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My Most-Wanted DC Finest, 2026 Edition | Most-Wanted DC Finest Poll
Have you voted yet in the first annual Most-Wanted DC Finest Poll? I worked closely with the DC Collected Editions department to figure out every possible missing volume and line so that fans could have their say on what they want to see the most. And, now I’m having my say as I share my Top 25 most-wanted missing eras of volumes and my Top 25 most-wanted new lines!
Do you agree with my picks? Will any of my picks make the poll results? You’ll have to tune in to the poll results next week to find out.
Marvel Omnibus Announcement: X-Men: Age of Krakoa – Reign of X Omnibus Vol. 2
Near Mint Condition recently announced the first new Marvel omnibus coming in February 2027, and it is a major announcement – X-Men: Age of Krakoa – Reign of X Omnibus Vol. 2!
The announcement of this book isn’t exactly a surprise. Krakoa era omnibuses have proven to be major sellers for Marvel, with the first two volumes of “Dawn of X” both requiring rush restocks to keep up with demand.
The general shape of the contents of this volume are not a surprise, either. Anyone who pays close attention to the mapping of these books (e.g., me) could have told you with 99% certainty that this volume would collect through the end of the original 2021 Hellfire Gala, inclusive of all of the issues that were a part of the Gala.
Personally, I thought this would stretch another 4-5 issues past the Gala to pick up either the Trial of Magneto (2021) mini-series or the first arc of X-Men (2021) by Gerry Duggan. It seemed like grabbing those extra issues would act as a solid epilogue the Gala and would set up the next omnibus to be a reasonable length.
Instead, this ends with the Gala, but does pick up pretty much every minor anthology story from non-X titles it could possibly grab in this period. I think that’s an awesome sign from Marvel that they’re paying close attention to the mapping of these books and are not just copy-and-pasting the Krakoa era release schedule into omnibus.
What does this mean for the following Krakoa omnis? I think we’ll need TWO MORE books to make it all the way to the end of Jonathan Hickman’s run with Inferno (2021) before the act break for The X Lives/Deaths of Wolverine. Just covering the next 2-3 months of issues after this is another 46-issue omnibus, which doesn’t even get us all the way to Inferno (2021) [Read more…] about Marvel Omnibus Announcement: X-Men: Age of Krakoa – Reign of X Omnibus Vol. 2
Marvel Omnibus Announcement: Secret Wars: Battleworld Omnibus Vol. 4
Near Mint Condition recently announced another new Marvel omnibus coming our way in January 2027, and this is one we all knew was coming: Secret Wars: Battleworld Omnibus Vol. 4!
Secret Wars: Battleworld Omnibus Vol. 4 completes the four-volume set collecting all of the tie-in mini-series and one-shots to Jonathan Hickman’s 2015 Secret Wars event series. This is the first time Marvel has taken an approach like this – splitting up event tie-ins into more than just a “Main” and “Companion” volume and covering everything connected to the event.
Personally, I’m not that high on this book and its contents. These event mini-series were a bit hit-or-miss. The fun part is that each one is its own self-contained Elseworlds story – something Marvel doesn’t do all that often. So, if you love stories about recognizable superheroes that aren’t quite a part of their typical continuity, this one is for you! [Read more…] about Marvel Omnibus Announcement: Secret Wars: Battleworld Omnibus Vol. 4
Announcing the Most Wanted DC Finest 1st Annual Poll!
I am incredibly proud to be announcing the first ever Most-Wanted DC Finest poll on Near Mint Condition – which I personally developed with direct input from the DC Comics collected editions team! Tune into our announcement stream for more details on how that happened and EVERY option for DC Finest volumes and new lines.