
Review: Birds of Prey: The Battle Within trade paperback (DC Comics)
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

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Review: Birds of Prey: Between Dark and Dawn trade paperback (DC Comics)
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

This is high-quality stuff, and worth checking out if you haven't. I'm on to read Birds of Prey: The Battle Within now, and here's hoping Gail Simone stays on Birds of Prey for a while.
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DC Countdown begins in May ...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
DC Countdown begins in May. With 51 issues, counting backward to one*. Which is just ... dizzying, frankly. And apparently, a character dies, sending ripples through the DCU. Y'know, again.
* (Or to issue zero, which would make 52 issues total).
Update: I actually thought that was a fairly astute deduction. Meanwhile, the entire rest of the world came to exactly the same conclusion.
* (Or to issue zero, which would make 52 issues total).
Update: I actually thought that was a fairly astute deduction. Meanwhile, the entire rest of the world came to exactly the same conclusion.
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Trade Perspective: On recent delays ...
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Newsarama posted a DC Comics press release yesterday, noting new content for Wonder Woman #5, as Alan Heinberg's "Who is Wonder Woman?" story gets bumped back an issue. Fans are already chewing their arms off, as with the Action Comics change announced on Tuesday. Sure, these are legitimate concerns from the fans, but I just can't help but think ... if you were a strict "wait-for-trader," you might never know the difference. And the fact that DC's willing to interrupt a monthly storyline--that is, completely derail the reading experience of the comic book fan who goes into their local comic book shop monthly and picks up single issues, without being up on the news or reading message boards or the like--suggests that (A) there's some sense that the "casual" comic book fan just doesn't exist any more, and (B) that the focus really is the trades, because, after all, what does it matter if "Who is Wonder Woman?" is printed out-of-order in the monthlies, as long as it can show up whole and hearty on DC's trade backlist. At some point, one wonders if DC shouldn't have just saved themselves the grief and printed "Who is Wonder Woman?" as trade first.
Meanwhile, all orders for the Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? hardcover have been cancelled, and the book is to be resolicited. Containing the Pfeifer issue too, maybe?
Update: see one diverse comic book nation and Sequentially Speaking for additional thoughts on the "delay issue."
Update again: Meanwhile, Alan Heinberg chimes in at Newsarama that the delayed Wonder Woman #6 might be a special, extra-sized issue with back-up stories. Which begs the (trade) question, will those back-up stories be collected? And if so/if not, does delayed issue plus extra content equal good for the "wait-for-traders" or bad for the "wait-for-traders?"
Meanwhile, all orders for the Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman? hardcover have been cancelled, and the book is to be resolicited. Containing the Pfeifer issue too, maybe?
Update: see one diverse comic book nation and Sequentially Speaking for additional thoughts on the "delay issue."
Update again: Meanwhile, Alan Heinberg chimes in at Newsarama that the delayed Wonder Woman #6 might be a special, extra-sized issue with back-up stories. Which begs the (trade) question, will those back-up stories be collected? And if so/if not, does delayed issue plus extra content equal good for the "wait-for-traders" or bad for the "wait-for-traders?"
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JLA: Crisis of Conscience mini-review

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Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy mini-review
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Sunday, February 11, 2007

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Superman/Batman: Vengeance mini-review
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Sunday, February 04, 2007

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DC Announces June-August 2007 Trades
Friday, February 02, 2007
BATMAN: TURNING POINTS TP
Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope
and others
Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
$14.99 US, 128 pages
I was interested in this Batman/Commissioner Gordon mini-series when it first came out, but didn't buy it; I'm glad to see it in trade. Obviously DC's finding that backlist mini-series plus popular creators equals potential trade paperback. See below.
BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
$12.99 US, 144 pages
Continuing right along nicely.
CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
$12.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see a paperback.
GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano
Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL #33-40
$17.99 US, 192 pages
Nicely done; takes us right through the end of the series. So DC's finding that backlist mini-series or cancelled series plus popular creators equals a fine life in trade paperback, even if the series is cancelled. This means good things, upon which I'll expound later.
JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
$12.99 US, 192 pages
And then there's this. Wow. Already I think we're seeing a trend for 2007--the year of cancelled fan-favorite series making their return in trade paperback. Don't miss the "JSA Presents" moniker, either; if this does well, I bet JSA Presents: Hourman is right around the corner.
(I'm pretty sure Collected Editions predicted this one a few years back, but I can't access my links right now. Link to come.)
TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist: Howard Porter
Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see this, and that the story from Brave New World is included, though these volume 1/volume 2 trends for miniseries bum me out; seems like money-grabbing on DC's part.
52 VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris
Batista, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and
others
Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
$19.99 US, 304 pages
So it does look like every two months for the 52 miniseries. So we'll finish up by the end of the year.
MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$19.99 US, 208 pages
So glad to see this in one, and not two, volumes.
OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi
Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46 and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see the annual included.
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artist: Daniel Acu?a
Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE
NEW WORLD
$14.99 US, 208 pages
BATMAN AND SON HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and John Van Fleet
Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666
$19.99 US, 128 pages
Hardcovers for the new Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman runs--DC has
their big guns right up front. But if I'm not mistaken, all these issues aren't even out yet; retailers are going to have fits ...
BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
Writers: Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
Artists: James Raiz, Paulo Siqueira and others
Collects BIRDS OF PREY #96-103
$17.99 US, 208 pages
CATWOMAN: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE TP
Writers: Will Pfeifer
Artists: David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez
Collects CATWOMAN #59-65
$19.99 US, 168 pages
GREEN LANTERN: WANTED - HAL JORDAN HC
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert
Collects GREEN LANTERN #14-20
$19.99 US, 144 pages
Glad to see all of these continuing.
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer
Collects NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER
MIRACLE #4-6
$49.99 US, 396 pages
Two volumes in one year (and possibly more)? Santa's going to have a
heavy sleigh in December ...
MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artists: Javier Pina, Stephen Sadowski, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips, Shawn
Martinbrough and Diego Olmos
Collects MANHUNTER #15-23
$17.99 US, 224 pages
And another fan favorite series continuing on. This is such a good idea--I'm telling you, I bet these series, which couldn't support monthlies, will sell like gangbusters in trade. Now the idea is to figure out how to skip the failing monthly part, and go right to the trade ...
On any or all of this, your thoughts?
Writers: Greg Rucka, Ed Brubaker and Chuck Dixon
Artists: Steve Lieber, Joe Giella, Dick Giordano, Brent Anderson, Paul Pope
and others
Collects BATMAN: TURNING POINTS #1-5
$14.99 US, 128 pages
I was interested in this Batman/Commissioner Gordon mini-series when it first came out, but didn't buy it; I'm glad to see it in trade. Obviously DC's finding that backlist mini-series plus popular creators equals potential trade paperback. See below.
BLUE BEETLE VOL. 2: ROAD TRIP TP
Writers: John Rogers and Keith Giffen
Artists: Cully Hamner, Duncan Rouleau, Casey Jones and Rafael Albuquerque
Collects BLUE BEETLE #7-12
$12.99 US, 144 pages
Continuing right along nicely.
CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME TP
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Collects CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME #1-6
$12.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see a paperback.
GOTHAM CENTRAL VOL. 5: DEAD ROBIN TP
Writers: Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker
Artists: Kano, Steve Lieber and Stefano Gaudiano
Collects GOTHAM CENTRAL #33-40
$17.99 US, 192 pages
Nicely done; takes us right through the end of the series. So DC's finding that backlist mini-series or cancelled series plus popular creators equals a fine life in trade paperback, even if the series is cancelled. This means good things, upon which I'll expound later.
JSA PRESENTS: STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. VOL. 1TP
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Lee Moder and Dan Davis
Collects STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #1-8
$12.99 US, 192 pages
And then there's this. Wow. Already I think we're seeing a trend for 2007--the year of cancelled fan-favorite series making their return in trade paperback. Don't miss the "JSA Presents" moniker, either; if this does well, I bet JSA Presents: Hourman is right around the corner.
(I'm pretty sure Collected Editions predicted this one a few years back, but I can't access my links right now. Link to come.)
TRIALS OF SHAZAM VOL. 1 TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artist: Howard Porter
Collects TRIALS OF SHAZAM #1-6 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see this, and that the story from Brave New World is included, though these volume 1/volume 2 trends for miniseries bum me out; seems like money-grabbing on DC's part.
52 VOL. 2 TP
Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Artists: Keith Giffen, Dale Eaglesham, Shawn Moll, Joe Bennett, Chris
Batista, Eddy Barrows, Patrick Olliffe, Drew Johnson, Phil Jimenez and
others
Collects the lead stories from 52 WEEKS 14-26
$19.99 US, 304 pages
So it does look like every two months for the 52 miniseries. So we'll finish up by the end of the year.
MARTIAN MANHUNTER: THE OTHERS AMONG US TP
Writer: A.J. Lieberman
Artists: Al Barrionuevo and Bit
Collects MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE NEW WORLD
$19.99 US, 208 pages
So glad to see this in one, and not two, volumes.
OUTSIDERS: PAY AS YOU GO TP
Writer: Judd Winick
Artists: Ron Randall, Pop Mhan and Carlo Barberi
Collects OUTSIDERS #42-46 and OUTSIDERS ANNUAL #1
$14.99 US, 160 pages
Glad to see the annual included.
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS TP
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artist: Daniel Acu?a
Collects UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1-8 and a story from DC: BRAVE
NEW WORLD
$14.99 US, 208 pages
BATMAN AND SON HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang and John Van Fleet
Collects BATMAN #655-658 and #663-666
$19.99 US, 128 pages
Hardcovers for the new Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman runs--DC has
their big guns right up front. But if I'm not mistaken, all these issues aren't even out yet; retailers are going to have fits ...
BIRDS OF PREY: BLOOD AND CIRCUITS TP
Writers: Gail Simone and Tony Bedard
Artists: James Raiz, Paulo Siqueira and others
Collects BIRDS OF PREY #96-103
$17.99 US, 208 pages
CATWOMAN: IT'S ONLY A MOVIE TP
Writers: Will Pfeifer
Artists: David Lopez and Alvaro Lopez
Collects CATWOMAN #59-65
$19.99 US, 168 pages
GREEN LANTERN: WANTED - HAL JORDAN HC
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artists: Ivan Reis and Oclair Albert
Collects GREEN LANTERN #14-20
$19.99 US, 144 pages
Glad to see all of these continuing.
JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Writer: Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta and Mike Royer
Collects NEW GODS #4-6, FOREVER PEOPLE #4-6, JIMMY OLSEN #141-145 and MISTER
MIRACLE #4-6
$49.99 US, 396 pages
Two volumes in one year (and possibly more)? Santa's going to have a
heavy sleigh in December ...
MANHUNTER VOL. 3: ORIGINS TP
Writer: Marc Andreyko
Artists: Javier Pina, Stephen Sadowski, Rags Morales, Sean Phillips, Shawn
Martinbrough and Diego Olmos
Collects MANHUNTER #15-23
$17.99 US, 224 pages
And another fan favorite series continuing on. This is such a good idea--I'm telling you, I bet these series, which couldn't support monthlies, will sell like gangbusters in trade. Now the idea is to figure out how to skip the failing monthly part, and go right to the trade ...
On any or all of this, your thoughts?
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