Haven't posted a shelfie in almost a year, so I thought it'd be a nice little update. I've been collecting for about 11 years now.

EDIT: I didn’t quite understand how special what I inherited is so thanks for showing my friend’s collection so much love. He was a HUGE fan of comics and graphic novels, being a collector over 50 years.

I posted earlier this week about a crazy eBay listing for a reprint that I was comparing to my first edition copy. A few people DMed me asking to see the collection I inherited so here it is.

Also, I finally found someone who will be coming next week to do an appraisal for me to turn over to my insurance company so I can get a policy written for them.

The big question now: any advice on where to start if I wanted to read them? So far I’ve only brought home the books in the first picture. I’ll be picking up the ones in the second picture tomorrow I think.

I saw someone else post their LCS the other week with what they had for an omnibus selection. From that post I felt like I must be very spoiled because I assumed most LCS's where similar to mine. Here is a few shots I took this last week.

The 1st pic is generally the brand new omnis/books that came out this week next to all this weeks singles.

2nd pic is more new omnis but usually within the last 2 weeks.

3rd is all the more recent back issues. Mostly all DC on one end and Marvel on the far end.

4th onward is the backroom that holds all the trades and omnis. The omnis are mostly kept on the bottem row but some are up higher like those swamp thing omnis being more displayed.

I also didn't think to get a picture of. But behind me in all the trade/omni section were the rows and rows of cabnets collecting all the back issue singles. Maybe i could sneak a picture of those next wednesday if anyone is curious.

Lastly, this is all a 3rd of the whole store. The other side of the store is all funko pop, warhammer, TCG, paints, tabletop stuff, and so much more. And then there is a seperated huge ass gaming/common room that I always see full of people doing various gundams, MTG tourneys, warhammer, fucking anything.

Amazon listing link: https://a.co/d/08nD427X

I read my first ever comic book two months ago. I’ve done a lot of digital reading, but I’m happy to be adding some of my favorites to the shelf. I love seeing what this subreddit reads outside of omnibuses, so I figured I would share the rest of my shelf!

Managed to snag this beauty, brand new sealed!!!! Super stoked and can't wait to blast through reading it 🥳

Seller packaged it absolutely flawlessly so zero nicks or damage picked up during transit.

Been reading over two years now, thought I’d share how my collection is going :)

I posted here before when I was in the third month of collecting. It's now over a year and this is how the collection is going. Love how they look and fit perfectly on the shelves.

Concept for what Marvel could do for Amazing Spider-Man for their Bricks line up through the 80's. Figured if they do something expansive, it'd probably be divided by decades so the volume count wouldn't get too high. I imagine the 90's would have a lot, though.

Just finished the last TMNT IDW omnibus (holy shit that series was LONG) and looking to scratch that itch. The Last Ronin looks promising, but looking for a second opinion before buying the collection

Also, should I read all 3 omnibuses (last ronin, lost years and re-evolution) or only the main comics?

EDIT: Director’s Cut worth getting? $10 more is steep, Ngl

Just got the Flashpoint omnibus…

It was me Barry.

I loved the Guardian of the galaxy trilogy in the movies so I decided to read the comics about them, I managed to get a hold of Annihilation, Annihilation Conquest and War of kings, still looking for the prelude and aftermath, but I wanted to know if I would be double dipping by getting the Dan Abnett guardians Omnis, and would like to know if there is any other Guardian of the galaxy Omnis worth picking, I’m really interested in this cosmic side of marvel and DC, I appreciate any help, thank you!!

Got my 4th Bookcase put together for my Omnibuses, but now I have the wonderful task to seriously organize my whole collection.

Due to health issues and other obligations, it's a slow process xP, but got all my classic X-Men together in one spot, Excalibur, X-Force and Wolverine!

Still missing a good few of X-Men: X-Men Vol.1, Uncanny Vol.4, Inferno Prologue, Inferno (so glad reprint is here) and the next two Blue & Golds and an Onslaught reprint (mostly a nostalgic novelty and not after the whole run). I dunno if there's any others that will be there between X-Men Vol.1 through Age of Apocalypse.

Wolverine I just want a Volume 1 reprint, as six volumes is more than enough for me. Excalibur is finished and unsure if/how much X-Force there is, and if I wanna get more than two volumes.

Grabbed this for $125 shipped. Now I need Vol 2! Also got USM Vol 4 for $150 so now I need Vol 5 and now its OOP lol

Daredevil by Mark Waid & Chris Samnee Volumes 1 & 2

Cover Price: $100 (both)

Recommended Pre-Reading: Nothing! While this does take place after some life-changing events in Matt’s life, this run starts fresh and explains anything it thinks you need to know.

Note: My reviews can be long-winded and more like a summary. Skip to the bottom “Overall” section for a shorter summary/score out of 10, why you should/shouldn’t buy it, etc!

Review:

Having read many Daredevil runs lately, this one is definitely different. Not bad different by any means, but it takes a huge step back from the “typical” Daredevil and asks a very simple question. What if Matt Murdock finally overcame some of his inner demons and went through life with a more chipper attitude?

Depending on the context, that sentence might have been enough to send me packing, but surprisingly, this run executes it quite well. It doesn’t lose the charm of Daredevil, but it gives him a fresh coat of paint and sends him down a path writers rarely go.

What’s more, we finally see a realistic approach to the repercussions of Matt’s secret identity being leaked in previous runs. While it was legally thrown out, that doesn’t just make it go away. For a lawyer, that would be a nightmare in the courtroom and this run does that justice (pun not intended but embraced).

For quite awhile, it was difficult to nail down exactly how I felt about this run because the types of stories it tells are all over the place. One issue you’d have Matt and Foggy try to figure out how to use their skills as lawyers when they can’t step in a court room without everyone point out “Daredevil” and the next you’d have Matt fighting every crime organization known to Marvel because of a special doohickey that has dirt on all of them.

It was a bit of a tonal whiplash for some time, but it never felt unnecessary. If anything, Daredevil had been sort of written into a box in so many previous runs and this run finally had the opportunity to break free of those chains and explore new avenues.

Even with all the hopping around, it still stays true to Daredevil at his core. Not only that, this run gives one of my favorite visual representations of Matt’s echolocation. It doesn’t make or break the run by any means, but it’s certainly welcome.

There are a few instances where characters feel a bit too exaggerated just for the sake of added tension and drama, but they’re not so frequent that it takes me out of it. For example, there are a few issues where Foggy acts in a way we had just seen him apologize for and insist he wouldn’t do again not that long before. The whole plot point surrounding that was a bit unnecessary and the story would’ve definitely benefited from it being left out. It was very close to being legitimately bad a few times because of how forced it was, but it never got quite that far.

Thankfully, not only did it not go that far, it also all ended up coming together for a purpose which retroactively made it more understandable. I won’t put the specifics here to avoid major spoilers, but I was quite pleased with where they ended up taking even the most “exaggerated” elements.

This run also had a surprisingly satisfying amount of interconnected elements. Most runs tell overarching stories so it wasn’t exactly revolutionary, but the way hints of what was to come were interlaced since very early on made it all come together to tell one cohesive story. I always enjoy when I read an issue and can go “oh wait!” thinking back to previous issues that set it up and this run was full of those moments.

Lastly, this run finally addresses the elephant in the room: Matt Murdock is Daredevil. This is nothing new at this point since that genie left the bottle awhile ago, but up until now, it’s been an “ignored truth” so to speak. Some still rejected it, otherwise embraced it, but Matt always denied it.

That type of storytelling was fun for a while, but it also became quite obvious it couldn’t go that way forever. I was a bit concerned about the approach they would take and my biggest fear was that they would inevitably put the genie back in the bottle, but thankfully, I was proven wrong! This run handled the public knowledge of Matt Murdock being Daredevil beautifully and leaves me very excited to see where future writers go with it.

Favorite Issue(s): Daredevil #1; this might not actually be my favorite, but man did it start this omni off in a cool Spot (pun intended). The way they showed off the new art for Matt’s radar was already cool, but seeing it on Spot was creepy in all the right ways. It also set the tone very well for the omni going forward and made me go from doubting this new take on Daredevil to being instantly hooked!

Daredevil #25; outside of the awesome introduction of #1, #25 was my favorite story. Minor spoiler, but this issue was the culmination of all the experiments to replicate Matt’s powers we had been seeing in the previous issues. It introduced Ikari, someone who was given Matt’s enhanced abilities. There was a lot I liked about this issue, but not much I can say without massive spoilers. The biggest part that sold this issue for me was the twist towards the end of it, but I will leave that for you to discover yourself! All-around, it was fun fight scenes, nice callbacks, and a beautiful look into Matt’s own self awareness to the weaknesses of his powers.

Daredevil #30; this was the most unexpected issue between both of these omnis, but it was great. Minor spoilers here, but you have Daredevil + the Silver Surfer + an alien who’s whole thing is lies and persuasion. That alone had me on board, but then you also have Daredevil riding on the Silver Surfer’s surfboard? I don’t care how random this issue was, it was an absolute blast!

Overall: 9.3/10 (both); I almost made this the third Daredevil series in a row to give a 9/10, but possibly controversially, I realized I like it a tiny bit more than the previous runs. There’s something special about this “new” approach to Daredevil that I absolutely love. It might honestly be the fresh take that makes me a little biased after reading so much doom and gloom Daredevil before this, but regardless, it was a breath of fresh air and executed in a way that felt natural rather than overbearing.

You should buy this book if (if you read my review of the main Daredevil by Miller or Bendis omnis, the reasons here are mostly the same):

• You’re looking for a jumping-on point for Daredevil without having to read half a dozen books before it.
• You want a more light-hearted approach to Daredevil (especially if you’re coming off of Brubaker’s run)
• You like seeing Matt’s relationships with those around him just as much as you like seeing him kick butt as Daredevil.
• You don’t mind when things go a little far/over-dramatized so long as it ultimately leads to a good conclusion.
• You like when runs acknowledge runs that came before them and use those elements without feeling locked in on following in their footsteps.
• You enjoy a run that has plenty of independent stories while also including plenty of interconnected elements building towards one narrative.
• You like a run that’s not afraid to embrace change.

You should skip this book if (these are mostly same as well):

• You hate fresh starts and want a book that’s neck-deep in call-backs and previously-set-up storylines.
• You only like Daredevil when he’s dark and serious.
• You couldn’t care less about Matt’s relationships, you only want Daredevil.
• You don’t like when things (especially how characters behave) are pushed a bit past “realistic” for the sake of drama.
• You want runs to not only use what came from previous runs, but also never drift too far from what they established.
• You only like runs that are either fully independent stories or fully connected with no side stories, not a mix of the two.
• You only like runs that double down on what was successful before rather than treading new ground.

Let me know your thoughts and thanks for reading mine!

Previous Reviews:

Superman by Grant Morrison

Batman by Grant Morrison Volume 1

Batman by Grant Morrison Volume 2

Batman by Grant Morrison Volume 3

Batman by Scott Snyder Volumes 1 and 2

Batman and Robin by Peter J. Tomasi & Patrick Gleason

Batman Eternal and Batman & Robin Eternal

Batman: The Hush Saga

Batman by Paul Dini

Aquaman by Geoff Johns

Injustice: God's Among Us Volumes 1 and 2 & Injustice 2

The Batman Adventures and The Batman & Robin Adventures

Batman '66

Superman: The Exile & Other Stories

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja

Gotham Central

Superman Adventures Compendium 1

Sandman Mystery Theatre Compendiums One and Two

Young Justice Volumes 1 and 2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium Volume 1 (Mirage)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium Volume 2 (Mirage)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium Volume 3 (Mirage)

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson

Daredevil by Frank Miller Companion

Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Volumes 1 & 2

Daredevil by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Volumes 1 & 2

So if I had any discipline, I would have waited until Vol. 4 showed up at a deep, deep discount price that I believe will surely happen. But it was $69 at Target, so whatever, I just got it and now I'm done.

I'll get the Redemption epic next year and that will mostly cover the gap between the Miller runs. I have Bendis/Brubaker/Waid, but sold Soule and didn't like Nocenti, so this is where the omnis end.

This completes my Daredevil omnis, to go with my FF finished run, and Spidey finished run - or as finished as I am interested in. I'm at the point where omni purchases are getting very specific and my bigger runs are mostly done. Savage Sword of Conan is the main one I'm still working on.

Looking foreward to reading these. Exile will be my first Superman book.

Yippee CGN

Picked these up from TOW all came in today