MARVEL Hardcover Collection - Why I SOLD my Marvel OMNIBUS and OHCs
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Dont ever feel bad getting rid of them Marvel books. I'm still a supporter of your channel.
I've started collection Omnibus/Deluxes/Absolutes last year, but I just buy what I really love, no place for ''good'' comics, just the best fo the best for me ;)
Just the stuff that I wanna re-read and something like that.
Things like: Saga and Y The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, Aquaman by Geoff Johns, The Walking Dead, Berserk, Planetary by Warren Ellis, Daredevil by Bendis...
I've found Vertigo to be so consistent with its quality. I've started just going back to collect their deluxes. imo it's the best format in terms of size. I love absolutes, but deluxes are small enough to comfortably hold
I didn’t know Sebastian Stan was such a big comic fan!
It can be difficult to not spend money on books you don't need, but it's worth it when every book in your collection is associated with good memories and you don't feel guilty about your bank account. I know I'd never get rid of my omnis of Brubaker's Cap. While I'm more of a DC fan now, this is the run that got me hooked on comics and I know I'll always enjoy re-reading it. I have the singles and I'm not selling them either.
Great collection man. So I am a X-Men fan and I had been out of the game for 10 plus years. I got back in last year starting with the House and Powers of X. Did not like the direction of my beloved heroes but found the story incredible. Hickman and crew have given the X-Men new life.
Great video Mike! I was like this many years ago just buying everything and having a huge collection that had no real theme. Finances got very tight so I stuck with DC only. My collection isn't "massive" but I have a solid bunch of DC continuity from 2002's Hush up until Scott Snyder's JL run.
Honestly I feel like I’m one of the few who prefers Brubaker’s DD to Bendis’.
Keeping a lean collection can feel liberating/refreshing and even fun. I track personal ratings to make sure I'm getting rid of books I don't really like enough to justify their cost (e.g.
Tigertemprr That’s a good move, definitely something I will considering doing. The elimination so far has revealed that I stick to a handful of creators - and my biases are really becoming apparent to me!
I will eventually sell a good amount of my collection, at the moment I’m enjoying it for what it is
Miracleman by Alan Moore is one of my all time favorites
I support this way of collecting 100%. Could have been me sitting on that chair!
“Honestly, man, with Marvel, I just don’t feel that deep of a connection with the characters.” Same here. Other than Spider-Man, Thor, Black Panther, and Moon Knight, I just don’t really care unless the particular story or art is *that* good, like Marvels or Dan Slott’s Silver Surfer
What you saying is true, right now I just been collecting books from 2000 ad and Dark Horse. I just got volume 2 of The Goon Library edition and Judge Dredd volume 3 and Judge Anderson Volume 1. I care more about this book than any of my Marvel and DC books.
@@GuyFierisShirt I'm pretty low on my Marvel interest. Some X-Men stuff here and there, Some Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Deadpool. I have mostly indie comics in my collected books, and Valiant and DC are ~85% of my superhero comics collection.
This is what hit me when I went from Marvel to DC. Marvel feels very impersonal in a lot of cases, while DC doesn't hesitate making anyone the narrator and to go deeper into character development. So I'm slowly getting some Marvel Epics, because Marvel can tell good stories nonetheless, but I pretty much always prioritize DC.
Loved Remender's Captain America. I never knew there's been a omnibus. Glad i kept all the floppies. I'm an older reader, so for me I'm hanging onto the silver and bronze age books. The Marvel Conan omnis are my absolute favorite.
For my marvel stuff, Hawkeye by Fraction is never getting sold. I know it’s oop now, but I got it for 25 bucks and I’m in love with the Aja art. My Kirby FF books are also never leaving because Kirby’s my guy.
Hey I’m glad you are happy with the collection you have for Marvel. I can’t say I’m a fan of most of that but good on you!
Great vid! My prize Omni has to be Hickman's Secret Warriors. Not an accessible 'first Omni for new readers' but omg one of the best runs ever...
Immortal Iron Fist, Brubaker's Cap run, Astonishing X-Men, Slott's Silver Surfer and Millar's Wolverine all omni's I won't be getting rid of any time soopn.
Austin Caldwell Tight list! I really need to read Slott’s entire SS run...
I've had a few of those "Am I ever going to read this again" moments. I agree that if you read something once and really don't plan on reading it again maybe you should consider letting a book go to somebody that might enjoy it more. I've always felt if you let a book that you'll never read again sit on a shelf, that may be rare, how can somebody understand or get into this medium and know why we are so passionate about comics and comic collections. One that I'll never get rid of and would highly recommend is Jason Aarons Thor. I had never read much of Thor when I was younger aside from the odd story but as soon as I read his Godbomb/Godbutcher arc I couldn't stop picking up everything else. I would gladly double dip if Marvel ever decides to do a Jason Aaron Thor Omni. If you never read it I highly encourage you to go out and start. There are recently released Complete Collections of the start of his run that are available. I honestly never cared much for Thor but this is is just so good in my opinion. Everything he's been writing on Thor has been leading up to the War of the Realms.
Lloyd Wong I remember collecting God of Thunder as it was hitting the shelves, blew my mind all over the place! If Marvel never does official releases I’ll have to make some custom omnis for that whole run
Loved Aaron's run on Thor right up until the "Thor lady" debacle at which point I just lost interest.
I'm with you 100%. I have to be very picky with what I keep. Limited space and finance mean I streamline my collection and wishlist.
I also had to sell up due to poor times and started building again when life picked up.
Astonishing X-Men for me for real. I only found this video this week and really relate. I have gone from 0 to 350 omnis in 3 years. Will I ever read them all - probably not. Will I stop buying them - probably not. Do I need help - probably but I love having them and am fortunate enough to be able to afford them but they do overwhelm me. Dont expect a response - appreciate I am more than slightly late to this party….
I tend to go through phases with comic my collecting. December & January I was getting Blank Cover Sketches. This month, Hardcovers - mostly Premiere Classic. I originally bought 5 of them back in Fall 2020. I kind of went ham last week & bought 31 Hardcovers from eBay auctions. 1 seller is moving & is super downsizing. 31 HC for $234 + 38 shipping - 14 Premiere Classic & 17 Oversized HC. I typically don't go for TPB very often, but then these last 2 days he's had a gang of TPB auctions ending. I won 16 more for 64 bucks. Shipping will be like 13 bucks. I'm looking forward to see where my collection is going!
You should read Donny Cates' Venom run!
My first omni was Incredible Hulk by Peter David vol 1 and I'm ready to grab vol 2 in September.
Miracleman is dope.
Sorry that the relationship broke up. Even more sorry that you lost so much of the collection. The ones you kept were really great. That you kept the Miracle Man series was really wise. I think one day they`ll figure out a way to cross media promote that character and he will become as much loved to the general public as Superman, Spider-Man & Bat-Man. I noticed you kept Marvel Boy. I have the singles which I bought mostly for the art. Is the story worth a read? More of a fan of Alan Moore. Grant Morrison is hit or miss with me & even retired time is a thing I have to manage. Great video. Didn`t know you were Canadian.
William Jackson Marvel Boy is a very weird book, it’s frantic, cosmic, but a fun time nonetheless, once you can parse out the important info that Morrison is putting across. Amazing artwork as well!
Canadian born and raised eh!
I hate/love this kind of videos, hate them because I realize I should be more careful with what I buy and what (little) time I have to read (enjoy) them. And love them for the same reason.
I kinda get why you said hate,
You hated the idea that he is right and in a way you wanted to use it as a guideline to prevent yourself from making future mistakes
Wolverine solo omnibus Mike!! or Conan the barbarian omnibus classic 70 ( savage sword ) great arts by buscema and story rob Thomas ( black/ white color) it you like . or ask Omar Nier mint condition he know everything about Marvel comics .
My collection is only just beginning to grow, and right now it only contains one omni I'm still currently reading, Batman by Grant Morrison vol1. Have only maybe read the first 3 issues so far, but I like what I'm seeing.
Are you like a new collector or you collect like floppies and such? Because Batman by grant morrison I heard is not a good place for beginners to start off with
@@superdragonz1I am a new collector, who started with N52 and classic Batman, like Year One, TLH, Killing Joke, and so on. However, I want to branch out to more runs I have found interest in, like Immortal Hulk and Superior Spider-man. I can barely tolerate floppies, though; they are expensive, far too spaced out, ad-filled, and lack substance when not done well, which is more often than not. I far prefer trades, OHCs and omnibuses (omnibi?). However, I will also do my research far ahead of time on stuff like this, so I know a lot about Morrison's writing style and how far reaching his callbacks will go. I find it almost more engaging to read, personally, seeing that the writer commits him/herself to continuity.
We both got back into comics at the exact same time and it seems that we are both DC fans who follow certain writers, and also enjoy the non cape titles so I think my recommendations for Marvel are solid because these books predated the mess of Hickman’s Avengers, Age of Ultron and Original Sin. We both like Daredevil even though I loved Waid’s Daredevil, Garth Ennis and Grant Morrison are my favorite writers. With that said I have not read a ton of Marvel but I have tried a ton of it. Matt Fraction’s Iron Man, JMS Thor, Brubaker’s Cap (omnibus coming in January). I think Marvel was doing something really special around the time that all these writers were on these books, as well as Hickman on Fantastic Four, and I’m sure Fraction’s Iron Man and Brubakers Cap were up for awards. What those writers did was take a DC guy and introduced me to the Marvel Universe and made me care about these characters. Then Marvel changed all the characters to women, ethnics and children and they lost me, NOT because I have anything against Riri Williams, or Jane Foster, it was that I had just learned to love the traditional characters. Marvel Now was an epic failure and they’ve yet to recover, but I keep going back to these characters when new teams are on the books, hoping for writers who are willing to go back to writing traditional and fundamental comic stories of the characters. Hell they even killed Spiderman and replaced him with Doc Ock, oh man. Scalped by Aaron is the greatest book I’ve ever read, so I’m sure his Thor is great, but I don’t want to read Jane Foster as Thor, and let me know when Stark comes back from the dead please. In the meantime I will always have those three runs to reread. And yeah Miracleman is absolutely not a Marvel Book and Marvel gets no credit for it at all, and they’ve really done nothing to promote its brilliance when they got the rights. But without it your Marvel collection would be even more sparse!
I've been thinking about selling all my marvel and DC books and just sticking with publishers like Image. It's just to hard keep up with everything and cost too much.
Infinity gauntlet is great and so is anything Annihilation and I love the captain America Brubaker, that's probably the best in the last two decades by far.
Long story short, he sold some of his hardcover comics because they were worth a lot of money and he made a great profit.
Hey Mike! Really, really good video, man! I had about 4 paragraphs-worth of a comment typed(typical for my manic self, lol)& my screen just went blank for a second & said, "CZcams stopped working momentarily" or something like that, & my comment was erased. Maybe that was I sign telling me I was blathering on too long, 🙄. Anyways, the short of it(I'll try, lol) was that I really wish more CZcams channels focused on the luv of comics would have people like u & Matt running them. I appreciate ur candid/honest talk about the comic book industry w/regards to the financial burden u can put upon urself when u start trying to buy/collect everything of a certain kind(mostly omnibuses, in ur case)as they are released. There are sooooo many comics(and by comics, I mean TPBs & HCs of some sort-- be they omnis, Lib. Eds., Absolute Eds., etc)I would luv to have, but I just don't have the money to get. We've talked a bit before about my limited income & spending money. I know what u mean when u say that u can want something just to have it, even if ur probably never going to read it. For me, that comes into play when I'm looking to get the final volume or 2 in a series I've been reading/collecting. If I have deluxe editions of the previous volumes, I feel that completionist-need to make sure the final volume or 2 are of the same deluxe format as the volumes I already own. And I sometimes think this way *even* if I've decided at volume 3 that I'm not liking the story the way I thought I would, & *might* want to finish the series since I've invested my time & money into it already, but *definitely* do not need to get the last 2 volumes in their deluxe edition formats! IF I am going to finish the story *at all*, I should be ok w/getting the TPBs when they come out. But nope. I feel the *need* for the complete series to look *right* on the shelf. It's kinda crazy, lol. So, while I *do* have these feelings/needs, I just flatout don't have the financial means to act on them. I mean, I *could*... if I were to decide I wasn't going to get another book from another series, or some other OGN that looks really good, or one of my medicines. It's about choices. And at times, MANY TIMES, it's not even about *choices*. it's like u said... it's about *priorities*! I have to take many medications. My little babies(Maxy, 10yrs old & Joey, 11yrs old-- 2 adorable schnoodles who don't *at all* look like they are the same breed, lol)have many needs. They're both rescues who were abused & neglected-- & the resulting psychological & emotional issues, when added to their age & physical issues(which luckily, aren't too bad at this time) require a lot of luv, patience, understanding, & also medicine of their own(to say nothing of all the other normal costs that come w/having furbabies-- luckily, my mom sees them as her babies as well, & my dad sees them as grandbabies, lol; so they split the costs w/me). Bottom line: Comics are awesome! I absolutely luv & enjoy them as much as just about any other thing in my life! But that's what they are... *things*. And as much as I luv them, I luv my little babies WAAAAY more! And I luv myself more because if I don't take care of myself, I don't get to enjoy my babies or other family & friends or comics or *anything*. So like u said: priorities. I think I've probably sold over 1,000 TPBs, HCs, Dlx Eds. of some kind, etc since I started getting into & collecting them back around 1996. And like u said, I sometimes wish I had some of them back. But I know there was a good reason for selling them. As I'm sure u did-- like when u were engaged! I guess I'm just saying-- in a really long way, lol-- that I feel where ur coming from, & I really do appreciate u sharing ur thoughts on the matter in this video! Thanx, Mike! 😊👍🏻
Chewy 16 100% agree! I’m glad Maxy and Joey found a great home and family! A big problem with our western civilization is hoarding and spending money on crap we don’t really need. Last year really opened my eyes to it and I am glad things have changed - I’m far happier with all the books on my shelf, but most importantly I’m enjoying reading and rereading this ludicrous number of stories I’ve got sitting at home!
Thanks for the fantastic and insightful comment, we’re thrilled you’re still tuning in and Matt and I wish you and the family all the best! Until next time!
@@TheHardcoverComic Thanx, Mike! U guys put out great content that isn't just fun to watch, but is informative, astute, smart, perceptive, & I can feel the truthfulness & enthusiasm in ur words. U guys are awesome! Thanx for the kind comments about my adopting my babies. They are like my children & mean so much to me, I can't really put it into words. It's great to hear from another animal lover. There is way too much cruelty in this world-- to animals & people alike. I just dont understand how someone could hurt others, especially innocent animals & children. It often makes me cry when I think of how my boys were abused & neglected. And when I read the horrible stories of abuse in the petitions I sign each day, it can be a lot to take emotionally. I just don't understand it. But I'm glad to give these little guys all the luv they've never known for every bit of time they have left, which is hopefully many yrs still! And the luv they give back-- which, understandably, took awhile for them to really understand how to show, as they really never knew it; but I believe they're intuitive nature to be loving beings mixed w/the luv we give them has overcome much of the pain & neglect they mostly only knew before... & they have so much luv to give, it is so euphoric to feel that luv & empathy they have! I know we've never met, but u & Matt have shown me, thru ur comments, compassion, luv, & understanding. I hope saying that doesn't seem weird. But my instincts say that it won't. And I really think there should be more luv in the world; that people should tell each other they luv one another more often-- even if it comes from a guy in the comments section of ur CZcams channel whom u've never met, lol. U guys have been extremely understanding of my tendency to type long comments. And u have not only accepted them, u have taken the time to really read them & to respond w/sometimes very insightful, sometimes informative, sometimes funny, & sometimes w/all of these things put together. U even give me encouragement. That means a lot! And ur COMPLETELY on point w/the way people today are too focused on buying stuff just to buy it. I've been guilty of it at times, myself, when I've had a few extra bucks. But ur right, it's really more enjoyable to have fewer titles to choose from(a few times in my life I've actually been frustrated due to not knowing which book to read-- something that should really never be an issue, lol; if a person has more than they can even decide on, then maybe they have too many), but the titles actually be great titles which u are really looking forward to reading &/or have re-readability, as u stated in ur video. Anyways, thanx again for the video, & for ur kindness. ❤
I only colect hardcovers and I only but books I think I will read twice. this has largely reduced my interest in a lot of superhero titles. but to me it's worth it. titles like Y the last man, transmetropolitan, preacher, saga, fables, black science, deadly class, and more are just sooooo rich.
the only standard superhero stuff I really plan on keeping is Tomasi's Batman and Robin. so emotional for a batman story.
The two Marvel omnibuses I have that I’d never sell (and that would be the first I’d recommend to someone) are Thor by Walt Simonson, and the second volume of Fantastic Four. All-time great runs.
I'm surprised that's the stuff you still have, it's definitely not the norm. Most of that I wouldn't keep myself, but diff taste! You're in luck with all the reprints this year
I think it’s nice to downsize I got rid of a lot of my marvel/dc stuff just simply because it was getting to big and just tired of superhero’s it gets overwhelming at times but nice to go back to but with loads of omnis getting pumped out some of it can feel more the same or just not worth the time. Nice selection you have there though it’s quality not quantity for me anyways. If I was to not part with some marvel omnis definitely the punisher max Ennis and Aaron planet hulk,uncanny x force and Deadpool by kelly
Don’t have any marvel omnis, but I can recommend Ultimate Spider-Man as a series to read, and if you want the one OHC then Kraven’s last Hunt is good.
Now's the perfect time to sell off your collection. With all the reprints coming out marvel could reprint basically anything at this point. I really regret not selling my collection before, especially with the covid19 lockdowns which idk how it's gonna affect the postal service.
Peter David The Incredible Hulk vol 1 I recommend
The Ultimates by Millar and Hitch
The Savage Sword of Conan The Original Marvel Years
If you need reccomendations for omnis, id say the DnA cosmic stuff (Annihilation to Realm of Kings), Hickman's omnis (secret warriors, F4, Avengers), Brubaker Cap run, Loki by Gillen, New X-Men, Astonishing X-men, Uncanny X-Force
I've got a couple of Marvel omnis. Annihilation, Annihilation Conquest, Guardians of the Galaxy (2008). The amazing Uncanny X-Force (Remender) and The Astonishing X-Men (Whedon)
We have the same mindset in terms of collecting. I try to only buy the books that I believe I will enjoy for years to come. That also allows me to make good use of the limited space I have. Based on the books you've shown on this video, we have different tastes in comics. I'm more interested in classic Marvel storylines from Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four although I have a wide-ranging interest (but less interested in modern stuff). I am less of a DC fan (for comics) although I appreciate the DC characters and have some of them in my collection in other forms (aside from comics). However, we share a love for Frank Miller's Daredevil run and I rebought that omni recently. I'm curious about how you sold your omni's. Where did you sell them? What was your strategy for pricing the books?
Similar to you, got life changes happening... Been thinking about departing from my Amazing Spider-Man omnis (1-4, stern, Larson, McFarlane omnis), my iron man collection (Epics, ohc, Omnis), and possibly thor collection (Omnis). Going to hang onto my X-men, Punisher, and Conan.. I have many epic collection stuff too but I enjoy the ease of travel with them.
I watch the auctions to see what to put them at. How did you price your omnis?? Auctions or buy now? Did you use eBay! Thanks for the videos! -C
I used eBay, typically just buy it now. I also sold locally using Facebook, that made it a whole lot easier.
Having to part ways is tough, but a necessary evil!
I was expecting you to say you're selling your stuff because of the Marvel Unlimited comic app.
Enders Game only hardcovers are standard .. The whole series.
I went on a kick of collecting a ton of Marvel Silver Age omnibuses. After getting burnt out on the stories and coming to my senses, realized that Silver Age stuff is just really not that good overall. Got rid of 90% of them and literally have ONE Silver Age omni remaining: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1. Now I mainly focus on modern stuff, which is way more re-readable IMO.
well well well if it isnt mike from the hardover comic
Yes it's very hard to let go. I'm currently selling off a bunch of omnibus and especially those atrocious absolute editions. I just find the absolute are taking up way too much space for so little a read and not to mention so many of my absolutes the bindings are garbage and seperating. Won't be giving DC anymore money towards absolutes
The upcoming moon knight omnibus, it contains his original run. Is it a good investment? Is it matured reading & dark?
They,d have to pry my comics from my cold dead hands. That,s just me though. LoL. Ones never parting with ever : Amazing Spiderman McFarlane Omni, Roger Stern, John Romita Omni, Secret Wars 2 Omni, X-Men Mutant Massacre , Fall of the Mutants, Inferno, Giant Size X-Men , Dark Phoenix Omni,s. Spiderman Omni,s all books containing issues Am.Fantasy 15 to till the McFarlane Omni,s Spectacular Spiderman (1976) series are great reading, just love Spiderman, can you tell? LoL Daredevil Omni,s of the Frank Miller run, the Elektra Assassin storyline, very readable, enjoyable. Wolverine Omni # 1, & when I get #2.
You getting the captain america rick remender omnibus?
Ok
So so sorry you had the misfortune of having to downsize your collection, there’s nothing worse . Many decades ago I lived in dire poverty but managed to build up a foundational John Byrne Uncanny X-Men run issues 100-150 in real time early 1980s. Van Halen came to town in 1984 and my greedy father made me pawn that collection for.a humiliating $15.00. Years later after working hard for decades I simply buy myself every comic that interests me I can find . I never forgot that humiliation . The Tom King Vision run is existentially and philosophicallly the greatest run ever and now the hardcover is out of print and $100 and CLIMBING but few will part ways with it. Miracle Man by Alan Moore!!!??! Alan Moore is GOD there is nothing better- although From Hell I find to be equally just as good these works are the Mt. Everest altitudes of genius !!!!
Conan , Marvel the Original Years. Mature , you will revisit and re-read it.
Is it too hard to ask that just once, just once, I want Mike to say a clearly overt “aboot” rather than “about”?!
David Robertson Hahaha maybe some day!
Would like to let you know about the soap. It is not chemical free.Literally everything is made out of chemicals.If that soap was chemical free it would not exist.
I'd take another pt job before I sell shit
Good stuff man. It's definitely easy for a collection to get bloated so cutting down is good here and there... Been working my way though Daredevil omnis lately and just started Bendis' run -- looking forward to the Brubaker run!
Gotta agree that I often prefer DC over Marvel (I mean Batman is the GOAT hands down imo), but Uncanny X-Force, Annihilation Conquest, and ASM by Michelinie/McFarlane are some of my favorite Marvel omnis
Jeremy Berglund I do miss the marvel cosmic set... You’ve got some fantastic DD stories ahead of you, enjoy!
I could see myself selling everything Marvel but my X-men material just because of the connection I have with it.
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Why would you buy comics just to sell them that's a waste of money comics are not cheap
i got rid of most of my dc collection,i dont read much dc,i keept all my marvel books i read alot more marvel,i still have some dc books,
but mostly marvel.
somehow dc books is not that interesting to me.batman is great but they over use joker,im sick of joker.
same with superman over use of doomsday and luthor,i dont know when i read dc i find myself struggeling reading them,mostly what i dont like about dc is way to overpowered charecters
to the point is so ridicolous,marvel heroes struggeles with every day problems,and more family sence feeling they have,can relate more to them.
Sounds like someone needs to check out DC Vertigo comics instead of their main imprint of superheroes. There you will see the best comics ever made, such as The Sandman, Alan Moores' Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Preacher, and Grant Morrisons' Animal Man.
Don’t blame you marvels woke garbage these days!