I originally resisted ordering this too because I had serious doubts about the ergonomics of trying to comfortably read a 3-4" thick oversized hardcover.
All the raves though finally pushed me over the edge and my copy came a few days ago. The re-coloring is indeed superb. I wish all vintage material could get re-colored like this when it gets reprinted on bright white stock. It's both superior to the original destined-for-newsprint- work and at the same time still evocative of those simpler paradigms.
If they had just ported over the original color guides, this wouldn't be nearly as exciting- the new color really kicks what was already superior material, up quite a few more notches.

Also surprised to find the size of the book is not as daunting as I thought it would be. It's heavy, but not unbearably so. This is my first Omnibus, and now that I broke my cherry, I can't wait to pick up more. I get the enthusiasm for these things now.