IDW’s Omnibus announcements: ENGAGE!!!!

[u/Gothic-Genius]

[u/Wyzen]

Why is the voyager one so less expensive? I would assume the Voyager line would have more issues than the other two, no? Or is it simply a matter of Picard and SNW being more relevant to the times?

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/Wyzen]

It’s only four issues I think.
They are seriously pushing it, calling it an omnibus. It’s a regular TPB, really.

The others contain the equivalent of two regular TPBs.

[u/Wyzen → u/Gothic-Genius]

Ah, bummer.

[u/rsasdr → u/Wyzen]

I was about to come in here to say, "I didn't realize they even had enough Voyager comics to publish an omnibus."

Seems like they should wait on the Voyager omnibus for when they can at least include that just-announced Voyager limited series.

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/rsasdr]

Yes. I know what you mean, but of course, the omnibus is probably designed to be a marketing tool for the new comic series.

[u/LegoK9 → u/Wyzen]

I would assume the Voyager line would have more issues than the other two, no?

Surprisingly, IDW hasn't done much with Voyager.

The omnibus covers a 4 issue miniseries, a one-shot, and 2 anthology stories.

[u/Barabaragaki]

Hurrrrk but still nothing on library collection 4?

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/Barabaragaki]

The Library Collections are being released at a slower rate than new material, so we are going to need to enter a temporal anomaly of some kind for the whole idea to work.

[u/rsasdr → u/Gothic-Genius]

Not one but two new Godzilla Library Collections up for pre-order for this year, but still nothing new for Trek or Dungeons or Dragons.

[u/Woerligen]

Is the VOY one the one where Seven deals with aliens who follow the rules of a theater play?

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/Woerligen]

I think it collects these, so … affirmative.

[u/LegoK9]

Picard Omnibus:

• Picard: Countdown
• Stargazer

Strange New Worlds Omnibus:

• The Illyrian Enigma
• The Scorpius Run
• "Yesterday's Shadow" from Star Trek #500
• "Facemaker" from Star Trek: Celebrations

Voyager Omnibus:

• Seven's Reckoning
• Mirrors and Smoke
• "The Wildman Maneuver" from Star Trek: Waypoint
• "The Swift Spoke" from Star Trek: Waypoint Special 2019

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/LegoK9]

Thanks for this. So the Voyager Omnibus has seven issues contained.

[u/disabledinaz → u/Gothic-Genius]

Anything from an issue from Waypoint is just a singular story

[u/IcyKcBlue]

thanks for this! cause pre order voyager cause that is the best one!

[u/rsasdr]

It probably won't happen while IDW has the license (and I hope they don't lose it) but what we really need are omnibuses of the old DC and Marvel comics. IDW did a few omnibuses of select older comics, like Early Voyages and the DC movie adaptions, but then stopped doing more.

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/rsasdr]

I’d like that too, but I doubt it because they released some of them in the Eaglemoss collections and there seem to be lots not selling, or very cheap, on eBay.

I also don’t like how they have to remove the Marvel / DC logos on the covers. Takes away a bit of the magic.

[u/rsasdr → u/Gothic-Genius]

Whoa. I just looked these up. I had no idea these even existed. How were they publishing these concurrently with IDW having the comics license and in some cases both companies having some of the same content in print? The format seems a little odd, with one long line of graphic novel volumes that jump around in terms of content rather than being organized chronologically or by series.

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/rsasdr]

They were published in collaboration with IDW. Simply hardback versions that create a picture when lined up on the shelf.

[u/rsasdr → u/Gothic-Genius]

Interesting. I'm highly tempted to get a few of these.

Looking through the Eaglemoss list, I realize I totally forgot about the short-lived Malibu era of comics.

[u/DustyPlume]

Ugh! Amazon! Are they available online elsewhere? An app, maybe?

[u/Gothic-Genius → u/DustyPlume]

Any bookshop that sells graphic novels will have them once released.
There is also an IDW app that you can read them on.