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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 7, 2014 16:00:40 GMT
Here's what I ordered yesterday
Avengers: Revelations
Iron Man Epic Collection: Stark Wars
Thor Epic Collection: Magog
New Avengers Volume 3: Other Worlds
Avengers Volume 5: Adapt or Die
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Robin Bound
Iron Fist: The Return of K'Un Lun
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 19, 2014 9:32:01 GMT
Three reasons you should buy the Fantastic Four: Into the Timestream Epic Collection:
1) Start of the Simonson run. Some class art throughout when Walt's at the drawing board.
2) Death's Head, Yes ? Making what I think is his first Marvel US appearance
3) A reprint of the long out of print in colour Days of Future Present. If you're an X-Fan you NEED this because it contains the start of the "getting the team back together" post Australian Outback.
SUPERB volume. Buy it.
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Post by Jim on Sept 19, 2014 21:30:43 GMT
I will keep an eye out for it; the epic collections have started turning up at the local remaindered book store, got the cosmic Spidey collection for a tenner. Wouldn't have paid RRP, but am curious enough at that price to take a look.
Just finished vol 2 of the Valentino GOTG, top stuff. Not high art, but compelling and fun.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 19, 2014 21:37:19 GMT
Oh that's a steal, well done. Not the worst Spidey stories either, the complete Acts of Vengeance/Cosmic Spidet!
Buy the Avengers one without a second thought, it's fab.
I need the Daredevil one if you see it at that price.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 19, 2015 17:38:01 GMT
Someone please tell me if they ever collect Avengers #197-211.
Thank you.
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 19, 2015 22:19:54 GMT
Not that I can see, but at some point it will be as part of Marvel's Epic Collection trade program.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 19, 2015 22:47:41 GMT
Some of them appeared in the long out of print Avengers Visionaries/Legends George Perez volumes.
But yes, that big a gap will make an attractive target for an Epic Collection, especially with Perez's name on it.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2015 10:26:35 GMT
A reminder to Martin, and others, that the Stark Wars Iron Man Epic Collection was published this week containing several of the TFUK Iron Man back up strips and the superb Armour Wars storyline. Amazon should have it in a couple of weeks time.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 23, 2015 11:28:34 GMT
Thanks, I hadn't forgotten. I'll probably get it, but not 100% sure. I'm not a TF back-up collection completest, as I'm never buying Hercules...
If Stark Wars has any character profiles in the back then that will decide the issue.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2015 12:49:35 GMT
Could well be, most Epics have some bonus material.
If anyone sees a copy in their LCS can they check?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2015 22:37:50 GMT
Some Marvel Age material, covers etc based on a quick check of a mangled copy in FPE. A book on sale for only 2 days and buggered by browsers already. Gah!
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jan 26, 2015 18:12:46 GMT
Some Marvel Age material, covers etc It's enough to tip the balance. I have bought it. Martin |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 6, 2015 11:50:01 GMT
Marvel Trades for the rest of the year are up on Amazon. As expected it's pretty solid Secret Wars Battleworlds stuff with a couple of nice Epic Collections though not as many as I'd like and no new Spider Man or Avengers :-(
Could be a cheap few months - hurrah!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2015 12:08:13 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 12, 2015 18:45:19 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2015 19:07:03 GMT
For it to have The Gift in it, X-Men/Alpha Flight 1, I'm guessing this needs to be a 180s/190s collection which is mainly uncollected John Romita jr issues. Can't see it being MUCH later than 200 as that was collected in Ghosts a year or so back www.amazon.co.uk/X-Men-Ghosts-Marvel-Paperback/dp/078518449X/181, post Secret Wars-198 + annuals + X-Men Alpha Flight would be perfect Think Marvel need to up the release rate on their Marvel Universe epic collections to 2 a month. |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 12, 2015 21:21:17 GMT
Is there a regular release rate for that imprint? I hadn't realised the volume numbers were individual to the titles rather than the epic name overall. That's going to be one heck of a big collection eventually.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2015 21:34:21 GMT
Seems to be 1ish Marvel Universe volume a month.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 12, 2015 22:27:35 GMT
Wow. That's really cool. I didn't realise they were doing it like that.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 12, 2015 23:00:19 GMT
For it to have The Gift in it, X-Men/Alpha Flight 1, I'm guessing this needs to be a 180s/190s collection which is mainly uncollected John Romita jr issues. Can't see it being MUCH later than 200 as that was collected in Ghosts a year or so back www.amazon.co.uk/X-Men-Ghosts-Marvel-Paperback/dp/078518449X/181, post Secret Wars-198 + annuals + X-Men Alpha Flight would be perfect Think Marvel need to up the release rate on their Marvel Universe epic collections to 2 a month. Wikipedia says: Uncanny X-Men #189-198, Annual #8; X-Men and Alpha Flight #1-2; Nightcrawler #1-4 Nice idea. Sort of half way between Essential and Masterworks. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 12, 2015 23:06:36 GMT
That Nightcrawler LS is right at the top of my missing limited series list!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 14, 2015 15:20:02 GMT
oooo, there's a Silver Surfer epic collection coming with the start of the Marshall Rogers run in it. It's not on Amazon UK yet but is on the US site and listed in The new Hachette catalogue |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 16, 2015 22:55:42 GMT
I really want the Marz/Starlin/Lim run collected.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2015 10:45:40 GMT
A lot better than the £30 FPE want for it! Tempted by this one. I have a deep love of the stories within. Avengers #57-76;
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2015 10:51:03 GMT
I still can't see the Ant Man epic on either Amazon which is odd.
However the new Silver Surfer one is up which collects almost all the Marshall Rogers issues in colour is up for December. Potential trade of the year but with some stiff competition from the Scott Lang Ant Man book, the Iron Fist Epic (colour Byrne Claremont) and the John Rom Jr X-Men Epic.
I do think Marvel need to up the release rate on their Marvel universe epics. 2 a month. We've got just one Avengers Epic this year!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 18, 2015 17:43:42 GMT
Read the Essential Iron Fist book. That's good squishy. My Iron Fist: Epic Collection is sitting here. It's effectively the above mentioned Essential but in colour. The only obvious things missing are the three Power Man/Iron Fist issues but they're in the PMIF Epic next month. You want to buy this. That includes you Martin! 70s Byrne/Claremont at their best. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 30, 2015 8:10:57 GMT
For a while I've argued that there should be more Epic collection releases per year, 2 for each of the continuing titles. But it occurs to me they've missed a trick here: Have one of the releases as a random jump about the run like they're doing at the moment. But have the other release as a chronological one, moving forward from the point the Essential Volumes finished. We mentioned Mantlo's Hulk run be missing it's opening 20 odd issues: it turns out they'd Just reached the start of the Mantlo run (245) when the title was cancelled. |
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Post by Jim on Jul 30, 2015 12:21:50 GMT
I'd definitely like to see more; feels like a shame to have got just the one Iron Man epic this year. There's quite a few volumes of that I fancy seeing in print.
Last night I finished Avengers: Behold the Vision, a great epic collection. I've never read any of those comics before, they've just sort of lived in legend for me as where x, y and z happened, and they are really, really good. John Buscema's art in particular is very strong here.
I then started on the Iron Fist epic; bit of a shift in tone from silver age Avengers (also written / co-plotted by Roy Thomas, early on!). Enjoying it so far.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 30, 2015 12:26:04 GMT
Wait till the Byrne/Claremont squishy kicks in!
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Post by Jim on Jul 30, 2015 12:29:06 GMT
Indeed! I was tempted to buy the MMW of that stuff when it was announced, but it was a bit pricy. Very glad to see a nice chunky, affordable epic.
-Jim
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