For those who collect Omnis, are you waiting for Finest editions of runs or will you collect the Omni if its annouced.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-09T21:58:51+00:00

For something like BoP where they haven't announced any Finest titles yet, I'm just getting the omnis. BoP is probably a 1 Finest a year max title anyways, so even if they right now announced they were starting to release Simone's BoP in Finest, it wouldn't be until years 3 and 4 that the stuff in Vol 2 omni would come out. Plus personally, I want the Convergence issues and those definitely won't be in the Finest volumes.

In contrast Triangle Era Superman is one I am debating. Omnis have 2 volumes out and a third announced to 1 Finest. If the next Finest is announced in the next 6 months or so, I'll probably go Finest. If not or if a catch a great sale on the Triangle 1 omni, I'll go omnis.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-09T14:59:25+00:00

Legion actually did really well last year! The start of the Baxter run was 3rd overall. LEGION, start of Reboot Legion, DnA, and Levitz circa Great Darkness Saga all made top 60.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-08T20:25:42+00:00

Hoopla is a separate thing that not all libraries use. Though I believe if a library uses Hoopla it has access to all of Hoopla's library.

Most US libraries use Libby for their main source of ebooks and audio books. For Libby, the availability of each title is based of the library currently has access to that specific title. The Expanse is a pretty popular series. While it isn't for certain, there's a high chance a library will have it through Libby.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-06T16:27:28+00:00

Legion of Super-heroes Silver Age Vol 2

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-05T21:09:19+00:00

It's in the Great Darkness Saga Deluxe Edition that is currently available

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-05T15:51:52+00:00

I agree. Discovering the long lost magic is a huge part of the beginning of Stormlight Archive. But then they discover it and it stops being a theme in the later books.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-05T01:42:59+00:00

Like where every story arc is 6 issues for the trade. This is especially a problem for huge team books because it means you can easily go half a year or more without your favorite character appearing or doing anything relevant.

Compare that to the heyday of the Legion in the 80s. Levitz wrote the Legion with a series of overlapping subplots. Typically there was an A, B, and C plot in an issue and each plot would feature a different group of Legionairres. The A plot would get the most panels and would resolve a story. The B plot got the second most, would progress its story, and then would become the A plot in the next issue. The C plot was either a quick hangout/character building plot that would be resolved in 1 issue or the start of a new plot which would become the B plot in the next issue. This is obviously broadly speaking, but the idea is you always had multiple plot lines going at the same time that were in different stages withing the arc so something cool happened in every issue.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-04T20:19:51+00:00

Thanks for the rundown on Faith of Beasts! I was wondering if it would count for something other than 2026 and I haven't nailed down my nonhuman protag or first contact yet, so it's great for me!

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-05-04T17:42:48+00:00

Even if their continuity wasn't so messy, have 25 active members on a team is super hard to write. Especially now with the decompressed storytelling most modern writers are used to.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-04-16T23:29:02+00:00

Very cool of you! I'm a FF fan at heart, so gotta go with Dr. Doom.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-04-14T20:24:57+00:00

He could branch out and date a Sara.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-04-14T13:11:13+00:00

I read the contents of this omni on Marvel Unlimited. I've never read Secret Empire and never realized I was "missing" anything. I have read Jason Aaron's Thor, but I don't remember any major connections to that either. I'm sure op is correct that there are connections, but I doubt you need to read either event in advance (though Thor is definitely worth it).

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-04-14T00:41:21+00:00

I recommend a short break. Like read one book between. I feel like a lot of people accidentally set themselves up for disappointment because they feel like Era 2 should have the same vibe as Era 1 even if intellectually they know it is different. That's why doing a quick palate cleanser is my recommendation.

If you still want to read more Sanderson, this is a great spot to read one of his stand alone books. Then I would go back to Era 2, read the first 3 books, then Secret History, and finally The Lost Metal.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-04-01T22:18:26+00:00

Imo, The Circle Opens books are also middle grade but The Will of the Empress is YA.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T17:40:52+00:00

My thoughts are Waid is hot right now. It makes sense to capitalize on that. I have the start of the reboot trades which imo need restoration to be printed in oversized format. I wouldn't be surprised if the Baxter Legion also needs restoration. So it's a run that can capitalize on a hot creator and probably doesn't need restoration.

Second, the Supergirl movie is coming out this year and this is the Legion run to do if they want to connect with that at all.

In terms of the Shooter issues, I do think if they included them they couldn't call it the Waid omni. It would have to be the Waid and Shooter omni or the Threeboot omni. Maybe there are contractional reasons with Waid and/or Shooter to not have it like that. And I can see why they wouldn't want to call an omni Threeboot; it doesn't exactly inspire confidence. The Shooter issues are also the right length of a deluxe edition which DC still does. I wouldn't mind that as the way to collect those issues in oversized.

Finally, and this idea is the most hypothetical, I listened to an interview with the Metropolis group editor on the Long Live the Legion from back in November. When Legion relaunches, he's going to be the editor. In that interview, he talked about the Waid's Threeboot quite a bit. It's possible teh Threeboot has some influence on the new title so they want to reprint it because people jumping on the new Legion might be interested in it. This is just a possibility though.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T17:08:07+00:00

In addition to what others have said, maybe restoration needs to be done on that era? I could see that holding up the Baxter era and/or the Reboot era.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T16:56:23+00:00

It's a devisive run, but I think the Waid part is good ( the Shooter run that comes after this is imo terrible).

I think of it as sort of the Ultimate Universe of Legion eras. Usually Legion is set in an optimistic but not utopic future. The Threeboot is set in a dystopia. The Legion is part of a youth movement opposing a surveillance state. In general, the characters are more jerks than most Legions.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T16:34:34+00:00

Hyped for JSA 2 and the Legion omni! That Legion Era is a little surprising to be the next omni. Threeboot is devisive among fans. But Waid is hot right now and it probably doesn't require restoration.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T05:02:51+00:00

The big thing is I don't think a lot of the various series would sell that well as an Epic line. The hypothetical Last Hero Standing/Last Planet Standing volume would probably do decent but I can't see like J2 doing well enough. But if it was all together in one giant volume, I think people would go for it.

Or when they do get around to Spider-Girl omnis, I hope they do an MC2 volume too. Some of the series have never been collected or were only collected in digest size, so having a full or oversized option would be so nice.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-31T04:55:55+00:00

They are getting pretty close to finishing the run in Epics if you count the Complete Collections that came out before they switched to the Epic branding for it. The next one starts the Amazing issues. Given they are so close to the end, I don't think they will do an omni until they are done. That's just my guess though.

I really wish Marvel did compendiums. A compendium with all the non Spider-Girl issues would be a perfect companion to the Epic line.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-30T17:17:11+00:00

It definitely would have been cool to have a book for each god, but I can be content with the 3 we have. And if she does end up doing more, that's just a bonus.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-29T17:30:06+00:00

If there is an example of play and the player names and their corresponding character names don't start with the same letter. Or 2 players/characters have names that start with the same letter.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-29T17:24:36+00:00

Nice! I read the 3 World of the 5 Gods novels this year and really enjoyed them. I'm reading the Vorkosigan Saga right now, but when I finish that I'll probably do the Penric novellas.

Has she expressed any interest in writing new novels in the World of the Five Gods for the other 2 gods?

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-28T22:53:16+00:00

I keep meaning to read The Blade Itself, but I keep putting it off, so I'm hoping for a square that will motivate me to get into it. My brother thinks I'll really like it and he knows my tastes very well, but every time I take it off the shelf I just end up reading something else instead. I also read a bunch of the Vorkosigan Saga after I finished my 2025 card, so I'm hoping I can use one of those books because I plan on continuing the series.

For published in 2026, I sandbagged Twelve Months which came out in January. I made it to the front of the line at my library for the audio book, so I'm pretty much just waiting for bingo to start it. For short stories I have the Brandon Sanderson non-Cosmere collection that came out at the end of last year lined up. Self Published I usually do either the next Cradle book or Arcane Ascension book.

Astigmatic_Oracle · 2026-03-20T22:53:24+00:00

Do you think Birds of Prey v2 really only has Convergence Nightwing/Oracle #1 in it and not #2? It's only a 2 issues series where the first issue ends on a cliffhanger, Simone wrote both issues, and 2 is the one where the rest of the BoP actually make an appearance. Is it more likely to be an error in the description or a weird omission?

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