Fantastic Four Marvel Comics Library 3 Taschen Marvel Book Review
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- Fantastic Four Marvel Comics Library 3 Taschen Marvel Book Review
- FF 1- 19 and FF annual 1 in beautiful colourful (original pages) + wonderful essays etc
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For those interested in these, Taschen does include them in their 50% off sales a couple of times a year (there’s one on as I type this, Labour Day weekend, 2024), and they retail for $100. In some cases that’s cheaper than the OOP omnibus editions. 😉
Yes, saw that they are running a 50% sale, makes the books a lot more affordable.
Patsy Walker would be great.! I'd buy this one.😃 It's awesome to see this stories in this format. Hope they publish, at least, the first 100 stories of these classics.
I think it will be a long wait for all 100 issues but it would be great to see, assuming that we have Cap America etc to follow. I think a Patsy Walker (Date With Patsy, Patsy And Hedy etc) volume is probably even less likely to happen, sadly, as I would buy that volume. Unless they suddenly release a film with her character !
Lol. I thought at you just yesterday when I’ve seen the new XXL book from Taschen on Amazon. And today, you already post a video. Love them! Don’t stop!
Thank you, I don't think I will get the next one. Captain America, apparently, good as they were, I don't really want that one. I didn't realise the FF one was out. It is a lovely volume. Does mean I will be trimming back the FF epic 1. I really wish Marvel would release their SA / GA in this style, though perhaps not oversized, it is a bit excessive (the floor will give way at some point and I will be meeting the Mole Man and Tyrannus)
Great review, mines is on its way 👌
It is a wonderful book. I wonder if they will be releasing any new ones, I haven't seen any new releases.
These are amazing books worth every penny..still,a good hit on the wallet..got the Spidey one after seeing your review,even though i already own the omnis,Spidey is my favourite character so i just HAD to have those first Ditko issues in the best possible format...
FF is great too but having the omni,i m not gomna double dip there too...
But Taschen is doing some inspired work!👌
I haven't got the omni for that one (but have the epic) so I was happy to buy that volume. The Avengers, the same. The Spidey one I have the omni and the Taschen. Very expensive but quality books. The format is great and they are better probably (and I have no idea) than having a 9.8 (or whatever) FF 1 - 19 anyday, and certainly a lot cheaper
Great stuff Andrew. I have the omnibus and the mighty Marvel masterworks book. Am a bit tempted by these, but the size and price do count against a little.
That is the trouble. I love the volume but there is part of me that wishes they had gone for a slightly smaller (and cheaper) size, it is so heavy to lug around. Omnis are probably getting to the limit as well, Artist editions definitely. I waited for the price to come down a little, the initial £150 was too much but I have seen a little lower, and perhaps it will get to £100 etc as the Spidey one. Taschen books are wonderful but they are very expensive. I have lots of smaller volumes, I hope some of these will start to come out in that format as well
This FF book is definitely on my want list. Great review!
It is an impressive book. There is also the Spidey and Avengers and recently, X-Men MCL book
Blimey .. thats massive! Looks stunning, you can really fall into Kirby's art at that scale. Only thing I don't like are those red pages, to me theyre a waste of paper, could have got another issue instead. The box is fun, nice touch.
Not so fussed about an extra issue, though that would be nice, I would have loved those pages being used for more examples of original art pages or unusual sketches (in the epic collection there is a sketch of the early versions of the logo for the Fantastic Four, didn't see that and that page would have been ideal for that front section). Or perhaps cover it with variant covers from around the world that all featured the FF 1 - 19 / annual, surely that would have been a more stunning intro into the book that the red pages (they are a bit of a waste).
Great video l have the new spider man book over 1100 pages l will enjoy reading it very enjoyable
The Taschen volume I have has about 700 pages. The Spidey volume is pretty good as well, love the Ditko work and many of those early tales
The size of this 😱😱😱
What a spectacular book thanks for sharing
It is a spectacular book and yes, it is a large book. Couldn't hold it for long. It is the same with the Avengers and Spidey one.
Great review! Did they do without numbering the first edition 5000 with the white box insert? I have just seen you skipping through a plain red page at the start of the book?
I didn't see any numbering in mine ... only the red pages
Yes! The FF book. Andrew you da man!
It is a very good (and heavy) book, glad you liked the review
Tachen released the Fantastic Four..wowww??? I def want the X-Men now
I haven't seen any mention about the X-Men. The next one, I think, is Captain America (not sure if it is the Golden Age or Silver Age stories, I hope it is the former).
Received the FF taschen bk a few days ago
I wish taschen would pay more attention to it's manufacturing process as all the pages in it were stuck together and I had to laboriously go thru each page and separate it from the next as was stuck in one corner
On a few pages this created a tear mark on the page borders pl manufacture properly taschen!
I must admit I didn't have that with my volume and I have gone through most of the pages. I have had that before with other books and it is annoying as you end up creating mini tears throughout the book. One I would have sent back for a replacement. Bought a book this week and it arrived and it was soaked / warped and was actually already mouldy inside, that was sent back for a replacement straight away. The replacement was fine
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews the tears are very tiny and minor on the fringe of pages barely noticeable really unless your a perfectionist like me so ok to leave as it is just thought why is problem present do they not quality check
Want one, need one!
Hope you get a copy, there seems to be a number of sellers now. Was surprised by this release, didn't know anything about it until someone mentioned it.
Thats the best one of the 3 they have done so far, I always thought that the early FF was like the merging of the Atlas monster comics and the Marvel superhero comics, I have not been tempted by the Spider - man or Avengers ones but I am about to order this one, yeah its expensive but a book to marvel at ( excuse the pun ), the box alone is a work of art, I hope they go on to bring the X - men out, that would be another must have for me. thanks for the review and the damage to my bank account lol.
Sorry about the damage to the bank account, that is the problem with comic / book collecting. I would have loved the X-Men volume instead of the Captain America one. It would seem a more obvious choice for 2023 (60 years after the first issue). The early X-Men tales are odd though, also they never had an annual so I wonder if they will go for X-Men 1-20 ?
The FF early issues were definitely a follow on or merging of the Atlas monsters, even to the Thing (and many of those early monsters looked very similar). The first issue always looked like an Atlas comic with the chapters, you could nearly have imagined it like the Amazing Fantasy 15 with the 8 page origin and then the Mole Man tale in the next issue. Even Mole Man / Kurrgo / Puppet Master / Miracle Man etc (Dr Doom even) could easily be Atlas characters but you have those wonderful tales of meeting the FF etc and that would never have happened in those Atlas comics (Meet Roooo, Master of Planet X and how he explains the customs of planet X and how he loves walking down Yancy St or receiving post from his hypnotised slaves / fans etc).
I loved the image of the masks for the FF, I guess we would have got used to it but I think having no masks was best part. I would have really disliked the costume for the Thing, that would have been plain daft but probably easier to draw for Kirby but glad they dropped that.
The letters pages are great, still would love to see an omni of all those in one big collection (as well as the checklists)
I wonder if they will ever get to a volume 2 of the FF Taschen book.
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews YES an omnibus of letters pages and checklists would be a must buy, I think there is a good chance of Taschen doing follow up volumes as longs has sales support them, I think like you mentioned in the video there could well be a strong market for a more reduced in size editions at a reduced cost although I think they would have to keep the glossy cover and pulp interior aspect to each issue I think that this is one of the things that makes these editions unique , I wouldent be concerned about losing those red end pages for me they dont serve much of a purpose and losing them would not be a detraction, The early version of the Thing has always been my favourite version of the character , mine is on the way and I must admit I am just as excited by the box.
@@captain_uk I agree, a smaller version would need the same paper etc (and red pages could go, I don't see the point of them). I have no idea how many Taschen need to sell to make it a success, I wonder how many of their £1500+ Hockney ones sold ? Must admit I find all the early versions of the character very interesting, Reed etc have all changed since issue 1. I loved the different powers they used to show as well. Been enjoying the FF Taschen book, a joy to re-read those stories
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews Yes mine arrives tomorrow( Saturday) really looking forward to it, Saturday is the only day of the week I get off and Blackpool are away so I can spend quite a bit of time enjoying it. It would be really interesting to get the sales figures on a lot of these books , I used to enjoy seeing the circulation figures of the comic books you no doubt remember that they used to publish these figures in the relevent comic annually for the sake of it being registered as a magazine by the US postal service.
@@captain_uk Yes, those figures were always interesting to see. I assume there were trade journals with that sort of data all in lists for people to check out. Hope Blackpool did ok ! Maidstone won this week, a rare event this season (sadly). Hope the book arrived ok. I just got the Marvel Treasury FF 2 (1970s one) and it is excellent, really great to re-read that. Will be doing a quick review on that, perhaps combine that and FF Galactus King-size etc. Was surprised how small the Treasury was (it always seemed a large mag) compared to all these new volumes
Always a great review!
thank you, glad it was of interest
Are there any other publishers that also make comic super premium versions like this?
Not like the spider-man book, I think that set of volumes is unique. Bought many Taschen books over the years
Hi, great review, but are you not worried about damaging books (i.e. crushing spines) by stacking so many of them on top of each other?
Not really, they are to be read and looked at and spread across the floor and enjoyed. No intention on selling them or anything. Got loads of books that virtually falling to pieces, that they get a little warped is not too much of an issue. I'm always moving them around and perhaps if I clean up a few of the others, will have a little more space for the ones behind me. That they collapse on me and crush me during a recording, that would be a concern
Didn't know spine crushing was a thing. I have an omni being pressed under an exercise bike because the pages had gone wavy, hope I'm not doing more harm than good to the poor thing.
@@Ya_Mosura I must admit I have never seen anything wavy spine damage with any of my books. Yes, it does happen as you can see that in any secondhand bookshop with books that have been piled on top of each for years and years and gathering dust but it is always good to move them around. I probably have more damage from putting the books up in the conventional upright way as the books topple over and crush the covers etc. Exercise bikes and omnis are a great combo !!
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews I made the mistake of putting some of my books directly up against a wall, I think that's what caused the wavy pages in a few books as everything else on proper shelves in other parts of the room look fine.
@@Ya_Mosura My books are always up against walls. I have them all over the place. Piled up against shelves, on different shelving, in cupboards, on the seats ... way too many books. I keep trying to sell some off but then I just get a load more !
If only all of them were on sale..arghhhhhh
true !!
Ordered mine today 😀
Hope you love the book. I think it is excellent, always loved the early FF from first reading them in MWOM, it is great to get all the 'original' comics now in this oversized volume, even if it weighs a ton. The essays were very good but I wish they had included more original art examples, noticed in my Epic collection that there were a number of pages that are not included in the Taschen and as they have a few duff red pages at the front of the book, it pity those pages were not used for original art instead.
Amazing! How do you rate these compared to Marvel's own omnibuses? Is there a dust jacket to it? Great review!
No dust jacket unless you count the sturdy box that I have for it. Glad you liked the review. I don't think it would be an easy one for a dust jacket, if it is too large so easy to squish the wrapper even just removing from the book.
As to the omnibus. I love those but I think the originals are far superior to the omnis and this has the feel of the originals though personally I wish they had gone for the a smaller size and gone for more stories instead of a mega size, it just makes it a pain to pick up. I think there are pros and cons. I think there are many different formats, I am still happy with the essentials in b&w as well as my original UK comics in B&W as well or the Artist editions / artisans in B&W
Quite agree with you regarding the dust jacket issue. I think the Frazetta Taschen had a dust jacket and quite honestly I could have done without it. Thanks for your views on the Omnis v Taschens and I might have to get the Silver Surfer Taschen when it comes out as it will probably trump the Marvel omni. Having said that I'll probably want to get all of them as they look fantastic lined up showing their spine colors! B/W Artist Editions are often a must have as well. Wish they would have a sale...
Also, how do you rate the reproductive qualities compared to the Penguin Classics Marvel?@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews
I love the reproduction in the Penguin Classics, they are the same as the epic / omni sources but as they are on matt paper, they just look really nice quality. Penguin have done an amazing job with them and I have reviewed them in previous videos
I have all the artisans but I doubt if I will see any sale items here in the UK, would be nice though. I have never even seen any sale items on the Artists editions. I have bought some cheap at comic marts though.
Thanks for taking the time in answering Andrew. I have at times a bit of an issue with glossy paper and it is an easier sell that the Taschens come on matt paper. Makes them even heavier! Thanks again.@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews
They are definitely heavy, not ones for my shelving anyway. Glossy is fine but they look much nicer on matt any day
Gotta save my pennies for Frank Millers Daredevil omni out in a couple of months, I wasn't collecting when the old omni came out. Looks like golden age WW vol5 got delayed again (according to amazon) why not just say it's been cancelled?
I am not sure it exists any more, I have given up on the WW volume 5. Same with the GA Flash 1. Michael Vaughan has just done a lovely video on DC Omni / collected editions, I agree with him, DC are really terrible in collecting their old material. Marvel / Timely are not great but we have so much more material from the 40s from them. I have the FM Daredevil on pre-order. I bought them when they came out, and regretfully got rid of them over the years (I often do that) and they were an amazing set of comics.
If you are a real collector, you have to buy 2 books - the first one that you will never open the box - and the second one for your pleasure - the price of your (investment) purchase will double in a short time or as soon as the first print run sold out
I might collect but I never see it as investments, if I had I would have been buying 10 copies of Hulk 181 when they came out. I think I have only ever bought a couple of copies of a comic once or twice. So I am not a real collector ... I just love reading them and re-reading them later
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews Comics are works of art - in the form of a sheet of original drawings by the artist's hand and in the form of a book - as valid as paintings, engravings, photos, drawings framed on a wall - you can read and look at them - there are art lovers or bibliophiles who appreciate the beauty of a book (without reading or touching it) - and this makes a great investment and a Beautiful heirloom - there are maniacal collectors - an entire collection sold to another collector will be more valuable than selling a single book - happy reading
Of course !! I hope I read most of my books but I do know many probably don't and enjoy it for different reasons than me. I don't think I am a maniacal collector, certainly don't need everything by an artist or director or actor or writer.
@@AndrewBuckleBookReviews From what I see on the screen, you have a very nice collection - I'm not saying that a collector is a maniac (there are some) but a man of taste, an aesthete
Ha, hopefully have some taste once in a while. Will be doing some DVD / Blu Ray viewing videos as well and you can then see how bad my film tastes are !