download death and return of superman omnibus review

I’ve posted in the past about how close some of Marvel‘s omnibus editions are to otherwise “regular”-ish hardbacks…but this one easily dwarfs the largest Captain America omnibus I own. This is absolutely THE largest single comic volume of any sort that I have ever bought. Secondly, the weight and physical size of this thing. The dustjacket has a little piece bent on the back, but that was UNDER the shrink wrap of the book itself–factory issue, and straightened right out enough that I’m not concerned. But this arrived in good shape, no random dings or dents in the covers or spine. I’ve at least twice in the past half-year had to return stuff I deemed too damaged to keep, due to the way they packaged/shipped ’em.

When this arrived in the mail this week and I opened it yesterday…I was quite impressed on a number of things. Yet, the solicitation text seemed similar to the previous edition, listing material from the various issues, but not specifying if the issues were collected in their entirety, or just a handful of pages. When I found out about this edition ( I believe from Michael Bailey), it had my interest. It seemed expensive, and as I hadn’t pre-ordered it, I had time to learn that it wasn’t a “true” omnibus–the heart of the story ( Funeral for a Friend) was gutted, and a number of other stuff was left out. I “passed” on the original “omnibus” released back in 2007 or so. The ultimate comics story of my childhood is now the ultimate single volume in my entire collection.

Download death and return of superman omnibus review