Power Pack Classic Omnibus Overview!

[@mattthompson3371]

Nobody can do a damn book justice like you. Most people would take a glance at this omnibus and laugh it off, but you break it down for what it is. I'll be buying this for sure as I'm only familiar with the Powers because of the X-men crossovers.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, brother. It's my pleasure.

[@theomnibusguy2490]

Oh yeah! Where my OG collectors? Y’all remember Power Pack !

[@NearMintCondition]

Yeah we do!

[@ShaneMatlock]

June Brigman is very underrated artist. Seeing you flip through these pages I'm reminded how good she is.

[@NearMintCondition]

Smotlock yeah. And she was so young when drawing these issues!

[@elvaquerovaquero5243]

I'll be buying this one day one for sure. I hope they make one more to finish out the run.

[@NearMintCondition]

I really hope you enjoy it.

[@Marty_Moriarty]

Just inject this beautiful piece of my childhood right into my veins!! This is the omnibus I’m most looking forward to in 2020. Another great overview, thanks Omar!

[@NearMintCondition]

K B thank you so much and it almost made my top 10!

[@BenBurison]

I have so fond memories of this. I really relate all these stories to Claremont's run on X-Men. Instant purchase. I think I cried when Marvel cancelled the fourth Classic tbp.

[@NearMintCondition]

Ruben C. I’m glad that this collects everything that would have been in that tpb too!

[@cassidyuk]

Another great review. Power pack blew my 9yr old mind when it arrived in 84. Loved it so much. Sorely tempted to get a pre order on. But last time I revisited it via Unlimited it had dated quite a lot. But I do love me some Tattle tale. Edit: finished the review. You’ve done it again and I’m getting this. And gonna channel 9yr old me.

[@NearMintCondition]

It really spoke to the kid in me. Those were some great times, brother.

[@colossalsunny4653]

The art and colors really pop in this Omnibus. Considering a purchase. So many great Omnis coming out first half of this year! Thanks for the overview Omar!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words and watching.

[@josersreviews137]

Another great Omar video. I’ll be happily passing on this though. Never liked them when I was a kid and not going to change my mind 30 plus years later. I hope whoever is into this enjoys it and helps show marvel that they need to print more obscure characters and books like this one.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, my brother. I mean their bad guy was the bogeyman. I do love now that we are getting a Power Pack omnibus and this would have never happened five years ago.

[@PeterXHinoul]

Looking so much forward to read this book, finally! Evan as an adult! The Simonsons are the best!

[@NearMintCondition]

Jonas Clerville yes they are!

[@MrStratos999]

Hello Big man Omar, greetings from Belgium, keep up the good stuff love the channel

[@NearMintCondition]

Much love back from America. Thank you so much for watching.

[@mariososa5808]

Nice true THOROUGH ADVACE OVERVIEW!👍👍

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much. Sometimes I think I go on way too long.

[@ricardolightbourne7899]

Love your passion Bro! I remember this series and the house ads, but never got into it. I picked up issue 1 on Comixology and will check it out. If I like it, I will get the Omnibus. Thanks Omar.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words and watching.

[@keithkelson726]

Power Pack would make a great animated, all-ages tv series. I will be picking this one up.

[@NearMintCondition]

Keith Kelson I think there was a pilot for a cartoon in the 80s.

[@mr.iiconic]

I feel like Power Pack is worth a live action MCU film personally.

[@greg3118]

Looking forward to this one! What's up with all the white spines lately for 80's and 90's books?

[@NearMintCondition]

Greg that’s the classic look :)

[@artofbusiness7593]

@NMC / I might have read one, two, maybe three issues of Power Pack? Can’t recall, was busy with school and traveling. But some faint memory tells me I really liked it. I think this will be a “Buy” for me.

[@chopstar09]

Alright, I had no interest in this, but now I am going to pick this up. You can tell Marvel that you got at least one sale from me, Omar. Well done. You got me interested. Your enthusiasm is always infectious!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much, my friend. Sometimes I think I go on way to much on these books.

[@williamstebbins7294]

So much time has passed since this video and also since I bought this. I saw on my purchase history that I bought it on December 26, 2020, and it came on January 4. It is one of the first Omnis I bought and found out late about those books. I saw letters pages on here. I bought some early issues from Ebay that did not have a letters page anyway. I saw issue 33 which i bought from Ebay has a letters page that has sunspot on the cover has one though. The letters page is titled, "Pick of the Pack" like in the extras I thought I had recognized. I wonder if it was the one with a letters page and why it is in the extras and not at the end of the issue it came from. Not even the New Mutants Omnibus vol one did that. It seems like most of the Omnis with comics from the 80's do not include their letters like even Peter David comics. I saw in the Incredible Hulk, and X-Factor He did. I saw Spiderman might though but not even in Cloak and Dagger and Doctor Strange. Not even Moon Night. Just thought later to say that My first issue of Power Pack had that picture of Franklin Richards on the cover, and which was also in the extras. I also and the issue with Cloak and Dagger and that villain or almost a villain who was also in Captain America. I saw he was in a second issue of Cap after I saw it in the Captain Americal Epic Collection. It was in 307 or so.

[@drderrickchua]

Great preview. Seems they’ve found a way to avoid gutter loss without the need for an “eye” in omniboo. Are such built sturdier than those with large “eyes”?

[@NearMintCondition]

I have no idea what kind of magic they are using, but it worked.

[@Havok1718]

Hell yea under rated comic it needs a new older aged pack revival

[@NearMintCondition]

Havok 1718 I’d love to see them join the New Warriors!

[@PenaltyKillah]

Alex did once (while "borrowing" his siblings' powers)

[@jamesleblanc7437]

Hey Omar. I think the runaway pics you were thinking of may have been a house ad for the Mutant Registration Act/ Massacre that showed some kids and Franklin, who was spray-painted over with “mutie”. It was a play on the old 70s ad, “Do you know where your children are?”

[@NearMintCondition]

That one was in there brother. This is the one I was thinking of: 1.bp.blogspot.com/-mT-ZHnAUHMk/TtjMIp9KBOI/AAAAAAAAGK0/TGonk9J6YRc/s1600/spider-man-power-pack.jpg

[@PeterXHinoul]

Did you know that the parents Power are modelled after Walter and Louise Simonson? Just as Walter Simonson was Thor during his run on the notorious run of that book!

[@NearMintCondition]

Jonas Clerville I know now! Thank you!

[@jgone1433]

The only time I saw them was in the mutant massacre but they did a lot better against the Marauder's then the X teams

[@NearMintCondition]

They were able to take down a couple of the Marauders. :)

[@saturdaymorningfan3123]

That was great. Sabertooth saw them as easy prey and they beat the snot out of him forcing him to run away! Funny thing is wolverine would show up after that then scold the kids for getting in danger when they where the ones beating him! People forget this team of kids have fought thor level bad guys, cosmic bad guys, monsters and even death herself! They are not pushovers! Thor steals the show in that crossover also with the bad guys running away from thor like he is a monster! It was great to see the bad guy running scared from the hero like a movie monster! Nice twist on that. Thor was great in that crossover.

[@fausty616]

Not sure if I’ll get day one, but looking forward to this book. I was at a con a while back and some vendor had a huge number of those Spidey and Power Pack PSA comics, so they were literally giving them out. Was funny seeing tons of folks having Louise sign them before having Walt sign something they brought. While I’m at it, we def need X-Factor Judgment War in OHC.

[@NearMintCondition]

You speak my language, brother. Judgement War!

[@WilliamTarver848]

Power Pack was one of my favorite Marvel Comics growing up. I read those books quite a lot in Elementary and Middle School. Glad to know there's an Omnibus for it. I remembered an important Spider-Man and Power Pack book that focused on standing up against child abuse. I love the amount of crossovers with characters like Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four. I also like the important issues Marvel Comic Books like Power Pack, X-Men, Spider-Man, Cloak and Dagger and Psi-Force showed. I'm going to buy the Omnibus soon.

[@SnakeNel]

I was on the fence about purchasing this book. I like Louise Simonson, but was not a reader of Power Pak in original comics or trades. HOWEVER, your erudite and enlightening preview has convinced me to get this book. Thanks, Uncanny Omar!

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for watching Erik and happy to be of service.

[@iamthomasjudge]

Dude, you'll be so proud of me (I think). I don't read this retro stuff, but just picked up a whole load of floppies for the recent miniseries since 2000. Hope they're good!! :)

[@NearMintCondition]

I AM PROUD! BTW Got your package. I haven't told Maddie, she is going to flip when I show them on my video! :)

[@hectorlorente4010]

I'm happy this is coming out Omar, but when are the OG Defenders getting the omnibus treatment? Everybody else is getting one, what about my boys?

[@NearMintCondition]

That is true and more interesting that the Epics have collected the later years of Defenders and not the early ones.

[@StevesgamingWorld]

Thanks for the video! This was one of my all time favourite comics when I was at school! Characters were so believable. Absolutely loved it. I have got volumes 1-3 graphic novels but volume 4 was never released sadly, so I may have to buy this!

[@NearMintCondition]

Glad you enjoyed it! There is a second volume coming out next year that wraps up the series. :)

[@StevesgamingWorld]

@@NearMintCondition oh good, I’m so glad! I just ordered this on eBay so I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it after so many years!

[@Chandasouk]

Power Pack sounds like a nutritious children's snack

[@NearMintCondition]

Chandasouk it so much more than that! :)

[@DreamCocoa]

I have no idea what Power Pack is but this looks amazing

[@NearMintCondition]

DreamCocoa that’s the power or the pack! :)

[@naimmaster]

Huge fan of the Louise/Jon creative team from Triangle Era Superman, is this omni collect their entire run I'll have to pick it up.

[@NearMintCondition]

Most of their run. Volume 2 will contain the remaining if we get it.

[@buggatewood1560]

Power Pack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Bug Gatewood you remember! :)

[@lotsalube]

Hi, omar. I, too, wonder why thry put"classic" on the cover. You don't see it on any other omnibus. Going to get this for sure. Keep up the great reviews, omar!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

Darren Hughes thank you so much brother.

[@ShiftyShifts]

Bromar, not sure this is my cup of tea... But I think I'm going to buy it for the BWS issue. My favorite artist of all time.

[@NearMintCondition]

He really is an amazing artist and that issue...that issue alone is so perfect.

[@kevinconnor4228]

I know its a PowerPack omnibus, but XMEN was so great back then. I remember issue #205 like it was yesterday.

[@NearMintCondition]

You have great taste!

[@kevinconnor4228]

Thanks Omar!

[@amangirma2001]

This is my personal opinion on when the power pack members were born both from Earth-616 and Earth-5631 Earth-616: Alex Powers- 2012 Julie Powers- 2014 Jack Powers- 2016 Katie Powers- 2018 Franklin Richards- 2017 Earth-5631: Alex Powers- 2010 Julie Powers- 2012 Jack Powers- 2014 Katie Powers- 2016 Franklin Richards- 2015 Ps: It's been confirmed that the Power Pack of Earth-5631 are 2-3 years older than the Power Pack of Earth-616.

[@NearMintCondition]

And just like that, I feel older than before I read this. :)

[@mr.iiconic]

It's Power, not Powers. Slight correction.

[@Tito-qz5ol]

Nice vid

[@xlordlocustx]

I passed on this when it released but now I'm wondering if I should get it as part of my X-Men shelf....?

[@NearMintCondition]

Hellz yeah you should. Volume 2 coming out too.

[@stancartmankenny]

I seem to remember calvin and hobbes being in one panel in one issue, I think in a fast food restaurant. Is that in this?

[@NearMintCondition]

curmudgeon I think that happens during the 40 numbered issues. But my memory ain’t what it used to be.

[@Puddin_Tame]

I'd like to see you and Gem review the same books at the same time, Siskel-and-Ebert style

[@NearMintCondition]

TJM060765 hahahahaha I have no idea which one I would be. :)

[@alvinwhitehead1069]

Awesome video 👍👏

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@WhiskeyFables2]

I must have missed an update from Omar, but I thought he was supposed to be doing a review of Sunstone with Maddie and the others?

[@NearMintCondition]

Justin Rehberg our schedules have been crazy. So we will bring ORNR back sometime this month. With Absolute Swampthing and then Sunstone. Sorry about that.

[@joedelaronde3291]

Do you know what the DM cover looks like?

[@NearMintCondition]

I haven't seen it yet. But as soon as I see a cover I can put it on our SM.

[@bluexy]

Dang man, you sped right through that look at the spine. It looked really flat to me. What's the deal with that?

[@NearMintCondition]

Rory Young It’s some kind of magic where the eye isn’t big but it lays over really nice. There is no gutter loss or mouse trap effects.

[@lewishutchison9932]

Gonna pass on this one..but it looks like a well made book.

[@NearMintCondition]

IT really surprised me with that eye like that.

[@SAFFRONINFERNO]

Book supposed to be out on March 4th and you are doing a review in January 5th Man you are virtually Trolling others !!! You would be pretty soon on Meme's , Pretty sure of that

[@NearMintCondition]

niknsync I would have to know what a meme is first of all. And I think I’m too old for that. :)