''DC
Omnibus'' is a
line of large format, high quality, full color, hardcover editions published by
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
since 2007, reprinting comics previously printed in single issue format. Individual volumes tend to focus on collecting either the works of prolific comic creators, like
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
and
Steve Ditko
Stephen John Ditko. Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular ac ...
;
major comic book events like "
Blackest Night
"Blackest Night" is a 2009–10 American comic book Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous central miniseries, written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Ivan Reis, along with a number of tie-in i ...
" and "
Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, ...
"; complete series or runs like ''
Gotham Central'' and ''
Grayson'' or chronological reprints of the earliest years of stories featuring the company's most well-known series and characters like
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
and
Justice League of America
The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived t ...
.
Golden, Silver and Bronze Age volumes
In 2013, DC began collecting the earliest stories of some its most enduring series and characters in matching
trade dress
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volumes, titled ''
Golden Age
The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the ''Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages of Man, Ages, Gold being the first and the one during wh ...
Omnibus'', ''
Silver Age
The Ages of Man are the historical stages of human existence according to Greek mythology and its subsequent interpretatio romana, Roman interpretation.
Both Hesiod and Ovid offered accounts of the successive ages of humanity, which tend to pr ...
Omnibus'' and ''
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...
Omnibus'', replacing the earlier lines ''
Showcase Presents
''Showcase Presents'' is a line (comics), line of black-and-white paperback books that were published by DC Comics (from 2005 - 2016) at an average rate of two per month. Much like Marvel Comics' ''Essential Marvel'' volumes, each book usually incl ...
'', ''
DC Archive Editions
''DC Archive Editions'' is a line of hardcovers that was published from 1989–2014, reprinting early, often rare comic book series, titles, and stories. They include more than 160 Golden Age and Silver Age comic properties currently owned by DC ...
'' and ''
DC Chronicles''. Some of these ''Age'' Omnibus volumes are also published as two or three (depending on page count)
trade paperbacks.
The final volumes in their respective titles are indicated with a double-dagger ().
Modern Age volumes
Animal Man
Aquaman
The Authority
Batgirl
Batman
Batwoman
Birds of Prey
Catwoman
Deadman
Deathstroke
The Doom Patrol
Etrigan the Demon
The Flash
The Fourth World
The Green Arrow
Green Lantern
Harley Quinn
Hawkman
Hitman
He-Man
Jonah Hex
The Justice League
Justice League Dark
The Justice Society
Kamandi
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Nightwing
Orion
Planetary
The Question
The Red Hood
The Red Lanterns
The Secret Six
The Seven Soldiers of Victory
Shade, the Changing Man
The Spectre
Starman
The Suicide Squad
The Super Sons
Supergirl
Superman
Superman/Batman
The Swamp Thing
The Teen Titans
Warlord
Wonder Woman
Young Justice
Crossover events
Alternate continuities
Miscellaneous
Vertigo Comics volumes
Volumes reprinting comic book titles originally published by the
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
imprint
Vertigo Comics
DC Vertigo, also known as Vertigo Comics or simply Vertigo, is an Imprint (trade name), imprint of the American comic book publisher DC Comics. Vertigo publishes comics with adult comics, adult content, such as nudity, drug use, profanity, and ...
.
Volumes that have been previously reprinted under the Vertigo imprint are indicated with a double-dagger ().
See also
* ''
DC Compendium''
* ''
DC Finest''
* ''
DC Compact Comics''
*
List of DC Comics reprint collections
* ''
Marvel Omnibus''
* ''
Marvel Epic Collection''
* ''
Marvel Complete Collections''
* ''
Marvel Masterworks''
Notes
References
External links
Comic Book Herald – The Completely Insane & Utterly Comprehensive DC Omnibus & Absolute Edition GuideDCcomics.com – OmnibusBleedingCool.com – 12 New Omnibuses from DC Comics in 2019ComicBookWire – All Upcoming DC Omnibus Editions (now until June 2020){{DC Comics
Lists of comics by DC Comics
Comic book collection books