The floating head makes me laugh. I see it as Spidey watching the fight and thinking "How is this my life? Why can't I have one day to relax and eat some wheat cakes?"
It really works better as a Venomnibus vol. 0. Sure, you can read Maximum Carnage after the Larsen Omnibus, if you're reading Spider-Man in Omnibus format, but someday we'll get the Mark Bagley Omnibus to cover that gap.
I want to thank everyone who helped bring this back to print. I'm very excited to have pre-ordered when it became available. This is my version of The Death and Return of Superman, so many different dippings😀😀😀.
You sold me. I just ordered this off of Amazon. I had a gift card, that’s the only reason why. I’m still a CGN and TOW guy. I miss the days when Venom showing up was a big deal.
This was my most wanted reprint for years & we’ve finally got it. Gotta love the reprint poll! I was torn where to place it on my shelf & you’re right it does work perfectly as a Venomnibus vol 0. Good call.
Doing these overviews by myself can be so dull. It was nice having to talk to someone about the stories there. A plus it was my wife. Maybe from time to time depending on her schedule.
I am getting the DM cover and so happy this is back in print. I love Maximum Carnage and Spirits of Venom stories, read them when I was younger and they still some of my favorites.
I've been waiting for this one to come back into print for a while, even if there's a lot of double dipping in content within this book, I just love the presentation and package of this thing.
Ok so this maybe what I need next, having recently finished reading *1984's Secret Wars* as a new reader, I was hyped to see where to continue the Spiderman story from that. Those initial issues in this book appear to cover that 👌
Melanie was hilarious, and brings such a fun dynamic to these reviews! As for the book, I ended up skipping this because I have "Maximum Carnage" in Epic format and the majority of this in the two omnibuses (Michelinie/McFarlane & Michelinie/Larsen) and the Epics for "The Hero Killers" and "Invasion of the Spider-Slayers." But I'm glad to see this available!
So excited for this reprint thank you Marvel! I got the standard cover preordered but now that I see this DM I wonder if I picked the right one! Just incredible 😱
Love Bagley but why didn't they select #375 for the DM -- that is one of my favs and makes more sense than Spidey just hanging out in the corner. But love this material
Nice! I went with the standard edition. I agree with Melanie that I'm not the biggest fan of Spidey's disembodied upper torso just floating off to the side on that DM variant. That's interesting that the newer printing appears to be pushed up and to the right. We need more Melanie commentary in videos!
Mmm.. hotdogs. Melanie’s guest appearances are awesome. You should have a food guide so we can understand actual size of book eyes … that 1rst print might be the corn on the cob eye .. new printing hotdog no bun🤣
I have said this before but I really think all of Maximum Carnage should be in the potential Michelinie/Bagley Omnibus because not everyone wants to have this as it's really a Venomnibus rather than Spider-Man one. And to fill the gap between the Larsen and first Clone Saga omnibus they would anyways need to include the J. M. DeMatteis issues after Michelinie left and those cross over to the other Spidey titles. So there would be enough material for two smaller Omnies or one really thick one. Ps. The Venomnibus 3 cover with the tongue was by Mike Deodato Jr, the standard cover was by Keith 😉 Anyways thanks for these overviews Omar! Always fun to watch even tho I would already have them.
Hey Omar, a little off topic but I saw Roy Thomas and Allen Davis are guests at this years hero’s con in Charlotte. I know you went last year but are you going again this year?
This is only the second omnibus book where I've puchased both the standard and DM variant covers, and just like the other one ( _Spider-Gwen_ ), after I ordered the Standard variant and saw the DM, I was like "OMG! I HAVE to have that, too!" lol.
I have the original print, and has the best eye of all my omnis, no gutter loss at all! It lays perfectly! But has a issue (well, it has many issues, but anyway...), the outside spine, if I'm not careful while opening up, it bends inwards, and now has a crack in the middle.
Will definitely be picking this up, but between badly cropped cover images, wrong spine cover printings, and misaligned spines, it would be nice if Marvel tightened up their quality control.
The most important thing is that once again its a thin paperstock that has severe bleedthrough. I understand Omar not mentioning it as much due to his relationship with Marvel but every other reprint has had this issue and for a book that costs a pretty penny its just not worth it.
If you go to the 21:03 mark we do talk about the paper.m stock. This is case by case. As the bleed through is worse in the original printing of Silver Surfer by Slott and Allred. I am as thorough as I can be.
@@NearMintCondition I appreciate your explanation since you didn't owe me one. Do you think it's not a bit weird that this has been such a common issue yet Marvel has done nothing to mitigate it?
Just here to support the channel. I already have this one, and I'm not a fan of the way they cropped the art on the board for the new printing. I also prefer the original cover, so yeah. Stay Minty!
Instead of having such an iconic story like Maximum Carnage as part of a chopped up omnibus where they grab issues from all over the place, they should immortalise it as a Maximum Carnage/Lifetheft omnibus, which then leads straight into Clone Saga vol. 1. With "Maximum Carnage" font sprawled down the spine. Makes so much more sense to me, would look awesome on the shelf, & gives this story the attention it deserves rather than hide it in a mash-up omni. For Venom collectors, it's good as a Venomnibus vol. 0, but i'm looking at it from an ASM point of view.
@@NearMintCondition haha I understand, but I really prefer one. It doesn’t matter if its you or Melanie. Let her do the next one solo, she can do it. Unless you really want to do the symbiotic relationship like Eddie and Venom 😂
He's talking about the storyline, "The Death of Jean DeWolff." While it's not in this omnibus, it is in the trade paperback titled "Spider-Man: The Road to Venom."
@@MastermindAXL thank you!!!!! I started the Carnage Classic TPB and I’m hooked, but now i want to see how it all started. Thanks again my friend, I’ll be check this out asap!
@@astonishingmelanie sorry!! Thank you for correcting me, I always look forward to Omar’s suggestions and I’ll be looking into this asap! Great job in the video Melanie!! You’re hilarious! 😂😂😂
Omar, please answer this to me: does this omni include all the excerpts from Carnage Born in Blood epic collection (such as My favorite scene in Amazing Spider-man 365 where we REALLY see the "origin" of Carnage) I'm asking You this since everytime You show the book You show the same page (with the excerpt from Amazing Spider-man 360 but no page with any excerpt from 345) I mean the page where Kletud says: -"Sweet mother of God, What the blazes?"
@@NearMintCondition mmmm, if I'm not mistaken it's by Mark Bagley. At least, it's what I've always thought it was. Perhaps I'm wrong... Btw, Melanie is SOOOOO Near Mint. To be honest I have always loved your solo reviews but the inclusion of Melanie is really a plus (an A+++)
I haven’t read any Spider-Man or venom comics but I have seen the movies? Will I be able to get this Omnibus or do I need to read other material before this to understand it?
Does this double dip w/ any Spider-Man omnis, if so which ones? I know you said its basically a Venomnibus vol. 0, which is probably the best way to pitch this book to me cause I'm a venomous fanboy.
@@robd1329 I have the thin Spider-Man Omni by Todd but that’s about all I want from 90s Spider-man unless they do that Michelinie and Bagely Spider Omni it’s a pass.
Bagley and the clone saga were for me the main reasons I stopped reading Spider-Man comics. Terrible artwork, terrible story. Never understood why this was so loved years/decades later..
The floating head makes me laugh. I see it as Spidey watching the fight and thinking "How is this my life? Why can't I have one day to relax and eat some wheat cakes?"
I love Mark Bagley’s art, but I’m glad someone agrees with me about that silly “floating Spidey head” DM cover 😋
Yes and yes.
That floating spidey head is the reason I didn’t get the dm cover haha
Near Mint Condition Eye Ranking:
Nathan Hotdog - Small
Ballpark Frank - medium
Bratwurst - oh Lordy that is big
Exactly - a very precise measurement tool.
It really works better as a Venomnibus vol. 0. Sure, you can read Maximum Carnage after the Larsen Omnibus, if you're reading Spider-Man in Omnibus format, but someday we'll get the Mark Bagley Omnibus to cover that gap.
I hope we get that bagley omni.
I want to thank everyone who helped bring this back to print. I'm very excited to have pre-ordered when it became available. This is my version of The Death and Return of Superman, so many different dippings😀😀😀.
Cannot wait for this to be delivered❤
Love Melanies joke and what her humour adds to the overview. Bring fourth the Melanie in future reviews. xD
Thanks, it was fun. I have no idea why I thought of a hotdog bun.
@@astonishingmelanie Believe it or not but I thought of a hot dog too 🤣
@@raidensnake9471016 🤯
@@astonishingmelanie Great minds think alike 🧠🦍
I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile now. Can’t wait. Great job guys
Thank you so much for the overview and comparison you 2! Now we need Agent Venomnibus Vol.1! 🕷
You sold me. I just ordered this off of Amazon. I had a gift card, that’s the only reason why. I’m still a CGN and TOW guy. I miss the days when Venom showing up was a big deal.
This was my most wanted reprint for years & we’ve finally got it. Gotta love the reprint poll! I was torn where to place it on my shelf & you’re right it does work perfectly as a Venomnibus vol 0. Good call.
The dynamic between you and Melanie is awesome, and adds an additional fun factor to the overview. Please include her in future videos!
Please no.
@@StegoKing Oh, come on. That's the man's wife. You're being ridiculous.
Doing these overviews by myself can be so dull. It was nice having to talk to someone about the stories there. A plus it was my wife. Maybe from time to time depending on her schedule.
Lmao “or else” she’s hilarious😂😂😂
I am getting the DM cover and so happy this is back in print. I love Maximum Carnage and Spirits of Venom stories, read them when I was younger and they still some of my favorites.
Nice! Great overview, this was fun to watch.
melanie was so funny here
Been waiting for this one, finally arrives tomorrow. Thank you once again Omar and Melanie!!!
I've been waiting for this one to come back into print for a while, even if there's a lot of double dipping in content within this book, I just love the presentation and package of this thing.
I love the addition of seeing where it fits on your shelf
''Little bit thicker''.That made me laugh
YAAASSS I’ll finally be able to pick this up.
Update. Just got it.
Aight man, your wife legit cracked me up with her hot dog scale for the eye.
Just got this today at a discount in a comic store in Sweden 😊
Omar, you should have Melanie do more of these overviews with you.
Thanks!
Thankful to not pay $400 for this, rip everyone that paid over $300.
Ok so this maybe what I need next, having recently finished reading *1984's Secret Wars* as a new reader, I was hyped to see where to continue the Spiderman story from that. Those initial issues in this book appear to cover that 👌
Melanie was hilarious, and brings such a fun dynamic to these reviews! As for the book, I ended up skipping this because I have "Maximum Carnage" in Epic format and the majority of this in the two omnibuses (Michelinie/McFarlane & Michelinie/Larsen) and the Epics for "The Hero Killers" and "Invasion of the Spider-Slayers." But I'm glad to see this available!
Ok from now I want a hotdog test for the spine
MORE Melanie for overviews, her silliness is much requested and appreciated
So excited for this reprint thank you Marvel!
I got the standard cover preordered but now that I see this DM I wonder if I picked the right one! Just incredible 😱
Mel talk pretty one day 😂
Love Bagley but why didn't they select #375 for the DM -- that is one of my favs and makes more sense than Spidey just hanging out in the corner. But love this material
Nice! I went with the standard edition. I agree with Melanie that I'm not the biggest fan of Spidey's disembodied upper torso just floating off to the side on that DM variant.
That's interesting that the newer printing appears to be pushed up and to the right.
We need more Melanie commentary in videos!
Would be even better if we could get a Michelinie/Bagley omnibus
That would be awesome.
It's coming
Forgot about this reprint coming out... intended to end my Spidey collection with the Michelinie/Larsen run, but this might be a good addition!
Mmm.. hotdogs. Melanie’s guest appearances are awesome. You should have a food guide so we can understand actual size of book eyes … that 1rst print might be the corn on the cob eye .. new printing hotdog no bun🤣
Good looking out with that spoiler !
Yeah,the taquito test is my new standard for spine measurement.
Hahaha
The best omnibus out of all omnibuses.
Carnage: "Kasady is gone, There is only CARNAGE!!!!"
Thanks for the video, Astonishing Melanie and Uncanny Omar!
Just got this ! Thanks for the overview!!
How much does this double dip with the current Spidey and Venom omnis that are out now? If you own them all is this one still essential? Thanks!
Note to the galley: Romulan Ale no longer to be served at NMC Omni Tapings 🎉🎉
I have said this before but I really think all of Maximum Carnage should be in the potential Michelinie/Bagley Omnibus because not everyone wants to have this as it's really a Venomnibus rather than Spider-Man one. And to fill the gap between the Larsen and first Clone Saga omnibus they would anyways need to include the J. M. DeMatteis issues after Michelinie left and those cross over to the other Spidey titles. So there would be enough material for two smaller Omnies or one really thick one.
Ps. The Venomnibus 3 cover with the tongue was by Mike Deodato Jr, the standard cover was by Keith 😉
Anyways thanks for these overviews Omar! Always fun to watch even tho I would already have them.
Hey Omar, a little off topic but I saw Roy Thomas and Allen Davis are guests at this years hero’s con in Charlotte. I know you went last year but are you going again this year?
Would be awesome to get all of Darkhawk in omnibus format
This is only the second omnibus book where I've puchased both the standard and DM variant covers, and just like the other one ( _Spider-Gwen_ ), after I ordered the Standard variant and saw the DM, I was like "OMG! I HAVE to have that, too!" lol.
I have the original print, and has the best eye of all my omnis, no gutter loss at all! It lays perfectly! But has a issue (well, it has many issues, but anyway...), the outside spine, if I'm not careful while opening up, it bends inwards, and now has a crack in the middle.
I thought I was the only one fitting hot dogs in the eyes of my books.
Great side by side review with the old and new. Ill stick to my old one!
Agent Venom Omni please. Or Vol 4 Omni!
Will definitely be picking this up, but between badly cropped cover images, wrong spine cover printings, and misaligned spines, it would be nice if Marvel tightened up their quality control.
Oh man I love Venom. I may have to get this but my wallet is hurting lol so may have to wait a bit
Nevermind already purchased lol
So...aside from Maximum Carnage is there anything this book includes not collected in any other omni?
The most important thing is that once again its a thin paperstock that has severe bleedthrough. I understand Omar not mentioning it as much due to his relationship with Marvel but every other reprint has had this issue and for a book that costs a pretty penny its just not worth it.
If you go to the 21:03 mark we do talk about the paper.m stock. This is case by case. As the bleed through is worse in the original printing of Silver Surfer by Slott and Allred. I am as thorough as I can be.
@@NearMintCondition I appreciate your explanation since you didn't owe me one. Do you think it's not a bit weird that this has been such a common issue yet Marvel has done nothing to mitigate it?
@@TheComicHooligan people still buying and sales doesnt seem to decrease, why change ? (Sadly of course)
Just here to support the channel. I already have this one, and I'm not a fan of the way they cropped the art on the board for the new printing. I also prefer the original cover, so yeah. Stay Minty!
One of my favorite omnis!
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These videos are better with Melanie's chaotic energy present.
Instead of having such an iconic story like Maximum Carnage as part of a chopped up omnibus where they grab issues from all over the place, they should immortalise it as a Maximum Carnage/Lifetheft omnibus, which then leads straight into Clone Saga vol. 1. With "Maximum Carnage" font sprawled down the spine. Makes so much more sense to me, would look awesome on the shelf, & gives this story the attention it deserves rather than hide it in a mash-up omni.
For Venom collectors, it's good as a Venomnibus vol. 0, but i'm looking at it from an ASM point of view.
It was very confusing to hear 2 voices doing the overview and comparison, please choose one 😢
We both only have one voice.
@@NearMintCondition haha I understand, but I really prefer one. It doesn’t matter if its you or Melanie. Let her do the next one solo, she can do it. Unless you really want to do the symbiotic relationship like Eddie and Venom 😂
@@nitishkalpoe8539 oh you got it. She could have, but I wanted to join too.
Getting the standard for the Spine
**Sin eater storyline? 9:52 … I’m trying to see how Eddie Brock developed his hatred for spider-man
He's talking about the storyline, "The Death of Jean DeWolff." While it's not in this omnibus, it is in the trade paperback titled "Spider-Man: The Road to Venom."
It's Sin Eater. It sounds like he says Zen. :)
@@MastermindAXL thank you!!!!! I started the Carnage Classic TPB and I’m hooked, but now i want to see how it all started. Thanks again my friend, I’ll be check this out asap!
@@astonishingmelanie sorry!! Thank you for correcting me, I always look forward to Omar’s suggestions and I’ll be looking into this asap! Great job in the video Melanie!! You’re hilarious! 😂😂😂
@@luismonroyRealtor Don't apologize, and you're welcome.
Worth it if I'm trying to collect the Venomnibus and most ASM omis?? Or since I'm collecting those, I can avoid due to the double dipping
Omar, please answer this to me: does this omni include all the excerpts from Carnage Born in Blood epic collection (such as My favorite scene in Amazing Spider-man 365 where we REALLY see the "origin" of Carnage) I'm asking You this since everytime You show the book You show the same page (with the excerpt from Amazing Spider-man 360 but no page with any excerpt from 345) I mean the page where Kletud says: -"Sweet mother of God, What the blazes?"
Do you mean the piece of art by Larsen? Yes.
@@NearMintCondition mmmm, if I'm not mistaken it's by Mark Bagley. At least, it's what I've always thought it was. Perhaps I'm wrong... Btw, Melanie is SOOOOO Near Mint. To be honest I have always loved your solo reviews but the inclusion of Melanie is really a plus (an A+++)
I haven’t read any Spider-Man or venom comics but I have seen the movies? Will I be able to get this Omnibus or do I need to read other material before this to understand it?
You’ll be good with this one.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you 👌🏾
Will we ever see ASM by Bagley covernig #351-393? (maybe split across two volumes)?
Does this double dip w/ any Spider-Man omnis, if so which ones? I know you said its basically a Venomnibus vol. 0, which is probably the best way to pitch this book to me cause I'm a venomous fanboy.
Some with Spiderman by Michelinie and McFarlane and Spidey by Michelinie and Larsen.
@Near Mint Condition Thank you, I'll look into those & if the double dipping isn't too bad I'll put all 3 on my Omni Radar.
We know some people buy multiple covers when it comes to comics, but are there people who buy omnis with all the different covers?
I think I have three viewers that have.
Kool that this is back in print but I’m going to pass on it.
Wait till it goes out of print again
@@robd1329 I have the thin Spider-Man Omni by Todd but that’s about all I want from 90s Spider-man unless they do that Michelinie and Bagely Spider Omni it’s a pass.
I don't like omnibus like this, where it's just random issues. Don't see the point.
How heavy is the double dipping in this book?
Some with Spiderman by Michelinie and McFarlane and Spidey by Michelinie and Larsen.
It's also venoms 35 anniversary
This is the video when Melanie’s ADHD is actually hilarious.
Bagley and the clone saga were for me the main reasons I stopped reading Spider-Man comics. Terrible artwork, terrible story. Never understood why this was so loved years/decades later..
Og cover is better
Bagley is like discount-rate McFarlane/Larsen.
Now that’s a hot take I haven’t heard before.
Gots much of this in other omnibus and epic collections, but I'm probably gonna triple dip cause I'm an asshole with my money.
Me too man, me too 🤣
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