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Capitalizing on the name: X-Men

by Chris Marshall on July 8, 2009

One thing that has been bothering me as of late is the title to the upcoming X-Men Vs. Fantastic Four Classic Premiere HC (Variant Vol. 36). It collects Fantastic Four Vs. The X-Men #1-4 and Fantastic Four #28 – not X-Men Vs. Fantastic Four #1-4.
It’s obvious that X-Men outsell the FF these days and that’s [...]

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CCL Podcast #208 – Trading The Invaders

by Chris Marshall on February 19, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #208
28,179Kb; 29m 47s
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Today on the show, I focus on one of the “super-groups” of the Marvel universe – The Invaders. What’s interesting about this team, consisting of Captain America, Namor: The Sub-Mariner, The Human Torch and Bucky, is that it was created retroactively in 1975, with all their adventures taking place [...]

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Marvel Premiere Classic Library Updates

by Chris Marshall on January 9, 2009

The Shipping and Product Changes pages are back up at the Diamond Website and with that comes adjustments to the Variant numbering order to Marvel’s Premiere Classic Library. Here is the updated list, complete with release dates, contents and price.
JANUARY 14 2009
Daredevil: Born Again Premiere Classic HC (Variant Vol. 19)
Collects Daredevil #226-233; $24.99

MARCH 4 [...]

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Collected Comics Library Podcast #180

40,443Kb; 42m 52s
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For the past few weeks you’ve listened to me go on and on about the Marvel Illustrated books: Who is the core audience? How well do they sell? Why publish them in the first place? Today we get right to the heart of the matter in an interview with [...]

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CCL Podcast #175 – The Hulk Collected Editions

by Chris Marshall on June 18, 2008

Collected Comics Library Podcast #175

41,596Kb; 44m 06s
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On this week’s show, I celebrate all things Hulk. I give a rundown of some of the essential collected editions you should read (or better yet – own). I even talk about the early days of Kirby and Lee, through the Peter David run and right up to Planet [...]

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Marvel Handbooks: Then and Now

by Chris Marshall on March 7, 2008

I’m often asked by e-mail, forum postings and friends what is my most prized collected edition. That is a tuff question to answer. Should I base it on current market value and the rarity of the book? Sentimental value, favorite character or artist or writer? Or even did I get the book signed? All of [...]

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CCL Podcast #158 – Annihilation!

by Chris Marshall on February 6, 2008

Collected Comics Library Podcast #158
36,892Kb; 39m 05s

As I mentioned yesterday in the Blog, I’m covering Annihilation for the feature today. Annihilation, for all practical purposes, is still going on in the Marvel Universe with the sequel Annihilation: Conquest and also somewhat in the pages of the new Nova monthly series. Even his trade paperback was [...]

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Comic Book Blog browsing on a Thursday afternoon

by Chris Marshall on January 24, 2008

As I sit down to Blog today, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are in the fairway, and Rory Sabatini is whining because the group behind him hit into him. Some things never change.
Glad to see the PGA in full swing (pun intended). On with today’s links:

Since I have made comic books a full bore [...]

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