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SECRET WARS OMNIBUS [NEW PRINTING] (Marvel Super Heroes) Hardcover – January 10, 2023

by Jim Shooter (Author), Marvel Various (Author, Illustrator), Mike Zeck (Illustrator, Cover Art)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 113 ratings
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Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest heroes and villains are set against one another by the mysterious and all-powerful Beyonder - with the winner promised the ultimate prize! But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged and old enemies clash, one among them is not willing to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Doctor Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? The greatest super hero war of all time is collected alongside an untold chapter of Thor's time on Battleworld, Titania's incredible origin and "What If?" tales that offer very different endings to the Secret Wars! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #1-12, THOR (1966) #383, SHE-HULK (2004) #10 and WHAT IF? (1989) #4 and #114.
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  1. Part of Series
    Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984-1985)
  2. Print length
    496 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Marvel Universe
  5. Publication date
    January 10, 2023
  6. Dimensions
    7.55 x 1.04 x 11.15 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1302945599
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1302945596
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Universe (January 10, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1302945599
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1302945596
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.55 x 1.04 x 11.15 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 113 ratings

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Jim Shooter

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Comic book writer. Editor in Chief at Marvel. Started several noteworthy comic book publishing companies. Wrote children's books. Did big-time advertising and PR. Did film, TV and animation development. Did toy development. Developed Broadway musicals. Created a float and a balloon for the Macy's parade. Learned from the best. Trained a lot of people you think are big shots.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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TT
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, well packed and came in a timely manner!
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
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Excellent book, well packed and came in a timely manner! Also a great read and great value for the size of this collection.
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timothy Kocsis
5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years ago……Secret Wars revisited!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
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This has been out of print since 2009! I had the issues and recently sold all my stand alone issues to focus on collected editions only! The first comic I ever Bought was Secret Wars 4 and for that reason this series holds a special significance lace in my heart!! All the heroes featured make this great and this new edition has some nice extras!! A great edition to my collection!! Fun!!! When comics was comics!!!!!
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SB
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful edition makes this story come alive.
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2009
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Quite frankly, this series was always something of a slog to get through. I went crazy and splurged for the Omnibus despite that, and I'm really pleased. With the new color process and oversized reproductions, artwork that was once over-dense now comes alive!

There's just so much going on in this story--so many characters, so much plot, it always felt cramped. The average image of the Hulk, for example, was 2cm high. That didn't exactly let you feel the power of these gigantic super-battles. Combine that with the washed out and ridiculous dot-matrix coloring and that put the kibosh on most of the enjoyment to be had.

With this edition, all that has changed. The oversize format lets the illustrations breathe. The intense, full color scheme brings everything to life.

The story was always overblown and ridiculous, but with these beautiful illustrations given their due, it becomes an innocent pleasure to see: the Enchantress from Thor fight the Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man! Among other wacky delights...
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John IV
4.0 out of 5 stars Zeck's artwork shines, but you have to slog through Shooter's dialogue and the Layton issues
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2020
This omni has long been out of print but I bit the bullet and recently splurged for it on the the big auction site. I was a teen when this hit in '84 and dutifully bought 6 or so copies of each issue at my local comic shop contributing no doubt to its claim as the best selling series of its prior 25 years. This was hyped to the sky. The story, a conceit of Mattel action figures tie-ins was dramatically epic in its scope but ugh, the dialogue and execution at times. Art by Mike Zeck of Punisher fame was impressive, and this omni has a collection of his un-inked pencils at the back which are just great.

Marvel had no lack of bad to mediocre artists back in the 80s and unfortunately we get a bland one w/ Bob Layton's work in 3 of the 12 issues (However the worst would arrive in the next round as Al Milgrom butchered Secret Wars II, gack!). At any rate, the goodies battle the baddies for the Beyonder's amusement while Galactus impassively stands around trying to figure how to short circuit the game and Doom steals the show literally and figuratively. We also get to see Spidey meet his symbiote, laugh, there was another 6 issues purchased for issue 252.

Having just read Hickman's Avengers omnibuses including Infinity and his Secret Wars it's pretty jarring revisiting Shooter's version. Hickman's modern telling is light years ahead in plot and presentation and makes this version look like it was from a grade schooler. The physical presentation of the book itself is a nice step up from the trade paperbacks, decently glossy colorized omnibus treatment. Maybe it'll see a reprint one of these days, as this is still a whale and will cost a pretty penny on the open market. Recommended for a nice nostalgia trip if you can make it. (j4.)
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CHILL
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome series
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2010
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I first read secret wars when i was about 12 or 13, I'm 37 now, and it's still a great read, and above all, it's fun. It's a real heavy book due to it's volume of pages. I took off the dustjacket, because i did not want it to get ruined. It still looks great as an all black book with the silver embossed title on the cover. i collect most of my comics this way now. either trade paperbacks or hardcover. If you like Secret Wars, then you may also like another one of my favorite comic books called Chill: Book One. It can be ordered by going to [...]
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Richard A. Bailen
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet collection
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013
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High quality bound edition. Nice extras on the toy line too. Not in the league with Silver Age classics but fun and you can't go wrong with Dr. Doom!
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Sam Iam
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2017
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May be the best Marvel plotline of the 80's all in one compendium.
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S. Arnold
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 80's marvel smart story by Shooter
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2010
This actually rises above just a toy cross in and Jim Shooter wrote a fairly decent story here. Looks great in omnibus format....really loving these omnibus collections. Want to see more, like Dr Strange Ditko, etc. Please pay special attention to the spines of these omnibus collections as some of them seem hastily and cheaply glued resulting in pages possibly falling out over time. Please construct these properly and lastingly, Marvel.
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B
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this story !
Reviewed in Canada on June 10, 2023
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Love this story !
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Darren price
5.0 out of 5 stars The original marvel cross over!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2023
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Have wanted this collection for a while. The original secret wars was the the comic series that got me into comics as a child and reading this was definitely a trip down memory lane.

It definitely has that 80s comic book feel from a time before multiverse crossovers and reboots. Will be interesting to see what the MCU adapts in their secret wars movie.
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LlJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2023
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Love the product and how it’s organized. An iconic story for any Marvel fan.
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Morty
4.0 out of 5 stars Omnibus in name only or "An Oversized HC by Any Other Name..."
Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2023
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I'd preordered this book in March of 2022 and it arrived within a couple of days of its release in January 2023. I don't know what I was expecting, I mean the story is only 12 issues long, but I was shocked at how thin this volume is. It's about the size of most oversized hardcovers offered by Marvel or the deluxe editions by DC. I know a massive $500 mammoth collection was offered a few years back that had everything ever compiled on Secret Wars and Secret Wars II, but it wouldn't have hurt Marvel to put some extras in this volume as well. I've always wanted a hardcover version of this story as it is one of my favourites growing up, but I guess I was hoping for more. I haven't read it yet, I just wanted to let people know that this isn't so much an omnibus as it is just a hardcover collection of the main story with a couple of What if...?!, She-Hulk and Thor crossover issues thrown in. Even with the addition of those it still feels very anorexic. I would have liked to have had some behind the scenes features, maybe some sketches and alternate covers. Oh well, I got it on sale so I guess I can't really complain. It arrived quickly and in great shape except for a hole in the plastic wrap on the front cover that was done at the printer. Storywise, I can't recommend Secret Wars enough, as far as omnibus' go...not sure I'd recommend at all.
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Bruno Raymond
4.0 out of 5 stars A toy line turned into a story.
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2023
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A toy company wanted to sell colorful superhero figures, so Marvel supplied them with the characters and toys, all the while using this as an opportunity to sow the seeds of future story threads. A black costumed Spidey, for exemple.
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