Richard Case

The Hawkman Omnibus by Geoff Johns restores Carter Hall as a mythic, bruising presence in the DC Universe. Across 704 pages, Johns and James Robinson use reincarnation, archaeology and the fractured bond with Hawkgirl/Kendra Saunders to make Hawkman feel ancient, violent and emotionally trapped rather than simply another flying hero. The volume collects Hawkman #1-25, JSA #56-58 and Hawkman Secret Files, with artists including Rags Morales and Patrick Gleason giving the run its rugged, physical identity. This is a proper character-led omnibus, so Hawkman belongs as the main character and search hook.

Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus preserves one of DC's strangest post-Morrison continuations, where identity, body, gender, spirituality and surreal danger all remain unstable. Pollack does not simply imitate the previous run; she pushes the team into her own territory, with Dorothy Spinner, the Bandage People and a more intimate kind of weirdness. Its value is historical and tonal: a difficult, singular Doom Patrol era that deserves to sit beside the better-known Morrison material.

Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison Omnibus is where superhero comics become surreal therapy, pop philosophy and beautiful nonsense without losing their wounded heart. Crazy Jane, Robotman, Danny the Street, Flex Mentallo and the Brotherhood of Dada make the book feel like DC's strangest support group rather than a conventional team. Morrison and Richard Case use absurdity to talk about trauma, identity and meaning. This is Doom Patrol as a cult text, not a standard action omnibus.

The 'Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme' series (1988–1996) launched at the height of the direct market boom and represented Marvel's most ambitious ongoing commitment to the character. Volume 1 collects the opening arcs by Peter Gillis, who brought a darker, more horror-inflected sensibility to Strange's world — exploring the cost of wielding power beyond human comprehension and the toll the mystic arts take on Strange's humanity. The series introduced the Vishanti Wars and deepened the political structures of the mystical Marvel universe in ways that would influence Doctor Strange comics for years. This omnibus is the essential starting point for collectors interested in the character's late 1980s and 1990s evolution.