tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post3881289569091711023..comments2008-11-02T12:05:09.883-06:00collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-80016385556170626142008-11-02T12:05:00.000-06:002008-11-02T12:05:00.000-06:00Arcane is a good word for DC's trade publishing program, but in fact what I think we're seeing is a trade program in transition, continuing to collect new titles as it's been while trying to figure out the best format (that is, most marketable) for older collections.<BR/><BR/>Essentially, DC makes no profit letting old hits go out of print; thus, a new (and possibly longer-lasting) reprint of Hitman, among others. Would something called "Hitman" (that most of the general public's never heard of) support hardcover format like something with "Justice League" or "Gotham" in the title? Maybe not. Same probably goes for The Question.<BR/><BR/>That said, there was a Superman guest appearance in Hitman once that was bar none a great comic. Hitman was so irreverent that I think we don't imagine Garth Ennis gets or could do nostalgic superheroics, but he handles it in spades.<BR/><BR/>Anon -- My guess is just through JLA: World War III, but if these deluxe books sell well, you never know.collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-50386963426187098092008-10-30T23:30:00.000-05:002008-10-30T23:30:00.000-05:00DC&#39;s trade/collection formats are almost as arcane as their multiverse.<BR/><BR/>Current books get hardcovers and/or trades. Older series that have ended (Hitman &amp; The Question) are doled out in 6 isssue trades, in 6 issue hardcovers (Saga of Swamp Thing &amp; JLI), ten issue oversize hardcovers (JLA &amp; Gotham Central) or sixteen issue hardcovers (Starman).<BR/><BR/>I wish they would just put out their contemporary back catalog in full color Showcase style editions, like Superman: Our Worlds at War.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-39814645842858976032008-10-30T03:46:00.000-05:002008-10-30T03:46:00.000-05:00I was wondering if anyone knows how far into the series they are going to take the JLA Deluxe reprints?<BR/>I seem to recall they were just doing the morrison era but I have no idea where I heard that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-78982473039536100012008-10-29T19:27:00.000-05:002008-10-29T19:27:00.000-05:00For some reason I thought that if DC ever reprinted Hitman it would be in the same format as JLI or Gotham Central. But this is good news anyway; I've heard a lot of good things about it, and the JLA/Hitman two-parter was one of the best Superman stories I've read.Jeffrey Hardy Quahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00011880432832659089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-503468348481379452008-10-28T13:46:00.000-05:002008-10-28T13:46:00.000-05:00I'm surprised they went with "The Human Race" and not "The Black Flash." It seems the latter title would have been more recognizable.<BR/><BR/>Though I'm sure they're counting on the names "Morrison" and "Millar" to sell this.Kelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310150762528967441noreply@blogger.com