So I figured I would do a thread for comics since all the Skybound series are running right now, and the compendium (Vol. 1) for the original Marvel run has also just released (not the fancy Kickstarter one, just the retail one).
Anyway I just got the compendium and here is my quick take.
This is the soft cover compendium that covers the original Marvel run from issue #1 - #50. All the pages are on newspaper stock and the thing is THICC!!!! (that's how the kids say it right?)
I saw people saying it was going to be difficult to read, especially the first and last couple issues, but it opens pretty easily on almost all pages. So reading it shouldn't be too difficult outside of the sheer ridiculousness of the number of pages in total.
Paid $55.47 after tax (so $49 before tax) on sale during the preorder stage. Works out to just under $1.11 per issue if you break it down. Compared to the cover price of $86.99 ($98.30 after tax) I think it was a good deal.
Overall I am enjoying rereading the first couple issues even though I have probably read them a dozen times over the last 20 years. Larry just had a great comic almost right from the start. Although much like the cartoon these early issues are funky with the characterization and designs (both vehicles and characters).
