JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition Overview!

Today the Uncanny Omar does an in depth overview of JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition from DC Comics. He talks about the importance of this book and where it fits in with the reading order of JLA and the build of the OHC. The book is due out in the direct market on April 27th.
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[@weedwin7356]

Lol, that dust jacket is significantly more appealing than that of the full omnibus. Great vid as always omar

[@derekgreen7319]

Well that's good the omnibus doesn't contain these issues.

[@caidenroberto9000]

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[@derekgreen7319]

@@caidenroberto9000 comic series ? Comixology , DC infinite and marvel unlimited

[@maxwellkenzo468]

@Caiden Roberto flixportal =)

[@caidenroberto9000]

@Maxwell Kenzo Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it !!

[@ReaperXC]

Very disappointing that the Morrison omnibus doesn’t have the 1998 JLA logo as the issues had.

[@MateoAbadia]

I'm getting this alongside the Grant Morrison Omnibus. I would love if they at least keep releasing Deluxe Editions of the rest of this run

[@mattfornes7523]

Chomping at the bit for this one! Gonna read it concurrently with the JLA omnibus

[@GLEN2K12]

Hi Omar, I have the JLA by Morrison, so I had to get this after your other videos. Haven’t read this before, can’t wait. I do own all the DCEU movies too, which I love. so I’ve seen doom. Thanks Omar 😊

[@Krypton_Ken]

I have the other Morrison and Waid JLA OHCs so I'm actually pretty excited for this one but I hope we get his run finished in another OHC and that everyone else gets a Waid omnibus at some point. A Joe Kelly JLA Omni would be great too, his run was solid, including maybe Action 775 and the JL Elite stuff. More hardcovers and omnis! That's always the solution.

[@lionheart_au7186]

Definetly picking this up at my LCS this week when they recieve their shipment. This will be a nice companion to the JLA by Grant Morrison omnibus I recenly bought which will fill in the gaps for the missing issues.

[@GoldenDogs514]

A Mark Waid JLA Omnibus would have made more sense, but bad calls by DC seem to be par for the course these days.

[@jono3290]

I also really like the internal presentation of the covers with the information/number on the following page,. I stopped JLA when Grant Morrison left but am tempted to pick this up.

[@shinshenmichailovich7711]

Man, I just bought this book after your review with first Criminal deluxe. And did it on cgn) Thanks for your job.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@mattgorsuch]

Hey Omar, did I hear you correctly on Saturday? Were you going to put an OOP DC omnibus list for us to vote on like the Marvel one and send it to DC whether they want it or not?

[@elvaquerovaquero5243]

He said he would, whether DC cares or not. That's cause he's the man!!

[@anthonyufert8477]

I preordered this weeks ago. Looking forward to seeing it. Would you recommend I get Grant Morrison’s JLA omnibus, if I find this one to my liking?

[@oxmeatpete]

Awesome overview Omar! Definitely getting this OHC. Gotta get it as I can get it.

[@armandoasebedo1585]

Definitely upgrading my tpb to this ohc, I can't wait to re-read this book.

[@Chandasouk]

Justice League Doom was a pretty cool adaptation of this

[@Havok1718]

Yes sir I'm getting that one for sure. My collection is looking real good now if we can get omnis of those batman legends of the dark knight and a reprint of Death and return of superman with everything in it I think those would be the books of the year to get.

[@ryanfearing]

This will go great with my Morrison Deluxe Edition HC’s. I kinda hope they just continue right through JLA with more oversized HC’s. I have a much easier time reading those. JLA 1 Million Omnibus kinda stands out a little large in the middle of that collection, but at least the story is complete that way. REALLY hoping the collect all of Waid’s run and then all of Joe Kelly’s run in these.

[@nathanbronars]

Thanks for doing these early views. Makes me that more excited to get mine Tuesday

[@DMM9619]

The DC collected editions department strike again with a lack of common sense. An omni would have made much more sense. It’s like they don’t think ahead and just throw things together in the hopes we just accept it. Marvel seems to know exactly what we want. Great overview 👌🔥

[@bridge2space]

It’s not necessarily that DC doesn’t know. It’s that they don’t care. They figure they’ll take a bet on people buying the deluxe hardcover and if that sells well, they’ll release an Omni at a later date. They’re very scared to roll out the Omni first but also, they know people will buy both if they roll out the Omni later. And honestly, I’d lay this on Warner, rather than DC, because they do this with other media too.

[@ReaperXC]

I hope Joe Kelly is the next to get an OHC for JLA. Love the Obsidian Age.

[@ryanfearing]

Yeah, I’d love them to do more OHC’s to finish off the Waid stuff with Hitch and the other random stuff that hasn’t been collected and then go right into OHC’s of Kelly’s stuff. His stuff is just under Morrison at the top of my JLA list.

[@HipHopHappens]

yay joe kelly and dwayne mcduffie

[@ReaperXC]

@@HipHopHappens Dwayne McDuffie Justice League of America Omnibus would be awesome!

[@matthewceplina9134]

This around the time period during which i was actively collecting and avidly reading JLA. Maybe one day they'll collect the orphan stories within omnibus format? Own the single issues so on the fence picking up this deluxe hardcover in part because of the orphan issues.

[@essaywhu]

Omar, are you getting Barry Windsor-smith’s Monsters? Cartoonist Kayfabe went over it and it looks awesome. It’s his take on the Hulk that apparently was too risque for even Vertigo to print.

[@clsrocks007]

my most fav JLA story

[@richardstevenjones]

Really looking forward to this but I agree they could have made it an omnibus. They even could have made it a Mark Waid JLA Omnibus if they would have included Year One and A Midsummer’s Nightmare. Then the next omni could have included the remaining orphans as it also continued chronologically.

[@JayJ4y95]

The third omnibus of this series couldve been the Joe Kelly run but i dont have any faith in DC anymore to collect this series properly even though i picked up this hard cover as soon as i could lol

[@just23bulls]

Gonna have to pass on this but I love this story. Really like the Justice League: Doom adaptation as well! Really grateful that you showed this off and the design is so much better than the omni. Thanks as always, Omar! :) Algorithm gang!

[@FreakyFraser1]

Strangely received mine almost 2 weeks ago. Finally got to unload my trade

[@sergioacosta9712]

I love that we will get at least most of the absent issues in the JLA omnibus.

[@Nahreru]

Which omnibus?

[@sergioacosta9712]

@@Nahreru JLA by Grant Morrison

[@kevinvendt5948]

I have the TPBs, but will be picking this up as well because of the oversized format and better paper quality.

[@dgstone18]

I'm a fan of #42 so its sad to hear that its been orphaned. Also feels like they should have at least included Divided We Fall (#50-54) since it serves as a follow-up to Tower of Babel.

[@ProjectSAGEph]

This would look good with my JLA deluxe editions

[@needfoolthings]

Generally, it would be great fod you to always tell the timeframe when the collected issues came out originally. After several videos, a newbie could then easily follow better and better with each video, to get a general feel for what they want to start collecting.

[@icecoldwan]

So is this a follow up to JLA omnibus? What comes after this?

[@KyleDavisMusic]

WHAT IS GOING ON ALL YOU MINTTTTTYYYYYYS!

[@CjCroW]

When can I read this in relation to the Batman reading order you made?

[@Nahreru]

NOW WAID'S JLA OMNIBUS. COME ON DC, COME ON!

[@varsas]

After watching the getting started with Batman, can this collection be read on its own? You mentioned a preceding storyline at the beginning here.

[@metaldog796]

Do I need to have read the JLA Omnibus to get this ?

[@NearMintCondition]

Not at all.

[@grandmaster959]

own it, gonna give it a read...

[@mnm25chango2]

Omar, do you think I really need to read Morrison's JLA to read this or can I read this on its own?

[@ashleysmith640]

So I have the omnibus and this book now and I’m still missing some issues dc come on man 👨 😊😂👍👍

[@NearMintCondition]

I hear you!

[@alittlelamby]

which stories are included from jla secret files 3?

[@rickgear2579]

Can't WAIT for this!!!!

[@coblynau177]

how likely it is that they will release this book in a standard size?

[@leandroelias3015]

I might pass this even tho I feel I should definitely get it but my hopes are that DC makes a omnibus collecting everything... I already have Morrison omni and hated that they went that way instead of splitting the whole thing in two volumes.

[@Sanryu85]

Quick question: Is Hulk by Peter David vol 2 OOP or OOS? I was late and can’t find it in Europe😔

[@frankg586]

How is the paper quality on the book? Is it the glossy paper or the matte paper?

[@iamthomasjudge]

Just checked my JLA deluxe hardcovers (1-4) and they're missing the exact same 3 issues. A shame, as 27 and 42 are both really good. Ah well!

[@LancetheLibrary]

I've never read this, but pre-ordered it about a week or so ago. I also have some of the old JLA Morriso Deluxe Hardcovers on the way. I found them for a good deal and greatly prefer their design to that of the omnibus. I'm with you on actually liking Howard Porter's style, as well, Omar!

[@matthewweeks319]

Is this in any omnibus?

[@sazmurph540]

This is an easy buy for me. Written by the BEST Flash writer pens a fabulous JLA story! And of course Batman won't tell them about his plans. They should've been smart enough to know this! Love how the story ends!

[@davidbehnke1421]

Does it make sense to read this edition without having ever read Morrison's JLA stuff?

[@mmiglani8529]

Hi Omar, how about a Map My JLA series?

[@hexginnkgo]

Are these glossy pages or that in between that they have been using?

[@Tyler-Clark]

Does this have the DeMatteis issue where they're in Joker's mind?

[@kytim89]

Does this book take place in the same continuity as the Batman Knight fall Saga?

[@NearMintCondition]

It does.

[@DocktaPenguin]

Is this comic begginer friendly?

[@lautarocaradoso5623]

Ok, now they have to do a Divided we Fall deluxe edition, including: JLA 47 - 60 and the Heven´s Ladder graphic novel. It could have been a nice 75 bucks omni but nope, DC being DC

[@mijyt]

Love the vid as always but FYI: “Babble” rhymes with ‘rabble’. “Babel” rhymes with ‘table’

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you. I remember going to Catholic school and that is the way we were taught to pronounce it. Then again the nun was from Ireland.

[@Syntherus]

Just got my omnibus of JLA in around the time this video came out. I saw this book on Amazon today and looked at what was collected. I thought "huh, why would they do that?" Looked at the issues collected. Me: No... Looked back at the amazon page Me: NO! Pulled up this video confirming the issues were missing and fractured Me: NOOOOOOOO!!!

[@dxtaker1]

Glossy or matte paper?

[@miguelsegura1794]

Is this OOP already? Can't find it anywhere!.

[@NearMintCondition]

It is now.

[@miguelsegura1794]

@@NearMintCondition man, it didn't last! Hahaha. I just found out about this book. I hope they reprint it soon.

[@NearMintCondition]

I think it’ll be back

[@georgefeliu2383]

i can't wait to get this. Time for more JLA Deluxe Edition.

[@StegoKing]

SO excited for this. Mark Waid at his best.

[@sgtjarhead99]

Tower of Babel is one of my favorite JLA stories. A nicely produced volume. Quality seems very high. Still not special enough for me to upgrade from my cheap TPB though. Maybe if it was Absolute format, but as is, I’d pass.

[@kunider9714]

Wait, what animated movie?

[@kunider9714]

@Joyful Drifter and i have it on bluray. I was just not familiar with the story in comic form

[@colin6612]

Walden Wong did a cool overview on this Omar - kzbin.info - he did ink on this along with many other comics. check it out.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank so much and I’m going to check out his channel. Big fan of his art.

[@kirilovmyshkin8902]

Masterpiece.

[@evilutionvj]

The TPB was out of print for so long, good to see DC releasing this story now in Deluxe HC! Might get this soon 😊

[@comicnutt7677]

They could have had real faith and put everything in chronological order and just made a vol 1 and a vol 2.

[@ardenaudreyarji]

RA’J Al Ghul

[@NearMintCondition]

Oh I’m not going down this path. Considering everyone says it different, the creator, the animated series, fans and the actual word :)

[@ardenaudreyarji]

@@NearMintCondition Lmao 😂

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Oof, imagine if they printed this entire JLA run as beautiful high-quality omnis. Each with less than 1,200 pages. With every issue included. The same goes for Green Arrow by Mike Grell, Starman by James Robinson and others. What a shame, DC. What a shame.

[@dgstone18]

There is a Grell GA omni (Longbow Hunters Omnibus). Vol 2 releases later this year. Should cover everything. Also I believe that a Starman compendium (phonebook style) has be solicited. Or did you mean specifically being not over 1200 pages?

[@Martin_TheCollector]

@@dgstone18 Exactly what you typed last. I'm not a fan of omnis that are too bulky and need to be handled extra carefully to avoid damaging their spine. Plus gutter loss is far more common.

[@elvaquerovaquero5243]

Big HUGE missed opportunity to not do a Waid omnibus.

[@ujorge96]

I hope DC do more Deluxe editions for JLA than the Ominbus(I’m not a fan of Ominbus)

[@erikbengtsson6772]

Hi

[@rubenfuentesiii5169]

Man DC has great stories but terrible art