It's hard to believe that we're already halfway through 2023 and we've still got some great books
that are on the horizon but more importantly, DC seems to be printing omnibuses again! WOOF WOOF!
Hey guys, it's me, Marcus AKA The Maddogg and we're back with another video! now coming in at
15th Place I've got black cat by Jed McKay black cat seems to often be that character that writers
only want to use when they need to bring somebody in that Peter can float with so that he can have
another argument with Mary Jane which is so much more than that and having a book that follows it
especially for an extended period of time like this isn't just going to be some kind of six issue
miniseries makes me really excited to see what Jed McKay can do with Felicia besides some of the plot
points of that opening Arc I'm going into this completely blind and that's exactly the way that
I want it to be I haven't even really heard people say this is good or bad and at this point I think
that might be a spoiler I don't know if it's just me who thinks like this but sometimes if I know
I'm supposed to enjoy your book before I go into it I'm just worried that that's going to ruin the
experience but either way I'm glad this is getting the Omnibus treatment and also that Marvel's
really quick at pumping out omnibuses of modern series because of the fact it feels like I don't
know everything about this before start reading it which is often the case with some of those
older books number 14 I'm going with Spider-Man by chip zadarski and yeah I know a lot of people are
excited for this chip zadoski I'm the boss I have already read Spider-Man life stories so I know
that I like the quality of writing before going into this but admittedly it's a similar story to
Black Cat and I promise I'm not just going to say this for every pick on this list but besides that
I haven't read much of this run I know it's a collection of a few different stories and
those often tend to be the omnibuses that I really enjoy it seems like sadoski is not really going to
be too bogged down with the continuity or anything like that which is probably a blessing in disguise
when it comes to Spider-Man yep at the moment it doesn't look like it's a good time to be a fan of
616 Peter but from what I've read of Chip sidowski so far with titles like always an Invader and some
of the Indie stuff that he did early on he is able to balance serious storytelling but also with a
really good comedic Flair so with a character like Spider-Man where he always seems like he's making
jokes whilst all of his family and friends are dying around him I really think that this might
be the perfect opportunity for zadaski and I feel a lot of good reviews about this so I'm
not going into it as blind as I am with black cat but I'm still hoping that there's a few surprises
along the way and that I really enjoyed this title and also spoiler one if you want to do
this video in 2024 zadoski's Daredevil one is probably going to be top of the list number 13
I'm going with Thunderbolts on caged now this to me has a lot of nostalgia that I'm bringing with
it because when I was first visiting comic shops the Luke Cage issues of thunderbolts were always
on discounts and then also when we're picking up the dark Avengers at the same time and this pretty
much crossing over with the I was blown away and I am so excited to revisit this especially
because recently I did a lot of research for the Thunderbolts when I did a video just talking about
who they are and also in the past I've done a video talk about who the dark Avengers are if
you wanted key reading material this Omnibus would pretty much be that and even though I've
already been collecting all the Thunderbolts Omnibus I'm just really glad that this has got
a subtitle rather than being a volume 4 but this just really makes me hopeful that they're gonna do
more books from this either because that was when I was first getting into this media this in a way
is my childhood for me and I know I haven't read the first half of it so I'm really excited for
that number 12 I'm going with ultimate X-Men in volume two yeah no I'm already prepared for all
the comments that are just telling me that the Ultimate Universe is awful but again this is my
childhood I know the ultimate X-Men pretty much took a nosedive as soon as Mark Miller left the
title but I am still gonna pick this up because let's be honest Nostalgia has a massive influence
over our wallets and this is no exception but I'm fully ready to go back and revisit this
and see everything about it remind myself what I enjoyed when I was growing up take off the glasses
a little bit and see just how bad it might be now but more than anything I'll just be happy
that Marvel's still printing omnibuses for the time when I was fierce getting into this Hobby
and I know I'm really gonna get some hate for this but where's the ultimate Fantastic Four Omnibus
number 11 I'm going with the Amazing Spider-Man by an expensive volume 2. yeah I know this is another
controversial one it's also another Spider-Man book maybe we should have a drinking game for
every time he appears on this list but part of the controversy and backlash towards this run is the
reason why I'm excited to read it I got volume one the other month from organic prize books because
I know they'd already announced as follow-up so I knew that I'd have the full thing he wasn't going
to be like the bendy's Guardians of the Galaxy because let's be honest that Volume 2 doesn't look
like it's ever happening and in all honesty it seems like people hate whatever Spider-Man wants
coming out at the time and some of those ones that have had massive backlash I've still kind of
enjoyed yeah that might make me not a real fan but who cares at this point and having a run that goes
on for nearly 100 issues it was all done by the same writer just really intrigues me they have the
time to plot out exactly what they want to do and with such a high tier character like Spider-Man I
want to see what risks they take I don't have to worry about the current continuity because it's
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as many times as you like number 10 I'm going with Captain Marvel by Peter David now this is
pretty much the very definition of a whammy boy but at the same time Peter David is one of those
creators it's just never really let me down but still I've been working on another video recently
and I've actually learned a little bit more about the backstory of Captain Marvel and the fact that
Peter David had a bet with two other writers to see which title would sell the most and then this
title sold so well that he continued for years after that bet was finished as well this seems
to be one of those hidden gems from the late 90s after a lot of people had already dipped out of
comics and I don't think I've ever read a specific Captain Marvel title before so it's a creator that
I really enjoy a time period where I feel like there's a lot of books that go overlooked and a
character that I'm really excited to learn a bit more about so for me that seems like a recipe for
Success so of course it's going to get a place on this list for being honest I think I'm definitely
gonna get the Alex Ross cover number nine I'm going with Star Wars the new Republic volume 2.
yep of course this was gonna make it onto me a list the only reason why I brought volume 1 is
so that I could pick the sequel up because I am dying to read the dark empire trailer and
to have it in one hardcover of course I'm gonna have to buy this and I know Dark Horse did print
a hardcover but that is massively how to print so I'm more happy with this option and as well
I've heard nothing but good things about the thorn Trilogy over the years so to have that
included in here as well yeah just take my money but considering some of the PowerHouse titles
that we've already had from the Star Wars comics over the years this still seems to be the one that
people Rave about the most and at the same time I'm going into both of these story arcs a little
bit blind but the hype of this alone is enough to make it on my list number eight and get you drinks
at the ready because I'm going with Spider-Man Brand New Day volume 1. I have been begging for
this book for years even though there's been very vocal detractors about what Dan slot did with his
Time with Peter Parker I am still fully ready to buy this book I hope they continue and do the rest
because we need a volume 2 even though it wasn't all written by Dan slot we need the gauntlet as
well I want worldwide I want everything that goes up until the time I left this title and
you know what yeah that is a good couple of books that you'd have to print but at the same time I'm
glad that they're starting and also doing a bit from the middle as well but we'll get into that in
a moment brand new day for me was my introduction to Spider-Man in the main 616 Universe yeah it's
definitely got its highs it's definitely got its lows I also think there's some parts of this that
I haven't read yet but I'm open in a couple of years I can look at my collection and everything
that Dan slot did with this character will be on me shelf an Omnibus format number seven we've got
the first DC Book because it's Detective Comics by Peter J tomasi it's almost instinct to follow
that up with and Patrick Gleason but it doesn't seem to be the case with this one I did not have
a clue that they were going to be announcing this it wasn't something that made it onto any
Most Wanted lists but then as soon as I saw the solicitation I knew I needed this Peter Jeter
Massey is another one of those creators it's just never really let me down and from what I know this
immediately follows on from James tinian and that was a book that I loved so admittedly there is big
shoes to fill but I'm excited to see what it does continue on from that run and why it changes up
and also it's just a modern Batman book it does seem like this got completely overshadowed by Tom
King which makes me more excited for this because what I've noticed is that if a current run on a
big superhero like Batman or Spider-Man is bad then you will definitely hear about two so the
fact that I haven't heard anything about tomasi's time on Detective Comics makes me think that this
could possibly be a Hidden Gem as well I did have to point out that this is the first DC Book on
the list and it does seem like they're going for more quality over quantity so the fact that they
decided to print this over some of those titles that would probably be more in demand just makes
me even more excited for this and I'm kind of glad that I'm going into this blind number six
and it might be the first reprint on this list but it's secret Warriors by Jonathan Hickman now I had
the first printing of this but I did have to sell it because times got difficult and it has been a
good number of years since I've read this so I was really excited when I heard this got announced as
well I am currently in the middle of a Hickman readathon that I was going through this year
and it probably should have started with secret Warriors but for some reason I went for Fantastic
Four and I had a really good time with it I am currently reading his Avengers at the moment and
I'm also going into Secret Wars but I did remember really enjoying this when I first ready and I hope
I get that same experience this time but it's just great that I'm finally able to correct
that mistake that I made by selling this in the first place and also I just always love these Kobe
create spy type stories that they've got going on I really hope eventually we get a Secret Avengers
Omnibus because I feel like everybody should get a bit the spotlight it's like oh if you're in the
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because it's the Green Lantern Corps by Peter J tomasi and Patrick Gleason yeah if you watch me
double dip a skip that I did a few weeks ago on this book it might sound like I'm not hyped for
this but that couldn't be further from the truth forget the missing issues the books it already
overlaps with and the fact that we don't really know what a volume 2 might look like and that
still doesn't matter too much to me because I've been waiting years for this book it does often get
overshadowed for Jeff Jones's run on Green Lantern which I don't think is fair because this is always
trying to be its own thing it feels more like a buddy cop movie but at the same time it still
respects what's going on within the DC Universe I think this is a phenomenal book I'm really excited
this is coming out but in all honesty do I have to clean out like an entire Cube on a calyx for
this because from what I'm hearing this sounds like it might be the biggest book that DC has
ever printed but whether they would have split this in half or even bring it out as one 5000
page epic I probably still would have brought it for this title and also because I look at the DC
side of my collection and there's just not a lot of killer walk in it number four in a shot that
should come to nobody eats Batman to your mentee I was heartbroken when this was first canceled and
I never thought that was going to get over it but then fortunately it got re-solicited and something
in the back of my head is still telling me to not get too excited because you've been disappointed
before I've only read the first crossover between these two and I just love that it stays authentic
to both of these characters on the surface it sounds like it'd just be a gimmicky cash grab
but there's a lot of heart that goes into this and it pulls enough from both universes so that
it truly feels like a crossover between the two I am really hoping that the follow-ups are just as
good as the first but either way I am so excited that this is finally getting printed number three
in pretty much any other year this would have been a strong contender different number one
which is a superior Spider-Man Omnibus but I recently read pretty much everything that's in
this various volume and I loved this it was one of the best Spider-Man experiences that I've had in a
long time it's got a bit of a dumb concept but it really works with it and over the course of this
story you feel like you really go on an adventure I'm not gonna get too much into the specifics in
case you don't know what goes on here but I would recommend checking out my review and I've already
made it clear that I'm a big fan of dance lot's time with the wall crawler but I do think this was
the peak of that so the fact that this is coming out in its own Omnibus I think it's great because
it makes it more accessible to people who don't want to read his full 10 year run and honestly
when this gets delivered even though we only read it a few months ago I could probably jump straight
into this and still have a great time number two a book that I know for a moment we're all worried
might never come but it's thought by Jason Aaron volume 2. Yep this is definitely going to be one
that I pre-ordered I remember how volume 1 pretty much just instantly disappeared and
I'm not willing to risk it because this is pretty much the seminal Thor run for this generation but
I am planning on doing a separate video because I know there is some double dipping with the war of
the Realms Omnibus but either way I just love how we're going to have the entirety of Jason
Aaron's time on this character in Two omnibuses I've deliberately not jumped back into volume 1
because I wanted to wait till this got released I know a lot of people say it doesn't end on as
much as a high as it started with but either way I'm here for it if it's 10 as entertaining
as I found the first part then I'm still gonna have a good time but still this was one of those
books that I just knew I couldn't miss out on and I'm just so excited that this is finally
going to be printed now before we jump into my number one pick I'm just gonna go through some
honorable mentions and it's definitely something that deserves mentioning but it's not honorable
but that is the Mad Dog Comics website yep we finally released some merch and I'm so excited
that you guys can finally get your hands on it so make sure you can become an official member
of the dog pound and visit maddogcomics.com but the first off the bus that I want to mention is
the question by Dennis O'Neill Volume 2 but again they still seem to be one of those underrated gems
that has been forgotten about over the years so I'm really excited to jump into this but we needed
the second volume to finish it out and admittedly I'm surprised that we're getting this before we're
getting a flashback weight volume too but either way I'll take what I can get another one is X-Men
2099 I'm surprised this got announced but at the same time I'm here for it I know nothing
about this title but I love the Spider-Man book enough to give this a chance because admittedly
I just really love futuristic stories and put the X-Men in with that and I'm probably gonna
buy it another one's Batman and Robin Eternal I have read and enjoyed Batman Eternal but I pretty
much forgot that this spin-off existed hopefully it's another one of those sleeper hits that just
really catches me by surprise but either way I'm glad that this is finally getting printed I'm
also gonna throw in ghost spider here now I love this spider Gwen Omnibus I still haven't finished
it ending of it but still I'm pretty much excited for anything that comes out for this character it
was wacky goofy but at the same time there was a lot of emotion going on and I'm hoping that
this follows in the same footsteps but admittedly I've heard nothing about this I'm also gonna throw
in Marvel's Omnibus insomnibus routines that face volume in particular I'm really excited that this
is getting a reprint because it's Robert Kirkman and I'm just surprised how much of an impact this
had on the comics industry but for anybody else who has OCD like me do you put this in
the M section of your collection from Marvel's Omnibus or do you put in the Zed section for
zomnibus honestly anybody who can answer that question will be really helping me a bit of a
controversial one but I'm also going to throw in the super Sun's Ultra expanded super duper
Redux forever Edition or whatever it's called and the reason why this is only an honorable mention
is because I wouldn't be surprised if DC re-re-re reprint this like it's just getting silly now and
I wouldn't be surprised if that did happen and on the front cover they go no seriously this is
the last one and the last honorable mention and one that I'm sure is going to get dislikes from
a few people but it's the immortal whole common boss now for the three people who can't seem to
understand this not everybody's gonna like the same thing when I did review The Immortal Hulk
I absolutely love the first 20 issues but then I just felt like it didn't really do much more
but you know I also recognize that the mood that I'm in when I read a book can sometimes impact
the experience and since it seems like I'm the only person on the planet who didn't absolutely
love every second of this book I am kind of willing to pick this up again so that maybe
a couple years from now I can me busy so yeah I know some people who might not have watched that
review might have expected this to be me number one but you know everybody's reading experience
is different and I might enjoy this more in a second reading and you know if you do have a
different experience to me just remember it's not where you're sending death threats to me family
they're just Comics speaking of which my number one pick might come as a surprise to absolutely
nobody who's watched this channel before because it's the ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus volume 3. I
swear this is like the fourth time in a row the Ultimate Spider-Man has been number one
and I absolutely regret nothing this was the first comic that I ever read and I'm not even
trying to justify this is just a Nostalgia buy because this book still holds up to date it's
one of the most entertaining long runs of Spider-Man that you can find in this medium
and I just love the fact that we are getting a volume 3 with this I think we're pretty much
over the halfway mark now last time I went back to this series I had to do it through the trade
paperbacks so I cannot wait until the day when I've got all of these omnibuses I've spoke about
this series countless times before I've even done a video talk about why I think it's just the best
so of course it had to make it as my number one pick but in the comment section below let me know
what the books are that you're looking forward to the most and hopefully you enjoyed this video
I needed one where I just got to sit down and talk about books I'm excited for but until next
time just make sure that you stay safe and stay mad all you dogs we're both see the next video