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SDCC 2011 Day 2: Collected Editions News

July 22, 2011
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The second full day at Comic Con 2011 comes to a close. This year, more then others, I wish I was there. Let’s recap on a few reprint items:

Marvel

  • Expect a X-Men #1 The 20th Anniversary Edition in October. It’s a special project by Senior Editor Jeff Youngquist of Marvel’s Collected Editions department and the entire book, all 5 covers and all, will be recolored.

IDW

  • The folks at IDW know how to time things. Each day we get another gem and today’s happens to be Will Eisner’s The Spirit Artist’s Edition, 144 pages, $100, 2012. This is going to go so well with my complete run of Spirit Archives. – Thanks to Rich, Bleeding Cool

Hermes Press

  • Tails, the original webcomic by Comeback Kings artist Ethan Young, is finding print life at Hermes Press as a graphic novel in early 2012. – Thanks to Chris, Hermes Press Blog

In Other News

  • The Collected Comics Library Podcast Android App (by Wizzard Media) is now available in the Amazon.com App Store. It’s only $1.99 and a great way to keep informed and support my show. If you buy it (or the iTunes Apple App), please send me an email with your name, city and favorite collected edition of all time and I’ll mention you on the show!

CCL Podcast #202 – Adopt a Character for 2009

January 7, 2009
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #202
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It’s time once again for my annual Adopt a Character show. You are welcome to play along, it very easy and fun to do. Simply pick a character that you have always wanted to know more about and go out and do it! You have a full year to get acquainted with the character (or team) by reading as much you can. You may recall in 2007 I chose Thor and in 2008 I went with Luke Cage (with a bit of Iron Fist thrown in). For 2009 I’m going with Will Eisner’s The Spirit. I’ve been collecting the entire run of the Archive series from DC but I never really got around to reading it in its entirety; I now have a valid excuse to do so. I’m already through 4 volumes and I hope to read one book a week. Speaking of this series, there is news that Volume 26 (which was due December 31, 2008) has been delayed until June. This is problematic because Volume 27 (from Dark Horse) is due in April. You can rest assured that I dive head first in to that!

Also on the show, I give the lowdown on some great upcoming reference books and collected editions including Star Trek: A Comics History (Hermes Press), Humbug HC (Fantagraphics), Melvin Monster (John Stanley Library/Drawn and Quarterly), and a number of upcoming books from TwoMorrows Publishing one of which is I am proud to be a part of: The Comic Book Podcast Companion by: Eric Houston.

All this and the New Releases of the Week.

Chris

Links of Note:
Free 2009 TwoMorrows Publishing Catalog Update

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