User blog:Nausiated/Masterworks and why the twist my balls

The thing I can't stand is the ridiculous prices that Marvel charges for their Masterwork hardcovers. For the most part it's not too bad, because most of the popular ones (X-Men, Spider-Man etc) are easily available in Essential format. What really twist my balls is the golden age stuff and non-hero books.

I'm interested in reading them, but they charge a shit load of money for them. I get it, the cost of restoring and recolouring them is probably a reason for the hefty cost, but take a look at what DC Comics does: They're releasing Superman Chronicles and Batman Chronicles etc.. Taking those expensive Archive Editions and releasing them in soft covers.

Also compared to the Omnibus collections. You spend almost as much on a Masterwork as you do on a Omnibus which usually has a larger amount of pages.


 * sigh* this is the price I have to pay if I want to read old issues of Tales to Astonish.