tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post7471992520731167074..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: Review: Batman Vol. 6: The Graveyard Shift hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)collectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79936405532021229602015-09-13T13:25:01.311-05:002015-09-13T13:25:01.311-05:00Except in rare instances, the hardcover of a book ...Except in rare instances, the hardcover of a book usually comes out some months before the paperback; the paperback usually arrives around the time of the hardcover of the next volume.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-87714342128414780322015-09-09T15:02:17.896-05:002015-09-09T15:02:17.896-05:00why is this out but the paper back comes out in Oc...why is this out but the paper back comes out in October? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380701443221881540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-90694936841372052302015-05-08T13:41:40.005-05:002015-05-08T13:41:40.005-05:00>> maybe you could start listing the content...>> maybe you could start listing the contents of each book<br /><br />I understand this would be useful but I can't guarantee I'll remember every time. You're always welcome to ask in the comments or on the <a href="http://facebook.com/collectededitions" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> page if you want to know about a specific book.<br /><br />>> Anyway, yeah, I really think they should've included Marguerite Bennett's Batman: Joker's Daughter one-shot<br /><br />I understand now you mean the Batman: Joker's Daughter one-shot that came out around the Lois Lane one-shot, but initially I thought you were talking about the Batman: The Dark Knight #23.4: Joker's Daughter issue by Ann Nocenti, which is in Catwoman Vol. 4: Gotham Underground. Confusing! As a catch-all trade, yeah, maybe that should have been collected here, and I'll be disappointed if it's collected nowhere -- maybe the first New Suicide Squad trade is another good place for it. <br /><br />collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-77774138095300938782015-05-07T17:16:41.335-05:002015-05-07T17:16:41.335-05:00In your reviews, maybe you could start listing the...In your reviews, maybe you could start listing the contents of each book, for those of us who (rightfully so) don't trust DC's solicits as far as we can throw them?<br /><br />Anyway, yeah, I really think they should've included Marguerite Bennett's Batman: Joker's Daughter one-shot. It features appearances by Eric Border, Anchoress, Dollmaker, and sets up Eternal/Endgame as well as anything else. Thematically it would've fit quite well, just after Batman Annual #2 (which Bennett did the vast majority of heavy lifting on; it is well-documented in interviews that when Snyder "co-writes" something, his involvement is usually minuscule.)<br /><br />Plus, I can literally think of no other place this issue could be collected in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66730708329055600872015-05-06T10:08:34.243-05:002015-05-06T10:08:34.243-05:00Ah, good catch. I forgot that was a thing. Much be...Ah, good catch. I forgot that was a thing. Much better in that than the main book.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-57328685059936554192015-05-06T10:05:01.991-05:002015-05-06T10:05:01.991-05:00Not to worry; the annual is in the tie-in Joker: E...Not to worry; the annual is in the tie-in Joker: Endgame collection.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-3483170278072268792015-05-06T10:00:50.560-05:002015-05-06T10:00:50.560-05:00It's not listed for it, and it also really doe...It's not listed for it, and it also really doesn't have a place there either. That's why I thought it would be nice to collect all the random Snyder stories so far in this collection. But speaking of Endgame, I think they should include the 3rd Annual. Yes, I know Snyder didn't write it, and it's not completely a real tie-in to Endgame. But it was good, creepy Joker story that could easily be added in the back since it was only a 6 issue arc.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-81550629025182624972015-05-06T09:42:54.230-05:002015-05-06T09:42:54.230-05:00Interesting suggestions all around. I guess I don&...Interesting suggestions all around. I guess I don't mind so much their excluding the Detective #27 story since it's collected in a Detective book. Remains to be seen, however, where the Futures End issue will end up; it's not in the Endgame trade, I don't think.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-6974767050602093122015-05-06T09:28:19.089-05:002015-05-06T09:28:19.089-05:00It's cool that they released this. The only wa...It's cool that they released this. The only way it could have been better is if they included the Futures End issue and Snyder's story from Detective 27. I know the latter is from a different series, but it doesn't seem completely crazy to include since they used Capullo's cover from that issue as the cover of this collection.Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-57045291778382081082015-05-04T14:14:06.198-05:002015-05-04T14:14:06.198-05:00shag said it better than I could. Probably just re...shag said it better than I could. Probably just reading Vols. 1-6 in order doesn't hurt; agreed you could pull out issue #0 and read it early, but I wouldn't otherwise interrupt the flow of Zero Year. I'd only suggest you might want to read Batman Eternal Vol. 1 between Batman Vol 5. and 6 (though indeed Batman #28 is <em>supposed</em> to spoil aspects of Eternal); also parts of Detective Comics Vol. 4: The Wrath will make more sense if you've read Batman Vol. 6 (specifically issue #18) beforehand.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75386695099285397932015-05-04T13:45:22.826-05:002015-05-04T13:45:22.826-05:00I think the way DC chose to collect these stories ...I think the way DC chose to collect these stories actually works: you can read the Zero Year story with no interruptions in volumes 4 and 5, and then go back to the present day (issue #0 excepted) with volume 6.<br /><br />Reading these issues in publication order makes no difference, except for the fact that issue #0 works better as a Zero Year teaser than as a look back on it, and that #28 (a flashforward issue that is set during the last third of Batman Eternal ) will be even more jarring that it's supposed to be because it will interrupt the flow of Zero Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-27984473207857313382015-05-04T09:51:48.061-05:002015-05-04T09:51:48.061-05:00As someone who has picked up volumes 1 to 5, but o...As someone who has picked up volumes 1 to 5, but only read up to 3 so far, would you recommend getting 6 and then reading the issues in sequence?Yannick Lefebvrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568280858400852602noreply@blogger.com