Got the comic book monkey on my back again. Ugh. Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in...reprint collections this time. Oh lord, they're reprinting everything these days. Marvel and their damn Omnibus series. These full color deluxe mammoth editions (900 to 200 pages) collecting around forty issues of continuity, plus oodles of extras, like annuals, alternate covers, and (in the case of the silver age stuff) original letters pages. I have Spider-Man vol. 1 on the way--every damn issue Steve Ditko ever did in one giant obscene hardback. Got a deal, but still pricey for one book; but not really, considering the originals would set you back in the triple digits, and even the old Marvel Tales reprints are going up in value (never thought I'd see the day).
Of course, I've already got my eye on vol. 2 (Jazzy Johnny Romita, tiger), oh, and the Roger Stern Ominbus (Enter...The Hobgoblin!), maybe Tomb of Dracula...somebody help me. No way my shelves will withstand this behemoth invasion.