Comments on: DC December shipping collected editions http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Snuuuh http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-177175 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:40:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-177175 Sure we could complain... but finally DC Comics has reprinted the Saga of the Supersons. This is a day for celebration, no? Sure we could complain… but finally DC Comics has reprinted the Saga of the Supersons. This is a day for celebration, no?

]]> by: Anonymous http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-176935 Thu, 31 May 2007 22:33:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-176935 "HELLBLAZER: BLOODLINES TP Writer: Garth Ennis Artists: Will Simpson, Steve Dillon, Mike Hoffman, Mike Barreiro, Kim DeMulder and Stan Woch Collects: HELLBLAZER #47-50, #52-55 and #59-61 $19.99 U.S., 296 pages" It's amazing how for the past decade DC still hasn't been able to handle Garth Ennis' Hellblazer material correctly. First they let the material remain unreprinted for years. Then, when they finally figure out there's 13 issues of prime unreprinted Ennis Hellblazer comics just gathering dust, they do a shoddy job on the reprint. 51 is a John Smith fill-in, but why not include 56-58? Granted, 56 (an excellent one-off) is available in the Rare Cuts book, but what about 57-58? Is it about trying to keep the price down? I'm pretty sure any fan of Ennis' Hellblazer would be willing to pay $25 instead of $20 for a complete book to round out the collection. Is anyone at DC even thinking about trying to put out quality packages? “HELLBLAZER: BLOODLINES TP
Writer: Garth Ennis
Artists: Will Simpson, Steve Dillon, Mike Hoffman, Mike Barreiro, Kim DeMulder and Stan Woch
Collects: HELLBLAZER #47-50, #52-55 and #59-61
$19.99 U.S., 296 pages”

It’s amazing how for the past decade DC still hasn’t been able to handle Garth Ennis’ Hellblazer material correctly. First they let the material remain unreprinted for years. Then, when they finally figure out there’s 13 issues of prime unreprinted Ennis Hellblazer comics just gathering dust, they do a shoddy job on the reprint. 51 is a John Smith fill-in, but why not include 56-58? Granted, 56 (an excellent one-off) is available in the Rare Cuts book, but what about 57-58?

Is it about trying to keep the price down? I’m pretty sure any fan of Ennis’ Hellblazer would be willing to pay $25 instead of $20 for a complete book to round out the collection. Is anyone at DC even thinking about trying to put out quality packages?

]]> by: Kelson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-176657 Thu, 31 May 2007 16:44:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/05/31/de-december-shipping-collected-editions/#comment-176657 I'm glad to see that the collections are finishing up the Bilson/Demeo run on the Flash. As badly as it was received, and with Guggenheim treating his first issue as a new jumping-on point, I half expected DC to skip #7-8 and jump straight into Guggenheim's run for the next TPB. The story from the <i>Infinite Christmas</i> special is a surprise, though. I’m glad to see that the collections are finishing up the Bilson/Demeo run on the Flash. As badly as it was received, and with Guggenheim treating his first issue as a new jumping-on point, I half expected DC to skip #7-8 and jump straight into Guggenheim’s run for the next TPB.

The story from the Infinite Christmas special is a surprise, though.

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