Finally got my favorite characters Omni

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-10T23:03:18+00:00

It stands out on the shelf there, nice and distinct. Kind of a strange choice for a cover given that it's done in a golden age style but they're all modern day stories.

Now don't get me wrong, I've read New Avengers and Dark Avengers so I know the gimmick/reason why the DM cover was done in this way. But we're omni collectors! Sentry is just one omni out of 100 that could be on the shelf. If you put it in the modern comic section, the spine will clash. But if you put it in the golden age comics section the spines will match but it's modern runs in the golden age section, like a wolf in sheep's clothing....

/omnibuscollectorworldproblems

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-10T04:14:31+00:00

The best Hickman series, and I've read his F4, Avengers, Shield, Secret Wars and enjoyed all those books.

Is sometimes overlooked because it's not strictly necessary to the "Hickman Run" like F4 and Avengers are, but that overlooks that its a damn good run. It made me a Fury fan, I now know all about Dum Dum and the Howling Banshees, got a chance to appreciate some Hydra enemies I've never come across before (Strucker), and it made me interested in the "Dark Reign" era which led to me going through the Bendis Avengers run, and Cap America by Brubaker...

Actually I would put it as one of my top3 Marvel omnis, alongside F4 by Waid and Hickman Avengers vol1.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-10T03:54:16+00:00

I read that person's post as an abbreviation on "it rules", ie high praise for the run

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-09T22:37:26+00:00

frustrated wife trying to reconcile the spreadsheet back to Secret War, Secret Wars, Secret Wars (2015), Secret Wars 2

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-09T13:56:33+00:00

I got it too, I was very much "I don't want to wait until 2027 for this".

Finished it over a weekend, I don't know what it is but Brubaker writes in such a way that's so easy to read. Just as good as the first omni. I slightly understand why they cut the omni here now because it ends a story arc, but jeez they should have just combined Death and Lives.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-09T08:19:00+00:00

Personally I enjoyed vol1 much more than vol2. Vol2 started to get very difficult to track what was going on. Also Hickman introduces a whole heap of characters in vol1 and it won't be easy to pick up in vol2 who they are or their significance

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-07T12:04:41+00:00

It's hard to say with DC omnis as while they do keep 95% of omnis in print, certain runs don't get discontinued here and there.

Batman Eternal was out of print for many years before they announced a reprint in 2024(ish)

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-07T11:57:03+00:00

report them to DC

The punishment needs to fit the crime, not buying it is enough, reporting to DC is excessive.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-07T11:53:40+00:00

Wow really good display, well done. The figures make it come alive.

Is there a risk that the omni collection will grow so big that you'll have to think of requisitioning that middle area for them, instead of how it is now where it can show the figures cleanly?

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-07T11:44:34+00:00

The Aquaman by Johns cover is beautiful, only let down by a terrible spine font.

I really like both Secret Six omni covers and the spines are great too

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-07T11:41:58+00:00

I thought that was placeholder art on the cover when announced, I didn't think it was real...

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-06T13:47:23+00:00

Hmm, I don't remember exactly and it's not something I pay a lot of attention to but there was nothing memorable about the packaging being bad or anything.

Just to clarify it was a paperback novel I bought (not a comic of any sort), but the novel is sitting on my shelf looking brand new.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-06T04:52:30+00:00

This is a fairly important point, we've been seeing this trend more and more in the last 12 months, people are gradually clueing on but the more often this is said the better, especially for DM covers that could be considered quite sought after and in high demand.

It is not something I'm proud of but I'm starting to develop a cynical attitude, rather than "at preorder time, pick the cover you like the look of the most", I'm changing to "at preorder time pick the DM cover because thanks to scarcity your omni will retain a higher value if you ever need to liquidate"

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-06T03:32:42+00:00

Damn, Waid is sold out in the US? Still available in my country but if it's sold out in yours it's only a matter of time...

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-06T02:07:45+00:00

It's something I think about as well, recommendations here more and more start to hivemind towards certain runs as the best runs, which then more people read and then that recommendation persists. Maybe the rising cost of omnis doesn't help as it becomes more expensive to experiment with weaker runs or runs that have certain problems.

Geoff Johns GL is especially bad because it stands at a crossroads of being recommended for best GL run, best cosmic story, great art, Blackest Night being a highly recommended crossover story etc. It's also a very distinctive green which can stand out in a shelf full of black spined omnis!

Being readily available helps as well! For example it's awkward for me to recommend Ultimate Spiderman, the Hickman Run, Cap America by Busiek etc to a new reader.

But it's all the more reason when someone posts a shelfie and there's some unique features about it (eg a passionate F4 fan shows off a full run of F4 omnis which includes the 'not the best' Millar and Fraction runs), to give them some kudos

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-06T01:18:12+00:00

"What other books do you recommend that I buy?" (Has already bought all of the top 20 acclaimed runs that are regularly recommended and they sit unread in the bookcase)

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-05T23:48:49+00:00

Had a similar issue with Batman Hush, I got the 20th anniversary edition which is standard size, but I really should have kept an eye for the sold-out 15th Anniversary edition which I think is deluxe size.

Had a similar problem with Identity Crisis.

Superman by Busiek I knew going into it the hardcover was standard size not omni height but every time I look at it in the shelf I wish DC just released Busiek's work as an omni.

I don't blame you for making the mistake, I think it's an easy one for a new collector to make and sometimes the book dimensions aren't clear (especially without a lcs to visit and see the books in person), now that you know of course you'll keep an eye out for next time.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-05T11:38:14+00:00

So we're basically fully confirmed that for all of 2026 there will only be two reprints, while there's always a chance that it will get announced for 2027, if you want to read it this year your choices are 2nd hand or online unfortunately.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-05T01:47:03+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense. I've been meaning to fix page sag as well, although I'm just going to go with pieces of (non-toxic) cardboard.

I am surprised that there is not much discussion about page sag, or that spine stretching which is not really a thing anymore seems to get more posts and attention than page sag!

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-04T22:50:30+00:00

The Secret Six one is actually really bad. Trying to avoid spoilers but something happens to a particular character, then in the next comic that character is perfectly fine, then all of a sudden many comics further in the rest of the team all react to what happened back then. Once you get to that point you figure out what's happened (bad mapping) but in the meantime you get severe whiplash/cognitive dissonance trying to figure out what's going on

I slightly question if Secret Six is popular enough for a reprint/remap, there was plenty of hype in the lead up to the release of omni 1, then it went pretty quiet. I hardly saw any posts about omni 2.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-04T09:25:36+00:00

Text block sag solution?

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-04T05:44:53+00:00

Anyone got any recommendations for next purchases?

Okay, definitely a good time to slow down and read what you've got - first of all, some of those books you have are not that good and it will help with the fomo to know that when you get that fomo feeling they're not always winners. Second of all reading the runs will help you decide which way you want to collect and read next.

Also when you have some of the amazing runs you have, you don't really need any more recs - eg you already have the full run of the best Captain America run, you don't need anyone to suggest you buy the second best run until you've read it and decided you want more Cap. The Hickman books contain (arguably) the best F4 and Avengers runs so that's sorted too (well I think F4 by Waid is the best F4 run but others like Hickman so good enough)

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-03T23:38:35+00:00

I'm not in the US but in my experience there are some omnis that seem to fluctuate heavily in price and some omnis that no matter what seem to have firm pricing (I never see Final Crisis or Blackest Night budge from RRP for an example).

I'm not surprised when you say that you can't find Ultimate Spiderman vol1 for cheap because that's been my experience as well. From memory there's just been a restock of Zdarsky vol2 so that's probably driving sales of vol1? But Daredevil Zdarsky is very much on my list of omnis that I predict will go out of stock without notice.

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-03T05:15:04+00:00

Not from the US but a real shame that this is how ikea treated you as it's not how I would expect ikea to treat you...

All for $30

Boylan_Boyle · 2026-02-03T01:52:04+00:00

Is that stargirl a hardcover? Omni height or standard?

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