X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition Hardcover Overview!

Today we give you your advance look at the X-Men: Hellfire Gala Red Carpet Edition Hardcover. I talk about the build of the book and where it fits in the reign of X era. The book is due out on the Direct Market and Book market on December 14th.
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[@OmnibusRyan]

Great overview! I loved how kind of relaxed and conversational this storyline was...and then of course it ends with an awesome display of strength from the mutants. Extras in the back are awesome.

[@NearMintCondition]

Really liked how some of the characters reacted to the new x-men.

[@willvill7991]

Getting the DM variant. So much good stuff this month. Thanks for the overview, Omar and Melanie.

[@NearMintCondition]

Our pleasure!

[@irahess4809]

Great overview! I’m torn between “needing it” and being discouraged by it being twice the price of normal oversized hardcovers just because it’s X-Men.

[@nelsoncarvalho6338]

I’m passing on this unless I find it heavily discounted. $75 for a 400 page deluxe edition is outrageous. I’ll get it in paperback instead Good news though is that’s it’s sewn binding unlike the X of Swords OHC

[@NearMintCondition]

Still has all that glue at the bottom.

[@xXCigarXx]

I skipped the x of sword for that exact reason. Kind of a bummer...but maybe they will have another printing with that resolved at some point.

[@mykllaneta27]

Cant wait for mine to come in! Thank you for the preview Omar and Melanie!

[@NearMintCondition]

Our pleasure!

[@robertday4390]

What a fantastic overview Melanie, full of such thoughtful and insightful observations. Your assistant Omar was pretty spot-on too with his comments, I think he has a future in omni and OHC reviews! 😉

[@NearMintCondition]

I did okay :)

[@thebandwagonfanpodcast]

Oh wow, this is such a beautiful book! I'm not the biggest Marvel reader and am not up to date on any of the X-Men stuff, but this event looked so cool and the way this book is presented makes me want to check it out.

[@NearMintCondition]

Give it a read on comixology first.

[@IvanOrdell]

This was sweet & awesome! More of these duo overviews.

[@asimwilliams2116]

I like how they do an overview synopsis of the books too!

[@tusharhbk]

Was waiting for this overview.

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope you enjoyed.

[@allnovieveryday]

Glad the DM wraps around to match the two Mark Brooks HCs.

[@jocool7370]

Yes! It gives vibes of the Enterprise indeed, Sista! 😀

[@NearMintCondition]

Alright, I'll give her that. :)

[@jrox1904]

cant wait for this hardcover love both covers but probably going with the right cover it fits the theme more

[@NearMintCondition]

I am a huge Dauterman fan.

[@jrox1904]

@@NearMintCondition very vibrant

[@toeknee1505]

I love your review! Wish you had 2 glasses of 'apple cider' to toast the event! Great job, Uncanny Omar and Astonishing Melanie!

[@NearMintCondition]

Cider!

[@just23bulls]

Great overview! Not manning this but if I were I’d be all over that Gala cover! :D Thanks for your content as always. :)

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you Justin.

[@bratneyqueers5061]

Great overview yall, really excited to get my pre-order in next week! I had seen online that this was listed as containing material from Marvel Voices: Pride but looks like that’s not the case here. their was a short Hellfire Gala tie-in story in the issue!

[@NearMintCondition]

I don't remember seeing that in there, but they could have snuck it in the X-men issue.

[@TheOtherMJ_76]

I agree with Melanie. I see the Enterprise too!😁👀

[@williamjackson6705]

Your wife was right. The torch does look like the Enterprise. About time Marvel gave us sewn binding on the X- Books.

[@NearMintCondition]

I will accept that.

[@astraynoir5640]

Great overview like always. Although I’ll skip this book, personally not for me, I hope everyone else who gets it enjoys it :)

[@xavier8394]

I spent yesterday couple of hours reading it and it was a lot of fun. This album is like Ogr (/Shrek) as it have a lot of layers 💚😎 Political conversations and cosmic game changer for Mutants- creation of 1st X-Men team in Krakoa Era - Criminal layers due to actions of Beast and at least two mystery deaths - great approach/view for 1st rule of Krakoa...by Stacy X !!! - dressess for Gala as Kwannon is a Star how she is presented in full details - finally Humor layer especially from Hellions 😃😃😃 I really had great time with this album.

[@21roy_]

I have all the Dauterman covers in singles already so I preordered the Larraz version! Can't wait to read Planet Size again... stellar!

[@neil6s9]

I need that Dauterman cover, it's gorgeous

[@NearMintCondition]

I like your style! Usagi! :)

[@UltimatePower01]

Not sure which cover to go for, I want my spines to be consistent with the solid colors but I think the Gala deserves to stand out given it’s a party lol

[@bratneyqueers5061]

I wanted the Dauterman cover so bad but ultimately went with Larraz just for the matching spine! i’m collecting the whole Krakoa era in oversized editions and it would bother me too much to have one book stand out like that lol

[@NearMintCondition]

The spines are a big selling point.

[@bratneyqueers5061]

@@NearMintCondition it’s the part of the book you spend the most time looking at realistically 😂

[@chrischapman1569]

Where can I buy

[@camerongodsey9847]

Pepe Larraz’s cover looks good as usual, but the Russel Dauterman one looks insane. A little pricey, sure, but still interested in buying this.

[@NearMintCondition]

I like the spine on the Larraz cover. Love the gold finish to it, but it’s Dauterman.

[@BowmansWorld]

i loved the hickman era, and this gala was great fun

[@NearMintCondition]

It wasn’t what I was expecting.

[@tom3151]

I am so looking forward to getting this I brought all the connecting variants I only with that instead of the green under the cover they used the invitation as the board

[@NearMintCondition]

That’s lots of variants.

[@haroldmelfrennepomuceno3096]

Hi Omar! I just wanted to ask which is a more enjoyable read: X of Swords or Hellfire Gala.? I know HG happens after the event of XOS but I do hope it's worth my money. I just finished the Dawn of X series. Hope to hear your recommendation. Thank you. 🙏❤️

[@NearMintCondition]

Swords for sure

[@haroldmelfrennepomuceno3096]

@@NearMintCondition Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. 🙏

[@HawkEyeTS]

Already pre-ordered the Larraz cover version, because while I like the gala aesthetic, I prefer his artwork over Dauterman's style. I do wish they had used the Larraz variant of Planet-Sized X-Men on the cover with Magik, Storm, Jean, and Rogue walking down the stairs in their gala outfits though. That's the best cover from the whole "event" in my opinion.

[@bunkmastab]

I'm with Melanie, I see the Enterprise in that logo.

[@NearMintCondition]

Alright. That's four votes for Melanie.

[@essaywhu]

This book looks really fun.

[@NearMintCondition]

It was fun.

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Yes YES YES YES FINALLY!!!!!!!

[@NearMintCondition]

It's coming brother.

[@jirenthegoat9717]

Took a break from reading X-Men after X of Swords so haven't read this, I think I'll get this if it's still available a few months from now. Not sure if you already have Omar but now that Hickman era is ending?/over? I would be interested in watching you do a review of the Hickman era of X-Men post HoX/PoX with all your pros, cons, favorite chapters, favorite runs, worst chapters, least favorite run, etc. 👀

[@NearMintCondition]

I would love to do that.

[@douglasfunkroy2038]

What are the chances this and the prev events will come into omnibus format?

[@luciuswp]

I much prefer the DM cover, I love the Gala outfits, but I take what I can get in Australia, so it'll be the standard edition for me. The only thing that bothers me is I've been buying the Reign of X trades, so I can skip volume 12 and 13, because that's all in this hardcover, but I'll still have to pick up volume 14, because there's three issues in that that don't seem to be included in this. It's not a huge issue, it just would have been nice for the Hellfire Gala to be a book end for the Reign of X, like X of Swords was for the Dawn of X trades on my shelf, but now there'll be a little orphaned volume on the other side

[@NearMintCondition]

Yeah the anthologies are going to double dip.

[@xavier8394]

I just got it from my shop. Looks great 😎

[@NearMintCondition]

Nice 👍

[@terskatti4994]

bright/toxic green is a beautiful color

[@NearMintCondition]

I really like it.

[@filmforty]

Great video! Both covers look great. But i think it has to be Dautermans cover.. I thought Hickmans omnibus was out before this tho or did I miss something?

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you. It was supposed to be out before this but they added books and it got changed into an omnibus and now next year.

[@filmforty]

@@NearMintCondition awesome thank you 😊

[@theomnibusprime4046]

another in my want list.

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope you enjoy it.

[@notrub225]

Do you think the New Mutants run is going to get a hardcover? I could see them sticking to trade paperbacks because it changed authors a few times but what do you think? I love the artwork so much 😭

[@NearMintCondition]

I would assume they will.

[@bratneyqueers5061]

I feel like New Mutants and X-Factor won’t get oversized collections out of the whole Hickman era. NM soft rebooted so many times and X-Factor was prematurely ended at 10 issues which would make for a pretty slim book. they could add Trial of Magneto since it’s technically the ‘sequel series’ but idk how you would market that lol if they do a New Mutants OHC I could see them marketing it as a Reis - Hickman - Ayala collection. would make it feel more cohesive and I don’t think the Ed Brisson issues really impacted the other arcs at all.

[@DevilzFan]

Is this something that double dips with Reign of X TPB's? Or is this a separate thing like they did with X of Swords bridging Dawn of X and Reign of X?

[@HawkEyeTS]

Early solicits show that the Hellfire Gala content will be in Reign of X volumes 12-14, so if you're content to buy in TPB, it looks like you'll be good.

[@DevilzFan]

@@HawkEyeTS Thank you!

[@jamespaul6315]

Ive not read since house of x. Are they still being portrayed as almost villans?

[@dadp12780]

Melanie killed it. You should be worried Omar. 🤣👍✌️

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m always worried. :)

[@luisorganista8397]

Is the TPB the same? Or is the hellfire gala collected also in the Reign of X TPBs?

[@Griffnix]

No, the trade version has 4 issues, Marauders, SWORD, X-MEN and Planet Sized X-MEN.

[@NearMintCondition]

There will be two trades.

[@joegwilliams4265]

Amazing review, can’t wait to get mine! One thing, it’s a pitchfork on the logo isn’t it?

[@NearMintCondition]

It is a pitchfork, but Melanie sees the Enterprise.

[@thomasmorgan492]

This was a great story line

[@NearMintCondition]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BraisCG]

So, this is kind of a double dip if you buy al the Dawn of X OHC and X-Men by Hickman Omnibus, right?

[@NearMintCondition]

It will be double dipping. But as mentioned Marauders 21 is not in the Marauders vol. 2 OHC.

[@aidankuhnhenn7097]

That doctor strange omni looking nice

[@NearMintCondition]

Can’t wait to reread.

[@christopheverre4848]

What has the X universe turned into ?! And $75, really ? I'll pass that, just like I passed X of swords. But thanks both of you for the overview.

[@williamlee2182]

Do you foresee this being included in an omnibus someday? Even if it is five years away lol

[@burntendzcomics]

That’s slightly taller board makes me really nervous for potential for shipping damage

[@rebel-by-design]

I'm going to be needing a custom Marauders #21 dust jacket.

[@NearMintCondition]

hey now! :)

[@arthurwoo6082]

I happen to be reading the Mutant Massacre Omni recently (missed some issues back in the day) and find it strange that the Xmen would name their ship the Maurader (even kinda referring to them as maurader pirates and such) given how much they were seriously hurt and devastated by a team of the same name back then. Regardless it’s still a great book and looking fwd to eventually getting to this someday soon.

[@Mvrsvs]

How does the spine look beside HoXPox and XoS?

[@NearMintCondition]

The gold on the standard looks great with the red and silver spines

[@aaronharris3397]

Should this be read before or after The x-Men Jonathan Hickman omnibus?

[@NearMintCondition]

During. After issue 20 of X-men.

[@aaronharris3397]

@@NearMintCondition thank u love the channel and ur passion for comics

[@logicalvslateral]

75 bucks for 12 issues? i know most of us get heavy discounts but that is pretty insane omar..

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m just the messenger.

[@manoitin2208]

X Lives and Deaths of Wolverine (10 issues) is also 75$

[@hunterdaniels2894]

Dauterman ALL THE WAYYYY

[@NearMintCondition]

Oh yeah!

[@ChewieD2]

If reading the Dawn of X/Reign of X tpb where would this OHC fit after?

[@NearMintCondition]

After Reign of X volume 4.

[@ChewieD2]

@@NearMintCondition 👍

[@notrub225]

Hellfire Gala comes between Reign of X vol 10 and Reign of X vol 11

[@ChewieD2]

@@notrub225 its all very confusing because Reign of X 12 & 13 solicits seem to contain most of this hellfire gala! But Omar above says after 4?

[@NearMintCondition]

I’m so sorry about that. I’m typing with my thumbs on my phone. I fat fingered the 9. So yes Michael is correct.

[@loverboy110790]

It should have included Guardians of the Galaxy #15 since it has the aftermath of the Gala and deals a lot with SWORD.

[@NearMintCondition]

I really hope that gets its own OHC.

[@loverboy110790]

@@NearMintCondition oh man, me too! It should collect all the Last Annihilation tie-ins as well. That series was a gem that got canceled way too soon.

[@EntinludeX]

It's not the Enterprise. It's The Serenity from Firefly. Checkit.

[@mawinstallation6626]

So, can this be read right after X of Swords?

[@NearMintCondition]

It can.

[@mawinstallation6626]

@@NearMintCondition Neat! Great video by the way, your reading orders are solid life savers LOL

[@The.Crystal.Clods.]

Can the Astonishing Melanie join in on every overview😁? Please and Thank you!☺️

[@NearMintCondition]

lol from time to time she will. :)

[@BigT4489]

I cannot believe this was printed 4 months ago in the US and yet still was delayed three times....

[@NearMintCondition]

It's crazy how it all works with distribution.

[@jocool7370]

Sista n' Brotha togetha on this one!!! Bro..... 😀😃🙂🙃

[@manoitin2208]

You‘d recommend me Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men Omnibus? I‘ve never read a single issue of them

[@Malachi_Risinger]

I've never read Ultimate X-Men but I would HIGHLY recommend Ultimate Spider-Man.

[@NearMintCondition]

I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Ultimate era, but so many people love it so much!

[@ericgarza5533]

what was that doctor strange book 👀

[@NearMintCondition]

That was the reprint of volume 1.

[@sniktheadthemunki2709]

The Direct Market covers are consistently better than, say, Amazon's. I'm thinking I'm going to stop preordering these things.

[@LiteratureInPictures]

“That’s not your normal way of reading books”. Bold of you to assume 😉

[@NearMintCondition]

Ha!

[@fishin4bass2002]

Do you like 12 issue comic events where people stand around getting drunk and eating? Well this is the book for you!

[@NearMintCondition]

Ha! Hey! there was a murder! :)

[@fishin4bass2002]

@@NearMintCondition yeah that tends to happen pretty often at dinners with alcohol where I come from. But seriously though murder doesn’t even matter in marvel, especially X-men when they can just bring them back to life 10 seconds later.

[@NearMintCondition]

Murder party! At least it wasn’t just talking heads the whole time.

[@George_Incruento]

Nice video! I am expecting soon a video about the Inferno OHC

[@NearMintCondition]

I think that’s due out in April.

[@chrischapman1569]

Where can I buy?

[@NearMintCondition]

You can check out CGN. It's up for ordering today.

[@erikbengtsson6772]

Anyone know if harley quinn new 52 is good ?

[@NearMintCondition]

We enjoyed the Connor/Palmiotti run that goes into Rebirth.

[@erikbengtsson6772]

@@NearMintCondition thats collected in 2 omnis right?

[@xanarxanar5681]

Where is sewn binding in this book ??? There is no stitches/threads, for me it has glued binding as any other book from this printer in USA.

[@NearMintCondition]

I see threads but its got glue at the bottom.

[@jeffreydean7556]

The presence of glue does not mean it isn't sewn.

[@xXCigarXx]

Got your line stolen....but it was delivered like a pro.

[@NearMintCondition]

Fact!

[@projektvyking7521]

Hellfire....this isn't the Chronological Hellboy Universe Library Edition

[@NearMintCondition]

Maybe after Disney buys Dark Horse.

[@projektvyking7521]

@@NearMintCondition Fox...Dark Horse...House of Mouse...Conan and Hellboy...versus Aliens...Punisher and Predator...

[@Indycowboy2]

I've never heard that "american" pronunciation of gala. Ive always heard it said ga·luh. Must be a Kentucky thing

[@NearMintCondition]

I argued over this as I've always said Ga-luh.

[@EntinludeX]

Also goddamn Cyclops got the shittiestoutfit.

[@paulfancy9099]

So this long story is just a costume party? Meh.

[@NearMintCondition]

And drinking! :)

[@plym06]

unfortunately, the gala was dreadful except for two issues

[@NearMintCondition]

Hellions and the xfactor issue?

[@DrakonR]

I hear you're into awful Marvel storytelling. Do I have the product right for you!

[@NearMintCondition]

This ain’t Trouble or Daniel Way Venom! Oh yeah! I went there :)

[@Astronaut_Bear]

so its an entire book about everyone at a dinner party..... this is what Marvel has become :( can't stand the new Marvel crap they're doing. so lame..... they've lost all edge and sexyiness of the 90s

[@NearMintCondition]

They lost the sexiness of The Crossing and Onslaught. Brother I’ve been reading comics for 36 years, all the decades have their ups and downs. Specially the X-men. :)

[@lucylu59]

I can't get over how bad Emma Frost's outfits are. Yikes! She seems to consistently have had bad taste. Lol. I don't know about the synopsis. I couldn't get into X of Swords at all. If this is similar to that, I doubt I will get this book.

[@NearMintCondition]

I liked her dress with a coat. But I've never been to a gala.

[@Apex_Yonko]

Disagree. Most of her outfits are great