tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post2274590877822894213..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Trade Solicitations for October 2014 - Futures End: Five Years Later Omnibus, Simone's Batgirl ends, Superman Unchained, Identity Crisis Tenth Anniversarycollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11366359311055615962014-07-25T08:23:07.675-05:002014-07-25T08:23:07.675-05:00In what way? By ignoring all the established perso...In what way? By ignoring all the established personalities of the characters, turning Alice into a Harley Quinn rip off who quips silly jokes, and resolving the plot in the most haphazard and rushed way possible?Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858465228077926840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-83551385322299828112014-07-24T23:53:40.305-05:002014-07-24T23:53:40.305-05:00'That Annual was absolutely terrible and nowhe...'That Annual was absolutely terrible and nowhere near a worthy (or even sensible) conclusion to JH Williams' run.'<br />The annual was miles better than all of JHW III's run combined.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11918438223994130662014-07-24T23:19:48.197-05:002014-07-24T23:19:48.197-05:00My understanding is that his run started off a bit...My understanding is that his run started off a bit rough, but he managed to correct himself after a couple of issues (the annual excepted). I'm still TPB-waiting for Williams' final volume--I won't buy hardcovers on principle unless they're Omnibus or Absolute editions--and I'm still debating whether I want to continue with the series once Andreyko takes over.Scott Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528480452314914200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-51077900309479016312014-07-24T23:16:22.720-05:002014-07-24T23:16:22.720-05:00Based on both the incredible looking preview art a...Based on both the incredible looking preview art and the excellent work that Kindt has done thus far for Valiant (anyone who hasn't read Unity Vol. 1 really needs to), I'm highly anticipating Rai. It's definitely on my immediate purchase list.Scott Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528480452314914200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-76721345755929440782014-07-24T14:29:02.616-05:002014-07-24T14:29:02.616-05:00Tales of The Batman: Len Wein will feature the fir...Tales of The Batman: Len Wein will feature the first quality reprint of "The Untold Legend of the Batman" with art by Byrne and Aparo, the definitive pre-Crisis Batman origin story and a favorite of mine. DarthShapnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-92016191601460578502014-07-24T14:23:33.568-05:002014-07-24T14:23:33.568-05:00Fixed it, thank you.Fixed it, thank you.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33343780224145229052014-07-24T14:17:46.839-05:002014-07-24T14:17:46.839-05:00In Animal Man v.5, it's Justice League UNITED,...In Animal Man v.5, it's Justice League UNITED, not Unlimited :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-64361225552266439472014-07-24T10:39:55.799-05:002014-07-24T10:39:55.799-05:00His Batwoman run is OK. The annual however is horr...His Batwoman run is OK. The annual however is horrible. Horrible enough that I lost all faith in the writer, despite actually enjoying his issues of Batwoman till that point.<br /><br />Just trust me, putting it with Williams' story would be an insult.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858465228077926840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-71810053390919837312014-07-24T09:40:21.688-05:002014-07-24T09:40:21.688-05:00"Most of these trades are in volume 5 so aren..."Most of these trades are in volume 5 so aren't delving into the origin story at the moment ... Either way, given there are dozens of origin stories for superman over the years ..."<br /><br />My guess is that, even as these are "origin" stories on their face, the fact that they're written in medias res by each series' current creative team (for the most part) suggests to me that there's some aspect of origin, some aspect of "foreshadowing future storylines" going on there (a bit like the recent Zero Month issues or, going way back, the post-Zero Hour Zero Month issues). <br /><br />So that's an argument toward including the Secret Origin stories in each series trade, though I take your point about not wanting to double-dip.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-39528025789703939872014-07-24T09:37:35.718-05:002014-07-24T09:37:35.718-05:00Sorry to hear that. I have favorable memories of M...Sorry to hear that. I have favorable memories of Marc Andreyko on Manhunter and so I'm optimistic about his Batwoman -- if we can't have Greg Rucka or JH Williams, Andreyko seemed like a good third choice. Here's hoping.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-90408675313369078672014-07-24T09:28:11.067-05:002014-07-24T09:28:11.067-05:00Looking to get the same books as you, but I'd ...Looking to get the same books as you, but I'd add the Showcase Presents Unknown Soldier Vol 2. There are some classic David Michelinie stories in there, some 36-37 issues. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449783353273386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-86160562193763530052014-07-24T08:31:09.865-05:002014-07-24T08:31:09.865-05:00DARK HORSE: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?pag...DARK HORSE: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54105<br /><br />*Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book HC—The words “lost classic” are always guaranteed to grab my interest. This really does fit the category since it’s one of the first graphic novels ever created and in print for the first time in 28 years.<br /><br />*The Mighty TP—I’ve heard good things about this story, and I might review it if I can wrestle it away from this site’s editor since it’s from Peter Tomasi.<br /><br /><br />IDW: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54080<br /><br />*Transformers: Windblade TP—It’s hard to imagine a “Transformers” comic passing the Bechdel test, let alone having excellent female leads, but there you go. This is also the go-to book for fans of Starscream.<br /><br />*Kill Shakespeare Backstage Edition Vol. 1 HC—Apparently this is a huge mash-up of the various Shakespeare characters in one story akin to “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “Weapon Brown”. That intrigues me, as does the promise of annotations.<br /><br /><br />IMAGE: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54072<br /><br />*Nothing’s intriguing me this time around, sorry to say. <br /><br />VALIANT: http://www.newsarama.com/21584-valiant-entertainment-october-2014-solicitations.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsaramapreviews+(Newsarama.com+previews)<br /><br />*Rai Vol. 1: Welcome to Japan TPB—I admire Valiant for a lot of its choices, and bringing back the concept of the future timeline is one of the most daring. Clayton Crain’s amazing artwork would sell me on this even if the price weren’t so low.<br /><br />*The Complete Quantum and Woody Classic Omnibus HC—This is, if I’m not mistaken, the first omnibus ever put out by Valiant. The numbering might confuse some: issue “32” is actually issue 18; they did a jump-forward as a gag.<br />doug.glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018711097234509826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-37492355361425421232014-07-24T08:31:05.675-05:002014-07-24T08:31:05.675-05:00Swamp Thing hasn't been cancelled (at least, n...Swamp Thing hasn't been cancelled (at least, not yet), and vol. 5 is slated for December. You can pre-order it at Amazon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-20251927390840548222014-07-24T08:30:17.907-05:002014-07-24T08:30:17.907-05:00MARVEL: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=ar...MARVEL: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=54064<br /><br />*Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus HC—Well, here it is, the first trade of the second Star Wars era at Marvel. It wouldn’t surprise me if the entire classic run gets full-sized omnibuses (I think it would take three or four. Dark Horse’s omnibuses of this material are great, but are in the smaller size, so it may be profitable for Marvel to do full-sized trades of this run. SDCC may hold the answer for their Star Wars plans.<br /><br />*Original Sin HC—I’ve mostly shifted away from event-related monthlies, so unlike “Infinity”, I’ll actually be getting this hardcover. The bits I’ve read so far—primarily Mark Waid’s superb issue 0—give me hope.<br /><br />*Marvel 100th Anniversary TPB—Marvel’s doing a few flash-forwards recently with both this and an eight-month jump in Avengers. What I’ve heard of these specials is mostly positive so far, and these stories could very well influence future developments much in the way that “Kingdom Come” inspired characters and stories in the main DCU.<br /><br />*Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man TPB—Okay, so this is one exception from that “moving away from monthlies” statement, mostly because of the creators involved and the story concept. There’s a lot going on here to make it feel more like a valid story and less like a way to synch up the cinematic and comic book universes.<br /><br />*Original Sin: Thor and Loki TPB—If “Loki, Agent of Asgard” turns out to be as good as what I’ve seen so far, then this might end up being my most-anticipated tie-in to “Original Sin”. <br /><br />*Captain America: The Death of Captain America Paperback Novel—This is a case of anticipation because of the creator involved. The actual comic arc took way too long to tell, but Larry Hama writing it means that some cool storytelling might ensue. <br /><br />*Overall there’s a lack of classic material being solicited in October other than the Epic Collections and a Stan Lee “Silver Surfer” trade. This isn’t surprising since all of Marvel’s films for the year will have been released and “Agents of SHIELD” season 2 will be in its opening episodes, not to mention holiday prep time begins in November… for now. (And thanks to IGN for putting up the “AoS” debut date literally just as I started writing that sentence.)<br />doug.glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018711097234509826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-45089975999706769322014-07-24T08:25:08.971-05:002014-07-24T08:25:08.971-05:00For completism's sake, I hope DC keeps collect...For completism's sake, I hope DC keeps collecting the short stories from Secret Origins along with the characters' respective solo series, since they're mostly written by the same people responsible for the monthlies. I'd especially like to see the upcoming Wonder Woman origin by Azzarello and Chiang included in ther final WW volume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-44454140191532471332014-07-24T08:20:09.817-05:002014-07-24T08:20:09.817-05:00Surely it makes better business sense for DC to ke...Surely it makes better business sense for DC to keep "Secret origins" in its own trade and not divide the stories up? Most of these trades are in volume 5 so aren't delving into the origin story at the moment (except for Batman but everyone knows that) and the idea of SO surely is to grab either brand new readers or to show established readers new characters they may not have seen before. Either way, given there are dozens of origin stories for superman over the years, and Morrison just spent an 18 issue run on how he came to be, I think the short secret origin will seem out of place and slightly redundant in the next action comics volume.<br /><br />I was looking forward to the SO trade as I thought it would be a good palette cleanser for when I'm reading a large omnibus of some kind and I want to read something short, simple and fun. I may not buy it now though if I'm going to end up owning a majority of the content I care about in each characters trades. I think DC need to save it all for SO collections and keep it out of regular trades. What do you think?Wilson1989https://www.blogger.com/profile/17767850173122572195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11660531870596340762014-07-24T08:14:22.768-05:002014-07-24T08:14:22.768-05:00"where Andreyko cleaned up some storylines le..."where Andreyko cleaned up some storylines left over from the previous team, JH Williams and Haden Blackman. I rather wish they'd included Batwoman Annual #1 with the old team's last trade, such to give a better sense of a completed story"<br /><br />Oh wow, no no no. That Annual was absolutely terrible and nowhere near a worthy (or even sensible) conclusion to JH Williams' run. It should be kept far, far away from it. He got literally every aspect of the story and characters wrong. It made me give up buying the book every month.<br /><br />And "cleaned up" is pretty charitable! I'd say he made a huge mess of everything.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858465228077926840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79301769957683186312014-07-24T07:43:13.138-05:002014-07-24T07:43:13.138-05:00Shouldn't there also be a 5th Swamp Thing TP? ...Shouldn't there also be a 5th Swamp Thing TP? Swampy was cancelled at the same time as Animal Man.Danielhttp://socializingmogo.denoreply@blogger.com