tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post2839537839956110164..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Early 2011 TPB Solicitations - Hush Deluxe, Justice League International, Suicide Squad (again!)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-57525830314974675422010-07-28T16:04:19.935-05:002010-07-28T16:04:19.935-05:00Good point on the New Krypton saga.
I also find...Good point on the New Krypton saga. <br /><br />I also find this tiny book way overpriced. DC is dropping the ball again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28583298110563896052010-07-13T15:52:55.516-05:002010-07-13T15:52:55.516-05:00Anonymous - It looks like "Hush Unwrapped&quo...Anonymous - It looks like "Hush Unwrapped" is just Jim Lee's pencils for the series. Now look, I love "Hush" just as much as the next guy, but DC is really starting to go into overkill for this storyline. There are plenty of uncollected stories and series that deserve it more than the umpteenth variant reprint of "Hush."Zach Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905320964723323391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-72633284551728015932010-06-18T19:22:28.084-05:002010-06-18T19:22:28.084-05:00Yes!! Cats in the Cradle. I did manage to read thi...Yes!! Cats in the Cradle. I did manage to read this arc and this is going to be one hell of a Catman story.Derek Ropernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75566987105467711072010-06-12T11:32:00.340-05:002010-06-12T11:32:00.340-05:00Hush Unwrapped... maybe a title screw-up on Amazon...Hush Unwrapped... maybe a title screw-up on Amazon meant for Dini's upcoming Heart of Hush sequel on Streets of Gotham?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-89508308827537325652010-06-07T17:08:06.021-05:002010-06-07T17:08:06.021-05:00I would also like to see the collections get large...I would also like to see the collections get larger; for example, I've been buying The Question books that collects the 36-issue series. There are 6 issues per book, at $22.99Cdn = $137.94Cdn (about $130US)! Couldn't they have done 12 issues per book at a cheaper price? Books like 52 and Countdown to Final Crisis are what, 13 books for around the same price?D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-40107563060465730462010-06-07T06:48:05.677-05:002010-06-07T06:48:05.677-05:00@Ian
Oh, totally agreed. I think that's what ...@Ian<br /><br />Oh, totally agreed. I think that's what I like the mega trades, though. Look at Sleeper, for example. Each mega trade collects a season. Season 1 was meant to be the end of the series, essentially, and wraps up well.<br /><br />But I would much prefer the mega format over, say, the way that Batman: Hush was first collected. Or the ongoing problem with Superman: New Krypton. Or Justice. All of them could have easily fit into a single, mega volume instead of smaller ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-41328188829356943202010-06-06T22:17:38.335-05:002010-06-06T22:17:38.335-05:00@Nick - I got into showcase volumes recently simpl...@Nick - I got into showcase volumes recently simply because of the cost. I stayed away from them for a really really long time, but wanted to catch up on pre-crisis DC. I was able to get almost every volume at about 6.00 each from one supplier, brand new, as long as I bought them all at once. Haven't regretted that purchase at all. Thinking about how much it would cost me in archives is really scary...<br /><br />though honestly I'll probably get the archives eventually as I slowly see deals on them, haha. I feel like it's worth it to phase out my showcase books for archives just because of the introductions.. But the black and white linework stuff is actually growing on me!<br /><br />It is what it is.<br /><br />I understood what you meant about the mega ones. I like it if the whole book takes place at once or can be read at once. I dislike it if there is stuff that takes place in between, because I don't enjoy putting one trade down to find another and then going back to the first one. Just my quirks.Ian @ Trade Reading Orderhttp://www.tradereadingorder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-4360223519682029252010-06-06T17:46:15.030-05:002010-06-06T17:46:15.030-05:00@Ian
Actually, when I said "mega" softc...@Ian<br /><br />Actually, when I said "mega" softcovers, I didn't mean the Showcases or Essentials. I mean where they collect, say 12 or more full colour issues together. Like the Age of Apocalypse or Clone Saga. Or each season of Sleeper. Heck, even 52 could be counted among that.<br /><br />I'm honestly not a fan of Showcases or Essentials because of the lack of colour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28625085160333183182010-06-04T16:01:56.375-05:002010-06-04T16:01:56.375-05:00I'm really hoping that the post-RIP, pre-Final...I'm really hoping that the post-RIP, pre-Final Crisis issues that Morrison is doing (#701-702), will mean that we'll get a collection that includes the 'Last Days of Gotham' (DC #851, BM #684), the last of the recent uncollected issues.<br /><br />701 description -- http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=15157Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66055903858426077872010-06-04T14:32:48.351-05:002010-06-04T14:32:48.351-05:00I second the question above - Really, it would suc...I second the question above - Really, it would suck tremendously to have supported the hardcover format for the JLI collections only to have it suddenly changed to direct-to-TPs.James Figueiredohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281007632591613192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-72396726042131869142010-06-04T13:00:24.052-05:002010-06-04T13:00:24.052-05:00Is there a way to communicate with them that we wa...Is there a way to communicate with them that we want the JLI stuff to continue in hardcover???? It really sucks when they change formats like this, especially since htis is a finite series!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-24395598869417022372010-06-04T12:38:27.932-05:002010-06-04T12:38:27.932-05:00Re Azrael. I see a lot of hate for it out there, ...Re Azrael. I see a lot of hate for it out there, but I've been enjoying the stories. Note that I said stories. The art has been atrocious. But the stories have been (so far) done-in-ones that seem a little deeper than your typical comic tale. And you are right, not much real connection to the wider Bat-verse.absentmindedprofessornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-58648839794102736682010-06-04T11:37:48.775-05:002010-06-04T11:37:48.775-05:00That Firestorm/Suicide Squad/Manhunter combo sound...That Firestorm/Suicide Squad/Manhunter combo sounds like heaven, Jeff -- everyone knows I've dug DC's recent spate of spy stories. Now makes me even more eager for DC to release these Suicide Squad trades -- get to pre-ordering, everyone!<br /><br />Agreed on the "mega" collections, Nick -- this volume 1, volume 2 business has been my least favorite invention of the trade paperback era.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-49031181960808596212010-06-03T22:22:51.846-05:002010-06-03T22:22:51.846-05:00I was going to order the first Seven Soldiers Delu...I was going to order the first Seven Soldiers Deluxe HC this month, but seeing as I'd have to wait eight whole months between volumes 1 and 2, I guess I'll order both in February. Hopefully, vol. 1 won't be out of print by then.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.com/mbbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62301179269399701902010-06-03T20:42:33.651-05:002010-06-03T20:42:33.651-05:00BTW to anyone who reads floppies, I highly recomme...BTW to anyone who reads floppies, I highly recommend picking up John Ostrander's, Firestorm, Suicide Squad, and Manhunter runs from the late 80s, as well as the "Checkmate" issues that tie into Suicide Suad, and also the Deadshot miniseries(all can be gotten for cheap) and reading them interlocking as they were published. They all tie together and they were one of the greatest comics reading experiences I've ever had.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-19531170126422666502010-06-03T20:36:26.249-05:002010-06-03T20:36:26.249-05:00Very excited to finally see JLI vol. 5. I'm d...Very excited to finally see JLI vol. 5. I'm disappointed they're not HC, but I guess they didn't make enough $$. I'll also be picking up the final Gotham central volume...recently ordered the brand new 3rd HC. I'm debating whether or not to replace my Seven soldiers trades with the 2 HCs.<br /><br />Luckily I picked up the entire Suicide Squad run for around 50 bucks on eBay, and I'm very glad to have already read the series a couple years ago (highest recommendation BTW). I'm sure DC will take forever between the TPBs, and I doubt they'll properly collect the big "Janus Directive" crossover with Checkmate.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-52940132026017297362010-06-03T20:21:57.612-05:002010-06-03T20:21:57.612-05:00One thing I've learned in publishing is that t...One thing I've learned in publishing is that there's an audience for nearly every format. Hardcover, trade paperback, mass marker paperback... publishers can keep churning out different editions of the same book and different people will buy them. DC seems to be giving this treatment only to HUSH and no other book, so I'm guessing it's still an incredible seller for them.Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-70661291557118275892010-06-03T20:17:27.050-05:002010-06-03T20:17:27.050-05:00I'm actually not a big fan of the mega softcov...I'm actually not a big fan of the mega softcovers because, even though I can get one for less money usually, it makes it harder to place on the shelf (for modern stuff, which usually has crossovers and whatnot at some point between.)<br /><br />For pre-crisis, it's awesome. I love those showcase books.Ian @ Trade Reading Orderhttp://www.tradereadingorder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-2131370895651267432010-06-03T18:05:13.134-05:002010-06-03T18:05:13.134-05:00I really wish we could just see more "mega&qu...I really wish we could just see more "mega" softcover editions like the most recent Hush trade collecting the whole thing, or many of Marvel's collections like Nextwave (collecting both volumes), Alias, etc. It's by far my favourite format. In fact, there are a number of books that I had in hardcover that I've switched to softcover. The Annhilation books, for example.<br /><br />As for what I'm looking forward to? When does Cooke's second Parker book come out? Is it this year or next?<br /><br />I'm STILL waiting for DC to put out a proper Kamandi Omnibus. Although I'm fully aware that it's collected in an Archive format, I want it to be reprinting in the same format as all the other great Kirby omnibi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66874404025218861552010-06-03T17:21:52.956-05:002010-06-03T17:21:52.956-05:00The whole Hardcover, Deluxe, Absolute, DC Comics C...The whole Hardcover, Deluxe, Absolute, DC Comics Classic Library, etc, etc, thing is driving me nuts too. It makes my life on my site a lot harder, haha. For now I'm just including one version of each book, but I hate that some of them collect things a little differently too. <br /><br />It's like alternate foiled jeweled covers but now for trades. Terrible. <br /><br />In general, personally, I just buy the paperback. At least almost every volume still gets a paperback - just waiting on that Joker trade.Ian @ Trade Reading Orderhttp://www.tradereadingorder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-77263381311149338092010-06-03T15:42:29.013-05:002010-06-03T15:42:29.013-05:00I really ought to jump to paperback for the new Fl...I really ought to jump to paperback for the new Flash series -- the goal is to buy fewer hardcovers, not more -- and it's the inevitable ties to Flashpoint that keeps me from doing so; it's bad enough knowing most of the ending of Blackest Night without waiting for the paperback on major crossovers, you know?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-46330273656287000612010-06-03T15:06:27.502-05:002010-06-03T15:06:27.502-05:00Only Suicide Squad, The Question, and Flash.
I&#...Only Suicide Squad, The Question, and Flash. <br /><br />I'm going HC only route for Flash like I do with Johns Green Lantern and the question will be nice to have sans ads since the character is one of my favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62225495268504716992010-06-03T14:38:30.116-05:002010-06-03T14:38:30.116-05:00Somewhere along the lines in those Suicide Squad c...Somewhere along the lines in those Suicide Squad collections will be Oracle's first appearance -- for me, that's a must-have.<br /><br />Is Batman vs. the Undead code for "zombies"? Because after Superman and Batman vs Vampires and Werewolves and now the Undead, zombies seems like the next place to go (Blackest Night aside). Reminds me of Scooby Doo and Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein ...<br /><br />We should note Tom Mandrake's art in there. He and John Ostrander's Spectre series deserve some more collections, too, maybe with additional glow-in-the-dark covers.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-34575181949117518952010-06-03T14:15:31.165-05:002010-06-03T14:15:31.165-05:00Excellent. Suicide Squad. Now I can see what all t...Excellent. Suicide Squad. Now I can see what all the fuss is about. Looking forward to it.<br /><br />Teen Titans: Hunt for Raven wouldn't surprise me if it clocked in at nine issues. Either way, I can't wait until Krul takes over. It can't exactly get worse. Shame too; I thought Hendersons opening issues showed promise, but it just degraded from there. She just does not understand any of her characters, from Beast Boy to Blue Beetle. I only even keep up for Gar and Raven.<br /><br />Hopefully things will be better moving forward.<br /><br />Anyways, I don't know why, but I'm so on board for Batman vs the Undead. Something about Batman versus undead creatures just hits some kind of button in me. As far as Supermans involvement goes, it's probably not labeled that because it's a Batman Confidential story and because, from what I know, Superman isn't showing up until halfway through the story.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-26229403425587191132010-06-03T13:59:13.266-05:002010-06-03T13:59:13.266-05:00One thing I maybe don't like about that Suicid...One thing I maybe don't like about that Suicide Squad trade, despite being glad it's in color, is that if it's like Question or JLI as you mentioned, it might be seemingly *forever* between volumes. Omnibus editions have a high price, granted, but at least one gets more comics at a time.<br /><br />Noted on Flashpoint ... the one thing that gets me to buy the Magog trades is the Flashpoint tie-in at the end (intentional on DC's part, I'm guessing).<br /><br />Saw you plug the <a href="http://bit.ly/dctpbtimeline" rel="nofollow">DC TPB Timeline</a> on a message board somewhere recently -- thanks!collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.com