tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post6262902067322244152..comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Comments on Collected Editions: DC Trade Solicitations for January 2014 - Batman by Moench and Jones, Trinity War, Ostrander's Martian Manhunter, Hawkworldcollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-75167365919018323142013-11-06T12:26:48.016-06:002013-11-06T12:26:48.016-06:00Does anyone have some information about some title...Does anyone have some information about some titles going from harcover straight to paperback? According to Amazon some titles that have seen hardcover collections so far, will be availlable directly in softcover: Batwoman, Green Lantern Corps and Batgirl are the ones I spotted.Spookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370993300280714554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-79912444890755829392013-10-25T14:11:39.704-05:002013-10-25T14:11:39.704-05:00It's a good suggestion. The New 52 trades have...It's a good suggestion. The New 52 trades have been doing this inconsistently -- the Teen Titans Vol. 2 trade had these pages to explain the gaps with the missing "Culling" issues, but the Superboy Vol. 2 trade that also crossed over with "Culling" did not have them.<br /><br />I think the strategy right now is generally to make crossovers so they follow within their own series as well as with the whole; the Justice League Dark Vol. 2 trade, for instance, collected only the JLD aspects of the JLD/I, Vampire crossover, but generally it made sense because that half of the story only focused on the JLD. This has been true in the Green Lantern books as well.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-51112515186523831352013-10-25T14:00:53.896-05:002013-10-25T14:00:53.896-05:00I haven't been following crossovers for a whil...I haven't been following crossovers for a while, but I remember in some TPBs from the nineties (the first Impuls TPB comes to mind), whenever there was a "crossover gap" in the TPB, they would add a text page explaining what happened. Probably not optimal, but a workable, non-alienating solution, IMO. They could do something like that nowadays, and probably even plug the digital editions in such text page.Guido-Visiónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258271342005306705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-59141606439062600422013-10-22T23:05:34.909-05:002013-10-22T23:05:34.909-05:00I'd rather they put it in both books, but I gu...I'd rather they put it in both books, but I guess they followed the rationale you just explained. Personally, I prefer to get books with whole stories by a single writer, not really a fan of artist-only books. If they were only going to include it in one of the books, it is the right choice to put it in the Williams III book. Rcnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812365911912936528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-80184928815292970612013-10-22T17:22:03.148-05:002013-10-22T17:22:03.148-05:00I'm a bit dissapointed that JLA vol.4 won'...I'm a bit dissapointed that JLA vol.4 won't have the same content of the deluxe version. I'd trade the Waid issues (amazing in their own right) for Earth 2 and the Classified issues.SAIDESTROYERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497866804136726652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-16716929310030157982013-10-22T14:11:17.572-05:002013-10-22T14:11:17.572-05:00In fairness to DC, as of two weeks ago they starte...In fairness to DC, as of two weeks ago they started to put collections onto ComiXology for the first time. They started with 140 collections, last week added another 12, and another 14 went on today. The pricing is not particularly attractive (Kindle tends to be about 25% cheaper) but maybe they will take another look at that once the digital collection line is established.Vertical Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923301380424661104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33482140720271511742013-10-22T08:16:09.344-05:002013-10-22T08:16:09.344-05:00I appreciate your concern, though I guess I think ...I appreciate your concern, though I guess I think this is a different situation than the New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 3, for instance. There, the book wasn't billed as "New Teen Titans by Wolfman and Perez," so readers had a reasonable expectation for Titans work besides theirs; here, the focus of the book is in the title. <br /><br />DC has done this before with their various artist spotlight books—plot continuity isn't as important in these books as showcasing the artist's work (or in this case, the writer and artist's work). <br /><br />Note that the missing #526 was just a one-off issue by Moench and Williams and not something that added significantly to Moench's ongoing plot; for that reason it seems right to me to put it in the Williams book.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66189439003661157292013-10-21T19:41:25.078-05:002013-10-21T19:41:25.078-05:00Why is Batman 526 being omitted from the Moench/Ke...Why is Batman 526 being omitted from the Moench/Kelley collection? Is it only so that they can try to make us feel forced to buy the Batman by Williams III book? Because it may not be drawn by Kelly, but it was written by Moench, and it is part of the run.Rcnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812365911912936528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-34127788027945747792013-10-21T11:22:20.482-05:002013-10-21T11:22:20.482-05:00it will be my first time with the PG stuff, but i ...it will be my first time with the PG stuff, but i really like Palmiotti and Gray, and Conner is a great plus. i have a pretty wide range of tastes, so if they're a bit breezy, that's ok with me. i've been a PG fan since she first appeared back in the 70s, but i was out of comics for a while, and never got this series. <br /><br />i tend to get most of the DC collections, i just have to spread them out a bit. if i already have a series in trade, however, i won't get a newer version. for example, i have all the JSA trades, so won't be getting the omnibus, and same with the JLA one, since i have the archives.<br /><br />either way, there are a lot of goodies coming out in January, and can't wait to get them!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449783353273386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-67995583906971979532013-10-21T03:07:34.439-05:002013-10-21T03:07:34.439-05:00With comixology you can sort by storyline and then...With comixology you can sort by storyline and then you can just continue with the next issue after finishing the currect one without having to navigate in the app.<br /><br />Still the DRM is a big issue for me. I may test the new image comics service which is DRM free.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023341219306132881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11463408941239336202013-10-21T03:03:43.100-05:002013-10-21T03:03:43.100-05:00I'd prefer the X-Files: Season 10 to finally g...I'd prefer the X-Files: Season 10 to finally get us a conclusion to the alien conspiracy / invasion storyline that was never resolved. Not crossovers.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023341219306132881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-9992800364267851562013-10-21T02:56:51.213-05:002013-10-21T02:56:51.213-05:00For me the perfect way to collect crossovers were ...For me the perfect way to collect crossovers were to have the crossover trade, and in the trade of the actual series there's just an insert that says "crossover goes here, read or skip".<br /><br />Yes, the ongoing series will get a bit disjointed but DC could just adjust to this by varying the included issues to 5 or 7 (or even 8).<br /><br />This would be significant better than everything they're doing right now.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023341219306132881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-68628003343859954002013-10-20T00:59:00.696-05:002013-10-20T00:59:00.696-05:00I'll be getting Wonder Woman, Vol. 4, the pape...I'll be getting Wonder Woman, Vol. 4, the paperback version of Flash, Vol. 2, Constantine, Vol. 1 and 'lil Gotham, Vol. 1. <br />Still unsure about Threshold, Vol. 1 and Dial H, Vol. 2... but I'll probably won't get them.<br /><br />The Moench/Jones collection looks good, but I will wait for the paperback to save a few bucks.Spookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370993300280714554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-34873758230743853012013-10-19T19:24:13.575-05:002013-10-19T19:24:13.575-05:00yay hawkworld finally...now bring on james robinso...yay hawkworld finally...now bring on james robinsons golden age!joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-53478167527377630052013-10-19T16:12:47.719-05:002013-10-19T16:12:47.719-05:00The biggest impediment for me to "going digit...The biggest impediment for me to "going digital" is that DC has continued to be slow and irregular in releasing their collected editions in digital form. You can count on finding the single issues, but not necessarily the collections. One of the cornerstones of my "waiting for trade" is that I just don't like having to sit all the issues of a storyline next to me and flip one to another while I read; I like having just one book. Now, in digital of course, you never have to put down your device, but I think there's something about being able to flip page to page to the end versus having to finish an issue, back out of it, go to the next issue, start it, etc. If more collections were available, I'd make the switch on some titles, too.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33692260396299356132013-10-19T16:08:28.555-05:002013-10-19T16:08:28.555-05:00Yeah, I kind of see how maybe trades should stand ...Yeah, I kind of see how maybe trades should stand on their own. But I think it's probably rarely the case -- with all the events and such, a trade might have for instance an Infinite Crisis tie-in issue in it, even if the book doesn't otherwise have to do with Infinite Crisis. There's a little push and pull there; we want these to be graphic novels but ultimately they're not, they're (sometimes ill-fitting) collections of pre-published single issues.<br /><br />I like how DC's collecting the books now because it does to an extent level the playing field between monthly readers and trade readers. If I were a monthly Justice League reader, I'd have read 18-20, and then I'd have read 21 that followed from the Shazam backups (which I can read in the Shazam collection), and then I'd be getting part 1 of Trinity War one month and part 6 the next. Then, it'd be incumbent upon me as a monthly reader to either go over to Justice League of America and Justice League Dark to get those issues or not as I choose. Same here -- I have the option of reading all three trades or just one, and then I can still go get the missing parts in digital if I'm really missing them.<br /><br />What I find a bit maddening is that the Trinity War-connected JLA trade is out next month, but then the JL and JLD ones aren't out until next year ...collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-11892469801849140432013-10-19T15:56:09.763-05:002013-10-19T15:56:09.763-05:00Just teasing, of course. :) Is this your first tim...Just teasing, of course. :) Is this your first time reading those Power Girl stories or were you a fan enough that you want to get them again?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-24273306013644411592013-10-19T12:04:50.380-05:002013-10-19T12:04:50.380-05:00Well, i know i'm the guy that always asks abou...Well, i know i'm the guy that always asks about the Archives, but i don't think i've ever been angry if you don't mention them. :/ Still, it's good to see this volume re-solicited, after it was cancelled previously. Makes me wonder if the Captain Comet book will see print.<br /><br />I'm picking up that Archive, the Martian Manhunter book, LSH, the FBP, Power Girl, Unknown Soldier, Constantine, Showcase Presents Men of War (all 26 issues!), and the re-solicited Flash Vol 2. I'll wait and get the Batman books when i don't have as heavy a month.<br /><br />cheers!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449783353273386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-66239904954345482022013-10-19T00:06:33.118-05:002013-10-19T00:06:33.118-05:00Well, for one, the Justice League vol. 4 trade wil...Well, for one, the Justice League vol. 4 trade will be a clusterf**k of separate storylines. If indeed it includes issues 18-23 only, then we'll start of good with 18-20, then we'll get issue 21 which is the last chapter of the Shazam-backup, and none of the back-ups have been collected in previous volumes, but in a separate Shazam-volume, making this issue stick out as a sore thumb. Then we get chapters 1 and 6, the first and last, of Trinity War which will probably just confuse a lot of readers who are not to keen on shelling out for even more books. If you ask me, trades should always be able to stand on their own and not be dependant on other series to work.<br /><br />I would have gotten the Trinity War trade instead, but that would mean I'd miss out on issues 18, 19 and 20, which would suck...Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525771241573883868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-72422456426074681572013-10-18T13:10:31.662-05:002013-10-18T13:10:31.662-05:00Thanks for the breakdown. These are always much ap...Thanks for the breakdown. These are always much appreciated.<br /><br />That said, I think I may have reached the end of my collected editions collecting. I just moved, and that gave me a chance to realize how many collections I actually have. I'm looking at something around 350 or so, and it was a huge pain to move. And that number is only going to grow, which is making me seriously questions this collection.<br /><br />In addition, I keep seeing people complaining that such and such #0, annual, or Villains Month issue isn't included in a collection. Older stuff that may never be collected (like Impulse, Waid's Flash, or Ostrander's Suicide Squad) is either all already available or slowly becoming available. It's making me lean more and more toward digital. Zero physical storage space and the freedom to pick and choose which individual issues I want without worrying about longboxes are pretty huge pluses for me.<br /><br />Either way i'll definitely keep coming here for reviews and such, not to mention the wonderful timeline.<br /><br />Anyone else Dijonasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-15403933927180979132013-10-18T10:14:32.491-05:002013-10-18T10:14:32.491-05:00I'm interested in X-Files: Conspiracy, too. To...I'm interested in X-Files: Conspiracy, too. Too bad, from my perspective, that it seems to star the Lone Gunmen and not Mulder and Scully, which suggests to me the series will take the more cartoony tones especially of Ghostbusters and TMNT than the more "serious" tone of X-Files. I'd love to see this done 100% seriously -- Mulder and Scully investigate rumors of mechanized entities working with the government; Scully thinks they're just advanced weaponry but Mulder's convinced they're aliens; the agents run afoul of the Decepticons, but all the Transformers are kept mostly in the shadows, etc., etc. I'd much prefer that over the Lone Gunmen sitting down to pizza with the Turtles or shouting "Cowabunga!"collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-74018139203385202522013-10-18T10:09:08.207-05:002013-10-18T10:09:08.207-05:00Halloween and possible convention cosplay. Halloween and possible convention cosplay. doug.glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018711097234509826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-84277010721846009272013-10-18T10:08:37.458-05:002013-10-18T10:08:37.458-05:00Dark "FOUR ALIENS TITLES IN 2014!!!" Hor...Dark "FOUR ALIENS TITLES IN 2014!!!" Horse Solicits: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48573<br /><br />*Yeah, if you haven't heard from NYCC, we're getting "Aliens", "Predator", "AVP" AND "Prometheus", all as ongoings and all with solid writers, including Paul Tobin and "Captain Marvel" co-writer Chris Sebela. Here's hoping that the "Predator" title includes some of the crazy Kenner-inspired NECA designs.<br /><br />*Blood Brothers TP--I'm not big on the whole vampire genre (unless it's Kim Newman's "Anno Dracula" novels), but this actually sounds enjoyable and a bit silly. <br /><br />*Hellboy: The First 20 Years HC--This seems less like a collection and more like a coffee table book, but it's a notable milestone for a great character. I hope this can drum up a little support for a "Hellboy 3" from Guillermo Del Toro.<br /><br />*The Light Brigade HC--I remember when this was coming out a few years back and could never find the trade afterwards. For me the draw is Peter Snejbjerg, but for our esteemed editor, it might be Peter Tomasi.<br /><br /><br />Image Solicits: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48553<br /><br />*Heaven's War TP--I've never heard of this series, but it's CS Lewis and Tolkein versus Aleister Crowley, which is just enough of a crazy high concept to catch my interest. Plus Michael Gaydos drew it, so if nothing else, it'll look cool.<br /><br />*Satellite Sam Vol. 1 TP--One of Fraction's big hits this year (though, as I'll discuss in next week's review, possibly at the expense of "Hawkeye"), it also features some better inking for Howard Chaykin. Finally!<br /><br /><br />IDW Solicits: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=48575<br /><br />*Nothing trade-wise intrigues me unless I finally start reading "Transformers: Regeneration One".<br /><br />*However, next year starts a crazy X-Files/Ghostbusters/TMNT/Transformers/God Knows What Else crossover called "Conspiracy" that I have to admit sounds very cool.doug.glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18018711097234509826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-58354982946896757262013-10-18T09:51:20.554-05:002013-10-18T09:51:20.554-05:00The Larfleeze backup stories from Threshold will p...The Larfleeze backup stories from Threshold will probably be put in the first actual Larfleeze trade. Certainly would make the most sense.Evan Meadownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-62011983277425260642013-10-18T09:45:43.258-05:002013-10-18T09:45:43.258-05:00Is Castle your Halloween costume?Is Castle your Halloween costume?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.com