posted February 10, 2003 08:53 AM               

Some of the "lost" annuals and even facsimiles we've produced over the last few years can be seen as Archive samplers. We have one such planned for later this year. An actual trade compilation of random stuff would never sell well enough to justify producing it.

"Dead Reckoning" has been mentioned but no plans yet.

If the Aquaman Archives continue, we're going to go forward. The odds of us stepping back and doing a random 1950s volume are small.

When I mentioned flip flopping Archives on the schedule, I meant two already approved projects got swapped on the schedule.

When Batman: Black & White 2 sells out in hardcover, we'll schedule the softcover.

Any more movement on the John Byrne Superman run? Well, I got an e-mail from John this morning...

Batman: Contagion will have a new cover when it comes out in May. Contents remain unchanged.

Bluedevil2002, if you've been following this thread, I addressed the physical constraints of running the covers small or full-sized. We print our books in 16-page increments known as signatures. If the total page count of a compilation, with full-sized covers fits within a multiple of 16 we will gladly run the covers full-size. If not, we have to make choices and sometimes that means running reduced sized covers.

Mr. Newton, I would hope my request for dropping a line of discussion would be honored rather than questioned. As to your other points, no such plans for a YOUNG JUSTICE final trade since it has none of the buzz the SUPERGIRL story has. And the notion of sprinkling POWER COMPANY one-shots throughout other trades makes no commercial sense to me. Sorry, but we have no plans for any reprinting of POWER COMPANY.

20th Century-Fox TV has home video rights to the Batman TV series so if you want them on DVD, tell 20th's home video division. I'd be one to buy a box set.

The war stuff has done all right, but not enough for us to schedule anything more as of today.

And again, no Firestorm plans.

Teisot, you've read our mind. We intend to re-release both JL trades during the run of the new JL mini-series.

Yes, there will be another BATGIRL trade this year. Kelley's departure will not change that.

JUST IMAGINE vol. 2 is on schedule and I have a gorgeous Stuart Immonen cover for it already on my bulletin board.

Given the larger Batman Family and the constantly crossing over of storylines from one title to another, we benefit from having a larger tapestry to tell our stories. The downside is that it prevents us from collecting everything from every Bat-title in sequence. Amazing, Peter Parker and Tangled Web do not crossover or even reference one another, keeping them cleaner for collection which is just as valid an editorial direction. You, however, cannot compare programs given the different editorial goals.

The Flash/Superman races might make for a fun collection, we'll have to see.

posted February 10, 2003 09:00 AM               

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Have you ever heard thru any grapevine (Time-Warner, AOL, DC, etc.) if the 1960's Batman TV show would ever be put on DVD as a boxed set?[/B]

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This question came up a few months ago in an online chat with Peter Staddon of Fox Home Video. The chat was conducted on December 2, 2002. A complete transcript is available at http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/120202htfchat.html

Here's what he said about the possibility of releasing the 60's Batman series on DVD:

"Batman is held up in all sorts of legal / rights issues. I'd love to be able to release it but it just can't happen yet."

Jim

posted February 10, 2003 10:28 AM            

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Unfortunately, I don't see a way to fit in Batman #604, which should have been collected as the opening to Vol. 2.

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*sigh*

Yeah... I know.

posted February 10, 2003 10:29 AM               

I think Mr. Greenberger has commented on the Sandman (by Neil Gaiman) hardcovers before, so I guess Vertigo does.

How about the other "affiliated/alternative" imprints.

posted February 10, 2003 10:42 AM            

* Any chance that DC will produce digests in the near future?

* In your opinion, how have sales been recntly on the last few archives?

* I understand that there is to be a HC Batman reprinting some work coming out soon with over 300 pages of work. Any plans for this trend to continue? By trend I mean using foreign work.

* Any pland to have Kubert work on any new material other than SGT Rock?

* With Kubert revisiting Rock for you guys, has any thought been give to having Eisner revisist Spirit? Or any other creator very associated with a character coming back for a stint

posted February 10, 2003 10:47 AM               

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:

Any more movement on the John Byrne Superman run? Well, I got an e-mail from John this morning...

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Great news! If Byrne is involved this may be more than your average reprint.

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:

"Dead Reckoning" has been mentioned but no plans yet.

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posted February 10, 2003 10:50 AM            

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Yes, there will be another BATGIRL trade this year. Kelley's departure will not change that.

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posted February 10, 2003 01:11 PM            

The Superman/Flash races that we need collected could be:

Superman (first series) 199 (1st race)
Flash (first series) 175 (2nd race)
World's Finest 198, 199 (3rd race)
DC Comics Presents 1, 2 (4th race)

And, throw in either Adventures of Superman 463 (first Superman/Flash III race) and/or Superman (first series) 220 (Clark and Barry switch identities - a mildly good Superman/Flash story...)

Also, I know there was a giant sized collection from the 1970s that reprinted the first Superman and Flash issues (the cover of which would make a nice back cover or additional page for such a collection...)

Incredibly good taste of schatzie to have mentioned this!

It's a nice way to dip into both Silver Age Flash AND Silver Age Superman (and yet could also serve modern purposes...well, at least that of us modern folks that want these great tales!)

Putting the two JLI books back into print! Okay (maybe more?)

posted February 10, 2003 02:35 PM               

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Some of the "lost" annuals and even facsimiles we've produced over the last few years can be seen as Archive samplers. We have one such planned for later this year.

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By "sampler" do you mean a sampler for the public to increase awarness of Archives already in print or a sampler for DC to test the waters for possible future Archives?

Th

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
The war stuff has done all right, but not enough for us to schedule anything more as of today.

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Darn, I really enjoyed Enemy Ace and Blackhawk (I haven't tried Sgt. Rock yet).
Looking forwar to future volumes of these series and of course the inclusion of the Unknown Soldier and Haunted Tank.

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:

And again, no Firestorm plans.

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I'm sorry if you already answered this question. I must have missed it. And again, darn.

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:

Teisot, you've read our mind. We intend to re-release both JL trades during the run of the new JL mini-series.

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Great!

posted February 10, 2003 03:36 PM               

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Originally posted by datalore:

And, throw in either Adventures of Superman 463 (first Superman/Flash III race) and/or Superman (first series) 220 (Clark and Barry switch identities - a mildly good Superman/Flash story...)

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To fill out the volume, I'd also include Action Comics #441, with a short main feature of Superman and Barry vs. the Weather Wizard--I always liked the cover, with Supes walloping an unsuspecting Flash. Action #424, with Superman vs. Gorilla Grodd, should get an honorable mention as well.

Cole

posted February 10, 2003 03:43 PM               

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Originally posted by James Friel:
While we're on the subject, the Nestor Redondo issues really weren't bad...

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I take it these are the issues of the original Swamp Thing after Wrightson left? While I've never read them, I'd heard that they were problematic for Moore's stories because they actually have Swampy turning back into Alec Holland at one point, and that they were considered apocryphal for that reason. IMO, this is no reason not to reprint good old comics, of course--just that DC would be less likely to exhume them. Issues 1-19 of Saga don't pose any continuity problems, as far as I can recall.

posted February 10, 2003 08:51 PM            

Wein/Wrightson 1 - 10
Wein/Redondo 11 - 13, 22
Michelinie/Redondo 14 - 18, 21
Conway/Redondo 19 - 20, 23
Wein/Chua/Carillo 24

I enjoyed Redondo's Swampie just as much as Wrightson's. Yes Redondo's swamp scenes were almost too pretty, while Bernie could really do some grotesque "Ghastly" Ingels art, but Wrightson always seemed to be chasing the deadline--possibly resulting in some last minute assists from friends. While Nestor, amazingly, met all his deadlines and rendered intensely inked detailed scenes.

posted February 10, 2003 09:05 PM            

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I would hope my request for dropping a line of discussion would be honored rather than questioned. As to your other points, no such plans for a YOUNG JUSTICE final trade since it has none of the buzz the SUPERGIRL story has. And the notion of sprinkling POWER COMPANY one-shots throughout other trades makes no commercial sense to me. Sorry, but we have no plans for any reprinting of POWER COMPANY.

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posted February 10, 2003 09:40 PM               

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Originally posted by Cave Carson:
Bob....
DC has a backlog of licensed material dealing with some pretty famous people, ie Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, the TV show properties, etc.

I realize the labyrinth of legal hoops one would have to jump through, but imagine a collected edition of JERRY LEWIS tales.

There were appearances by Superman, Flash, Batman, and Wonder Woman that would appeal to the comic fans, as well as a few odd art jobs by Neal Adams sprinkled around.

Perhaps if done in conjunction with the MDA telethon to raise funds for the charity?
Certainly Mr. Lewis would be receptive to such a project....?

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posted February 10, 2003 10:17 PM               

While the war "trifecta" is on hold and the Sci-Fi trifecta is iffy (I have a difficult time seeing a trifecta anyway), might I suggest another trifecta, namely a magic/mystical trifect of Dr. Fate, Phantom Stranger and damn ....as I was typing this it went right out of my head. Is that old age?

posted February 10, 2003 10:39 PM            

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Maybe Power Company's sales are going down because it sucks. Why place stories that suck in other stories? It would only make look that much worse. I vote "no" to placing "advertisement stories" in to collected editions. If I want to try something else, I will.

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