My favorite DC Omnibus is the Doom Patrol Omnibus by Grant Morrison. Easily in my top ten favorite comic books of all time and really was Morrison at his best. It's one of the reasons why I've loved the TV show as it very much borrows from his run.
I'm actually reading Aquaman now (not generally an Aquaman fan) and I have to say that it's pretty damn amazing. "Pleasantly surprised" sounds about right. I just ordered the Perez omni yesterday. Crazily enough for a comics fan, I've never read WW outside of JLA/JSA stuff. Looking forward to it.
Cool list. You got me interested in that Batgirl omnibus. I’d add Swamp Thing New 52 Omnibus, and Geoff John’s Flash vol 1 and vol 2 Omnibus. RIP George Perez.
Amazing list!!, and this time you haven’t cost me money!! (Last time I had to buy Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus after your review) but I have most of these books!! and I completely agree with you, the much maligned New 52 runs got me sooooo into DC!!, characters I’d have never have read I gobbled up in monthly comics then in Omnibus format!! My only main addition to your list would be Swamp Thing new 52 omnibus & Justice League Dark (new 52 again!), brilliant work again buddy
For me (in no order) JLI (1 & 2) New Teen Titans (1 to 4) Wonder Woman (Perez) Doom Patrol (Morrison) Animal Man (Morrison) Infinite Crisis Fourth World (Kirby) Legion Silver Age (1 to 3) Superman Death and Return Swamp thing Bronze Age
Have to agree with Perez's Wonder Woman omni, I own all 4 volumes and they are great, but the first has the added bonus of his art. The best book I've read recently is The Question omnibus, the writing, art and setting were all my jam, and sent me down a Green Arrow rabbit hole looking for similar stuff.
I’m trying to get into comics but it’s all a bit confusing. I want to start a Batman run but I don’t know where to start 😂. I like the look of the Batman omnibus here.
Yeah comics are definitely a bit of a minefield when it comes to knowing where to start reading and figuring out things like what continuity a story might be in and whether it's canon etc... I can definitely recommend Batman The Long Halloween and it's sequel Dark Victory if you're just starting out. They're collected in the Batman by Loeb & Sale Omnibus I showed off here but are available in other formats too, and they were some of the very first Batman comics I read and they helped get me into the hobby as a whole. You don't need any prior reading or knowledge to get into them, it's really a standalone story set early in Batman's career. In terms of Batman I'd also recommend Year One as a great origin story, The Killing Joke, Dark Knight Returns, Hush, and The Court of Owls as some other well regarded, easily accessible stories
I second the Sale/Loeb as a Batman jumping on point, specially if you are interested in Batman because of the Nolan movies or even the Burton’s movies. In that Omni you get a very street level type Batman with great detective skills. Imagine if Batman was Sherlock Holmes in the Godfather’s world. After that I’d say the whole Snyder run is easy to read, and have some quirks and twists that make it interesting and worthwhile.
The vid which I hit the 'like' button at the start of it even before anything....great picks mate! Watching your list actually makes me realize how many good stuffs did come out from d new 52 era which I really enjoyed! Gotham central definitely needs a special mention too with 2 of d best crime writers in comics. Peace n love from Malaysia, cheers!
I am not a big fan of New 52, but there were definitely some interesting introductions - like the different color rings and the Court of Owls. And Geoff Jones definitely made his mark on DC with some of the key DC heroes like Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman. But I hated the Justice League. But I would recommend you to the New Teen Titan omnibus volume 2 - the one that contains Judas Contract -this is like X-Men and the Dark Phoenix sage -the best stories from these 2 teams in serial comics. The rest of the stories might not age well, but you can still enjoy George Perez's art. It also contains one of the few stories that Mr Perez drew and inked himself -not to be missed. Another one is the Justice League International omnibus by Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis with exceptional art by Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears and later Adam Hughes. This seems like inspiration for Marvel's MCU -outrageous humor. It might not be for everyone, but I had a blast with those issues growing up...
Thanks for the suggestions, I've read New Teen Titans before including the Judas Contract story, definitely a classic, I'll have to check out that JLI run though!
I‘ve just bought Geoff Johns‘ Green Lantern Omnibus vol. 1, and am concidering buying the second one. I know there is a individual Omnibus for Blackest night. Is everything important collected in Green Lantern vol. 2 for blackest night or is it worth/or important to buy the blackest night Omnibus?
You get the main event and relevant Green Lantern issues in Vol 2 and in my opinion that's enough to enjoy the main story, I didn't have any problems reading it that way anyway. The Blackest Night omnibus is great if you really like the event and want absolutely everything connected to it, but like with most events, you don't really need to read all the crossovers and tie ins to get the main story
I enjoyed reading the Aquaman by Geoff Johns omnibus. I liked it so much that I am now interested in reading Geoff Johns' JSA omnibus (3 volumes). I heard that it's one of his best works. In addition, I truly appreciate you giving some background information on the books you presented to help your audience decide whether the books will also work for them.
Would you recommend grabbing the Blackest Night omni, in addition to the Geoff Johns Green Lantern ones? I have the 3 GL volumes, but haven’t read them yet. Trying to decide if the Blackest Night tie-ins justify the additional purchase, given that GL Vol 2 has the main series already. I’ve heard the Tomasi Green Lantern Corps stories are good.
It's not really worth it in my opinion unless you really enjoy the event and want absolutely all of it. The Green Lantern Corps issues are good but the rest of what's in there really isn't necessary reading.
blackest night omni,goes on way to long,main event is really good,but most of the tie-ins was not good i was bored half way through the omni,it drags out way to long. i recommend finding the main event only,
Great selection. Not too different from my top 10 DC omnibus editions. I'd probably include Geoff John's Flash, JSA , No Man's Land Vol 1 and Morrison's Doom Patrol at the expense of Batgirl, JL Vol 1, Green Lantern and Snyder's Batman.
Seriously considering checking out that Aquaman run. I have the Justice League vol 1 & 2 and The Flash vol 1 & 2 by Geoff Johns and I really like em. I've never read Aquaman before so it seems like a great starting point for that character
The New 52 Justice League was great art, and some cool stories, but there's some stuff I didn't like, but overall, was good. The JLA run by Morrison was really, really cool, was way better. I wish Morrison had in his run Jim Lee as the artist instead of Howard Porter, imagine that. That would have been pure 90's greatness.
New 52 just came along at the right time for me and allowed me to easily get into reading a bunch of DC that I'd never read before so I'll always have a soft spot for it!
My favorite DC Omni has to be Justice League International Volume 1. In an industry that was increasingly dark and humorless, it was a breath of fresh air.
Thank you! I don't actually have either of those, haven't read them either but a few people have recommended them now so I might have to take a look at them
My favorite DC Omnibus is the Doom Patrol Omnibus by Grant Morrison. Easily in my top ten favorite comic books of all time and really was Morrison at his best. It's one of the reasons why I've loved the TV show as it very much borrows from his run.
I still need to check that book out
I'm actually reading Aquaman now (not generally an Aquaman fan) and I have to say that it's pretty damn amazing. "Pleasantly surprised" sounds about right. I just ordered the Perez omni yesterday. Crazily enough for a comics fan, I've never read WW outside of JLA/JSA stuff. Looking forward to it.
Cool list. You got me interested in that Batgirl omnibus. I’d add Swamp Thing New 52 Omnibus, and Geoff John’s Flash vol 1 and vol 2 Omnibus. RIP George Perez.
My favorite DC Omnibuses are my 3 Batman Knightfall Omnibuses (Vol 1, Vol 2 Knightquest, Vol 3 Knightsend)!
Amazing list!!, and this time you haven’t cost me money!! (Last time I had to buy Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus after your review) but I have most of these books!! and I completely agree with you, the much maligned New 52 runs got me sooooo into DC!!, characters I’d have never have read I gobbled up in monthly comics then in Omnibus format!! My only main addition to your list would be Swamp Thing new 52 omnibus & Justice League Dark (new 52 again!), brilliant work again buddy
Glad I'm not the only New 52 enthusiast!
I have all of those! :o
I just ordered the first Green Lantern Omnibus cannot wait to read John’s’ entire run.
For me (in no order)
JLI (1 & 2)
New Teen Titans (1 to 4)
Wonder Woman (Perez)
Doom Patrol (Morrison)
Animal Man (Morrison)
Infinite Crisis
Fourth World (Kirby)
Legion Silver Age (1 to 3)
Superman Death and Return
Swamp thing Bronze Age
Great list, I need a few of those!
I just recommended JLI and New Teen Titans!
Have to agree with Perez's Wonder Woman omni, I own all 4 volumes and they are great, but the first has the added bonus of his art. The best book I've read recently is The Question omnibus, the writing, art and setting were all my jam, and sent me down a Green Arrow rabbit hole looking for similar stuff.
You're quickly becoming one of my favourite channels to go to for omnibus recommendations. Thank you for all that you do! :)
Thank you, I really appreciate that!
I’m trying to get into comics but it’s all a bit confusing. I want to start a Batman run but I don’t know where to start 😂. I like the look of the Batman omnibus here.
Yeah comics are definitely a bit of a minefield when it comes to knowing where to start reading and figuring out things like what continuity a story might be in and whether it's canon etc... I can definitely recommend Batman The Long Halloween and it's sequel Dark Victory if you're just starting out. They're collected in the Batman by Loeb & Sale Omnibus I showed off here but are available in other formats too, and they were some of the very first Batman comics I read and they helped get me into the hobby as a whole. You don't need any prior reading or knowledge to get into them, it's really a standalone story set early in Batman's career. In terms of Batman I'd also recommend Year One as a great origin story, The Killing Joke, Dark Knight Returns, Hush, and The Court of Owls as some other well regarded, easily accessible stories
rebirth is a good jumping on point aswell,or if you want to go further back,the new 52,batman had some great runs,but most of the new 52 was meh
I second the Sale/Loeb as a Batman jumping on point, specially if you are interested in Batman because of the Nolan movies or even the Burton’s movies. In that Omni you get a very street level type Batman with great detective skills. Imagine if Batman was Sherlock Holmes in the Godfather’s world. After that I’d say the whole Snyder run is easy to read, and have some quirks and twists that make it interesting and worthwhile.
The vid which I hit the 'like' button at the start of it even before anything....great picks mate! Watching your list actually makes me realize how many good stuffs did come out from d new 52 era which I really enjoyed! Gotham central definitely needs a special mention too with 2 of d best crime writers in comics. Peace n love from Malaysia, cheers!
my favorite dc omni is probably animal man by morrison or batman by loeb and sale
Same here,after buying / reading all of these and about 8 more,Morrisons run is my fave.
I am not a big fan of New 52, but there were definitely some interesting introductions - like the different color rings and the Court of Owls. And Geoff Jones definitely made his mark on DC with some of the key DC heroes like Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman. But I hated the Justice League.
But I would recommend you to the New Teen Titan omnibus volume 2 - the one that contains Judas Contract -this is like X-Men and the Dark Phoenix sage -the best stories from these 2 teams in serial comics. The rest of the stories might not age well, but you can still enjoy George Perez's art. It also contains one of the few stories that Mr Perez drew and inked himself -not to be missed.
Another one is the Justice League International omnibus by Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis with exceptional art by Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears and later Adam Hughes. This seems like inspiration for Marvel's MCU -outrageous humor. It might not be for everyone, but I had a blast with those issues growing up...
Thanks for the suggestions, I've read New Teen Titans before including the Judas Contract story, definitely a classic, I'll have to check out that JLI run though!
I‘ve just bought Geoff Johns‘ Green Lantern Omnibus vol. 1, and am concidering buying the second one. I know there is a individual Omnibus for Blackest night. Is everything important collected in Green Lantern vol. 2 for blackest night or is it worth/or important to buy the blackest night Omnibus?
You get the main event and relevant Green Lantern issues in Vol 2 and in my opinion that's enough to enjoy the main story, I didn't have any problems reading it that way anyway. The Blackest Night omnibus is great if you really like the event and want absolutely everything connected to it, but like with most events, you don't really need to read all the crossovers and tie ins to get the main story
@@TheComicBookTrove Thanks a lot for your answer. Really helpful.
I enjoyed reading the Aquaman by Geoff Johns omnibus. I liked it so much that I am now interested in reading Geoff Johns' JSA omnibus (3 volumes). I heard that it's one of his best works. In addition, I truly appreciate you giving some background information on the books you presented to help your audience decide whether the books will also work for them.
I need to read that JSA run at some point too
Planetary Omnibus is one of my favorite collections.
That's something I'll need to check out myself
great picks love the new 52 love
Would you recommend grabbing the Blackest Night omni, in addition to the Geoff Johns Green Lantern ones? I have the 3 GL volumes, but haven’t read them yet. Trying to decide if the Blackest Night tie-ins justify the additional purchase, given that GL Vol 2 has the main series already. I’ve heard the Tomasi Green Lantern Corps stories are good.
It's not really worth it in my opinion unless you really enjoy the event and want absolutely all of it. The Green Lantern Corps issues are good but the rest of what's in there really isn't necessary reading.
blackest night omni,goes on way to long,main event is really good,but most of the tie-ins was not good
i was bored half way through the omni,it drags out way to long.
i recommend finding the main event only,
Solid list. I have all of these except batgirl. All incredible runs
Check out that Batgirl run if you get a chance!
i think the flash by geoff johns omnibus vol 3 should be on this list too
I do need to read more Flash comics to be honest, he's easily the DC character I've read the least of
No need to apologize for liking 52 stuff. 👍🏻🙂
Great selection. Not too different from my top 10 DC omnibus editions. I'd probably include Geoff John's Flash, JSA , No Man's Land Vol 1 and Morrison's Doom Patrol at the expense of Batgirl, JL Vol 1, Green Lantern and Snyder's Batman.
Those are good choices too!
Great books
Seriously considering checking out that Aquaman run. I have the Justice League vol 1 & 2 and The Flash vol 1 & 2 by Geoff Johns and I really like em. I've never read Aquaman before so it seems like a great starting point for that character
If you like all those then definitely give Aquaman a try, it's great stuff
The New 52 Justice League was great art, and some cool stories, but there's some stuff I didn't like, but overall, was good. The JLA run by Morrison was really, really cool, was way better. I wish Morrison had in his run Jim Lee as the artist instead of Howard Porter, imagine that. That would have been pure 90's greatness.
That Morrison run is one I still need to get around to reading at some point
😂 I am an Rebirth Guy so I was „shocked“ by all your 52 choices. But nice picks nonetheless.
New 52 just came along at the right time for me and allowed me to easily get into reading a bunch of DC that I'd never read before so I'll always have a soft spot for it!
My favorite DC Omni has to be Justice League International Volume 1. In an industry that was increasingly dark and humorless, it was a breath of fresh air.
I've had a few people recommend that book now, it's something I definitely need to check out
What about JSA
I don't have it, it's something I'll have to check out at some point
Johns Aquaman run is phenomenal aside from Batman by Snider probably the best new 52 stuff out there.
Definitely a great run, always fun to read through!
luv da accent tho
Thank you, I won't swap it for another one yet then!
@@TheComicBookTrove don't u dare
unless it's for the australian one :D
heyy nice vid mate! mind if u do an overview of JLI 1&2? would appreciate it!
Thank you! I don't actually have either of those, haven't read them either but a few people have recommended them now so I might have to take a look at them
Ivan Reis is an unbelievable artist
Great presentation 👍👍👍
Thank you!
I just got the Question omnibus which could be my fav of all.
Nice, that's one I need to check out at some point
@@TheComicBookTrove I think you’d love it.
Me wanting an omni (I’m broke and can’t afford any right now) great video by the way!
Thanks! Also, your profile pic made me nostalgic for the GameCube era of gaming 😅
@@TheComicBookTrove Thanks for replying! ASLO yeah, I love the GameCube. In my top 3 consoles for sure.
Amazing😀