Book Report: New Teen Titans Omnibus Volume 2 (2026)

I actually didn’t mean to buy New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol 2 (2026 Edition). I don’t normally buy Omnibus Editions on account of their steep prices ($100 or $150 depending on size of the collection), and instead have been collecting the more affordable version of DC Finest (if you have patience, you can get these below $25 per book).

At the end of July, Amazon started offering random 20%, 30%, or 40% coupons, and it dropped New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol 2 (a book that was released only three months earlier) to $46, an all-time low price. I just bought it without hesitation, but I do have some regrets… because now I need to track down Vol 1 to add to my collection. Volume 3 is coming out later this year, which I would like to add to my bookshelf too.

Let’s address the terrible 2011 New Teen Titans Omnibuses. Please refer to reviewordie for a quick summary:

 

Starting in 2017, DC rectified the poor Omnibuses with an update print order, mapping it up to Volume 5. Now, starting in 2026, DC has a new roadmap for the series, which will now branch into New Titans Omnibus Vol 1 & 2 (for Titans #50 onward, plus Team Titans series in Volume 2). It’s a very exciting time to be a Titans fan.

So what’s new in the 2026 edition? Read below.

I don’t have the previous 2019 edition, but from what I understand, it is exactly the same content, with the exception of the new (old) DC Bullet and … upon my shock and discovery, new Omnibus paper. This new paper, compared to previous Omnibus paper, is much thinner. I own another Omnibus with the exact page count (600 pages), and comparing the two books, the new 2026 New Teen Titans book is thinner! This is great for my book shelf, meaning I can fit more books on the shelf… but it does raise some question about the quality of the paper.

For one thing, I noticed a few pages were “wrinkled”, where the pages bunched/crunched up during the printing process. This suggests to me that the paper is not as stiff as typical Baxter paper or older Omnibus paper. I don’t know if that’s true, but it is my non-scientific conclusion.

The paper, itself, is nice and glossy, and reflects the colors and ink well enough. Pages are white, almost bleached white. It looks very bright and colorful. It reminds me a little of whatever the DC Finest paper is using (but I’m certain they are not the same type of paper). Also, worth noting, is that the book is heavy (heavier than another Omnibus of 600 pages). I think I read reviews the Warlord Omnibus printed in 2025 using non-glossy paper, complaining that “it’s the world’s lightest book”. The complaint is that the weight of the book makes the book feel “cheap”.

So, paper is important, especially if you pay full retail $100 price, you want the best representation of the work… which usually means no printing errors and on nice, archival paper that will last. Again, a non-scientific analyst is that heavier stock paper means more durable paper. At least that’s how I perceive it. I really wish DC Comics would be transparent and tell us what paper stock they are using. Personally speaking, I do not like newsprint paper at all. It is cheap and it can easily tear.

I think the retail price ($100) for 640 pages, in a somewhat large-than-standard comic book size, is a little too much. It used to be that these Omnibus were priced at $75, which I thought was a fair price, because it collects about 24 issues (2 years’ worth of material). The price that I am willing to pay is $50, but your mileage may vary.

To be fair, I’m sure $100 barely pays for all the work and effort that DC put into this book. Especially, because I know the Comic Book market have thinned out since the hey-day of the 90s comic boom. With a smaller market, they have to charge more to make up for lack of sales.

When all is said and done, the new, updated remaster of the source material made the purchase worth it. The art appears much clearer, slightly larger… and on very nice bright glossy paper.

The other nice thing is that the title and credits have been restored (it’s been restored since 2017), so if you’re coming off of the old Judas Contract Trade Paperback, it is very nice to see the credits again. I know it’s a small thing, but I am not a fan when DC removes the titles and credits.

My biggest problem is that now I am double-dipping with my commitment to buying the Teen Titans DC Finest line. I guess I can justify it by saying that the DC Finest line is for reading and they’re always in stock and always in print (it’s still relatively new so maybe eventually they will go out of print). DC Finest books, you can easily lend to a friend and not worry about it too much. For the Omnibus, that’s something I won’t lend out, but I want to keep it on display.

I guess it’s nice to have the pricing options. The DC Compact (at $10 a book) is for newbies, the DC Finest (retails for $40) is for the reader, and the Omnibus (retails for $100) is for the collector. There’s something for everyone.

Update: It has been brought to my attention that the 2011 “Terrible Titans” Omnibus stretches out the first page (the art was drawn smaller to accommodate for legal text from the publisher). Since the reprints removes the legalize, there is now a blank empty space below the artwork. In the old 2011 edition, DC decided to stretch the image out to fill in the page – but the aspect ratio looks terrible! In later editions, DC fixed the aspect ratio. Also, starting in New Teen Titans #39 and beyond, the covers are overprinted – so it is slightly cut off… but it shows the full cover art. I like the larger size, I wish it was consistent with the other covers.

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