tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.comments2024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Collected Editionscollectededitionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comBlogger12793125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-13893965275706890882024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:002024-03-27T21:12:28.287-05:00Jim Jr. *is* running around as a Talon now, the on...Jim Jr. *is* running around as a Talon now, the one final loose end of Tynion's Joker run that was neither tied up nor made a lot of sense; from my some-months-delayed perspective, I don't see any other creators touching that one. I was reminded today Lois Lane has a half-brother out there somewhere, too. Wasn't there a CBR column that took on things like this ... ?collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-82240554956008321132024-03-15T06:31:53.951-05:002024-03-15T06:31:53.951-05:00I hope they collect some classic Jonah Hex stories...I hope they collect some classic Jonah Hex stories.Bossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006348477061982107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-17717371130372874542024-03-14T09:06:08.544-05:002024-03-14T09:06:08.544-05:00Wow, blast from the near past. I'd completely ...Wow, blast from the near past. I'd completely forgotten about this book! I'm with you, though... the very existence of a trade collecting nearly 20 issues makes me more inclined to revisit it than I would otherwise.<br /><br />We've had Talons aplenty in the last decade (hard to believe the Court of Owls is barely 13 years old... both for how short that feels and for how ingrained they seem in the mythos), but no love for Calvin, eh? Am I right that Jim Jr is running around somewhere as a Talon now, too? And speaking of multiplicity, I did a double-take at your mention of Wolf-Spider; I could have sworn he was someone else's nemesis. A quick Google tells me there was /another/ Wolf-Spider in the New 52 Batwoman run; this one made it as far as the CW.Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-278233836252972922024-03-06T21:05:20.327-06:002024-03-06T21:05:20.327-06:00I will! (I love that you asked this. You all are m...I will! (I love that you asked this. You all are my people.) Between references in Justice/Doom War, Death Metal, and now Flashpoint Beyond (and beyond), this is definitely going on the timeline. Pretty sure I know where to put it, too.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-926584383900899742024-03-06T11:04:03.297-06:002024-03-06T11:04:03.297-06:00Will you be putting this in the DC TPB Timeline, o...Will you be putting this in the DC TPB Timeline, or is it so far out of continuity that it doesn't fit anywhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33255296881037535632024-03-05T18:05:51.074-06:002024-03-05T18:05:51.074-06:00I’d say it’s unlikely, but I didn’t predict the up...I’d say it’s unlikely, but I didn’t predict the upcoming DC/Marvel omnibuses either. collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-44769242731914341252024-03-05T11:33:40.402-06:002024-03-05T11:33:40.402-06:00I think "Doomsday Clock" is so much more...I think "Doomsday Clock" is so much more interesting as a thought experiment than a centerpiece of continuity -- perhaps one of the best arguments for the existence of a Black Label. I don't want a DC Universe that is always connected to Watchmen (the Batmanhattan Who Laughs was a bridge much too far for me). Nor do I really want a Watchmen that carries on and on (though I'll accept the spin-offs and sequels, somewhat firewalled off as they are). When I used to teach Watchmen, I had students who wanted to treat "Before Watchmen" as canonical, and I had to remind them that the interpretations of Brian Azzarello and Darwyn Cooke had no more weight than their own. And Johns's reading of Watchmen is no more legitimate than mine.<br /><br />"Doomsday Clock" is Johns's repudiation of the legacy of Watchmen, an insistence that superhero stories don't have to be grim-n-gritty. The fact that Superman gets through to Dr Manhattan, that Dr Manhattan then creates a son in Superman's image, reads like asking the fans not to stop with Watchmen, not to let its suspicions and postmodern cynicism be the final word on superheroes, but it also smacks a bit of Johns's hope that Alan Moore will one day understand and agree -- the son becomes the father, etc. <br /><br />But I do compliment Johns on his restraint. He didn't bring Walter Kovacs into our world, left Laurie and Dan mostly alone, and found the cleanest way to include The Comedian, eating his continuity cake and having it too. I suppose that restraint is how Johns "earns" the wildly-ambitious epilogue outlining the next thousand years of DC (and Marvel!) continuity. Then again, the fact that the story keeps going into Flashpoint Beyond and New Golden Age and JSA, coupled with interminable delays, makes "Nothing ever ends" feel more like a threat than a promise.Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-33484762654616934632024-03-04T11:32:24.496-06:002024-03-04T11:32:24.496-06:00I'm just hoping we get the Marvel/DC crossover...I'm just hoping we get the Marvel/DC crossover Secret Crisis in 2030, as promised in Doomsday ClockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-1523885109743343702024-03-01T08:48:15.026-06:002024-03-01T08:48:15.026-06:00I liked that Duggan leaned into the "Freeze h...I liked that Duggan leaned into the "Freeze had a bad day" concept, but you're right that this volume plays a little too much with the "Freeze was always a jerk" backstory that's been in fashion for some time now. (Heck, even Paul Dini got in on the action with his "Mr. Freeze" one-shot in 1997.) At least we're not in the land of the New 52's Freeze...<br /><br />No, I think we can all agree that "Heart of Ice" is both the definitive Freeze story and a perfect fit for the "One Bad Day" brand. I'm struggling to think of any comic story that comes close. (But then, perhaps I'm biased; "Heart of Ice" is right up there with "Time Enough at Last" for my favorite episode of any television show ever.)Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-43652806455053940752024-02-29T09:35:05.621-06:002024-02-29T09:35:05.621-06:00And will it include the oft-uncollected Batman #40...And will it include the oft-uncollected Batman #401?!collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-8892991632510450312024-02-29T09:12:11.975-06:002024-02-29T09:12:11.975-06:00Suddenly my obsessive color-coded spreadsheet does...Suddenly my obsessive color-coded spreadsheet doesn't sound so unhealthy... it helps me track what I have in single issues vs in trades (and helps me catch duplicates between mediums). <br /><br />Based on the Anonymous comment above, we could expect the Year 1/2 collection to include the same content as the first volumes of Caped Crusader and Dark Knight Detective, albeit with "Year 1" and "Year 2" included this time. The stuff between Year 1 and CC1 was included in "Second Chances," so I wonder if they'll go through "Death in the Family."Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-45113584187744715022024-02-28T19:45:35.127-06:002024-02-28T19:45:35.127-06:00According to the Comics Conspiracy Podcast, these ...According to the Comics Conspiracy Podcast, these ARE Epic Collections. These are every single issue of the character from a certain time period. So, it appears the the Year 1 / Year 2 collection is every issue of Batman and Detective Comics from at least 1987 and maybe 1988. The Superman one is basically the same as the Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 from a few years ago. (aka the first half of the Golden Age Superman omnibus.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-2874386584632100552024-02-28T12:11:11.760-06:002024-02-28T12:11:11.760-06:00Initially, I've welcomed the news with great e...Initially, I've welcomed the news with great enthusiasm and will definitely buy Catwoman and Wonder Woman ones (I'll have to wait for the listing for Batman book but I'll probably pass on it, got most of those stories in Caped Crusader/Dark Knight Detective trades), then tempered it a bit beacuse of the possibility of what you called the 'Green Lantern interpretation'. <br />However, I remain cautiously optimistic - even if it won't become DC's answer to Epic line, maybe it'll live long enough to finally give us proper Superman collections from the Triangle Era. Maybe we can even see some stuff that wasn't reprinted since the Showcase collections like the original Amethyst series (but I'm not getting my hopes up here). Renbotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-30497809779270514202024-02-28T10:09:38.577-06:002024-02-28T10:09:38.577-06:00Harley is an interesting case, and I wouldn't ...Harley is an interesting case, and I wouldn't be me if I didn't ask how such a collection might handle the animated series comics. Would we get a collection that starts with The Batman Adventures #12, hits all the Harley issues, and ends with her No Man's Land debut in continuity proper? (That NML one-shot -- written by Paul Dini -- wasn't collected in the NML trades, but it was included in the omnibus and in a few Harley trades.) <br /><br />Or would we instead jump forward to the Kesel/Dodson run? I suspect they'd be tempted to leap headlong into the Conner/Palmiotti era, but there's some good stuff if you dig a little deeper. Of course, I would much prefer comprehensive collections of TBA and "beyond," but I see the appeal of character-centric animated trades, especially as gifts for readers who aren't as obsessive as I am.Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-28368062932233688382024-02-27T17:23:30.204-06:002024-02-27T17:23:30.204-06:00I agree the description provided by DC leaves one ...I agree the description provided by DC leaves one guessing about the exact approach. I'd be happy if these were simply DC's version of Marvel's Epic Collection - sequential collections. But it sounds like DC's releases may bounce around a little more, collecting mini-series such as the Batman and Catwoman collections, and creator runs such as the Wonder Woman title. We'll know more when we see the contents!jfire2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09933545062618873254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-78502645188557711382024-02-27T17:21:35.921-06:002024-02-27T17:21:35.921-06:00I'm cautiously optimistic about this. I hope t...I'm cautiously optimistic about this. I hope they start announcing MANY more lines besides their biggest characters (kinda surprised Harley wasn't in the first batch) - I especially hope they follow Marvel's lead and just use this line to continue pre-existing fat collections. That is, use the DC Finest line to give us GL by Ron Marz v2, etcBob Schoonoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371205595372517089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-85242355230262709382024-02-27T09:15:58.893-06:002024-02-27T09:15:58.893-06:00Thanks for the reminder to get around to this one....Thanks for the reminder to get around to this one. Seems like Adams did some good meat-and-potatoes Flash stuff in his run, and I like what I've read of it. (I read the first arc, the Doctor Fate issue, and the Dark Crisis tie-in -- I'm a sucker for meta multiversity, I suppose)<br /><br />Interesting that DC "pre-collected" One-Minute War with a "Start the Clock" floppy collecting the first three issues. They must have had a lot of faith in this one.Zachary Kinghttps://cinemaking465.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-44473993338348127402024-02-25T14:31:34.318-06:002024-02-25T14:31:34.318-06:00Oh my bad. I understand DC doing it but also they...Oh my bad. I understand DC doing it but also they haven't had a consistent standard when it comes to republishing his work. I do think it shouldn't be excluded but what can you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-68644236335304525572024-02-25T12:31:04.276-06:002024-02-25T12:31:04.276-06:00Just for accuracy, Mark Waid was also a writer on ...Just for accuracy, Mark Waid was also a writer on JLX. collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-50807967715430020612024-02-25T12:28:46.729-06:002024-02-25T12:28:46.729-06:00JLX and Magneto and the Magnetic Men reportedly wi...JLX and Magneto and the Magnetic Men reportedly will not be included in the Amalgam omnibus due to Gerard Jones being the sole writer of those issues. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-64117343267708616192024-02-24T16:15:31.166-06:002024-02-24T16:15:31.166-06:00For sure. I think what I was also recognizing ther...For sure. I think what I was also recognizing there is that the solicitations for Flash Vol. 1 _and_ the solicitations for Jeremy Adams’ Flash Vol. 20 each suggest the volume will contain the Flash #800 anniversary stories by Mark Waid, Geoff Johns, and etc., and I’m wondering which book will actually have those.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-12185545710694884642024-02-21T21:42:44.656-06:002024-02-21T21:42:44.656-06:00Nothing on the schedule right now, sorry to say. W...Nothing on the schedule right now, sorry to say. We should have a new catalog in the next month or so.collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-29690824443717760692024-02-21T21:42:13.476-06:002024-02-21T21:42:13.476-06:00"Contents for the first collection of the new..."Contents for the first collection of the new Simon Spurrier run, in hardcover in July, include Flash #1–6, Titans: Beast World Tour: Central City #1, and a story (presumably Spurrier’s) from Flash #800."<br /><br />Yes, Spurrier's story from Flash #800 will almost certainly be included (as it was the backdoor pilot for the run).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-46660446731834640392024-02-21T16:28:38.034-06:002024-02-21T16:28:38.034-06:00Anyone know when will be reprint of Superman: Exil...Anyone know when will be reprint of Superman: Exile Omnibus?Barthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10945794.post-39610048709953228102024-02-20T15:14:40.822-06:002024-02-20T15:14:40.822-06:00Huh. I wonder where/if that special will be collec...Huh. I wonder where/if that special will be collected. collectededitionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698269790653953645noreply@blogger.com