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Hakkesshu posted:What other Omnibuses (Omnibi?) are recommended reading? I currently own Ultimate Spider-Man, Claremont X-Men vol. 1&2, Whedon's Astonishing X-Men, Age of Apocalypse and Fatal Attractions. I'm not really a fan of most of the Silver Age stuff. And Morrison's New X-Men.
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Endless Mike posted:You should probably put this in the recommendation thread. Will do. I'll definitely get New X-Men, but the original is out of print and the reprint isn't out for another month.
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Jul 19, 2012 15:31
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If I already have the three Ultimate Collection books for New X-Men, would it be worth it to pick up the re-print of the omnibus?
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obi_ant posted:If I already have the three Ultimate Collection books for New X-Men, would it be worth it to pick up the re-print of the omnibus?
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Jul 19, 2012 20:08
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obi_ant posted:If I already have the three Ultimate Collection books for New X-Men, would it be worth it to pick up the re-print of the omnibus?
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Jul 19, 2012 20:11
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obi_ant posted:If I already have the three Ultimate Collection books for New X-Men, would it be worth it to pick up the re-print of the omnibus?
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Jul 19, 2012 20:17
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TheManWithNoName posted:Igor Kordey's art really shines in the oversized format! It literally drips of the page!
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Jul 19, 2012 21:51
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redbackground posted:He's nuts. The Y hardcovers are incredibly well done--love that paper stock. The dust jackets are the worst part, they somehow feel slimy. I prefer a stocky glossy paper to the matte paper too.
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Jul 19, 2012 22:41
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Daredevil HC 1-3 + King of Hell's Kitchen TPB + Bendis Omni Vol 2 buddy.   The different spine layout on the 2nd hardcover bugs me more than having a TPB in between the other collections.
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Jul 20, 2012 00:20
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Karnegal posted:The dust jackets are the worst part, they somehow feel slimy. I prefer a stocky glossy paper to the matte paper too. That's why I never got the other ones. Well that and the smell  How do you make a book smell so bad?
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Jul 20, 2012 00:28
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Ominous Jazz posted:That's why I never got the other ones. You just made me go and smell mine, they smell fine to me...
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Jul 20, 2012 00:32
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Mister Chompers posted:You just made me go and smell mine, they smell fine to me... Can we trade?
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Jul 20, 2012 00:38
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Ominous Jazz posted:That's why I never got the other ones.
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Jul 20, 2012 00:55
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Absolute Sandman is basically golden, right? I really want to buy Sandman because what I've read is amazing, and while Annotated Sandman seems pretty awesome it doesn't really seem like a great way to read most of the comic for the first time.
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WickedIcon posted:Absolute Sandman is basically golden, right? I really want to buy Sandman because what I've read is amazing, and while Annotated Sandman seems pretty awesome it doesn't really seem like a great way to read most of the comic for the first time. It's nicely recolored and there is tons of special features in the back and generally looks great. No problems that I know of. The first four volumes collect the entire run, the fifth is some extra material not part of the 75 issues, and Absolute Death has her two miniseries plus a couple of things already collected in the Sandman volumes.
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WickedIcon posted:Absolute Sandman is basically golden, right? I really want to buy Sandman because what I've read is amazing, and while Annotated Sandman seems pretty awesome it doesn't really seem like a great way to read most of the comic for the first time. The only thing I'd balk at is that it's a huge investment if you've never read the series before. It's a masterpiece and the Absolutes are by far the best way to get it between the scaled up art, the extras, and how they restored everything to the correct order but that doesn't mean that you'll definitely love it enough to get six volumes like that. There are some unfortunate, sick, delusional people out there who don't like Sandman (probably degenerates as well) and even one volume could be too much for them. Basically what I'm saying is yes, the Absolutes are perfect but be sure that you want to commit to getting the whole set (volumes 1 to 5 and Absolute Death) before diving in.
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Here is mine and I got a bunch of stuff coming    
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Jul 20, 2012 02:06
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bobkatt's shelves just reminded me I need to pick up the third BPRD hardcover! I'm falling behind, but catching up feels better than waiting for the next book, right?
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I've always been interested in Judge Dredd and with the Complete Casefiles being reprinted and released in America I've started picking them up. I have a few Dredd newbie questions though. 1. Do the new editions of the case files released in America (http://www.amazon.com/Judge-Dredd-Case-Files-01/dp/1906735875/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343054676&sr=8-1&keywords=dredd+case+files) correspond to the UK only case files (ex: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Judge-Dredd-Complete-Case-Files/dp/1904265790/zetaminor-21) released in previous years? I'm not sure how committed they are to re-releasing these books, so if they stop putting them out I'd like to know if I can just switch over to the UK only releases. 2. Has there been any word as to whether or not IDW's Dredd license will affect the release of the case files? 3. How much Dredd material is uncollected in these volumes? I've read that episodes 11-12 and 17-18 (Progs 71-72/77-78) are uncollected due to fears about trademark infringement. Are there any other episodes that aren't in the casefiles? Is the only way to get these episodes to buy the original progs?
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Tato posted:I've always been interested in Judge Dredd and with the Complete Casefiles being reprinted and released in America I've started picking them up. I have a few Dredd newbie questions though. 1) They are the same ones it is just the UK ones have been released first. 3) Not fears it has a Ronald McDonald shooting a guy for making a mess. They are stupidly hard to find as they promised McDonalds, Burger King, and other Fast Food restraunts that they would not reprint them ever. I also do not think America is collected in them. 
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Jul 23, 2012 15:56
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bobkatt013 posted:1) They are the same ones it is just the UK ones have been released first. Would you happend to know if the US volumes look like the UK ones? I have started buying the UK ones, the first are hard to dinf and it would be nice if I had a matching set in the bookshelf
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Scuttle_SE posted:Would you happend to know if the US volumes look like the UK ones? I have started buying the UK ones, the first are hard to dinf and it would be nice if I had a matching set in the bookshelf If you go up to the pictures of my bookshelf you can see volumes 1-10 and 13-17. 13-17 are diffrent since they are in color and better paper stock. It is in the third picture second shelf.
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The US volumes don't use the solid color scheme like on the fronts and backs of the UK editions. They're mostly white and feature different head shots of Judge Dredd on all the volumes (except for 3, which has Judge Death). They do, however, maintain the bizarre spine design of the UK versions, where the volume numbers seem to go up and down at random. The US spines look just like these, they're just white with black text instead of the colors.
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Tato posted:The US volumes don't use the solid color scheme like on the fronts and backs of the UK editions. They're mostly white and feature different head shots of Judge Dredd on all the volumes (except for 3, which has Judge Death). That looks like they scale the "Judge Dredd" so the font is proportional to the thickness of the book. Kinda messy, but probably not random. I really wish someone would put people with an eye for design aesthetics on the creation of spines for TPB's. 
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bairfanx posted:That looks like they scale the "Judge Dredd" so the font is proportional to the thickness of the book. Kinda messy, but probably not random.
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Endless Mike posted:I think it's a decent design, actually. The problem is that it's only a good design across multiple books if each book is the same thickness, and that's not the case here. That's actually exactly what I meant and should have been a bit more specific, I suppose. I think they're pretty, but having it set to scale with the thickness of the book just makes the differences stand out.
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bobkatt013 posted:I also do not think America is collected in them. That's because they haven't reached America yet. It will be, just not till volume... 40? Or thereabouts.
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paulnewmanseyes posted:That's because they haven't reached America yet. It will be, just not till volume... 40? Or thereabouts. Really? Since the first part is in Judge Dredd Megazine #1.01-1.07
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Huh, my bad. Apparently it doesn't count as a Dredd story.
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Current status of the redbackground trade and hardcover library:  (I've somehow completely misplaced the slipcover for Gotham Central V1.)     
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I've got a pretty modest collection compared to some of you guys... TPB side of my 4x4 Expedit. Best shelf I've ever owned. I put my heavier hardcovers on the bottom row just to be safe...  Tip: if you're considering the larger 5x5 Expedit, keep in mind it should be bracketed to wall studs to prevent tipping. I nearly bought one but the only wall in my room where it could have gone didn't have properly spaced studs. The 4x4 was just enough (with some double-stacking) to hold every book I own.
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Hatter106 posted:Tip: if you're considering the larger 5x5 Expedit, keep in mind it should be bracketed to wall studs to prevent tipping. I nearly bought one but the only wall in my room where it could have gone didn't have properly spaced studs. The 4x4 was just enough (with some double-stacking) to hold every book I own.
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StumblyWumbly posted:I'm no carpenter, but if you're just looking to prevent tipping a toggle bolt should be more than enough, doesn't require studs, and is easier than drywall screws to use reliably. What if you live in a 100 year old house with plastered walls and no real drywall?
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Rhyno posted:What if you live in a 100 year old house with plastered walls and no real drywall? I use toggle bolts on plaster & lathe walls and they hold up shelves and poo poo. You want to get long bolts and make sure the toggles flip out, because the walls are thicker and the wood lathes are tough to navigate around, but it works just fine.
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Has anybody gotten the New X-men Omnibus reprint? Is it worth getting? As long as it's comparable to the other omnibus i'll be satisfied, just curious.
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JackDarko posted:Has anybody gotten the New X-men Omnibus reprint? Is it worth getting? As long as it's comparable to the other omnibus i'll be satisfied, just curious. It doesn't hit comic shops until Wednesday. I will report in then.
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Rhyno posted:It doesn't hit comic shops until Wednesday. I will report in then. Thank you, since I saw it was available on amazon I was thinking someone might have already gotten it. You're the man.
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JackDarko posted:Has anybody gotten the New X-men Omnibus reprint? Is it worth getting? As long as it's comparable to the other omnibus i'll be satisfied, just curious. I've gotten way too many Omnibuses over the past few weeks and quality-wise, I haven't had a problem with any of them - so I suspect this'll be the same. They really went above and beyond with Simonson's Thor, though. The recolouring looks absolutely amazing - you can hardly even tell it was made during the early 80s.
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Just wanted to let people know I put a poo poo load of trades for sale in the SA-Mart thread.
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Dammit, there needs to be an Infinity Gauntlet omnibus.
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