tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post4694949022395090175..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Comics May 2008 Solicitations and Odds and Endscollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-51994872687746705062008-03-13T15:21:00.000-05:002008-03-13T15:21:00.000-05:00Sorry about the late followup. Fear Machine is ea...Sorry about the late followup. Fear Machine is early Delano, issues 14-22, so starting right after the main story in "The Devil You Know" and leading up to the Delano and other, rotating authors period (the choicest bits of which are reprinted in "Rare Cuts" and "Neil Gaiman's Midnight Days") <BR/><BR/>If I recall (and briefly google) correctly, reprinting this will leave only two Delano arcs uncollected: The Family Man story and The Magus, a shorter (3-issue?) story that he closed off his run with. Plus a lot of 1 or 2 part stories interspersed with one-shots by other writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-41421414215646055302008-03-09T08:37:00.000-05:002008-03-09T08:37:00.000-05:00If you want the ability to use themes like that, y...If you want the ability to use themes like that, you'll have to get your own URL and pay for a server, and then use Wordpress as your blogging platform.<BR/><BR/>That's quite a bit to do, but if you want versatility in blogging and tweaking it the way you want, Wordpress is the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-7093066165035721162008-03-06T10:15:00.000-06:002008-03-06T10:15:00.000-06:00As always, thanks for mentioning my site/podcast. ...As always, thanks for mentioning my site/podcast. I like to have you on my show sometime.<BR/>As for DC, nothing really strikes me as a "must have", but I will be pre-ordering the Sinestro books.<BR/><BR/>ChrisChris CCLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302081177130599272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-34336061262393805472008-03-05T20:27:00.000-06:002008-03-05T20:27:00.000-06:00I understand Jeff R.'s frustration; I've heard muc...I understand Jeff R.'s frustration; I've heard much the same about Vertigo's collection policy. Is the Fear Machine (Hellblazer) trade you mentioned a collection of recent issues, or old?<BR/><BR/>Wendy -- Thanks for your comment. All the Collected Editions commentors are truly valued. And I love your blog's layout; wish I could figure how to do the same with Blogger.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-78560327592626079662008-03-04T05:42:00.000-06:002008-03-04T05:42:00.000-06:00I've got to thank you for this blog! I don't comme...I've got to thank you for this blog! I don't comment much because I'm not really sure what to write, though I do read the blog everytime it's updated in my RSS reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79511010103369151922008-03-03T12:54:00.000-06:002008-03-03T12:54:00.000-06:00Also in may, we finally get a trade paperback for ...Also in may, we finally get a trade paperback for Fear Machine, Jamie Delano's second long-form John Constantine story.<BR/><BR/>(I've never understood DC's reprint policies for the early Vertigo stuff. I'm certain, for instance, that the Sandman Mystery Theater volumes aren't selling as much as a Children's Crusade book would, considering that that book would contain about a hundred pages of never-before-reprinted Gaiman...but it's usually good to see whatever they do come out with.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62676930610202339152008-03-02T20:08:00.000-06:002008-03-02T20:08:00.000-06:00I am sadly at the point where I can no longer star...I am sadly at the point where I can no longer start new titles...i.e. I am already buying Supes so keep rolling with it. I am not cureently persueing Justice League so hands off of that one.<BR/><BR/>Even doing that I am running out of room. I am buying must have hardcovers like certain Marvel Omnibuses and the upcoming Starman omnibus. Otherwise, I leave it alone. Hopefully if people stop buying the not so special hardcovers we'll see less of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-83664685645281081022008-03-02T17:02:00.000-06:002008-03-02T17:02:00.000-06:00It's true that another problem with the hardcovers...It's true that another problem with the hardcovers is that it makes the <I>truly</I> deserving hardcovers, like the Tim Sale collection, seem not as special as they should.<BR/><BR/>Aaron -- I feel your pain. I was considering that the paperback of Superman: Camelot Falls Vol. 1 is only just now coming out -- that's just wrong, since it'll probably be another year until volume 2. I really hope this trend by DC doesn't continue; it's making keeping up even harder for trade readers.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-24903803221274510382008-02-29T18:54:00.000-06:002008-02-29T18:54:00.000-06:00I buy the hardcovers because I don't want to wait ...I buy the hardcovers because I don't want to wait for the paperbacks but I don't like the way that they've started to release the ongoing series in hardcover. I think it should be used for the more one off stuff like the Tim Sale batman collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-4638462586521276362008-02-29T14:13:00.000-06:002008-02-29T14:13:00.000-06:00I just refuse to buy in hardcover. Like you, I pre...I just refuse to buy in hardcover. Like you, I prefer bound comics over floppies, but (a) as a freelance writer, I can't afford hardcovers; & (b) I just refuse to devote that much money to comics (& that much space on the bookshelves of my tiny NYC apartment!). I despise the rise of hardcovers, it feels like Marvel & DC just want to bilk me out of more money. And it's prevented me from buying many collections in the last year -- I'm *still* waiting for "All-Star Superman" & "The Death of Captain America." Boycott hardcovers! Demand TBPs!salkjdfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485341251196557956noreply@blogger.com