Though I've mentioned it before, I haven't talked about DC's Warlord by Mike Grell Omnibus Vol. 1 since it came out, which is kind of a lapse given how many years I spent blogging about Warlord here. This volume collects the character's debut in 1st Issue Special #8, issues #1-50 of the series, and material from Amazing World of DC Comics #12. Hopefully we'll get the rest of Grell's run and his follow-up series in a second volume.
The first thing one notices about this omnibus is how much lighter it feels than most. Opening it, you can see why: it's on a different type of paper than most omnis. When it came out, there was a lot of discussion of it being "on newsprint" with some fans angry it wasn't on the glossy paper they were expecting, and others appreciating it being closer in appearance to the original issues. Well, it isn't on newsprint, but it is on a slightly off-white paper with a matte finish. I'm sure I've seen some trade paperbacks from DC on this sort of paper before.
Here's some images I snagged from reddit:
And here's a comparison with the interiors of an old issue. The omni is on the right:
4 comments:
It's a nice collection. The stories get kinda samey after a while, something I noticed less when I read them monthly.
Too bad they didn't pay someone else to re-ink the stuff Vince Colletta messed with. I'd love to see the pencils for some of this stuff if it existed.
It's only issues 1-36 plus that First Issue Special. Some solicitations list it as 1-50, but it doesn't make it that far.
I highly approve of the paper in that the other Omnibii I have gotten have been too heavy for me to read comfortably.
That looks okay to me, although the signature two-page spreads (man, I loved those back in the day) do seem like they struggle a bit in this format. Color looks nice and crisp. I still find slick paper in comics and trades kind of off-putting, but I am very old and very much a lapsed reader these days. Still nice to see matte paper, as long as it's a little more durable than actual newsprint.
That's what I get for trusting the internet instead of checking the actual contents!
Wow, Vince Colletta's inks on Warlord were incredibly detailed. Messed with? That's a joke, right??
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