A comprehensive look at the reading order of Fantastic Four in Collected Editions Pt. 1 

Fraction’s FF was the first Fantastic Four I ever read and I really liked it. I’ve heard similar critics on the series and I just don’t agree. I think it’s a wonderful book. To each his own.

Okay, Omar, at this point you're just rubbing it in at how good you are at these videos. You could do a reading order of Casper the freakin' Friendly Ghost and I would watch it and then run out and buy the issues. As always, my friend, great work. #OmarRules

I can clearly see how excited you are in this video! Keep on, dude.

Watching some of your older videos like this just now and wow you've improved so much! And your comic knowledge is really second to none, all of your vids are really super helpful. Thank you so much!

Thank u for making this!!! Ive been trying to look for a video like this for forever and now i found it! Thank u so much omar!

Very very helpful video sir! And this is coming from someone who has been reading /collecting comics for years!!! Half the videos about comics on RU-vid are people showing their collection or what they hauled. Now don t get me wrong, i love to look at other people hauls as it helps medecide what to buy but videos like this one and the ones you made about X-men, Nightwing etc are invaluable. Keep them coming!

Awesome!! Was waiting for you to put this one together. I agree Vol 2 of Lee/Kirby is by far the better of the three volumes. They were really in their stride at that time. I just got Waid's Omni in the mail yesterday. Will start reading that one now and can't wait to get to the three-parter in issues #109-111! Thanks for taking the time to do this!

Great video, continue with a part 2!! I'm hoping for a FF Omni for the Walt Simonson era.

Love going back through your videos.

Love all the videos by everyone on this channel!! Just ordered the Mark Waid omnibus becsuse of your reccomendation. I would like to see a complete reading order of all the space stuff from heroes like Nova, the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Great video dude, really useful! That Fraction run looks terrible, lol! Will definitely be picking up those Hickman ones, just a shame there's not one of the Claremont post-reborn run yet. It's obscure, but I always felt we should have seen more of Lockdown and Rosetta Stone...

Can you do one for daredevil?

OF COURSE we want a part 2, what a question. :) Anyway, it is true that Matt Fraction's run is a little bit of a let down. I would rather get in omnibus format a FF Vol. 4, Walter Simonson run, DeFalco / Ryan run (I have so many good memories of this one, thank god for the epic 'cos I sold my floppies) or even Carlos Pacheco's run which I think it was pretty good and his art would look great oversized.

Fantastic Video. I just purchased the Mark Waid omnibus and I am so happy to see you enjoy that run

Thanks! This is exactly what i was looking for as a new reader to FF.

Dang Omar you been killing it with the videos 🔥🔥 Stay Minty 👌

I just looked on Amazon to see what I paid for that Hickman Vol 1. I paid $60 for it back in 2013. I have not opened it yet. Aside from that, another great video sir. You do a really good job on this and I do appreciate it!!!

Awesome as always brotha i love your videos i want them Hickman books tho hope we get reprints str8 🔥 from the walking encyclopedia

Thanks for the vid! Somehow I missed getting the Waid and Wierlingo omni when it first came out but thanks to this vid I've corrected that!

Epic! I missed out on the Hickman omnis. Sure hope they get a reprint ASAP.

I know I'm about 9 months late to this video, but I just ordered the Waid and Wieringo omnibus, my first one! Really looking forward to it!

I love Kirbys vintage art, but those Alex Ross variants are AMAZING

I recomend the first comic I ever read it was a Human Torch and Toro by Carl Burgos, I don't remember how I got it.i was a little kid. A friend had the first issue of Superman that I looked through. Think F.F. no. 1 was the first 12cent comic book. I can't remember when I was 44, that was so long ago.

This was awesome! Can’t wait to read up on this classic team! Do you plan on doing this kind of video with the dc heroes that you like as well? This type of video was an awesome idea!

amazing channel, thank you man

Millar run is so underrated. Nu earth was a brilliant idea that should’ve come into play for Secret Wars. The last Doom arc sucks but people disrespect this run far too much.

Thanks for this video Omar. Very educational. I own the 3 Lee-Kirby FF Omnis and was just going to focus on those. However the John Byrne run intrigues me and I have managed to pick up the first Byrne FF Omni this morning on Ebay for under $100AUD including postage. I know that Vol. 2 is harder to get & more expensive so I will keep looking. See what you started.... lol 😁😁😁😁

Waid and Wieringo's Fantastic Four run was my first FF comic and one of the first comics I ever read as a kid. It was the perfect scenario, and made me a fan for life. I have the OHC that I want to trade this comic shop in my city for the omnibus (it has the same content), because it's a nicer and more recent edition. Rest in peace, Mr. 'Ringo!

The Fantastic Four is my favorite superhero team at Marvel even before the first movie about them came out. I hope that the Lee/Kirby Volumes 2 and 3 will be reprinted and that Volume 4 (and 5) will come out. I had Volume 2 but I sold it when I had to move abroad and I regret that decision. I haven't read Hickman's run but I heard good things about it so I hope it will also get reprinted along with Volume 2 of Byrne's run. Good job on making these reviews interesting!

nice collections dude my favorite team of all time!

Please do a video for the trades also!

I would really love either a Claremont or DeFalco FF omnibus myself.

Kirby, byrne and hickman. The ultimate trilogia.

Watched this video again as I found FF by John Byrne Omnibus vol. 2 yesterday for a reasonable price at my favorite comic book store (considering its OOP status) so I have a lay by happening & 8 weeks to pay it off. The Waid/Weiringo Omni looks interesting. Hickman? Maybe as I enjoyed his Avengers run. My Omnibus count has increased suddenly. Thanks in part to your videos mate. Cheers 😁

good work. i want johns omnibus 1- 2

I saw some videos showing a book even bigger than an Omni that is from TASCHEN MARVEL Comic Library that also has house all of the ads or most of them.

Nice vídeo and FF Omni collection. I can imagine you Will have Fun for a long time. Regards from Brazil.

Cool,I just started reading the classic ff comics✌

Huge FF fan. Unfortunately I didn't have the funds when vol2 & vol3 reprints were released, around the same time my daughter was born. I'm hoping for another reprint. I did however pick up some high grade single issues at MegaCon this year. Some of the most beautiful covers I've see. Great video, thanks Omar.

We need a second video

great video omar

Fantastic! Part 2 please!

Great vid Omar! Please do a followup with Trades and whatnot. :)

I’m looking to read some FF before the new movie comes out. Where should I start? I’m getting a little overwhelmed researching.

This definitely is Hickman's best Marvel run not just because of the quality which is top notch but because Marvel didn't interfere and he didn't have to deal with characters being changed or killed in the many events Marvel always has. His Avengers/New Avengers run was hamstringed a lot by events like AXIS and Original Sin which really affected Thor and Iron Man respectively. In his current X-Men run he has to deal with other writers and a glut of extra books no one needs.

Great stuff Omar! What's your opinion on the binding/paper thickness and quality of the FF (Hickman) omnibus's?

great video

unexpected Terra's Theme playing in the background

Second video and a recommended alternative source if omnibus is hard to get and out of print

I have read waid and hickmans omnibus.. Might have to read others now.

I liked the Matt Fraction run a lot more than the James Robinson run and certainly more than the current (might as well be a Marvel Adventures book at IDW) run by Dan Slott.

Ignoring Mark Waid's horrendous ego and attitude, he is a very good writer. Heck, Kingdom Come still remains one of my favorite comic books of all time. But great overview. I'd need to reread the runs on the Four, but my favorite runs are: 1) Bryne 2) Lee/Kriby 3) Hickman. I know it maybe sareligious to put Lee and Kriby's stuff below since they are the creators, but I love John Bryne's take on the team. It is also the run that made Susan Storm awesome. I also love Johnathan Hickman's take on the team. He really did inject a sense of humanity with the Four that was missing and his storytelling was top tier. Some have criticized the ending of his run which is fair, but overall Hickman's run I recommend for a lot of newcomers and then if they are into the team, go into John Bryne's stuff.

Could you do a video on any of your Berserk stuff you might have, please?

Hey omar, is the Fantastic Four (2012) by Matt Fraction Omnibus a good read? Can you do a review on it if you haven't yet?

Could you do a series of vids of everything in the marvel universe in chronological order

You are not wrong. The Lee/Kirby run on FF was the longest continuous run for decades. It wasn't broken until the Bendis/Bagley run on Ultimate Spider-Man. I believe that was the case.

Hello! Do you know if Fantastic four by john Byrne vol 2 will ever get reprinted ? It seems weird that there was no announce after the reprint of vol 1, no?

There's nothing out there more exciting than FF40- FF80!

I’ve never read F4 other than outside of their own books, a few of hickmans issues here and there and the new run by Dan Slott. I pulled the trigger on waids omni after getting some Xmas cash. It’s coming in tomorrow and I’ve been worried if I’ll like it. I was going to upgrade my super sons trades to the Omni but I figured let’s take a chance on something new.After watching this video I know I made the right choice!

Now that the Hickman runs are reprinted Omar is going to make me go broke 😂

Could you do a video of what tpb to collect for Amazing Spider-Man 1996 to 2001

For anyone upset over the fact that the John Byrne Omnibus volume 1 misses issues, I’d recommend getting the 20th Masterwork if Fantastic Four, as it collects all the missing issues. It’s cheap on Kindle

Do some iron man omnibus order I wood like to know thanks for putting good content on RU-vid

Hi, Uncanny Omar, would you suggest reading the Fantastic Four by Waid and than Fantastic Four Vol 1 and 2 by Hickman before reading Avengers by Hickman?

I have both of the John Byrne omnis and love them, but could have done without all the issues before his run starts officially. It especially annoyed me that issues he drew were printed that were in the middle of a storyline.

Omar, is the Fantastic Four Vol 1, Vol 2, @ Vol 3 From the Omnibus . Did they put them in Epic Collection or Hard Cover.

Would you recommend Lee/Kirby vol.1 or Byrne vol.1 as a jumping on point? Both are in print atm but i dont want to buy both rn cause they are pretty pricey...

I've mentioned it before but I just don't get why collections don't get printed in a sequential format. Jumping all over the map just leaves gaps all over the place. I can live with different creative teams on a book as long as it's in order. I'm just glad I never got into collecting early works. I would love to try the Waid/Weringo collection you mentioned as long as the omni doesn't go out of print before I get around to buying it. I love the reading orders you do and would give you some suggestions but I enjoy the random variety of titles you choose. I just want to cherry pick the books I'm interested in without the issue of continuity getting in the way.

Are they ever going to do a reprint on Volume 1 omnibus by Lee/Kirby?

So how far do I read the original run before I switch to Byrne? I’m really trying to get into the FF comics so ur help will be much appreciated

The FF really is the cornerstone of the marvel universe so it's no wonder they appear everywhere

Nice

Favourite FF runs besides Byrne of course are the Walt Simonson run and the one by Carlos Pacheco/jeph loeb run! Where can you get the Carlos Pacheco run collected?

Wonderful video as usual ! Does anyone knows how many copies of Marvel omnibus are printed for each title ? I've heard 3000 or 4000 each ? Can it be true ?

omar, do you still recommend the waid and weiringo omnibus as a starting jumping point?

Got my John Byrne vol 2 omnibus (after long last), but found it odd how on the back of the omnibus it says it collects Fantastic Four Roast, but is found nowhere in the table of contents...

Should I get Fantastic Four by Matt Fraction?

A bit late on this video but, which volumes are solely from the Lee/ Kirby run?

Would you do an iron man reading order?

is john bynre vol 1 still worth getting with the missing issues

I have this but I think mine is from 2005...but on back it says the printing is limited to 1500 copies. It has this variant cover though...but looks like the one you said you missed out on. Red MARVEL lettering on a white background on spine and states Fantastic Four Omnibus on the spine and is sealed still. Thoughts on printing?

Is Fantastic Four vol 1 any good? Just wondering

Great video. Stay mint y’all. Now I’m going to be hunted down and killed by gem mint. Life was fun.

I really want Vol 2 of John Byrne and Hickman but they’re out of print!

Do a flash comprehensive order

Haha. Omar, is this the video that caused David to reach out to you? Minute 18:15 lol

I was literally reading the letter pages as I went along and saw a letter that was from a super young George R.R. Martin... I can’t remember which issue but it’s definitely in there. It was so cool because I didn’t know it was there and I just found it!

Hey is Waid’s run your favorite FF run ever? Like more than Hickman or Byrne?

The watchers first aperance was in the first half of vol 1 not in vol 2. Great video though

What about hickmans avengers run and secret wars?

which your favorite team?

Watching this video today I laughed at Omar telling Marvel to get their $h!+ Together.

We need some reprints 😊👍

0:45 Skottie doesn't know. Skottie doesn't know. So don't tell Skottie. Skottie doesn't know. 🙁 All kidding aside... how did I never stumble across this video until now...?!?!?!?

Great vid Omar but you don't let us see the omnibus covers properly! Arrgghhhh

Spoiler alert ! :)) Great stuff, great video !!

Ohh ok that's it! I subscribed! Nice video once again! For everyone watching I suggest the "crushing krisis" website for amazing collecting guides of any major marvel book in any format.

Eh. The Waid run was okay, but Hickman's run was much better. Then would come Byrne, Simonson, and Claremont.

What stupidity to start the byrne vol. 1 omnibus in middle of story...they could have included it ..it woudnt have made this omni a non-John Byrne omni...now buy in search of galactus hardcover and get 6 issues overlapped with this omni

Gem Mint is suing you for copying his stay minty line. Omar almost cried, we all know only after sex doe's that happen and I think that's not true, I think you cry because you don't get sex. Oh and you talked about oversized, He he he. Well you ever see a foot long, I'm more like a little smokie. Nuff Said. Merry Xmas Omar.