Why Doesn't IDW do Marvel/DC style omnibus?

Gort

the hardcovers are fine quality dont get me wrong but 60 dollars for 20 some-odd issues is really pushing it imo. those giant tomes that marvel puts out is my preferred way to collect comics and those can usually be grabbed at a 30 dollar discount or more if you look in the right places. if they did 40- 50 issue omnis instead of this theyd only need to do 7-9 volumes instead of yknow fucking 18 to cover volume 1 of IDW tmnt.

it seems like a no brainer. makes much more sense then reprinting the current collections as paperbacks for a mere 20 bucks off. am i crazy here?

Tatoruzu

Gort

those can usually be grabbed at a 30 dollar discount or more if you look in the right places

Sadly, that's probably the reason right there. They don't want to offer a more affordable option.

The question really is: would they make more by offering omnibus (omnibuses? omnibi? omnibussy?) alongside or instead of their current trades?

They must've done the math and figured it wouldn't make them more money. But one could probably make the argument that having an affordable option would bring more readers in and eventually lead to more sales.

Gort

i dont see much reason why marvel can afford to print hardcover omnis of obscure material like fucken strikeforce moritori but IDW couldnt sell omnis of arguably the third most well known "superhero" IPs outside of marvel and DC

Tatoruzu

Gort I think it's because TMNT is IDW's main money maker, so they want to squeeze as much out of it as possible

Gort

Tatoruzu ironic because i had put off actually paying for their hardcovers for the longest because they were 20 issues flatbacks instead of round spined tomes that i prefer my collected editions to be.