DC Bronze Age Omnibus and Marvel Epic Thor

Some big collections have arrived through the post recently,

The Swamp Thing Omnibus has been on pre-order for over a year but due to DC re-solicitations and Amazon confusion I had to re-order it at a slightly higher price to make sure I got it.

This large volume covers all the issues up to the Alan Moore run which I will also buy in this format although I've got some of the original issues.

I've been coveting the Brave and The Bold Bronze Age Omnibus Vol 1 for some time but had been undecided about whether or not to buy it because I had a few issues already in other collections (particularly my Jim Aparo books) I own. However, this is a great format with oversized pages and covers before each issue (unlike the other ones I had) so I finally succumbed. It looks fab.

The Thor Epic collection is volume 3 which means when combined with my other Epics, Masterworks and original comics I currently have all the issues up to issue 267. Which is enough to be going on with.

I've a couple of other DC Bronze Age Omnibus editions on pre-order but things are generally looking pretty good in my collection right about now and I predict that 2018 will be a year I read more than I buy!!

Tales of the Batman Alan Brennert

A new purchase based on the glowing review by Greg Hatcher on CBR.

I don't have any of the stories reprinted so it looks like a good volume to own.

Not my cuppa tea - Batman and the Outsiders

Oh this is a shame. i wanted to like these 3 issues of Batman and the Outsiders so much but I just couldn't despite competent art from Jim Aparo and great art from Alan Davis.

There was nothing for a new reader to the series to connect to. No explanations and various characters thrown around with hardly an introduction. So despite me saying I might get more, I think not.

This three issues was the start of a long Batman related run of comics I'm going to embark on over the next few months. Not a good start.

Hawkeye and Legends of the Dark Knight Jim Aparo volume 2

These two hardcover collections arrived this week - both look very nice when flicking through.

A Mixed post bag of New Purchases

Well everything arrives at once!

Marvel Team-Up #11 by Len Wein and Jim Mooney is a hard to get and slightly more expensive early issue . My FN copy was picked up on ebay for £4.70.

The two books are pretty hefty, The Jim Aparo Batman collection is 510 pages and The Rex Mundi Omnibus clocks in at 582 pages. Plenty for me to go at there!!

Just finishing X-Men Masterworks at the moment. Should finish that soon.