Avengers By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1 Overview & Comparison | Avengers World Begins |

Today I take an advance look at one of my most anticipated reprints! Avengers By Jonathan Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1 from Marvel Comics. I talk about where and when the stories take place and do a comparison to the original printing. The book is due out in the direct market and book market on February 7th.
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07:05 - Spoilers
20:41 - Extras, Build & Comparison
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[@jeremiahl8938]

Really appreciate the 'what the read before' list. Love the way you're organizing these overviews!

[@akhilz]

Agreed.. though sometimes it makes me realize how far behind i am on my reading 🤣

[@JohnDeFoor]

They should do a Secret War Omni to follow this run.

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

It’d be one hell of a bigass Omnibus with all those tie ins

[@rushabhshah02]

they are now! coming in December 2024!

[@proteincannon]

The spine issue is such an obvious oversight it's just pure laziness and shows how little marvel actually cares about their product anymore. I'd be absolutely embarrassed to release it in that manner.

[@cullenn2100]

I'd love a "Overall HIckman SHIELD through Secret Wars" video and realllly dig in

[@StegoKing]

Omar, I would love an in-depth Hickvengers video. Heck, do the Hickman Universe.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you!

[@kierac9072]

This was the series that got me from the MCU and into comics. Absolutely loved it and, sure, it was complex but even a newbie liked me could follow it, even if I didn’t pick up on everything. Needless to say I am buying this!

[@jearl75290]

Can't wait. Heading over tomorrow to my LCS to grab a copy. Someone really dropped the ball on those spines. 🤨

[@robd1329]

Im def keeping my original prints due to that new spine misprint

[@owen5164]

My MOST wanted Omni ever since I started reading 5 years ago! Hell yes

[@robd1329]

I had the mini hardcovers...this is crazy good to look through

[@lumus17]

Me too, i cannot wait till its boom in Spain, quiero que llegue ya

[@CS11]

Been waiting to read my F4 by hickman omni’s so I can read the whole saga all together and I can’t wait, finally we have Vol 1 now we just need Vol 2 not to be delayed

[@juuso7792]

I definetly enjoy the reviews where you go deep into the story. I don't care about spoilers because I know I will not remember them when I eventually get to read the story 😅

[@invisiblefan2387]

Darn. I already bought the complete collection editions. But I REALLY hope that we get an Avengers reading order!

[@IvanOrdell]

Bro, with those omni spines, Im glad I bought the complete collections.

[@robd1329]

Im sure their will be lots of deluxe editions on ebay now

[@trishb.6398]

The oversized art is what I love about omnis the most.

[@mitchschroeder1151]

That spine would drive me crazy. Might have to pass on these. Maybe I’ll find some cheap complete collections now that these are out.

[@vincentbatten4686]

I hope this stays in print for awhile. I would love to pick it up, but the wallet won't be able to accommodate it.

[@jpowers55]

ever thought of going digital?

[@robd1329]

Omar can sell sand to an arab

[@omnibusman5792]

@@jpowers55 😐

[@vincentbatten4686]

@@jpowers55 I don't like digital comics. None of the comic reading apps understand how to properly display a comic. I also like holding a book in my hand.

[@NastyTete]

Looks awesome! But not having cover pages in between story(a must), table of contents, or pages numbers is a deal breaker for me. Great vid!

[@BlueBoboDoo100]

Very disappointing about the spine art. Especially after how long this has been delayed. Waiting so long just for them to goof up one of the coolest aspects of the original printing design. Guess I'll just make custom dust jackets for them.

[@robd1329]

I was surprised by the A on the spine. Im glad i got my original prints. Either way..their must haves!

[@douglassmith9445]

Usually it’s the dust jacket, table of contents, lack of cover art, or lack of an I that ruins it for the average buyer. You’d think both Marvel and DC would realize all of this by now.

[@camerongodsey9847]

That A not matching is honestly unacceptable. For a prestige format, Marvel has really gotten lazy with these books over the past year.

[@IvanOrdell]

Thank you for the suggested reading list for this story. Secret Warriors is one of my favorite comic book stories and it solidified Nick Fury as my favorite Marvel character. And I hope you get as detailed as you want to with the stories you're presenting.

[@TheTurtle1100]

So hyped! Been wanting to read this for so long!

[@garyfoster65]

Can’t wait for this. Been sitting on a lonely volume 2 for ages. Going to be great to get part 1. Thanks for the preview

[@OmniNationComics]

Great overview bro ! This is definitely written in a world building perspective. Can’t wait to pick this up !

[@Vardimiss]

Now let's get volume 2 and Busiek and Perez volume 2 while we're at it

[@eagleal]

Waiting for this one to arrive in the post this week. I read it all as it came out and loved the depth to it all and the "science" Avengers style take on it all.

[@NichoMania2]

I will also say, it's ironic the new volume's A's don't match up, given the new fantastic four omni's, the images are at different heights too, so the icons/logos/volume numbers aren't aligned either. It's a bit less egregious than the A, but seems it's still keeping to a pattern somehow...even if the pattern is the lack of flowing consistency between the volume spines. 😅

[@johnherndonjr]

I can care less about the freaking spines. As long as the binding is great, the paper quality is topnotch and the content inside.

[@akkakkakekkn]

This run is what got me into Marvel

[@MADDROBBO666]

heck yea! Got this one preordered 🤙🏼

[@comiccasper3053]

It's finally here!!! :O, man this has been a long time coming.

[@NicholasCummingsSketch]

How did they mess up lining up the A? Really hope they fix it by the time volume 2 comes out.

[@JennySparkz]

Calling it now, they wont😭😭😭

[@TheComicBookReport]

So unbelievably excited

[@acluda8026]

Thanks for the must reads before jumping into this book

[@justinsheldon5887]

Me to my wife: Omar said I had to have this one…

[@feridradoncic2237]

Congratulations you got 80.1k subscribers

[@noahhorne6328]

This era of avengers was so cool and epic on scale nothing has met this in quality for me in avengers runs…yet cracking open busiek avengers soon!

[@VactorVerse]

Fantastic run. Hickman is a genius!

[@PureMoss]

The best Avengers story EVER and my most wanted Omni! Can't wait to grab this

[@21roy_]

Omar the new printing Regular covers seem to still have the blue spines. Only the DM Variants seem to have a black spine

[@NearMintCondition]

Ah thank you for that. I didn’t get the files last week to compare.

[@21roy_]

@@NearMintCondition I can't confirm for Vol 2 of course (Do you have the DM for this one?) But an ebay seller posted pics of both Volumes 1 and the Reg does have the blue spine. I don't think it'll change anything to the (A) problem, and, honestly, having a blue and black spine side to side is kinda fun

[@JB-ou6fl]

Thanks for letting us know about the colors of the spines.

[@Strong_Sad]

I guess it's a good thing I have so much other stuff to read since I still have to wait on FF Vol 1, Avengers Vol 2, and Secret Warriors so I can read these all in order

[@jordanevans_97]

Mine arrives on the 9th i’m super excited 😍

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Enjoyed this overview👍

[@_OMAC_Ex_379]

I remember wanting to get into this run so bad when it was coming out around 2015 leading into Secret Wars. So happy I can collect it in one run. looking forward to reading all the Hickman Marvel stuff in order one day. Secret Wars 2015 OHC, how when???

[@maul_360]

Man I love this. I got all volumes of Hickman's avengers and new avengers going into Secret Wars. Some of the best ever.

[@noahhorne6328]

Great cover

[@howiedundat5495]

Just placed my order for this one. I can't wait to read this for the first time.

[@danielribeiro3252]

Hey Omar, please do a retroview of Infinity & Companion by Jonathan Hickman. This year is its 10th anniversary!

[@fey7821]

They need to reprint the Shield Hardcovers into one omnibus cause it looks like both are long out of print and over MSRP now on the aftermarket. Hopefully we'll get an omnibus of Hickmans Ultimate Avengers too.

[@chibiloki]

Nice! I've got the complete collections.

[@robd1329]

...they messed up on the 'A' when you line them up. Now i sure dont regret buying these in an ebay lot back in December for $200 plus a Secret Wars book.

[@Spawnzrkr]

Maaaaaan Omar you got me super hyped for this Omnibus. I picked it up today at Austin Books and Comics. I hope you do a review to The Immortal Iron Fist and The SpiderVerse! Thank you so much for this amazing video and helping me pick the best comics out there. Thank you so much!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Spiderverse comes out Monday and iron fist I think next week. Thank you.

[@JoeArnold333]

The DM cover did look cool but so glad that I went with the standard especially after seeing the spine differences, would've been so mad at having vol 1 not match my vol 2 lol

[@akhilz]

Why do u say standard is better? Is the spine issue only with the DM variants?

[@luongk88]

Need to know the answer to this. I thought it was a reprint issue.

[@josealvelo3348]

I managed to get both volumes of this run a year and a half ago and I read them in two days like a man possessed. I’m so excited for people that will get to read this for the first time.

[@SombreroBeanieHat]

Marvel Unlimited cut me off the 3rd quarter of the first volume so I’m definitely getting this to finish the story! Can’t wait to order this one!

[@jjtiffany4879]

Yes I think you should do a story spoilers. This would help when a volume comes out but you may not remember what batman stories or iron man stories were in this omnibus before we buy it.

[@seito1276]

Omar, my brother. I would love to watch some reviews of the Hickman FF, review large runs of DD and huge event books like Infinite Crisis and Infinity Gauntlet.

[@fishin4bass2002]

I hope the paper is fine with this, I heard the previous reprints of hickmans FF wasn’t that good.

[@robd1329]

The paper is fine on my first prints

[@Yakerbb]

Nice so they messed up the spines on both Hickman's Fantastic Four AND Avengers reprints. Thanks for saving me money

[@locusmortis]

I originally got these in Hachette hardcover collected editions but I think I'm going to get these anyway just for the slightly bigger size for the epic artwork. This is the last great run of a Marvel comics series, it's a keeper.

[@ReaperXC]

We need two fat secret war omnibus with all the miniseries'

[@johnlindsay7301]

This along with vol. 2 are the best omnibuses I own. What an amazing story. Unfortunately Secret Wars isn’t includdd in the two omnis but still, Peak Marvel.

[@ReaperXC]

So happy I have the original printings after seeing the spine. Do you think the standard edition covers will have the same alignment?

[@Posttraumaticgrowth]

Beautiful! One question: what is the best start for a movie fan of the dark knight with Heath Ledger to buy in comics?

[@mangastump7924]

Man I forgot this was coming out, hope it stays in stock till next month when I have more money 🤞

[@robbierob6617]

Alright I’m first to view and post comments. Best channel on KZbin. Keep it up Omar !

[@ShadowLife248]

Wow, much prefer the old printing covers which thankfully i have both of them when they came out years ago.

[@TheMonghy]

I really hope Hickman's Ultimates gets a Complete Collection at some point cause I remember reading it back when it was coming out (not paying attention to his main Avengers or New Avengers series lol) and I liked it a lot so seeing all that get compiled into a single book to fit it with the other Complete Collections of his work would be amazing.

[@coyley72]

My copy arrived today… At last after all the delays.. I’m so so happy. The fat Infinity gn was one of the first Marvel stories I ever read and it was smashing, and I have since desperately been wanting this omni.

[@JennySparkz]

Does it have that overpowering immak smell?😅😅

[@coyley72]

@@JennySparkz mmmm, so so fresh 🤤

[@JennySparkz]

🤣🤣Still waiting for mine to arrive aaarggh.. the anticipation is dire. This was indeed a seminal run😄😄

[@the_marvel_omnivore]

I assume they're going to follow up these two Avengers volumes with a new Secret Wars Omnibus??? Will it all fit in one book???

[@nicolaeionescu4646]

I want to get this, but I lost my job two weeks ago, so it's a no go right now. Hopefully I can get it later

[@marcelo-ramos]

That sucks. Best wishes and good luck!

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m so sorry about your job loss. Where are you located?

[@nicolaeionescu4646]

@@NearMintCondition I appreciate it brother. I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado

[@nicolaeionescu4646]

@@marcelo-ramos Thank you bro

[@NearMintCondition]

Send me an email.

[@eddiethealbatross5734]

Man if only I didn't sell my secret wars and fantastic four omnis. But with what marvel decides to reprint and how long inbetween if it's a tied together story arc how can you blame people for selling their marvel whales. That spine is disgusting and I hope they fix it before they get em sent out.

[@davidbryant2504]

Ive just started reading comics and i definitly want this i just hope o can afford it because ive been trying to collect a few omnis and its starting to get overwhelming trying to get these before they go out of print

[@hamzadawud]

I'm so glad I already have the previous printings of these volumes, because I think my OCD would finally break me with the misaligned "A" logo. 😂

[@ReaperXC]

Hi Omar, is the poll up for when you release advance overviews? Week of/week before.

[@jessemillan1385]

I need to read both Avengers and New Avengers by Jonathan Hickman.

[@nivagcomicsreviews7074]

Missed ultimate Hawkeye

[@NearMintCondition]

Good catch!

[@nextimaginaut]

Just for clarification since I couldn’t find the spot in this past weekend’s Saturday stream where you mentioned it: is it the standard or DM reprints whose A symbol spine pattern is still intact (as in correctly matching like the first printings of Vol. 1-2) across both volumes? Couldn’t remember which you said and haven’t yet tracked down anyone else with both printings.

[@varsas]

Mine's on the way but should I wait to read it when vol 2 arrives? With FF, I didn't start reading until the 2nd vol arrived.

[@roadink-01]

Sick hope I can do samething with my anime and manga

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

I have the original hardcovers(standard size) that came back when this run was first being collected. They don't include the mojo story or the Shang chi story though. Are they necessary to read?

[@Rodimusprimerib]

Could the spines be different with these new printing example old stnd print to new stmnd print may stay the same while the new DM has the ugly bad connecting spines?

[@MagicJulienBertone]

I have all the Complete Collections, inclusing Avengers World CC, waiting for me to read them after I finish Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman CC Vol 4

[@nathanielwlw]

So I just got mine from a pre-order, and it definitely is the original print as the cover, not the new cover. How are others receiving there printed copy?

[@akirivan]

I just got this, and mine has the blue text on the spine like the old printing, but the quote on the cover is on top instead of in the middle, like in the new printing, and the inside of the book does say it's the new printing. Did the dust jacket design get changes before release?

[@noahhorne6328]

Would like to have a spoiler heavy review omar for sure

[@tannerpeterson1919]

Do the standard cover spines on the new printings have the same A issue on the spine?

[@georgefeliu2383]

Pretentious is accurate. I still can't believe some people think that Hickvengers is a great jumping on point for new readers. I got lost and refused to read the Illuminati title.

[@shengcer]

Omar, bleedingcool has reported that GLC omnibus by Tomasi is coming out in this August. Can you confirm that news?

[@NearMintCondition]

I saw Gleason say there will be two. Fingers crossed.

[@stephendavis6606]

@@NearMintCondition I saw that as well. Good times... now we just need to get some post Crisis Superman/Batman ... maybe a lil Kyle Rayner.

[@NichoMania2]

How important is the Ultimates/Thor/S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff? I ask because I want to jump into Hickman, but all I have is FF atm... I will pick up Secret Warriors, but waiting for those others to get omni's would be a heckuva wait.. I know they exist digitally, but I do like reading on paper more than on screen. 😅

[@newspooiechannel]

I was going to wait a bit to decide if I wanted this book and within a week, OPB and IST are already sold out of the standard edition release. 🙄

[@marcsfish9129]

What is the best hickman reading order? I now have shield architects of forever and shield human machine both fantastic four omnibusses secret wars and avengers vol 1 what do i need to buy more?

[@ryanmay5519]

Need it !!! 🤤

[@spyhunter9299]

Is this worth getting i read few issues through Marvel app but lost subscription it was ok,im thinking to get this or miles Morales omnibus vol 2,im currently reading first omni

[@StimpsonJCat-wt2xm]

Looking forward to picking this up. Unfortunately it’s another trash spine by marvel hahah maybe one day they will get it together.

[@glucoseasgardian7177]

If i wanted to to get the base build up to secret wars 2015 where would i start and what would i need?

[@akhilz]

Ia the spine issue only with DM variants?

[@omarreyesjr1920]

Do we have to actually reference that Builders letter decoder in the back when reading the story??

[@jjm6187]

Does anyone know if the standard cover version's A's line up on the spines?

[@the_marvel_omnivore]

Wow. The misaligned "A" is very disappointing, especially since that is what you'll see everyday on your shelf. I definitely prefer the covers throughout the book rather than all collected at the end, and I'm not sure why they'd ever make Omnis without page numbers or a table of contents. Either way, this will be added to the collection. Thanks for the overview, Omar!

[@fishin4bass2002]

Wait so I need to read ultimate Thor and ultimates?

[@NearMintCondition]

Nah, but they add some story to secret wars.

[@thalastguardian9970]

would i be completely lost if i started with this omnibus ?

[@cto1gg]

This run came out during an extended period of time when I wasn't reading comics. I'm on the fence. The art looks fantastic but it seems like there's a lot of people standing around talking and not a lot action and movement. My only exposure to Hickman is his time on X-Men. I liked House of X/Powers of X, but I felt like the X books lost their way after that great start. How does this compare to Hickman's era of X-Men? I'm also not keen on the lack of table of contents, no page numbers, covers in the back, etc. Can anyone here sell me on this run? 🙂

[@Ernasto]

The spine is a bit disappointing, but more disappointing is when this is even delivered damaged. Getting a replacement this week from Amazon

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

10:00 do you know who that reminds me of when Hickman does that jumping around time it reminds me a lot of Christopher Nolan, and his way of his movie’s

[@NearMintCondition]

Yeah, you are just along for the ride.

[@alejandrogonzalez00]

@@NearMintCondition exactly and that’s how Nolan does it with his films as well when u watch films like Memento or his recent one Oppenheimer