by Chris Marshall on June 16, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #274 40,116Kb; 42m 41s As someone who is a self-proclaimed connoisseur of reprint and collected editions it’s a treat to come across a book (or books) that are ideal for your distinguished taste. Both Art Out of Time and the companion follow-up Art in Time (Abrams ComicArts) by Dan Nadel are [...]
by Chris Marshall on January 13, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #253 51,445Kb; 54m 48s I’m excited to move out of 2009 and in to 2010 and what a better way to kick it off then an interview with a true journeyman, Kim Thompson the Vice President and Publisher of Fantagraphics Books. Kim has been in the industry for over 30 years [...]
by Chris Marshall on April 28, 2009
After a great vacation I’m back in full work mode. In honor of Wolverine, I’ll be going over the collected editions of the members of Team X and other mutants that appear in the movie for this week’s podcast. Until then, less writing and more links: Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual–March 2009. Before you click, [...]
by Chris Marshall on March 8, 2009
My friends over at the Collected Ediitons Blog got wind of a few more books coming from DC Comics this Fall. Batman: Battle for the Cowl Companion HC Projected to collect Battle for the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon, Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat. Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum, and Battle for the Cowl: The Underground, [...]
by Chris Marshall on February 20, 2009
Chris Marshall and Ric Croxton talk about the world of collected comics (episode #10). Chris informs us with some great information on different books, while Ric rambles on. Next Bruce Rosenberger, KomicsKast, shares his first of I hope many to come segment on Old Time Radio shows. Thanks Bruce, I now have another great radio [...]
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; [...]
by Chris Marshall on October 29, 2008
Collected Comics Library Podcast #193 29,516Kb; 31m 20s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ 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 [...]
by Chris Marshall on September 28, 2008
This weekend my favorite comics blogger Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter compiled a list of The 50 Things That Every Comics Collection Truly Needs. It’s an awesome list and while reading I noticed several books or genres that I owned (or have read). To my surprise, at the end of the post he asked for [...]
by Chris Marshall on June 4, 2008
Collected Comics Library Podcast #174 44,768Kb; 37m 59s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ I mentioned on last weeks show (#173) that sometime in the upcoming weeks I would be reviewing Al Capp’s Complete Shmoo: The Comic Books (Dark Horse Archives). That idea got the better of me and I decided, why wait? So I’m presenting it for you today. [...]