I want more good Superman omnies. This story is so irrelevant. Reboot and immediately made irrelevant by Rebirth. I for my part skip this era of Superman altogether.
It is Sholly Fisch. DC doesn’t even get the names of their writers right 🤦🏻♂️ I’d say someone’s getting fired but I’m pretty sure this is the result of them firing everyone who had a clue in the first place already 🤷🏻♂️
As a Morrison fan, I liked reading this story but not enough to pick up this omnibus. That said, I support releasing more Superman omnibuses, particularly from Byrne’s tenure onwards.
It is Sholly Fisch. Yikes. Also is this another instance of there being a table of contents with page numbers, but no numbers on the actual pages? Doesn’t look like there are page numbers, but maybe I just can’t see it. Edit: just got to part in the video where you mention it! 🤜💥🤛
Just when you think the production of DC omnis cant get any worse they are now misspelling a key creator’s name. Amateurs! But i suppose AT&T don’t care as we’ll all buy it anyway, but i feel sorry for the creator involved.
@@FrankCastlesConscience AT&T absolutely does not care. They’re looking for buyers but I doubt anyone will take all of WB from them for the price they want. Hopefully they change their mind and let someone with a plan buy just DC out.
Here in brazil we already have it in 2016, but was not selled as omnibus and w as standard size, but it had hardcover and 668 pages! But this new version is AMAZING!
Wonderfully refreshing, straight forward and professionally honest review of this Omni Omar. I still will be getting it in spite of its flaws to help DC realize they need to release Superman in Omnis instead of HC's for iconic runs. Looking forward to the Krypto story especially.
All-Star and Final Crisis Superman are my favourite incarnations of the Character thus far that I've so I'm very interested to see what Grant does here.
“How to build the perfect book by DC” 1) Don’t include page numbers ✅ 2) Don’t include covers with issue number ✅ 3) Don’t include a Table of Contents ❌ Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad...
Well, it looks like they managed to put the issues in the wrong order too. Don't they get bonus points for that? #5-6 take place after #8. #7 continues *directly* from the end of #4. This appears to have been done because Rags Morales needed a break before the arc was complete, so they had Andy Kubert come in for a separate two-issue "fill in" story. The trades (both original and the later Essential Edition) were mapped in a sensible reading order (i.e. #1-4, #7-8, #5-6), but the contents page suggests they've reverted to publication order for this omnibus.
I don’t need/want page numbers but it’d be great if they left the covers untouched and left issue numbers and other writing on them. Nice document of history.
As a big Morrison fan (yes, I’m one of those) I can’t wait for this. This is probably one of the few runs of his I’ve never read. I’ve heard negative things about it but I heard negative things about his Batman run as well but I loved it.
I didn't think you were getting this omnibus. I think we persuaded you to change your decision😄 If you don't want this omnibus in the future you can resell it when it goes oop and can fund other books instead. I am glad you did get it though great review as always.👍
Looks fantastic! Sure am glad I preordered :) looking forward to reread! I think it’ll go better in this format than last time I read it in the monthly singles
Interestingly this exact omnibus has been available from Panini Comics in Brazil since 2015, and it was the first omnibus ever released in Brazil. I've already read it and thought it was pretty good. Not a Superman fan myself, but a huge Grant Morrison fan.
@@fingerprints2983 we usually get stuff a lot later here haha this one was a special occasion. Only recently we started getting more omnibuses (omnibi?).
Hi Omar, I know you don’t like this run, so thank you so much for buying this for us. I really don’t think I’d like this run either, like you, I love superman from Byrne. I’m a huge superman/Chris reeve fan too. I’ll buy this because I want more superman omni’s, and the chronological order of every character too. Thank you mate.
Surprised you went and picked this up, Omar. Either way, I would buy this but not high on my pull list. It's still Morrison, it's a Superman omni (we don't have enough), and DC are still pumping out collected editions regardless of how small that number has become.
This one looks cool. I been wanting to get into new 52 superman books. I think that as these books didn’t have page numbering, they don’t have to put it in there. But it should have come with the issue number behind the cover though.
Even though I never really liked this superman era I'm still going to buy it cos superman , Christopher Reeve made me fall in love with superman as a kid and he is my favourite dc character and there is not enough omnibus love for supes
would love superman omnis of the john byrne run, the jeph loeb run so our worlds at war can be in oversized, the run of issues of Superman (216-226) during infinite crisis through the geoff johns kurt busiek run and if the geoff johns issues of superman from the 180s and action with donner and gary frank (pre new krypton) could be included in that that would be cool
Another good looking omni I'll pick up. Though it is weird to me that the book collects Action Comics but is named Superman. Kinda wish the stuck with the real name but not a big deal. Here's hoping this sells well and DC does omnis for the full New52 Action Comics run. I also like that it is a thinner omni. I know you like them "thicker than a snickers" but I find the thinner omnis a bit easier to read when sitting back on my couch. Also I agree with your "interesting move comment" about the cover. It makes no sense to split up the front/back cover image with the spine. Hopefully DC can get some new blood into their collections department and up their quality.
I've heard some less than great things about this Omnibus. Reviews I've seen include missing word bubbles on one page in issue 2, it’s not printed in the proper reading order per Grant Morrison. Issues four and five were meant to be read after issue eight which is how they were collected in the trades. For $50 that's kind of a deal killer. I hope DC fixes this. Writer name, page numbers, word bubbles are must fix.
I'll get myself a copy but it baffles me that this was printed before any Superman by Geoff Johns omni. Or the Batwoman big book that got pushed over several months from now. DC needs some serious improvement.
got to give DC credit its amazing how their need to fuck up in every omnibus but i guess DC will DC.............still getting the book though thanks omar for the overview
Really like some of the artwork in this one. I’m on the fence though. Not an acclaimed run and almost seems like should be thought of as an Elseworlds story in a way unless I’m mistaken. At the same time though, the demon trilogy retailed for $75 and I bought that so the price point has me strongly considering taking a chance on this.
Waiting for my pre-order to be shipped. I honestly ordered based on the name's reputation. I have not read a lot of Superman so far, only Byrne's and Rebirth (Tomasi's and Action Comics up to #1000) which I liked a lot. Thank you for the preview!
Its a great looking omnibus but DC is just flabbergasting in terms of their carelessness putting together such premium collected editions: Misspelling Sholly Fisch's name, having a table of contents but no page number, and really - the omnibus should be called Superman: Action Comics by Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch. A good chunk of the content is written by Fisch (and not Finch, lmao). Seems like an easy skip and I'll stick to the three standard sized HCs that at least don't have blunders like this. Thank God they didn't mess up the Morrison Batman omnibus like this. Morrison, Fisch, Morales and the other creators involved deserve better for such a radical and creative reimagining of Superman that harkens back to his Golden Age roots in a modern setting.
@@NearMintCondition thanks. I found it so frustrating with the way they were collected in the trades at the end. They weren’t meant to be read on their own since they directly affected the main story. Seemed to be a common theme with back up stories and the new 52 trades in general.
i. love. this. run. i just wish it wasn't the origin for new 52 superman and would've been GREAT for something like earth one. reminds me of grant's run on new x-men
Start with John Byrne's Man of Steel and work your way through that then onto Exile and Other Stories, then Death of Superman. I'm highly biased though as John Byrne's Man of Steel is the Superman I grew up reading but that's definitely where you should start.
Have the first HC/trade and... I think the second trade... This is pretty much the 'total package' I have been mostly waiting for. Will most definitely pick this up.
So I think I got it: - Golden Age Superman just fades out around 1958 and is replaced with Earth 1 Superman (AKA Silver Age Superman) - Silver Age Superman stopped existing during Crisis on Infinite Earths and is replaced by John Byrne´s Superman - John Byrne´s Superman stopped existing after the first flash point and is replaced by skinny Superman - Skinny Superman stopped existing after the second corrective flashpoint and is replaced by Morrison Superman (AKA New 52 Superman) - New 52 Superman dies (¿?) and is replaced by Rebirth Superman There
Hey Omar, was your copy also missing text from the second issue? I'm worried about forking out cash for this and for there to be some serious printing errors.
I find it very ironic that this omnibus comes out on the same day as the CW series Superman and Lois premieres. Definitely buying this omnibus. We need more Superman Omnies. Thanks O.
There’s a page from issue 2 that’s missing all dialogue. I’ve been hoping someone could post a video or picture of the omni page and the floppy or tpb page so I can see just what is missing.
@@PizzaParty83 It's at the 6:16 mark of Omar's video above (and yes, I appreciate the irony of that time mark :)). I've also noticed a smaller omission in one panel two pages earlier where Superman's cape doesn't include the Superman symbol. Everything else seems fine on that page, but there's possibly errors in other other pages.
The DC QC on these omnibus editions are just atrocious. The misspelling of the writers last name when it’s repeated throughout the printed material is just peak sloppiness. Then there’s the table of contents but no page numbers. That’s pathetic but really funny actually. Embarrassed for this long standing comics company.
Omar, PSA on this Omni. Issue #2 has a page of missing dialogue - all word balloons are gone. I have alerted my retailer and it appears to affect most, if not all, copies. Frustrating for a book like this to have that level of error. It's at 6:16 left hand side, on your video. By my count, it's page 48.
Curious also that the images of Superman on the inside cover don't match the outfit that Superman wears in the issues in the Omnibus and on the dust jacket.
No page numbers on the actual pages. So you count to get to the issue at page 487? 😂 Bookmarks won't help if you're looking for a specific issue within the book.
funny you should mention the creator's misspelled name, Gem Mint Collectibles has released a video about this omnibus missing speeches on some pages, along with other flaws to some printings
I mentioned the mistake of mispelling, the man my viewers let me know about the missing word bubbles on page 8 of issue 2. Then bleeding cool did an article on it and then DC decided to make a recall. That’s cause and effect :) I’ll probably keep my copy. Not the biggest deal to me for just one page.
@@NearMintCondition i also noticed the same issue with Green Lantern by Geoff Johns book 3 in the spread page where Hal chains up Professor Zoom (Hunter Zolomon), there should be monologue boxes of Hal explaining that he misses the X-Files and why Earth gets all the attention from evil beings in the GL by Johns book 3, that isn't there
Hold up. At 6:14 - there should be dialogue on that left page. It's where he's being interrogated about his rocket. That whole page is missing all the dialogue. This is one of my favorite runs so I'll probably get it anyway, but the Sholly Fisch error, no page numbers, and at least one misprinted page? Yikes. Come on, DC.
Not really but that may be because despite being a longtime Superman fan (Post Crisis) I didn't really enjoy Morrisons run. But your sensibilities may differ from mine so this is just my personal opinion. Byrnes superman would be a good Jumping on point If I were to be objective.
I am not sure others would agree with me but if I had to pick one, I'd recommend All Star Superman also by Morrison as a starting point. If you don't mind big books, I would recommend the Absolute All Star Superman. I am no Morrison fan but All star Superman is a solid run and you can read it without any knowledge of Superman.
The Man of Steel standard sized hardcovers by John Byrne would be a good start. Though if you want more modern art, the Tomasi and Gleason run during Rebirth would also be good. There’s deluxe editions that collect everything, but later on, there’s going to be an omnibus with just the Tomasi/Gleason stuff. Other than those, if those are a bit expensive and you just want some random fun stories, the trade paperback called The Power Within was always a good read, imo, but that may just be me.
Adding to what the others said, this was indeed intended as the new (2011 new) starting point for the character. Trying to start with Rebirth would be confusing because you need too go back to several new 52 stories to understand what's goimg on.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more Superman Omnibus's as it would be fantastic,but maybe there could have titled this Omnibus-"Superman: Parallel Universere's" just to prevent some confusion about the various changes to the actual Superman character and the actual storylines themselves-Im just saying......
You can see the limitations of New 52 in this comic clearly. This didn't felt like a Morrison comic at all to me, he writes freely. I can identify his comics even if there is no writer's name over the book, but this was different, maybe that's why he left writing it after a few issues. But it was a nice simple story, I like it.
People, please understand that neither DC nor Marvel includes page numbers when the art extends to the ends of the page. Check Uncanny XForce omni, or Wolverine Goes to Hell, or Daredevil by Waid. I agree it make the TOC a bit unnecessary, but DC is not the only company to do this.
FYI, Chris at comicreleases.com just mentioned on Jess’s March must-have releases episode yesterday that this edition contains a misprint page missing all of the dialogue. (If I find out which I’ll follow up with the info.)
Rich has since picked it up here bleedingcool.com/comics/sholly-fisch-missing-words-grant-morrison-superman-omnibus/ and commenter notes that Supes' cape is misprinted in at least one panel.
Between the typos of creator names, writers being upset about runs being released in mixed collected formats, and Absolute Planetary's glued binding, DC books are a giant terrible mess right now. Really worried about the build quality of Absolute Swamp Thing vol 3.
Decoding Omar:
"Hmm, well that was an interesting move"
=
"Wow, that looks like dogshit"
We have figured out his coding and he knows it!!
Marvel also has it like that on the New Warriors omni......😨
If your dust jacket goes missing, you still want to see the spine on the shelf. Makes more sense than a random block of colours.
We should definitely get more Superman omnis.
I don’t know man I don’t buy Omnis. We need more COLLECTED EDITIONS!
@@ardenaudreyarji that too.
But I buy omnis, so yes, I want more Superman omnis
I want more good Superman omnies. This story is so irrelevant. Reboot and immediately made irrelevant by Rebirth. I for my part skip this era of Superman altogether.
No shit!!!!!!
It is Sholly Fisch. DC doesn’t even get the names of their writers right 🤦🏻♂️
I’d say someone’s getting fired but I’m pretty sure this is the result of them firing everyone who had a clue in the first place already 🤷🏻♂️
Lollllll 🤣
As a Morrison fan, I liked reading this story but not enough to pick up this omnibus. That said, I support releasing more Superman omnibuses, particularly from Byrne’s tenure onwards.
I too support that. I want to go on record.
Superman has become underrated as far as his solo comics.
The only real way to support releasing more Superman Omnis is to buy Superman Omnis lol
Kind words do nothing.
@@ComicCrossing You so edgy
I actually really love this run. It deserves more recognition/love
It is Sholly Fisch. Yikes.
Also is this another instance of there being a table of contents with page numbers, but no numbers on the actual pages? Doesn’t look like there are page numbers, but maybe I just can’t see it.
Edit: just got to part in the video where you mention it! 🤜💥🤛
kek DC being DC
Just when you think the production of DC omnis cant get any worse they are now misspelling a key creator’s name. Amateurs! But i suppose AT&T don’t care as we’ll all buy it anyway, but i feel sorry for the creator involved.
@@FrankCastlesConscience AT&T absolutely does not care. They’re looking for buyers but I doubt anyone will take all of WB from them for the price they want. Hopefully they change their mind and let someone with a plan buy just DC out.
Yeah, we totally need Superman Reading Order when another Supes Omni is released, the Tomassi/Gleeson one
Voted for it 🤞🏼 Not looking good right now though
Solid overview my man 👌hoping this sells well so they can add more superman omnis to the list 🔥
I love Morrison and all of their work. I will seriously consider getting this Omnibus.
Mine is already on the way from DCBS. Love Grant Morrison’s vision. Can’t wait to read this for the first time.
i really loved this run
@@BowmansWorld I was lost the entire time
Here in brazil we already have it in 2016, but was not selled as omnibus and w as standard size, but it had hardcover and 668 pages! But this new version is AMAZING!
Wonderfully refreshing, straight forward and professionally honest review of this Omni Omar. I still will be getting it in spite of its flaws to help DC realize they need to release Superman in Omnis instead of HC's for iconic runs. Looking forward to the Krypto story especially.
Love the design of this omnibus. Can see them doing a grant Morrison's green lantern further down the line as well.
Good job Omar. Really thought you wouldn't review this book.
Really hope we get a superman reading order from ya eventually!
I love this run. More stellar work from Morrison and Morales. I have already bound this set, but I’m still buying this.
All-Star and Final Crisis Superman are my favourite incarnations of the Character thus far that I've so I'm very interested to see what Grant does here.
It is confusing as fuck
@@TheMastermind729 I loved this run and have since found Synder's Superman Unchained to be close to my top Kal-tale
@@TheMastermind729 so basically Morrison?
Heck YES!! I’ve been so pumped for this omni! Grant’s Action Comics run has been so slept on
“How to build the perfect book by DC”
1) Don’t include page numbers ✅
2) Don’t include covers with issue number ✅
3) Don’t include a Table of Contents ❌
Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad...
Well, it looks like they managed to put the issues in the wrong order too. Don't they get bonus points for that?
#5-6 take place after #8. #7 continues *directly* from the end of #4. This appears to have been done because Rags Morales needed a break before the arc was complete, so they had Andy Kubert come in for a separate two-issue "fill in" story. The trades (both original and the later Essential Edition) were mapped in a sensible reading order (i.e. #1-4, #7-8, #5-6), but the contents page suggests they've reverted to publication order for this omnibus.
I don’t need/want page numbers but it’d be great if they left the covers untouched and left issue numbers and other writing on them. Nice document of history.
I guess it kinda sucks that they aren't there but who needs them?
You forgot
4) misspell a creator’s name
@@mfolwell sigh... apparently there are pages with all the word balloons missing as well...
As a big Morrison fan (yes, I’m one of those) I can’t wait for this. This is probably one of the few runs of his I’ve never read. I’ve heard negative things about it but I heard negative things about his Batman run as well but I loved it.
Morrison’s pronouns are they/them btw 😊
From one big Morrison fan to another, it can’t ever top All Star Superman (not many books will), but this Superman run is great
@@darkphoenix474 it’s called sarcasm.
@@johnnieriot13 ...what?
@@darkphoenix474 I’m being sarcastic, referring to “the cult of Morrison”
I didn't think you were getting this omnibus. I think we persuaded you to change your decision😄
If you don't want this omnibus in the future you can resell it when it goes oop and can fund other books instead.
I am glad you did get it though great review as always.👍
Omar had to make a sacrifice in order for DC to release an omni!
Looks fantastic! Sure am glad I preordered :) looking forward to reread! I think it’ll go better in this format than last time I read it in the monthly singles
Interestingly this exact omnibus has been available from Panini Comics in Brazil since 2015, and it was the first omnibus ever released in Brazil.
I've already read it and thought it was pretty good. Not a Superman fan myself, but a huge Grant Morrison fan.
Interesting, what more you guys have there, that we will get in 2025 😅😅😅
@@fingerprints2983 we usually get stuff a lot later here haha this one was a special occasion. Only recently we started getting more omnibuses (omnibi?).
Long time watcher. First time subscriber. Happy to support.
Welcome aboard :) happy to have you here.
thank you for taking the time to do the comparison! :)
My pleasure!
The new 52 was low key underrated
Hi Omar, I know you don’t like this run, so thank you so much for buying this for us. I really don’t think I’d like this run either, like you, I love superman from Byrne. I’m a huge superman/Chris reeve fan too. I’ll buy this because I want more superman omni’s, and the chronological order of every character too. Thank you mate.
I confirm it was released earlier in Canada. It was delivered to me on February 12.
It IS Sholly Fisch I believe... Sucks if they got miscredited.
It is definitely Fisch. Come on DC, does no one proofread these? 🤦♂️
I may pick this up. I liked what you had to say about it!
Surprised you went and picked this up, Omar. Either way, I would buy this but not high on my pull list. It's still Morrison, it's a Superman omni (we don't have enough), and DC are still pumping out collected editions regardless of how small that number has become.
Very happy for this. I kept my old standard HCs just in case this got canceled. Feels fine to finally let those go.
You’re a trooper Omar. I’m sure everyone is super grateful you picked up a copy to review.
As if he paid for it..
@@stephanberger3476 I don’t think dc sends him any books anymore
This is a underrated run in my opinion. I
I think so many will agree with you.
One more gift to humanity from Morrison, God of Comics.
Could they get around to reprinting the Death and Return of Superman omnibus 2019 edition?
Thanks Omar! Love this run. This a must buy for me. Morrison is one of my top three writers. Wish DC would do a deluxe for All-Star Superman.
This one looks cool. I been wanting to get into new 52 superman books. I think that as these books didn’t have page numbering, they don’t have to put it in there. But it should have come with the issue number behind the cover though.
Daily reminder to gently caress that like button for good luck with your omni purchases.
We just started reading Batman by Grant Morrison. Fantastic. We are looking forward to the man of steel.
Lol they really messed up Sholly's name
Auto-correct lol
Who needs editors? Not DC!
I can't believe they did that..oh wait. It's DC.
Even though I never really liked this superman era I'm still going to buy it cos superman , Christopher Reeve made me fall in love with superman as a kid and he is my favourite dc character and there is not enough omnibus love for supes
I definitely enjoyed and appreciated the video,the omnibus looks awesome!
Awesome, thank you!
would love superman omnis of the john byrne run, the jeph loeb run so our worlds at war can be in oversized, the run of issues of Superman (216-226) during infinite crisis through the geoff johns kurt busiek run and if the geoff johns issues of superman from the 180s and action with donner and gary frank (pre new krypton) could be included in that that would be cool
Another good looking omni I'll pick up. Though it is weird to me that the book collects Action Comics but is named Superman. Kinda wish the stuck with the real name but not a big deal. Here's hoping this sells well and DC does omnis for the full New52 Action Comics run. I also like that it is a thinner omni. I know you like them "thicker than a snickers" but I find the thinner omnis a bit easier to read when sitting back on my couch.
Also I agree with your "interesting move comment" about the cover. It makes no sense to split up the front/back cover image with the spine. Hopefully DC can get some new blood into their collections department and up their quality.
I'm still waiting for that Jim Aparo Brave and the Bold omni. Guess I'll keep waitin'.
I've heard some less than great things about this Omnibus. Reviews I've seen include missing word bubbles on one page in issue 2, it’s not printed in the proper reading order per Grant Morrison. Issues four and five were meant to be read after issue eight which is how they were collected in the trades.
For $50 that's kind of a deal killer. I hope DC fixes this. Writer name, page numbers, word bubbles are must fix.
I'm surprised they didn't include All Star Superman in this. It's such a short omni it would have padded it out nicely.
One word. Money
I think the reason Grant Morrisons name is on it, is because it contains only issues 1-18, which were when they were the head writer.
Great video man, thanks!
I'll get myself a copy but it baffles me that this was printed before any Superman by Geoff Johns omni. Or the Batwoman big book that got pushed over several months from now. DC needs some serious improvement.
got to give DC credit its amazing how their need to fuck up in every omnibus but i guess DC will DC.............still getting the book though thanks omar for the overview
Really like some of the artwork in this one. I’m on the fence though. Not an acclaimed run and almost seems like should be thought of as an Elseworlds story in a way unless I’m mistaken. At the same time though, the demon trilogy retailed for $75 and I bought that so the price point has me strongly considering taking a chance on this.
Yes I am up grading hopefully it doesn't sellout by Thursday
Looks good want to pick it up 😊😊
Thank you Omar I grabbed this from Barnes and Noble!
Pass for me. Sad that they decide on this Omnibus instead of Byrne’s. In the meantime waiting for Man of Steel Vol 3 hc since I already got first two
Waiting for my pre-order to be shipped. I honestly ordered based on the name's reputation. I have not read a lot of Superman so far, only Byrne's and Rebirth (Tomasi's and Action Comics up to #1000) which I liked a lot. Thank you for the preview!
Thank you so much.
Its a great looking omnibus but DC is just flabbergasting in terms of their carelessness putting together such premium collected editions: Misspelling Sholly Fisch's name, having a table of contents but no page number, and really - the omnibus should be called Superman: Action Comics by Grant Morrison and Sholly Fisch. A good chunk of the content is written by Fisch (and not Finch, lmao). Seems like an easy skip and I'll stick to the three standard sized HCs that at least don't have blunders like this. Thank God they didn't mess up the Morrison Batman omnibus like this. Morrison, Fisch, Morales and the other creators involved deserve better for such a radical and creative reimagining of Superman that harkens back to his Golden Age roots in a modern setting.
Are the backup stories after each issue they were featured in or all at the end like they were in the trades?
They are.
@@NearMintCondition thanks. I found it so frustrating with the way they were collected in the trades at the end. They weren’t meant to be read on their own since they directly affected the main story. Seemed to be a common theme with back up stories and the new 52 trades in general.
I wish the Sideways Annual Morrison wrote in this annual. He put this Superman in a pocket universe to save him from Geoff Johns touching him.
Have this pre ordered
i. love. this. run. i just wish it wasn't the origin for new 52 superman and would've been GREAT for something like earth one. reminds me of grant's run on new x-men
Other than All-Star Superman and a couple of other stand-alones, I have no Superman, nor do I know where to start. Should I start with Man of Steel?
Start with John Byrne's Man of Steel and work your way through that then onto Exile and Other Stories, then Death of Superman.
I'm highly biased though as John Byrne's Man of Steel is the Superman I grew up reading but that's definitely where you should start.
@@kerrodjohnson5098 Thanks, Man!😊🤙🏽Appreciate it!
Have the first HC/trade and... I think the second trade... This is pretty much the 'total package' I have been mostly waiting for. Will most definitely pick this up.
Awesome.
So I think I got it:
- Golden Age Superman just fades out around 1958 and is replaced with Earth 1 Superman (AKA Silver Age Superman)
- Silver Age Superman stopped existing during Crisis on Infinite Earths and is replaced by John Byrne´s Superman
- John Byrne´s Superman stopped existing after the first flash point and is replaced by skinny Superman
- Skinny Superman stopped existing after the second corrective flashpoint and is replaced by Morrison Superman (AKA New 52 Superman)
- New 52 Superman dies (¿?) and is replaced by Rebirth Superman
There
Hell yess Can't wait to see another DC Hardcovers
Hey Omar, was your copy also missing text from the second issue? I'm worried about forking out cash for this and for there to be some serious printing errors.
It got reprinted
I find it very ironic that this omnibus comes out on the same day as the CW series Superman and Lois premieres. Definitely buying this omnibus. We need more Superman Omnies. Thanks O.
I just heard that there's misspellings and pages with missing dialogue in this book?
There’s a page from issue 2 that’s missing all dialogue. I’ve been hoping someone could post a video or picture of the omni page and the floppy or tpb page so I can see just what is missing.
@@PizzaParty83 It's at the 6:16 mark of Omar's video above (and yes, I appreciate the irony of that time mark :)). I've also noticed a smaller omission in one panel two pages earlier where Superman's cape doesn't include the Superman symbol. Everything else seems fine on that page, but there's possibly errors in other other pages.
@@NuMarvel ... damn. This is disappointing
The DC QC on these omnibus editions are just atrocious. The misspelling of the writers last name when it’s repeated throughout the printed material is just peak sloppiness. Then there’s the table of contents but no page numbers. That’s pathetic but really funny actually.
Embarrassed for this long standing comics company.
Can you Preview the book Robin War
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Omar, PSA on this Omni. Issue #2 has a page of missing dialogue - all word balloons are gone. I have alerted my retailer and it appears to affect most, if not all, copies. Frustrating for a book like this to have that level of error. It's at 6:16 left hand side, on your video. By my count, it's page 48.
I’m torn. I love All Star Superman but I’m not sure about this. I’ll probably...pick this up. Thanks for the review Ole’ Uncanny One!
I'm curious why the one panel was blurred out
A little spoiler I didn’t want to ruin for anyone.
Curious also that the images of Superman on the inside cover don't match the outfit that Superman wears in the issues in the Omnibus and on the dust jacket.
I've read a lot of Superman and I think this is the best outside of All-Star
Is this worth reading even though it’s technically not the Superman in rebirth continuity?
Yes. Don't let that stop you.
No page numbers on the actual pages. So you count to get to the issue at page 487? 😂 Bookmarks won't help if you're looking for a specific issue within the book.
They do have the issue titles... so although page numbers would be great, it isn't that hard to find specific issues
As far as excellent storytelling is concerned, who, in your opinion, had the better Superman run: Tomasi? Or Morrison? (discounting All-Star Supes)
funny you should mention the creator's misspelled name, Gem Mint Collectibles has released a video about this omnibus
missing speeches on some pages, along with other flaws to some printings
I mentioned the mistake of mispelling, the man my viewers let me know about the missing word bubbles on page 8 of issue 2. Then bleeding cool did an article on it and then DC decided to make a recall. That’s cause and effect :) I’ll probably keep my copy. Not the biggest deal to me for just one page.
@@NearMintCondition i also noticed the same issue with Green Lantern by Geoff Johns book 3
in the spread page where Hal chains up Professor Zoom (Hunter Zolomon), there should be monologue boxes of Hal explaining that he misses the X-Files and why Earth gets all the attention from evil beings
in the GL by Johns book 3, that isn't there
great overview!
how are we getting this in omnibus and john burns run in a standerd size hard cover.
Hold up. At 6:14 - there should be dialogue on that left page. It's where he's being interrogated about his rocket. That whole page is missing all the dialogue.
This is one of my favorite runs so I'll probably get it anyway, but the Sholly Fisch error, no page numbers, and at least one misprinted page? Yikes. Come on, DC.
On the fence for this. Read it digitally years ago.
Never read Superman, would y’all recommend it as a starting point?
Not really but that may be because despite being a longtime Superman fan (Post Crisis) I didn't really enjoy Morrisons run. But your sensibilities may differ from mine so this is just my personal opinion. Byrnes superman would be a good Jumping on point If I were to be objective.
I am not sure others would agree with me but if I had to pick one, I'd recommend All Star Superman also by Morrison as a starting point. If you don't mind big books, I would recommend the Absolute All Star Superman. I am no Morrison fan but All star Superman is a solid run and you can read it without any knowledge of Superman.
The Man of Steel standard sized hardcovers by John Byrne would be a good start.
Though if you want more modern art, the Tomasi and Gleason run during Rebirth would also be good. There’s deluxe editions that collect everything, but later on, there’s going to be an omnibus with just the Tomasi/Gleason stuff.
Other than those, if those are a bit expensive and you just want some random fun stories, the trade paperback called The Power Within was always a good read, imo, but that may just be me.
Adding to what the others said, this was indeed intended as the new (2011 new) starting point for the character. Trying to start with Rebirth would be confusing because you need too go back to several new 52 stories to understand what's goimg on.
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more Superman Omnibus's as it would be fantastic,but maybe there could have titled this Omnibus-"Superman: Parallel Universere's" just to prevent some confusion about the various changes to the actual Superman character and the actual storylines themselves-Im just saying......
I see what you mean.
OOooh I've been waiting for this!
Yoooooooo O did u find out for sure if X-men vol 4 dropping this week from IST let me kno so I can grab it
I have a Spider-Man Omnibus that, according to the dust jacket, was drawn by Steve Dikto.
I'm wondering which one you have.
It’s the first one with all the Ditko material, first printing.
Hi omar, this is the omni i need before the superman rebirth omni?
This is the NU52 era. So yes, sir.
You can see the limitations of New 52 in this comic clearly. This didn't felt like a Morrison comic at all to me, he writes freely. I can identify his comics even if there is no writer's name over the book, but this was different, maybe that's why he left writing it after a few issues. But it was a nice simple story, I like it.
It's crazy they have pushed the NU52 so much.
@@NearMintCondition after two weeks of rereading this comic, I think it not that bad either, but might have been better.
Good review, love your analysis! I remember trying to read this run, and it was meh. Still just waiting on that Tomasi Gleason Omni........
I think that’s the word I would use to describe it.
People, please understand that neither DC nor Marvel includes page numbers when the art extends to the ends of the page. Check Uncanny XForce omni, or Wolverine Goes to Hell, or Daredevil by Waid. I agree it make the TOC a bit unnecessary, but DC is not the only company to do this.
Thanks for the video! Great overview as always, but the lack of page numbers is problematic. They should at least include the issue numbers geez
I totally agree!
FYI, Chris at comicreleases.com just mentioned on Jess’s March must-have releases episode yesterday that this edition contains a misprint page missing all of the dialogue. (If I find out which I’ll follow up with the info.)
Rich has since picked it up here bleedingcool.com/comics/sholly-fisch-missing-words-grant-morrison-superman-omnibus/ and commenter notes that Supes' cape is misprinted in at least one panel.
It does, but not all copies, sadly. Hit and miss.....DC.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you, that’s the first I’ve heard that it isn’t every copy. Where did you hear it from?
@@nextimaginaut A couple of my viewers heard about this and emailed me.
@@NearMintCondition Right on, and thank you again for following up.
Any idea if DC is going to recall/reprint this due to the errors? If so how soon do they usually do that kind of thing?
I’ve asked and gotten no reply.
@@NearMintCondition Darn! Is that pretty standard for them or can we take that as a sign they're not really looking into it?
It just got a reprint. It's out now
@@sladejosephwilson2300 Anywhere I can find more info on this? They've corrected the errors? Would love to see if I can exchange mine with IST if so
Between the typos of creator names, writers being upset about runs being released in mixed collected formats, and Absolute Planetary's glued binding, DC books are a giant terrible mess right now. Really worried about the build quality of Absolute Swamp Thing vol 3.
Will there be another omnibus that collects the remaining issues you think?
It depends on the sales