It looks like DC Comics are using the Omnibus format as their current way to collect classic material in chronological order. In the past, there have been the Archives series (hardcover, full color), the Showcase Presents series (softcover, black and white, usually twice the page count of an Archive), and the Chronicles series (softcover, full color, smaller page count than an Archive). In the past few years, all of these lines have been quietly shuttered, and now DC is releasing Omnibus collections in both hardcover and softcover formats.
As you would expect, the Omnibus hardcovers are huge. Two Silver Age volumes collected the first 76 issues of JLA (along with Brave and Bold 28-30 and Mystery in Space 75), for example. Earlier this year, DC released JLA: The Bronze Age Omnibus Volume 1, collecting JLA # 77-113. That's almost half of the original series collected in this way, which for a fan like me is great news. The JLA Archives had 10 volumes, collected the first 93 issues, and the first volume and last volume were released twenty-two years apart. The first JLA Omnibus came out in 2014.
DC is also releasing these collections in trade paperbacks with a smaller page count than the hardcovers. The great thing is that these TPBs collect more issues than the Archives did! The material collected in the first JLA Silver Age Omnibus has all been released in 3 TPBs.
I have the first JLA Silver Age TPB, and I loved it! I also have the first JLA Showcase Presents, but I find that without color, I just don't enjoy the stories as much as I could. Actually, I find I enjoy most Silver Age comics more in color versus reading them in Showcase Presents and Essential Marvel.
I wonder how many of the rest of you are buying and reading these Omnibus collections, and what you think of the format.
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Where are they now, mid-'80s?
Pretty much... for the most part.
Coming January 27, 2026:
This omnibus collects Wonder Woman #150-177.
THE EC ARCHIVES EXPAND WITH “THE COMPLETE MOON GIRL”
All Moon Girl stories, collected for the first time in a hardcover volume!
Good news! Amazon just informed me that my copy has been shipped! However you ordered it, it will be available shortly.
The Flash by Mark Waid Omnibus* v3 has been solicited to ship February 17, 2026.
*(Who is "Mark Waid Omnibus"?)
From PS Artbooks' latest newsletter:
Recently, new U.S. import fees and tariffs have come into effect, and unfortunately many of our orders are being held up at customs. As a small independent publisher, we are constantly battling rising taxes, inflation, and other costs that we do our best to absorb so we can keep our books and shipping at a fair price. However, please be aware that additional import fees and tariffs may be applied to your order once it reaches the U.S. We cannot waive these charges, and covering them ourselves would force us to raise prices across our entire store—something we are keen to avoid. We are actively working to find an alternative distributor to Diamond Comics so that our U.S. readers can once again order without these extra fees and delays.
Also, PS (and Westfield, Bud's Art Books and others) has been accepting pre-orders on Black Cat collections, and are up to volume 5. Volume 1 has yet to be released in the U.S., judging by InStockTrades. I'm delighted to see it, especially if they catch up to the previously released Black Cat Mystery. (Issues #30-53.)
Big Finish audios are also similarly affected by Trump's tarfiffs.
The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 15, 2014-2016 Hardcover – November 19, 2025
Ah! Thanks, Richard.
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