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The Planetary Omnibus #[nn]

Mar 2014 · DC · 75.00 USD; 85.00 CAD
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This massive omnibus collects the entirety of Warren Ellis and John Cassaday's acclaimed series Planetary, a genre-spanning exploration of hidden history and secret archaeology. The story follows a team of 'mystery archaeologists' who uncover the strange, often dangerous truths behind the 20th century's pop culture and scientific marvels, weaving together homages to pulp heroes, superheroes, and science fiction. Published by DC under its WildStorm imprint, this edition gathers all 27 issues of the main series along with related one-shots and crossovers, presenting a complete narrative of a world's hidden past and its protectors.

In "All Over the World," Warren Ellis and John Cassaday deliver a gripping chapter of Planetary as the team investigates the mysterious destruction of a Hark building—only to witness Jim Wilder vanish after touching a lightning-bolt-shaped rock. When he returns, transformed by a sentient interdimensional ship that crash-landed eons ago, Wilder becomes the first of seven superhumans needed to pilot it home. With Planetary aiding in the search, the mission begins across realities, guided by a ship that remembers every universe it’s ever touched. The cover by John Cassaday captures the eerie, otherworldly tone of this cosmic mystery.

Contains 31 stories
All Over the World
24 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
The Aviator (flashback)Edison (flashback)Hark (flashback)Jimmy (flashback)7 costumed invaders (cameos in flashback)

In "All Over the World," Elijah Snow and the rest of Planetary delve into the Adirondacks to uncover the truth behind Doc Brass’s final journey, unearthing echoes of a forgotten past. Flashbacks reveal the mysterious figures of The Aviator, Edison, Hark, and Jimmy—four legends entwined with Brass’s fate—while seven costumed invaders appear in fleeting, enigmatic cameos, hinting at a larger, hidden history beneath the surface.

Island
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Shinya FukudaJun (death)Master Storyteller [Ryu] (death)Japanese military (deaths)
Dead Gunfighters
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Detective Shek Chi-Wai (spectre)MichelleMok (death)Tony (death)
Strange Harbours
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Mr. Neumeier

In "Strange Harbours," Mr. Neumeier finds himself drawn into a mystery when a Hark investigator vanishes mid-sentence after touching a strange, lightning-bolt-shaped rock. What follows is a journey into the unknown, as the man returns changed—marked by a connection to an ancient, sentient ship stranded on Earth for eons. With Planetary’s aid, he begins a quest to find six others like him, each holding a piece of the ship’s forgotten design, before the universe itself shifts beneath their feet.

The Good Doctor
23 pp · Science Fiction
The Aviator (flashback)Edison (flashback)Hark (flashback)Jimmy (flashback)
4
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero

In "4," Elijah uncovers the secret of the Four—early 1960s astronauts whose spaceflight altered them, turning them into guardians of forbidden knowledge and technology. Now scattered and dangerous, they leave behind a trail of violence and mystery, standing in stark contrast to the ideals of Planetary.

To Be in England, in the Summertime
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Jack CarterHerodunnamed mournersunnamed superhero (death)
The Day the Earth Turned Slower
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Allison (death)

In "The Day the Earth Turned Slower," Planetary is drawn into a chilling mystery when a woman named Allison reaches out with a desperate account of Science City Zero—a forgotten experimental base where people vanished during the Red Scare, subjected to cruel experiments meant to push human endurance to its breaking point. As the team investigates, they uncover a past that refuses to stay buried, where the line between science and horror blurs in ways that still echo through time.

Planet Fiction
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Ms. BourkeMr. Devis (death)

In "Planet Fiction," Planetary investigates a mysterious 1997 rocket crash in Norfolk, England, where four astronauts returned from a mission—but only three were ever on board. Now, with one of them dead and the surviving crew unraveling a terrifying truth, the line between fiction and reality begins to fracture.

Magic & Loss
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
McEwen2 unnamed aliens from a doomed planetanother alien, a member of a legion of alien policemena mother and her grown daughter from a hidden civilization on Earth

In "Magic & Loss," a quiet moment of remembrance unfolds as the Planetary team examines relics from the Four Voyagers Plaza—each object a silent witness to lives cut short. Among them, a mother and her grown daughter from a hidden Earth civilization, two doomed aliens, and a lone alien policeman carry echoes of a past too soon ended, their stories woven into the symbols, bands, and lantern now in the team’s care.

Cold World
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
John StoneBrideElijah Snow
Memory Cloud
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Planetary [Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe Drummer]Sherlock Holmes (cameo-flashback)Randall Dowling (cameo-flashback)
Nuclear Spring
8 pp · Superhero
Elijah SnowDrummerJakita Wagner
Century
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowSherlock HolmesDracula

In the early 20th century, a young Elijah Snow follows a fading trail through history’s shadows, hunting the last two missing pieces of a secret society long thought dissolved. Among the vanished are the legendary Sherlock Holmes and the enigmatic Dracula—two figures whose absence now threatens to unravel a legacy buried beneath centuries of silence.

Zeropoint
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Planetary [Elijah SnowJakita WagnerAmbrose Chasethe Drummer]the Professorthe Four [Kim SuskindWilliam LeatherRandall Dowling]
Creation Songs
23 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Planetary [Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe Drummer]Larissa Chase (Ambrose’s wife)Angela Chase (Ambrose’s daughter)Dr. Axel BrassCarlton Marvell (flashback)

Elijah Snow and Jakita Wagner return to Larissa Chase, seeking to mend past choices, only to be drawn into a high-stakes mission across the globe. With the fate of the Multiverse hanging in the balance, the team races to stop the Four from awakening Dreamtime—before it becomes a doorway to chaos.

Hark
22 pp · Martial Arts, Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowGuest Stars: Anna HarkJim Wilder
Opak-Re
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita WagnerLord Blackstock
The Gun Club
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita WagnerThe DrummerJohn StoneWilliam Leather
Mystery in Space
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe Drummer
Rendezvous
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe DrummerJacob Greene
Death Machine Telemetry
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowMelanctha (1st Appearance)
The Torture of William Leather
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowWilliam LeatherDead RangerRandall DowlingMasked MillionaireDoc Brass
Percussion
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
the DrummerJakita WagnerElijah SnowAmbrose ChaseJohn Stone
Systems
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Planetary [Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, the Drummer]Lord Blackstock (flashback)Anaykah (flashback)Kim SuskindRandall DowlingJim WilderDoc BrassAmbrose ChaseJohn LeatherThe Spider [Bret Leather]William Leather

In "Systems," Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, and the Drummer descend into a hidden vault beneath a Planetary facility in Brazil, uncovering a vast archive of Planetary Guidebooks that reveal long-buried truths about the Four. As the vault's secrets unfold, an orbital particle beam strikes the building—meant to kill them, but missing its mark—forcing the three agents to prepare for a counterresponse.

In from the Cold
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Planetary [Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe Drummer]John Stonein flashback:The Four [Randall DowlingKim SuskindWilliam LeatherJacob Greene]

In "In from the Cold," Elijah Snow confronts John Stone, uncovering his secret allegiance to the Four—once powerful figures now shrouded in mystery. As the truth about their fate in the Bleed begins to surface, the line between ally and enemy blurs in a story that redefines loyalty and the cost of survival.

The Last Piece of the Puzzle
22 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe DrummerRandall Dowling (dies in this issue)Kim Suskind (dies in this issue)Jim WilderAnna Hark (cameo)

Elijah Snow faces the final reckoning with Randall Dowling and Kim Suskind, the last two survivors of the Four, in a meeting that holds the weight of the past and the uncertainty of what comes next. With a changed perspective and the echoes of old alliances fading, Elijah steps into the confrontation knowing this moment could redefine everything — even as the Drummer watches from the shadows and Jim Wilder remains caught in the storm.

Untitled Science Fiction story
28 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Elijah SnowJakita Wagnerthe DrummerAmbrose Chase
Untitled Superhero story
45 pp · Superhero
Planetary [Elijah Snowthe DrummerJakita Wagner]The Authority [Jenny SparksApollothe MidnighterJack HawksmoorSwiftthe Doctorthe Engineer]

In "null," the Planetary team—Elijah Snow, the Drummer, and Jakita Wagner—risky a covert mission into the Authority’s stronghold to steal vital data, while the Authority itself, led by Jenny Sparks, Apollo, the Midnighter, Jack Hawksmoor, Swift, the Doctor, and the Engineer, investigates the Adirondacks to confront the dormant multiverse machine of Doc Brass. When a rogue technician activates the device, Earth is overrun by hostile robots, forcing the two groups to set aside their differences and work in uneasy tandem to survive the invasion.

Untitled Science Fiction story
49 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Clark Kent (dies in this story)Diana PrinceBruce WaynePlanentary [Elijah SnowJakita WagnerDrummerAmbrose Chase] (all die in this story)Alfred PennyworthDoctor Erdel (dies in this story)a martian [Martian Manhunter] (dies in this story)Barrett AllenKilowogTomar ReGuy GardnerJadeGreen Lantern [Hal Jordan]Green Lantern [John Stewart]Green Lantern [Alan Scott]G'NortChaselonGreen Lantern [Kyle Rayner]CyborgGorilla GroddEclipsoMetamorphoSwamp ThingRobotmanPlastic ManAquamanDoomsday (all as corpses)

In the ruins beneath a ruined world, a small band of underground superhumans—Clark Kent, Diana Prince, Bruce Wayne, and the members of Planetary—rally against a secret cabal of elitists who kill to conceal their crimes and hoard forbidden technology. With the fate of Earth’s greatest heroes hanging in the balance, the line between justice and vengeance blurs as the last of the old guard make their final stand.

Untitled Superhero story
48 pp · Superhero
Elijah Snowthe DrummerJakita WagnerBatmanDick GraysonJoker

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Full credits

artist, inker John Cassaday
colorist Laura Martin
colorist Wildstorm FX
letterer Ali Fuchs
cover pencils, inks John Cassaday

Reprints

↩ Reprints C-23 #6 (1998), Planetary #1 (1999), Planetary #2 (1999), Planetary #3 (1999), Planetary #4 (1999), Planetary #5 (1999), Planetary #6 (1999), Planetary #7 (2000), Planetary #8 (2000), Planetary #9 (2000), Planetary #[1] (2000), Planetary #10 (2000), Planetary / The Authority: Ruling the World #[nn] (2000), Planetary #11 (2000), Planetary #12 (2001), Planetary #13 (2001), Planetary #1 (2001), Planetary #2 (2001), Planetary #14 (2001), Planetary #15 (2001), Planetary / JLA: Terra Occulta #1 (2002), Planetary / Batman: Night on Earth #1 (2003), Planetary #16 (2003), Planetary #17 (2003), Planetary #18 (2004), Planetary #19 (2004), Planetary: Crossing Worlds #[nn] (2004), Planetary #3 (2004), Planetary #20 (2004), Planetary #21 (2004), Absolute Planetary #1 (2005), Planetary #22 (2005), Planetary #23 (2005), Planetary #24 (2006), Planetary #25 (2006), Planetary #26 (2006), Planetary #27 (2009), Planetary #4 (2010), Absolute Planetary #2 (2010)

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