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Dave Wallace · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:06 am Post subject: Bendis & Maleev Omnibus v.1

Has been solicited at amazon.fr:

http://www.amazon.fr/Daredevil-Omnibus-Brian-Michael-Bendis/dp/0785131124/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1200649981&sr=1-8

Apparently Bendis has said that the listing is wrong, but hasn't specified exactly why. My guess is that the first Omnibus would only include issues up to #50: It would be a nice cut-off point (I always think of Bendis' run as two halves, one leading up to #50 and one which spins out of it), and it would mean that Marvel could release two Omnibuses of equal length.

I hope this materialises anyway. I always held off on buying the HCs because I have the single issues, but this might be too good to pass up.

rgj · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject:

As someone who bought all of the Bendis hardcovers, its pointless to get this omnibus. In fact, the hardcovers are bigger than the omnibus (page wise), so the HCs are probably better.

I'll skip this.

rgj

Dave Wallace · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

I don't think that Marvel's Omnibus editions are any smaller than the regular Oversized HCs. Both formats look exactly the same height on my shelf.

Yeah, if I had the HC's I wouldn't buy this (just as I didn't buy the Omnibus of Grant Morrison's New X-Men), but since I don't, I think I will.

I wonder if the mooted black-and-white-and-red edition will materialise...

rgj · Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

You are right about the size of the omnis and the HC. Guess I was thinking of the Absolute Editions from DC. Now, those are bigger and better. Guess DC is beating Marvel in just about all fronts.

Wouldn't mind a Brubaker/Lark Omni. Not to mention Nocienti and early Chichester. Hell, I'd even get the Lee stuff just for the hell of it.

rgj

Dave Wallace · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:49 am Post subject:

rgj · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Dave, such a wet blanket! You are ruining my Marvel bashing Razz

My assesments are just based on my experience. I've basically dropped all Marvel and have added alot of DC/Veritgo in the last year. And, it comes down to the writing/ideas of the companies. Marvel has top quality creators? Gee, other than DD and Peter David, I wouldn't think that were true.

As for the movies. DC is just really getting started. They'll be pushing more than Supes and Bats soon. And, unfortunately, Marvel's saturation of movies has, for the most part, resulted in less than spectacular quality. GR, FF2 were pretty lame.

Oh, and the sales. Well, yeah, that's the bottom line. Sure. And, hey, I'm sure some of those manufactured boy bands and Spears clones do better in sales than Coldplay and Radiohead. But, that doesn't mean they are better.

rgj

Dave Wallace · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

james castle · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject:

Dave Wallace · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

james castle · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

Vertigo vs. Icon.

Yikes, I wonder how that would go.
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Dave Wallace · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:36 am Post subject:

james castle · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

Dave Wallace · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

Although I can see your point, I don't think Watchmen was a Vertigo book, was it? Confused

james castle · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject:

Dave Wallace · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:14 am Post subject:

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