Will there ever be a hardcover for prophet? I thought I heard rumblings a while ago but nothing's come up and now I'm thinking of just getting tpbs. Aren't they missing the backups or something tho? Sorry if this comes off as demanding, I'm just trying to

Unfortunately I couldn’t talk the publisher into doing a hardcover edition. (It would be too expensive for what the sales would be) So the 5 collected editions are the best option. 

Most of the backups (aside from a few that are set in the Prophet universe) were only in the issues. – Anyway I hope you like the stuff, it was a blast to work on.

(here’s a Farel Dalrymple drawn Joseph Bergin III colored spread)