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[Relstuart, Mod+]

Yeah, I continue to not be very impressed with DC's spine changes. If they start a series with a look on several books they should stick to it. I wish DC would do a poll where fans can weigh in on this to show them how strongly we support consistency.

[J]

Relstuart wrote: "Yeah, I continue to not be very impressed with DC's spine changes. If they start a series with a look on several books they should stick to it. I wish DC would do a poll where fans can weigh in on ..."

Particularly when a design actually works and looks good. The "age" omnis had a similar look that tied all of them together, like the Archives did. This newer design is just awful from an aesthetic standpoint compared to the previous one.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I actually didn't buy the JLA Omni V1 because it was different than the rest of the line. I don't know why it is so hard to reuse the design file from the previous volume.

Every place I've worked basically forced you to do the opposite: don't waste time trying something new, just keep doing everything the same. Copy the previous one.

[J]

Blindzider wrote: "I actually didn't buy the JLA Omni V1 because it was different than the rest of the line. I don't know why it is so hard to reuse the design file from the previous volume.

Every place I've worked..."

If I'm not mistaken, DC reprinted that JLA vol 1 and the Flash SA Vol 1 to have matching dust jackets. And then this. Just weird.

Back when the archives were coming out, I was kinda happy they never replaced the old Milton Glaser DC bullet with the swish, etc. Nice uniformity on the shelves.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

You are correct, they did put new covers in those but my eagerness to own it disappeared.

I hate even font size changes between volumes or even if a logo is on every spine but one is higher/lower than others.

[J]

Blindzider wrote: "You are correct, they did put new covers in those but my eagerness to own it disappeared.

I hate even font size changes between volumes or even if a logo is on every spine but one is higher/lower..."

Can't blame you.

One other example: I buy most monthly titles in paperback. I noticed with the current Batman series, with vol 10 they left off the number on the spine, although it's pretty bold on the back cover. Not helpful when shelved.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I had a small Christmas party with friends. We've been getting together for years and giving each other gifts. One friend is into comic books along with me and gave me volume one of the Colossal Attack on Titan series. Easily the largest paperback graphic novel I own now. Both in size and page length.

In other news, for those that bought the limited edition slipcase of The Incal, it appears to be out of stock and the aftermarket asking price is moving up there.

[Nickviola]

There is a “Metabarons” oversized deluxe coming out in 2/2020, but the dimensions look different than the “Incal: Limited Edition Oversized Deluxe”. WTF, someone please tell me the Metabarons is a slipcase that’s matches The Incal?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I'm actually considering selling my Incal. Maybe I should wait and let the demand go up a little.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Nickviola wrote: "There is a “Metabarons” oversized deluxe coming out in 2/2020, but the dimensions look different than the “Incal: Limited Edition Oversized Deluxe”. WTF, someone please tell me the Metabarons is a ..."

I agree with anyone that this edition would make sense if it did match the Incal slipcase. However, all the solicitation information I've seen indicates it will not match. :(

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Blindzider wrote: "I'm actually considering selling my Incal. Maybe I should wait and let the demand go up a little."

As a limited numbered slipcased edition, it's probably going to remain one of the best versions available so the desirability likely isn't going to drop. I'd look at sold items on Ebay to get the best idea of what it is actually going for. Cheapest on Amazon right now is listed at about $175 IIRC.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I'm pretty keen on these Gabz Captain America prints. I ordered a regular set. This gallery regularly releases comic book related art prints if that is of interest: https://greymatterart.com/collections...


Anyone gifting comic books this year in hopes of getting people interested in something you love? I'm gifting the first two volumes of Vinland Saga to two of my brothers and a friend. We'll see if I can get them interested in the series. :)

I've gifted a copy of the Monstress hardcover to two people (technically to three people since one of their spouses will also read a copy I gifted).

[Relstuart, Mod+]

New this week in comic book stores (and IST) in the USA:

House of Secrets the Bronze Age omnibus vol 2
Promethea DLX vol 2

Pretty quiet on the release schedule. No doubt due to Christmas. :)

[Tony]

HOX POX arrived, thanks for the pricing heads up. Nice hardcover for cheap!

I see already that Hickman has invented another language hah.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Tony wrote: "HOX POX arrived, thanks for the pricing heads up. Nice hardcover for cheap!

I see already that Hickman has invented another language hah."

And more of his diagrams and logos!

I've started a thread to discuss the book here, with spoilers allowed.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Happy holidays to everyone!

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Tony wrote: "HOX POX arrived, thanks for the pricing heads up. Nice hardcover for cheap!

I see already that Hickman has invented another language hah."

My copy of Hox/Pox won't arrive till either tomorrow or Christmas day. I ordered it from IST on 13 Dec but I heard they have thousands more orders this year around Black Friday and early December than they did last year so they had a backlog for getting things shipped out. They are a smaller family run company so thousands of extra orders isn't necessarily easy to flex. While it would be nice to get things faster, it is still worth the peace of mind knowing my book will be in pristine condition when it arrives. :)

[Blindzider, Moderator]

It’ll be worth the wait. Still kicking myself for not getting the variant cover.

[Nickviola]

Anyone read Lemire’s animal man? I love Lemire, don’t know the character or artist well, any advice on picking up the omni?

[Erik, Moderator]

Lemire Animal Man is an omnibus I predict will sell out with no plan on a reprint. If interested go for it.

[J]

I haven't read Morrison's Animal Man, but I loved Lemire's run on the book. It was pretty spooky and really showed up Buddy Baker's role as a family man. As far the artist Travel Foreman is concerned, I love his work but friends find his work scratchy and ugly. There will be some issues that tie in with Snyder's Swamp Thing. I agree with Erik that it will probably sell out relatively quickly.

[Jesse]

Super torn on the 3rd volume of Morrison's Batman Omni. While it would be nice to have the whole series, it's all Batman Incorporated which I have in Absolute. Decisions, decisions...

[Blindzider, Moderator]

I’m in the same boat! I really only needed v1 but got v2. I will probably get all three to complete it.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

I just need a couple more books to hit my goal of books read for the year. I've mostly been reading prose books the last few days. Jim Mattis' memoir Call Sign Chaos and the new Malcom Gladwell book, Talking to Strangers.

[J]

I'm doing a last minute sprint too, Rel. Just finished Moonraker and now on to Diamonds are Forever (James Bond books). Still have to finish up a Greek philosophy book and a sports anthology and that should be good to go for me for this year.

[Nickviola]

Planning to get Peter David’s Hulk omni (? In 2 weeks) but am not familiar with the run - can anyone explain the 2 covers and/or give a recommendation on which to pick up?

[Blindzider, Moderator]

One is issue 333 and one is 345. From what I can remember, 333 was nothing significant story wise. 345 is a Todd McFarlane cover but wasn’t his first Issue. Not sure why those were chosen.

Just a warning to all: these first issues aren’t the greatest parts of David’s run. You kind of have to slog through this to get to the good stuff next volume.

[boymeetscomics]

Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season and got a bunch of new books. My thoughtful wife got book push (in a good way) at a LCS and got me a bunch of new trades for the new year.

Essex County
I Hate Fairyland
Rising Stars
Planetary
Gideon Falls

[Blindzider, Moderator]

Rising stars has long been on my list to read. Love planetary.

[Saugata]

Hi All,
For the last 1.5 years I have fallen off the hardcover collection wagon. Now I am thinking of to gradually get back on it again. I am pretty sure there are some amazing stories I have missed in the mean time. And I am pretty sure that this group can help me with that.
For context,
Favorite Authors: Brubaker, Ennis, Remender, Hickman, Aaron
Favorite Genre: Crime Noir
Favorite Stories: Criminal, Sleeper, Captain America by Brubaker, Punisher by Garth Ennis, Uncanny X-Force, Fear Agent, BlackSad, Luther Strode, Scalped, Parker etc.

Thanks a lot for your help and time.

[Blindzider, Moderator]

The most obvious one would be kill or be killed by Brubaker. Just came out on HC a couple weeks ago.

[Saugata]

Blindzider wrote: "The most obvious one would be kill or be killed by Brubaker. Just came out on HC a couple weeks ago."

Thanks B. Will definitely check that out

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Saugata wrote: "Hi All,
For the last 1.5 years I have fallen off the hardcover collection wagon. Now I am thinking of to gradually get back on it again. I am pretty sure there are some amazing stories I have misse..."

Not a ton of new Crime Noir stuff comes to mind.

Rucka's Lazarus has three oversize hardcovers that may be worth checking out and the third one was recently released.

Remender has a new series, Death or Glory, that may fall into the genre but no hardcovers yet.

Hickman has a series, The Black Monday Murders, that may fall into your preferred genre but again, no hardcovers yet.

Lemire's Descender just had the second and final hardcover released. I still need to read it. :)

I really enjoyed Monstress. There is an 18 issue hardcover released a few months ago. It's hard/epic fantasy. The art is pretty great and I enjoyed the story. With 18 issues in the volume it will likely be a year at least before we see a second volume.

[Erik, Moderator]

With that list of authors, I’d imagine Matt Kindt would be on there. Still a lot of great HC offerings of his on IST.

In the same vein, check out Lemire’s Descender, which just got volume 2 as a HC released. Vol 2 wraps descender, which then goes to Ascender (first TPB of that dropped a few weeks ago)

[Relstuart, Mod+]

New books coming tomorrow in comic shops (and IST):


Transformers The IDW Collection, Phase 2, HC vol 10
Absolute Death (reprint)
Black Bolt OHC
LOAC Essentials HC vol 14, Barney Google 1928 HC

[Erik, Moderator]

Does anyone read that transformers? That IP was never one I really got into, but always up for discovering new stories and IDW has been doing a beautiful job on the TMNT DLX HCs

[Relstuart, Mod+]

Erik wrote: "Does anyone read that transformers? That IP was never one I really got into, but always up for discovering new stories and IDW has been doing a beautiful job on the TMNT DLX HCs"

I've been curious but never tried the series. Not sure if one can just start with phase 2? I think some of the phase 1 hardcovers can be hard to find at reasonable prices.

I have read the IDW GI Joe stuff and enjoyed it.

[Nickviola]

I just read Descender 1 and 2, HOX/POX, and 6th Gun 6 in a row and wow, what rewarding reads. I had read Descender in singles before I switched to HC only and love Lemire and Nguyen but found the writing flat, but book 2 is great and was worth it. HOX/POX was obviously fantastic with beautiful art. And Sixth Gun concluded so well and the additional spirit world and billjohn stories at the end were fantastic even though the order confused me. I think they could have made it more clear they were distinct from the central story and had been published before.

[Tony]

Best part of moving house had been putting these somewhere other than storage


https://imgur.com/gallery/8klZYmJ

[Nickviola]

Those are awesome!!! What are they?!?

[Tony]

Thanks! Both are collections from hachette partworks - you subscribe and get two £10 hardcovers a month.

These are a Judge Dredd one and a Marvel one (‘Ultimate Marvel Graphic Novel Collection’, confusingly).

There’s a few missing from the end of the Marvel collection that are in boxes *somewhere* and I bailed out when they kept extending the run. They’re nice collections through.

I also get the general 2000 AD one but it’s nowhere near finished yet.

[Alicia]

Tony wrote: "Best part of moving house had been putting these somewhere other than storage


https://imgur.com/gallery/8klZYmJ"

Nice!

[Karsten]

With this two books - exiled from my shelves - and White Violin I wish you all a happy new year, whenever it goes down in your country. I have 13 hrs to go with 2019.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

That is a cool Umbrella Academy display. :)

[Karsten]

Thanks! Kind of traditional, here's my end of 2019 shelves. If you guys see something (besides obvious whales) which I am missing, open for any recommendations ;-)

Shelves on imgur

[Jesse]

Karsten wrote: "Thanks! Kind of traditional, here's my end of 2019 shelves. If you guys see something (besides obvious whales) which I am missing, open for any recommendations ;-)

Shelves on imgur"
What Star Treks are those next to Rat Queens?

[Karsten]

Jesse wrote: "Karsten wrote: "Thanks! Kind of traditional, here's my end of 2019 shelves. If you guys see something (besides obvious whales) which I am missing, open for any recommendations ;-)

Shelves on imgur..."

Thats the IDW Stardate issues. Sadly only two of them have been issued, the format and design is pleasing.

[Jesse]

Karsten wrote: "Jesse wrote: "Karsten wrote: "Thanks! Kind of traditional, here's my end of 2019 shelves. If you guys see something (besides obvious whales) which I am missing, open for any recommendations ;-)

Sh..."

Very nice. I have the omnibus TPB they put out. They are fine but i would obviously prefer some hardcovers. I know Eaglemoss has a whole collection in hardcover too.

[Relstuart, Mod+]

New today in comic book stores (and IST):

Daredevil by Bendis and Maleev omnibus vol 1 (reprint)
New Avengers Breakout HC by Bendis (standard size)
Peter Cannon OHC
Red Sonja: Queen Sonja Omnibus TPB vol 1
20th Century Boys Perfect Edition TPB vol 6
Creepax HC vol 5
No Longer Human HC by Junji Ito (Manga smaller HC, 600+ pages)

[The Lion's Share]

Still the beat marvel comic I’ve ever read - bendis’ daredevil run.