< this book is really well done. Of course what would one expect from Steve Oliff and his talented crew? It is still very much in the style and range of the original, but also looks entirely fresh and up-to-date. >

I've only seen the scans earlier in this thread, but based on those alone, I heartily agree with this comment.  Although I didn't mind the attempt at the TOA recolouring, this Thor omnibus is very near perfect in how new recolouring can be done.  If only this type of recolouring could have been used on the Neal Adams DC reprints...

However, I'm also one of those persons who finds any collected edition over 500-600 pages as too unwiedly.  But if this colour work would be used in future smaller volumes, whether SC or HC, I'd get them in a heartbeat (and that goes for any title, not just Thor; eg. Byrne's FF, etc).

Richard G.