty of new stopping points now like dark reign or heroic age or marvel now. I hope they reprint the ones that are out of print too, I wanna try and get as many as possible next year. Spider-Man is the only one i kept up with and even then i dont have the most recent 2.
Super useful video! I'd love to collect this line, They're a great size, I love the names of the volumes, and the books look so good lined up on a shelf.
Good video! This isn't the kind of books I buy. I prefer to buy hardcover volumes (as long as they are not too large, I hate those heavy 1000-pagers omnibuses) or even better, the actual issues. That being said, I knew nothing of this collection prior to watching your video, but I now must say that I like the design, with no numbers on the spine. This way, you can buy only volumes that covers the runs you like without having a bookcase that seem to have gaps in your collection. You said that you didn't like the Marvel Essential collection, and you were right to point out that black and white only, and cheap paper was not the best way to collect stories. But what I like with Essentials was: the price. Epic collections cost at least 3 times the price of an Essential volume, often for less pages. Essentials were great when you just wanted to read the stories for the price of a cheap meal at an hamburger joint. Then, if you liked them, you could hunt down the actual issues, or invest in a nice hardcover edition. Then you could pass the Essential to a friend. No biggies since they were so cheap. You could bring this to the beach, lend it, you didn't care if it got damaged, it was not really a collectible.
The Comic book industry needs to release their comics in volume format. It's the only way for the comic book industry not to get swallowed whole by manga.
I'm totally late, but looks like #30 is still in a game, so be it. Defenders & Excalibur, just the lines I collect and volumes I do not have. Great video!
32. Daredevil & FF! Nice video. I've been thinking about picking up some of the Star Wars Epic Collections as they seem to be the best way to read the old Dark Horse comics. Those seem to go more in order too to my knowledge. Edit: Dang, there were less than 30 comments before I refreshed lol!
As a DC fan. I am very jealous of Marvel fans. Marvel has so many different editions of their comics(essentials, epic collections, master works, better omnibuses, treasurey editions etc.) DC doesn't editions to offer and some of them are discontinued. Such as the archive editions. Hell even some characters don't even continue their classic collected edition in trade paperback such Deathstroke the terminator by Marv Wolfman
Wow, that competition looks amazing! Even though I'm not in the first thirty, I might as well try and guess the number. If I'd win I'd really want that DareDevil/FF lot since I'm trying to get into Fantastic Four! 47
Anythifn from spider man. And deadpool and dardevil for me at least lol nice is this your 1st time being sponsored I think you did the same thing with the last time lol
I think they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread! I’m only collecting Amazing Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk because they’re my all time favorites. If I had the money and shelf space I’d love to get them ALL.
@@theuserintheroom4450 vol 2 Back to Basics has Chaykin, Mignola, Byrne, Buscema, and Janson. I'd say that one is a pretty hard one to ignore. Murder's row of artists.
Thanks again Omar. Brilliant video. I'm obviously too late for the competition. I love the Epic Collection series but have been selective in my purchases. I kind of want to revise that thinking though. Like you, I do double dip though inconsistently. I've bought The Avengers Omnibuses but then also the equivalent Epics as well. Plus I'm buying all of them. Whereas with ASM & FF it's just the Omnis. With IM, DD & Thor, I have just focused on the first few volumes. Now I realise I should delve deeper. I keep my Epics shelved with my trades & HC's in chronological order too. Love your work mate as always.
I didn't take your channel serious at first but I see I was totally wrong. Long Live the EPIC line. Near Mint Condition is at the top of my viewing list!
Love the video Omar. Your 'world outside your window' video a few weeks back inspired me to get the Iron Man Michelini omni and also the epics that come after the omni ( up to 16). I've been really impressed with the epics and I'm going to continue to collect the iron man books (probably the ones before the Michelini omni as well) and I'm considering getting the silver surfer and F4 ones.
The epics look great. I remember having a Spider-Man Essential a while ago, but the black and white printing did not quite fit with those stories. 12, new defenders/Excalibur.
Great video! I'm too late for the contest. Oh well. Keep up the good work! Omar, I like to display my graphic the same way: chronological order by title.
Be wary, with the quality of papers they used for these books, overtime they will first turn yellowish then brown just like the Essential line (or all comic books in the last century).
I made a comment on this video about a month ago, now I have a slight problem. If I ever get to meet you Omar I don't know if I want to shake your hand or punch you in the nose for introducing to me something else to collect (just kidding). The Epic Collection books are awesome, I have bought 18 volumes this past month. I've bought various books but I really like the Star Wars collections. I like how Marvel was able to fill in the void between the Original Marvel Years and the return to Marvel in 2015. The Star Wars comics of the Dark Horse or should I say the Dark Side years needed to be put in larger collected volumes. Fingers crossed for some Omnibus', Thanks Omar & the rest of the Near Mint Condition crew for all the great videos.
Thanx again dude. Love Epics! I recently started collecting them. I had to start with Surfer, he is an awesome character who doesnt get enough love sometimes.
@@NearMintCondition yea i was really excited when they announced surfer black by cates. That first issue was pretty good :) i hope the epics keep coming as well
Epics are differently the best thing to happen to the collected edition world. Omnis and masterworks are just too expensive especially for those outside the US. They are the perfect midpoint because they are relatively cheap and are comprehensive.
I bought the first Wolverine one when it came out about 5 years ago, then I got busy and forgot about them. This Year, I've been getting all the X-Men collections and they are excellent.
Great video Omar as always !!! I love the Marvel Epic Collections my 1st 3 I got where X-Men: Second Genesis , Amazing Spider-Man: The Goblin's Last Stand and Amazing Spider-Man: Return of The Sinister Six. The formats for the Epic Collections are great also I hope more come out to fill in some gaps. I hope more Star Wars Epic Collections like The Dark Empire Trilogy stories like that would look great in Epic Collection format.
Love the Epic Collection line. Currently i'm collecting X-Men, Excalibur, X-Force, X-Factor, Excalibur, New Mutants, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil. I would love to collect more but i must have a budget for this. :)
I was one of the first 30 to watch this video but I finished it now when it's at 99 comments (thanks work calls). 🙄😂 Loved the overview. Still not sure which epics to start diving into.
@@NearMintCondition Well maybe I'm in that weird minded minority that appreciates the giveaway even existing. You're a rad guy with great content regardless and especially for this. Enjoyed the video. 👍
I think marvel should make a big book for each decade with the best issues and events from each of the decades, and they should probably include atleast under 300 issues for the big compilation
I want to collect as much of spideys run starting from the start so which collections series should I get for an affordable price (relatively)? (I’m not a fan of the omnibus because there big size )
Thanks for bringing to us this wonderful and very informative vid. The epic line by the way is in my honest opinion the most appreciated series many collectors like me have waited for. It brings a lot of stuff (Spider-Man/X-Men and other X titles/Avengers/FF) in a collected format which is hard to find in any other edition.
Although i haven't collected any of them, the marvel epic line already seems awesome! It's probably my favorite that marvel did for us in a while! P.s, just in my opinion, if anyone were to start collecting the marvel epic line, then they should really start with spider man first, just saying.
@11:15 The upcoming X-Force Epic Collection volume will also cover the whole X-Cutioner's Song crossover which I'm totally down with :). Another cool video,nice
I'm collecting everything Daredevil at the moment, and the epic collections have been great because there's no way I'm opening my golden age daredevils every time I feel like rereading.
Epic collections are an awesome deal and I love that they exist. Now, personally I don't collect them because they would be just another title I have to keep track of and buy and I have enough of those as is. The only ones I was gonna purchase are 2 New Mutants volumes (Renewal and Demon Bear Saga) but I wanted to buy em together and then the first one recently went OOP just before the second's release so I guess not haha.
I know you said you're not a fan of the Essentials, and I totally get it, but Essential Wolverine vol 1 is a HUGE exception, imo. Wolverine's Madripoor adventures looked great in B&W, it really accentuated their Noir vibe. Overall though, the Epic Collection does look to be a big upgrade.
@@NearMintCondition Cheap, and jam packed! Honestly, I'm probably a bit biased, seeing how I didn't just become enamored with my favorite character, Wolverine through the Essentials, but also Daredevil, Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, and The All-New, All-Different X-Men. They were a kid working for min wage's dream.
Basically trade omnis. I would be tempted if they collected everything, but just like the omnis people will end up with gaps as you pointed out. I think the Ultimate Collections were the best non-hardcover collections; each one was just every comic released in a certain year, regardless of writers, artists, or events. Good video though, I had been wondering what these were like.
I have no problem with the Omnibi other than their sporadic releases and lack of re-issues. I prefer my collections be durable and have a life in collections beyond my own. Trade paperback glue tends to dry out and crumble easier than you think so I'd rather the spines hold out for more than just 15 years.
@@NearMintCondition My point exactly. The hardcovers have to be abused for the spines to wear out. Or overloaded. Some of these omnibi are a bit too thick to be justifiable. That's what happened with the Rising Stars omnibi (I know, Image doesn't do "Omnibi"): book was too thick and the spine stripped itself under the weight.
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It’s kinda wild to think how far we’ve come with Epics. Marvel really struck gold with this line imo, really looking forward to completing my collection one day!
Best thing Marvel ever did for us Collectable crew.
YES!! Completely agree.
Mad Magazine is awesome.
What I love about the Epic Collections is the formality of the spines when display them on the shelf. As someone who has minor OCD it means a lot having a constant spine a collection format
In my personal opinion this is the ultimate format to collect all Marvel chronologically. First because it's seems to be really organized, second because is not so big as the omnibus version and it's perfect to save space and third because is much more cheap than the omnibus.
I looking forward to see the entire libray of Marvel in this format and would be very happy if DC did the same with his Golden, Silver and Bronze Age omnibus in TPB version.
I would love for DC to do something like this for their collection.
@@NearMintCondition They kinda do it with the bronze/silver/golden lines.
Exactly
Just don't understand why DC didn't jump in on the idea
well now they have :)@@DannyWhittingham-yk9oq
I’m with you on the paper, man. That rougher textured paper makes art look so much more attractive. That’s why I preferred Snyder’s Batman in TPB compared to other formats. Something about that rough feeling...
This content is honestly amazing 25 I’d love daredevil and fantastic four
Thank you so much. It's a video I've been excited to do.
I LOVE the Epics. I sometimes think if I were to start over with my collection, I would have foregone omnibuses for the epics. One other advantage of the Epics is that you can hold one in your hands and read it. Omnibuses can be a bit awkward and unwieldy.
Omnis are also hard to carry with you on trips. :)
I think Moon Knight is the first “complete” collection in the epic line. It’s his first appearances and first full run...
You are completely right. :)
THANK YOU, Omar. This was exactly the kind of info I was looking for on Epic Collections. My drug of choice are omnis, but I know that a lot of these runs will never see an omni format. Some characters I want to read as sequentially as possible, so it seems like Epic Collections are my best bet.
I hope this video was able to help!
I started collecting these over the last year. The lack of numbering in the listings (or anywhere besides the back cover) was actually pretty annoying. They are usually just listed by title (eg "Spiderman: With Great Power"). I had to look up each book individually to figure out which volume it actually was.
I know book sellers hate that idea. But for a completionist filling in gaps in his collection, I love these.
Cool video Omar. I was brought here from the Top 10 Epic Collections video..I didn't know they started in 2013! So I guess they started these right after the 107 Volume Premiere Classic Hardcover Series ended. Only the Direct Market Editions were numbered of those. I personally think they really don't get enough love! I love them. Sure, they're not Oversized, but the quality is there. They're Hardcover. They range from 4 to 17 issues each. Will you do a video talking about them? I'd love to see that!
I started really getting into Collected Editions February 2022 last year. I only had like 15 I'd amassed in the 8 years I'd collected comics. Before I got knee deep in the Omni game, I was going after all of the Marvel Premiere Classic Hardcovers. I've taken a break for a bit, but I'm up to 30 Volumes (32 total cuz some I have both the Standard & the DM Edition). I'm going to get back into them soon after I scratch a few more Omnis off my list!
The Epic collections really are nice. Just the right size, all looking sleek. The Moon Knight Epics are my pride and joy.
I just bout soooooo many of the Spider-Man epics. I dont really like reading Hard Covers so the idea I'm actually gonna be able to read Amazing Spiderman start to finish is amazing!
Thanks for showing these Beauties!
12: Daredevil/Fantastic Four. I would really love to start reading Epics since i think they have a dope concept and this video really helped me understand it
stoping the epic collections at onslaught made sense 7 years ago when it was 2013 but here we are 7 years later and the releases are so slow, we'll just continue to get further ahead in time so it only makes sense to bring the epics forward as we go, theres plenty of new stopping points now like dark reign or heroic age or marvel now.
I hope they reprint the ones that are out of print too, I wanna try and get as many as possible next year. Spider-Man is the only one i kept up with and even then i dont have the most recent 2.
Well now we know some series like Wolverine and X-force go past Onslaught.
Super useful video! I'd love to collect this line, They're a great size, I love the names of the volumes, and the books look so good lined up on a shelf.
Love how comprehensive you always are!
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Good video! This isn't the kind of books I buy. I prefer to buy hardcover volumes (as long as they are not too large, I hate those heavy 1000-pagers omnibuses) or even better, the actual issues. That being said, I knew nothing of this collection prior to watching your video, but I now must say that I like the design, with no numbers on the spine. This way, you can buy only volumes that covers the runs you like without having a bookcase that seem to have gaps in your collection. You said that you didn't like the Marvel Essential collection, and you were right to point out that black and white only, and cheap paper was not the best way to collect stories. But what I like with Essentials was: the price. Epic collections cost at least 3 times the price of an Essential volume, often for less pages. Essentials were great when you just wanted to read the stories for the price of a cheap meal at an hamburger joint. Then, if you liked them, you could hunt down the actual issues, or invest in a nice hardcover edition. Then you could pass the Essential to a friend. No biggies since they were so cheap. You could bring this to the beach, lend it, you didn't care if it got damaged, it was not really a collectible.
Thank you so much. You said it. The price of the essential was so damn cheap.
I got into collecting Omnibus' about a year ago, I didn't really know about The Epic Collection until I watched this video. Daredevil & Fantastic 4
Welcome to the club.
The Comic book industry needs to release their comics in volume format. It's the only way for the comic book industry not to get swallowed whole by manga.
I would be good with that as long as omnis are still an option.
Excalibur is literally the reason I got into comics as kid! Great video as always!
Thank you for the kind words and Excalibur is a great series.
Awesome overview Omar, I love the Epic line and wish DC would do something similar to the Epics (thick, full colour TPB's) for their titles as well!
That would be cool!
I'm totally late, but looks like #30 is still in a game, so be it.
Defenders & Excalibur, just the lines I collect and volumes I do not have.
Great video!
I'm drooling while watching that collection...it's amazing
Thank you so much.
Heck yeah! I like to include the Epics with the trades too! It looks like a much more complete backlist!
41- FF and Daredevil
Wow man, thanks so much for opening to internacional. Im from Brazil, and i love your content, keep it up!
26 - either collection. You really convinced me to look into collecting all the epic collections I can
I'm new to collecting and these seem the best way to go. Definitely gunna have to visit my local comic shop and see what they have!
We need more of the Modern Era Epic Collection. For example, a Modern Era Epic Collection of Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four.
32. Daredevil & FF! Nice video. I've been thinking about picking up some of the Star Wars Epic Collections as they seem to be the best way to read the old Dark Horse comics. Those seem to go more in order too to my knowledge.
Edit: Dang, there were less than 30 comments before I refreshed lol!
As a DC fan. I am very jealous of Marvel fans. Marvel has so many different editions of their comics(essentials, epic collections, master works, better omnibuses, treasurey editions etc.) DC doesn't editions to offer and some of them are discontinued. Such as the archive editions. Hell even some characters don't even continue their classic collected edition in trade paperback such Deathstroke the terminator by Marv Wolfman
Time to switch sides, join us
@@TheMastermind729 I have bought Marvel comics. It's just that I prefer DC more.
Wow, that competition looks amazing! Even though I'm not in the first thirty, I might as well try and guess the number. If I'd win I'd really want that DareDevil/FF lot since I'm trying to get into Fantastic Four! 47
Great channel and videos, as always! I’ll go with 51 for the Defenders and Excalibur
Anythifn from spider man. And deadpool and dardevil for me at least lol nice is this your 1st time being sponsored I think you did the same thing with the last time lol
I think they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread!
I’m only collecting Amazing Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk because they’re my all time favorites. If I had the money and shelf space I’d love to get them ALL.
The epics are easy to handle and read. I enjoy taking one or two with me on a trip or vacation. # 35 - Prefer Fantastic Four (all were good)!
Started collecting these cause of you ! Thank you for making me read these glorious stories Mint condition ❤️
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Hoping that Wolverine vol 1 gets reprinted. I think there are good odds.
usedbymyusername I agree. That's the only good Wolverine volume imo.
@@theuserintheroom4450 vol 2 Back to Basics has Chaykin, Mignola, Byrne, Buscema, and Janson. I'd say that one is a pretty hard one to ignore. Murder's row of artists.
Wow. That is an amazing collection ❤❤❤❤ Thanks for the video ❤❤❤
My pleasure 😊
Thanks again Omar. Brilliant video. I'm obviously too late for the competition. I love the Epic Collection series but have been selective in my purchases. I kind of want to revise that thinking though. Like you, I do double dip though inconsistently. I've bought The Avengers Omnibuses but then also the equivalent Epics as well. Plus I'm buying all of them. Whereas with ASM & FF it's just the Omnis. With IM, DD & Thor, I have just focused on the first few volumes. Now I realise I should delve deeper.
I keep my Epics shelved with my trades & HC's in chronological order too.
Love your work mate as always.
Thank you, my friend. I promise next giveaway, I will make it fair for everyone. Glad to see great minds think alike with the shelf display.
20 - Defenders and Excalibur Please!
Great vid, So happy to the Epics getting some RUclips love :)
I’ve been waiting for this one!
33 for Defender and Excalibur lot. Love your preview content omar! Keep it up bro!
As usuall my dear Omar amaaaaazing video, love it love it. I am ordering a lot of Epics lately and they are really really good format. 🙏🍀✊
As usual thank you so much for the kind words.
Love this format! 34 good luck to everyone! Daredevil lot
I didn't take your channel serious at first but I see I was totally wrong. Long Live the EPIC line. Near Mint Condition is at the top of my viewing list!
Ha! well thanks for giving me a chance to change your mind. Yes!! May they long live!
Love the video Omar. Your 'world outside your window' video a few weeks back inspired me to get the Iron Man Michelini omni and also the epics that come after the omni ( up to 16). I've been really impressed with the epics and I'm going to continue to collect the iron man books (probably the ones before the Michelini omni as well) and I'm considering getting the silver surfer and F4 ones.
I'm so glad you are picking this line up. They are an amazing line that more and more people have recently been getting into.
The epics look great. I remember having a Spider-Man Essential a while ago, but the black and white printing did not quite fit with those stories. 12, new defenders/Excalibur.
17. The fantastic four the more things change was one of my favorites too!
5, just started watching. Love the videos!
34
Defenders/Excalibur
You rock Omar!
awesome books,wanted those stories for a long time,Excalibur and Fantastic 4 random number 25
Great video! I'm too late for the contest. Oh well. Keep up the good work!
Omar, I like to display my graphic the same way: chronological order by title.
YES!!! There are many of us!! :) And thank you for the kind words.
The epic collection is how I’ve been able to read these great issues
They are a perfect way to collect these classics.
Amazing contest, amazing channel! I would like the Daredevil/Fantastic Four pile. Random number: 49
Thank you so much.
Anyone notice one of the iron man chapters in Vol 10 was titled “Endgame” ?
They were really foreshadowing. :)
The breaks me up to double dip, I don’t know how you do it.
Be wary, with the quality of papers they used for these books, overtime they will first turn yellowish then brown just like the Essential line (or all comic books in the last century).
I've had some of these for 16 years Epics for six and I don't notice any yellowing.
Do you think DC will have their own version of epic collections?
kytim89 I wish
I will say that their Essential lines were supposed to be like Epics... but again proven wrong.
@@NearMintCondition What about their essentials books?
no
3- Daredevil lot!
(Changed numbers cause I saw another person with mine)
I made a comment on this video about a month ago, now I have a slight problem. If I ever get to meet you Omar I don't know if I want to shake your hand or punch you in the nose for introducing to me something else to collect (just kidding). The Epic Collection books are awesome, I have bought 18 volumes this past month. I've bought various books but I really like the Star Wars collections. I like how Marvel was able to fill in the void between the Original Marvel Years and the return to Marvel in 2015. The Star Wars comics of the Dark Horse or should I say the Dark Side years needed to be put in larger collected volumes. Fingers crossed for some Omnibus', Thanks Omar & the rest of the Near Mint Condition crew for all the great videos.
HAHAHA what an amazing AMAZING comment. Thank you so much for watching and making me smile.
I love the idea of epic line. I started omnibus this year and love these other collection lines. If I pick a number it would be 37
i pick number 4 for the second lot
great video!
Thanx again dude. Love Epics! I recently started collecting them. I had to start with Surfer, he is an awesome character who doesnt get enough love sometimes.
He really doesn't and he's getting major love recently.
@@NearMintCondition yea i was really excited when they announced surfer black by cates. That first issue was pretty good :) i hope the epics keep coming as well
I don’t think anyone picked 6 yet... so I’ll take that. Excalibur Lot. Cheers
Stupid question - where can you find Epic Collections new? Are they sold online only? Or are they in retail comic and book stores?
Thank you! You answered a lot of my questions!
Happy to help!
Epics are differently the best thing to happen to the collected edition world. Omnis and masterworks are just too expensive especially for those outside the US. They are the perfect midpoint because they are relatively cheap and are comprehensive.
I keep forgetting how much the omnis and Masterworks are overseas.
23, I love that late 90s daredevil stuff!
I bought the first Wolverine one when it came out about 5 years ago, then I got busy and forgot about them. This Year, I've been getting all the X-Men collections and they are excellent.
They really are.
Great video Omar as always !!! I love the Marvel Epic Collections my 1st 3 I got where X-Men: Second Genesis , Amazing Spider-Man: The Goblin's Last Stand and Amazing Spider-Man: Return of The Sinister Six. The formats for the Epic Collections are great also I hope more come out to fill in some gaps. I hope more Star Wars Epic Collections like The Dark Empire Trilogy stories like that would look great in Epic Collection format.
Thank you so much for watching, brother. I'm sure the Star Wars will get there some day.
Love the Epic Collection line. Currently i'm collecting X-Men, Excalibur, X-Force, X-Factor, Excalibur, New Mutants, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil. I would love to collect more but i must have a budget for this. :)
I tend to stick to certain lines as well. Try to limit myself to those.
I was one of the first 30 to watch this video but I finished it now when it's at 99 comments (thanks work calls). 🙄😂
Loved the overview. Still not sure which epics to start diving into.
Man, I'm so sorry. :/ I was trying to keep the contest simple. Next time I will try to make it a little fair for everyone. :)
@@NearMintCondition It's fine! It's awesome you're even giving them away! :)
@@freddiealonsonido You would think, but a couple of people complained about the rules. :)
@@NearMintCondition Well maybe I'm in that weird minded minority that appreciates the giveaway even existing. You're a rad guy with great content regardless and especially for this. Enjoyed the video. 👍
Thank you, my friend.
I think marvel should make a big book for each decade with the best issues and events from each of the decades, and they should probably include atleast under 300 issues for the big compilation
As someone who only really collects paperbacks, this line is amazing.
Completely agree with you!
I want to collect as much of spideys run starting from the start so which collections series should I get for an affordable price (relatively)? (I’m not a fan of the omnibus because there big size )
The Epic for the classic line is your way to go.
32 I would like to have the Fantastic Four & Daredevil but anything would be great.
(I'm probably late but I'll take my chances :P )
#47 Daredevil/ Fantastic Four. I hope they put out more Baron/ Portacio Punisher Epic Collection.
36- Excalibur/Defenders, great video as always!
Thanks for bringing to us this wonderful and very informative vid.
The epic line by the way is in my honest opinion the most appreciated series many collectors like me have waited for. It brings a lot of stuff (Spider-Man/X-Men and other X titles/Avengers/FF) in a collected format which is hard to find in any other edition.
Thank you so much for watching! It's one of my favorite formats.
If I were to buy epics to cover the uncanny xmen dark phoenix saga, what #'s do I buy?
Although i haven't collected any of them, the marvel epic line already seems awesome! It's probably my favorite that marvel did for us in a while!
P.s, just in my opinion, if anyone were to start collecting the marvel epic line, then they should really start with spider man first, just saying.
Spider-man and Fantastic Four is where I usually point people to.
@11:15 The upcoming X-Force Epic Collection volume will also cover the whole X-Cutioner's Song crossover which I'm totally down with :). Another cool video,nice
Thank you so much. Interesting that they are also releasing the X-Cutioner's Song in Milestone format.
Im a completist and i just started getting spiderman and i was hoping i was just bad at finding things bc of the huge gaps
LOL It's a common misconception. You were not alone, brother.
I'm collecting everything Daredevil at the moment, and the epic collections have been great because there's no way I'm opening my golden age daredevils every time I feel like rereading.
With the announcement of the Modern Era epics I’m thinking of getting all the DD in epics and then getting the omnis for Waid/Soule/Zdarsky
I like the epic collections a lot more than the previous run of tpbs that were cheaper quality and in black and white.
Epic collections are an awesome deal and I love that they exist. Now, personally I don't collect them because they would be just another title I have to keep track of and buy and I have enough of those as is. The only ones I was gonna purchase are 2 New Mutants volumes (Renewal and Demon Bear Saga) but I wanted to buy em together and then the first one recently went OOP just before the second's release so I guess not haha.
Well the good news is that volume 1 will be back into print.
Hey guys i already bought vol 1 and 2 but i can not find 3 or 4
I think West Coast Avengers are now completed in epic collections?
44 - Excalibur lot. Awesome content!!
Will I still understand what’s going on even though they aren’t released in order?
You sure will. As it throws you in the middle of stories, but the writers back then wrote every issue like it was everyone’s first.
I know you said you're not a fan of the Essentials, and I totally get it, but Essential Wolverine vol 1 is a HUGE exception, imo. Wolverine's Madripoor adventures looked great in B&W, it really accentuated their Noir vibe. Overall though, the Epic Collection does look to be a big upgrade.
It was the overall presentation . The paper and the black and white paper. Phone book style of books. But man, they were so cheap.
@@NearMintCondition Cheap, and jam packed! Honestly, I'm probably a bit biased, seeing how I didn't just become enamored with my favorite character, Wolverine through the Essentials, but also Daredevil, Spider-Man, Thor, Captain America, and The All-New, All-Different X-Men. They were a kid working for min wage's dream.
Again very informative as I don't have any Epic. Thanks for the layout
Thank you so much for the kind words.
I'm probably too late but here we go: The new defenders/Excalibur. And I'm from Sweden
Basically trade omnis. I would be tempted if they collected everything, but just like the omnis people will end up with gaps as you pointed out. I think the Ultimate Collections were the best non-hardcover collections; each one was just every comic released in a certain year, regardless of writers, artists, or events. Good video though, I had been wondering what these were like.
Thank you so much for the kind words. But I love the way you describe them. Trade omnis.
I have no problem with the Omnibi other than their sporadic releases and lack of re-issues. I prefer my collections be durable and have a life in collections beyond my own. Trade paperback glue tends to dry out and crumble easier than you think so I'd rather the spines hold out for more than just 15 years.
I've got some from the late 80s that still hold strong, but man, most fell apart.
@@NearMintCondition My point exactly. The hardcovers have to be abused for the spines to wear out. Or overloaded. Some of these omnibi are a bit too thick to be justifiable. That's what happened with the Rising Stars omnibi (I know, Image doesn't do "Omnibi"): book was too thick and the spine stripped itself under the weight.
24. Daredevil F4. Thanks for doing this giveaway!
Love the epic collection thanks for the video Omar
Thank you so much.
25. Fantastic Four & Daredevil
19. Excalibur/Defenders. Love the channel. Found it when you crossed over with Kurtis.
Thank you so much. He was a joy to have on and I Would love another episode with him.
What's the best and cheapest way to buy marvel epic collections???