I got the Omnibus when it came out...I like having the whole story in a single format just like Ex Machina

Fantastic overview, Omar! Regarding the compendium: For DMZ it took 1,5 years from Volume 1 to 2. Therefore it's not out of the question DC will announce a second volume for Y very soon. Until they do, we also wouldn't recommend relying on the format. Add to that that the 5 thick paperbacks are 100$ retail combined and the compendiums would add up to 120$, both having softcover and the same trim size.

I had these in deluxes, but upgraded to the omni. Afterwards I regret that decision actually. The deluxes was nice and easy to read, but the omni is to thick IMO, around 1000 pages is enough for an omni to be readable. Only upside is that the omni takes less space. IMO the art is not good enough to buy the absolutes even if it's one of my GOATs, if I had unlimited money that would be an option though ;)

Reading this story in high school honestly changed my life. I highly recommend this series.

Really great seeing all the different formats for this series! I ordered the omnibus edition a couple of weeks ago and it’ll be here soon so this video is especially timely haha

Y is my favorite story of all time!! Definitely want to upgrade to absolutes on this one. Get us a reprint, Omar!!

@mdb9920

3 жыл бұрын

All three Absolutes are available on Amazon man. Reprint not really needed yet.

I do love these Retroviews!! I've been wanting to get this story back in my collection for a while now. Just can't decide on the format. I'm leaning towards the deluxes just for ease of reading but, lol, the struggle is real.

Ok, you just officially freaked me out Omar! About a week ago I finally got round to ordering volume 3 of the Absolute edition, absolute is my favourite format. I had finished reading the 2nd volume, finally, had it for a couple of years and not got round to reading it but eventually I did so decided it was time to get volume 3. I have been waiting every day since to get the notification that it had been dispatched. Today I got 2 notifications in the space of about 5 seconds, one was the dispatch notification and the other was the notification from KZread for this video! Coincidence or Jedi mind tricks from you Omar? That is the question! lol

I finally got Y The Last Man today

Just finished re-reading the Omnibus last week. One of my favourites. Looking forward to seeing what they do with the TV show.

Ideal! This is the exact comic that I am going to read next, and have been wondering whether to get the absolute, the hardcovers, the individual issues or the omnibus…good timing man, you must be psychic! 😄

@gabrielcarrasco8414

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say Absolutes. But the paper quality isn't glossy. But if you don't mind it, then Absolutes are the way to go.

Thanks for bringing this segment back Omar! Love this series for your opinions on older material Never read Y before, but I’ve been “meaning to” for the longest time. Maybe I’ll actually get around to it 😂

Waiting on my omnibus to come in the mail. I’ve never read this series but I’ve heard great things. Thanks for the review as always. You the man Omar!

It's one of the few comics I've read digitally and loved it! So, I bought the Omnibus.

Love seeing an overview of all the different collections! I don’t see a ton of videos that do this very cool

Just started upgrading to the absolutes for my second read through. Perfect timing Omar

Loving the Vertigo omnis that DC has pushed out lately with books like this and 100 Bullets. Looking at you, Scalped!!!

@StegoKing

3 жыл бұрын

Scalped and Sweet Tooth!!

@bassgod47

3 жыл бұрын

Scalped is LONG overdue

@davidgraham8299

3 жыл бұрын

Is 100 Bullets really good? I've been on the fence about it.

Thanks for this Omar! Been wanting to start this series forever, and I'm finally getting around to it now with the show about to come out. Would you be able to do a similar video for The Sandman if you haven't already? That's another series that I'm struggling to decide the best way to collect it all.

RetroView, baby!

Perfect beautiful series. Can't wait for the show. I have the deluxe editions, was lucky to find a complete set over the years. Everything else I have as an omni, but 60 issues seems too big for that format so happier with what I have. Absolute too much for me.

Loved this series when were published. I even remember Shia LaBeouf was seriously considered to play Yorick in live-action adaptations.

Read the omni a few days back. Loved the story.

Damn. Good timing. I just started buying these, I got the deluxe editions but paperback not hardcover. Didn't even know that was an option. Ive only got the first 2 so far but once I get all 5 itll be my first time reading this.

Hi Omar! I have never read this series but you make it sound really good! I don't like watching TV adaptations before reading the material.....looks like I am now hunting for these! Thanks

Thanks man, this is the video and explanation I was looking for. I really appreciate it :-)

@NearMintCondition

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

Brian K. Vaughan is the best science fiction author of this millenium, bar none. Y and Saga and Runaways and Paper Girls. I wish Hugo voters would wake up and recognize.

Grats on 50K Subs!

Just finished the deluxe graphic novels. Such a great premise that I feel ran out of steam the further I read. Still worth the read.

I have it in the 5 collected paperbacks (deluxe). Absolute editions don't quite work when you're chucking them in a bag for a trip away. Or if you're just sitting on the loo

I plan to get the omni eventually. Just so many omnis to buy right now which is awesome because back then, almost all the omnis I wanted were OOP lol.

I bought the deluxes in 2012, had never read the series and loved it. Hopefully the TV series does it justice

I have the first 4 TPBs and never read them. Gonna have to do that and decide on whether I'd get any of these!

Omar! for the love of everything please tell Marvel to reprint Daredevil Omnis, mainly Brubaker but miller and waid would be nice too. I finally got a new job and can afford Omnis but the ones i want are all sold out! :(

Congrats on 50k!

Really enjoyed this series the first time I read it 😁 I look forward to watching the TV series 💯

I bought the trades of this and then upgraded to the Deluxe Editions when I found someone online selling them off surprisingly cheap. I really like that format. Those volumes are solid but usable. I’ve never really understood the omnibus thing. I have a few, but they’re so unwieldy. And a number of mine now have pretty awful page sag (Kill or Be Killed looks warped, because it’s stretched so much). As for the story, bar some slightly iffy male gaze issues, I thought it worked pretty well and sustained itself for the entire run. This wasn’t a series that overstayed its welcome, despite there being 60 issues. Well worth checking out, I’d say.

I've got the five thick trades for this series and that's good for me. I like the series a lot, but I don't love the art enough to get it in oversized format (or Absolute editions). Those Absolute Editions do look very nice tho.

There's a compendium now as well but only Volume 1 has been released so far.

They knew right away how many issues are gonna be, Vaughan pitched it as a 60 issues series.

Great video Omar. I've been wondering, of the oversize and original releases,which is the "Director's Cut", EG: showing the artwork at the size that the artist intended it to be seen in? Thanks.

5:40 that’s a beautiful sight.

Will always appreciate these as I still need to get a lot of books and it's always interesting to see about the quality/extra's/size comparisons. Will you be doing Fables down the line? Was looking at those absolutes but they seem to be cancelled and compendiums coming instead? Any word on new stock of Transmetropolitan absolutes?

4:19 it’s cuz of moments like this I luv you and I pick your vids over anybody else’s,.

Hey Omar, so if I understood correctly, the Deluxe Editions will be reprinted? I sure hope so, because they are sold out at most online retailers.

Yes wonderful series

I need to finish reading this

Unfortunately, the compendium edition is missing here. I would have liked to have seen it, as no one has presented it on KZread yet. Nevertheless l, thanks for your overview :)

For those who prefer trades, the 5 hardcovers are also available in trades. It's easier to collect (and to read) than the 10 original trades.

Ive owned the absolutes for awhile now definitely worth it if you like the story.

We need compedium

Are the Absolutes going out of print? Is volume 3 also out of print now?

Do the deluxes have glued or sewn binding? I don’t think you mentioned that in the video.

I really want those Absolutes for this, they're just so damn expensive. Really haven't seen them much cheaper either.

@gabrielcarrasco8414

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutes will always be higher price.

Missed out on some deluxe editions so I bought the omnibus. It’s too thick. Should have been cut in half got two. I may do that myself actually.

Alas

Actually, DC also published this in a series of 5 TPBs.

I’m moving to Europe in a couple weeks and been looking for what to read, how about you do a top 5 or 10 of your favorite series of all time?

when will green lantern by geoff johns omnibus be restocked ?

My favorite series of all time! Great overview.

Yknow the covers of those diff editions are so good and immediately u want the bigger one but the interior artwork is ... uhh not so .. not not good , but more like not special enough.

i'm not sure if i should watch the tv show or read the comics?

Boom!

This is my favourite series ever although I do wonder that if it was made now how it would incorporate trans issues because from my memory that wasn’t touched upon

Are the deluxe editions still inprint or will they be reprinted?

@henryfish

3 жыл бұрын

Based on past behavior, once DC prints the thick paperback version of the Deluxe edition, they stop publishing the deluxe version. If the FX series does well, they may change their behavior for this series.

@darragh2612

3 жыл бұрын

@@henryfish ah so once we get compendium there's no chance no problem, just not a fan of compendium

When does it slipcase have a dust cover never🙄

@NearMintCondition

2 жыл бұрын

The Absolutes? Several of them do.

Probably better to get the compendiums than the tpbs

Why does Walt's Comic shop sell OOP books over cover price? Absolute Death HC is there for sale at 179,00 €. That's DOUBLE the price!!!!

I cant control my emotions after reading this 😢 why why why 3five5 whyyyyy. Is there any chance Brian K Vaughan writing sequel to it?? Because escape artist should reunite with 355 I dont know, but i am feeling so low after finishing this series

Absolutes

Idk, BKV usually has interesting ideas in his comics but the exectuion or the ending doesn't always deliver. As it is the case with YtLM. Omnibus is more than enough.. Btw Omar I'm still waiting for that video of which mangas deserve the same Berserk Deluxe 3in1 treatment... :)

Just finished this series. So damn good and very underrated. Ending is pretty poor, but didn’t totally ruin it for me as I was told the ending sucked. TV show looks meh IMO.

"Japan." Street Fighter Announcer

Great series,but the art isn't great enough to need Absolutes,the Compendium is good enough,imho.

Last man on earth with his pet monkey? Is this a Michael Jackson story??

@GrantLairdJr88

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget they also have soft cover compendium book one now and book two will release soon.

eyyyooooo #notificationsquad

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Cool book. Better than the show. Show was mad woke. Series was done well. Cool read but not something I cannot read a lot.. 355 got screwed