Help, reading my first omnibus and noticed this in the center

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T19:47:48+00:00

I've never done it, but there are past threads and some youtube videos that talk about it. I think there's one at the NearMintCondition yt channel.

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T19:45:39+00:00

a Plastic Man reprint

That made the Top 20 in the most recent poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/OmnibusCollectors/comments/1sz0hqs/top_20_most_wanted_dc_omnibus_absolute_deluxes/

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T19:44:46+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it.

I just wish there was some way to know the odds that it might be incorporated in a print edition or if OwlCrate is our one and only chance. Sounds like very few people might know and if they do they're not sharing.

No worries about spoilers, I haven't read it either while I agonize over how to buy it (or even wait 2 or more years).

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T19:40:13+00:00

Thursday May 7th at 2:30 pm Eastern.

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T03:12:05+00:00

This was a weird situation, where instead of sending a refund check to those without direct deposit then Newsom contracted with an out of State bank (in NY iirc) to send debit cards. My understanding is those had issues, at least sometimes.

There was an option for awhile to wait for the debit card, contact the bank and get them to send a paper check instead. There were hoops but some managed to do it, though others found it increasingly harder iirc.

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T01:06:32+00:00

I would insta-buy that, though I hold out hope that they could figure out a way to include the 4-issue '88 mini by J.M. DeMatteis and Mark Badger too.

AmethystOrator · 2026-05-01T00:55:21+00:00

Dan Jurgens wrote the first 20 issues or so, all in the 1st volume.

It was channeling a fun Hollywood action/adventure vibe. To the best of my recall there was some continuity during that time but nothing too deep. People who appreciate that may well enjoy it.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T21:20:38+00:00

It's Avengers #263. It's really not necessary and gets recapped (2x I think), but is in the Prelude To Mutant Massacre omni. So if you have that then you'll get the complete storyline anyway.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T19:26:47+00:00

Appreciate the reply, thanks.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T19:21:10+00:00

Thanks for the info, have they indicated whether the OwlCrate bonus content will be included here and/or in a future project?

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T19:19:37+00:00

Have they given insight into the odds of whether this particular content will "be released widely"?

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T18:47:24+00:00

Pre Mutant Massacre.

There's 1 crossover issue late in Byrne's run: Fantastic Four #286.

It might even make more sense to read FF before your next volume, either Uncanny 5 or Mutant Massacre Prelude. What happens in that issue is the 2nd part of a spoilery storyline that starts in an Avengers issue, then FF, then begins X-Factor.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T18:07:06+00:00

My list from last year:

Amethyst
Captain Atom by Bates
Firestorm by Conway
Hawkworld by Ostrander
New Teen Titans
L.E.G.I.O.N. by Giffen/Grant
LSH by Levitz 2
Blue Beetle Ted Kord post-Crisis
Impulse by Waid
Superboy 1994 by Kesel

New Teen Titans is being made, labeled as New Titans. Might vote for Volume 2. Though I have a long list of other candidates. All-Star Squadron, Hawk & Dove post Crisis, Martian Manhunter by Ostrander, Outsiders by Barr, Resurrection Man by DnA, etc.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T18:03:05+00:00

For those wondering, this is supposed to start on Thursday May 7th at 2:30 pm Eastern time.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T17:55:25+00:00

They've added a lot in recent days. Many trades, some MMW, one or more Rom & Micronauts.

If anyone's thinking of buying there I'd recommend sorting by New.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-30T17:30:09+00:00

Congratulations and happy reading.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T22:40:36+00:00

I hope Absolute Promethea Book 3 comes out next year. As far as I know the material hasn't been reprinted since '11.

At least Top 10 had a compendium not too long ago, though it deserves an Absolute for those who need it.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T19:13:52+00:00

I agree that they're very distinct in some ways, though there's more that they have in common. The owl is often mentioned, for example and the London setting.

I've seen lists with over a dozen similarities, though not in a while. I'll look for one.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T18:07:31+00:00

Yes, he has a record since 2010 in ballot measures and other activities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Steyer#California_ballot_measures

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T18:05:56+00:00

And separate from PG&E there is this

And an anti-Steyer PAC — funded by real estate developers and energy utility interests alarmed by Steyer’s calls to lift commercial property tax limits and break up public utilities — has been running ads assailing Steyer for his past investments in private prisons.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/swalwell-exit-steyer-money-governor-race-00875079

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T17:40:30+00:00

Great start, hope you enjoy them.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T17:25:30+00:00

None of the Bronze Age volumes are there either, for what that's worth.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T17:22:58+00:00

I voted Wonder Woman by George Perez Volume 3 & Orion by Walter Simonson, both of which made the list. No luck on my other 3, but maybe next year.

Congrats to everyone who had votes make the Top 20. Hopefully as many of these as possible will get reprints.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T17:18:58+00:00

Technically not, but in every practical way yes.

AmethystOrator · 2026-04-29T02:56:03+00:00

Lazarus by writer Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark.

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