FIRST LOOK: Batman by Paul Dini Omnibus!

[@deathrattle6376]

DC must have the most incompetent people putting this omni together. They put a table of contents and no page numbers....wtf 😂

[@amead78]

Kunoros Hound of Athreos It looks like they fired the wrong people. 😒

[@AndrewBuckleBookReviews]

I agree, contents page and no numbering. Really love having page numbers in books. Also, an introduction and extras etc. Binding doesn't look great on this one and I really wish they would improve that with DC books, even if it adds a few extra pounds as it would make the book even more amazing.

[@space.pirate481]

@Off Panel Reviews why?

[@ianfrankegordon4182]

PLOOB

[@dizzygunner]

and on top of that, they miss out an issue for the biggest story line in the book just because it wasn't written by dini, so dumb.

[@fausty616]

TOC with no page numbers is so puzzling. I was kind of tempted, because this run is so fantastic. But might just stick with the handful of trades that collect a couple of the fill-ins.

[@toddg1003]

Great review Omar. So, the big question continuity wise here. Outside of the Resurrection of Ras story, are there any other incomplete (broken up) story arcs here? I understand the missing Detective stories by others writers, but are those standalone stories not part of Dini’s story arcs? In other words, beside the Ras arc, can this be read without missing any pieces of an actual arc being told?

[@daddy_1453]

I’ve just read it this week. There was no other broken storyline outside of Raas. Just mentions of outside events, such as Batman Inc being created in Morrison run, which causes problems for Hush in the lead up to his next big story arc that’s fully contained in this Dini run. So Raas is the only offender, but at least you get the resolution of it and it’s very satisfying.

[@Hazukisam]

when i saw the table of contents my first thought was "there are probably no page numbers" :D upgrading my trades, but keeping the ones with the missing issues. now i only need to know which to sell and which to keep

[@nivekleveb8872]

Damn I didn't know this was dropping this week! Thanks, Omar!

[@nikolasa.6163]

Great video. Apart from the Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul, are other story arcs left unresolved in this volume? Not a completionist at all, but I would like to read a full story and not bits and pieces of an ongoing narrative.

[@nick.19]

The table definitely adds a new atmosphere. Great!

[@thecomicreadern4344]

At 3:18 my nostalgia hit me hard,that poison ivy issue is one of my earliest comic issue I read

[@nathans2831]

That cover is lit. Wow. All the other stuff makes this a hard buy. No page numbers. Story arcs missing issues. What the heck DC.

[@classicrock7871]

Just reserved this and absolute carnage omnibus at cheap graphic novels yay.

[@logicalvslateral]

this almost works as a companion to the morrison omni's since it was taking place at the same time so i can kind of see their reasoning of skipping the fill in issues that dini didn't write they didn't add to his overall story he was telling (this is what i've heard i haven't read the material yet)

[@hamzadawud]

I've never read this run, but as a '90s kid who loves Batman:TAS, I had to buy it on eBay when I found a good deal. I'm now commenting on this video from just over a year ago because I had to watch it. I'm excited! Thanks for all that you do, Omar.

[@hamzadawud]

P.S. The actual pronounciation of "Ra's" would be more like the English name "Russ", but with the apostrophe acting as a glottal stop. No idea where they got "Raysh" from, lol.

[@djangosusamogus742]

@@hamzadawudRaysh is how Denny O‘Neil, the creator of the character and basically the creator of the modern Batman pronounced it and most animated shows, video games and the more comic accurate media pronounce it that way.

[@hamzadawud]

@@djangosusamogus742 Neal Adams pronounced it "Raaz". Either way, you can't change the rules of another language and expect others to just go with it. It would be wrong to assume that David Byrne's first name is pronounced "da-VEED" in English, so the same applies to other languages too.

[@inopaulvillacastin752]

Wow, wasn't expecting two first looks today! Omni looks great tho this will be added to the omnis to purchase in the future lol. Thanks for the great vids!

[@TheRealWiLLViLL]

First of all Omar, thank you for your great work, and being a beacon of the comic world for those of us like me who require guidance in regards to starting off points for books I am unfamiliar with. Being a purely hardcore Marvel head for years, it is only recently I’ve gotten into books by Dark Horse, Vertigo and Image, and I see I’ve deprived myself after binge reading many popular titles (Saga, Sandman, 100 Bullets, Scalped, Criminal, DMZ, etc.), and just recently I’ve purchased Batman Omnis by Loeb and Snyder, as well as the Batman/Superman Omni. I figure since I’m only vaguely familiar with the DC universe that I should take a pass on this one and just focus on the other ones I bought, for now.

[@NearMintCondition]

Brother, you are more than welcome. It's my pleasure to showcase these books. Focus on those books you got and see if they are for you.

[@joseguardado5946]

Although this has the majority of the Paul Dini Batman issues, what it does not include is the Batman: Mr Freeze prestige format or the Batman Harley Quinn Prestige format. I am still buying this, I love the stories and even better at this size.

[@Thiagofls]

That's what I was going to say. If they really wanted this omnibus to be complete, they should have included those two specials Dini wrote years before taking over Detective Comics. The Harley Quinn one is particularly important because it was her comic book continuity debut, and to this day I'm peeved that it wasn't included in the No Man's Land trades.

[@joseguardado5946]

@@Thiagofls exactly. I agree completely ! The Harley one shot makes more sense within the context of no man's land.

[@Chandasouk]

DC shenanigans! Here's a table of contents...good luck finding the pages

[@keithkelson726]

Great review, Omar. I'll be picking this one up.

[@psi-judgesanderson6983]

I've been thinking about this one but the missing issues are a turn off. So with this book and batman Morrison Omni 1 do you get the full story of resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul?

[@Almighty_Mage]

YES! I had just asked about this earlier today so great timing

[@OrangeGeemer]

I don't get what you need to readbalong this omni. For the Ra's arc you can read the Morrison vol 1 or the TPB would be better, but there are a bunch of other gaps in the omni, are those also half stories??

[@justinadams6523]

The missing story by Peter Milligan you referee too. Is it collected now? If so where?

[@theartistformerlyknownasje6358]

Great review as always Omar 👍

[@NFLDude56]

I'm really looking forward to this. I read most -if not all- the comics in trade years ago and really liked them. I'm done buying comics for the rest of the year, so I hope skipping issues and missing page numbers are enough to make people stay away from it so it's available down the line.

[@WildDogGamerBoy]

Already sold out at cheapgraphicbovels and instocktrades

[@sugarray6250]

Definitely picking this up. I hope one day they will make a Batman Alan Grant omni. Picked some of his stuff up and I'm loving it ecspecially the art by Breyfogle.

[@NearMintCondition]

I'd love for that Grant Omnibus.

[@astraynoir5640]

Omar I bought the resurrection of ra's al gul hardcover. I also have the entire grant morrison Omni run and I pre ordered the paul dini Omni. Is it worth keeping the resurrection hardcover ? Or should I sell it ?

[@renegade_legend2583]

It’s easiest to keep the hardcover.

[@astraynoir5640]

@@renegade_legend2583 awesome thank you for answering. I'll be keeping it then .

[@Manuortizp]

The only thing I miss in this Omni is the Stuart Moore issues, but it looks awesome I love Detective era with the single issues

[@lionheart4012]

Very happy to see this video a day earlier. Definitely picking this up tomorrow. My dude dropping two first look videos in one day. That's what's up.

[@jrson5000]

Hey omar, great overview and thinking about purchasing this, but aside from the ras ahl ghul story, are the other storys completed in this book? So as reading this on its own without other supplemental books is still a fulfilling experience?

[@shadowl3gion641]

I enjoyed Paul run on Batman it was awesome

[@nelsoncarvalho6338]

Got mine last week. The binding was a little tight after opening it 4 or 5 times so did the pen trick and helped to stretch out that binding.

[@guadalupediaz3796]

Try a book support system or something to that effect. I found it helps with books that have tight binding and gutter loss. I tried it on my batman synder omni and it made it more readable but I just made a makeshift one bc those things are expensive.

[@jake606]

Man, that is a beautiful product. The design team did an excellent job!

[@WildDogGamerBoy]

Hey uncanny Omar. Good work. Does this omnibus at least read coherently? Or are there jarringly incomplete story arcs in here to the point of anger?

[@aztektheultimatewoman]

The missing issues of Detective Comics and Streets of Gotham don’t really bother me, although I will say, realistically, how many more pages would it have taken to include Mad Love and Harley and Ivy?

[@ammarkwaiti8283]

Does this omnibus double dip with hush ?

[@dianaedid7819]

Loved the video! Is this a good starting point for reading Batman comics? Or what omnibus would you recommend? I am also curious to know which is your all-time favorite Batman omnibus? Thank you!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much. I did a video on where to reading Batman. This is a great place to start though.

[@devonwilliams9092]

Does anyone know why they would collect the older one issues like “The Bet” in the back? It’s giving me the hardest time trying to place this on my shelf now 😭

[@simian5805]

Hey Omar and everyone! Aside from the chaotic compartmentalization of the series into just Paul Dini's work, how are the stories in this? Are they good? Important to the Batman storyline? Also - kind of unrelated - but - What are your thoughts on a reprinting of Gotham Central? Do you think that will ever happen, or should I just buy the trades? - Thanks!

[@NearMintCondition]

They are damn good. I love his first few Detective stories, but Heart of Hush is phenomenal. For the sake of everyone I hope they reprint Gotham Central.

[@simian5805]

Good to hear! Gnight! :)

[@dom020876]

This looks fantastic. Shame about those missing issues though. I'll definitely be getting this. Any more batcentric books come out and my batman collection will be bigger my X-men collection. Thanks for the great work as always Omar.

[@spawnxl5954]

Is this a good place to start Batman

[@scaressell6880]

@@spawnxl5954 start with Scott Snyder

[@nonameman7114]

@@scaressell6880Loeb and sale would be a better start

[@jedibateman9452]

Hello im from uk and the omnibus's of this on amazon has a picture of Bruce in half bat suit and the other half hush. Is that the same omnibus as this one even though the cover is different

[@Tyler-Clark]

Great video. Beautiful book. Am I wrong though in that it seems like the Batman Black & White omni if Dini's stories are only an issue or two?

[@ericturczynowsky3243]

I'm a fan of Paul Dini, such a great storyteller, so I might have to pick this up...great review

[@NearMintCondition]

It's so good!

[@canterino5241]

@@NearMintCondition Hi, trying to not fall into any spoiler, is it necessary to read something more than this omnibus for being able to understand the content of it? Thanks in advance

[@juanignacionoval5472]

Hi Omar. Do you know if it is already oop? Will dc do a second print? Thanks

[@NearMintCondition]

IT is OOP, but they plan for another restock.

[@dacollector4452]

More previews tonight? Interested in the other Batman magazine style book

[@jorgep1777]

Will this be confusing to read because of the missing issues?

[@dreworbinson7465]

Hi Omar - thanks for the awesome review as always - does this omni include “Dark Night - a true Batman Story” by Dini? I didn’t see it listed in the contents......🦇🦇🦇

[@dreworbinson7465]

@killwill83 Thanks for the info my friend - will check it out for sure 👍

[@nathanielcohn9073]

Despite no page numbers and missing issues in continuity, I’m wondering if I should still get this Omni. Haven’t read any Dini but I love BTAS and JH Williams is fantastic and I’m looking for a decent jumping on point for Batman anyway. Can anyone vouch for this Omni on the strength of the content?

[@jcaceres516]

Im only getting it for the Hush issues.

[@blueg8731]

Excellent video. Thank you once again.

[@Syntherus]

If they're not gonna put this stuff in order by skipping around, at least reprint the trades so I can do it myself. Streets of Gotham is one of the few chunks of Post-Crisis I'm missing.

[@henrystafford9015]

Is this worth buying or is it more of a random collection of stories?

[@hunterchamberlain6738]

Great video Omar! Quick question, is the wraparound cover high gloss or a matte finish? Stay safe and stay uncanny my man!

[@McDuendis]

Like always, amazing. Thank you Uncanny Omar. Are there a lot of missing issues? 🤔

[@jamesnguyen6424]

Hi Omar, do you any chance this one got a reprint or a restock, it's OOS anywhere and I cant find it.

[@NearMintCondition]

It will be restocked. Not sure when.

[@Franky007ization]

Hi Omar, would you be doing the early overviews of She Hulk by Dan Slott omnibus and Conan The Barbarian by Kurt Busiek Omnibus?

[@NearMintCondition]

As soon as I get them, my brother.

[@coyley72]

Top video, Omar. Not sure where else to ask, but do you know if Marvel will do a reprint of Annihilation Conquest Omnibus. I'm desperate for it.

[@coyley72]

Nevermind, just bought a copy on ebay for £140 inc. shipping :D SO STOKED TO READ IT!!!

[@erickramirez6772]

Does it have all the issues from the hardcover "house of hush"? That's the only thing holding me back from getting this omni.

[@AngelCastillo-le3mc]

Hey guys, i have a question of tales of wonder. I preordered most omnis coming on october, but my question is, when preordering on tales of wonder, once a book is released, do they separate that book for you and keep separating all the books in that order until they get them all and they ship it? Or are they just waiting for the all the books to be released and then scan them and those in which are not in stock anymore are refunded? This is my first time dealing with them and they havent answered me since last week. Ca you guys shed some light in this?

[@foxyfoxtrot4233]

Thanks for the overview. Great looking book!

[@shreyanshnair8250]

Hey will you be doing a first look on the new Sandman TPB box set?

[@ReaperXC]

Didn’t you just release the Absolute carnage overview?! So much content - give back with $1 Patreon guys. We can all do that.

[@mattthompson3371]

I agree. This man puts lots of work to keep us entertain.

[@cassidyuk]

Hovering over the add to basket button as Amazon UK have stock. Just how good are Streets of Gotham and heart of hush?

[@arkamukherjee3551]

Hey Omar, just wondering is it necessary to collect TPB's chronologically ? I mean each of them consists of a self contained story arc right ?

[@NearMintCondition]

This is a good way to read the Dini run. The TPBs are done in order of publication so I like that.

[@sarcastikplastik7281]

Nice! Thank you, was interested in picking this up.

[@NearMintCondition]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@evanstherock4223]

Hello, i bought this omnibus and i find the pictures dull and less flashing colours than the one in your video. Are there two different versions of this omnibus or is it jusg your lighting and camera that makes it look better

[@NearMintCondition]

So DC does use a couple of printers. One in Canada, one in Mexico and sometimes China. For some reason the printings coming out of Mexico always look and are built better.

[@wholesomecomment45]

Mentioning the Batman animated series made remember how much i loved the Spider Man animated series lol, probably because they were my shows of the 90s

[@NearMintCondition]

They were. Those memories are great.

[@Revelth]

Hi! can you read it stand alone or i have to read other things first? (sorry, i saw now the part where you said it)

[@larryankenmanjr1719]

Omar is Alice/ Beth Kane from Batwomen Comic in Hardcover Or Trade Paperback

[@dylanberreth4055]

Does this read like a complete story Omar or will I need to read a bunch of other stuff

[@tomaszdziedzic6284]

That's my concern as well, it seems to be skipping some stuff and I'd like to know if it can be read like that as there is no overarching story or would I be confused

[@samy7337]

@@tomaszdziedzic6284 Paul Dini's run is pretty self contained. You don't really need to read anything else. There is only one mention of an event in Grant Morrison's run on Batman, but's that's all, and it does not disrupt the story.

[@tomaszdziedzic6284]

@@samy7337 ok, that's the answer I was hoping for. Thanks!

[@samy7337]

@DDDA CREW Yes, in the first issues of the street of gotham. But Bruce comes back in the latter issues. The omnibus contains Detective Comics #821-824, #826-828, #831, #833-834, #837-841, #843-850, #852, #1000, Batman #685, Batman: Gotham Knights #14, Batman Black and White #3, Batman Black and White Vol. 2 #1, DCU Holiday Special #1, Batman: Streets of Gotham #1-4, #7, #10-14, #16-21, and Batman Annual #1. And, Dick is Batman in the first half of street of gotham.

[@chino062]

It’s out of stock on ist and cgn well they get it back in stock?

[@simian5805]

Great video. But man, I just don't understand the releasing books based on author and artist, etc. How do we understand the character or overall story if they jump around like that. I mean, maybe going by author is okay if they had a really long consecutive run (like long enough to fill an entire omnibus with consecutive issues). But, oh well. Many others will love this! But not me. Keep up the great work!

[@Player-re9mo]

This is one of the many reasons I had difficulties getting into comics

[@colinanthony2011]

I am with you man. It’s one of the most obnoxious things about comics for me. So many different tie-ins, so many resets and rebirths and reboots. Different creative teams. It’s just hard to keep up with.

[@mfolwell]

In this case, you are getting the overall story, in as much as there is one. What's "missing" is the fill ins that don't contribute to Paul Dini's story. The only exception to that (the same one they had with the Grant Morrison omnibuses) is "The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul" crossover -- I'd prefer if they included the whole of that story or none of it, but a few chapters from a larger crossover is a terrible choice. But there really isn't (and hasn't been for a long, long time, arguably ever) a single consistent Batman story. Paul Dini's doesn't really mesh with Grant Morrison's, which doesn't really mesh with Scott Snyder's, which doesn't really mesh with Peter Tomasi's, and so on and so on. They may hit some of the same big beats, but they don't add up to some mythical greater understanding of the character or story. On the whole, you'll have a better reading experience if you treat them as separate iterations, in exactly the same way that you cope with The Animated Series not being the same as Beware the Batman or The Brave and the Bold or Batman '89 or the Dark Knight trilogy or Batman V Superman or the 60's show or the Arkham games or...

[@bruceedwards539]

Good lord I agree. It really pushes me away from the core titles from both DC and Marvel - although DC (with Batman being across so many concurrent titles) is the worst offender. Even with writers who are really careful to keep the throughline in the core title (Snyder was pretty good at this) you still wind up with a lot of bleed into secondary titles.

[@someghostinthewild]

Why does DC put all these incomplete crossovers in the omnis? There's no point in putting them here nor the Morrison omni. Just put the resurrection of Ra's aside in his own book.

[@rafaelalexandreteodoro7493]

Omar, when is going to reprint the amazing spider man Omnibus vol 2?

[@NearMintCondition]

I believe that comes out in February

[@paulcurlin2789]

Ummmm . . is Poison Ivy (3min 25) sec kind of a favorite of yours, Omar? :-)

[@DEATHxTHExKIDx1]

That so strange how there's table of contents but no page Numbers.

[@scottdiaz9964]

Do I have to understand back story or read other batman comics to understand this Batman omnibus?

[@NearMintCondition]

Not at all.

[@superjlk_9538]

I don’t even really use page numbers. I just remember what issue I was on

[@ProfOfHifi]

Beautiful book. The issues are not that big that you would not want to buy this book. If you want to use the table of contents, it's not that difficult to page mark the stories in the way that you will find easily the story you are looking for.

[@SugaMan89]

Is this the only cover or did I miss that in the video

[@ashleysmith640]

Wow the art work looks really good 😊👍👍

[@RedRightStrawHat]

Love how it has a table of contents yet the pages themselves aren’t numbered....facepalm for DC

[@austincaldwell8358]

Your the best there is at what you do Omar.

[@maximusmagni1]

I pre-ordered this 3 weeks ago from ToW and I haven't gotten confirmation that they are going to be able to fill the order. I see it is already out of stock everwhere and I am getting worried.

[@NearMintCondition]

I hate that you had this preordered and nothing is being said about your order. I know they are the same company as IST, but get different stock.

[@maximusmagni1]

@@NearMintCondition Is that really true now? When I order from Tales of Wonder, it now shows up as an order on my IST account. If the order systems are tied together, it shouldn't be two different stocks.

[@maximusmagni1]

I just now got confirmation that they will not be honoring my pre-order. Tales of Wonder ships from the same warehouse in Memphis, but they do not honor pre-orders if they sell out on IST. Do not order from Tales of Wonder!

[@MrSeerV]

Love Dinis run. Controversial opinion, made Hush bearable.

[@sazmurph540]

2 reviews in one day! And on a Monday! Awesome!!! Not sure if I'll get this one. Not a fan of incomplete stories.

[@williamjackson6705]

Thanks for the shout out to Don Kramer. Under-rated artist.

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Looks nice. I will be skipping though because i like to get issues without gaps if possible as i am mostly a completionist.

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Omar i wanted to ask you did you ever do a review of legends of the dark knight matt wagner? i cannot remember if i asked you this before or not.

[@anandramaraj2762]

Unbelievable this released..🤩🥳

[@ronanmartin3089]

Okay so can someone tell me what I need to buy to get the whole story

[@NearMintCondition]

This has all of Dini’s work except for the Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul.

[@oxmeatpete]

Wow another awesome 100% homerun review!

[@johnnieriot13]

Man I can’t wait for this.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Couldn't they just use small, white rectangles with black outlines in the corners for page numbering?

Omar, you mentioned it contains everything Paul Dini has done, but it ignores a lot of his early work, like: dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Mr._Freeze - I wonder why this book excluded that?

[@repeatcollector3995]

Looks awesome Great overview as always

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words.

[@trumbogun1]

How about a Batman the Animated Series Omni? Dini is in the B and R series, a bunch of annuals and Mad Love!

[@invictusbat7225]

Will dc ever reprint gj jsa run omnibuses ?

[@NearMintCondition]

I really hope one day.

[@francobenitez7220]

Great vídeo 😀

[@Grimlock987]

Do you recommend this omnibus?

[@BatmanNotesDotCom]

You have great reviews bro.

[@timg.8031]

Is Damian Wayne in this Omnibus book ??

[@theanti-hypemonitor9079]

im still pissed i sold my hush deluxe hc for a hush omni that never came -..-

[@adamlakeman7240]

I've taken to waiting until the first of the month of release before I do anything like preorder or get rid of older versions. DC just aren't reliable enough any more to do it farther out.

[@jcaceres516]

Since we couldnt get the Hush omni. I will get this

[@flyingdutchman8093]

I went to get it and it’s sold out already, well except maybe amazon but I don’t want to get it all damaged.

[@NearMintCondition]

CGN is trying to get more copies.

[@flyingdutchman8093]

@@NearMintCondition I’ve got it on my wishlist on CGN so I’ll keep watching. Great channel btw👍