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Originally Posted by wktf
And agree on ASM 4. Never understood why Marvel released the 4 MoKF omnibuses and 3 Tomb of Dracula omnibuses faster than those of their core characters.
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They only had a limited window to the Fu Manchu rights, which belong to the Sax Rohmer estate, so it's only logical they rushed the MoKF Omnis. Should they ever get permission from Parker to reprint ROM, we're guaranteed to see those Omnis coming fast as well.
They are taking their time with ASM omnis (and other Silver Age characters) because Masterworks take priority. That is the line where there's a conscious effort to reprint it all in hardcover form. Omnis are just "gravy". Granted, there are enough ASM MWs for them to release a fifth Omni now, but there's another factor - they usually tie the 'chronological' Omnis to movie releases. Since the new Spidey film will be released in 2021 (COVID-19 permitting), it's a given that's when we'll get the fifth volume.
As for ToD, those were originally released a long time ago (2008-2010) and it's one of the few classic Marvel titles that haven't been masterworked to date, so they didn't have to wait, so to speak.
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Originally Posted by mmk123
What amazes me is that Marvel has never done a Defenders Omnibus. They are reprinting them in the Marvel Masterworks format but have not reprinted them in an Omnibus format.
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It's probably a matter of time, but there is no shortage of 70's titles that haven't been omnibused so far: Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Iron Fist, Power Man, Champions, Nova, Inhumans, Sub-mariner, Spider-Woman, She-Hulk... (The last two have only recently been masterworked).
Heck, even core titles like Hulk and Daredevil have just one numbered Omni under their belt.