A comprehensive look at the reading order of Hulk in Collected Editions Pt. 2

[@babylonshadows1877]

This is one of the main reasons why I never get into superhero comics. Without videos like these is almost impossible for a new person to know how to start. Omar is doing gods work lol I still prefer manga. Wanna know how to start a series? Pick up volume 1 and go from there lol

[@NearMintCondition]

Manga is sooo much easier man, although... I will say I've been getting hella comments on my Alita box set video asking me how Last Order and Martian Chronicles are meant to be read..... oh shit. It's happening there now! :)

[@babylonshadows1877]

@@NearMintCondition lmao I guess some series are also branching out. I know My Hero Academia has a side manga too. And obviously theres Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. But usually they have clear naming differences. Like you have the main series which is Battle Angel Alita and then you have the second series Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicals. How many "Spiderman" series are there? I'm pretty sure they already ran out of synonyms to put next to his name lol

[@NearMintCondition]

@@babylonshadows1877 Yeahhh... let's not start comparing that. :)

[@UltimateChance]

My advice to new comic readers, jump in on volume 1 of a series that looks interesting and have fun. It's easy to backtrack after :)

[@mawinstallation6626]

True, manga is way more linear. But being honest, with comics, you should just take any comic that draws your attention and then have fun

[@ReaperXC]

The Hulk has had consistently good talent on his books since volume 2.

[@MastermindAXL]

Love the Hulk, and I kept up with him through Pak and Loeb, then they lost me with Aaron and Waid. I just got back on with Ewing and HOLY GOD IT'S FANTASTIC.

[@NearMintCondition]

Yeah, brother I can''t wait for that OHC of Immortal Hulk.

[@MastermindAXL]

@@NearMintCondition Thank you for alerting me to that, because I didn't even know they were making one! Hopefully they make one for Spencer's Spider-Man too, because I just got the trades.

[@fuctupkidmiles]

It's like we having a Marvel Rebirth now, books coming out are SO GOOD

[@turtlecomicreviews7599]

Im excited to get into hulk now, i have planet hulk and i plan on getting the Loeb omni when i can afford it. I love these reading orders because it shows a lot of good stories to read.

[@dantecrottogini529]

Damn the art in the jeph loeb run looked amazing

[@NearMintCondition]

It really is. Ed Mcguinness and Art Adams!

[@daibhidhcaidh8769]

I really loved that whole Bruce Jones run. That would make such a fantastic omnibus!

[@NearMintCondition]

Yes it would.

[@seito1276]

We so desperately need a Bruce Jones omnibus. I don’t care for many Hulk runs and that’s including PAD who is one of my favorite writers, but Bruce Jones captured the kind of Hulk stories I’ve envisioned. Mysterious, sci-fi and horror.

[@tolga_berk]

Following your every video/show ;) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you, my dood! Thank YOU!

[@tasan215]

Bruce Jones' Hulk run needs the omnibus treatment!

[@NearMintCondition]

Fucking FACT!

[@jcaceres516]

Thats my first Hulk run i bought in issues as it was coming out

[@tasan215]

@@jcaceres516 I have the single issues also!

[@tasan215]

@@NearMintCondition it read like a movie, loved the whole tone of it

[@NearMintCondition]

@@tasan215 I loved that run and it often gets overlooked. I like his hitch hiking days.

[@daibhidhcaidh8769]

Mostly, some of my favorite Hulk books. I'm also a fan of Pak, Parker and Van Lente. And Agents of Atlas.

[@noahsark4528]

I've started with the Peter David run. It's really good. I really love it!

[@NearMintCondition]

Same here, brother.

[@No8Named8Shadow]

I love the Hulk. I've been reading this whole run on and off for the last few years trying to get a complete collection. I remember when I started thinking how confusing it was the closer I got to modern stories because they'd have the same title and a new number one after two or three volumes. Sigh. Anyway, great vid! Shocked that Immortal Hulk is getting a HC, I can never tell which ones Marvel is going to upgrade haha.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, but the reason I do these is because I was confused as crap when I first started out too. :) Yeah so happy to see Immortal as an OHC.

[@Bluegenie_]

Hi Omar, thanks very much for creating these reading guides. After WW Hulk, do you think the Greg Pak HC's will get reprinted or is it more likely that the rest of his full run will be printed in omnis? Fall of the Hulks and WW Hulks are both very expensive on aftermarket sites but would love to continue reading this story after WW Hulk and Hulk x Loeb & Mcguiness.

[@lloydwong7852]

Man I cannot for the life of me figure out how you keep all those reading orders together and knowing creative teams and stories. I've only ever read the Bruce Jones stuff. If I remember right wasn't that following a major event that Peter David wrote? I liked how Bruce was on the run much like the CBS Hulk show being helped by a mysterious figure. I agree that it deserves an Omnibus that I would read.

[@NearMintCondition]

Now ask me about people's birthdays and important events in my life. :) Yeah, it was after a David and Jenkins, but I liked his dark and sad tone to the book. An omni is needed indeed.

[@ashleysmith640]

We need some Greg omnibus 👍👍👍

[@jocool7370]

Great video!! Actually, Hulk was never one of my favourite heroes. I read some of the Mantlo/Sal Buscema run and it was a good one. But I'm seeing a lot of good stuff there, judging from your videos. Planet Hulk and World War Hulk are on my to-read pile, so I'll have some catching up to do.

[@NearMintCondition]

I think those are great jumping on points for Hulk.

[@alexandreboudreau4942]

@@NearMintCondition Good video, but I was wondering if the World War Hulk omnibus include the whole planet hulk saga or just a recap? If I buy the WWH omnibus, do I need to buy the planet hulk one too?

[@Katsudon305]

I hope Pak's followup to World War Hulk (incredible hercules and hulk) get omnibus treatments to complete his run. I will buy them day 1. I heard nothing but good things from your discussions in Omnibros. Thank you for the reading order. Nice to get exposure of runs that are worth looking into.

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope they do as well and thank you for watching.

[@TDWTB]

“I’m also surprising we don’t have a damn Peter David Omnibus.” 2020: Speak and you shall receive my brotha!

[@NearMintCondition]

:) Oh how little early 2019 Omar knew....

[@sim-rh1wq]

thanks this video help me with the reading order I got messed up with with the end of Hulk 2015 and the start of civil war Two thanks

[@RyanGoutbeck]

alot of people hate on the Al Ewings run but I REALLY like immortals hulk it really does something new and fresh with hulk

[@NearMintCondition]

I’ve heard nothing but praise

[@PeeDeBee]

So agree with your stance on Loeb. I quit reading the Hulk after decades because of his empty Red Hulk stories.

[@fbstello4636]

Can’t believe you didn’t like the red hulk stuff sooooo good

[@kvijuuu]

Jason Aarons runs does have 2 OHC... not standard HC.. same content as those two tpbs .)

[@NearMintCondition]

That's right, good point. That was so lame. Wish they would have just done one OHC. But I guess the complete collection is fine.

[@jeankie1233]

Been waiting for this forever.😂

[@NearMintCondition]

Well, more like three weeks, right? :)

[@almirsadovic]

I love this video and I didn’t know that Peter David Omnibus Vol. 1 is coming in January 2020.

[@NearMintCondition]

Oh yes!! we are finally getting our first Peter David omni!!!

[@ShaneMatlock]

Kind of curious why the Hulk: Dogs of War hardcover is not considered an omni. It's 832 pages long which is longer than other omnibuses. I actually enjoyed that run quite a bit and am thinking about getting it. But more than anything I just want some PAD Hulk omnibuses since the Visionaries I don't own are too expensive to even consider when you can get the original issues so much cheaper.

[@NearMintCondition]

Based on future solicitations it looks like Marvel is bringing back the OHC format. Which they swore to kill off. So it's not an Omnibus, but bigger than some omnis with a an omnibus price. :)

[@Martin_TheCollector]

NOW THAT'S INCREDIBLE!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching, brother.

[@Martin_TheCollector]

@@NearMintCondition Always a pleasure.

[@Phil1_427]

Awesome!! Hulk is my favorite comic character. need some PAD Omnis. hulk the end and future imperfect are 2 of my absolute favs and i have that same standard size hard cover. Planet hulk is sooo good but im missing most of the other Pak stuff but have heard only good things...im a huge fan of uncle walt too...the only reason to not like his art is that people are wrong...i blame the parents...

[@NearMintCondition]

We really do, brother. Where are the PAD omnis!!!? HAHAHA I mean seriously, who doesn't enjoy that Walter Simonson artwork!! I'll have words with them!

[@ЯрославМамаев-в1ь]

THANK YOU. ♥️♥️♥️

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching! :)

[@mrawesome3915]

Actually Churchill broke his arm and afterwards his style changed more to his natural style. He said when starting out, Marvel only wanted Jim Lee/Image copycats so he fell into line. Didn't care for Churchill but loved his more stylized look. It has personality.

[@NearMintCondition]

Interesting fact I dint know about Churchill. Which I guess makes sense, since hist style is not as detailed anymore.

[@SnakeNel]

Great overview of the jolly green giant! I would also enjoy an appraisal of the series with Hercules (which had over-sized hard covers!), Amadeus Cho and all of Hulk's relatives. Some of the relationships didn't make a great deal of sense to me at the time, and I can only imagine how confusing it is for new readers. I also appreciated the love for Bruce Jones' run on the Hulk, which is one of my favorite periods. A couple of nice over-sized hardcovers, back when Marvel was releasing books in that format more liberally. That series seemed to be Bruce Jones' update of the Hulk tv show, with a similar emphasis on Banner crossing the country. Speaking of Bruce Jones, Omar did you pick up the new James Warren biography, "Empire of Monsters" by Bill Schelly? I'm halfway through it; a very entertaining look at this influential publisher, who was quite a character. The book also has a lovely spine, featuring a menacing Tor Johnson.

[@NearMintCondition]

No i haven't, but being a fan of Warren books, I'm curious what kind of person he is. So Hercules did have one and only one OHC, which sucks, because that series is great and deserved more praise than it got. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my brother.

[@jeremyg371]

Thx Omar great review. Have a nice day.

[@NearMintCondition]

You as well sir.

[@theultimategamer213]

gonna have to add immortal hulk to this list now

[@InfinityNexusReviews]

Not a fan of the Hulk but I love the look of the omnibuses. Have you thought about doing a guide for the Ultimate Universe? I'm a fan and don't need it but I bet after Into the Spider-verse a lot of people would appreciate one.

[@NearMintCondition]

People have asked me about Ultimate Spider-man, the damn problem is that Marvel let the omnibus and the freaking OHCs go out of print... I can still do it, just don't want to come across like a snob that's like: Hey look at all my shit I got and you don't!!!

[@InfinityNexusReviews]

@@NearMintCondition Yeah I know what you mean, the hardcovers are really expensive now. I'm sure they'd appreciate the trades as much because it still has all the issues.

[@NearMintCondition]

@@InfinityNexusReviews I will for sure do it then.

[@Luke_Carlile]

You should do a reading order of venom!

[@NearMintCondition]

I will keep that in mind.

[@vincentlemay4073]

What's the order of the issues in the World War Hulk Omnibus? Are the Incrdible Hulk comics by Pak included between the issues of World war Hulk? I can't find this information anywhere and you have no overview of this volume

[@badmojo7825]

@NearMintCondition, Omar will you ever do a She-Hulk reading order including other collected editions and crossovers she's in? I'm working on collecting all the stories she's in. An Omar reading order would really help.

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Hey Omar, if I got the omnibus that covers 12-33, and the 2 over sized hardcovers covering 34-54. They would be the same height and the. I would just need 55-87 collected in softcover. Right? Then I could at least get those 32 issues bound in hardcover. So they would be close as far as matching.

[@NearMintCondition]

Yes sir. OHC and Omnis are just as tall. You could bound the TPBs, but they would be shorter.

[@ashleysmith640]

Just ordered world war hulk and dogs of war right now dam that’s 300 pounds this month as got two more omnibus this month 😂👍

[@NearMintCondition]

That's what I like to hear. You got some great reading ahead of you.

[@lxgonzo5773]

New to collecting.. I like the way omnibus look.. the smaller books makes it visual unappealing. I love the hulk but as of now I have planet hulk, gladiator hulk and Hulk by loeb..

[@NearMintCondition]

I just did an overview of the Peter David Hulk omnibus that just came out this week. You should check it out.

[@lxgonzo5773]

@@NearMintCondition for sure. I just ordered it from IST

[@jesseschoentube4923]

Hey just wanted to let you know that there is a reprint of The End in Planet Hulk Giant-sized Hulk #1.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you.

[@dantecrottogini529]

John Romita Jr did 2 'nuff said issues? Hedrew the spiderman and also the hulk one? How fast was the guy?

[@NearMintCondition]

The man is superfast. For real.

[@jcaceres516]

On another note,where is the Incredible Hercules omnibus? Also Jeff Parkers Red Hulk.

[@NearMintCondition]

Good stories sometimes get no love in the collected editions department.

[@Stephen_D421]

Do gou think they will do a Bruce Jones Omni instead of Dogs of War Reprint or something in the next couple of years?

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope we will 2022

[@NYXIE101]

Can a new reader to hulk start with vol.2 issue 1. Would like to get into a more modern hulk then the 60s ones.

[@NearMintCondition]

You totally can. Why did I just now see this.

[@DanielPereira-ge4uw]

Hi Omar. Excellent video as always. Please continue with this kind of video. We need a Thor reading order. Do you know what happens with the new printing of Thor Walter simonson volume 5? The release was schedule for November 2018 and until now nothing.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you my brother. I can work on Thor! :) I think that it was pushed back until this month? I don’t think marvel would cancel it, that’s more of DCs game.

[@hunterdaniels2894]

I’m probably going to put all the soft covers into a Binded HC

[@NearMintCondition]

Love that idea

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Near Mint Condition well I figured since I collect the Pak Hulk run, and Parker Red Hulk run I’ll just bind them since I’m a stickler for Hardcovers.

[@ЯрославМамаев-в1ь]

Captain America reading order!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you and I will keep that one in mind for sure.

[@owen58202]

Is the book at the end of the video the Incredible Hulk: The End (Marvel Premiere Classic) Hardcover?

[@NearMintCondition]

It’s a standard edition HC. Yes.

[@johnnieriot13]

Wait the world war hulk omnibus has planet hulk in it? Is that the planet hulk saga that you mentioned at the end of the word war hulk.

[@NearMintCondition]

It doesn't.

[@ibasiclypwn]

hey man, so I am trying to avoid spoilers and seeing inside all of these before reading. The order that you have them in the beginning of the video is the actual reading order we should follow? I've been trying to decide between Omnibus and TPB but it seems like I have to get both to finish some stories... ?

[@NearMintCondition]

That is the reading order. That's what you need. You;'ll have to get both to finish the stories.

[@ibasiclypwn]

@@NearMintCondition cool, thanks so much for the reply!!

[@MaddMountains]

I'm looking to jump into The Immortal Hulk, so should I get the Omega books? Also, Hardcover volume 2 of Immortal Hulk is impossible to find, so should I just get the TPs of Hulk in Hell and Abomination?

[@NearMintCondition]

I think they may reprint the OHCs like volume 1.

[@MaddMountains]

@@NearMintCondition thanks for the reply! So should I buy the 2014 Hulk collection? It's pretty cheap on eBay right now ($28).

[@ericsaye5250]

Hey omar! Hope you are doing well! I know im commenting on an older video but do you know of how i can collect the stories that are included in the world war hulks ohc? I can't find that book for less than $130 so i was trying to see if there was a cheaper way to get the story. If you happen to know that would be awesome if not its no biggy, Thanx!

[@NearMintCondition]

There are a series of TBPs. The OHCs if you keep an eye out on ebay come and go. Sometimes you can find them on the cheap.

[@ericsaye5250]

Thanks a lot for the help dude! 😁😁

[@DBZvampire26]

Just found your channel and now I want to recollect the Hulk run that made me fall in love with comic books 11 years ago! Just ordered the Planet Hulk omnibus can't wait to get it. Only problem I'm having is that the Incredible Hulks World War Hulk oversized is super hard to find/oop? Only found a listing on amazon for $1K... Also, do you think Marvel will make an oversized hardcover/omnibus of the Skaar Son of Hulk run? I know a complete run paperback came out last year but I'd rather have a hardcover

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the compliment. I don't think Skaar got much love so I don't see a reprint of those books coming out.

[@DBZvampire26]

@@NearMintCondition I have the original tpb signed by Pak and was looking to replace it with a copy i can read and lend out to friends.

[@joshuapereira2746]

World War Hulk Omnibus collects the Planet Hulk Saga, so does that mean I don't have to get the Planet Hulk omni/TPB since its already collected in the WWH Omni?

[@NearMintCondition]

Planet Hulk saga is just one single issue that recaps the events of PH.

[@joshuapereira2746]

@@NearMintCondition ahhhh! Ok! Thank you! I was wondering why no one was mentioning it in their reviews! Thanks!

[@rabbittmuffinable]

Ive just bought red hulk by Jeff loeb omni...should i buy planet hulk and world war hulk before i read red.hulk loeb? Pleaseee advise

[@NearMintCondition]

So in this order Planet Hulk> WWH > Red Hulk. :)

[@QuietBatperson96]

The Waid and Duggan runs - yay or nay?

[@NearMintCondition]

Waid, yes. :)

[@Theomite]

I'm still fucking livid that Peter David's run isn't in Omnibus form. Shouldn't be too hard: just clip the books when they change pencillers. The Keown/Frank divide is an easy one to make, although Keown's is pretty long. Still, to get the entire run in 3-4 Omnibi isn't a tall order. Vertigo has no problem with 3-volume Absolute runs, so this should be a no-brainer.

[@NearMintCondition]

It's coming. :) Our first omnibus comes out in January. I announced it on the channel.

[@Theomite]

@@NearMintCondition Wait, WHAT?!!! *WHAT?!!!*

[@NearMintCondition]

Oh yeah!!! BROTHER!

[@dantecrottogini529]

I think it makes sense to renumber when a new creative team comes in what i hate is when they renumber and the writer is the same

[@mattthompson3371]

No way, man that is hell of a way to confuse people.

[@NearMintCondition]

It's a double edge sword. You attract new readers with that number one and then older collectors are lost if they miss a few years of said title.

[@spider-maninminecraft2677]

Is the whole Jeph Loeb run collected in the upcoming omnibus?

[@NearMintCondition]

It sure will be.

[@ashleysmith640]

Really enjoying Peter David vol 2 not in U.K. crazy times 😊😊

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope it comes soon.

[@nickp7103]

Could you do marvel cosmic ? I know that’s kind of a vague thing to ask haha

[@NearMintCondition]

It is on the books. I've had so many emails and comments. I have to see which series to do next.

[@wafasa21]

cant find planet hulk omnibus anywhere :(

[@NearMintCondition]

It’s currently out of print.

[@wafasa21]

@@NearMintCondition just ordered the Planet Hulk Prelude and the Planet Hulk hardcover I'll be okay

[@rock51279]

Can u do a superman one..triangle years or all?

[@NearMintCondition]

I will be. Even if they were custom bound, I will find a way.

[@shadowl3gion641]

That is awesome

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much!

[@iamthomasjudge]

Excellent vid as always, so helpful!! :) I just picked up my latest custom, it's a Peter David Hulk one, lol

[@NearMintCondition]

I want to see a video of that, my dood!

[@iamthomasjudge]

@@NearMintCondition I'm already on the case, ha!

[@Hey__Joe]

So Civil War II leads into Immortal Hulk?

[@hassantumbo6616]

Yep, sort of

[@derma_tek]

Is the hulk the end hc oversized or standard?

[@NearMintCondition]

Sadly just standard.

[@dareelcabbagelord1332]

I know this is really late, but is there a trade paperback version of world war hulk?

[@NearMintCondition]

There is. Not an omnibus but the main event.

[@lukehymers417]

Daredevil reading order!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Duly noted.

[@rrovanno]

is civil war II a good book?

[@NearMintCondition]

Not at all. :)

[@rrovanno]

@@NearMintCondition thanks i was goin to buy it😢

[@stormblade2895]

11:30 I think it's an OHC, not an omnibus

[@NearMintCondition]

Grandmaster Stormblade it’s marketed as an Omnibus. Just called Jeph Loeb Hulk Omnibus. Not Red Hulk

[@stormblade2895]

Near Mint Condition Searched it again and you're right. They must have changed the name since the picture is different

[@jcaceres516]

Does Peter David even have any omnibuses? Xfactor ,Aquaman,Hulk.No respect to the guy 😆

[@dantecrottogini529]

his runs are really long so it would probably take more than one

[@NearMintCondition]

@@dantecrottogini529 I would say two for Aquaman, four for his second X-factor run and 7 for his Hulk. One for his Captain Marvel run though. :)

[@alexbentley1022]

The immortal hulk has three omnibus

[@NearMintCondition]

In Europe?

[@alexbentley1022]

No on Amazon buddy

[@ashleysmith640]

😊👍👍

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you.