I don't think it would be. With some of the more popular ones you'd probably get them cheaper, but for all 60 odd books I don't think £9.99 is a price that's gonna be bettered in too many places.
Here is a list of the Collection in the order it will be released (according to Wikipedia)
The Amazing Spider-Man: Coming Home - Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (Volume 2) #30-35
Uncanny X-Men: Dark Phoenix - Collecting Uncanny X-Men #129-137
Iron Man: Extremis - Collecting Iron Man (Volume 4) #1-6
The Ultimates: Super-Human - Collecting The Ultimates 1-6
The Amazing Spider-Man: Birth of Venom - Collecting The Amazing Spider-Man (Volume 1) #252, 256-259, 300 & Web Of Spider-Man #1
Thor: Reborn - Collecting Thor (Volume 3) #1-6
Captain America: Winter Soldier - Collecting Captain America (Volume 5) #8-9 and #11-14
The Incredible Hulk: Silent Screams - Collecting The Incredible Hulk (Volume 1) #370-377
Wolverine: Wolverine - Collecting Wolverine #1-4
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted - Collecting Astonishing X-Men #1-6
Captain Britain: A Crooked World - Collecting Marvel Superheroes #387-388, The Daredevils #1-11, and The Mighty World Of Marvel (Vol. 2) #7-13
Avengers: Forever Pt 1 - Collecting Avengers Forever #1-6
The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Captain America: The New Deal
Marvels
Avengers: Disassembled
New X-Men: E is for Extinction
Secret War
Avengers: Forever (Part 2)
Daredevil:Born Again
She Hulk: Single Green Female Marvel Zombies
The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (Part 1)
Punisher: Welcome Back Frank (Part 1)
Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars (Part 1)
The Mighty Thor: In Search of Gods
Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle
The Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (Part 2)
Captain America: The Chosen
New Avengers: Break Out
Spider-Man: Blue
New X-Men: Imperial
House of M
Wolverine: Origin
Fantastic Four: Unthinkable
Thor: The Last Viking
Civil War
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars (Part 2)
Fantastic Four: Authoritative Action
Fallen Son: Death of Captain America
Punisher: Welcome Back Frank (Part 2)
The Ultimates: Homeland Security
Wolverine: Weapon X
1602
Daredevil: Guardian Devil
The Amazing Spider-Man: Revelations
Eternals
Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther
World War Hulk
Fantastic Four: The End
Captain Britain and MI13: Vampire State
Wolverine: Old Man Logan
Secret Invasion
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Thunderbolts: Faith in Monsters
Ghost Rider: Road to Damnation
Son Of M
Siege
I'd be interested to see if its cheaper to buy each separately via amazon etc rather than go with this 'magazine' type subscription
if your aiming on the whole 60 then this is the best way finantially. i've found some of them in shops and online as paperback versions and they actually cost more to buy.
if you only want certain ones then yeah, go for amazon. resale value on the unwanted ones will probably be low with 28000 subscribers around.
I've had a look on Amazon, and all the ones I have searched for have been on there. The prices range from £6 to £20 depending on hardback or paperback and which title you are after.
I've had a look on Amazon, and all the ones I have searched for have been on there. The prices range from £6 to £20 depending on hardback or paperback and which title you are after.
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From: greg
To: hachettepw@jacklinservice.com
Sent: 19 March 2012 01:44:23 AM
Subject: Marvel Comic Book Collection
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Hello, I was wondering if you tell me when i could expect issues 6 & 7 of the collection as nothing seems to have happened since 13/02/12.
Other people with higher subscriber numbers than me have reported recieving these on forums so i am natually curious about the status.
Thankyou for your attention.
Greg Holman
I'd take that email with a pinch of salt if I was you, had numerous off them. Do yourself a favour and order it from WHSmiths or some other newsagent and get it fortnightly and on time!
I'm still waiting on receiving issues 4 and 5, and any issues after that, or any word on what's happening!
Mid Feb I signed up and not a single thing has been sent to me. I emailed asking what was going on and got a response saying that there where stock issues and they would be sent out shortly. I replied straight away asking if they know when approximately I can expect these issues to be sent and what would happen about the other issues released in the mean time.
2 weeks later still no reply. I have to say I find their customer service disgraceful. I'd like to do what other people on here have suggested, getting the gifts then cancelling the subscription with them and getting it through a newsagent, but I've not even received the gifts yet -_-
My original plan was to get the gifts, then cancel my subscription and order them through my local comic shop. As it happens, I'll probably have finished the collection before I get the free gifts!
I had similar problems to some described here, working out what and when things were coming.
You might all be interested to know that you can set up an online account at hachette.co.uk's website (not the Marvel Graphic Novel website!) and you can then see all your payment details, books, gifts, letters that have been sent to you and when etc. Very very handy for relieving some of the pain of subscribing to this!
Wolverine (Issue 9) was out on Tuesday. This is the thinnest Graphic Novel book to date, but that said, it does look like a great story.
Any feedback on anyones favourite issue to date? I've enjoyed them all so far, but "The Ultimates - Superhuman" and "Spiderman - Birth Of Venom" have been my favourite.
ARRRG I don't believe this! After 2 months of waiting, with barely any information other than "It's out of stock", and that's only when they bother to reply to emails, I finally recieve issue 4 and 5.
DAMAGED!
Issue 4 has a tear along the back cover, while issue 5 has a massive dent along the spine.
I'm starting to wonder if their way of handling buisness is a breech of trading standards and whether to report them. Worst company I've ever had to deal with :mad:
I finally got mine today as well as you, Panda. Along with a letter saying that although some issues are out of stock, they'll continue with susequent issues and the missing ones will be sent asap. Which is fine, but I dont want to be sent some every 2 weeks (instead of the 4) and have to spend more money quickly.
6 and 7 finally arrived for me too. I was tempted to hold on and wait for the bookends to be delivered, they were the only gifts that I was particularly bothered about, but now I think I'm going to cancel my order and get the rest of them through my local comic shop. He's had issue 8 in for about three weeks.
Does anyone have an idea about if I went to W.H Smith and asked them to order them in for me would I be able to start at issue one or would I just start from the issue its on now?
Thanks
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EERRGGHHH! No way should that be in there.
if your aiming on the whole 60 then this is the best way finantially. i've found some of them in shops and online as paperback versions and they actually cost more to buy.
if you only want certain ones then yeah, go for amazon. resale value on the unwanted ones will probably be low with 28000 subscribers around.
Some random ones...
Seige
New Avengers Breakout
House Of M
And these were the first three I just searched on Amazon.
Mark
Same here. Tried ringing them yesterday-waste of time. See what this week brings in the post-my daughter's getting impatient! :mad:
Thank you!
Dear Greg
Subscriber Number: SC0
Thank you for your email and please accept our profound apologies for the delayed response.
Your delivery will posted out 05/04/12 please allow 14 to 28 days for delivery.
We again offer our profound apologies for the inconvenience caused by the stock problem and thank you for your continuing patience in this regard.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require further assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Christal-Jane Retief
Customer Care
---- Original Message ----
From: greg
To: hachettepw@jacklinservice.com
Sent: 19 March 2012 01:44:23 AM
Subject: Marvel Comic Book Collection
SC013430
Hello, I was wondering if you tell me when i could expect issues 6 & 7 of the collection as nothing seems to have happened since 13/02/12.
Other people with higher subscriber numbers than me have reported recieving these on forums so i am natually curious about the status.
Thankyou for your attention.
Greg Holman
I'd take that email with a pinch of salt if I was you, had numerous off them. Do yourself a favour and order it from WHSmiths or some other newsagent and get it fortnightly and on time!
Good luck though.
Mark
Mid Feb I signed up and not a single thing has been sent to me. I emailed asking what was going on and got a response saying that there where stock issues and they would be sent out shortly. I replied straight away asking if they know when approximately I can expect these issues to be sent and what would happen about the other issues released in the mean time.
2 weeks later still no reply. I have to say I find their customer service disgraceful. I'd like to do what other people on here have suggested, getting the gifts then cancelling the subscription with them and getting it through a newsagent, but I've not even received the gifts yet -_-
Not happy with them at all.
Along with a very non precise letter saying something is out of stock but not what.
Written in very poor english, grammer is terrible!
Likewise, ours arrived this morning with the very same letter! Hope this carry on doesn't happen every month!
You might all be interested to know that you can set up an online account at hachette.co.uk's website (not the Marvel Graphic Novel website!) and you can then see all your payment details, books, gifts, letters that have been sent to you and when etc. Very very handy for relieving some of the pain of subscribing to this!
Why they don't advertise this more I do not know!
Delbert
Any feedback on anyones favourite issue to date? I've enjoyed them all so far, but "The Ultimates - Superhuman" and "Spiderman - Birth Of Venom" have been my favourite.
Mark
DAMAGED!
Issue 4 has a tear along the back cover, while issue 5 has a massive dent along the spine.
I'm starting to wonder if their way of handling buisness is a breech of trading standards and whether to report them. Worst company I've ever had to deal with :mad:
my local comic store says there not stocking them so stuck with them.
And they won't order in a copy for your pull list? Hmm, nice...
great customer service isnt it?
i'm quietly hoping that after book 10 or so they might have pulled there thump out of their bum at hachette and be sorted out.
Thanks