Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 2 Hardcover Overview!

[@twistedtheorist749]

35 years later and this is still the best jumping on point for Superman. Long live John Byrne.

[@jabezcreed]

I know the omnibus collectors are hoping for one, but I'm just happy to have these issues collected for a seamless reading experience. I'm biased to matte paper for stuff that came out in newsprint, but maybe that will happen in the eventual omnibus!

[@drock6287]

DC Comics 2021 Motto: “At least it’s coming out” And yes 2006 seems like recent history.

[@Dhampir101980]

Another volume out. One step closer to Omnibus. And then, Omar’s nerd life will be complete😎

[@punybox]

ok, i'm not the only one waiting for this to become 1 or 2 Omnibus! Thank you Sir! :D

[@twistedtheorist749]

@@punybox I’m also waiting for them. But then I fear that if too many people wait. These might not sell and we never get the Omnis

[@punybox]

@@twistedtheorist749 Well that's DC problem with constant solicits & cancellations that alienate the customers and expectations.

[@jaynelson1762]

I bought this thinking it was an omnibus , I did wonder why is was so cheap. 😩

[@GuardianKyle]

Just seeing these two volumes together makes me wish that both Dark Knight Detective and Caved Crusader were both collected in chronological order together in OHC's, Omnibu's. Heck I would even take a standard size Hardcover like these to have them all together. A man can dream though...a man could dream.

[@michaelemond7315]

I know everyone was hoping for an omnibus but I think - after 6 beers - we can all agree - this is also a book.

[@georgegolston5417]

Picked up a copy today. I also have a complete set of the TPBs. Love John Bryne’s Superman.

[@blackcat-dh8gq]

I have this in single issue comics, been wanting to read them again

[@oxmeatpete]

Sold! Bought it today! Awesome overview Omar! I agree glossy paper would be nice. I’m into this title completely and will take it any way I can get it. I really like your new finish move of putting the book in its new home. Gives me the happy positive feels like Mr Rogers. I do the same when my books hauls arrive. It feels so awesome! Love it!

[@johnnieriot13]

Man I loved the first volume can’t wait for this one to come. Wish it was an omni but this will do. Great job man

[@ardenaudreyarji]

I don’t like Omnibuses because the size makes it hard to read. This is the perfect collection for me.

[@frankh6273]

Finally!! Someone ! Ur absolutely right man ! Omnibuses are damn hard to handle and damner expensive . Sides a series of ohcs look much better on the shelf than a single omni

[@estebanenriquez1485]

Another great overview. Thank you for all the work you put into this videos. Damn, you are going to need a second basement pretty soon. Hope all is well with you and your family. I hope your father is doing well. Take care brother.

[@ReaperXC]

So a hardcover volume 4 would take us all the way to exile omnibus? I can buy four of these. I thought there were going to be six plus.

[@jmv1969]

Putting the trade on the shelf next to its predecessor is the same feeling I use to get when filling holes in my comic book collection. So hard for me to get these because I already have this run in my comic book collection but it is John Byrne.

[@waquita]

Thanks for the review Omar, fantasctic as usual. I love Byrne´s Superman, it was my entry to Superman´s universe back on the 90´s when i started read comics.

[@ianfleetwood8804]

Got to agree, John Bryne's superman is a great starting point, and such a shame he left after about 18 months. Byrne's run along with the mutli-part story telling era of the 90's which had a sheild on the cover with the week number are my favourite. Such a shame they don't do it today.

[@waza987]

Yes I want the panic in the sky omnibus, this is my favourite superman story of this era.

[@arthurwoo6082]

Another great review I picked this up (just like you) as I know we are funding our future MOS Omnibus :D So far so good on this series at least they look pretty consistent and uniform in look and collect things nicely. Happy they are coming out pretty quick as well. thanks again!

[@jocool7370]

The 'Metropolis 600 miles' short story is included, which it wasn't in the TPBs!! BTW, how's the John Byrne interview coming up?? Remember: I want you to be the 2nd most happy guy in this community! 😆

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Currently reading volume 1 right now and I remember some of these being printed in the UK's London Edition/ Fleetway Superman featuring Justice League reprints (specifically the Big Baroda/ Mister Miracle storyline).

[@timthehandler]

Got my copy on Tuesday. They look good on the shelf, and it's nice to have all of these issues collected. Take care all.

[@Lastsonkal]

Ordered this today. Personally I like this matte paper. Sometimes the glossy stuff reflects light too much for my tastes. I'd rather get this series this way than not at all. Plus matches up great next to the Booster Gold HCs. DC needs to make some Tim Drake Robin HC/Omnis.

[@nelsoncarvalho6338]

I got this already and vol 3 is preordered. I have told myself that i will not double dip if these come out in omnibus. Let's see what happens.

[@caesarchaves07]

Can't Wait For Another DC Hardcover review!!

[@CinematicGalaxy]

For the time being, I'm not buying these, Not simply because I'm holding out for an omnibus (although that's part of it), but mainly because I have to be pretty selective right now. I just order Captain America Vol 1 by Brubaker and New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol 5. Hope these Man of Steel collections do well to encourage an eventual omnibus. That said, those spines look so clean that I'm contemplating these.

[@andrewzaccaria8216]

Thanks Omar, I have the 9 tp's but I'm still getting these in the hope that they go further than the trades maybe to the end of death and return or further.

[@thisjustincomics]

I really hope that in the near future, DC does the same thing for Batman, where we get both Detective Comics and the Batman solo series in chronological order in hardcover.

[@marcelo-ramos]

You really are a walking encyclopedia. Awesome overview! I will be all over this one. Thank you.

[@Syntherus]

I prefer matte paper for artwork that has flat colors and glossy for artwork with more dynamic coloring. It upgrades, yet preserves the idea that it's an older piece of work.

[@NearMintCondition]

It grew on me on this, but in oversized format I may prefer glossy.

[@JClif]

I have it ordered and can not wait. This is my favorite superman run. Glued binding sucks but what do you do when DC is only doing a HC not an omnibus. DC decisions are just terrible lately. Here's hoping they will improve soon.

[@MikeFurth]

Oh man, I can't wait to get my copy! I preordered with ToW. Over the summer I did purchase all the single issues in the event that DC doesn't finish collecting everything. Glad to see that the second volume actually came out! Fingers crossed they finish these hardcover collections!

[@PCadhain]

How many do you think they'll do beyond volume 3?

[@Jag2045]

@@PCadhain Volume 4 has now been solicited for release in October 2021

[@EnriquePP27]

Looks awesome, Thanks for the overview

[@ericsaye5250]

I'm very greatful to have these coming out, but can they please leave the spines alone? O well, im just glad to have the books. Thanks again dude! You are awesome!

[@zatmurad]

Glued-binding, standard size hardcovers with inconsistent spine designs (maybe)? I DO NOT CARE BUT WILL BUY! I just love that DC is releasing this for old and new readers to enjoy. God bless you Omar and fingers crossed DC will keep making these hardcovers. One day we'll get our wish come true and see an omnibus collected.

[@samy7337]

Waiting for mine...one day. Thanks for the overview Omar !

[@jeffh8094]

Got this and New Teen Titans Omni vol 5 coming! Can't wait! This is my favorite run on Superman.

[@robespierrrecu949]

Another nice nice,video. Thanks Omar

[@cagegrant213]

cant wait to get my book man of steel 2

[@GLEN2K12]

Hi Omar, I have this coming next week, I love this stuff, I haven’t read exile omni yet, I’m waiting to read these first. Thanks for another great overview mate 😊

[@krishnansutewari470]

Great review Uncanny OMAR! Why can't DC just give us a Superman John Byrne OMNIBUS?

[@fingerprints2983]

Yeah yeah those street signs are tight! 😁

[@ghostknight1865]

Exile is so, so good! I hope they reach it, I've been buying these.

[@reclusive78]

Thanks for the brilliant overview. I've been looking to purchase Superman stories set after crisis on infinite earths but prior to Exile. This series fits the bill.

[@keenanhaynes6805]

Can’t wait for this! 😍😍

[@projektvyking7521]

These I'll definitely keep going with; they look slick on the shelf next to the DKD/CC trades and WW Perez omnis

[@NearMintCondition]

They do. but think how much better the omnis would look. :)

[@projektvyking7521]

@@NearMintCondition so it has been spoken, so shall it be. Everything should be Omni; singles, trades, OHC, Omni, Library, the great progression of things.

[@NFLDude56]

I really like the matte paper for these books. It'll be interesting if an omni is printed on glossy paper.

[@nimuealban8465]

Loving that enthusiasm for Big Barda! That's why I feel so much stronger about Kirby's 4th World than Eternals. So much great stuff came out of that explosion of ideas ... Mr. Miracle and Big Barda really should be DC's Beyonce and Jay-Z :-) Some day you should do a 4th World Reading order, covering said power couple, but also the likes of Orion and such.

[@TheWindOfADream]

I really want to get these but it looks like volume one is already out of print. Great overview!

[@xposhboyx]

When I saw volume 1, the paper quality looks whiter and fresher then the standard DC trade paperback paper. Just my imagination? Most of the older DC paperbacks,, the paper quality is truly shoddy and the colors come out dull and lifeless. Best example I can think of is the Our Worlds at War book, or the original Batman no man's land books. MoS v1 looks way better than those books I mentioned.

[@aaronwood8012]

Superman vol 2 : Superman in metropolis Action : Superman team up Adventures of Superman: Superman globally

[@NearMintCondition]

I always saw Adventures of Superman as Daily Planet too .

[@t19coles88]

Great video as usual my man. How many volumes to complete John Byrne run on Superman? Also if DC do make a Omnibus would it be 2 Volumes worth.?

[@purplerain225]

We need that omnibus!! Going back and forth but DC is pretty unpredictable with releases. Thinking of Snyder Batman vol 2 and hopeful for solicits of Absolute Swamp Thing vol 3. I've read Byrne's Sensational She Hulk which really was fun and remember picking up trades from my library to jump into this run after enjoying Lois and Clark and the animated series can't go wrong but man if they would do Absolute format just like you mentioned in your recent double dip video I may have no choice but to upgrade.

[@noelnarciso5596]

Thanks, Omar! Great review. Strange design on those spines on the dust jackets; not a fan. Though seems consistent with the ones on the new Flash by Geoff Johns omnis.

[@terrencecoccoli524]

I love the Paper used for volume 1 and 2, and the size of these editions. It automatically transports me back in time. Just flipping the pages and the sound they make is music to my ears. Using glossy paper for this material would have been an anachronistic choice at odds with the material and the content creators. That’s just my opinion.

[@Blackpaco]

I would've thought that they will fill the hardcovers with the "World of..." miniseries. At least, I would love to have them alongside the other series.

[@jayrett]

6:43 Sure bud, you're lookin at the street signs...😏

[@NearMintCondition]

Haha oh yeah!

[@roguetrooper5288]

Thanks for the video, I'm ordering this tomorrow..looking forward to volume 3 next month if you do the video?

[@NearMintCondition]

I will be.

[@roguetrooper5288]

@@NearMintCondition thanks 👍🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@irahess4809]

Loved the first volume! Ordered this today and was thinking of getting the Superman- Kyrptonite Nevermore book that released today too but don’t know much about it and know it’s from a much earlier era. Would you recommend it?

[@thisjustincomics]

Damn, glad I’m getting these before they get out of print. Recently looked up the Dark Knight Detective/Caped Crusaders, and most are OOP (the ones I need ofc). At least I have volume 1 of both I guess

[@NearMintCondition]

The prices are nuts.

[@Nahreru]

I have those stories in a kind of tpb. Around 40s. Omar, in your opinion, how many of these HC are going to be? I like to get the stories I liked the most in english/original, so I'm really thinking to get these ones.

[@rafaelcardona6801]

Great overview like always. I just wish that you would have mentioned the similarities of Superman 8, and the Fantastic Four 249 covers. But that's nitpicking. Overall great job like always 👍😁

[@carrion_man3700]

I'll buy all four of these, but I really rather have an omnibus.

[@NearMintCondition]

Same.

[@Havok1718]

I'm debating these brother. They could have taken both books and made an omni.

[@ElMalignoSENSEI]

When I was kid that Constantine Stratos story give me the chills. So bad DC never did follow up on this character (as far as I remember)

[@FrankCastlesConscience]

Nice review, pity that DC went cheap on the binding and paper quality, one day they might learn. I like the way you slide the book into your bookcase in the relevant spot, my OCD approves 😀

[@nathanielcohn9073]

I'm interested in this run, but the small collection + standard size/glued binding is just not enough of a draw for me. I'll hold out for an omni, or at least an oversize HD. Love that Byrne art though.

[@kunider9714]

I see volume 3 is already on preorder on amazon.ca, release date is june

[@aaronwood8012]

Exile / origins of eradicator / krypton man / Best Superman arc ever

[@NearMintCondition]

I really like those years too. For me I was a fan of the beginning of Byrne's run.

mix is pit lik :) read together. I'm looking forward to this.

[@crimefightingspider]

Does vol 2 have a contents page, but vol 1 not?

[@sodirecaohidraulicacba5646]

Excelente narrativa sobre esse Lindo livro do Superman...O Homem de Aço realmente merece mais edições desse nivel...

[@davidc1664]

Was hoping you might review the Kryptonite Nevermore book. Am curious to see the new colouring. Plus I want your opinion on the story! (I am passing on this particular series of Superman. But I picked up new Essential Judge Dredd Apocalypse War book this week!)

[@kakuroto]

I wonder how they decide about the paper. I just got the new TPB of Underworld Unleashed, and unexpectedly it has a nice (but thin) glossy paper.

[@maddevil7474]

I can’t help but notice that the new V2 has some WAVY pages... like pages that suck up all the moisture in a room like a desiccant because the paper is so cheap... Paper looks pretty cheap just from this vid...

[@andersonmbarboza1108]

Is this "matte paper" the same one DC used on the first Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (not the current one) and on on the Y The Last Man and Scalped Deluxes? If so, not too bad... (though I'd still prefer glossy in this case)

[@MaximumWarp2099]

Much prefer these sized hardcovers. Wish DC had stuck with their original plan for this style for the Five Years Later Legion. While I have a few omnis, I’m concerned how they will age given the weight of all those pages.

[@NearMintCondition]

I completely understand

[@alejandroquintanilla961]

Nice video. Do you know how many of them are going to be in total? maybe 4?5? Thanks

[@alejandroquintanilla961]

okey forget it i just watch the end....:/

[@antoniocdechavez4409]

Big Barda. Look at all those street signs... yeah right! I really hardly noticed them. LOL!

[@ShaneMatlock]

Ordered day 1 along with the new Dr. Strange Epic Collection.

[@Nahreru]

Hey Omar, what do you think? Maybe they will continue this collection 'till the Death of Superman(so after Byrne)! Is it possible? (Even further I think it's likely impossibile)

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

The binding may be a minor downside but probably going to pick this up.

[@Kimota82]

These look good. I have almost nothing for SuperMan, just All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison...

[@tobiasbaumgartner8629]

Are we getting a vol 3? And can you do a reading order of superman?

[@McDuendis]

I've got the volume one, and I think that will be on sale (on this part of the world) in two months. I'll get it. And there is the third one coming, in march? I think. Is that true?

[@nathanmcgregor4080]

Hey Omar do you know the release date for the Power Of Shazam hardcover? Pretty sure Man of Steel and Shazam Vol 1 released on the dame day

[@KalleVilenius]

Did... did I just see Clark having a wet dream about Wonder Woman in there? Byrne pls.

[@inopaulvillacastin752]

Do you think we'll have an omnibus of this? I knew it was supposed to be but it did't happen, but what's really holding me back from ordering these is for the hope we will get an omni lol.

[@PM-oq8dg]

I would also say matte paper > glossy paper. Especially this era.

[@WilliamTomFrank]

I got 99 problems but contributing to the KZbin Algorithm on my favorite KZbin channels at one.

[@just23bulls]

Beautiful book. If only they were oversized. ;) All jokes aside, it’s nice to see DC release these Anyways. Appreciate the overview, good sir! Algorithm gang!

[@kunider9714]

Sill bummed that it's not oversized, but at least it keeps the price down

[@matthewmanghi5765]

I bet vol 3 will be an OHC, just to mess with people.

[@drock6287]

My Morbius Omni has bonding that looks like that even after 1 complete read through. I don’t understand. It’s sewn but zero lift at all

[@ChosenKryptonian]

how deep and emotional is the story ?

[@ashleyn1979]

I reckon Im gonna pick these up. It is DC so dont count on an omnibus of this.

[@mediaguy6891]

any chances Marvel will release a Spectacular Spider-Man Omni? Anything in the pipeline?

[@trumbogun1]

I got the first volume. The art reproduction was really bad so I couldn’t justify getting the next one.

[@justinwilson2288]

Algorithm gang as always!

[@legionquest]

No OHC, NO BUYS!

[@justinwilson8332]

Algorithms! :)