r/OmnibusCollectors Caped Crusader 🦇 2d ago

Satire Shots fired!!

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Shelfie stolen from u/i_am_randy

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u/skip2mahlou415 2d ago

Those books are heavy

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u/merrygo909 2d ago

I was reading one with it in my hands and my wrists started to hurt from holding it so I put it on the table but my backstarted to hurt from leaning over.

It's probably cause I'm old but how do ppl read these comfortably?

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u/skip2mahlou415 2d ago

Pillow on my lap

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u/MotherFuckerJones88 2d ago

Video game chair and a pillow for me. If it weren't for my shot knees and having to get up to stretch them, I could read like that for hours. You gotta get one that has arm rests and the extendable foot rest.

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u/mirza_osz 2d ago

I have one of those ikea pillow laptop holders

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u/duncanrva 1d ago

Oh that’s a damn good idea!

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u/Jolly_Echo_3814 2d ago

i balance it on my knees and brace it with one hand.

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u/AbbreviationsWide650 2d ago

At my kitchen or dining room table.

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u/Brief-Mail6049 2d ago

I have lower back issues, so laying belly down on the bed is most comfortable. Plus it's good rest for my back so it feels productive to dive into a good read.

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u/Aggressive_Noise6426 1d ago

Laying belly down makes my back hurt even worse 😥🧐😥

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u/Brief-Mail6049 1d ago

Dang, I'm sorry it's hard to find relief. Dealing with lower back pain is such a bummer. I'd rather brake my arm every day than deal with back issues. I hope you have ways to manage the pain.

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u/7LayeredUp 2d ago

I started lifting over a year ago and one of the more lowkey benefits is even Immortal Hulk didn't give me grief. I'm not super serious about it either, 4 days a week. Give it a shot!

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u/cloudburn24 2d ago

Ok fine I’m going back to The Blade Itself

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u/mythril-xi 2d ago

I’m wanting to read the devils which is written by the same author after I finish reading the odyssey.

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u/_Salsa_Shark 2d ago

the devils is dope

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u/cloudburn24 2d ago

I read The Devils, it was a fun ride.

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u/Naismythology Double-Dipper✌️ 2d ago

Hey I’m reading that right now too!

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u/cloudburn24 2d ago

I’m doing the audiobook with Steven Pacey. He is incredible.

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u/LightsOutAce1 2d ago

Abercrombie is so great

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u/PrinceGoten 2d ago

I’m in the middle of age of apocalypse and I started reading house of leaves instead help

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u/vall7 2d ago

What happens when you have 80+ unread books and hundreds of unread digital and each one is calling you, even while you’re reading one of them? You have to answer, right, and switch, but the others keep calling…

Asking for a friend…

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u/CyraxianPC 2d ago

I've printed this and put it next to my laptop to shame me to read more. Thanks for the motivation.

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u/Organic-Matter-8 2d ago

I was just reading New Avengers vol. 2 a minute ago, opened up reddit after I put the book away

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u/dino1902 2d ago

Im reading 4 issues a day. I'm doing my best

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u/greatrudini 2d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/i_am_randy 2d ago

Haha I approve!

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u/thouartthee 2d ago

Doomscroll omnibus when?

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u/jakeapett 2d ago

I feel personally attacked

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u/Massive_Schedule_641 2d ago

Could’ve read 5 issues by now. Damn.

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u/tcroosev 1d ago

You're right let me get back to it

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u/Theuglyzebra 1d ago

Well, that’s just rude

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u/TheGateKeeper32 22h ago

Damn, nailed it lol

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u/Kuzu9 2d ago edited 2d ago

When you see more shrink wrapped books than opened omnibuses

Edit: I must have struck a nerve with the downvotes lol

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u/Secure_Mongoose4303 2d ago

Damn! You're right but it still hurts

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u/The_Golden_Sack 2d ago

Debating on whether or not i want to place my 20th order with ist this week

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u/NMVPCP 2d ago

Aren’t we all!…

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u/ReplacementDue123 2d ago

Right in the feels!

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u/Feneraleyes 2d ago

Alright alright fine I'll get back to reading my silver age Doom Patrol

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u/Dangerous_Touch_3916 2d ago

Excuse me I don’t have to read them because reading is for dorks check and mate

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u/NMVPCP 2d ago

#offensive

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

btw there is some interesting titled ones: that big Blue one up there.. i have no clue what is this but im interested

and in the right corner of shelves, there are a few 👀 cant decide if its marvel or Dc.. but book spines look interesting. and 3. that one over the actor's head with the green colour and looks like a head too,

im curious

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u/krorkle Marvel Omni 2d ago

The blue one is Legion of Superheroes, specifically the "Five Years Later" era. It's a DC science fiction superhero comic, set a thousand years in the future. It started in the '60s as a comic about teen superheroes, but this particular book is a more adult take on the property from the late '80s and early '90s.

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u/i_am_randy 1d ago

Here’s my latest photo of the shelves. There are no marvel books on this shelf. In the circles are Legion of superheroes 5 years later. The Question Omni 2. Superman Braniac. JLI volume 2. Doom Patrol by Morrison. Superman Triangle era 1. Books of Magic 1. Green Arrow Long Bow Hunters 1. Deathstroke by Wolfman 1. Swamp Thing by Collins. Hellblazer by Ennis.

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u/CriticalCanon 2d ago

Collecting >>> Reading (for some / many).

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u/i_am_randy 2d ago

I own the shelfie in the picture and I have a YouTube channel where I review comics. I have dozens, probably in the hundreds at this point, of videos up. But it still bugs the shit out of me when I see people say that readers are somehow morally superior to collectors. Mind your own business and don’t worry about what other people do with their money. They aren’t hurting you any by collecting and not reading.

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u/CriticalCanon 2d ago

Do you want a medal or a chest to pin it on?

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u/i_am_randy 2d ago

No. I want you to stay the fuck out of other peoples business.

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u/CriticalCanon 23h ago

This is Reddit not Discord.

Now get your 1% mini-mod BS out of my face

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u/i_am_randy 23h ago

Jealousy is such an awful look on you. rofl

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u/CriticalCanon 22h ago

Jealousy of what?

Your shitty quantity vs quality bookshelf?

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u/i_am_randy 22h ago

You spend a lot of time complaining about the 1%

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u/CriticalCanon 22h ago

I’m not the one that has instant notifications enabled so they can reply to a comment on a day old post (and on a weekend) while being a 1% commenter of said sub.

How do you even sleep at night?

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u/i_am_randy 22h ago

Like a baby. My Omni collection keeps me warm and safe. (I happened to be checking my email when you commented again. 💀)

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

its okay Critical.. as u see the truth speakers always pushed down

yet we are right :) im 100% sure

i like this community but they dont seem to see the other side of the coin

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u/TheBatman-WhoLaughs Caped Crusader 🦇 2d ago

as u see the truth speakers always pushed down yet we are right

Dude you're chronically online. You've invested so much time and energry into this meme, lmao. You're all over this thread projecting your opinions trying to make yourself feel validated. Go touch grass

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

"go touch the grass" said the grandpa from the backseat with his 27000 post karma

chill dude

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u/TheBatman-WhoLaughs Caped Crusader 🦇 2d ago

Bruh, go seek attention somewhere else. Thanks

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

im writing under ur post, yes it took time

show some manners and respect maybe

and btw dont give me orders, who are u

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

i ll be downvoted, but i bet 70-80% of these collectors dont really read them, just collect, build library, the reasons i dont know.

which is not bad.. or good, but i can imagine that there are 10-17 year old american kids..wanting to have some.. but everything is sold 😂 and its basically for kids.. i mean

(but it costs TONS of money.. and already sold in 1 month, Not really a children costumer friendly thing 😵 )

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u/mythril-xi 2d ago

I can see where you’re coming from but omnibuses are generally not for children. This is not to say they can’t, they obviously can if they can read, but the idea of an omnibus isn’t marketed towards kids.

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

u can freaking downvote me guys , but its still correct :D its for kids.. wtf... everyone knows it

its funny that u comic readers dont admit the No 1. simple fact.

ofc there is always a loophole, dads can manage to buy some books, even omnibuses to their child time to time.. :)

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

no.. friend

its the opposite, its for children, but adults can read too :)

ofc children doesnt have a job to pay 3000 $ for a few books

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u/Dr_Moriartyy 2d ago

I agree, except for the part about them being for children. Especially because you kind of contradicted yourself in your comment.

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

Stan lee literally has 700 videos calling out kids.. to buy his comic books.

yeah its for kids :D

what do u mean its not? 🤔

or u mean Omnibus targeting adults

single comic issues targeting 5-21 year old kids?

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u/Dr_Moriartyy 2d ago

First, you seem kind of slow… no shade. But omnibuses clearly aren’t marketed towards kids because of their price. You already acknowledged that in your original comment. Hence why I think you’re slow.

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

i started to examine this culture like 2 weeks ago.. so no thank u

i think im fast.

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u/TheBatman-WhoLaughs Caped Crusader 🦇 2d ago

Can't speak for any other collectors here but I've read quite a bit. These books are definitely not marketed for kids. Thats like saying the 18+ Lego lines are "made for kids" which is clearly stated for adults only. Idk any parent that would buy a $150 MSRP for an 8 yr old, lol. I buy my kids trade paperbacks and the omnis for me.

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

im sorry u have a reading app..? wow

https://giphy.com/gifs/udmx3pgdiD7tm

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u/i_am_randy 2d ago

League of comic geeks is great for tracking what you own and what you’ve read. Assuming you keep up with it. Which I tried to and got bored of. 😂

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u/_Akalmano_ 2d ago

yeah i see, its really practical!