Besides Eternals, which should be brought back with a new print and sewn binding.

It’s time to bring back the New X-men run collecting the work of Grant Morrison, this volume is going for a ton on eBay. The demand is there and yet as with Eternals, we have another case of new news of this being reissued. Add in sewn binding and make it happen Marvel.

I have some of these issues already, but to get it all in one nice volume with sewn binding would be great. And a deal worth having.

So if your an X-men fan, or Omnibus fan let me know what you think. And if you don’t believe the prices just check eBay under completed auctions. That is a crazy amount of cash some people have.

By far the best Omnibus I think is the Amazing Spider-Man one.

It’s just over 1,000 pages and the same price as the other $100 versions that have anywhere from 200 to 400 pages less. So on page count alone you are getting a bargain.

I originally had the first version, never got to reading it because I was disappointed because the pages used glue binding and I could barely see the art in the middle. The covers were also almost all not properly aligned, and they even spelled Ditko’s name wrong in the back.

I mean did anyone at Marvel check on quality control? There is no excuse when you are charging $100 high end prices for obvious screw ups this bad.

Really, doesn’t anyone have a proof copy to look at before you decide to send a batch to the printers. I’m talking obvious errors here. And it’s my view that if you are charging High End prices, you had better do your best to fix any errors.

I think they rather rushed it to print.

Then the second print was announced and I was pissed cause I already bought print one.

I was lucky and eBay sold it and only lost about $10 difference.

The second print is BY FAR superior and the book I enjoy the most currently of all the Omnibus material. In this version it is all corrected.

The binding is sewn and it makes a huge difference. The art is easy to open and see. The covers are all corrected and the Ditko name is spelled right.

I think the sewn binding should be a standard in all Omnibus material. They are charging a high cover price and the sewn binding makes it so much easier to read and view.

I’ve started to read the book, and though I read them years ago. I’ve gained a new view on the material and how Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko really did craft a masterpiece of work. Remember this was Spidey way before the concepts we are familiar with now. This was being created history on the spot before anyone else got their hands on the character.

And for proof of how effective it is. I’m watching the Spectacular Spider-Man and a lot of story concepts and ideas are being lifted from this era.

It’s a great volume if you got the second print. In a way it is a shame to those who bought the first print and are missing this volume. My advise would be to eBay sell the first print and buy the second print. That way you will make up most of the money you spent.

But really you should get the second edition because the improvements are far superior.

Though I am going to order it online, at the comic shop I saw the Iron Man Omnibus on display. It was wrapped in the plastic still, so I couldn’t flip it open. But the size and look of it was impressive.

Speaking of Iron Man, he was in Free Comic Book Day with a Marvel Adventures issue with Spider-Man and the Hulk on the cover. Great stuff, and I hope you got it.

The comic shop was crowded but I got my fill and I hope you did to. After all, Free Comic Day is the one day when the industry and the comic shops give back, and that is a great idea.