Day 2 is upon us and so far the big talk this year has been so many companies announcing Digital Comics and/or iTunes initiatives. I’ll cover that topic on next week’s podcast, as well.
One note regarding all the Archie reprint news, keep in mind that Dark Horse will be covering the Archie Comic Book line, while IDW will be reprinting the Archie Comic Newspaper Strip line. Both are going to very exciting to see when they come out and when it’s all said and done, you’ll have a very complete collection of Archie. I want to know if your in for the ride.
Now let’s get to some Collected edition news from the Con.
- And the BIG Marvel News is: Marvel has purchased the rights to Marvelman. No word on an sort of reprint or collected edition project (at this time), Quesada said he’s excited to see the “continuing adventures” of Marvelman -CBR.
- Drawn & Quarterly has acquired world rights to the original graphic novel, Wilson, by award-winning cartoonist, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and New Yorker illustrator Daniel Clowes, it will be published in 2010.
- Quirk Book’s bestselling transformation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice into, well, a zombie novel, Del Rey Books announced plans to turn Pride and Prejudice and Zombies into a graphic novel. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel will be published in 2010. OK, Whatever.
- More Digital Comics ahem… goodness: Universal Uclick and Stan Lee have partnered to debut his Stripperella in a direct-to-iPhone release. The mobile comic book is a four series comic written by Stan with art by Anthony Winn.
- Even Spider-Man is going Digital.
- Not from the Con, but cool news anyway: Altus Press has announced Ki-Gor: The Complete Series Volume 1. For the first time, the Ki-Gor series from the pages of Jungle Stories is collected, complete and in order! Volume 1 is introduced by Tom Johnson and includes the first six Ki-Gor stories.
- IDW has announced more Darwyn Cooke Parker GN’s. Said to be part of the The Man With The Getaway Face and huge chunks if not all of The Outfit and that will be out in 2010.
- Tom Spurgeon moderated the Comic Con panel: Comic Strip Reprints Revolution. Who knew? If you attended please let me know what went on. I’ll see if I can get Tom to throw us a few bones, too. And if you can, play along on Tom’s Blog, The Comics Reporter.
- Found on Twitter: @glspotlight via the DC Nation Panel Bob Wayne says that if Absolute Rebirth is successful, there may be an Absolute Sinestro Corps War. That’s how it should have been collected in the first place.
- Also from the DC Nation Panel: No plans for an Absolute Dark Victory. And the there is this (via CBR’s coverage) A fan wanted DC to stop leaving issues out of its trade paperbacks and hardcovers. Bob Wayne asked for applause to see who would prefer this and who would prefer issues left out “if it makes a stronger book with a beginning, middle, and end.” The former won out. “I will take that information and use it in whatever way I want,” Wayne said.
- Tyrese Gibson then unveiled a new piece of wraparound artwork for a Mayhem OGN (Image) book slated for later in the year.
- DC’s Wednesday Comics Panel: “What’s the strategy for reprinting?” Kurt Busiek: “It’s going to be collected as a series of billboards.” Mark Chiarello: “We’re going to be worried about finishing the last four issues before we think too much about that. But size matters. We’re looking at that now.” Hmmm…that’s exactly what I said.
- Comic-Con 2009 Podcast Panel .MP3 Audio Recorded by John Mayo. Bob Bretall was part of the Fourth Annual Podcasting Panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009 along with representatives from a few other comic book podcasts.
- Vertigo Panel: Karen Berger: “There are no plans to collect the Vertigo V2K books, but there should”. When asked about Absolute Invisibles, Berger said, “they are sticking with current editions and that Vertigo tends more toward the Deluxe Editions like Y: The Last Man rather than Absolutes”. Really? Then why did you show a slide of the Absolute Death (due later this Fall), or for that matter, publish the Absolute Sandman Volume 1-4?
- Eisner Award Winners as they are related to Collected Editions:
- Best Humor Publication – Herbie Archives, by Sean O’Shea aka Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney (Dark Horse)
- Best Anthology – Comic Book Tattoo: Narrative Art Inspired by the Lyrics and Music of Tori Amos, edited by Rantz Hoseley (Image)
- Best Reality-Based Work – What It Is, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Best Graphic Album—New – Swallow Me Whole, by Nate Powell (Top Shelf)
- Best Graphic Album—Reprint – Hellboy Library Edition, vols. 1 and 2, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips – Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, by Winsor McCay (Sunday Press Books)
- Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books – Creepy Archives, by various (Dark Horse)
- Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism – Comic Book Resources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)
- Best Comics-Related Book – Kirby: King of Comics, by Mark Evanier (Abrams)
- Best Publication Design – Hellboy Library Editions, designed by Cary Grazzini and Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
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Chris–The Parker books should be coming from IDW, not Dark Horse. The big news is, of course, Marvelman. I expect Miracleman issues to start popping on eBay more frequently in expectation of Marvel collecting the original series. Time to dump those expensive originals while you can!
Todd, Thanks. With so much news, I lose track sometimes.
As far are eBay goes, I’d hold on to them until there is a clear plan in place for not only the reprints, but also a new series. I don’t Marvel wants to get sued by anybody or have contracts to be deemed null and void.
I was really looking forward to an Absolute Dark Victory to look good on my bookshelf alongside Absolute Long Halloween.
Ah well…
Reprints of Miracleman? I’m there…
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