tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post3463027561213952080..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Blackest Night trade collection, Showcase Presents Suicide Squad solicitedcollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-48606057598682183142009-10-26T16:36:22.596-05:002009-10-26T16:36:22.596-05:00CE - it's not 48 pages of story, though. If th...CE - it's not 48 pages of story, though. If the solicitation states 48 pages, that's usually 38 pages of story.<br /><br />I just checked the individual issues, and the story page counts break down as follows:<br /><br />BN 0 - 12 pages<br />BN 1 - 40 pages<br />BN 2 - 26 pages<br />BN 3 - 26 pages<br /><br />Assuming the page count for 4-7 is consistent, and # 8 is back up to 40 pages, you're looking at 248 pages total. With sketches, character profiles and an introduction piece, you're only about 20 pages off the advertised page count of 304.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-65543004194738589212009-10-14T20:43:49.378-05:002009-10-14T20:43:49.378-05:00Stop back tomorrow for more discussion of the Blac...Stop back tomorrow for more discussion of the Blackest Night hardcover. But if #1 and #8 are 48 pages, and the rest are 40 pages, doesn't that come to 336, which is <i>more</i> than the Amazon solicitation? Now, the Amazon solicit might still be changed ... but yeah, it seems like the Green Lantern titles are going to be separate.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-5014167661539475672009-10-14T19:55:04.577-05:002009-10-14T19:55:04.577-05:00I'm intrigued by the page count of the Blackes...I'm intrigued by the page count of the Blackest Night hardcover, too. Even if you consider the fact that issues #1 and #8 are double-sized, not to mention the 12-page prologue from issue #0, 304 pages is about 60 more than necessary to collect the whole mini series, but not enough to include all Green Lantern tie-ins.<br /><br />As for the tie-in mini series, since they're too short to be collected individually (only 3 issues each), I wonder if DC will pair some of them up or collect them as two Blackest Night companion volumes.shagamuhttp://mbbforum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-74124836436679040142009-10-14T11:12:54.299-05:002009-10-14T11:12:54.299-05:00I suspect the tie-in mini's are going to recie...I suspect the tie-in mini's are going to recieve the same treatment that Final Crisis ones did; collected in their own volumes seperate from the series associated.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-72854179875919295002009-10-14T11:10:19.388-05:002009-10-14T11:10:19.388-05:00What about the Blackest Night tie-in mini-series (...What about the Blackest Night tie-in mini-series (Batman, Superman, Flash, etc.)? Any idea if they'll be collected together, or within collections of their respective titles?D. Mark Simmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537028797086907873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-63508806897149903712009-10-14T08:45:12.937-05:002009-10-14T08:45:12.937-05:00It's good to see that DC is going back to the ...It's good to see that DC is going back to the well with their Greatest Imaginary Stories. The first trade is worth the price for the Captain Marvel story alone.<br /><br />Blackest Night - sigh - what to make of that? I made the decision to buy it all (yes, all) in monthly format and then bind it together. I think I'm looking at 3-4 total volumes.<br /><br />Suicide Squad - I'll believe it when I see it.Chris Marshallhttp://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-32448186415098417542009-10-14T02:16:44.401-05:002009-10-14T02:16:44.401-05:00I'm hoping this is just volume one of a two vo...I'm hoping this is just volume one of a two volume thing, like Sinestro Corps War, because that page number is just enough to do the entire series and maybe two regular sized issues. At least that's what my math shows. If they seperate Green Lantern from the event in trades, I'm going to be kind of pissed; the series during Blackest Night is practically hash if not read in between the gaps of Blackest Night, so it's stupid to separate it.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-48473212675479444822009-10-14T00:37:38.272-05:002009-10-14T00:37:38.272-05:00I seriously doubt it'll contain anything from ...I seriously doubt it'll contain anything from GLC, because that story so far has really stood aside from what Hal's been up to so far. Even in SCW, GLC focused on an entirely different campaign for almost the entire crossover.<br /><br />However, I bet we'll see a number of GL issues. <br />Then again, each issue of Blackest Night is how long? And issues 6 and 8 (I believe) are supposed to be even longer. If Final Crisis was 7 oversized issues and then 3 extra (also oversized) issues, how many extra issues would the 8 oversized Blackest Night leave space for?<br /><br />And I can't say any of those other collections peak my interest. Winnick's Batman has been weak beyond the epilogue issue, and Streets of Gotham is fun in singles, but not good enough to pick up in collected form.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742394401649329637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-463758268659900942009-10-13T21:06:50.133-05:002009-10-13T21:06:50.133-05:00I really hope it IS including Green Lantern and Gr...I really hope it IS including Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps. Those series have basically fit in nicely between issues fleshing out the entire event. Publishing those issues in volumes separate from the event would be rather nonsensical, I'd think.dl316bhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779958088602323101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-87875828992158465982009-10-13T19:25:17.078-05:002009-10-13T19:25:17.078-05:00That Blackest Night hardcover is huge - Final Cris...That Blackest Night hardcover is huge - Final Crisis huge. I'd assume it's including the Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps issues as well.<br /><br />I think I'll be waiting for the softcovers on the Batman stuff. I quite liked Judd Winick's run pre-Infinite Crisis, even if I thought the ending was pretty terrible (editorially-mandated or not).Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.com