Archive for: May 2005

I’m in the process of switching to a new server, so all the links will be down. I’ll have everything up and running on Wednesday.
Remember, that due to the Holiday, new books will arrive on Thursday.

Over at the Comics Contimiim, Marvel Comics has released a rundown of its
trade paperbacks, digest and hardcovers through the fall and into early next year.

I personally received word from Bob Greenberger, Senior Editor of Collected Editions at DC. Bob said that the rumors of a small and limited print run for Absolute Watchmen are false. DC wants this book to be a big seller.
So after all that, it should be easily available for you to go out and get.

http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/rss/ccl_2005_05_18.mp3

Show Notes

The flu virus hit me on Monday and I’ve been stuck in bed all week, except for Monday night and this evening, when I had to go to class. I still feel very weak, my voice is shot from coughing and I have massive body and head aches. So that’s why I haven’t had a chance to do a show this week. I should be go to go for a full show this weekend.
FYI, I’ll be going to the Motor-City Comic Con on Friday night, not Saturday. I do hope to capture a few interviews, but typically the most amount of guests do not show up until Saturday.
Thanks for your patience,
Chris

George Pérez has signed a five year deal with DC. Among his duties will be a new dustjacket for the Crisis on Infinite Earths Absolute Edition due out in December.
Read the full article and a few other cool news at the
Newsarama article by Cliff Biggers (Comic Shop News)

DC Comics
has announced that they are raising prices from $2.25 to $2.50 on six of their
more popular titles in June:
Batman, Nightwing, Robin, Flash, JLA, and Wonder Woman. For
more details pleases read the
full article at Newsarama

I’ve also provided purchase links to the newly announced Marvel Masterwork: Dr.
Strange Volume 2 at Tales of Wonder, with whom I am affiliated with. You can
now pre-order the
Limited Edition for $38.49
and/or the
Regular Edition for $34.99

Also, if you didn’t get a chance to see the
Man-Thing movie
Sci-Fi Channel will rebroadcast it Thursday, May 5, at 9pm edt.

Hey big news! Marvel has announced Marvel Masterworks Dr. Strange Vol. 2 for an August release. this book will collect Strange Tales 142-168. This is the 49th Marvel Masterwork to be issued. Any guess as to what #50 will be?

The Digital Bits is reporting that Constantine will be released on July 19th (my sister’s birthday) as a single-disc regular edition and a 2-disc deluxe edition.
Full specs on these discs are offered.

The 2005 Harvey Award Nominations have been announced.
Some of the notables that are related to this site are:

Best Domestic Reprint Project
Krazy and Ignatz / Fantagraphics Books
B. Krigstein: Comics / Fantagraphics Books
The Last Heroes / ibooks/Komikwerks
Marge’s Little Lulu Vol. 1 / Dark Horse Comics
The Complete Peanuts 1950-52 / Fantagraphics Books
The Spirit Archives Vol. 14 / DC Comics

Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work
American Elf: Sketchbook Diaries of James Kochalka / Top Shelf / James Kochalka
Bone: One Volume Edition / Cartoon Books / Jeff Smith
Clyde Fans: Book 1 / Drawn & Quarterly / Seth
Locas / Fantagraphics Books / Jaime Hernandez
R. Crumb’s Kafka / ibooks/Komikwerks / Robert Crumb & David Zane Mairowitz

See all the nominees at Comic Book Resources