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Ruiner Member	posted February 07, 2003 12:35 PM quote: Originally posted by Bob Greenberger: Mr. Newton, as frequently stated, it's not our goal or obligation to collect everything in their entirety. GK #32 and AZRAEL #91 add nothing to the overall FUGITIVE story and are not candidates for inclusion in any collection. Everyone's else points about GK #32 and BAT #604 will have me reread them and see about tweaking the line-up. Bob, What about that Robin issues(I forget the number) where Batman and Robin resolve their Murderer/Fugitive issues? Will that be included in Fugitive 3? Brubaker's Dead Reckoning just featured a major villain's death. Is it being recieved well enough to deserve trade treatment? IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted February 07, 2003 12:38 PM Bob, it's way too early to be asking a question like this, and obviously you can't read the minds of the others who serve in a decision-making capacity, but this is a hypothetical question that for me speaks more to the process and the publishorial mindset anyway, so: If Aquaman vol.1 should prove popular enough to warrant a second volume fairly soon, and if the advance numbers and the subsequent sales of the second volume should be dramatically lower--enough lower that under most circumstances a third volume wouldn't happen very soon, would some serious be given to the possiblity of then issuing an earlier volume of Fradon material on the assumption that the change in art and story was responsible for a large part of the drop in sales? (I'm not even addressing the numbering question--something could be figured out, I'm sure.) Or would we be stuck in the track we're in? IP: Logged
SNW21 Member	posted February 07, 2003 12:41 PM quote: Originally posted by Bob Greenberger: No one has mentioned collecting the Hypertime stories before. Don't know if they're good enough to collect, so I'll check. Cool! Thank you very much Mr. Greenberger. Before I go I should mention that Cliffy Mark II is correct. The lead story in The Flash: Secret Files and Origins#2 is part of The Dark Flash storyline. It's important since it introduced Replicant and also the lead story continues into one of the regular issues for the rest of The Dark Flash storyline. To be precise, it's The Flash#155. So if all the Hypertime storylines are collected, the lead story from The Flash: Secret Files and Origins#2 should be included for The Dark Flash storyline. Thank you again Mr. Greenberger for answering my question. Have a nice weekend. IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted February 07, 2003 01:05 PM quote: Originally posted by Bob Greenberger: SUPER POWERS? Not likely. There's so much better Kirby material to work with. As for a Kirby Library, we're doing some talking, some planning, we'll see. This is the kind of thing that makes me feel better about the world we live in. That while there are people around the world who are planning the waging of war, there are other people who are planning the Jack Kirby Library. I eagerly await the day CNN cuts to breaking news at the DC Press Conference wherein Bob G. announces the line. quote: I can't give out the Archive schedule since it's constantly in flux. Just the other week we flopped a few around since one was coming together faster than the other. But with 20 or so on the schedule, most months will feature two choices. Does this mean we will have two choices to purchase? Or you will have two choices to publish? Meaning you publish one and push back the other? Sorry if this is a dumb question. quote: Until we're done, expect 3 SPIRIT collections a year. TOR wraps up with Volume 3, ending the Kubert Library for the moment. No MAD this year. 2 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents this year. And maybe one more featuring something else. Hmmmm....no MAD. Interesting. quote: It's not likely we'd suddelny shift gears and do a JSA hardcover collection but as I've learned, never say never. Should you switch gears and put out a HC, I'll buy. I've heard so many great things about this series, and would love to start with it from the beginning. quote: No SGT. ROCK tpb on the horizon, just the hardcover graphic novel. I predict this is going to be a real sales winner for DC. I know I'm buying! (I'd love to have a Rock Archives Vol 2 to go with it ) ------------------ Visit the Marvel Masterworks fansite and Message Board: Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
GaryUK Member	posted February 07, 2003 01:11 PM Bob Greenberger: <<As stated elsewhere, there is a second CATWOMAN collection coming in 2003. And another STARMAN. And more TRANSMETROPOLITAN. No DOOM PATROL planned. Or POWER COMPANY. Wildstorm sets their own tpb schedule so stay tuned (but can anyone really make heads or tails out of KAFKA?).>> If memory serves me right, I could be wrong here and I don't have the energy to trail through the pages to find it, but did Bob mention one time that there would be a Doom Patrol collection this year? Since he's said there won't be a trade paperback, can we assume that there will be a Doom Patrol Archive Vol.2? IP: Logged
CMCINTYRE3600 Member	posted February 07, 2003 01:34 PM quote: Originally posted by GaryUK: Bob Greenberger: <<As stated elsewhere, there is a second CATWOMAN collection coming in 2003. And another STARMAN. And more TRANSMETROPOLITAN. No DOOM PATROL planned. Or POWER COMPANY. Wildstorm sets their own tpb schedule so stay tuned (but can anyone really make heads or tails out of KAFKA?).>> That'd be cool, but I'd also love a collection of the current series or some more Grant Morrison DP. The back issues are so hard to find around here. Chris If memory serves me right, I could be wrong here and I don't have the energy to trail through the pages to find it, but did Bob mention one time that there would be a Doom Patrol collection this year? Since he's said there won't be a trade paperback, can we assume that there will be a Doom Patrol Archive Vol.2? IP: Logged
jeffcope Member	posted February 07, 2003 01:43 PM Ah, here's one I just remembered... Are there plans to release Batman: Black and White 2 in a softcover, and - if so - will it be resized to be the same size as the volume 1 tpb? I hope so, to both. I've got the Vol 1 tpb...so, I haven't bought the Vol 2 hardcover. I'd rather have them in the same format. Anal retentiveness at its finest... Jeff IP: Logged
Ruiner Member	posted February 07, 2003 02:22 PM Hey Bob, You may have answered this already but whats the status of more Byrne-era Superman trades? IP: Logged
gothcityfan Member	posted February 07, 2003 02:32 PM quote: Originally posted by Bob Greenberger: BATMAN: LEGACY was good and should be back in print. As for other LOTDK arcs, I've asked for suggestions and we're working through the list. Should any be selected, I'll clue you guys in first. If legacy's returning to pring, how about contagion? One doesnt make much sense without the other. Its surprised me that theyve been out of print so long. As for LODK, let me just recommened "Going Sane" again, unfortuantely i dont know the exact issue numbers, but it's 4 issues somehwere around the 60s i believe. Oh yea, and how about returning collected legends and dark legends to print? IP: Logged
bluedevil2002 Member	posted February 07, 2003 02:35 PM What determines the size of cover reproductions? This is one thing that always bugs me, when covers aren't reprinted at full size. Especially in the case of something like Contagion, where the editors keep complimenting themselves in the letters pages about how great the covers were, yet in the TPB, they are all shoved onto 2 pages. IP: Logged
gothcityfan Member	posted February 07, 2003 02:37 PM quote: Originally posted by James Friel: Gosh. I gave up on reading Batman about the time his back was broken. So are you people saying there's been good stuff since then? Much more than good, GREAT. I recommened you look into it. If you do try Batman: EGO as a sample of a recently released great bat story. Try no mans land. And try tracking down all bat stories between 2000-2001 by anyone named greg rucka, ed brubaker, brian vaughn, or devin grayson. Wonderful stuff. IP: Logged
vze2 Member	posted February 07, 2003 02:40 PM 4 pages in less than 3 days? Tell Paul you need a raise. IP: Logged
majorjoe23 Member	posted February 07, 2003 03:01 PM I was reading this morning that the Walden Books reprint of Dark Knight Returns/Year One contained a Frank Miller Batman Christmas story. Any plans to reprint this anywhere else? IP: Logged
samdhi Member	posted February 07, 2003 05:43 PM quote: Originally posted by gothcityfan: If legacy's returning to pring, how about contagion? Due out in May. IP: Logged
Owen Cardiff Darcy Member	posted February 07, 2003 05:52 PM quote: Originally posted by majorjoe23: I was reading this morning that the Walden Books reprint of Dark Knight Returns/Year One contained a Frank Miller Batman Christmas story. Any plans to reprint this anywhere else? Joe, you're probably thinking of the 1989 Longmeadow Press hardcover called The Complete Frank Miller Batman. It collects in one volume Dark Knight Returns, Year One and the very first Batman story drawn by Miller, from a 1980 DC christmas special, "Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive". It's written by Denny O'Neil and inked by Steve Mitchell, and is not the greatest Batman story ever told; if you haven't read it, you haven't missed anything. I found my copy in a Waldenbooks remaindered bin for $9.95. I assume it's now out of print. IP: Logged
chrisccl Member	posted February 07, 2003 07:16 PM Yes, The Complete Frank Miller Batman is out of print, but you can usually find a copy on E-Bay. Here is some info on it: http://www.lastflightout.com/ccl/recommended_reading/batman/batman_miller.html It's companion book is an Expanded Edition of The Greatest Joker Stories ever told called Stacked Deck: http://www.lastflightout.com/ccl/recommended_reading/batman/greatest_joker_stacked_deck.html Chris ------------------ Collected Comics Library http://www.lastflightout.com/ccl IP: Logged
Joe Pacheco Member	posted February 07, 2003 10:20 PM The FM Batman story is also in A DC UNIVERSE CHRISTMAS published in 2000. IP: Logged
dnewton Member	posted February 07, 2003 11:34 PM Bob: Now that the last PAD arc for Supergirl is in the planning stages, how about the same for YJ? BTW - what problems are there with the Legion TPB's? IP: Logged
Owen Cardiff Darcy Member	posted February 08, 2003 12:04 AM quote: Originally posted by dnewton: BTW - what problems are there with the Legion TPB's? I think Bob said in a previous post that he wasn't able to talk about the situation with the Legion tpbs. IP: Logged
dnewton Member	posted February 08, 2003 01:30 AM quote: I think Bob said in a previous post that he wasn't able to talk about the situation with the Legion tpbs. Why? He's the senior editor in charge of these things - What's the exact problem that doesn't make Legion trades possible at the moment? IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted February 08, 2003 02:52 AM That's evidently what he doesn't feel he can talk about. IP: Logged
dnewton Member	posted February 08, 2003 03:51 AM James - This is a post from someone on the legion board asking the same question as myself: quote: No Legion TPB's because of reasons that 'are beyond explanation or my ability to control'? And he's a SENIOR editor? Something doesn't jibe here. Never mind the fact that, for any new Legion fans, the series' long history and/or convoluted contuinity practically BEGS for TPBs. Never mind mind the fact that the only items even resembling TPBs are the Legion Archives books, which are great but I don't have $50 and above to blow on them. But the mere fact that the Legion is a long-standing (and running) series of DC, one that really owes its existence to Superman (or Boy, if you like ) and I don't see why we don't have as many trades of LSH as we do for Superman, Batman, JLA, etc. I would gobble them up. This perplexes and slightly infuriates me. Can you please explain your reasons on why Bob won't publish any Legion trades? IP: Logged
Teisto Member	posted February 08, 2003 04:19 AM quote: Originally posted by dnewton: Can you please explain your reasons on why Bob won't publish any Legion trades? [/B] I think it's pretty clear that the decision is not up to Bob in this case, and rests with the DC executives. And for reasons we are not privy to, they either don't want to, or cannot, reprint the material at this time. Teisto IP: Logged
dnewton Member	posted February 08, 2003 06:36 AM Bob: I've got a brilliant idea for the Power Company 1-shots: Instead of making them into a trade, why not put them in trades of current series or crossovers. For example: The Witchfire 1-shot in the 1st Perez WW TPB. IP: Logged
jlaavenger Member	posted February 08, 2003 07:47 AM HI Bob, who will do the JLA/Avengers collected edition, Marvel or DC? Or Graphitti Designs maybe? Also some suggestions, how about a Superman Teamup archives. It could collect the Superman Teams from Worlds Finest and DC Comics Presents. How about an All Star Squadron Archives? Or a Batman Teamup Archives? Thanks K. IP: Logged

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