tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post1787411195408001390..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Trade Solicitations for April 2017 - Batman: Zero Hour, Suicide Squad: Phoenix Gambit, Green Arrow: Hunt for Red Dragon, Wonder Woman: Year Onecollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-67907604593268821092017-02-06T23:00:37.417-06:002017-02-06T23:00:37.417-06:00Collecting just one issue of Officer Down in this ...Collecting just one issue of Officer Down in this series doesn't sit well with me, though; I'd rather they just reprint the whole thing.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-55739965583497640702017-02-06T22:59:21.880-06:002017-02-06T22:59:21.880-06:00I agree those would be good to add, including beca...I agree those would be good to add, including because those characters come back around a bit in Infinite Crisis/the end of JSA.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52575013912194504712017-02-06T22:58:23.659-06:002017-02-06T22:58:23.659-06:00I'm hopeful, but we've seen books solicite...I'm hopeful, but we've seen books solicited one month, cancelled the next, so, y'know, don't blink.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-68394961136503287522017-02-06T04:00:18.143-06:002017-02-06T04:00:18.143-06:00I'm happy to see Last Days of the Justice Soci...I'm happy to see Last Days of the Justice Society is finally being solicited. My only complaint is that they're not including the golden age Superman and Batman origins from Secret Origins 1 and 6. Sure, they were pre-Crisis origins but both appeared in the Last Days special that was, in essence, the final pre-Crisis JSA story.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137701960852470073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-53329544827530509052017-02-06T03:57:25.744-06:002017-02-06T03:57:25.744-06:00Yay!!! This is one collection I'm eager to add...Yay!!! This is one collection I'm eager to add to my bookshelf. I was afraid that since it hadn't been solicited that it was probably shelved for good. Of course, Last Days of the Justice Society is just now being solicited and it was to come out earlier as well.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137701960852470073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-45079941362685358952017-02-05T22:36:48.668-06:002017-02-05T22:36:48.668-06:00I'm on a read-through of all solo Batman title...I'm on a read-through of all solo Batman titles, and a few months ago I hit the post-NML era and loved it. Rucka's Detective Comics is the best of the bunch (in my opinion) and deserves to be collected on its own, BUT, the Bat-office was very interconnected back then and it's really cool to read Batman, Detective, Gotham Knights, and other titles together and see how they weave in and out and reference each other.<br /><br />Chronological collections of post-Crisis Batman uniting the various titles will probably remain a pipe dream for the rest of... ever (?) but it would still be cool. But yeah, not complaining, Rucka's run needs to get there any way it can.<br /><br />And there's really no need to worry about Officer Down. The second printing already ditched the New Gotham branding years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52811829096129025512017-02-01T11:51:17.298-06:002017-02-01T11:51:17.298-06:00Depends on what it was. Some of his early Robin wo...Depends on what it was. Some of his early Robin work is brilliant, also some of his early Nightwing. Birds of Prey is an inspired concept. At the same time Dixon had a tendency to fixate on silly one-off bad guys who'd reappear time and again to no great effect (especially in Nightwing) and also I think there was a certain sameness to his fight sequences. But this goes to my point -- Dixon's not being mentioned in the same breaths as Grant Morrison, but for consistent day-to-day output Dixon's only matched in the 1990s by Dan Jurgens and the Super-team.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15990042228767504922017-02-01T11:43:18.661-06:002017-02-01T11:43:18.661-06:00Was the Dixon stuff any good? I've been on the...Was the Dixon stuff any good? I've been on the fence about trying it for a while now... TylerW.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626618242897347765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-18337173715577580792017-01-31T22:41:43.749-06:002017-01-31T22:41:43.749-06:00Really excited for Batman Zero Year TPB and Superg...Really excited for Batman Zero Year TPB and Supergirl 2005-2011 Vol 3. It so nice DC Comics is collecting all to most of The Supergirl Trade Paperbacks since The CW TV Series has come out!!!kenkraly2004https://www.blogger.com/profile/15149390094906905733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-85826256287344633132017-01-31T18:13:47.477-06:002017-01-31T18:13:47.477-06:00It's a collection of Gregg Rucka issues, that ...It's a collection of Gregg Rucka issues, that makes it less likely to be canceled atm if you look at what they're reprinting. It's a good time if you like his writing (and who doesn't...).PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-73700266365256736962017-01-31T17:19:43.580-06:002017-01-31T17:19:43.580-06:00I can't seem to find it on Amazon, which doesn...I can't seem to find it on Amazon, which doesn't bode well...<br />Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258920665729412167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-8199159572181802912017-01-31T16:03:54.430-06:002017-01-31T16:03:54.430-06:00Yeah, just depends on how far the Dixon collection...Yeah, just depends on how far the Dixon collections get. Given that most of the Simone run has been collected one time, I'm more eager for them to get the Dixon run finished, but no harm in continuing on after that.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11809221339917232032017-01-31T16:02:02.338-06:002017-01-31T16:02:02.338-06:00Of course. Believe you me, I was on the "it&#...Of course. Believe you me, I was on the "it's a continuum" train back when they connected the events of pre- and post-Crisis in the fold-out timeline at the back of Zero Hour (letting alone my own <a href="http://collectededitions.blogspot.com/2009/09/dc-trade-paperback-timeline-tpb.html" rel="nofollow">DC Trade Paperback Timeline</a>. I simply intuited from TNT's use of the word "canon" that TNT meant "in immediate continuity," which JLA: Year One is not. Did it happen at one point in the grand holistic meaning of "happen," sure, but I think the use of the word "canon" is intrinsically asking for a more limited definition of continuity than what you're describing.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-4090318713871868522017-01-31T16:00:11.521-06:002017-01-31T16:00:11.521-06:00They're reprinting that whole Birds of Prey se...They're reprinting that whole Birds of Prey series atm, so unless they suddenly sell really badly it will reach those issues.PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-84147123171746212322017-01-31T15:54:40.350-06:002017-01-31T15:54:40.350-06:00I'm really excited about this New Gotham TPB a...I'm really excited about this New Gotham TPB and want to know more about what more they want to collect. And I agree some of those Gotham Knight stories deserve to be collected in TPB.PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-24967730893487065602017-01-31T15:48:48.395-06:002017-01-31T15:48:48.395-06:00I don't really see it as out of Canon. For the...I don't really see it as out of Canon. For the new 52 to happen everything before that also had to happen. After every time altering event there are "altered history books". I got a separate shelf for each period where I place books that relate to history changes after one of those events.PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-668662594027497572017-01-31T15:43:43.375-06:002017-01-31T15:43:43.375-06:00Do you think that Gail Simone's early Bird'...Do you think that Gail Simone's early Bird's of Prey stuff will ever be reprinted? It's been out of print for so long and I have a few gaping holes in my collection that I want to get filled in. With so many other older series being released, you would think that one would be a no-brainer... TylerW.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626618242897347765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62991926030985754362017-01-31T15:42:31.437-06:002017-01-31T15:42:31.437-06:00I'm really wondering what they're trying t...I'm really wondering what they're trying to do with Batman: New Gotham Vol. 1. I got Batman: Evolution, but I'm really interested in it.<br /><br />I've also collected all the previously uncollected single issues with Sasha Bordeaux (including the 1 superman crossover). As a fan of the Checkmate series I just had to buy them. I would love to see those collected in TPB.<br /><br />I'm also exited for the JLA: Year One Deluxe edition. And the raven mini series has peaked my interest.<br /><br />Earlier this month I was saddened to learn that just like the "Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion", the "Legends Companion" has been canceled. And now "Justice League: Breakdowns"... I don't like it when I get my hopes up for something and they cancel it.PeterBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-69144837561450185242017-01-31T15:16:45.638-06:002017-01-31T15:16:45.638-06:00Agreed on the quality of Grayson's Gotham Knig...Agreed on the quality of Grayson's Gotham Knights run. The issue where Bruce legally adopts Dick is, I think, the last time I got misty over a comic. Excellent stuff!Leauxbeauxhttp://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-9791654434391554182017-01-31T14:50:58.286-06:002017-01-31T14:50:58.286-06:00The last days of the JSA being published is a real...The last days of the JSA being published is a real surprise to me. It is about as far out of continuity as you can get. Hopefully All Star Squadron will soon be collected. <br /><br />John Byrne has been getting a lot of publication love from the Big 2 over the last few years. His X Men, Fantastic Four, West Coast Avengers, and Alpha Flight have all seen the omnibus treatment from Marvel. His Man of Steel run finally was completed in trade by DC. I may be remembering this wrong, but I thought his Wonder Woman work was not very well received so I am suprised that it is being traded. <br /><br />The Batman Zero hour, Grell Green Arrow, and Ostrander Suicide Squad trades will round out the rest of my DC order. <br /><br />For Marvel, Jason Aaron's Unworthy Thor and the Amazing Spiderman Epic Collection with issues #105-123 will be on my order.<br /><br />With the cancellations, either way the Jones situation goes, that era of Green Lantern will probably never again see the light of day. Hopefully DC will just move forward and reissue the Ron Marz Green Lantern books. <br /><br />I am not surprised that the Silver Age Doom Patrol Omnibus will be getting axed. When it was solicited, I commented on how it was strange and I did not think there would be much of an audience for this era of the team.<br /><br />As for Justice League Breakdowns. So disappointing. We were getting so close to having a complete run of the series. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219617535851078745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-74080639418322912992017-01-31T14:28:45.476-06:002017-01-31T14:28:45.476-06:00I'm just a big fan of Grayson's Gotham Kni...I'm just a big fan of Grayson's Gotham Knights run, and how she nailed Batman's relationships with just about any character. The "Transference" arc (issues #7-11) is a particular favorite of mine, and the best Hugo Strange story I've ever read.<br /><br />Since the New Gotham TPBs apparently won't cover this series except for maybe the "Officer Down" issue guest-written by Rucka, I'd like to see it get its own separate TPB line, like Shadow of the Bat. In fact, I'd be satisfied just to see the first 24 issues collected, because the new Bruce Wayne: Murder/Fugitive trades cover the rest of Grayson's run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-46393549270806615532017-01-31T13:57:40.668-06:002017-01-31T13:57:40.668-06:00Not cancelled, I understand, but hasn't been s...Not cancelled, I understand, but hasn't been solicited yet.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-48778878816407102822017-01-31T13:55:21.482-06:002017-01-31T13:55:21.482-06:00Bummer on the Azrael books; that must, I think, be...Bummer on the Azrael books; that must, I think, be a reflection of orders on the first volume. That Justice League United book has been on and off the schedule a bunch of times; it's Jeff Parker so I think they should just do it. Pity on Legion Lost but I'm not sure there's a great demand for that; I would like to see the Legends Companion.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-69704479631913488302017-01-31T13:55:20.306-06:002017-01-31T13:55:20.306-06:00Whatever happened to the Mike Parobeck JUSTICE SOC...Whatever happened to the Mike Parobeck JUSTICE SOCIETY trade? Mr. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755951174184084431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-29084919870917850822017-01-31T13:51:50.423-06:002017-01-31T13:51:50.423-06:00Why Gotham Knights necessarily? I'd like it fo...Why Gotham Knights necessarily? I'd like it for completeness and because it was essentially the "Bat-family" title that Detective is now, but looking at it the other day, I couldn't discern anything significantly notable in the early run. Something that stands out to you?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.com