The only person I trust on YT to be talking about these Collected editions. Thanks hermano.
@zay47563 жыл бұрын
Gem Mint is better, that's why he's started getting the advanced copies sent to him, his audience is much bigger and he isn't so self aware. There's nothing worse than a presenter who presumes you know his like and dislikes. All this 'you know me, I don't read DC before Crisis On Infinite Worlds' and 'You all know I love the X-men' etc. It reeks of arrogance for someone with less than a third of his main rival's subscribers. Must have been a kick in the teeth when his beloved 'David Gabriel and the good folks at Marvel' started sending books to the competition lol.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
A kick in the teeth? Because I get exclusive breaking news and books made that people want? I don't see things as competition, but just as ways to make myself better. As far as advance copies goes, we all have a different voice and I wish other channels could get copies of books too. If you find the way I say things as arrogance, no problem, see your way out. I hope you got a bonus for promoting a "competitors" channel. I'm 43 years old and don't have time to play games of rivalry. Till then, stay classy, Zay! El Vaquero, much love back to you, hermano. I reek of arrogance!
@elvaquerovaquero52433 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition You deserve it. Sorry you got to put up with moron statue collectors that because they read a wikipedia entry makes them think they can read comics. Keep that positive attitude always, hermano. Ignore idiots like Zay 475.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
@Trey Thanks brother. I'm just too old for the this channel is better than yours game. So it's okay.
@brianarrington45693 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition is it true that they are missing issue#1 and reprint annual#1 twice? and does it have everything that the Omnibus has?
@aztektheultimatewoman3 жыл бұрын
Jack Kirby, like his style or not, is a master of scale and impact. He can make any moment land with the exact effect that he wants it to, which is why his cosmic stuff is so effective. He can make things not only look big and expansive, but FEEL that way. He can convey a massive range of emotions on his characters’ faces. When something explodes in a Kirby comic, you can almost hear the bang. It’s so rare for any visual art to feel like that, but Kirby’s does.
@fishin4bass20023 жыл бұрын
They have coffee table books, this book could be the table.
@nicolasfranciscomoraleshua30903 жыл бұрын
Celestials are literally massive in that book!
@nathanielcohn90733 жыл бұрын
Jack Kirby was the reason I started collecting Omnis. My first Omni was Kirby/Lee Fantastic Four, Vol. 2, and it did not disappoint. I’ve followed Kirby’s career in mostly Omni form since then from his 60s Marvel stuff to DC’s 4th World. I had to get the Eternals Omni. Kirby’s the one guy whose less talked about work I will pay good money to have on my shelf.
@jonny98843 жыл бұрын
Kirby is basically the reason I started collecting anything Marvel.
@seito12769 ай бұрын
Can’t believe I’m seeing this monster size for the first time. My gawd, that’s gorgeous! Thanks, my brother.
@sergioacosta97123 жыл бұрын
I have the Omnibus but I am going to buy the moster size, when it comes to Jack Kirby I am weak.
@Chandasouk3 жыл бұрын
That's a god damn shield
@jaxflfreebird2 жыл бұрын
NO JOKE, the MONSTER sized Eternals is GIGANTIC.
@shreyankdas45473 жыл бұрын
Your videos always put a smile on my face Omar!!!
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Thank you my brother and your comments are always amazing.
@bryantsmith20613 жыл бұрын
ugh wow...I was just a kid in the 70's when my brother used to collect the Eternals...got me real big into Kirbys style of artwork with his FF run Captain America and his 2001 Space Odyssey adaption was gorgeous. If you think about it he made both marvel and dc's cosmic entity's as big as they are
@williamjackson67053 жыл бұрын
Damn it ! It had to be Kirby. I can feel the money leaving my wallet already.
@robertwkeating3 жыл бұрын
That Monster-Size Eternals is beautiful - probably my favorite monster-size book thus far that you've been able to share. Omar, you're right - Kirby's artwork is gorgeous at that size.
@MrMarcusToliver3 жыл бұрын
I have my "Ditko Is Strange" propped up against my file cabinet, waiting to be read in its entirety...
@MysticGargoyle3 жыл бұрын
It's cool to see that this book stands on it's own, without including the most known character roster. We don't need Spider-Man and X-Men etc to appear in everything Marvel to make it a good read. I think i will pick up this book sounds interesting. I liked Kirbys New Gods from DC, so it seems up my alley.
@LiteratureInPictures2 жыл бұрын
I have the omnie, but damn: I just pulled the trigger on the Monster size book. So good. I kept reading the omnie and kept thinking: This is too small!
@themangoman93152 жыл бұрын
The Eternals are a very unique concept for a comic along with new gods it's probably jack Kirby's most personal thing he worked on
@morriford3 жыл бұрын
Wait hold up, is the whole 19 issue Kirby series in that Monster Edition DAMN! I actually have the original omnibus but I might have to upgrade to this, a thing of beauty
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. All of it.
@morriford3 жыл бұрын
Near Mint Condition I’m going to have to give up eating at this stage!! every time I open KZfaq you’re either reviewing something I now need to buy or announcing new omniboo
@LarrysLibrary3 жыл бұрын
I'm 10 years older than you Omar. I loved Kirby from the start (first comic I was probably 8-9 years old)...it took me about 30 more years before I appreciated (or even LIKED) Ditko though! I have Ditko is Strange and I have the this Eternals Monster size coming.
@sazmurph5403 жыл бұрын
I just got the omni. I like the Monster-size books but January is too expensive a month for me. Might see if it's available down the road.
@suntan85732 жыл бұрын
Movies should start with comic costumes. For fans. And attraction
@Boogsboogie3 жыл бұрын
The reason I’m here is because I just ordered the omni!🥳
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
The reason I'm replying is because you watched and commented. Thank you. Also, hope you enjoy the omnibus. :)
@forsakenV123 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition is this some recommended reading ?
@stephentheshywarrior27593 жыл бұрын
Its funny the premise to this book sounds really interesting but i never even heard of the eternals until a few years ago.
@stephentheshywarrior27593 жыл бұрын
I have a idea for a future video i thought it would be fun to try and map out the web and spectacular Spider-Man epics and see how many volumes for each line. When do you do your haul video for the month? I like to see what you being buying over Christmas?😀 I have just received caped crusader volume 5 today.
@jamesleblanc74373 жыл бұрын
My budget is a little too tight for both of these, but I hope the omni stays in print. Man, those Kirby splash pages are glorious!
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
I think the Omni might at least the Standard Cover.
@AR249124043 жыл бұрын
Amazing book
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
It really is!
@MrMarcusToliver3 жыл бұрын
Wow! I haven't read the Eternals! I am in LOVE!!! Both versions are really handsome!
@projektvyking75213 жыл бұрын
Look at the size of that whammer! Now that I've gotten into reading more of the big two, it's mainly the mystic and cosmic titles that ring my chimes; there's just something about Sword, Sorcery and Space Gods.
@matthewceplina91343 жыл бұрын
Monster-size book is massive!!! Too big for me though. I was leaning toward getting the Eternals Saga Omnibus but after seeing it reproduces the letter pages from Kirby's run seals the deal for me. Partial toward the Alex Ross cover although I do like Kirby cover too. I, too, have come to appreciate Jack Kirby more the older I became.
@JennySparkz3 жыл бұрын
It's not Cosmic without the "Kirby dots" when i would draw supes as a kid and a character was posing I was once asked by my Mom"what the stuff around the characters hands was", I got quite irritated when she couldn't grasp that it was "energy". I later learned that what I called "energy" where in fact called "Kirby Dots"
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
HAHA all along the Power Cosmic was just Kirby Dots.
@Dennis-xm8uc3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Omar!!!
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@kevinconnor42283 жыл бұрын
Holy crap thats a big book! I think if u could only afford one of these books, u go with the larger one. Wonderful art.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
It is a huge book.
@StillOnly25c3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Outstanding book Bought it and it's Awesome
@oxmeatpete3 жыл бұрын
That’s a big boi. I do own a few of these Monster HC books and their stood straight up on end on the floor next to one of my bookcases. I’m not pulling the trigger on this yet. It’s going in my wishlist.
@artofbusiness75933 жыл бұрын
@NMC: To Uncanny Omar, First, Great Review of both the Eternals Omnibus, and Monster Sized book. Since you encourage us to let you know these minor anecdotes. Pronunciation of the Eternal Speedster is: Makkari. Pronounced: Mac-Ah-Rii. Moving on to Mr. Kirby: His Legal Birth name, was Jacob Kurtzberg. Best known by his pen name: Jack Kirby. He was born August 28, 1917. Passed away on February 6, 1994. Unfortunately, I never got to see him at a show. Historical Facts: Jack Kirby, entered the beginning comics industry in the 1930’s drawing various comics features under different pen names, including “Jack Curtiss”, before ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940 he and Joe Simon created ‘Captain America’ for Timely Comics ( which later becomes the Marvel Comics company). As to appreciation: On a personal note as a young teen artist, I too didn’t get into Jack Kirby, I followed other artists, I didn’t get the BiG Deal with his Art, or the fanaticism that other artists felt about him. It took many years, but now-I see. I don’t think I worship “Jack King Kirby.” It’s just not my thing, as I do not idolize anyone. Past my teen years as I grew, as a comic book reader, a student and an independent Artist on my own, I got to see other artists, Pencilers and Inkers alike. Some good, some great, some bad. That’s when it hit me, similar to what you said. Jack Kirby had that BIG Blocky style of art that he’d visually copyrighted, and is known around the world, as his style. But there was more. As I scrutinized other artists work I’d spend my hard earned money on, I realized that one of Mr. Kirby’s greatest traits, was that he gave every panel and every page - his all. Period. He never cut corners in his art and storytelling, unlike many other artists that did. One of my most disliked things a comic book artist could do, was “cut corners” and in essence cheat the viewer/reader. It’s all right to use a silhouette in a panel, or framing a character in a doorway with an empty background, used sparingly, and if it serves a dramatic beat of the Script. But as a cheap short cut? Naah! At that point, your just cheating your reader/viewer. I feel the same way about Commission Drawings. I never met him at a convention, or at any local “comic book show” as we called them back then. Wish I had. I’ve looked at a lot of copies of Jack Kirby’s Original Pencils - the same feeling permeates every comic book he ever penciled, from War, to Romance, Westerns, Superheroes, to SciFi. JACK KIRBY held nothing back!! He gave us his all!! He could teach volumes to many artists of today. Thank you, KidFlash.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure reading your tid bits of information. Thank you for the clarification. The fact that he filled up every panel of every page. We were blessed to have him in this medium.
@conroyjett3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you about not appreciating Kirby's work until later in my life and well after he had passed. A large part of it for me was my disappointment with the Hunger Dogs graphic since that was my first introduction to a New Gods project that Kirby had worked on. Now that I know the behind the scenes story of the production the Hunger Dogs, I place a lot of that blame on the editorial interference by DC corporate. I have gotten several of these King Size collections which are all worth seeking and am really looking forward to the Eternals King size edition. I am hoping we someday get a King Size version of Kirby's 2001 work but I know the chances are slim.
@anthonygarcia87493 жыл бұрын
I believe the stuff Jack had intended to use for Thor he used for new gods and maybe some elements of the eternals as well. It would've been like a ragnarok arc or concept being played out in Thor's title at the time but sadly we all know how things got sour and Kirby left. Either way love this man's artwork, creativity, concepts, and genius. I just love Jack Kirby 🔥🔥🔥 but haven't read his new gods or externals stuff yet lol. Gotta get around to them in complete collection format. Hmm maybe in that oversized format in the case of the eternals maybe...maybe lol. Also it was editorial that made him guest star other characters from the Marvel universe into the eternals which Jack didn't want because he wanted to do his own thing while the editorial wanted this to connect to the marvel universe in some way I believe. So there was a bit of conflict there but ultimately Jack had to.
@jaxflfreebird2 жыл бұрын
Fast Forward to November 11, 2021 and the monster Eternals is out of print, nowhere to be found and I've known of it's existence now for about 5 minutes. Not that I had over $90 set aside to buy this BUT still it would be nice to be able to DREAM about buying it for awhile. My Dream: "If I eat peanut butter sandwiches for a few weeks, or shower in cold water, or starve my cats..." So many ways I could dream about buying the Monster Sized Eternals. Or, maybe a wealthy person would remember me in their will soon so I can buy this thing on Ebay for US $186.85.
@NearMintCondition2 жыл бұрын
Sadly they don’t plan on reprinting the monster size books. Love your avatar by the way.
@RedKingdom28 Жыл бұрын
I dislike the old school comics but I can make an exception for The Eternals and X-Men 🤌🏾
@AndrewBuckleBookReviews3 жыл бұрын
Clearly one of those old-timers, I love Kirby's work (and most of the SA as well as GA) and that Monster edition looks great - just ordered !! Not so keen on the omni though. The art looks even more amazing in the Monster one
@themangoman93152 жыл бұрын
Kirby is called the king for a reason
@AndrewBuckleBookReviews2 жыл бұрын
@@themangoman9315 Very true
@InstrumentalArtistry3 жыл бұрын
I love these monster sized books. Unfortunately, I have limited space so I bought the Eternals omnibus instead. However, I bought the Jim Lee X Men XXL book. I had to have that one!
@sandwhichism3 жыл бұрын
Would Marvel bother fixing the misprint on the back of the book that incorrectly lists the contents? The back of the book says it has issues like 1-11 or something if I’m not mistaken
@nasirbajwa60553 жыл бұрын
Wow that is insane. I had no idea it was that much bigger than the Omni.
@omniriven98062 жыл бұрын
This looks amazing, Man I hate that I can't get my 38 year old self to read comics. I got THe New Gods, Dark Knight Returns and some Marvel special team. I want to have this and I want to want to read it. I'm just used to cartoons. And time is shorter and shorter because of family. But man great artwork, great story. I really want to consume this...
@NearMintCondition2 жыл бұрын
I will say New Gods was kind of hard for me to get into. I was in my 40s when I learned to appreciate it.
@TheTenCentStory3 жыл бұрын
I own the "Behold...Galactus" Monster-sized book and have been waiting for this to be released. I immediately put in my order on Instocktrades for a copy and a couple other GNs. Thanks for letting me know the book has been released.
@1luarluar18 ай бұрын
it's incredible how beauty is lost after the great artist of the past..the new art is empty, like in the movies, in the books...everywhere.
@shadowl3gion6413 жыл бұрын
Wow that beauty
@andrewkennedy47093 жыл бұрын
Hi
@andrewkennedy47093 жыл бұрын
Hi again
@oxmeatpete3 жыл бұрын
Hi
@nicolasfranciscomoraleshua30903 жыл бұрын
Hi
@elvaquerovaquero52433 жыл бұрын
Hi Everybody. I love this community.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Hope everyone survived the first Omnigeddon of the year.
@sarcastikplastik72813 жыл бұрын
Big Jack's best
@kennyward333 жыл бұрын
I'm buying the omni once it goes on sale
@CinematicGalaxy3 жыл бұрын
I won't be buying either, not because I don't want them but bc I need to save money and I've long ago ran out of shelf space lol. But man do these looks beautiful. I've also grown more appreciation for Kirby's art as I've gotten older.
@JennySparkz3 жыл бұрын
This is what I needed to see, was Sooooooooo tempted. Also another late stage appreciator of The Kings Art
@NktRules3 жыл бұрын
Alex Ross cover totally rocks :D
@michellekocsis22423 жыл бұрын
King Kirby!!!!!....and love Walt Simonson!!!!....I've got some eternals signed by him to me..such a nice guy!!!!
@whitetiger_ccc3 жыл бұрын
Cowabunga fellow minties 🤙
@michaelhood76253 жыл бұрын
Just ordered this omni last night! Should be great! Wish we could somehow get reprints of that old Kirby 2001 series! I think that's where Machine Man made first appearance
@balkthor3 жыл бұрын
Reading this right now. All I can say is “Puma man, he flies like a mooo-ronnnnn…” Seriously, go check out this episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Pumaman), I legit think they based this movie off of Jack Kirby’s Eternals.
@drock62873 жыл бұрын
15:21 B-E-A-utiful!
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@viciouscharm10993 жыл бұрын
I will buy both. Monster size for my niece, ill have the omnibus
@toeknee15053 жыл бұрын
Impressive video and check out that MONSTER SIZE BOOK!
@eduardoruiz76003 жыл бұрын
Art looks amazing but how’s the story? Is this worth reading?
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
It’s good. Took me years to appreciate. A little confusing at first and then when they interwove the rest of the Marvel characters it seems like some felt force at first. Not as great as Fourth World by any means, but still good.
@CatatonicGreaser3 жыл бұрын
Science has gone too far. David Gabriel was so busy asking if he could that he didn't ask if he should. I don't think I've ever seen a book that tall in my life!
@KalleVilenius3 жыл бұрын
This might be the most visually appealing Kirby stuff I've ever seen, but is the writing any good?
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
It took me years to appreciate this story.
@just23bulls3 жыл бұрын
Are we sure this book even fits through a door? I kid I kid. No way in heck could I fit this anywhere, but it sure looks good in this vid! Appreciate these vids as always, Omar. Seriously! :) Algorithm gang!
@oudevoida3 жыл бұрын
Currently reading this and why oh why is Thor 300 missing?! It contains a major storyline twist. Adding insult to injury I have Thor Epic 11 which starts at 303. Thor Epic 10 hasn’t been released....
@dizzygunner2 жыл бұрын
would you say the omnibus would be a good read for someone who doesn't know much about the marvel universe? ive only read the todd McCfarlane amazing spiderman omnibus for marvel, but this seems interesting.
@MrLogan84033 жыл бұрын
I have a question: for Harley Quinn omnibus, does that include stories from the rebirth deluxe edition books?
@graceypatrick2 жыл бұрын
All those poor trees that were used for this book
@NearMintCondition2 жыл бұрын
Or barrels of bourbon that I drank while reading this.
@uglystrawberry2 жыл бұрын
ralph machio the karate kid guy ???
@whiterunguard47172 жыл бұрын
Do you think we will ever get some inhumans in omnibus format aside from the events they are tied in with
@NearMintCondition2 жыл бұрын
I hope one day.
@Toracube3 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! My postman would kill me!
@JennySparkz3 жыл бұрын
Mine now walks with a back brace and kicks rather than knocks at my door :)
@jcaceres5163 жыл бұрын
Is Eternals good for im a really big fan of Cosmic Marvel?
@cagegrant2133 жыл бұрын
you fergot that jack kirby was doing comics for dc comics from the 50s and 60s the challengers of the unknown
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
He was. You are right.
@alancarnell27473 жыл бұрын
The Hulk never appeared in Kirby's original run. Fight me.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
He was in the Gillis run. Drink with me!
@forsakenV123 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition 😆🤣
@space.pirate4813 жыл бұрын
kinda odd you reviewed the eternals but not new gods which was before the eternals,since the Eternals was based of his new gods when he returns to marvel in 1975 for 2 years
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
I didn't get Fourth World until just recently.
@redsurvival65593 жыл бұрын
That is one big boy
@annihilus53 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid...I'll be getting the oversized original series. I love the Doc Strange book, but storage is indeed an issue. I have mine stacked with artist edition type books for now laying flat on the bottom shelf of a bookcase.
@ml61583 жыл бұрын
Is everyone on that cover related? Their faces seem to say so ;)
@beastlaz3 жыл бұрын
Does any one know if the Eternals: To Slay A God/Manifest destiny by Charles Knauf getting a reprint?
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was going to this month or next.
@beastlaz3 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition Cheers dude, I finally tracked it down on Amazon, it's out on the 26th here in England, saved me a fortune from the scalpers on Ebay
@thecomicreadern43443 жыл бұрын
Hey Omar what is the height of the monster size book in Cm?Just have to know if it will fit my shelf
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
It doesn't fit any of my shelves. These are the Dimensions : 14 x 1.4 x 21.55 inches
@thecomicreadern43443 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition Wow it won't even fit my 1/4 scale figure shelf which is 20 inches.That's an insane size,but knowing the king there will be smaller details which we can appreciate in that size
@nelsoncarvalho63383 жыл бұрын
OMG that monster size is huge!
@blackcat-dh8gq3 жыл бұрын
I don't like Jack Kirby's style but its cool if you do
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
And it’s cool if you don’t. Respect. :)
@georgefeliu23833 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but I have to say no to Monster Size. It's monstrously big.
@austincaldwell83583 жыл бұрын
Let's Gomar
@nuurxasan6743 жыл бұрын
Haye
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Hey now!
@MitchNetzer3 жыл бұрын
The one time I’d advocate for vertical video. lol
@michaelhood76253 жыл бұрын
Omar- any idea how the monster size compares against IDW Artist's Editions?
@rafalvarenga3 жыл бұрын
i feel like the "eternals and deviants" are just like hinduism's "devas and asuras"
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I can see that.
@jamesleblanc74373 жыл бұрын
Kirby was really into World Religions and different mythologies and pantheons, and the commonalities between them. So, absolutely.
@mikefiftynine Жыл бұрын
Glossy paper = not for me.
@avinashjena3483 жыл бұрын
Thats a real monster book
@pavleradosavljevic16763 жыл бұрын
Thats not a book thats an entire wall lol
@axizz1003 жыл бұрын
Poor DC comic book writers who got fired.
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
Recently or in the past?
@axizz1003 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition recently I think.
@AryaChowdhuryMusic3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say that Monster-Size is comically large but then felt shame on at least two levels.
@fil270103 жыл бұрын
Ajak played by a girl..?! Come on Omar, that girl is Salma Hayek! **instantly playing GIF in my mind**
@msmittysmitty833 жыл бұрын
These books are beautiful to look at...but they are super boring for long stretches . Like driving across Canada or watching Blade Runner
@NearMintCondition3 жыл бұрын
hahahah..wait.. I love Blade Runner! you mean Star Trek movie 1! Directors cut.
@MightyThorngren2 жыл бұрын
@@NearMintCondition damn man. I was on the fence with this omni but looking at the pages in your review has sold me. I too only grew to truly appreciate Kirby's art once I hit my late 20s, but now is my absolute favorite. But I gotta say that dig on Star Trek the Motion Picture slayed me enough to actually post a comment, which I'm not prone to. Kudos friend and congratulations on the success of your channel. Love your Old Reader New Reader videos!
@davidc16643 жыл бұрын
Too much book for me lol
@EngineerLume3 жыл бұрын
I have to store my Marvels monster-sized in it's plastic holder in the gap between my bed and my wall, I have literally no where else to put it LOL