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Secret Wars II Omnibus |  | Author: Various
Artist: Various
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $99.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 589627
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1184
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.7
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 7.9 x 2.6
ISBN: 0785131116
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785131113
ASIN: 0785131116
Publication Date: May 27, 2009
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Product Description
He rescued the Hulk and destroyed the New Mutants, he wrestled the Thing and made a deal with Mephisto, he created Kurse and Thundersword and a tower of gold! Doctor Strange tried to teach him; Dazzler tried to romance him! The Avengers wanted to recruit him, Daredevil to sue him, and Puma and Deadpool just wanted him dead! Hero, villain, force of nature and deus ex machina all in one: the Beyonder! For good or ill, he was one of the most powerful agents of change in the eighties, and now you can see all of his work all at once! Collects Secret Wars II #1-9; New Mutants #30 and #36-37; Captain America #308; Uncanny X-Men #196 and #202-203; Iron Man #197; Fantastic Four #282, #285, #288 and #316-319; Web of Spider-Man #6; Amazing Spider-Man #268 and #273-274; Daredevil #223; Incredible Hulk #312; Avengers #260-261and #265-266; Dazzler #40; Alpha Flight #28; Thing #30; Doctor Strange #74; Cloak and Dagger #4; Power Pack #18; Thor #363; Power Man and Iron Fist #121; Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #111; Defenders #152; Deadpool Team-Up #1, and Quasar #8.
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 A Must Own for Marvel Fans September 23, 2009
E. Miguez
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
On the fence about ordering this?
It's 1200 pages and oversized. But is it any good?
Here's the basic overview...
What if you landed in the Marvel Universe? A place full of web-swinging vigilantes, blind lawyers, Canadian government teams, family dynamics, persecuted mutants, and wealthy superheroes?
How would you react to them? By studying them closely.
Oh, and you have the power to do ANYTHING you wish.
It is the Beyonder's interactions with these heroes and the world around him that tries to corrupt him that makes this story. WHY does Daredevil, having lost his sight, continue to fight the good fight, both metahumans AND in a court room? WHY do mutants save humanity despite being hated themselves? WHY is Captain America the man he is?
The Beyonder doesn't view a street-walking prostitute as a "dirty, girl of the streets"...he sees this girl from an alien perspective and she changes him for the better. A touching esrly chapter in the story.
Get this before the price goes up. It cover all of Marvel in the 80's and will you give you a fresh perspective on your favorite characters.
 Fun, Epic, Enjoyable May 30, 2009
ThisParticular Reader (Seattle, WA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This was a fun, epic feeling story. It's a bit heavy handed and melodramatc in places (as comics of it's time generally were,)and the action doesn't pack the same punch as the action in modern comics, but it held up better than I expected and was more enjoyable to read than I thought it would be. It's great getting the entire story with tie-ins in one massive volume, and the tie-ins worked better/added more to the story than I would have thought.
At nearly 1200 pages telling one story with a distinct beginning, middle, and end, the story really does feel epic. Touching on pretty much every title Marvel had in the mid 80's, it also gives a fantastic overview of the Marvel universe at the time. The reproduction quality is great as well. The only thing I would have liked to have seen is some sort of text overview of how the series was put together, how well it sold, how it was received by fans and critics at the time, and how it is looked at now, 25 years later.
Overall I'm glad I bought this. It was better than I expected and (taken as a whole) I liked it a lot. Was it as well done as most modern comics? Absolutely not -- comics have come a long way in the last 25 years, the writing, art, coloring, pacing, fight choreographay, intensity, level of sophistication, and production values are all dramatically better now -- but this was still a fun read. I read both this and the latest Green Lantern collection this weekend (Green Lantern Secret Origin,) and that just highlighted how far comics have come in the last twenty five years (and how much better they are now on so many levels,) but that didn't stop me from enjoying this as well.
Good, not GREAT as the best of Stan Lee/ John Bryne/ Chris Claremont April 22, 2010
S. Arnold
These omnibus editions are very cool, and I love these marvel epics wherein they tried to tell an epic over multiple issues. The problem here is the story isn't as compelling as Secret Wars original which was actually pretty good. The story here just doesn't seem like a very inspired one, which is too bad, because if Marvel was doing epics that had great stories on the level of Stan Lee, John Byrne, early Chris Claremont or Alan Moore- then they would be selling a lot more than they have.
With these comics its clearly the talent of the writer and artists that really make them and here the writing is ok but not great and the art is hit or miss, with the Byrne issues being the best along with the Claremont stuff....so only buy if you are a hardcore fan.
I still hope marvel puts out omnibus editions of all the best stuff from the 60's thru present- including all Stan Lee written early issues, all John Byrne issues, etc, etc..
The spine was not glued very well so pay attention to that it seems marvel has skimped on this but lets hope they make these really well in which case these omnibuses are great.
 You've Got to Be Kidding... June 21, 2009
D. A. Yurkovich (Los Angeles, California)
9 out of 24 found this review helpful
With a wealth of classic material at its disposal, it's disappointing to see Marvel choosing to give two of its lamest series the prestige "omnibus" treatment. Secret Wars I and II were badly produced limited series designed largely for the promotion of a line of kids toys. As for the Beyonder, well, the Beyonder is never going to be "classic" or "iconic" material. Period. Silly little series with a bunch of fighting. Perfect for the 8 to 10-year-old reader. Not perfect for this format.
Maybe Marvel is hoping a lot of the folks who read this junk as kids will rush out to buy a copy. Personally, I'll be saving that money for a copy of one of the following:
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus 2
Fantastic Four Omnibus 3
Tales of Suspense/Captain America Omnibus I
Journey Into Mystery/Thor Omnibus I
Strange Tales/Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD Omnibus I
Captain Marvel Omnibus I
Tales to Astonish/Sub-Mariner Omnibus I
Of course, there's no telling when those books will be released. Given Marvel's priorities, I suspect those titles will take a back seat to the U.S. 1 Omnibus. 'Nuff said.
 Disappointing in the 80's - Disappointing today October 6, 2009
redflashmike (San Antonio, Texas United States)
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have to agree with another reviewer that Secret Wars II is a terrible choice for omnibus format. Of course these were storylines that spanned the various titles and it was a Marvel event as a sequel to the first Secret Wars. But truly this was a badly written, terribly uninteresting story with incredibly bad artwork (looked like amateur hour). The issues got worse and worse as they came out in the 80's and I only stuck with it because I had hope there would be a payoff. No such luck. Marvel wasn't going after any awards when they produced this. This was one of the first limited series that featured the "tie-in" issues from other titles. In other words, this was truly just a money-making machine for Marvel.
The first series at least had Mike Zeck, a true visionary artist at Marvel. Secret Wars II is helmed by artist Al Milgrom (who I remember was also an editor at Marvel). It was a complete letdown in the 80's when it first came out and it always will be. Don't be fooled by the cover artwork by the great John Byrne (not sure why they say McGuiness- that's Byrne's artwork in the image)... the pages within are not so mesmerizing. Please save yourself $63!
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