Category: Golden Age Comics

Just a quick follow up on yesterday’s blog posting about Jackie Ormes. I received an e-mail from the author of the book, Nancy Goldstein. She informed that the book will be out around the middle of this month and there will be a book launch event on March 5 at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library. There will also be a slide presentation on the work of Jackie Ormes.

On another note, it did indeed snow and schools were closed today. However, the distinguished weathermen in this town got the forecast completely wrong. Last night predictions were in the 8-12 inch range for my area. We actually got around 4-5, but I swear that my driveway was only covered with about 2. Sigh. On with today’s links:

• Eric Reynolds, FLOG! Blog, reports on a new website that he has discovered: Crumbling Paper. It is an online archive of scanned Sunday tearsheets from the Golden Age of American comic strips
• Bob Greenberger, reports on how work has been going in this difficult time. He also gives an update to the upcoming The Essential Batman Encyclopedia
• I know it’s not exactly comics, but Pop Syndicate has a nice reviews of The Chronological Donald Volume 3, Disneyland: Secrets, Stories and Magic and Walt Disney Treasures Wave 7 DVD collections,. The last of which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
• More digital goodness. There is (what turns out to be) a three page preview of issue #21 from Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Saga of the Swamp Thing TPB. Thanks to Mike Sterling for setting the record straight
• Last year the magnificent, Library of America, published Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s. This Spring they follow it up with a second volume: Five Novels of the 1960s and 70s, which includes Martian Time-Slip (1964), Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb (1965), Now Wait for Last Year (1966), Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (1974), and A Scanner Darkly (1977), the basis for the 2006 film.
• Finally, Marvel has released a list of corrections to many of there upcoming books. Listed are the collected editions, but you can get the full list (that includes the monthly titles) over at ComicList.com
  • Ultimate Iron Man II Prem. HC Reg./DM Eds. April to 7/16/2008
  • The Spider-Man Premiere HC: One More Day (JAN08 2206, $19.99) will be $24.99, not $19.99, as originally solicited.
  • X-Men vs. Apocalypse TPB Vol. 1: The Twelve (JAN08 2232, $29.99), solicited as containing the X-Men 1999 Yearbook and running 280 pages, will now contain X-Man #59 instead and run 304 pages.
  • The Incredible Hulk Omnibus HC Movie Variant Vol. 1 (DEC07 2240, $99.99) has been cancelled. The two other cover editions of the book (DEC07 2238D & DEC07 2239D), bearing the same price and contents, are still scheduled.
  • The Ms. Marvel Premiere HC Vol. 04: Monster Smash (DEC07 2258, $19.99) will be 168 pages, not 160 pages, as originally solicited.
  • The All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A–to-Z Vol. 01 Premiere HC (DEC07 2261, $24.99) has been retitled. The new title is The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Premiere HC Vol. 01.
  • The Mighty Avengers Premiere HC Vol. 01: The Ultron Initiative (OCT07 2175, $19.99) will be 168 pages, not 144 pages, as originally solicited

Collected Comics Library Podcast #150

24,393Kb; 25m 45s

Damn! 150 shows in the can!

There’s only one way to celebrate a big show and that is with a big book!
Sin City: The Frank Miller Library Set 1 and Set 2 is what I cover in today’s show. Now I know many of you have read the books and seen the movie, but there are some of you who may not be familiar with this super, uber, deluxe, absolute/omnibus, oversized set of books. I have also set up a Sin City Flickr page so you can see what I’m talking about.

Also in the show today, I go over some news from Checker and Marvel, go over the New Releases of the Week and give some show updates - you won’t want to miss that.
And thanks to all of you who come by the CCL every day and make this the best place on the web for ALL your collected edition news, information and reviews.

Chris

Links of note:
Best Collected Editions of 2007 - forum thread
Little Nemo 2 Update
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #147

29,777Kb; 31m 29s

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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Collected Comics Library Podcast #146

40,572Kb; 43m 00s

Six months ago I talked with Joe Rybandt, Director of Marketing at Dynamite Entertainment. Today, Joe checks back in with us to give us an update on many of the cool projects coming out in 2008 including the Alex Ross Superpowers book (the monthly comic and a future collected edition), a classic Lone Ranger collection, and what may become of the Battle Star Galactica comic book now that it is coming to an end on the Sci-Fi Channel. Joe also talks a bit on being the sole Podcaster himself at Dynamite “and much, much more”. It’s a nice follow-up to our last conversation and I hope to being doing it again in another sixth months.

There is also a small sale at Top Shelf that you should take advantage of (I know I will) and Marvel has announced a SIXTH Printing to its’ Marvel Zombies HC. This time with an homage to Iron Man #128, Demon in a Bottle.

All this, including the New Releases of the Week and the winner of my Thor #1, (Michael Turner, variant cover) giveaway: Brad Schwartz, Romeoville, IL. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Chris

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Collected Comics Library Podcast #141
26,575Kb; 28m 04s

Thanks in large part to the 85 degree temperature Sunday and the 50 degree temperature today, I have one hell of a head cold. Thanks God I recorded yesterday.

Today’s show was a lot of fun for me. For many months I have wanted to cover The Green Hornet. I found a lot of interesting things about the character and his world. Most of that he was born in Detroit and has a strong connection to The Lone Ranger in more ways than one. Any long time fans of the CCL or new ones should enjoy this journey from the Golden Age up until today.

There is a lot of news to go over to including Robin, The Boy Wonder Showcase Presents, Captain Victory, Shmoo, Mighty Avengers, Frank Miller’s Ronin and news from Devil’s Due.

As promised I did record with John Mayo last week. Besides the normal trade statistics (from August 2007) John and I went over his monthly article that he has posted at Comic Book Resources. It was one of our better conversations on record. Look for that to be put up in a few days by John on his feed at Comic Book Page. I will be sure to notify you when he does so.

Lastly, as always, I go over the New Releases of the Week, and there were a few surprises; DC Comics Absolute Sandman Volume 2 ships three weeks early and, EC Archives Vault of Horror Volume 1 ships six weeks early! Powers Volume 10: Cosmic TPB is also out this week — only 11 months late. Sigh.

Chris

Links of Note:
Mayo Report: August, 2007 Sales Analysis By John Mayo

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