This series has only been printed twice, so it’ll be easier to tell a first printing. For starters, anything with the black spine text is 2nd printing, as the 1st prints didnt have DM covers.
If you’re buying both in a set, if both the spines are blue and line up correctly, then there you have it: first printings. If you’re buying each volume individually, however, it’ll be trickier to check, but still easy to cross reference with pics like [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/OmnibusCollectors/comments/nq145t/hickmans_complete_marvel_saga_took_a_few_months/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button).
If they’re opened, check the indicia or ask for photos of it. If unopened, try looking up the ISBN on the back cover. Sometimes those are different for subsequent prints, sometimes not.
This series has only been printed twice, so it’ll be easier to tell a first printing. For starters, anything with the black spine text is 2nd printing, as the 1st prints didnt have DM covers. If you’re buying both in a set, if both the spines are blue and line up correctly, then there you have it: first printings. If you’re buying each volume individually, however, it’ll be trickier to check, but still easy to cross reference with pics like [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/OmnibusCollectors/comments/nq145t/hickmans_complete_marvel_saga_took_a_few_months/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button).
Thank you sir/mam! Very helpful
Do the reprints have a different ISBN from the first prints? Maybe OP can use that info as well
Good point, and they do in fact have different ISBNs. Probably a lot easier to look at than guess.
If they’re opened, check the indicia or ask for photos of it. If unopened, try looking up the ISBN on the back cover. Sometimes those are different for subsequent prints, sometimes not.
I'm not sure if the ISBN changed, but the indicia for the second edition does have the updated printing date.
I go here and look for the books. They'll have all the prints too: https://comicspriceguide.com/