My 2 cents on the omnibus matter, I usually only buy them if it is the only way to get the material and that is rarely the case (or if they are really cheap such as me finding them at Ollie's). But with the Golden Age Batman and Superman stuff, the later volumes are the only collections of most of that material. The early volumes got tpb releases, but the later volumes did not. Some of the stuff may be in Archives, but those are OOP and pricey (as are the later omnibus volumes now). Same is true for some (but not all) of the Silver Age stuff they did. For example I have the early Superman stuff in The Chronicles papaerbacks they did, so no need to buy Vol. 1 and 2 of the Golden Age omnibi, but Vol. 3 on I was game for (don't have them all). The Batman stuff I have the 1st 3, but missed Vol. 4-9 which are now outrageously priced in the aftermarket and little chance of ever getting paperback collections unless the new line they are launching later this year gets around to it, but I doubt they will. But most stuff from the SA-present can be had in other formats or in single issues for less money and easier reading.

To read an omnibus though, I need to be seated at a table with the book on the table or a lectern to read, not holding it as I read it in a chair, so it does limit opportunities to read it.

That said, there is a whole omnibus collector subculture out there who only buy comics in omnibus editions* now that is large enough to make the format viable for the most part for publishers, so I don't think it's going away any time soon.


-M

*They may also dabble in deluxe hardcovers and/or Absolute Editions of oversized hardcovers but stick to those big oversized hardcover formats for their comic purchases. Discussions among those collectors often center around which shelving (particularly Ikea) is best for holding and displaying those big editions. Those kind of discussion dominated the resurrected version of our old forum at our former home before migrating to a number of youtube channel dedicated to discussing and showing off those formats and discussing collecting them. It's akin to the subsection of collectors who only buy slabbed books in that their interest is limited to a particular type of book, and doesn't stray outside that for any reason and matters like readability is not a factor for them.

I have a number of Marvel omnibuses, including four volumes of the Fantastic Four, Frank Miller's Daredevil, Captain America etc. I like how many comics you get in each one, but as others have mentioned, their weight makes them a pain to read. I prefer a Masterworks volume or Epic TPB from an ease of reading perspective. But I will definitely buy omnibuses again -- pretty sure FF Vol 5 is coming out later this year.

Would you go so far as to say it was Giant-Sized?

Feels like Micronauts should be done digest sized.  

I also bought a 20 issue Jack Kirby fourth world set. It's only missing issue #15.