It’s my own tradition on Halloween that I sit down with a good and scary comic book. This year is no different, for I have selected 30 Days of Night (IDW) – The Complete Trilogy Oversized Slipcase Hardcover. We’ll see just how much I can get done.
Also, I think that Erin and Patrick look great. And in case you’re wondering, the boy does have a gotee underneath the mask. Stan Lee would be proud!
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #193
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It’s that spooky time of year, especially if you live in Detroit! Come on in and grab a scary book!
Tonight, I give you a history lesson on The House of Mystery and The House of Secrets from DC Comics. Two great titles that had a significant influence on Neil Gaiman and his epic Sandman series.
So turn down the lights and curl up with a good podcast!
Boo!
Count Chris
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As a comic book enthusiast, Halloween week is one of the best times of the year. Classic, new and very scary collections are published from many of the mainstream companies and the independents. I’ll touch many of them for this week’s podcast on Wednesday but for now let me tell you about a book that scared the hell out of me when it saw it on Saturday: High School Musical / High School Musical 2 Cine-Manga Double Deluxe Edition Digest from TokyoPop! It’s actually a Photo Comic adaptation of the two Disney movies made up with word balloons laid over stills from the film.
To be honest after reading it to, my daughter Erin, it comes across as a pretty decent collection. First of all it was on the same spinner rack as DC’s Scooby-Doo and the Marvel Adventures digests. The price is fair at $9.99 and it’s an easy read. Disney has made another smart marketing decision catering to the “tween” crowd. As for the extras, it only includes a full gallery of Who’s Who at East High. As for the musical numbers, they are all cut short. I can see why, too. It would have made for dull reading when you can’t sing along. However, that is exactly what the book is missing. A few pages of all the lyrics from the songs would have been a nice bonus. HS3 Cine-Manga Digest is expected in December
OK, so not that scary, but it’s better than a bag full of rocks. Now on to a few links:
Press Release
In response to questions from retailers, DC Comics offers this guide to the features of the four different WATCHMEN collected editions. All four collect the entire Hugo and Eisner-Award winning epic written by Alan Moore with art and cover by Dave Gibbons.
The WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406) is the original WATCHMEN collection, running 416 pages, featuring the high-quality, recolored artwork found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. As a reminder, this edition is available to retailers on consignment sale now through December 1.
The WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION TP (JUL088045) runs 416 pages and features recolored cover art by Gibbons that originally appeared in WHO’S WHO UPDATE ’87 #5 and the high-quality, recolored artwork found in WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION, which were restored by WildStorm FX and original series colorist John Higgins. It is available in the U.S. and Canada exclusively through Diamond Comic Distributors.
The WATCHMEN HC (JUL080172) runs 436 pages, with newly colored cover art by Gibbons that previously appeared in the WATCHMEN ABSOLUTE EDITION. In addition, this edition includes the two text pieces written by Moore and Gibbons in 1988 for the Graphitti Designs edition, as well as a nine page Gallery section with selected art from the Absolute Edition. It is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12.
The WATCHMEN: THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC Fourth printing (JUL080174) is an oversized, slipcased hardcover running 464 pages. This edition includes the two text pieces written by Moore and Gibbons in 1988 for the Graphitti Designs edition, as well as a 37-page section with the original WATCHMEN proposal, an expanded selection of rarely seen artwork and a sample of the script for issue #1. It is available for advance reorder and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 12.
Also offered in the October Previews is the WATCHMEN #1 New Printing (OCT080158), a 32-page facscimile edition of the historic issue that began the WATCHMEN phenomenon in 1986, offered for the first time in years at its original cover price of $1.50 U.S. and scheduled to arrive in stores on December 3.
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #192
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Today on the show I take you back in time to the 5th century and to a land unknown and yet strangely familiar – Camelot! It’s the time of knights, magic, dragons and damsels. It’s the time of Prince Valiant! Every Sunday in over 300 newspapers since 1937, Prince Valiant has been in publication, making it one of the longest continuing storylines in “comicdom”. Today we celebrate Hal Foster’s epic sword and sorcery soap opera by taking a look at the latest collected edition from Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz, published by Andrews McMeel. I also look at the history of the Val and the newly updated reprint project coming from Fantagraphics in March 2009.
Also on the show today, news on The Definitive Ted McKeever Library Volume 2, Stan Lee’s Soapboxes from 1967-1980, and a couple of Irwin Allen television comics collections. Lastly I go over some CCL website updates including a downloadable image of the correction page to Showcase Presents Haunted Tank Volume 2. All this, including the Product and Shipping changes and the New Releases of the Week.
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