Monthly Archives: November 2007

CCL Podcast #148 – Starman Companion (Redux)

November 29, 2007
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #148

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It’s been a very slow news week mostly due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Even so, all the buzz has been about the newly announced six volume Starman Omnibus. You may recall I did a feature on Starman and his creator, Jack Burnley last January for episode #102. Today, I replay part of that feature and add new information to make it more current with the Omnibus announcement.

I also have some news regarding Valiant and the X-O Manowar Hardcover and just how that book may be distributed.

Other then that, I have details to the 4th Annual NCAA Football Bowl Contest. Full details will be available on Monday morning, but for now you can get a sneak peak at the prizes.

Lastly, I have a new Question of the Month and go over an extensive New Releases of the Week.

Chris

Links of note:
DC Noise with Peter Rios
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In the USA…
Great books from In Stock Trades
In the UK and Europe…
Pre-Orders from Forbidden Planet International
IDW for February
Marvel for February

Avengers Initiative Basic Training Vol 1 Prem HC
Batman Rules of Engagement HC
Captain America By Ed Brubaker Omnibus HC Vol 1 DM Ed 2nd Printing
Civil War Script Book TPB
Complete Dick Tracy HC Vol 3
Complete Jack Kirby Vol 1 TPB
Elfquest Archives Vol 4 HC
Essential X-Men Vol 8 TPB
Hawkgirl Hawkman Returns TPB
Heroes HC Alex Ross Cover
Jack Kirbys Galactic Bounty Hunters HC
Midnighter Vol 1 Killing Machine TPB
Showcase Presents TPB Supergirl Vol 1
Spider-Man Fairy Tales TPB
Warhammer 40K HC Vol 1 Damnation Crusade Ltd Ed HC
Complete Peanuts Vol 6 1961-1962 HC

Incredible Hulk Volume 1 Omnibus HC (Kirby Cover) – 40% off until Friday December 7th
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol. 1 HC
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter The First Death HC – Cover A
Clandestine Classic Premiere HC
Essential Avengers Volume 6
Hawkgirl Hath-Set
Highwaymen
Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Volume 4 HC
Justice League International HC
Clive Barker’s the Age of Desire HC
Art of Joe Jusko HC – Signed & Numbered
30 Days of Night Beyond Barrow
Complete Green Lama Featuring the Art of Mac Raboy HC – Dark Horse Archives
Willie & Joe The WWII Years 2-Volume Slipcased HC

Comic Book Blog browsing on a Tuesday afternoon

November 27, 2007
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Between the Thanksgiving holiday and comics not coming out until this Thursday, yes Thursday, there isn’t a whole lot of news or links. But I did manage to scrounge up a few.


Comic Book Blog Browsing on a Saturday night

November 24, 2007
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First off, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Sometimes things just go you way.

For years now many of us true fans of DC Comics have been clamoring for a reprinting of the Starman trade paperbacks ever since the original series ended. See, the trades were at best a jumble of the series, and left out many important key issues and mini-series. As reported a few weeks ago Starman is going to be repackaged and now we have the details from this press release from DC:

STARMAN, the acclaimed DC Universe series created by writer James Robinson and artist Tony Harris, will be collected for the first time in hardcover, on high-quality paper, in THE STARMAN OMNIBUS, a series of six volumes beginning in May.

This series will feature new covers by Harris, and will measure 6.75 x 10.25. Collecting the entire STARMAN series, plus the Starman Annuals, Secret Files, 80-Page Giant, The Shade miniseries and much more, these volumes include stories illustrated by Harris, Peter Snejbjerg, Chris Sprouse, J.H. Williams III, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, Guy Davis, Teddy Kristiansen, Lee Weeks and many others, as well as several stories co-written by David Goyer.

Scheduled to reach stores in May, THE STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC is a 448 page title collecting STARMAN #0 and 1-16, with a cover price of $49.99 U.S.

It appears that the Omnibus line has taken over the Archive line: Starman follows on the heels of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Volumes 1-4 and The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus. Speculation can now begin as to what the fourth line will be now that Jack is coming to town Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing, anyone?

And a special thanks to all of you who read my blog, download my podcast and use this site as a news, entertainment and resource tool. I could not to it without your continued support.

CCL Podcast #147 – GA and SA Aquaman

November 21, 2007
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #147

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Happy Thanksgiving! While it may be a nice long relaxing weekend for you, it will be the exact opposite for me. Besides hosting 25 people for Lions football and dinner (yes, in that order) on Thursday, my sister is getting married on Saturday, which means that I also have to go to the rehearsal dinner Friday night. By Sunday, I’m the one who is going to feel like a stuffed turkey.

To start off, I talk about my involvement int he HERO for the Holidays Initiative, which I hope that all of you will support.

For the feature today, I discuss Aquaman (both Golden Age and Silver Age ) and the passing of his creator, Paul Norris. And you won’t want to miss my rant on Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #12 , which is included in the Aquaman Showcase.

In other news, both DC and Marvel have released their solicitations and I hope to get those up on the New Releases page sometime this weekend. Also, I go over Marvel’s DCU program and I answer a Masterworks/Omnibus e-mail question.

Go Lions!

Chris

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In the USA…
Great books from In Stock Trades
In the UK and Europe…
Pre-Orders from Forbidden Planet International
DC March
DC April
52 Vol 4 TPB
Annihilation Book 3 TPB
Batman Death In The City TPB
Captain America Vol 1 Death Captain America Prem HC
Complete Badger Vol 1 TPB
Jack Kirbys Fourth World Omnibus Vol 3 HC
Mad Archives Vol 2 HC
New Avengers Vol 1 HC
New Avengers Vol 1 HC Var
Star Wars 30th Anniv Coll Vol 10 HC Crimson Empire
Supergirl Identity TPB
Will Eisners Spirit Archives Vol 23 HC
World War Iii TPB
X-Men First Class Tomorrows Brightest TPB
X-Men God Loves Man Kills Prem HC Dm Var Ed 7
X-Men God Loves Man Kills Premiere HC
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 1 HC – 40% off until Friday November 30th
Spirit Archives Volume 24
DMZ Volume 4: Friendly Fire
Fables 1,001 Nights of Snowfall
Faker
Marvel Masterworks The Uncanny X-Men Volume 6
New Warriors Volume Defiant
Nextwave Agents of H.A.T.E. Volume 2 – I Kick Your Face
Onslaught Reborn
Criminal Macabre My Demon Baby
Strange Girl Volume 4 Golden Lights
Funeral of the Heart
Avengers: The Inside Story HC
Modesty Blaise: Yellowstone Booty

Marvel’s DCU – part 1

November 16, 2007
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OK, first of all these are just my initial impressions. I have not signed on to use the product – yet.

When I first read the headline “MARVEL LAUNCHES ONLINE COMICS INITIATIVE?” at Newsarama, I thought it was going to be the same old stuff going online. Either some brand new web comics or some very obscure stuff that anyone can get in any back issue 5 cent bin. Another thought that crossed my mind was that Marvel was finally going to release whatever has been gathered on their DVD-ROMs and put them online. It would make sense. It’s already been packaged and being sold as a digital product.

It turns out I was partially right. Marvel states that they will have an, “archive of more than 2,500 back issues, including the first appearances of Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Incredible Hulk”. Later they go on to say that they plan to, “offer a free sampler of 250 titles, and to protect current sales of comic books, new issues won’t be on the Marvel site until six months after they are published”.

For those of you who want to purchase your comics digitally this seems to be a good model. However, six months is right about the time a collected edition will hit the market. How will this impact THAT sale? My initial thought is not that much. Marvel will continue to produce monthly comics and then a collected edition in the same manner that they always do. The only difference I see is that Marvel will undoubtedly offer the “extras” that you usually find in a printed publication and probably not online. For example, sketch pages and commentary by the writers or artists. This will entice readers to but the printed project.

Secondly, notice the titles and the timing of these books. Almost the entire ”first wave” of 2500 classic comics has already been reprinted many times over. Masterworks and Essentials are the two most popular brands when it comes to reprints at Marvel. You can throw in the Omnibus line, too, as they collect roughly three Masterworks in one. Thanks to the “re-Mastering” restarting of the Masterworks a few years ago, the reproduction on these timeless books have never looked better (and that includes when they first came out). Essentials, too, have seen a new light of day and even that line has been given the care that it needs like placing the comics in the right order and touch ups here and there.

The new Digital Comics Unlimited line is just a natural progression and one that I intend to explore further. I plan on paying the monthly rate just to see what all the hubbub is about. One thing is for sure, I will have a tough time reading on my Dell. My eyes are not that great and after staring at the computer screen all day long, it’ll be tough to sit down, relax and curl up to my screen.

….developing