Upcoming IDW (& Random) Collected Editions

[Michael]

Relstuart wrote: "Awesome. I am curious if we'll see any similar slipcased volumes to match this latest Incal printing. I am curious about the Metaberon/Metabarons stuff. "
They all have had OHC slip releases prior, including The Incal. Technopriests, Metabarons, Before the Incal, After the Incal. I think the only one in the Incals Jodaverse that doesn't have an OHC slip is Weapons of the Metabarons. I don't know why they didn't bundle that with Metabarons. I'd missed out on The Incal one, but had all the rest. I'll finally read them now...
I should figure how to post some pictures of the lot.

[Erik, Moderator]

Metabarons is wonderfully insane

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

24 Sep 19 - The Complete Gail Simone Red Sonja Oversize HC

528 pages - 8.2 inches wide by 12.2 inches tall.

[Michael]

Oh nice. Will fit with the Colossal Conan's I have.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

28 Jan 19 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IDW Complete Col HC vol 10

[Erik, Moderator]

Anyone read the IDW TMNT? Any good. I confess, it’s been on my pull list for years at the LCS, so I have many, but never cracked them open yet.

[Erik, Moderator]

Anyone hear any news on a possible Project Superpowers Volume/Chapter 2 HC?

It seems like just another title that Dynamite leaves us hanging with only one volume on our shelves. Would like to see a HC Omnibus of both chapters and the 4 spin offs.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

No news as far as I know on Dynamite's Project Superpowers. How is HC vol 1?

It's being reported that IDW may be for sale in the near future. Not sure who might buy them out, whether new ownership taking over or another publisher might buy them out.

I would like to see them revitalize some of their publishing - still waiting for GI Joe Complete Collection HC vol 9 to be re-solicited. I really want them to collect all the Marvel GI Joe material.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I believe IDW announced a Dave Cockram artist edition and a Usagi Yojimbo also.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

No release dates on this article but a complete story (Grasscutter) in the Usagi Yojimbo has my interest: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/03/...

[Nickviola]

I am a million % buying that Cockrum X-Men Artist Edition. Will go great with the Byrne one.

They are doing a great job putting those X-Men runs in their art-size original format.

[Chad]

Erik wrote: "Anyone read the IDW TMNT? Any good. I confess, it’s been on my pull list for years at the LCS, so I have many, but never cracked them open yet."

I can highly recommend IDW's TMNT. For me it really got good starting in book #3. It takes all the good things from the original Mirage and Archie books and modernizes them with a more mature presentation. I don't think you will be disappointed with the series. The Collected books also puts all the mini side stories in the correct reading ordered.

[Dustin]

Chad wrote: "Erik wrote: "Anyone read the IDW TMNT? Any good. I confess, it’s been on my pull list for years at the LCS, so I have many, but never cracked them open yet."

I can highly recommend IDW's TMNT. For..."

I would agree and they really fill in origins and the relationships of the characters through out the series. It is not an action fluff comic.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

1 Feb 20 - The Metabarons Oversized DLX

I like to think this will match The Incal Oversized DLX that came out early this year in size and with a slipcase. However, the dimensions listed on Amazon are slightly smaller. It will be a couple hundred pages thicker. It's also a bit more expensive (cover price for Incal was $125 and The Metabarons is listed at $149.95 right now).

[Erik, Moderator]

Thanks Rel! Do you know if this book will contain the same contents as The Metabarons Ultimate Collections?

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik wrote: "Thanks Rel! Do you know if this book will contain the same contents as The Metabarons Ultimate Collections?"

It looks like it had four more pages over the ultimate collection based on the Amazon details. The art for this is not the same as for the Incal - it's on a very different level based on looking at Google images.

Here is the entry on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Metabarons-Ove...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

31 Mar 20 - Once and Future HC vol 1

Description: When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead, retired monster hunter Bridgette McGuire pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat. Now the two must navigate the complicated history of the McGuire family, all while combating the deadly secrets of England’s past that threaten its very future.

New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus) explore the mysteries of the past, the complicated truths of our history and the power of family to save the day…especially if that family has secret bunkers of ancient weapons and decades of experience hunting the greatest monsters in Britain’s history!

Collects Once & Future #1-6.


Also added:
11 Feb 20 - Black Badge HC vol 3
1 Mar 20 - Carthago HC vol 2
24 Mar 20 - Lumberjanes To the Max, HC vol 6

[Blindzider, Moderator]

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/07/...

Some pretty good news in here. The John Byrne artifact edition will have a variant wrap around cover and some unfinished pages from his Captain America run.

IDW will also reprint the Parker Martini edition and do a second volume collecting the rest of the series by Cooke. Who better to design it than Brubaker and Phillips? Very happy about this!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Very happy to hear we will be getting a second Parker Martini style book collecting the rest of the Cooke Parker material. I really liked the first one. I'd rank Parker near or at the top for crime noir style graphic novels.

[Nickviola]

Anyone understand the Darwyn Cooke’s Parker Martini situation?

I thought it was getting back in print in 2020 and a companion volume 2, but right now IDW has the old version on sale for $75 and seems like an active link.

Do you think IST will list with a discount? When is volume 2 out?

Thanks!

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I haven't heard any updated info.

[Infinity]

I notice there's no Power Rangers stuff in the list, since this thread also includes random publishers I think it should go here (unless I've missed where it does actually go lol!).

26 Dec 2019 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid Deluxe Edition Hardcover

Source:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mighty-Morph...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Updated to add:

16 Jun 20 - Irredeemable Omnibus TPB

I don't list a ton of paperbacks but I know the DLX volumes that collect this story have a couple volumes that are hard to find and pretty expensive. If you are into a 40 issue standard size thick paperback to read the story this is for you. :)

[Karsten]

Highly recommended to read Irredeemable. Its an amazing take on the deconstruction theme of superheroes.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

18 Dec 19 - MAD Artist Edition HC
18 Dec 19 - Michael Kaluta Starstuck Artist Edition HC
18 Dec 19 - TMNT The IDW Collection HC vol 2 (reprint)
25 Dec 19 - Basil Wolverton's Weird Worlds Artist Edition HC
25 Dec 19 - Sam Keith's MAXX Artist Edition HC
25 Dec 19 - GI Joe Portfolio (11 by 17 inch art prints)
25 Dec 19 - TMNT The IDW Collection Vol 1 HC (reprint)
29 Apr 20 - Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four Artisan Edition
29 Apr 20 - Parker Martini Edition Slipcase HC (reprint)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Relstuart wrote: "Added:

18 Dec 19 - MAD Artist Edition HC
18 Dec 19 - Michael Kaluta Starstuck Artist Edition HC
18 Dec 19 - TMNT The IDW Collection HC vol 2 (reprint)
25 Dec 19 - Basil Wolverton's Weird World..."

While I guess it could still happen sooner (but I doubt it), I was really hoping the sequel to Parker would be out the first half of the year.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Dynamite is going to print an omnibus of the Warren Ellis James Bond series. Not clear if it is a tpb or hc.

Theatrically, I’ve written that character off. The whole spy genre has been overdone with maybe mission impossible being the only entertaining one out there now.


https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/11/...

[Michael]

I'll give Warren Ellis a go. HC would be nice. But typically their omnis are TPBs aren't they? Like The Boys. And when they do HCs they give another name. Like The Boys. And the upcoming Red Sonja.

Nearly as bad as Boom - I can't believe how nicely their sewn binding is, but for goodness sake, put a hard cover on it! Like the 28 Days Later and Blade Runner omnis...

[Erik, Moderator]

I won’t buy Dynamite because I’ve been let down with their HC Volume ones not getting a follow up; examples are Lone Ranger and Project Super Powers.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

If the Bond omnibus is a hardback I'd probably be in for it. I bought the first standard size Bond HC from the Ellis run and intended to check out more of his run but haven't yet so this would be a nice way to catch up.

Still waiting for Boom studios to solicit a hardcover for the Eisner nominated fantasy series Coda that ended this last year (12 issues). I hope they do something the same size as their Power Rangers hardcovers.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Update on the Metabarons book coming in February. We had some discussion on this a few months back wondering how well it would match The Incal Slipcase. Since that discussion the entry on Amazon has been updated to note the Metabarons book is a two volume slipcase and a numbered limited edition of 1500 volumes. It does still indicate it is slightly smaller in height than The Incal slipcase volume (12.9 inches vs 13.2 inches).

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:


19 May 20 - Something is Killing the Children TPB vol 1

This series is getting a decent amount of positive attention and might be worth checking out.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Added:

24 Mar 20 - The Collected Toppi: North America HC Vol 2
23 Jun 20 - Prince Valiant HC vol 21
28 Jul 20 - Battler Briton by Hugo Pratt HC
28 Jul 20 - The Shadow of a Man (Obscure Cities) TPB
29 Sep 20 - Richard Stark's Parker: Last Call Slipcase Martini Edition
10 Nov 20 - Streets of Paris/Streets of Murder Box Set by Tardi
10 Nov 20 - I, Rene Tardi, Prisoner of War at Stalag Vol. 3: After the War HC
17 Nov 20 - The Cutting Edge HC (Titan comics)
17 Nov 20 - The Complete Creepax vol 5&6 HC box set
1 Dec 20 - Once and Future TPB vol 2
1 Dec 20 - Prince Valiant HC vol 22
1 Dec 20 - Prince Valiant Box Set No#3 (volumes 7-9 HCs)
8 Dec 20 - Complete Chester Gould Dick Tracy vol 29 HC (final volume)


Very excited to finally get the second half of Darwyn Cooke's Parker in an oversized slipcase. If you are interested in crime/Noir comics I rank what I've read so far as the best in comics followed by Blacksad and Brubaker's work.

Also nice to see the third Prince Valiant box set HCs coming at the end of the year.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I was hoping we’d get the last Parker this year. Very much looking forward to that.

[Saugata]

Very interested and excited about the Parker Martini edition. Also, I just found out, there is a reprint of the first one too. Finally some good news.

[Nickviola]

And they re-solicited the Prince Valiant Boxset #3 thank god! I got the first 2 on like 75% discount which would still be a loss if they didn't keep printing them, one day a complete row of those boxsets would look pretty cool.

Also in for Parker. That said, my September/October wishlist is now north of 700 dollars even with projected IST discounts and thats not feasible so something is going to have to give or hopefully these things get spread out.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Perfect Editions are usually manga in larger than normal sizes though they are sometimes TPB volumes. This larger size does not mean they are oversized like American comics. They are usually closer to standard size and/or thicker than normal manga volumes. Added:

12 May 20 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Ed HC vol 9 (manga)
26 May 20 - Soul Eater Perfect Edition HC vol 1 (manga)
16 Jun 20 - 20th Century Boys Perfect Ed TPB vol 8 (manga)
16 Jun 20 - Drifting Classroom Perfect Ed HC vol 3 (manga, final vol)
14 Jul 20 - IDW Collection Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HC vol 11
28 Jul 20 - Soul Eater Perfect Ed HC vol 2 (manga)
11 Aug 20 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Ed HC vol 10 (manga)
15 Sep 20 - 20th Century Boys Perfect Ed TPB vol 9 (manga)
22 Sep 20 - Soul Eater Perfect Ed HC vol 3 (manga)
10 Nov 20 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Ed HC vol 11 (manga)
24 Nov 20 - Soul Eater Perfect Ed HC vol 4 (manga)
15 Dec 20 - 20th Century Boys Perfect Ed TPB vol 10 (manga)


Not familiar with the Soul Eater manga at all but I looked up the book and saw a statement that as of Sep 2018 it sold over 18 million copies worldwide. So, obviously popular. Story description:
"Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and (at least one) weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use by the academy's headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again."

[Relstuart, Mod+]

17 Nov 20 - Vinland Saga HC vol 12

[Erik, Moderator]

How many volumes is 20th Century Boy? I think I’m through Vol 5 and honestly, I feel 5 volumes would have been perfect enough. Hope the story pics up again.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik wrote: "How many volumes is 20th Century Boy? I think I’m through Vol 5 and honestly, I feel 5 volumes would have been perfect enough. Hope the story pics up again."

Looks like 11 Perfect editions will complete the story.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

New Jim Lee Artist’s Edition coming:


https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jim-l...

[boymeetscomics]

Blindzider wrote: "New Jim Lee Artist’s Edition coming:


https://bleedingcool.com/comics/jim-l..."

Definitely picking this up. If you haven't been following Jim Lee's instagram, he's currently eBay'ing original 9x12 sketches for charity. They are absolutely beautiful. If you have a few grands available, you can pick up an original Jim Lee sketch.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I’ve been looking at those and they are phenomenal. Just wish I had the money.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Not sure if this has been mentioned:

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/liefe...

LOCKE & KEY KEYHOUSE COMPENDIUM HC
LOCKE & KEY KEYHOUSE COMPENDIUM HC

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(W) Joe Hill (A/CA) Gabriel Rodriguez
This new edition collects all six volumes of the critically acclaimed series into one massive hardcover collection with dust jacket featuring gorgeous new front and back cover art by Locke & Key co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez.

Named a "modern masterpiece" by The A.V. Club, Locke & Key tells a sprawling tale of magic and family, legacy and grief, good and evil. Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill (The Fireman, NOS4A2) has created a gripping story of dark fantasy and wonder-with astounding artwork from Eisner-Award-winner Rodr guez-that, like the doors of Keyhouse, will transform all who open it.

In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
SRP: $125.00

[PinchHittR]

Simon & Schuster released some new catalogs for spring 2021 on www.edelweiss.plus.

Boom
https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID...

Oni Press
https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID...

VIZ adult
https://www.edelweiss.plus/#catalogID...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Some news about the next volume of Parker. It will include a brand new story by Brubaker and Phillips and is sort of a tribute to Cooke.

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/idw-2...

In closing, Ryall wanted to share that the rerelease of the Darwyn Cooke Parker series as the Martini Edition will be followed by another volume next year with a new Parker story by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. The new story is a tribute to the Parker characters but to Darwyn himself. This upcoming book will be out the midpoint of 2021 and will have the new story titled "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow A Grofield Story."

[Relstuart, Mod+]

This is great news. There a couple artists with similar styles to Cooke (Michael Cho or perhaps Francesco Francavilla) and I wouldn't have minded seeing them on the book with Brubaker but we know Phillips and Brubaker are a good team.

[Omer]

Could anyone confirm if the recent Firefly Unification War DLX edition is indeed smaller in size than the Firefly Legacy DLX? Amazon, as well as some other online sellers, list it at approximately regular size HC, while Legacy is OHC size. Also, IST has it listed as B&W, which clearly is not true. The price point of $75 definitely does not justify the smaller size hypothesis.

Wanted to pick it up at IST while it's at unusually good discount for IDW, but not sure if I want to have two "DLX" editions from the same series with different sizes though...

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Omer wrote: "Could anyone confirm if the recent Firefly Unification War DLX edition is indeed smaller in size than the Firefly Legacy DLX? Amazon, as well as some other online sellers, list it at approximately ..."

My understanding is that they are the same size. I ordered a copy but it hasn't been picked/shipped yet. Amazon has the same size for both the small standard size and the DLX all in one hardcover. I suspect Amazon's site is incorrect in this circumstance (Barnes and Nobles lists it in the larger size).

[Omer]

Thanks, Rel! I'll pull the trigger on this one then.

I have seen changes in size/design before from other publishers (DC, I'm talking about you!) so wasn't sure if that's the case here as I have zero experience with Boom! :-)