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The Walking Dead Madness
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Jun 16 2013, 08:15 PM Post #1
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	I have a question for you guys. So, I purchased volume 1 of the comic series a while back and now want to invest in the rest of the series; however, it apparently isn't that simple. There are the trade paperbacks, which contain 6 issues (I believe) and go for about 9 dollars. Then there are the hardcover editions which collect 12 issues and go for around 25 dollars, give or take. Next we have the omnibuses, which are apparently rare collector hardcover editions that look really nice for 50-60 dollars a piece. They collect 24 issues. Finally, there are the compendiums, bulky paperback books that contain 48 issues for around 35-40 dollars. What the heck? What am I supposed to buy? Collecting all of the trade paperbacks would be super expensive in the long-run. Going with the compendiums seems like the best bet for my wallet, but they're huge and bulky and would be difficult to read, not to mention they come out as slow as snails. I've seen a lot of people with the regular hardcover editions, but wouldn't the omnibuses be cheaper in the long-run? I'm so confused.



+ Pyrus	Jun 16 2013, 08:47 PM Post #2
Posts: 39,342 Group: Legend Member #5,088 Joined: August 1, 2010 Gender Not Specified Country Chile	Edit: forget it... Edited by Pyrus, Jun 16 2013, 10:16 PM.
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* Yu Narukami	Jun 16 2013, 09:03 PM Post #3
Izanagi! Posts: 12,330 Group: Retired Staff Member #6,446 Joined: July 3, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None	ObsessiveFanGirl Jun 16 2013, 08:15 PM I have a question for you guys. So, I purchased volume 1 of the comic series a while back and now want to invest in the rest of the series; however, it apparently isn't that simple. There are the trade paperbacks, which contain 6 issues (I believe) and go for about 9 dollars. Then there are the hardcover editions which collect 12 issues and go for around 25 dollars, give or take. Next we have the omnibuses, which are apparently rare collector hardcover editions that look really nice for 50-60 dollars a piece. They collect 24 issues. Finally, there are the compendiums, bulky paperback books that contain 48 issues for around 35-40 dollars. What the heck? What am I supposed to buy? Collecting all of the trade paperbacks would be super expensive in the long-run. Going with the compendiums seems like the best bet for my wallet, but they're huge and bulky and would be difficult to read, not to mention they come out as slow as snails. I've seen a lot of people with the regular hardcover editions, but wouldn't the omnibuses be cheaper in the long-run? I'm so confused. Price : Compendium > Omnibus > Hardcover > Tradeback Quality : Trade Paperback > Omnibus ~ Hardcover > Compendium That's what I find, anyway. Trade Paperbacks are brilliant, easy to carry around and they're not 'flimsy' like the Compendiums or too awkward like the Hardcovers. I'd opt for the Compendiums, personally. They wont set you back a ton. Sure, it's not the smoothest read out of the 4 options, but it's all around easier; cheaper, printed on pretty good paper, hell of a lot of issues. Only two problems I'd see is carrying it around and waiting for the next one, which probably wouldn't be for a few years (unless you decide to collect the Tradebacks past Issue 96 Trade Paperback Trade Paperback Volume 1 - Issues #1-#6 Volume 2 - #7 - #12 Volume 3 - #13 - 18 Volume 4 - #19 - #24 Volume 5 - #25 - #30 Volume 6 - #31 - #36 Volume 7 - #37 - #42 Volume 8 - #43 -- #48 Volume 9 - #49 - #54 Volume 10 - #55 - #60 Volume 11 - #61 - #66 Volume 12 - #67 - #72 Volume 13 - #73 - #78 Volume 14 - #79 - #84 Volume 15 - #85 - #90 Volume 16 - #91 - #96 Volume 17 - #97 - #102 Volume 18 - #103 - #108 Aside from the fact that they're easy to take along anywhere, the best thing about the Paperbacks is that they're, by far, the most up-to-date collection. Plus, you get a lot of relevant covers, as opposed to generic Roamer/Lurker ones. The cheapest I've seen these go for is $7, but a safe bet is around $10, meaning that these are gonna set you back about $180, which is a pretty hefty amount. Hardcovers Hardcovers Book One - #1 - #12 Book Two - #13 - #24 Book Three - #25 - #36 Book Four - #37 - #48 Book Five - #49 - #60 Book Six - #61 - #72 Book Seven - #73 - #84 Book Eight - #85 - #96 Now, as you can tell, these are a little outdated compared to the Paperbacks, so you'll have to keep that in mind. The cheapest I've seen these go for is about $20 a piece, so you're looking at the $25-ish ballpark. The art on the cover is mostly of Roamers, which is decent, but can be a little bland at times. Omnibus Omnibus Omnibus One - #1 - #24 Omnibus Two - #25 - #48 Omnibus Three - #49 - #72 Omnibus Four - #73 - #96 These are, again, outdated, and it takes quite a while for these to be updated with a new release, if you're planning on collecting these solely. The art is, once again, Roamers, but they're a little more detailed than the artwork on the Hardcover books. These are, like you said, $50-$60 Compendium Compendium Compendium One - #1 - #48 Compendium Two - #49 - #96 You're gonna be waiting a loooooo~ooong time for this collection to be updated, as Compendium Two only came out recently and the comic's only currently on #111 with the Issue releases. These are by far the cheapest option, what with $30-$35 price tags. Not exactly the most practical option if you're gonna be moving about a lot with it, but still... If you're looking purely to read the comic, go with the Compendium. It's the cheapest way of accessing most of the series. If you're looking for a very nice, neat collection, go with the Trade Paperbacks (depending on how much ya wanna spend). If you don't wanna spend too much, the Omnibuses are probably your best bet. Edited by Yu Narukami, Jun 16 2013, 09:04 PM.



+ KingOfAllSaiyans	Jun 16 2013, 10:03 PM Post #4
Posts: 2,925 Group: Elite Member Member #6,376 Joined: June 19, 2011 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Berserk	I would get the first two Compendiums and then go Trade paperback after that so you can stay somewhat caught up with the story.



Kyuubi	Jun 17 2013, 04:16 PM Post #5
Posts: 562 Group: Member Member #6,183 Joined: May 11, 2011 Favourite Anime Naruto DBZ Bleach Cowboy Bebop What Browser do you use? FF Favourite Manga Naruto	Yeah I have a book, second volume that I paid 60 bucks for. I haven't touched it because I don't have the first one and I'm just going to look for alternatives to reading it.



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