posted February 14, 2003 05:06 PM            

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
... World of Krypton, World of Smallville and World of Metropolis... I'd sooner collect the three minis together if we ever found a market.

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I think there may be a market for this due to one 10 letter word in there. Starts with an "S".

posted February 14, 2003 11:34 PM            

As much as I love this thread, it has gotten lengthy, and I know none of us want to burn you out on it. Would you rather enter specific discussions on individual threads, or are you fine with volume of material you're dealing with here?

posted February 15, 2003 01:37 PM               

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Originally posted by dcexplosion78:
What would be the point of collecting three forgettable mini-series that have littered bargain bins for over a decade?

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I guess you're right, just wishful thinking. I do hope they bring back Man of Steel. Hopefully with this mysterious Byrne project that Bob hinted at a few days ago.

posted February 15, 2003 02:01 PM            

Lastly I was sorry to hear about the shakeup at DC. The only possible good news that could arise from this is that Andy Helfer would do some more writing. I'm a big fan of his. For those who haven't read his work track down the Deadman mini-series he did with Jose Garcia Luis-Lopez and his Shadow run with Sienkiewiez and Baker.

posted February 16, 2003 12:39 AM            

Appreciate your efforts on the Archives!

Do you have any plans to attend WonderCon in San Francisco - lovely city, good weather, a bunch of crazy fan-boys. What more could you ask for? 8-)

Thanks,
Joe

posted February 16, 2003 12:42 AM            

Appreciate your efforts on the Archives!

Do you have any plans to attend WonderCon in San Francisco - lovely city, good weather, a bunch of crazy fan-boys. What more could you ask for? 8-)

Thanks,
Joe

posted February 16, 2003 01:53 AM            

I was wondering if in THE OBSIDIAN AGE BOOK ONE you'll be including the profile pages of Faith, The Ancients, and possibly Firestorm from the JLA/JSA SECRET FILES? The ad copy for the book doesn't say specifically, but I think these would be a great addition for Book One.

I think it's a brilliant idea to include select profile pages from the SECRET FILES and WHO'S WHO in certain trades.

Thanks!

Teisto

posted February 16, 2003 11:55 AM               

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Originally posted by Zero Lad:
Here's an idea:

How about an Ambush Bug TPB? And I'm not talking about his mini-series, either. I'm talking about his appearances in DC Comics Presents and those Action Comics backups which led to the mini-series. Maybe something for April 2004?

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Zero, those were some of the funniest comics I've EVER read! MUCH better thn his various minis.

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Rock a little,

posted February 16, 2003 12:05 PM               

So many things I could comment on or ask about, but I’ll begin with just one for Bob:

1.For the eventual JLA/AVENGERS collection (2 years off at the very least?), what are the chances of the original Perez pencils for the unused first version being included in their entirety as a bonus (with commentary if possible)? I hope DC, Graphitti, Marvel, or whoever ends up doing the collection seriously considers this. Seems like a natural if economically feasible.

Oh, and THANK YOU! For the Golden Age Spectre Archives coming next month. I would like to record my vote for a Silver Age Spectre Archives to follow it! It would be nice to include the Hourman back up from that first Spectre run, and Brave & the Bold Spectre issues as well.

posted February 16, 2003 05:36 PM            

Will you be at the MegaCon in Orlando Feb 28 thru March 2?

Thanks,

posted February 16, 2003 05:47 PM               

Sorry if this has already been brought up, but is there any chance we'll see a Silver-Age Teen Titans Archive anytime soon?

posted February 16, 2003 10:07 PM               

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Originally posted by DStepp:
Just to follow-up on James:

Brevity is the soul of wit. DOn't take in personally. Just boil it down.

D.

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Ah, so sayeth Polonius of Hamlet fame.

Seriously, though, i agree with you guys about being brief, but if i'm trying to present an argument which i truly feel i have a case for, ill present as many aguments and examples as i can to try to sway the other person's opinion, instead of simply saying something like "hey, i think scribbly archives would sell"

After all, in my time arguing my point, we've seen bob go from (paraphrasing), "no bat plans other than arcs", to "we may have been wrong, we're considering one" to "many good points, we've got three projects on the table to consider"

If someone didn't read the posts due to length, its a shame, as i presented a lot of good arguments, suggestions, things to think about, which at the vvery least would get you thinking.

If you didn't read them because you felt they were "unreadable", fine. I apologize, but i dont have too much time, and that day (lincoln's b-day) i had off, so i was just trying to get as much of my thoughts down while i had the time.

posted February 17, 2003 08:27 AM            

Apologies if I've missed it in the last 40 odd pages of these threads, but I was wondering if there are any plans to continue the reprints of HITMAN? If's Bob has already answered this let me know.

I'm an Ennis fan who discovered this series too late - so I started getting the trades, not realising they had stopped.
Glad to hear there's more Starman due, but would love to know if HITMAN reprints will ever be completed.

posted February 17, 2003 10:55 AM               

Just a quick list of reprints I'd like to see:

-Hitman (complete the series!)
-Kirby Demon
-Captain Marvel "Monster Society" serial
-Englehart/Rogers Detective (with covers this time!)
-Garth Enns' Demon run
-O'Neil/Adams Batman stories
-Vermillion (from the old Helix line)
-Joe Kubert Tarzan Archives!!!!

Thanks for listening...

posted February 17, 2003 04:10 PM               

I love the Ennis/McCrea Demon run and as unlikely as it is I'd go crazy for collections. In fact, during the Canberra bushfires my Garth Ennis comic box was the only one to be packed in the car in case of evacuation.

So there is a new Starman trade on the way, any clue to content and date?

posted February 17, 2003 07:56 PM               

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Originally posted by Parsifal:

In fact, during the Canberra bushfires my Garth Ennis comic box was the only one to be packed in the car in case of evacuation.

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Canberra? Isn't that the capital of Australia?

posted February 17, 2003 09:57 PM               

For those who don't know, Canberra was beseiged by bushfires on Jan 18 2003. This wouldn't effect most Australian cities too badly, but Canberra is criss-crossed with beautiful bush corridors that break up the suburbs. As the smoke turned the daytime sky dark as night, 500 homes were destroyed. We were fine, thank God.

posted February 17, 2003 11:35 PM               

1) I'm taking a quote from the Newsarama site about the recent announcement regarding the new printing of Batman Archives volume 1 for the reduced price: "The special price for the new printing will only be for initial orders from retailers, while the rest of the volume’s print run (the overprint) will be priced at $49.95. The move, according to ICV2, is to drive high numbers of preorders for the August-shipping book."

I was wondering will there be a difference on the UPC direct sales bar code on the new printing's dustjacket for the initial ordered copies from retailers, where it will actually say the $19.95 US/$32.95 Canada cover price, or will the dustjacket still bear the usual $49.95 US/$82.00 Cdn price tag?

I remember when DC first offered the remaining previous printing copies of Batman Archives vol. 1 in Oct. 2001 at that $19.95 price, all that was done was slapping a sticker on the book's shrinkwrap bearing the reduced price. Will this be done like this for the new printing as well? Also, just what printing is this for Batman Archives vol. 1 (second or third printing, etc.)?

2) Will Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns sequel, "Dark Knight Strikes Again", be coming to trade paperback this year?

3a) Will there be new cover art supplied for the upcoming new printing of "Zero Hour: Crisis in Time" trade paperback?

3b) Are there more Justice League International collections planned once the new printings of "JL: A New Beginning" and "JLI: The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord" are out, or will this be based on sales on how the re-issues sell?

posted February 18, 2003 12:12 AM            

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Originally posted by superboy1988-92:
Also, just what printing is this for Batman Archives vol. 1 (second or third printing, etc.)?

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I can answer that one. This is the second printing. The sale awhile back was clear out the stock of the first printing. That said, with the addition of a table of contents and a bio page, this might be better refered to as the second edition, rather than the second printing. For $20, I just might grab a copy and give my first copy to family youngsters.

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2) Will Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns sequel, "Dark Knight Strikes Again", be coming to trade paperback this year?

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I might be able to help on this one too. Bob says the soft covers are issued when the hard covers sell out. Since the HC is just a few months old, I doubt it's sold out yet, and therefore there's no need to worry about the SC edition yet. Maybe by summer?

posted February 18, 2003 10:02 AM            

Any plans for a TPB version of the "Green Lantern: Legacy" HC? Seeing as how it looks like the monthly title is heading for the reestablishment of the GLC (and the reintroduction of Kilowog), it might be a good idea to have this critical bit of history available to a wider audience so that stuff makes more sense. (I bought the hardcover, in case you are wondering, and didn't regret it )

I've noticed that, on the GL boards, there seem to be more and more people saying stuff like, "Wasn't Oa destroyed?" or "Since when is Kilowog alive? Didn't he die in ET?".