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NEWS UPDATE: 12/26

BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted at 10:00 PM by gormuu

It's been a bit slow around the website the last week due to Christmas-related comings and goings and the fact that a dad-blamed tree fell on the roof of my house. No, my Masterworks collection was nowhere near the damage, but it's been a real drain on my time and, inevitably, my wallet! And there have been a few frayed nerves as well! But I'll be posting more updates as we roll into the New Year and 2008 shapes up to be an even wilder realm of reprints than the last couple have been!


THE FUTURE OF THE DC HARDCOVERS: ARCHIVES/DELUXE/OMNIBUS

Posted at 10:00 PM by gormuu

Linked HERE is an article by Douglas Wolk at Publisher's Weekly that explores the future of DC's hardcover initiatives, including the newly-coined DC Deluxe Edition and DC Omnibus. An ominouse note in the article for fans of DC's Archives confirms rumors that have been hanging over the series for almost a year now: the Archives "may soon be ending", according to the article. Though as DC Vice President Georg Brewer notes, it may be ending "in its current form". For more detail, read the article.

And for some very in-depth discussion that runs the gamut on feeling from Archives fans, check out THIS DISCUSSION at the DC Forum.


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 10:00 PM by gormuu

Golden Age Human Torch Masterworks Vol. 2
Reprints Human Torch Comics #5b-8
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Friday, December 28. *PLEASE NOTE: New books ship on Friday this week due to the Christmas holiday.*

It's a big week for Marvel classic reprints in hardcover, with two Masterworks and an Omnibus coming our way. First, the Omnibus: after a few week's delay, Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion HC comes forth in a regular and variant edition. This reprints the balance of Frank Miller work on the character he rescued from oblivion and raise up as an icon. It reprints Peter Parker #27-28, Daredevil #219 and #226-233, Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-5 and Daredevil: Love and War OGN. It features the art of Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, John Romita, Jr. and David Mazzucchelli (on the classic "Born Again" series). It is available in a regular edition and variant that matches the first Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus HC.

On the Masterworks front, there's a Golden Age volume and a much-coveted BTP volume to contend with: Golden Age Human Torch Vol. 2 HC collects Carl Burgos' Human Torch #5b-8, a run which also included some Bill Everett Sub-Mariner stories and features a small but potent dose of Basil Wolverton art. Also, Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 HC comes back to print, reprinting Amazing Spider-Man #41-50 and Annual #3 by Stan Lee and John Romita, Jr.. This volume has been newly restored and recolored to match the original comics.

DC has a light week but Showcase fans ought to be happy with Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold - The Batman Team-Ups TPB, which collects Brave and the Bold #88-109, featuring art by Neal Adams, Nick Cardy and Jim Aparo.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion HC *regular*
Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion HC *variant*
Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock TPB
Fantastic Five: Final Doom TPB
Flash - Fastest Man Alive: Full Throttle TPB
MM Vol. 22: Amazing Spider-Man HC *BTP*
Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 5 HC *BTP*
MM Vol. 88: Golden Age Human Torch HC
Golden Age Human Torch Masterworks Vol. 2 HC
Marvel Spotlight: One More Day/Brand New Day
Marvel Spotlight: X-Men - Messiah Complex
Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold: The Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 11: Union HC
Tales from the Crypt Vol. 2: Can You Fear Me Now Coll. Ed. HC
Tales of the Batman: Tim Sale HC
Uncanny X-Men: Extremists TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 12/15

NEW CONTEST ON MESSAGE BOARD
Posted at 10:20 AM by gormuu

Head on over to the Marvel Forum to take part in this month's contest! GUESS THE APRIL MASTERWORKS and win the free Marvel Masterworks or DC Archives of your choice courtesy of this site and Tales of Wonder! Now get over there and get guessing!


THIS MONTH'S TALES OF WONDER COUPONS

Posted at 10:20 AM by gormuu

I'm glad to be able to offer some more coupon codes for TOW customers. This month, we've got a couple Iron Man offerings for reading material just in time for the movie!

40% OFF IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE HC: Marvel Premiere Classic HC from Marvel: Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & BOB LAYTON. Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR., BOB LAYTON & CARMINE INFANTINO. Cover by BOB LAYTON. Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal army of super-villains! But can the Armored Avenger overcome an even more implacable personal demon, invulnerable to technology or wealth? Guest-starring Ant-Man and the Sub-Mariner! Collects IRON MAN #120-128.

Coupon works for either or both editions of this HC!

Coupon code: demon

Coupon expiration: January 1, midnight EST

Purchase links: IRON MAN: DEMON IN A BOTTLE MPE HC *regular*

Purchase link: MPE CLASSIC VOL. 9: IRON MAN - DEMON IN A BOTTLE HC *variant*

40% OFF MANY ARMORS OF IRON TPB: Classic TPB from Marvel: "Constantly revamping and improving his suits of armor through the years to meet new adversaries and environmental conditions, Tony Stark is a modern man of science and technology, yet also an Old World man of integrity and discipline. Now, journey into the past and relive comicdom's greatest invention, Iron Man's armors: the Space Armor, the Stealth Armor, the Deep Sea Armor and more! Collecting IRON MAN #47, #142-144, #152-153, #200 and #218."

Coupon code: stark

Coupon expiration: January 1, midnight EST

Purchase link: MANY ARMORS OF IRON MAN TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 12/14

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 3:00 PM by gormuu

Rawhide Kid Masterworks Vol. 2
Reprints Rawhide Kid #26-35
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, December 19.

Hope you're ready for a trip out west next week, because Marvel delivers Rawhide Kid Vol. 2 HC in time for the cold winter months. This book features the last art Jack Kirby would deliver on the Rawhide Kid feature, and it also features a healthy amount of Jack Davis art!

Also on the hardcover from Marvel features the 6th printing of Marvel Zombies HC (this one featuring a cover homage of Iron Man #128), and two Marvel Premiere Editions: X-Factor: Heart of Ice MPE HC, which reprints the pre-Messiah Complex issues of X-Factor #18-24; and Ultimate Spider-Man: Venom MPE HC, the second in a series of Ultimate Spidey reprints in the Premiere Edition format. This one collects USM #33-39 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley and it features the first appearance of, you guessed it - Ultimate Venom!

Lastly from Marvel, another classic tradepaperback: X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 1 TPB, which collects X-Men #53-54, Uncanny X-Men #334-335, Avengers #400-401, Onslaught: X-Men, X-Man #18, X-Force #57, Cable #34 and Incredible Hulk #444...basically the entire first batch of stories in which the X-Men faced off against their dire nemesis Onslaught.

DC counters with a couple classic trades of their own. One reaches back to the '90s with a run of Garth Ennis Constantine stories. Hellblazer: Bloodlines TPB collects Hellblazer #49, 52-55 and 59-61. Also, Legion of Super Heroes: An Eye For An Eye TPB reprints the first six issues of the 1984 series by Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen (and others).

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Aliens Omnibus Vol. 2 TPB
Hellblazer: Bloodlines TPB
Legion of Super Heroes: An Eye For An Eye TPB
MM Vol. 87: Rawhide Kid HC
Rawhide Kid Masterworks Vol. 2 HC
Marvel Zombies HC *6th printing*
Red Sonja Vol. 2: Rise of Gath TPB
Spectre: Tales of the Unexpected TPB
Tales of the Multiverse: Batman Vampire TPB
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 9: Silver Surfer TPB
Ultimate Spider-Man: Venom MPE HC
Walking Dead Vol. 3 HC
X-Factor: Heart of Ice MPE HC
X-Men: Marauders TPB
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 1 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 12/13

"DC COLLECTED EDITIONS FOR JULY-AUGUST 2008"
Posted at 5:40 PM by gormuu

Yesterday's batch of collected editions previews for DC included books due in May and June. Now comes a list collating volumes due in July and August, and you can check it out at THIS THREAD at the DC Forum.

I will be updating the left hand release sidebar accordingly.



NEWS UPDATE: 12/12

"DC COMICS LOOKS AHEAD TO NEW COLLECTED EDITIONS FOR 2008"
Posted at 9:50 PM by gormuu

Head to THIS THREAD at the DC Forum for a long list of upcoming collected editions from DC for May and June of 2008. There's lots of interesting stuff here, so if you're a DC fan, check it out.


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 8:30 PM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that began shipping today from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, December 12.

It's a somewhat slow week this week, with not a lot of high-profile releases. Fans of the black and white phonebooks ought to be happy, though, as Marvel offers up Essential Dr. Strange Vol. 3, which takes a heavy chunk out of the Doc's '70s era solo title by reprinting Dr. Strange #1-29 and Annual #1, with Tomb of Dracula #44-45 thrown in for good measure. DC counters with Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 3, which reprints JLA #37-60.

There are a couple oversized hardcovers offered up by Marvel, including the eagerly awaited Ultimates 2 HC, which reprints the swan song 13-issue series by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch. This HC tips in at 464 pages. Also, Mystic Arcana HC collects the series of Mystic Arcana one-shots starring Magik, Black Knight, Scarlet Witch and Sister Grimm, with the Official Tarot of the Marvel Universe handbook added. (Fans of Magik might not want to miss out on her big return in New X-Men: Childhood's End Vol. 5 TPB, which collects New X-Men #37-43.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Chronicles of Wormood: The Last Enemy SC
Criminal Vol. 2: Lawless TPB
Essential Dr. Strange Vol. 3
Irredeemable Ant-Man Vol. 2: Small Minded Digest
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 7: Silver Surfer Digest
Mystic Arcana HC
New X-Men: Childhood's End Vol. 5 TPB
Nova Vol. 1: Annihilation - Conquest TPB
Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 3
Ultimates 2 HC
Welcome to Tranquility Vol. 1 TPB
Wonder Woman: Amazons Attack HC

THE WEEK IN ART BOOK RELEASES: P. CRAIG RUSSELL
Posted at 8:30 PM by gormuu

From Desperado Publishing, The Art of P. Craig Russell is available in regular edition and signed hardcovers:

The Art of P. Craig Russell HC
The Art of P. Craig Russell HC *SIGNED*



NEWS UPDATE: 12/8

2 MARCH MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

I'll have the March BTP edition announced sometime early next week, but to add a little fun to your weekend, here are the announcements for the two Masterworks full of brand new material that will premiere in the next round of solicits:

MARCH MARVEL AGE

MARCH ATLAS ERA



NEWS UPDATE: 12/7

DC AND MARVEL SOLICITS FOR FEBRUARY '08
Posted at 1:20 PM by gormuu

Both sets of solicits for Marvel and DC's February solicits are posted at the following links, a few weeks late!

DC FEBRUARY '08

MARVEL FEBRUARY '08



NEWS UPDATE: 12/5

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 2:00 PM by gormuu

Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 9
Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #78-87
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, December 6.

Marvel delivers Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 9 HC a week late. It reprints Amazing Spider-Man #78-87 by Stan and John Romita with Big John Buscema and Jim Mooney. In addition to the Masterworks offering, Marvel delivers two classic trades of note: What If? Classic Vol. 4 TPB, which reprints What If? #21-26 (What If Cap was President, What If Gwen Stacy Was Alive and more!); and Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 8 TPB, which draws the curtain on this series that reprints all of John Byrne's FF stories in order! This trade reprints Fantastic Four #287-295.

DC leads with a hardcover reprinting the awesome new Brave and the Bold series by Mark Waid and George Perez: Brave and the Bold Vol. 1: Lords of Luck HC reprints the first six issues. For comics in a more classic vein, check out Batman/Superman: Saga of the Super Sons TPB, which collects the complete saga from '70s era DC in World's Finest.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

All-New Atom Vol. 2: Future Past TPB
Batman/Superman: Saga of the Super Sons TPB
Brave and the Bold Vol. 1: Lords of Luck HC
Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1 HC *direct market variant*
Danger Girl: Body Shots TPB
Escapists HC
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 8 TPB
Marvel Adventures Hulk Vol. 1: Misunderstood Monster Digest
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 86: Amazing Spider-Man HC
Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 9 HC
New Excalibur Vol. 3: Battle for Eternity TPB
Punisher War Journal Vol. 2: Goin' Out West MPE HC
Rex Mundi Vol. 4: Crown & Sword TPB
Signal to Noise 2nd Ed. HC
Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion SC
Silver Surfer: Requiem MPE HC
Transformers Premiere Edition Vol. 1 HC
What If Classic Vol. 4 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 11/27

NOTABLE MARVEL DELAYS
Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

Got a few to note, probably not all, but here goes:

• Both versions of Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vol. 9 will ship a week late, from 11/29 to 12/5.
• Ultimates Vol. 2 HC has been bumped to 12/12.
• Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion HC has been bumped from 11/28 to 12/12.


SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 24: HELP NEEDED

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Spirit Archives editor Scott Nybakken is in need of color reference for a single strip that is to be reprinted in the upcoming Spirit Archives Vol. 24 HC. The strip in question is the 8/31/52 feature titled "The Last Man on the Planet Moon". Scott has been beating the bushes to turn up a scan of this page, but none of his sources have been able to come through, so he's hoping that someone within earshot of this news bulletin can help out. If you have this particular strip and can make a scan of it, please send me an email and I'll put you in touch with Scott. If you know someone you think can help, contact them and let them know about this. The sooner Scott gets his hands on this strip, the better. The rest of the book is done after receiving the top-notch restoration Spirit fans have expected; getting this strip set up is just the last ornery detail.

Please feel free to spread the word at other message board forums! I hope this can come together quickly. I know as the Spirit Archives line comes to a close we don't want to see any books delayed. And speaking of the line coming to a close, check out the following news update!


WINDING DOWN THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES LINE

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

While talking with Scott about Spirit Archives Vol. 24, he suggested I pass on the following information which ought to help end speculation about how the Spirit line will resolve itself: There are going to be 26 volumes in the series total! Vol. 25 will include all the dailies in black and white, and Vol. 26 will include everything Eisner himself drew with the character after 1952. (This will not include the New Adventures that Kitchen Sink published.)

Remember way back when Vol. 1 was announced? With the line about to finish up in the form of such a comprehensive library, this 26-volume set will really stand as a pinnacle achievement in comic reprint history.


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Essential X-Men Vol. 8
Reprints Uncanny X-Men #229-243, Annual #12 and X-Factor #36-39
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Thursday, November 29. (Note the one day delay for this week's new books.)

The final Elfquest volume from DC hits this week, several months after it was originally solicited and then cancelled: Elfquest Archives Vol. 4 HC collects Elfquest #16-20 from the original series by Richard and Wendy Pini. (Note the $59.99 list price.) Another DC hardcover includes Batman: Rules of Engagement HC, which reprints Batman Confidential #1-6 by Andy Diggle, Whilce Portacio and Richard Friend.

Marvel's offerings are slim this week, with only three collected editions coming out. These include Avengers: The Iniatiatve - Basic Training Vol. 1 MPE HC, which reprints the first six issues of the Civil War spin-off; Spider-Man Fairy Tales TPB, which reprints the four-issue limited series by CB Cebulski which immerses Spidey in the lore of classic fairy tales; and the big release of the week, Essential X-Men Vol. 8, a 544-page, B&W phone-book that collects Uncanny X-Men #229-243, Annual #12 and X-Factor #36-39. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by Marc Silvestri, this period of X-Men is required reading for this winter's X-Men event, Messiah CompleX.

Outside the Big 2, there are a few notable releases, including Eric Shanower's Age of Bronze Vol. : Betrayal HC, Mike Baron's The Complete Badger Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints '80s indie comic Badger #1-6; and Red Sonja....lots of Red Sonja! There are two versions of Red Sonja Vol. 2: Arrowsmith HC to choose from. They both reprint Red Sonja #8-12 by Michael Avon Oeming, but the two different editions sport covers by Adam Hughes and Jim Lee respectively. Also, Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes HC collects the four-issue limited series by Frank Cho. (Frank Cho drawing Red Sonja? Meow!)

Finally on the newspaper strip front, The Complete Dick Tracy Vol. 3 HC pulls together strips from January 1935 through June 1936 by Chester Gould.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Age of Bronze Vol. 3: Betrayal HC
Age of Bronze Vol. 3: Betrayal TPB
Avengers Initiative: Basic Training Vol. 1 MPE HC
Batman: Rules of Engagement HC
Civil War Script Book TPB
Complete Badger Vol. 1 TPB
Complete Dick Tracy Vol. 3 HC
Elfquest Archives Vol. 4 HC
Essential X-Men Vol. 8
Gamekeeper Vol. 1: Tooth & Claw Limited HC
Hawkgirl: Hawkman Returns TPB
Midnighter Vol. 1: Killing Machine TPB
Red Sonja Vol. 2: Arrowsmith HC *Adam Hughes Cover*
Red Sonja Vol. 2: Arrowsmith HC *Jim Lee Cover*
Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes HC
Spider-Man Fairy Tales TPB
Testament Vol. 3: Babel TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 11/20

DC: "DC COMICS TO COLLECT THE COMPLETE STARMAN IN NEW HARDCOVERS"
Posted at 9:00 PM by gormuu

From DC Comics:

"STARMAN, the acclaimed DC Universe series created by writer James Robinson and artist Tony Harris, will be collected for the first time in hardcover, on high-quality paper, in THE STARMAN OMNIBUS, a series of six volumes beginning in May.

This series will feature new covers by Harris, and will measure 6.75" x 10.25". Collecting the entire STARMAN series, plus the STARMAN ANNUALS, SECRET FILES, 80-PAGE GIANT, THE SHADE miniseries and much more, these volumes include stories illustrated by Harris, Peter Snejbjerg, Chris Sprouse, J.H. Williams III, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, Guy Davis, Teddy Kristiansen, Lee Weeks and many others, as well as several stories co-written by David Goyer.

Scheduled to reach stores in May, THE STARMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC is a 448 page title collecting STARMAN #0 and 1-16, with a cover price of $49.99 U.S."

I am told by informed sources that the paper stock will be of a higher grade than the one currently used in the Fourth World Omnibus series. More official word from DC as it comes....


SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 2 GOES BACK TO PRESS

Posted at 9:00 PM by gormuu

An interesting counterpoint to discussions of the future of the DC Archives program is news that Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 2 HC has returned to press for a second printing.


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 9:00 PM by gormuu

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 3 HC
Reprints New Gods #7-10, Forever People #8-10, Jimmy Olsen #146-148, Mister Miracle #7-10
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, November 21.

Last week's list of books was a deluge. This week's release schedule continues the pace. DC leads the way with a couple new hardcovers of note: Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 3 HC hits stands on the 21st, the third of four Omnibus HCs that will reprint the entire Fourth World canon; plus, there are two MAD Archives releases this week: a second printing of MAD Archives Vol. 1 HC and the long-awaited arrival of MAD Archives Vol. 2 HC, which collects MAD Magazine #7-12 and makes a perfect complement to Gemstone's EC Archives library. Closing out a prolific week for DC's historical collections, Will Eisner's Spirit Archives Vol. 23 HC comes out this Wednesday as well (check out the next DC solicits update for more news on Spirit Archives!) This volume collects all of Eisner's Spirit weeklies from late 1951.

Two trades of current DC fare are worth noting: World War III TPB collects the four-issue mini-series by Keith Champagne and John Ostrander; also, the final 52 trade hits store shelves - 52 Vol. 4 TPB reprints 52 #40-52 by an all-star cast of DC creators including Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns and others.

Dark Horse releases an original graphic novel by Eric Powell starring the Goon. The Goon: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker HC is Powell's first such OGN!

Marvel has a nice array of new releases, including the newest Masterworks BTP edition: Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 7 HC, available in both regular and variant dustjackets, reprints FF #61-71 and Annual #5.

Also, there are three Marvel hardcover collections featuring a mix of current and classic fare including: Captain America Vol. 1: The Death of Captain America MPE HC, reprinting Cap #25-30 by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting. This includes the famous Death of Captain America issue and the five-issue aftermath focusing on the reaction of Bucky, Falcon, and Sharon Carter to his murder.

The second MPE HC of the week is the next installment in the MPE Classic series, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills MPE HC, featuring the graphic novel by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson, plus extra features including interviews with Claremont, Anderson and the originally anointed penciler, Neal Adams.

Finally, New Avengers Vol. 1 HC rounds out Marvel's HC offerings, and it's an oversized HC that finally brings to market the adventures of Brian Michael Bendis' transformed team of Avengers. It collects New Avengers #1-10, the New Avengers Most Wanted Files handbook, and the New Avengers Guest Starring the Fantastic Four military comic, featuring art by David Finch and Steve McNiven.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52 Vol. 4 TPB
American Virgin Vol. 3: Wet TPB
Annihilation Book 3 TPB
Batman: Death in the City TPB
Captain America Vol. 1: Death of Captain America MPE HC
The Goon: Chinatown HC
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 3 HC
MAD Archives Vol. 1 HC *new printing*
MAD Archives Vol. 2 HC
MM Vol. 34: Fantastic Four *BTP*
Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 7 *BTP*
New Avengers Vol. 1 HC *Regular Ed.*
New Avengers Vol. 1 HC *Variant Ed.*
Spider-Girl Presents Wild Thing: Crash Course Digest
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 10: Crimson Empire HC
Supergirl: Identity TPB
Will Eisner's Spirit Archives Vol. 23 HC
World War III TPB
X-Men: First Class - Tomorrow's Brightest TPB
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills MPE HC - Regular
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills MPE HC - Variant


HULK OMNIBUS PREVIEW IMAGES

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

The Hulk Omnibus Vol. 1 will be in the next round of solicits, but I'm happy to share with you a preview image of the variant cover by Alex Ross. As you're about to see, it's a beaut:

(Click on the image for a larger-size version to pop up in a new window.)

This Omnibus edition will reprint Incredible Hulk #1-6, Tales to Astonish #59-101 and Incredible Hulk #102. I'll have a formal preview page up sometime soon, so check back here for a link!


BACK TO PRESS OMNIBUS REVIEWS

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Forum member Leeman13 has some intial reviews on Marvel's recent BTP releases of select Omniboo. For the full scoop, check out THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum!



NEWS UPDATE: 11/16

HOWARD THE DUCK OMNIBUS PREVIEW IMAGES
Posted at 4:40 PM by gormuu

February Previews will include an advance solicit for Howard the Duck Omnibus, an unexpected surprise that will collect the '70s phenom by Steve Gerber and Gene Colan. I don't yet have definitive word on the exact contents of the book, but those details will be forthcoming. Check back by Monday. Until then, I've got the cover images for the regular and variant edition to share:

REGULAR EDITION: New Art by Frank Brunner

VARIANT EDITION: New Art by Marko Djurdjevic


MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 2 COVER IMAGE PREVIEW

Posted at 4:40 PM by gormuu

More preview images from DC! Check out MAD Archives Vol. 2 HC, a book many folks thought was never going to see the light of day. But now with the resurgence of EC Comics reprints through Gemstone's Archives line, we not only see a new MAD Vol. 2, but a reprint of MAD Archives Vol. 1, which had fallen out of print.

MAD Archives Vol. 1 HC reprints MAD #1-6 while MAD Archives Vol. 2 HC reprints MAD #7-12. Both books are due to ship 11/21.



NEWS UPDATE: 11/14

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 5:00 PM by gormuu

Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Reprints Fantastic Four #1-30, Annual #1
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, November 14.

All three back to press Omniboo hit today, a week after their initial release date: Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC, Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 HC and Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 HC. All three new editions feature sewn binding and are available in the original regular and variant cover editions. Except for a few minor tweaks to Amazing Spider-Man (correcting a few typos in the editorial content), these volumes use exactly the same art files as the original editions.

More Marvel classic comics can be found in Excalibur Classic Vol. 4: Cross-Time Caper Book 2 TPB, which collects Excalibur #21-28 by Chris Claremont, Alan Davis and others. And HC fans will want to note the release of Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four MPE HC, which reprints the Initiative tie-in issues of FF #544-550 by Dwayne McDuffie and Paul Pelletier.

DC has a nice handful of offerings this month, including a new Wonder Woman HC. Wonder Woman: Love and Murder HC reprints Wonder Woman #6-10 by NY Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult and artists Terry Dodson and Drew Johnson. On the Showcase front, this week sees the release of Showcase Presents Sgt. Rock Vol. 1, which reprints stories from GI Combat #68 (the Rock's first appearance) and Our Army at War #81-117. Also from DC is JLA: Ultramarine Corps TPB, which collects JLA Classified #1-3 and the JLA/WILDCats one-shot by Grant Morrison and Ed McGuinness.

The three biggest releases of the week, however, are not from the Big 2 imprints! Image Comics reprints all 24 issues of the Luna Brothers' Girls series in Girls: The Complete Collection Deluxe HC. This is supposed to be a limited release, with the announcement "THESE EDITIONS WILL NEVER BE PRINTED AGAIN!" stamped boldly in the solicit. DC's Wildstorm imprint finally issues The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier original graphic novel HC, in both regular and variant editions, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. And "Season Eight" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer does not take place on television, but in comic form, in Dark Horses new comics series by Joss Whedon and Georges Jeanty. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home TPB reprints the first five issues of this milestone pop culture event!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 2: Comes the Carnage TPB
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Regular *BTP*
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Variant *BTP*
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight: The Long Way Home TPB
Ex Machina Vol. 6: Power Down TPB
Excalibur Classic Vol. 4: Crosstime Caper Book 2 TPB
Fantastic Four: The New FF MPE HC
Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Regular *BTP*
Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Variant *BTP*
Girls Complete Collection Deluxe HC
Hellboy Animated Vol. 3: The Menagerie TPB
JLA Ultramarine Corps TPB
Jonah Hex Origins TPB
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier HC *Regular Ed.*
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier HC *Variant Ed.*
Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 3: Dream Team Digest
Queen & Country Vol. 8: Operation Red Panda TPB
Rising Stars Vol. 5: Untouchable Visitations TPB
Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen World HC *Regular Ed.*
Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen World HC *Variant Ed.*
Showcase Presents Sgt. Rock Vol. 1 TPB
Teen Titans Go: Titans Together TPB
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Regular *BTP*
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 HC - Variant *BTP*
Wolverine Origins Vol. 3: Swift and Terrible TPB
Wonder Woman: Love and Murder HC



NEWS UPDATE: 11/8

FEBRUARY '08 MASTERWORKS: ATLAS ERA!
Posted at 1:20 PM by gormuu

It's a month of Volume 2s, as this final announcement for Masterworks in the month of February will attest! And this one is another Atlas Era volume! To check out the ID of this volume, check out THIS LINK!


BACK TO PRESS OMNIBOO SHIPPING LATE

Posted at 1:20 PM by gormuu

There's no reason given by Diamond why the three BTP Omniboo (FF Vol. 1, Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 and Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1) didn't hit their target ship date of 11/7, but apparently they will ship late. The three volumes are done and ready to go, so it's probably just a warehouse snafu. Check in tomorrow to see if they are on next week's shipping list.



NEWS UPDATE: 11/7

FEBRUARY '08 MASTERWORKS: MARVEL AGE AND BTP
Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

I've got preview pages up for 2 of the 3 Masterworks volumes that will hit store shelves in February. I'll have the third and final one up by the end of the week, so check back for that! Until then, here are some links for ya:

FEBRUARY '08 MARVEL AGE

FEBRUARY '08 BACK TO PRESS


DC NEWS AND NOTES

Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

A few news and notes concerning DC's collected editions:

World War III TPB has been pushed back from a ship date of 11/7 to 11/21.

Showcase Presents: House of Mystery Vol. 1 has sold out!

Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding HC has been cancelled. According to DC, this book will be resolicited at a later date.

• Neal Adams and Batman fans might be interested in knowing that Adams will be drawing a variant cover for All-Star Batman and Robin #8. This replaces a variant cover that was to be drawn by Frank Miller.


RIP: PAUL NORRIS (1914-2007)

Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

Aquaman creator Paul Norris has passed away. From DC:

"Artist Paul Norris, best known as the co-creator of Aquaman, has died at age 93.

'Paul Norris was one of the quiet, dedicated artists who sustained comics through the decades,' says Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher. 'His most important contribution to DC was long before I was born, but it was my pleasure to reconnect him to DC and Aquaman.'

Born in 1914, Norris worked as a cartoonist for the Dayton Daily News before beginning his career in comic books in 1940, when he started freelancing for Prize Publications on features including Yank and Doodle and Futureman. Norris moved to DC Comics in 1941, where he introduced Aquaman in MORE FUN COMICS #73. After his stay on the Aquaman feature ended, he moved on to other features including The Sandman and Johnny Quick.

After serving in the Army, Norris joined King Features, where he contributed to comic strips including Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9 and Jungle Jim. He took over writing and drawing the Brick Bradford strip in 1952 and continued drawing it through 1987, establishing a reputation for never missing a deadline. In the 1960s and 70s, Norris also drew comics for Western Publishing including Tarzan of the Apes and Magnus, Robot Fighter."

To discuss Norris and his legendary creation, check out THIS THREAD at the DC Forum.



NEWS UPDATE: 11/2

FEBRUARY '08 MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Posted at 5:30 PM by gormuu

This post is merely to alert frantic fans of Masterworks that I'll be rolling out the announcements starting early next week. Look for the first of three announcements to come Tuesday!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 5:30 PM by gormuu

Batman Archives Vol. 7 HC
Reprints Detective #136-154 (June 1948-December 1949)
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, November 6.

Batman Archives Vol. 7 is this week's top release. It will reprint Batman and Robin stories from Detective #136-154, nineteen tales from the decade's end, culminating with the very last issue cover dated December 1949. Next stop...the '50s?

The rest of DC's offerings include three trade paperback collections of current material: borrowing the title of a classic Pete Townshend song lyric, Robin: Teenage Wasteland TPB collects Robin #154-162; Dave Gibbons' highly-regarded take on the Green Lantern Corps sees its second trade collection in Green Lantern Corps: A Darker Shade of Green TPB, which collects GLC #7-13; and Green Arrow: Road to Jericho TPB continues the Oliver Queen library by collecting issues #66-75 by Judd Winick, Scott McDaniel and Andy Owens.

From Marvel, it's Stephen King all the way, as the momentous success of his Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born hits store shelves in hardcover. Stephen King's Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born HC is a Marvel Premiere Edition HC that reprints the seven issue lmited series by Peter David, Robin Furth, Jae Lee and Richard Isanove. The tale adapts the fourth novel of King's Dark Tower series of novels, Wizard and Glass, and acts as a precursor to next year's continuation of the Dark Tower saga with all new stories inspired by King. Marvel is preparing an all-out advertising blitz for this book, and it ought to be interesting to see how the marketplace reacts to it. The monthly comic has done excellent business in the direct market - now it's time to see how well this hardcover collection will burn up the charts. No doubt it will perform well, particularly on initial release....but how well?

Marvel also offers up two more hardcovers, these in the oversized hardcover format: Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 4 HC follows hot on the heels of Vol. 3 (which came out only a few short months ago). This is a pretty hefty book that reprints Ultimate FF #33-41, Annual #2, Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men and Ultimate X-Men/Fantastic Four. Lots of artistic contributors to this one, including Mike Carey, Pasqual Ferry, Scott Kolins, Mark Brooks, Stuart Immonen and Leinil Yu. And finally, Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Back in Black HC follows up on last month's Back in Black HC, reprinting the rest of the Back in Black event, including Sensational Spider-Man #35-40 and Annual #1, Spider-Man Family #1-2, the Back in Black Handbook, and the Marvel Spotlight: Back in Black issue.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

30 Days of Night: Eben & Stella TPB
Batman Archives Vol. 7 HC
Cairo HC
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born MPE HC
Green Arrow: Road to Jericho TPB
Green Lantern Corps: A Darker Shade of Green TPB
Marvel Legacy: 1960s to 1990s Handbook TPB
New Avengers Vol. 6: Revolution TPB
Omega Flight: Alpha to Omega TPB
Robin: Teenage Wasteland TPB
Spider-Man, Peter Parker: Back in Black HC
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 4 HC


ART BOOKS SHIPPING NEXT WEEK: MIKE GOLDEN/MATT WAGNER'S GRENDEL

Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

Tales of Wonder is delivering two new art books that are due next week that might be of interest to comic readers who were around in the '80s:

Excess: The Art of Michael Golden HC

The Art of Matt Wagner's Grendel HC

Michael Golden's influence is a pervasive one, especially among current comic artists - he also happens to have drawn one of my favorite comics of all time in Avengers Annual #10, and one of my favorite series in Micronauts! And Grendel was one of the '80s indie comics success stories and is currently being reprinted by Dark Horse.



NEWS UPDATE: 10/26

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

Atlas Era Strange Tales Masterworks Vol. 1
Reprints Strange Tales #1-10
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, October 31.

Candy won't be the only thing to load up on this Halloween. Take a look at this list of book releases!

This week sees two, count 'em two new Masterworks releases! First to mention is Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 6, the back to press (BTP) edition that reprints FF #51-60 and Annual #4 by Stan and Jack. This Masterworks volume features the newly restored artwork from the Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2, and features the first appearance of Black Panther, the titanic struggle between Silver Surfer and Doctor Doom, the return of the Inhumans and perhaps the most beloved FF story of all time, "This Man, This Monster!" The other Masterworks selection is meant to scare the bejeesus out of you! Atlas Era Strange Tales Vol. 1 collects the first ten issues of the early '50s horror anthology. This is Atlas's attempt to deliver horror in the pre-Kefauver Commission era, with talents like Stan Lee, Gene Colan, Russ Heath, Bill Everett, Bernie Krigstein and more offering up terror and scares in brief, blistering five-page stories. (Don't forget to check out the PREVIEW PAGE set up for Strange Tales Vol. 1, with tons of images from the inside of the book!)

Marvel caps off its Halloween programming with Essential Werewolf by Night Vol. 2, which completes the compiling of the bad-luck fate of Jack Russell as the accursed Werewolf. It reprints Werewolf by Night #21-43, Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5 and Marvel Premiere #28.

Finally, from Marvel, of note is the Wolverine: Evolution MPE HC, which reprints Wolverine #50-55 by Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi. This is available in both a regular edition MPE HC and a "Black and White" edition, which has all the color subtracted leaving just the pencil and inks.

Want more scary stuff? 30 Days of Night has been playing big at the box office, and with this comprehensive volume by IDW you can catch up on all three parts of the trilogy. The Complete 30 Days of Night Trilogy HC is a deluxe hardcover that comes signed and numbered by creators Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith. Something tells me this one might not last long. And for more Steve Niles, check out DC's Creeper: Welcome to Creepville TPB, which reprints the six-issue limited series by Niles featuring Steve Ditko's crazy, cackling, super-heroic oddity.

Also from DC comes a key Flash title, Flash: Wonderland TPB, which reprints Geoff Johns' first story arc in Flash #164-169. And Showcase Presents Teen Titans Vol. 2, part of DC's sudden reshuffling of the Showcase deck, bows next week. It collects Teen Titans #19-36, Brave and the Bold #83 and 94 and World's Finest #205.

Two books from Dark Horse deserve mentioning: Nexus Archives Vol. 6 HC collects Steve Rude's masterwork, this edition reprinting Nexus Vol. 2 #33-39, originally published by First Comics in 1987. It's nice to see this series going this far, and if you're a Steve Rude/Nexus fan, it deserves your support so it can go the distance in the Dark Horse Archives series.

Finally, one of the biggest comic events of the year is compiled in Dark Horse's Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home TPB, which collects the first five issues of Joss Whedon's return to the Buffy-verse. With art by Georges Jeanty, this series is Whedon's version of Season Eight of Buffy - no small deal!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52: The Covers HC
Annihilation Book 2 TPB
Beowulf Script Book SC
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home TPB
Complete 30 Days of Night Trilogy HC
Creeper: Welcome to Creepville TPB
El Cazador Vol. 1 TPB
Essential Werewolf by Night Vol. 2
Flash: Wonderland TPB
Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1 TPB
MM Vol. 85: Atlas Era Strange Tales HC
Atlas Era Strange Tales Masterworks Vol. 1 HC
MM Vol. 28: Fantastic Four HC *BTP*
Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 6 HC *BTP*
Nexus Archives Vol. 6 HC
Showcase Presents Teen Titans Vol. 2 TPB
Wolverine: Evolution MPE HC
Wolverine: Evolution Black & White Edition MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 10/22

MASSIVE HARDCOVER SALE AT TOW
Posted at 3:00 PM by gormuu

TOW has about 80 Marvel hardcovers, both oversized and Marvel Premiere Edition formats, priced at 50% off and more in a special sale they just launched today. For the full list with links visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum. This is a pretty big sale. No word yet on how long it will last, but I'll pass that on when I find out.



NEWS UPDATE: 10/19

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Masterworks Vol. 1
Reprints Strange Tales #135-153, Tales of Suspense #78 and Fantastic Four #21
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, October 24.

There are a ton of great books shipping next week, so let's get started!

First up, Marvel delivers one of the most eagerly-awaited Masterworks of the year with Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Masterworks Vol. 1. Sure, it's almost a month late (see previous News Update), but by next Wednesday all that will be forgotten when you're facing front and backing SHIELD! This book includes the first year and a half worth of Strange Tales stories featuring the master spy Nick Fury, plus it also includes his very first appearance in the modern Marvel Universe in a newly restored Fantastic Four #21. You'll get some prime Lee and Kirby action, with a dose of Steranko bringing up the rear.

Avengers fans have to be excited as the Avengers Assemble HC series rolls on. Avengers Assemble Vol. 5 HC gathers together Avengers #41-56, which was previously compiled in the very rare Kang Dynasty TPB. This oversized HC also includes Avengers Annual 2001 and will complete the reprinting of the Kurt Busiek era of Avengers.

Since it's October, it's Halloween programming time at Marvel. Next week sees a couple Zombie related releases, with Marvel Zombies Covers HC an oversized collection of Arthur Suydam covers and commentary from the Zombies series, plus other assorted Zombies covers by Greg Land and Kyle Hotz. Also check out Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies, which includes interviews with Robert Kirkman, Sean Phillips, Arthur Suydam and more. Finally, another oversized hardcover is Legion of Monsters, which collects a handful of monster one-shots from earlier this year, including Werewolf By Night, Man-Thing, Morbious, and Satana.

Another Marvel comic is reprinted in collected edition next week - but not by Marvel! Chronicles of Conan Vol. 13: Whispering Shadows TPB by Dark Horse (who currently holds the license of Conan) will reprint Conan the Barbarian #92 and #101-108 by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.

A notable DC release is The Spirit Vol. 1 HC, which collects the first six issues of Darwyn Cooke's take on Will Eisner's classic series.

Complete Mad Don Martin HC
Compiles every single Don Martin published work from MAD Magazine (1957-1987)
Two items from Checker bear mentioning: Reprinting issues #34-39 by Ron Marz and Jim Cheung, Scion Vol. 6: Royal Wedding TPB will no doubt be embraced by CrossGen fans who will nonetheless be wondering where Vol. 5 is! And Winsor McCay Vol. 9: Early Works TPB finally hits store shelves after months of delay.

Running Press offers up a 2-volume hardcover in slipcase of the entire Don Martin ouevre from MAD Magazine with The Completely Mad Don Martin HC. For more on this title, check out THIS THREAD at the Crisis Forum. Finally, GIT delivers another DVD-ROM full of Marvel comics in the Invincible Iron Man Complete Collection DVD-ROM, which promises every Iron Man comic ever printed from March 1963 through December 2006 on a single DVD.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Avengers Assemble Vol. 5 HC
Black Panther: Four the Hard Way TPB
Chronicles of Conan Vol. 13: Whispering Shadows TPB
Completely Mad Don Martin HC
Conan and the Midnight God TPB
Invincible Iron Man Complete Collection DVD-ROM
Jack of Fables Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts TPB
Justice League Elite Vol. 2 TPB
Legion of Monsters HC
MM Vol. 83: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD HC
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Masterworks Vol. 1 HC
Marvel Spotlight: Marvel Zombies
Marvel Zombies Covers HC
Red Menace TPB
Scion Vol. 6: Royal Wedding TPB
Serenity: Those Left Behind HC
She-Hulk Vol. 5: Planet Without a Hulk TPB
Spirit Vol. 1 HC
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 9: Boba Fett Death Lies HC
Winsor McCay Vol. 9: Early Works TPB
X-Factor Vol. 3: Many Lives of Madrox TPB


JSA ALL-STARS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 COVER IMAGE

Posted at 3:20 PM by gormuu

The cover to JSA All-Star Archives Vol. 1, which collects the very first stories of Johnny Thunder, Hour-Man, Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, Mr. Terrific, Wildcat and Red Tornado from Flash Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics!



NEWS UPDATE: 10/18

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

Avengers Masterworks Vol. 7
Reprints Avengers #59-68 and Marvel Super-Heroes #17
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that began shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, October 17.

DC leads with a very interesting Archives volume this week with JSA All-Star Archives Vol. 1, which compiles the original appearances of Johnny Thunder, Hour-Man, Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, Mr. Terrific, Wildcat and Red Tornado in a single volume. Culling stories from Flash Comics, Adventure Comics, All-American Comics and Sensation Comics that span the years 1940-1942, this is a new "anthology" approach for Archives to collect these rare stories. This Archives edition is list priced at $59.99.

DC also offers up a nice stackful of varied books: Bone creator Jeff Smith was let loose on Billy Batson and the Shazam mythos and the resulting four-issue mini-series has now been collected in Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil HC. Also, this particular Showcase volume might have slipped through your comic-detecting radar systems due to DC's wholesale shuffling of their Showcase release schedule, but this week also saw the release of Showcase Presents World's Finest Vol. 1, which collects Superman #76 - the first meeting between Superman and Batman - and World's Finest #71-111 in a 552-page black and white paperback.

Marvel offers up a new Masterworks this week, with Avengers Masterworks Vol. 7 reprinting Avengers #59-68 and Marvel Super-Heroes #17, which features a solo story starring the Black Knight! And in the digest format, Spider-Girl Vol. 9: Secret Lives Digest brings us to the 50th issue reprinted in the line, as it collects Spider-Girl #45-50 by Tom DeFalco and Pat Olliffe.

Finally, Jack Kirby Collector #49 reaches store shelves after a delay.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52: The Companion TPB
Army@Love Vol. 1: The Hot Zone Club TPB
Jack Kirby Collector #49
JSA All-Star Archives Vol. 1 HC
MM Vol. 84: Avengers HC
Avengers Masterworks Vol. 7 HC
New Alice in Wonderland Masterpiece Edition TPB
Shazam Monster Society of Evil Deluxe HC
Showcase Presents World's Finest Comics Vol. 1
Spider-Girl Vol. 9: Secret Lives Digest
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Omnibus TPB
Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 10/17

WHAT'S UP WITH OMNIBUS?
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Just a reminder that a trio of out of print Omnibus volumes are coming back to print on November 7. Marvel has begun having their Omnibus volumes printed in China, which has afforded them the opportunity to include sewn binding into the overall package. This is something many buyers had requested and the BTP editions due in November will be the first to feature the new binding. The BTP Omnibus volumes will also be issued in regular and variant editions as they were previously. Here are TOW links to the books:

• Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 *REG BTP*
• Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 *VAR BTP*
• Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 *REG BTP*
• Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1 *VAR BTP*
• Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 *REG BTP*
• Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 *VAR BTP*

Also, Tales of Wonder has links up to preorder the three different editions of Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1:

• Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1 Regular Edition
• Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1 Adi Granov Variant Edition
• Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1 Movie Variant Edition


LOEG: BLACK DOSSIER PREVIEW

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

A four-page preview to Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier OGN is available at the ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY website. (Hat tip to Rob Anderton.)


THE NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS!

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Leave it to comic comedian Fred Hembeck to lampoon the collected editions scene with the light-hearted title to his upcoming compendium of 900 pages of material. Click on the following link to learn all about THE NEARLY COMPLETE ESSENTIAL HEMBECK ARCHIVES OMNIBUS, due in February 2008 from Image!



NEWS UPDATE: 10/16

DARING MYSTERY/SILVER SURFER MASTERWORKS PREVIEWS
Posted at 3:10 PM by gormuu

I've got two new preview pages posted for January Masterworks, including that month's selections for Golden Age and Back to Press! Here are links for each item:

GOLDEN AGE DARING MYSTERY VOL. 1
SILVER SURFER VOL. 1

These two volumes join Uncanny X-Men Vol. 6 to form a nice combo of Masterworks entries to start off the year!


DC AND MARVEL SOLICITS FOR JANUARY '08

Posted at 1:20 PM by gormuu

Both sets of solicits for Marvel and DC's January solicits are posted at the following links:

DC JANUARY '08

MARVEL JANUARY '08

Both DC and Marvel have a nice array of hardcovers this month!



NEWS UPDATE: 10/15

IRON MAN OMNIBUS PREVIEW
Posted at 1:20 PM by gormuu

An inevitability with the movie coming out, this is nonetheless cool news. I've been provided with some preview images for the first Iron Man Omnibus which can be seen at the following page:

IRON MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 PREVIEW

This book will be in January solicits, advance solicited for April release. Like the Spider-Man and Silver Surfer Omnibus, the Iron Man Omnibus will be fully restored. As part of his summer trip to the Marvel film warehouse, Cory unearthed complete photostats for TOS #50, the issue previously thought lost and which was reconstructed by Don Heck for the original Masterworks. (As if Cory's folk hero status could be any higher!)

The book is being printed in China, requiring advance solicitation due to the added shipping time for overseas printing. On the plus side, The Iron Man Omnibus will have sewn binding.

The book will feature three covers: a regular cover, a painted variant by Adi Granov, and a movie-related cover. Mockups of the painted variant and the movie cover will be posted when they are completed.



NEWS UPDATE: 10/9

JANUARY MARVEL AGE MASTERWORKS PREVIEW
Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

Many Masterworks fans (like me) have been waiting for this one for a long time. January kicks off its Marvel Age Masterworks schedule with....awww, you gotta CLICK HERE to find out!


DC: "DC COMICS RESTORES HUNGER DOGS ART IN JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC"

Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

From DC:

March, 2008, will see the release of JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4, the final hardcover collection in this highly acclaimed series. Highlighting this volume will be THE HUNGER DOGS, with 24 pages of art restored to the original inks by Mike Royer.

"We are excited to share with readers Kirby's original vision for the epic's end in Vol. 4 of the FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS series," says Georg Brewer, VP - Design and DC Direct Creative. "This collection features 24 pages at the size that Kirby penciled them, the way they looked before being altered to fit the larger trim size of the HUNGER DOGS graphic novel. Faithfully inked by Mike Royer, these pages are incorporated within the HUNGER DOGS story, which is completely re-colored with a sensibility consistent with the previous OMNIBUS hard covers. Along with the Fourth World character entries he drew for WHO'S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE DIRECTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE, these exciting, rarely seen aspects of Kirby's work and this important story make this a must-have for every serious comics collector."

In addition to THE HUNGER DOGS and art from WHO'S WHO, the JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC will collect MISTER MIRACLE #10-18, FOREVER PEOPLE #11, NEW GODS #11 and the 48-page story "Even Gods Must Die," originally published in 1984's NEW GODS #6.

The JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 4 HC will be advance-solicited in the November Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores in March."


NEWS UPDATE: 10/3

EC ARCHIVES: VAULT OF HORROR VOL. 1 PREVIEW
Posted at 1:30 PM by gormuu

EC Archives book designer and editor Michael Kronenberg has posted a marvelous series of images from the upcoming Vault of Horror Archives. Head over there now through THIS LINK to take a look!


CONTENTS UPDATE FOR SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ROBIN

Posted at 1:30 PM by gormuu

DC has changed the contents of Showcase Presents: Robin, the Boy Wonder Vol. 1. According to DC, "This title now will include stories from BATMAN #202 and SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #130 in place of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #83. The page count will remain at 520."


ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2 SHIPS THREE WEEKS EARLY

Posted at 1:30 PM by gormuu

Absolute Sandman Vol. 2 HC has moved up from a 10/31 delivery date to 10/10! Adjust your comics budget accordingly!


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 1:30 PM by gormuu

Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2
Reprints Moon Knight #11-30
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that began shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, October 3.

First things first, this week sees the release of Marvel Masterworks Vol. 25: Fantastic Four, the variant edition which reprints Fantastic Four #41-50 and Annual #3. This edition was scheduled to ship two weeks ago but for some reason was held up and didn't see release until the 3rd.

Also from Marvel, Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2, which collects Moon Knight #11-30, and the first Annihilation volume to appear in trade: Annihilation Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints Drax the Destroyer #1-4, Annihilation Prologue and Nova #1-4. The Annihilation hardcovers seemingly sold out over night, so if you missed out, you can climb on board with these trades.

From DC, the Chronicles series roll along with Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB, a softcover trade which collects Detective Comics #51-56, Batman #6-7 and World's Finest #2-3. Another classic offering is The Question: Zen and Violence TPB, which reprints the first six issues of the '80s favorite by Denny O'Neil and Denys Cowan.

Finally, Dark Horse offers up a second volume of in their Harvey Comics Classic series with Harvey Comics Classics Vol. 2: Richie Rich TPB, a compilation of 100 stories starring the Poor Little Rich Boy from 1953-1969.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 2 TPB
Annihilation Book 1 TPB
Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB
Blade: Sins of the Father TPB
Empowered Vol. 2 TPB
Essential Moon Knight Vol. 2 TPB
Exterminators Vol. 3: Lies of our Fathers TPB
Harvey Comics Classics Vol. 2: Richie Rich TPB
Helmet of Fate TPB
MM Vol. 25: Fantastic Four HC
The Question: Zen and Violence Vol. 1 TPB
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Vol. 4 Digest
Walt & Skeezix Vol. 3: 1925-1926 HC
Wetworks Vol. 1 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 9/28

STRANGE TALES MASTERWORKS PREVIEW ART
Posted at 12:00 AM by gormuu

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of posting some preview images from the upcoming Nick Fury Masterworks, which reprints SHIELD stories from Strange Tales. Well, now we get to take a look at some preview pages from a Masterworks that will reprint the very first ten issues of that very title! Back before it was an a super-hero anthology featuring the likes of Dr. Strange, the Human Torch (and Thing!) and Nick Fury, it was all monsters, all the time! But in the early '50s, there was a far different flavor of horror tales that have been reprinted so far in the Atlas Era Masterworks series.

To get a taste of what lies in store, check out the FEATURE PAGE for Strange Tales Masterworks Vol. 1, due to hit stores on October 31. (How appropriate!)



NEWS UPDATE: 9/27

NICK FURY MASTERWORKS PREVIEW ART
Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

To tide you over until the new delivery date of 10/17 for Nick Fury Masterworks Vol. 1, head over to the FEATURE PAGE for some interior preview art, courtesy of Marvel!


NEW TOW TPB SALE!

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Site sponsor Tales of Wonder has rolled out a sale that covers five different Marvel series, giving you a chance to catch up real quick on them if you're not familiar with them already. These include Brian Michael Bendis' MAX series Alias, the mutant team book Exiles, J. Michael Straczynski's Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil (both the Kevin Smith and Bendis runs) and an assortment of Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. Here are the links, where you'll find most all trades at 50% off:

Alias Vol. 1 TPB (Collects Alias #1-9)
Alias Vol. 2: Come Home TPB (Collects Alias #11-15)
Alias Vol. 3: The Underneath TPB (Collects Alias #10, 16-21)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Coming Home TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #30-35)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2: Revelations TPBAmazing Spider-Man #36-39)>
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3: Until the Stars Turn Cold TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #40-45)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4: The Life and Death of Spiders TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #46-50)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5: Unintended Consequences TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #51-58)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7: Book of Ezekiel TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #503-508)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 9: Skin Deep TPB (Collects Amazing Spider-Man #515-518)
Daredevil Vol. 1: Guardian Devil TPB (Collects Daredevil #1-8)
Daredevil Vol. 2: Parts of a Hole TPB (Collects Daredevil #9-15)
Daredevil Vol. 4: Underboss TPB (Collects Daredevil #26-31)
Daredevil Vol. 5: Out TPB (Collects Daredevil #32-40)
Daredevil Vol. 6: Lowlife TPB (Collects Daredevil #41-45)
Daredevil Vol. 7: Hardcore TPB (Collects Daredevil #46-50)
Daredevil Vol. 9: King of Hell's Kitchen TPB (Collects Daredevil #56-60)
Daredevil Vol. 10: The Widow TPB (Collects Daredevil #61-66)
Daredevil Vol. 11: Golden Age TPB (Collects Daredevil #66-70)
Daredevil Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers TPB (Collects Daredevil #76-81)
Exiles Vol. 1: Down the Rabbit Hole TPB (Collects Exiles #1-4)
Exiles Vol. 4: Legacy TPB (Collects Exiles #20-25)
Exiles Vol. 5: Unnatural Instinct TPB (Collects Exiles #26-30)
Exiles Vol. 6: Fantastic Voyage TPB (Collects Exiles #31-37)
Exiles Vol. 7: A Blink In Time TPB (Collects Exiles #38-45)
Exiles Vol. 8: Earn Your Wings TPB (Collects Exiles #46-51)
Exiles Vol. 9: Bump in the Night TPB (Collects Exiles #52-58)
Exiles Vol. 10: Age of Apocalypse TPB (Collects Exiles #59-61)
Exiles Vol. 13: World Tour Book 2 TPB (Collects Exiles #75-83)
Exiles Vol. 14: New Exiles TPB (Collects Exiles #84-89, Annual #1)
Exiles Vol. 15 TPB (Collects Exiles #90-94)
New X-Men Vol. 2: Imperial TPB (Collects New X-Men #118-126)
New X-Men Vol. 3: New Worlds TPB (Collects New X-Men #127-133)
New X-Men Vol. 4: Riot at Xavier's TPB (Collects New X-Men #134-138)
New X-Men Vol. 7: Here Comes Tomorrow TPB (Collects New X-Men #151-154)



NEWS UPDATE: 9/26

SCOTT MCCLOUD'S ZOT! GETS COLLECTED
Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

Understanding Comics author Scott McCloud will see the complete run of his series Zot! collected in trade. Per a story linked from NEWSARAMA, the following news from Publisher's Weekly:

"Hope Innelli, associate publisher of Harper Paperbacks, said the new 576-page edition of Zot! will collect the entire black & white series in one volume. While early issues of the series, which was originally published by Eclipse Comics, ran in color, the new edition will include only the black & white material. 'That's a creative decision by Scott,' said Innelli, explaining that McCloud believes the series really came together when he focused on working in black and white.

The new edition will have a trim size of 6"x9" with French flaps and will be priced at $22.95. The book will include extensive commentary by McCloud on its creation, as well as much never-before-seen material. The book will also include 'the Earth Stories,' the last nine stories in the series, which have never been reprinted. 'Zot! is the origin of Scott's comics,' said Innelli. 'It's where he defined his style. We're so used to Scott explaining comics, but now we get a chance to experience his comics.'"

The PW article further states that the book will receive a big marketing rollout that will begin at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, so that is likely when the book will first see release.


HELLBOY LIBRARY HCS ON THE WAY!

Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

News from the "better late than never" department - from NEWSARAMA:

"....in spring of 2008, Dark Horse will begin releasing Mike Mignola's Hellboy in hardcover, "Library Editions" similar to the treatment it has given Frank Miller's Sin City. Each hardcover will collect two trades which will be collected in chronological order. All of the current trades are slated to be collected in this format."

For those unfamiliar with Frank Miller's Sin City Library HC editions, they are big, honking, Absolute-Edition style HCs delivered in a slipcase. In a later email letter from Dark Horse, the project was further discussed:

"Hey Hellboy fans! You can now own an exclusive, hardcover collection of the comics that spawned the whole Hellboy universe--the big bang, so to speak--complete with previously unreleased sketches and designs! The Hellboy Library Editions are handsomely bound to match The Art of Hellboy, and each volume contains two full story-arcs. Hellboy Volume 1 will be available April 2008, and will kick off the collection in style with Seed of Destruction and Wake The Devil."

If you're interested in this topic, visit THIS THREAD at the Message Board Forums. (Hat tips to Rob Anderton and jas for the news tips!)


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 10:30 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, September 26.

Just because we're all sad about the Nick Fury Masterworks delay doesn't mean we have to change our lifestyles. If we did that, Hydra would win! So let's set out sights on the slate of books coming out this week, from which there's more than enough good stuff to get excited about. FOR INSTANCE....Avengers/Defenders War MPE HC, which collects Avengers #115-118 and Defenders #8-11, a reprint of that most famous first Marvel crossover epic. According to Marvel, this story is being newly restored, and it will be printed in the Marvel Premiere Edition classic format, which means it will be available in both regular edition and part of the numbered MPE Classic library. (This will be Vol. 6 in the library.)

Also from Marvel comes Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears MPE HC, which collects the six-issue limited series by Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain. Allow me to gush about Crain's gorgeous and lush digital art: this story starring the Western Ghost Rider, set during the Civil War (the real one, not the Marvel one!), is as beautiful as it is horrifying. This one gets a high recommendation from me!

From DC, Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 1 takes its bow, reprinting Showcase #37-40, Metal Men #1-16 and Brave and the Bold #55. The Metal Men seemed to do very well with their first Archives volume, so it will be interesting to see how the Showcase book compares.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Alan Moore on His Work and Career HC
Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures TPB
Avengers/Defenders War MPE HC *regular*
MPE Classic Vol. 6: Avengers/Defenders War MPE HC *variant*
Batman: Black and White Vol. 1 TPB *new edition*
Daredevil: Hell to Pay Vol. 1 TPB
Friday the 13th TPB
Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears MPE HC
Iron Man: Hypervelocity TPB
Marvel Spotlight: Thor
Modern Masters in the Studio with Michael Golden DVD
Punisher Presents Barracuda MAX TPB
Sandman Mystery Theatre: Sleep of Reason TPB
Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 1 TPB
Teen Titans Vol. 7: Titans East TPB
Walking Dead Vol. 7: The Calm Before TPB


ANOTHER MASTERWORKS DELAY: FF VOL. 5 VARIANT EDITION

Posted at 10:30 AM by gormuu

Though the regular edition hit stores on schedule last week, due to a printer's delay of some sort, the variant edition of Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5 will be bumped to 10/3. (This is the BTP edition of Vol. 25 of the original Masterworks series.)



NEWS UPDATE: 9/23

NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD MASTERWORKS DELAYED
Posted at 7:40 PM by gormuu

As first mentioned in THIS THREAD, Nick Fury Masterworks Vol. 1, perhaps the most eagerly awaited new Masterworks volume in a long time, will be delayed 3-4 weeks. Editor Cory Sedlmeier states in the thread:

"There was a printing mistake that required portions of the book to be to reprinted. Unfortunately, the delay is going to be three to four weeks.

While a delay is the last thing we'd like to have, we feel it's more important that such a long-awaited book meet the high standard the Masterworks strive for, than to release the book on its original-schedule date given the printing issues associated with it. Sometimes you've gotta yield to back a quality SHIELD Masterworks."

As the thread title indicates, feel free to blame Hydra.


INTERVIEW WITH MARVEL'S DAVID GABRIEL & JEFF YOUNGQUIST

Posted at 7:40 PM by gormuu

I'm happy to bring you an interview conducted between myself and Marvel's Senior Vice President of Sales David Gabriel and Senior Editor for Collected Editions Jeff Youngquist. You can access it via THIS LINK. It's a wide-ranging interview, drawing on questions culled from message board forum members. Hope you enjoy it!



NEWS UPDATE: 9/18

DECEMBER SOLICITS: MARVEL
Posted at 2:40 PM by gormuu

Marvel has released their solicits for books on sale in December:

MARVEL DECEMBER '07

The Masterworks were announced at this site last week, but there's a couple new Essentials and three new classic tradepaperbacks to take a gander at! Also, the release schedule on the left sidebar has been updated to reflect both DC and Marvel solicits.


SITE UPDATE: 9/18

CORNERSHOP LISTINGS UPDATED
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Whew! Glad that's over! Over the last few days, I've updated all the listings of collected editions at the CORNERSHOP BUY'EM CHEAP page, with current information for the following categories of books:

MASTERWORKS
DC ARCHIVES
NON-DC UNIVERSE ARCHIVES
MARVEL PREMIERE EDITION HCS
MARVEL OMNIBUS/OVERSIZE HCS
DC HARDCOVERS
MARVEL CLASSIC TRADES
ESSENTIALS
DC SHOWCASE PRESENTS

Each library has all volumes accounted for in one place, with contents listings and active links to site sponsors. As always, please email me if you spot any data entry errors. Thank you!



NEWS UPDATE: 9/17

DECEMBER SOLICITS: DC
Posted at 6:30 PM by gormuu

DC has released solicits for December, with their full slate of books shipping in January and February (by this point, virtually all of DC's solicits are advance solicits, with TPB solicits having a four month lead and HCs having a five-month lead on shipping dates). So without further ado, a link to the solicits:

DC DECEMBER '07

Of special note on the list are a fourth Doom Patrol Archives and an avalanche of interesting hardcovers!


JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 2 COVER ART

Posted at 6:30 PM by gormuu

Posted for no other reason but because it's so doggone cool!



NEWS UPDATE: 9/15

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5
Back to Press Edition Reprints Fantastic Four #41-50 and Annual #3
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, September 19.

Marvel leads the week with the first back to press (BTP) editions of out of print Masterworks from the "Cory Era", the new line of Masterworks ushered in during early 2003 and which has continues unabated since then. So far, the Masterworks program seems to have been quite the success, with over a dozen books selling out in very short order. One of those books, Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5, is due for reprinting next week. As previously reported, this edition - which collects the first appearance of the Inhumans, the wedding of Reed and Sue, and the coming of Galactus and the Silver Surfer - will sport newly remastered art from the FF Vol. 2 Omnibus. It will be available in both regular and variant editions.

Also from Marvel is the Captain America by Ed Brubaker Vol. 1 Omnibus HC, a massive edition which will reprint Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting and Mike Perkins Cap run from the first issue all the way through #25, the Death of a Dream issue. It will also include the 65th Anniversary Special and Winter-Soldier: Winter Kills one-shot, which gets my vote for comic of the year.

DC issues the third collection of 52, their very successful weekly crossover event, and Green Arrow/Black Canary: For Better or Worse TPB, a collection which looks like a lot of fun as it compiles some of the greatest team-ups between the two heroes. It spans eras from Denny O'Neil to Brad Meltzer, with some Alan Moore and Mike Grell thrown in for good measure! Alex Ross provides the collection cover.

Also of note is Justice Society of America Vol. 1: The Next Age HC, one of the biggest events of the year in comics. It collects the first four issues of the series by Geoff Johns and features a cover by, yep! Alex Ross!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52 Vol. 3 TPB
Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes TPB
Dr. Thirteen: Architecture and Morality TPB
Green Arrow/Black Canary: For Better or Worse TPB
Hellblazer: The Gift TPB
Justice Society of America Vol. 1: The Next Age HC
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 7 Digest
MM Vol. 25: Fantastic Four *BTP*
Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5 *BTP*
Silent War TPB
Spawn Collection Vol. 4 TPB
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 8: Splinter of Minds Eye HC
Texas Chainsaw Massacre TPB
Thunderbolts by Ellis Vol. 1: Faith in Monsters HC


CATCHING UP ON BOOK RELEASES!
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

I wasn't able to update the site the last couple weeks like I should have (life keeps getting in the way!) Here's the list of books that shipped over the last two weeks, just to help everyone - and myself - keep track!

September 12, 2007:

Adventures of Red Sonja Vol. 2 TPB * new edition *
Batman Strikes Vol. 3: Duty Calls TPB
• Civil War Chronicles #3
Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes TPB
Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 3: Superman TPB
Essential Punisher Vol. 2
Hellboy Vol. 7: The Troll Witch TPB
Ion Vol. 2: The Dying Flame TPB
Legend of Grimjack Vol. 8 TPB
Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness HC
Nightmare on Elm Street TPB
Nightly News Vol. 1 TPB
Showcase Presents Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 1
Star Trek - The Next Generation: The Space Between TPB
Superman: Death and Return of Superman Omnibus HC
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 18: Ultimate Knights TPB
Wolverine Classic Vol. 5 TPB

September 6, 2007:

Adventures of Red Sonja Vol. 1 TPB * new edition *
Batman: Gothic TPB * new edition *
Checkmate Vol. 2: Pawn Breaks TPB
Darkness Vol. 6: Depths of Hell TPB
DMZ Vol. 3: Public Works TPB
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
Ms. Marvel Vol. 2: Civil War TPB
Pro TPB * new printing *
Punisher MAX Vol. 8: Widowmaker TPB
Punisher War Journal Vol. 1: Civil War TPB
Sentences: The Life of M.F. Grimm HC
Spider-Man Family: Back in Black Digest TPB
Supergirl and the Legion of Super Heroes: The Dominator War TPB
Sword of the Atom TPB
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 5



NEWS UPDATE: 9/11

DECEMBER BTP MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

For the last of the three December Masterworks announcements, I'm happy to bring tidings of the BTP edition scheduled for the day after Christmas! It will be the fourth BTP edition and one for which many fans have been clamoring! Head on over to the MASTERWORKS LIBRARY, check out the release schedule on the left sidebar, and get up to date on the rest of the 2007 schedule, including the December BTP edition!


DECEMBER GOLDEN AGE MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted at 10:35 AM by gormuu

Ready for the announcement for December's Golden Age Masterworks edition?

I thought December was supposed to be a cold month. NOT THIS YEAR!

The December BTP will be announced very shortly! Check back in about an hour!



NEWS UPDATE: 9/9

DECEMBER MARVEL AGE MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT
Posted at 11:10 PM by gormuu

Sorry for the light posting, folks. It's been a crazy busy last week for me, but I aim to rectify that shortly. For instance, look for a Tuesday posting at noon that will announce the Golden Age Masterworks selection for December, as well as that month's BTP selection (among other things).

But for now, click on THIS LINK to learn of the Marvel Age Masterworks choice for December. I hope it comes as a pleasant surprise. Of the many dozens of selections in our "Guess the Masterworks" Contest thread...NOBODY guessed it!



NEWS UPDATE: 8/29

NEW SHIP DATE FOR WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 5
Posted at 10:40 AM by gormuu

The date for Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 5 has moved up from 9/26 to 9/12.


ABSOLUTE WATCHMEN HC SECOND PRINT

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Watchmen: The Absolute Edition HC has gone back to press for a second printing.


DC COMICS ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO FALL 2007 SHOWCASE PRESENTS TITLES

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Showcase Presents fans, take note of this big bunch of schedule changes! Seriously: this is a big, big alteration for the late '07 slate of Showcase Presents volumes.

Being rush solicited for release are the following volumes:

• Showcase Presents World's Finest Vol. 1: Collects Worlds Finest #71-111
• Showcase Presents Sgt. Rock Vol. 1: Collects GI Combat #68 and Our Army At War #81-117
• Showcase Presents Supergirl Vol. 1: Collects Action #252-281 and more

Also, there are two instore date changes to note:

• Showcase Presents Metal Men Vol. 1 has a new instore date of September 26.
• Showcase Presents Teen Titans Vol. 2 has a new instore date of October 31.

Now for the cancellation of five Showcase Presents totals, which DC promises in their press release will be "resolicited at a later date":

• Showcase Presents Captain Carrot Vol. 1
• Showcase Presents The Great Disaster Vol. 1
• Showcase Presents Suicide Squad Vol. 1
• Showcase Presents Secret Society of Super-Villains Vol. 1
• Showcase Presents Jonah Hex Vol. 2

DC also tips off the next round of Showcase solicits which are going to appear in October Previews, due for delivery to stores in December:

• Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold: The Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2
• Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 3

Got all that? Whew!



NEWS UPDATE: 8/28

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Captain Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2
Reprints Captain Marvel #10-21
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, August 29.

The 82nd volume in the Marvel Masterworks library comes out this week, with Captain Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2. Featuring stories by Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, Gene Colan, John Buscema and more, this Masterworks edition reprints Captain Marvel #10-21, which covers the final issues before the title was put on the shelf for almost three years before Jim Starlin arrived on the scene! Also this week, The Last Fantastic Four Story may be of interest to classic comics fans, as it is a new 48-page story by Stan Lee and John Romita, Jr.

Finally from Marvel, we see Essential Daredevil Vol. 4, which collects Daredevil #75-101 and Avengers #111, covering the period in which DD first began to team up with Black Widow in San Francisco.

Tons of stuff from DC this week, including Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert's Batman and Son HC, which reprints Batman #655-658 and #663-666. Another themed Batman collection, Batman: Secrets of the Batcave TPB rounds up several Batman stories from Detective, Batman and other titles that feature Batman's iconic underground lair.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Batman And Son HC
Batman: Secrets of the Batcave TPB
Cable & Deadpool Vol. 7: Separation Anxiety TPB
Chance In Hell HC
Complete Bite Club TPB
DC/Top Cow Crossover Classics TPB
Essential Daredevil. Vol. 4 TPB
Hulk and Power Pack: Hulk Smash! Digest
The Last Fantastic Four Story
Manhunter Vol. 3: Origins TPB
MM Vol. 82: Captain Marvel
Ninja Scroll TPB
Captain Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2
Tangent Comics Vol. 1 TPB
Witchblade Vol. 4 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 8/21

NOVEMBER SOLICITS FOR MARVEL/DC
Posted at 7:10 PM by gormuu

Both sets of solicits for Marvel and DC's November solicits are posted at the following links:

DC NOVEMBER '07

MARVEL NOVEMBER '07

DC's list of books is pretty slim this month, with no high-profile hardcovers or DC Archives. Marvel, on the other hand, offers up a new Daredevil Omnibus in the form of Daredevil By Frank Miller Omnibus Companion and a large slate of oversized and Premiere Edition HCs, including the OHC debut of New Avengers!



NEWS UPDATE: 8/21

LOEG: BLACK DOSSIER UPDATE
Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

From DC:

WildStorm/DC Comics announces that THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER HC will feature two covers which may be ordered separately.

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER HC STANDARD EDITION (JUL078077) features a black border and shows Mina Harker running through a hall with the Black Dossier in hand. This cover will be available to all U.S. retailers with Diamond accounts and retailers in the book trade market.

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER HC VARIANT EDITION (JUL060241) features a blue background and shows Mina Harker in bed reading the Black Dossier. This cover will be available only to U.S. retailers with Diamond accounts."

Make sure your retailer has this information if you're picky about which cover you want!


NEWS UPDATE: 8/19

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #100 PROJECT TPB UPDATE
Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

It appears that the Todd McFarlane cover will be the only cover from the original charity initiative to not be included in the TPB. For more details on this, read up on the comments at NEWSARAMA. (Hat tip to dabarger!)


TOW SALE ON JOHN BYRNE'S NEXT MEN TPBS

Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

TOW is offering a 50% off sale price on five of six John Byrne's Next Men TPBs from Dark Horse. The sale ends on Friday afternoon at 10am EST.

Next Men Vol. 1 TPB
Next Men Vol. 3: Fame TPB
Next Men Vol. 4: Faith TPB
Next Men Vol. 5: Power TPB
Next Men Vol. 6: Lies TPB

THE TWELVE: A CHARACTER COUNTDOWN

Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

The Laughing Mask from The Twelve
Character study by artist Chris Weston
Newsarama has been chatting up artist Chris Weston, who is teaming with writer J. Michael Straczysnki on an upcoming limited series which revives a dozen rarely seen Golden Age characters from Timely Comics. They've discussed character designs and backgrounds for The Twelve, and for anyone interested in Golden Age Timely, as well as for what this portends for possible Masterworks, check out the following links:

The Witness
The Black Widow
The Blue Blade
Captain Wonder
Dynamic Man
Elektro
Fiery Mask
The Laughing Mask
Mastermind Excello
Mr. E
The Phantom Reporter
Rockman



NEWS UPDATE: 8/19

DC SHIPPING CHANGES/BLACK DOSSIER UPDATE
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Two books due to ship 8/22 have been pushed back a week to 8/29: Manhunter Vol. 3: Origins TPB and Ninja Scroll TPB.

Also, a release date for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier HC has been unceremoniously inserted into DC's list of shipping changes. For now, Alan Moore and LOEG fans can look forward to 11/14 as the (tentative) date on which this coveted HC will finally see print. Another unusual facet to this books release: it will be PUBLISHED IN THE US ONLY, probably an issue relating to Moore's use of recognizable archetypes that may make certain rights holders a little cranky!


BOOKS OF NOTE: TELLOS COLOSSAL HC/ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 100 PROJECT TPB

Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Before we jump into an inordinately large list of books shipping next week, which include lots of big releases from multiple publishers, I'd like to make note of two books which shouldn't be lost in the shuffle. First up is Tellos Colossal HC, a 288-page oversized HC that reprints all ten issues of the original series by Todd Dezago and the late Mike Wieringo. It also includes stories from the Tellos Prelude and Tellos Prologue specials plus Section Zero #1, so it's a complete picture of the creator-owned project that 'Ringo was most passionate about, above and beyond everything else he was working on in comics.

Also, in tandem with Marvel, the Hero Initiative collects all 100 commissioned covers done for Ultimate Spider-Man #100 in The Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Project TPB. Reprinting covers by the likes of John Romita Sr. and Jr., Adam and Andy Kubert, Mark Bagley, J. Scott Campbell, Todd McFarlane, George Perez, and many more artists, this TPB will raise money for the Hero Initiative charity which takes donated funds and matches them with comic creators who may have hit hard times and are in financial need. For more details about the Hero Initiative, check out THEIR WEBSITE and consider buying this collection, which features art and commentary from the biggest and most talented comic artists of today; there is also an introduction by Stan Lee and I can see that the cover copy of the book notes a contribution from Neil Gaiman. There is to be only one printing of this book.



SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus HC
Amazing Adventures #1-6, Amazing Adult Fantasy #7-14 and Amazing Fantasy #15
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, August 22.

Marvel leads the way with two classic hardcovers; one Masterworks and one Omnibus. First, another GA Masterworks comes our way with Golden Age Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2, which holds the distinction of being the first of Timely's Big 3 to get a followup MM edition. This volume reprints the contents of Sub-Mariner Comics #5-8 in their entirety. Also, a 416 page single volume reprint of one of the most under-the-radar books, despite it giving birth to one of comics most iconic heroes, of Marvel's Silver Age: Amazing Fantasy Omnibus HC reprints all fifteen issues of the book that evolved from B-movie monster mag to Ditko strange suspense to Spider-Man showcase! If you need to bone up on Amazing Fantasy, check out this website's comprehensive FEATURE PAGE, which includes contents listings, preview images, and the luscious new Dan Brereton painted variant cover homage to Tim Boo Baa!

More classic Marvel comics can be found in the long-awaited Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Vol. 4 TPB. What's it been, four years since the last volume? Well, that patience will be rewarded this Wednesday as Valhalla finds favor with Thor #371-374 and Balder the Brave #1-4, compiles them in a full-color classic trade and deems them "visionary". (I don't think Thor fans will disagree!) For those keeping count, there's one more TPB necessary to bring the entire Simonson under wraps.

Strip fans have been excited since it was announced that Milton Caniff's seminal Terry and the Pirates was going to be reprinted by IDW in hardcover. After a several week delay, Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1 HC hits store shelves this Wednesday. Fans of the collaboration between Keith Giffen and J. Marc DeMatteis (Justice League International/Defenders) will want to take a look at Boom Studios new collection Planetary Brigade Vol. 1 TPB.

DC's next installment in their Showcase Presents line of black and white phonebooks is Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol. 1, which finds its starting point with Wonder Woman #98 and reprints through issue 117.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Amazing Fantasy Omnibus HC *regular edition*
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus HC *Brereton variant*
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 2 TPB
Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1: 1934-1936 HC
Freshmen Vol. 2: Fundamentals of Fear TPB
Hedge Knight Vol. 2 TPB
Heroes For Hire Vol. 2: Ahead of the Curve TPB
Liberty Girl Vol. 1: The Return TPB
MM Vol. 81: Golden Age Sub-Mariner
Golden Age Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2
Planetary Brigade Vol. 1 TPB
Showcase Presents Wonder Woman Vol. 1 TPB
Spider-Girl Presents the Buzz & Darkdevil Digest TPB
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 7: Darklighter HC
Tellos Colossal HC
Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Vol. 4 TPB
Ultimate Spider-Man 100 Project TPB
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 17: Clone Saga TPB
X-23: Target TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 8/13

RIP: MIKE WIERINGO
Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

RIP: MIKE WIERINGO
June 24, 1963 - August 12, 2007
Shocking and sad news to report today: Comic artist Mike Wieringo has died of a heart attack at the young age of 44. Details can be found at NEWSARAMA and CBR.

Please pay a visit to THIS THREAD where discussion is underway about Mike's passing. I'd love it if people could share their thoughts about his art and maybe throw up a scan of your favorite page or something. Mike is one of my absolute favorite artists; after reading his majestic run teamed up with Mark Waid on Fantastic Four, I would buy anything with his name on it. I've shared a few thoughts myself in that thread, and I invite you to read them and also take part.

Also, please pay a visit to Mike's WEBSITE. Poke around and take a look at some of the incredible art you'll find there. There's also a comment feature on his blog where you can leave a personal reminiscence for the man and his art.



NEWS UPDATE: 8/11

SUBBY SHIP DATE SUNK! 8/15 BUMPS TO 8/22
Posted at 11:30 AM by gormuu

The Aug. 15th ship date for Golden Age Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2 has been bumped a week. Due to a printer's shipping delay, it will now reach stores a week late, August 22nd.

Rumors that the delay is due to cargo ships being sunk by German U-Boats are at this time unfounded!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 7:00 AM by gormuu

D.P.7 Classic Vol. 1 TPB
Reprints D.P.7 #1-9
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, August 15.

It's the March of the MPEs this week, as Marvel offers up three separate titles in the Premiere Edition hardcover format. New Avengers Vol. 6 MPE HC is interesting in that it is the first volume in the New Avengers series that lacks a subtitle. It reprints New Avengers #26-31 by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, with the Hawkeye/Scarlet Witch issue by Alex Maleev leading off the book. Also hitting store shelves this week, Wolverine Origins Vol. 3: Swift and Terrible MPE HC collects Wolverine: Origins #11-15 by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon.

The third and final MPE HC is also paired with a separate entry in the Classic TPB line! The first six issues of Warren Ellis and Salvador Larroca's 20th anniversary update on the New Universe can be found in newuniversal Vol. 1: Everything Went White MPE HC, and D.P. 7 Classic Vol. 1 TPB reprints issues #1-9 of the Mark Gruenwald/Paul Ryan series starring the White Event's "Displaced Paranormals".

Finally, classic comic fans might want to check out Iron Man: Director of SHIELD TPB, which begins to reprint the post-Civil War run of Iron Man. In addition to collecting Iron Man #15-18 by Daniel Knauf, Charlie Knauf and Patrick Zircher, it also reprints Nick Fury from Strange Tales #135 and Iron Man #129.

DC has figured out which Flash stories are indeed the greatest of all time and issued them in the appropriately titled Flash: The Greatest Stories of All Time TPB. Which stories made the cut? This 208-page color trade includes Flash Comics #86 and 104, Flash #123, 155, 165 and 179, DC Special Series #11 and Flash (Second Series) #91. Also from DC comes Will Eisner's Spirit Archives Vol. 22 HC, which collects sections from January through June of 1951. We're in the home stretch on this series, folks!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Catwoman: It's Only A Movie TPB
D.P. 7 Classic Vol. 1 TPB
Fallen Angel Vol. 3 TPB
Flash: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB
Iron Man: Director of SHIELD TPB
New Avengers Vol. 6 MPE HC
New Universal Vol. 1: Everything Went White MPE HC
Will Eisner's Spirit Archives Vol. 22 HC
Wolverine Origins Vol. 3: Swift and Terrible MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 8/10

IMMONEN WEB COMIC TRADED
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Posted at NEWSARAMA:

"Stuart and Kathryn Immonen, long time collaborators and malcontents, are pleased to announce the first printing of their year-long web project Never As Bad As You Think...This full color printing contains all 52 strips as well as a new introduction written by Nickelodeon Magazine Senior Editor Chris Duffy. Never As Bad As You Think will be making its debut on August 18 at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and will then be available exclusively through www.immonen.ca/store/."



NEWS UPDATE: 8/6

NOVEMBER MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Follow THIS LINK for the preview page of the Marvel Age Masterworks for November. This will be the only new Masterworks volume of the month, although the BTP edition will be listed in the upcoming release sidebar on the left column of the MASTERWORKS LIBRARY page.


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, August 8.

Lots and lots and lots of books ship this week. Let's get crackin'! From Marvel, two oversized HCS, includingAvengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II HC, which reprints the 8-issue limited series by Joe Casey and William Rosado that takes place after the Vision's first appearance and the entrance of the Black Panther into the team lineup. Also, X-Men: Supernovas HC, which reprints X-Men #188-199 and Annual #1 by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo.

Marvel has another classic trade to offer up in the form of Women of Marvel Vol. 2 TPB, which brings together all the original appearances of Kitty Pryde, Black Cat, Dagger, Spider-Woman, Tigra, Jubileee and more.

On the black and white phonebook front, Marvel offers up the seminal adventures of Alison Blaire in Essential Dazzler Vol. 1, reprinting Dazzler #1-21, Uncanny X-Men #130-131 and Amazing Spider-Man #203. (Just remember that this was created during the waning days of the disco era!) And like clockwork, DC offers up a new Showcase volume with Showcase Presents Adam Strange Vol. 1, which collects Showcase #17-19 and Adam Strange stories from Mystery in Space #53-84.

DC has two classic trades to offer, bringing back comics from their bygone eras: Alan Moore: The Complete WILDC.A.T.S. TPB is a 392-page trade that pulls together WILDC.A.T.S. #21-34 and #50, which feature Moore dipping into the original Wildstorm comic and having his way with it! Also, Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB, another in DC's softcover line of comics classics, which reprints Superman #4-5 and Superman stories from Action #21-25 and New York World's Fair 1940.

The other major releases this week include EC Archives: Two Fisted Tales Vol. 2 HC, which reprints Two-Fisted Tales #7-12, and the TwoMorrows history of John Romita in John Romita and All That Jazz HC, what looks to be the definitive history of the man and his art by Roy Thomas with a helping hand from Jazzy John himself!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

100 Bullets Vol. 11: Once Upon A Crime TPB
Alan Moore: The Complete Wildcats TPB
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II HC
Complete Jon Sable Freelance Vol. 7 TPB
EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales Vol. 2 HC
Essential Dazzler Vol. 1 TPB
Ghost Rider Vol. 2: Life & Death of Johnny Blaze TPB
Invincible Vol. 3: Ultimate Collection HC
John Romita and All That Jazz HC
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 6 Digest
Sam & Twitch: The Brian Michael Bendis Collection Vol. 2 TPB
Showcase Presents Adam Strange Vol. 1
Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB
Women of Marvel Vol. 2 TPB
X-Men: Supernovas HC



NEWS UPDATE: 8/1

DC SHIPPING SCHEDULE CHANGES
Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

A few changes to note to the shipping schedule for DC collected editions:

• Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB moves from 8/1 to 8/8
• Batman and Son HC moves from 8/8 to 8/29
• Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 2 HC moves from 8/22 to 9/5
• Manhunter Vol. 3:Origins TPB moves from 8/8 to 8/22

The release schedule list on the left sidebar has been updated to reflect these changes.


CROSSGEN REPRINTS THROUGH CHECKER

Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

News from Newsarama concerning Checker's CROSSGEN collected editions, their updated release schedule, and their continued plans to release Crossgen material to the marketplace.



NEWS UPDATE: 7/29

SDCC: NEIL YOUNG'S GREENDALE HEADED FOR VERTIGO OGN
Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA comes word on an upcoming graphic novel by Joshua Dyson inspired by Neil Young's 2003 concept album Greendale.

This is one wacky album (but then again, that describes most of Neil's records), so it'll be interesting to see how Dyson turns it into a story.



NEWS UPDATE: 7/28

SDCC: NEWS FROM IMAGE: GIRLS/MONKEYMAN & O'BRIEN
Posted at 1:10 PM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA, a few tidbits about upcoming collected editions:

"Larsen informed the crowd that the entire run of the Luna brothers series Girls will soon be published all in one volume.....

Larsen wrapped up the panel by saying the complete Monkeyman & O'Brien will be reprinted in one of those aforementioned "gigantic, mind-numbingly big" volumes."

Also, this sounds intriguing:

"The publisher then plugged the previously announced anthology The Next Issue Project, where creators (including Mike Allred, Kyle Baker, Howard Chaykin) make a short story that serves as the "next issue" for old public domain comics."


SDCC: 2007 EISNER AWARD WINNERS

Posted at 12:10 PM by gormuu

For the full list, you can check out THIS LINK at Newsarama.

Here is the list of collected editions and related awards:

Best Graphic Album - New
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)

Best Graphic Album - Reprint
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, by Darwyn Cooke (DC)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Strips
The Complete Peanuts, 1959-1960, 1961-1962, by Charles Schulz (Fantagraphics)

Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books
Absolute Sandman, vol. 1, by Neil Gaiman and various (Vertigo/DC)

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)

Best Comics-Related Book
The Art of Brian Bolland, edited by Joe Pruett (Desperado/Image)

Best Publication Design
Absolute DC: The New Frontier, designed by Darwyn Cooke (DC)


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 12:10 PM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, August 1.

It's a very light week for collected editions, with not too many high-profile books coming out. Arguably the coolest book is Image's Godland Celestial Edition HC, a 360-page hardcover compendium of Joe Casey and Tom Scioli's Kirby-laced extravaganza Godland. It reprints the first 12 issues plus extras. Oni issues a new edition of Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber's Whiteout Vol. 1 Definitive Edition TPB in a "remastered and reformatted" edition.

The third Green Lantern HC is issued by DC: Wanted: Hal Jordan HC reprints Green Lantern #14-20 by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. Also from DC is Birds of Prey: Blood and Circuits TPB, which reprints Birds of Prey #96-103 by Gail Simone.

The main book from Marvel is the second Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection TPB. The Ultimate Collection TPBs are tradepaperback editions that reprint the contents of the OHCs. Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 TPB collects Ultimate X-Men #13-25.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Birds of Prey: Blood and Circuits TPB
Godland Celestial Edition HC
Green Lantern: Wanted - Hal Jordan HC
New Avengers Vol. 5: Civil War TPB
Scalped Vol. 1: Indian Country TPB
Thunderbolts Presents: Zemo - Born Better TPB
Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection Vol. 2 TPB
Whiteout Vol. 1: Definitive Edition TPB
Wisdom: Rudiments of Wisdom TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 7/27

SDCC: NEW DELANO HELLBLAZER OGN
Posted at 8:00 PM by gormuu

Per CBR:

"In 1988, writer Jamie Delano launched a series called "Hellblazer," about the character John Constantine, created by Alan Moore during the latter's run on "Swamp Thing." At Comic-Con International in San Diego, fans learned that, almost 20 years later, Delano will be writing the character once again, in the Vertigo original graphic novel, Hellblazer: Pandemonium...."


SDCC: REPORT FROM FLETCHER HANKS PANEL

Posted at 6:50 PM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA, a report on the panel covering the quirky career of Fletcher Hanks, creator of the oddball Golden Age world of Stardust and Phantoma, recently reprinted in Fantagraphics' I SHALL DESTROY ALL CIVILIZED PLANETS. This collection sold out almost immediately, so I'd highly recommend trying to snag one of the last secondhand copies available through AMAZON before they are gone.

Book editor Paul Karasik suggested that there may be another Fletcher Hanks collection of stories to follow up I Shall Destroy All Civilized Planets.


SDCC: IDW COLLECTION PLANS

Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA, a few collected editions mentions from IDW, including:

"November will see Munden's Bar, which will collect the short stories that appeared in the back of the original run of Grimjack.

Ascend - the collection of the original miniseries, which will include 60-70 pages of new content.

Speed Racer - Ryall showed an image of the Mach 5, and then, a new, Mach 6. IDW has the license to the original Speed Racer comics, as well as the right to produce comics based on the new animated series, as well as comics based on the classic Speed Racer series."



NEWS UPDATE: 7/26

THE TWELVE: READING THE TEA LEAVES ON GA MASTERWORKS
Posted at 10:50 PM by gormuu

CBR has an interesting INTERVIEW with Marvel editor Tom Brevoort about the upcoming twelve-issue limited series by writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Chris Weston, appropriately titled The Twelve, that dusts off some of the most obscure Timely characters of all time:

"As readers may have guessed, the title "The Twelve" refers to the cast of characters in the series. "Every single one of the characters who make up the Twelve is a pre-existing actual 1940s Timely Comics character--though most of them appeared in only a few scattered stories back in the Golden Age," Brevoort explained. The twelve characters are Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Electro the Marvel of the Age, Rockman, Mister E, Mastermind Excello, the Blue Blade, the Phantom Reporter, the Laughing Mask, the Witness, the Fiery Mask, and the Golden Age Black Widow."

Read the interview for the full scoop on the new series, which is scheduled to bow in January '08, but since most of these characters hail from such titles as Daring Mystery and Mystic Comics, perhaps we have moved that much closer to seeing those oddball anthologies represented in GA Masterworks?

To discuss this topic, check out THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum!


SDCC: MATT WAGNER ON GRENDEL REPRINTS

Posted at 7:20 PM by gormuu

Newsarama covered the SDCC's Grendel panel featuring Matt Wagner. He discussed his feelings about the work covered in the recent GRENDEL ARCHIVE HC, and there was also news about Grendel plans for the coming year:

"Wagner pointed out Grendel Archives, which collected and reprinted for the first time the original Hunter Rose stories from Comico Primer. Again addressing the rumors that Wagner never sought to reprint the material prior to this because he was embarrassed by it, the creator said that he's fully accepted that it was his older world, and he was no more ashamed of it as he would be ashamed that he was once seven years old.....

More Grendel projects are coming, both Wagner and Schutz added, which will include collections of Batman/Grendel (both in trade and hardcover format) before the end of the year, collections of God and the Devil, Devil's Quest (slim hardcover) and Devil's Reign...."


SDCC: MARSHAL LAW OMNIBUS ANNOUNCED BY TOP SHELF

Posted at 5:00 PM by gormuu

Per COMICS ALLIANCE:

"....the biggest scoop of the night came when Chris shared with us the exclusive news that Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill's criminally out-of-print Marshal Law is set to return ... and his new home is Top Shelf.....

Mills and O'Neill have inked a deal with Top Shelf and Chris and Brett are cooking up a sure-to-be-gorgeous omnibus edition to ensure that the title will return in style."

Congrats to Brett Warnock and the fine folks at Top Shelf for landing this one!


SDCC: PAUL POPE'S THB COLLECTED

Posted at 2:30 PM by gormuu

For general information on the SDCC, keep up with Newsarama's Chris Arrant through THIS THREAD that will feature timely updates throughout the con. One of his recent posts includes the following nugget:

"Paul Pope's seminal ongoing series THB will be collected in a four-volume set from First Second Books. The long-running but infrequent self-published series served as the introduction of Paul Pope to the comics world, and Pope has continued to publish issues throughout his career.

The First Second Book collection will be entitled Total THB, and will be released as a four volume set coming it at over 1200 pages. It is scheduled to be released in 2009, with an oversize Deluxe Collectors edition in black & white is also planned."


SDCC: HEROES LANDS AT DC, ONLINE COMICS COLLECTED

Posted at 2:30 PM by gormuu

More from Newsarama's Chris Arrant:

"Yesterday, Newsarama.com got the story of DC Comics lining up to publish a collected edition of the Heroes comic book material which had been presented on NBC.com. To date, there have been 43 different stories with art by a variety of artistic heavyweights, and industry speculation that it was only a matter of time before someone picked up the publishing rights.

DC will be publishing this under their Wildstorm imprint, which has recently become the de-facto home for DC's licensed comic titles as the publisher expands into that area."


NEWS FROM SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON

Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

I won't be attending this year's San Diego Comic-Con, so unlike last year, this site won't be directly reporting on all the collected editions news that will come from the SDCC. Throughout the rest of the weekend, though, I will be posting links to news items that come out of the Con from sites like Newsarama. As you can see from the two items below, there's been some interesting news that has already started to bubble up from the con floor!

For news entries from the SDCC, I'll pull out info related to collected editions news with a link that cites the original article. There's going to be TONS of news coming out of San Diego, and I'll be doing my best to cull all the collected editions news out for you.


SDCC: INDIANA JONES REPRINTS FROM DARK HORSE

Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA:

"In February 2008, Dark Horse Comics will publish the first of two Indiana Jones Omnibuses collecting Dark Horse's previous entries in the saga. Then April sees the release of volume one of Indiana Jones Adventures—a digest-sized graphic novel designed for the enjoyment of young readers as well as adults. The Indiana Jones Adventures volumes and the Omnibuses will continue on a quarterly basis—including Omnibuses for the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the original Marvel run of Indiana Jones comics."


SDCC: CREEPY/EERIE REPRINTS FROM DARK HORSE

Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

Per NEWSARAMA:

"The magazines that gave a whole generation the shivers are back. Creepy and Eerie were the definitive horror and sci-fi comics of the 1960s and flourished up until the early 1980s. Dark Horse Comics has entered into an agreement with New Comic Company to create archive editions of this classic material, as well as launch new Creepy and Eerie comics for modern horror fans.....

New efforts are expected to debut this fall with the classic tales being prepared for the hardcover Dark Horse Archive series....."



NEWS UPDATE: 7/24

MOVING SALE FROM TOW!
Posted at 12:30 AM by gormuu

Before we get into the books shipping this week, TOW is having a moving sale! They've just moved their warehouse location and have put together a big sale to celebrate. All the books listed below are at least 50% off cover price, though some are 60-70% off. Most are oversized hardcovers, but a few are MPE HCs (they are all noted as such.) Here's the list:

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1 HC
Avengers Assemble Vol. 2 HC
Spider-Man: The Other HC
Best of Wolverine Vol. 1 HC
Daredevil Vol. 6 HC
Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC
Fantastic Four Vol. 2 HC
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby Vol. 2 HC
Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas Vol. 1 HC
Maximum Fantastic Four HC
New Avengers Vol. 1: Breakout MPE HC
Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do MPE HC
Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt MPE HC
Thor: Blood Oath HC
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 2 HC
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 4 HC
X-Men: Deadly Genesis MPE HC
Young Avengers Vol. 1: Sidekicks MPE HC
Marvel Encyclopedia Vol. 6: Fantastic Four HC
Amazing Spider-Man 500 Covers HC
Best of Spider-Man Vol. 2 HC
Art of Marvel Comics Vol. 2 HC
Incredible Hulk Vol. 2 HC


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 9:10 PM by gormuu

Thor Masterworks Vol. 6
Reprints Thor #141-152
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, July 25.

Big book of the week? Easy! Thor Masterworks Vol. 6!!! It's late seven days, but that's okay. It's Lee/Kirby Thor...whosoever holdeth this book on the 25th ain't gonna careth it tooketh an extra week!

Also from a Marvel, a bevy of other hardcovers - two oversized mutant and one MPE with the power of the K'un L'un! First, the OHCs: Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7 HC reprints UXM #66-74 and Annual #2 by Robert Kirkman, Tom Raney and others; and Uncanny X-Men: The Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire HC, which reprints Uncanny X-Men #475-486, the entire 12-issue saga by Ed Brubaker, Billy Tan and Clayton Henry. (This marks the first time that modern-day Uncanny X-Men comics have been enshrined in OHC!)

Don't let the title fool you: Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story MPE HC reprints the first six issues of the new and highly-acclaimed series by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and Travel Foreman (with flashback vignette art by classic artists Russ Heath and John Severin).

Finally, for classic Marvel fans, Essential Spider-Woman Vol. 2 reprints Spider-Woman #26-50, Marvel Team-Up #97 and Uncanny X-Men #148, which concludes the reprinting of '80s era Jessica Drew in glorious, ever-lovin' black and white!

Dynamite Entertainment offers something for Western fans: The Lone Ranger HC, with art direction and covers by John Cassaday, reprints the first six issues of that series. And Checker publishes something for CrossGen fans: Sojourn Vol. 5: A Sorcerer's Tale TPB, which reprints Sojourn #25-30 by Ian Edgington and Greg Land.

From DC comes 52 Vol. 2 TPB, which covers Weeks 14-26 of last year's big event, plus two books for fans of J'onn J'onnz: Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 and Martian Manhunter: The Others Among Us TPB, which collects the mini-series by A.J. Lieberman and Al Barrionuevo.

Also on the docket from DC is Wildstorm's long delayed Alan Moore: Wild Worlds TPB, a 320-page TPB that collects Moore's Wildstorm comics.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52 Vol. 2 TPB
Alan Moore: Wild Worlds TPB
Alter Ego #70
American Virgin Vol. 2: Going Down TPB
Back Issue #23
Essential Spider-Woman Vol. 2
Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story MPE HC
Lone Ranger HC
Martian Manhunter: The Others Among Us TPB
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 80: Thor
Thor Masterworks Vol. 6
Showcase Presents Martian Manhunter Vol. 1
Sojourn Vol. 5: A Sorcerer's Tale TPB
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7 HC
Uncanny X-Men: The Rise & Fall of the Shi'Ar Empire HC
Will Eisner: The Edge of Genius Vol. 1 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 7/19

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 10:50 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that began shipping yesterday from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, July 18.

There's an eclectic mix of stuff coming out this week, with no one publisher cornering the market on cool releases! But there is one publisher who has literally the biggest release, and that's Image's Madman Gargantua HC, the "Absolute"-style hardcover release of Mike Allred's Madman. It reprints Madman #1-3, Madman Adventures #1-3, Madman Comics #1-20, Madman Super King-Size Groovy Special and more. (Please note, as discussed in THIS THREAD, the contents do not include the Madman crossover with DC's Superman.) This book has been plagued with delays. It was originally due to ship in February, but got pushed back and pushed back and finally it sees the light of day in July. (Also note, the Signed and Numbered variant has been allocated. You may have already found out that your preordered copy is not available.)

Also from Image comes another in Joe Casey and Tom Scioli's Kirby-esque Godland series, with Godland Vol. 3: Proto Plastic Party TPB, which reprints Godland #13-18.

Jeff Smith issues another of his Bone series, with the simultaneous release of Bone Vol. 6: Old Man's Cave in color HC and TPB.

Dark Horse delivers Harvey Comics Classics Vol. 1: Casper the Friendly Ghost TPB, a "best of" compilation that features material culled from 1952 to the mid-60s, in both black and white and color. Also, the sixth volume in their Star Wars anniversary HC collection sees the light of day, with Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 6: Endgame HC. One of the first collected editions offered by the new Virgin imprint that I can recall is John Woo's Seven Brothers Vol. 1 HC, a graphic novel written by Garth Ennis and based on Woo's story, it is limited to 2500 copies.

Marvel offers up a rarity in their Marvel Premiere Edition HC format with The Hood: Blood Into Stones MPE HC, which reprints the six-issue series by Brian K. Vaughan and Kyle Hotz. This title was reprinted previously in TPB, but quickly went out of print and laid forgotten until Brian Michael Bendis announced plans to update the Hood in the pages of New Avengers. This MPE HC will help fill in the gaps for readers who want to know about the character's backstory.

Finally, DC delivers a couple collections that classic comics fans will want to take note of: Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 2, which reprints some ultra-rare comics from Leading Comics #5-8, featuring Green Arrow, the Shining Knight, the Vigilante and more, and The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 2: Wonder Woman, a reprint of the 1976 information compendium written by Michael Fleisher.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Batman: Harley and Ivy TPB
Bone Vol. 6: Old Man's Cave Color Edition HC
Bone Vol. 6: Old Man's Cave Color Edition TPB
Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 2: Wonder Woman TPB
Exiles Vol. 15 TPB
Godland Vol. 3: Proto Plastic Party TPB
Harvey Comics Classics Vol. 1: Casper the Friendly Ghost TPB
The Hood MPE HC
John Woo's Seven Brothers Vol. 1 LTD ED HC
Madman Gargantua HC
Marvel Zombies HC (5th Printing)
Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 2 HC
Sidekick Vol. 1 TPB
Spawn Collection Vol. 2 TPB
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 6: Endgame HC
Stormwatch PHD Vol. 1 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 7/17

THOR MASTERWORKS DELAYED A WEEK
Posted at 7:10 PM by gormuu

Due to a printer schedule snafu, Thor Masterworks Vol. 6 will be late one week. Its new shipping date is July 25.


JULY SOLICITS FOR MARVEL/DC

Posted at 7:10 PM by gormuu

Both sets of solicits for Marvel and DC's October solicits are posted at the following links:

DC OCTOBER '07

MARVEL OCTOBER '07

By this time, DC has advanced their solicits to include TPB collections for November and HC collections for December, while Marvel is still soliciting products in the historical three-month advance cycle.

Interesting items from the DC list include the rescheduled Elquest Archives Vol. 4 HC, which will be the final volume offered by DC collecting the Wendy and Richard Pini saga - and note the list price of $59.99! Also, Wonder Woman: Amazon Attacks, which was previously mentioned in a DC press release as coming out as a TPB is actually being issued as a HC.

Marvel has a bunch of OHCs to offer in October, including a Marvel Zombies covers HC collection, plus Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters. Plus, another Avengers Assemble HC, concluding Kurt Busiek's run on the title!

For more - much more - click on the links above!



NEWS UPDATE: 7/9

DEVIL DINOSAUR BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS PREVIEW PAGE
Posted at 9:10 PM by gormuu

Courtesy of Marvel, I have a bunch of images from the Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby Omnibus HC which ships this week. Check out the PREVIEW PAGE for all the details!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 9:10 PM by gormuu

Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby Omnibus HC
Reprints Devil Dinosaur #1-9!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that begin shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, July 11.

Marvel's slate of HCs leads this week with a most irregular Omnibus! Checking in at less than 200 pages, Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby Omnibus will be the smallest volume with the Omnibus tag yet! But Jack's late '70s Marvel creation was larger than life, and this is a book especially geared for kids, so you might want to check it out if you're not familiar with the series. To that end, check out the special PREVIEW PAGE linked above.

There are two other Marvel HCs on the release schedule this week, both Marvel Premiere Editions: Nextwave Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face HC, which reprints the final six issues of Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen's hyper-irreverent take on super-hero team books (Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #7-12); and X-Men - Phoenix: Warsong, which reprints the five-issue limited series by Greg Pak and Tyler Kirkham (with covers by Marc Silvestri). This series is a sequel to last year's Phoenix: Endsong.

More classic material from Marvel, but in trade paperback, comes in the form of Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Vol. 4 TPB, which is a hefty 232-page color trade that reprints Incredible Hulk #355-363, featuring more outstanding Jeff Purves art, and the Hulk stories from Marvel Comics Presents #26 and 45.

And for more Peter David, keep your eye on IDW's Fallen Angel: The Premiere Collection HC, which reprints the first thirteen issues of PAD's cult favorite series which has had quite an interesting publication, starting out at DC before shifting over to IDW. This edition will reportedly be an oversized hardcover full of extras, and it is priced accordingly!

Another interesting item, and one very much looked forward to by yours truly, is Jack Kirby's Silver Star HC, from Image. It reprints Silver Star #1-6, Jack's last fully realized book of his own invention, published by Pacific Comics in the early '80s on the heels of Captain Victory. This is very strange stuff, and if you like Kirby at his most wacked out, you might want to take a close look at this one!

Finally, it's time for that twice monthly observance of another new Showcase Presents volume! This time around, it's Showcase Presents Batgirl Vol. 1, a 552-page black and white phonebook full of Batgirl stories from Batman, Detective and more!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Devil Dinosaur By Jack Kirby Omnibus HC
Elric: Making of a Sorcerer TPB
Fallen Angel Premiere Collection HC
Hellblazer: The Red Right Hand TPB
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David Vol. 4 TPB
Jack Kirby's Silver Star HC
Little Lulu Vol. 16: A Handy Kid TPB
Nextwave Vol. 2: I Kick Your Face MPE HC
Showcase Presents Batgirl Vol. 1
Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk TPB
Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters TPB
Wonder Man: My Fair Super-Hero TPB
X-Men: Phoenix Warsong MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 7/6

2 OCTOBER MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Posted at 11:10 AM by gormuu

October will be a busy month for Masterworks Mavens like you and me! There will be three books total: one Marvel Age edition, one Atlas Era edition, and one rarity coming back into print! MarvelMasterworks.com is very happy to be able to announce today the identities of the two new books (look for an announcement on the BTP edition next week!)

Without further ado, let's cut the suspense! Click the following links for preview pages devoted to October's new Masterworks!

OCTOBER: MARVEL AGE

OCTOBER: ATLAS ERA



NEWS UPDATE: 7/2

AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS PREVIEW
Posted at 12:10 AM by gormuu

Here's a link to the AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS PREVIEW PAGE, which contains tons of information about the book, including a sketch of Dan Brereton's variant cover. (Once the finalized version is complete, I'll post it here.) Included in the preview is a healthy sampling of the interior art, featuring work from Jack Kirby, Don Heck and Steve Ditko.

The Amazing Fantasy Omnibus ships August 22.



NEWS UPDATE: 6/30

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 8:50 AM by gormuu

Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1
Reprints Doctor Fate from More Fun Comics #55-98!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Thursday, July 5. PLEASE NOTE: Due to July 4th holiday, books will ship on Thursday instead of Wednesday!

DC issues another milestone Archives edition next week, with the long-awaited Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives Vol. 1. This book has been on the radar for a while and it's finally coming, with all the Doctor Fate stories from More Fun Comics #55-98 being compiled in one, big, 396-page book, priced at a very reasonable $75 when one considers the rarity, age, and amount of material being restored. This is a "done-in-one", so you'll get the entire run of Doctor Fate stories from the GA in this one hardcover!

That's not the only reprint of classic material due from DC next week. The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen TPB is a 192-page color TPB that collects the best of Jimmy's stories from the '50s and '60s. Also from DC comes the Wildstorm OGN Silverfish HC by David Lapham, and a collection of Darwyn Cooke's Batman stories in Batman: Ego and Other Tales HC, which includes stories from Batman: Gotham Knights #23 & 33, Solo #1 & 5, and Catwoman: Selina's Big Score.

Marvel is no slouch in the classic reprints this week, with two patriotic trade paperbacks just in time for July 4! (Well....the day after, at least!) Captain America: War & Remembrance reprints Roger Stern and John Byrne's timeless run from Captain America #247-255. This 208-page collection has been printed before, but it's being brought back to print after many years in a newly restored and recolored edition. There is also the first volume of Invaders comics to come out in collected edition with Invaders Classic Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints 240 pages worth of Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins' classics of WWII-era super-team fighting! It collects Invaders #1-9, Giant-Size Invaders #1 and Marvel Premiere #29-30!

Tying in with these two releases is the Captain America spin-off Union Jack: London Falling TPB, reprinting the new four-issue limited series by Christos Gage and Cap artist Mike Perkins.

Finally, Essentials fans won't want to miss Essential Defenders Vol. 3, which reprints Defenders #31-60 and Annual #1, a run which many feel is the Defenders at its best.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease TPB
Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen TPB
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1 HC
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures Vol. 1 HC *variant*
Batman: Ego and Other Tales HC
Captain America: War & Remembrance TPB *new printing*
Collected Normalman TPB
Essential Defenders Vol. 3
Gen 13: Best of a Bad Lot TPB
Golden Age Dr. Fate Archives Vol. 1 HC
Invaders Classic Vol. 1 TPB
Invincible: My Favorite Martian Vol. 8 TPB
Outsiders Vol. 6: Pay As You Go TPB
Silverfish HC
Union Jack: London Falling TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 6/26

ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY VOL. 2 HC SELLS OUT
Posted at 5:20 PM by gormuu

Absolute Authority Vol. 2 HC joins its predecessor on the out-of-print list. If you don't have a copy of this, search one out before they disappear from retail. TOW appears to still have some in stock, which you can purchase through THIS LINK.


DC: "EARLY REVIEWS PRAISE JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC"

Posted at 5:20 PM by gormuu

A recent DC press release offers the following praise for the first volume of the Fourth World Omnibus from some leading publications:

"DC is bringing back the entire Kirby saga . . . in several big, beautiful hardcover editions with all the rich colors of the originals. The work presented here shows why Kirby . . . deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Will Eisner, say, or Alan Moore and Frank Miller. Future generations will come to see Kirby as an exciting myth-maker whose message was life-affirming." - LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Beautifully reproduced, this first of four Fourth World volumes features . . . some of Kirby's most innovative, personal work executed with spectacular imagery. The wow factor is high. Grant Morrison's awestruck introduction explains why Kirby is called The King and why Fourth World is his masterpiece . . . Kirby imagined these stories someday would be collected in hardcover, in publication order, on quality paper - 35 years later, this visionary's dream has become reality. Hail to The King!" - LIBRARY JOURNAL

"Even if you've never read a comic book, you can't escape this four-color Wagnerian's gravitational pull . . . The Forever People, Mister Miracle - Super Escape Artist, and - "King" Kirby never lacked ambition - The New Gods feature kinetic page layouts in which dynamically foreshortened antagonists hurl each other across galaxies, networks of steel divide the panels, Day-Glo pinks enliven hippie-inspired costumes, and coarse-screened collages chart multidimensional byways . . . Kirby's gangly optimism provides the only god we truly need - unfettered imagination." - VILLAGE VOICE

"Buy JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 1, newly published by DC in glorious color. It will blow your . . . mind." - BOSTON GLOBE

For insights drawn from the dozens of folks on the DC Forum who have purchased the book, including observations on the astonishing, surprising choice in paper stock, head over to the THIS THREAD - where you'll get an eyeful and an earful!



NEWS UPDATE: 6/24

COLLECTED EDITIONS Q+A PODCAST WITH MARVEL'S DAVID GABRIEL/JEFF YOUNGQUIST
Posted at 11:50 PM by gormuu

I'll be doing a podcast with Marvel's Senior VP of Sales David Gabriel and Senior Editor of Collected Editions and Special Projects Jeff Younquist about Marvel's collected editions output. Among other things, we'll be talking about what Marvel's got in store for us with future offerings, and that's where you come in! We'll be soliciting questions for the Q+A at the following link to the MARVEL FORUM.

Please read the ground rules in the first post and add your question to the list! The podcast will be uploaded at some point in early July, and I'll notify you, naturally, when that occcurs!


CONTEST: WIN A FREE MASTERWORKS/ARCHIVES

Posted at 11:50 PM by gormuu

We've got a fun new contest going on the message boards where you can win a free Marvel Masterworks, DC Archives or EC Archives of your choice delivered to your door by site sponsor Tales of Wonder! Visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum for details on how!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 11:50 PM by gormuu

Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2
Reprints Tales to Astonish #88-101, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1 and Sub-Mariner #1!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, June 27.

Marvel finally issues a follow-up to 2002's first volume of Masterworks featuring the Silver Age exploits of Prince Namor of Atlantis. Wednesday sees the release of Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2, which will take us through the very first issue of his solo title! Other than the final TPB in the Ultimates 2 series and the first Irredeemable Ant-Man digest, it's a light week for Marvel!

DC has two high-profile books: more Silver Age Batman in the black and white Showcase format with Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 2, which reprints Batman #175-188 and Detective Comics #343-358; and the much-delayed Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess' Stardust HC will finally be back in print in oversized HC.

And finally, Image Comics: The Road to Independence SC by George Khoury is finally on shipping lists, so expect it to be in stores and delivered from TOW starting 6/27!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Ant-Man Vol. 1 Digest
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB
Crossing Midnight Vol. 1 TPB
Dwight T. Albatross's The Goon Noir TPB
Image Comics: The Road to Independence SC
Lone Ranger Vol. 1 TPB *regular cover*
MM Vol. 79: Sub-Mariner
Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2
Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust HC
Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 2 TPB
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 3 TPB
Trials of Shazam Vol. 1 TPB
Ultimates 2 Vol. 2: Grand Theft America TPB
Wolverine: Blood & Sorrow TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 6/19

IMAGE COMICS: THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE SC SHIPS 6/20
Posted at 4:30 PM by gormuu

Image Comics: The Road to Independence book author George Khoury emailed to alert me to the fact that his historical overview of the Image era of comics will be shipping tomorrow after a brief delay. The book is published by TwoMorrows. If you would like to mail order a copy through site sponsor Tales of Wonder, here's a LINK for you!


MARVEL SOLICITS FOR SEPTEMBER: CAP BY BRUBAKER OMNIBUS

Posted at 12:10 PM by gormuu

Marvel collected editions solicits for September are up here:

MARVEL SEPTEMBER SOLICITS

Key books include the rumored and now official Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus, which will reprint all Brubaker issues of Cap up through the "Death of a Dream" issue #25, plus assorted special issues. Also, Captain America: Red, White & Blue comes back in print as a trade paperback!

As announced on this site last month, the OOP Marvel Omnibus volumes for Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, FF Vol. 1 and Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1 are now officially solicited for a return to print in September.


BTP MASTERWORKS: FIRST IN LINE...FF VOL. 5

Posted at 12:10 PM by gormuu

Also, note the first back to press Masterworks in Marvel's September '07 solicits. Coming back into print is Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5, which reprints FF #41-50 and Annual #3. It will include all the files from the recent FF Omnibus Vol. 2 release, newly recolored and restored. The variant will be issued alongside the regular edition for the new release.

Check back with MarvelMasterworks.com for the most current info on further release information concerning BTP Masterworks.


DC SOLICITS FOR SEPTEMBER: MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 2

Posted at 9:50 AM by gormuu

DC collected editions solicits for September are up here:

DC SEPTEMBER SOLICITS

Highlights include the official solicit for the long-awaited second volume in the MAD Archives series, plus Batman Archives Vol. 7, which reprints Batman from Detective Comics all the way through to the very last month of 1949!



NEWS UPDATE: 6/16

DARK HORSE NOV. SOLICITS: DOCTOR SOLAR ARCHIVES/CONAN
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

This comes as quite a surprise to those of us who assumed the Gold Key Archives that Dark Horse had been publishing were defunct. Solicited for November on sale:

DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC

Written by Paul S. Newman

Art by Frank Bolle

After his debut in October of 1962, Doctor Solar swiftly rose to join Magnus, Robot Fighter as one of Gold Key's most popular original heroes. Stunning painted covers sucked in even the most casual comics reader, and the source of Solar's astounding powers—nuclear radiation—addressed one of the biggest fears of the day. While the character has been reinvented in the decades since, his adventures in this archive of Gold Key and Wilson comics completes the body of work that formed his foundation.

This collection restores and reprints issues twenty-three through thirty-one of the original Doctor Solar comic-book series—the revolutionary science-fiction adventure that gave birth to one of comics' most distinctive and beloved superheroes—for the first time in over forty years. His guest appearance in The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor #14 is also included, making this the biggest Doctor Solar volume of them all!

Advance-solicited; on sale Nov. 21

240 pg, FC, $49.95 US

Also from Dark Horse in November:

CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 13: WHISPERING SHADOWS AND OTHER STORIES TPB

Written by Roy Thomas

Art by John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan and others

A new era begins for Conan the Barbarian, as he sets out, once more alone, into the savage heart of Hyboria— his wit, his strength, and his blade his only allies against a flood of foes both human and super-human!

Presenting more of the celebrated Roy Thomas/John Buscema Conan the Barbarian run, as well as a special guest artist appearance by Sal Buscema! All featuring completely re-mastered color; all proving once again why Conan is the greatest and most savage Epic Fantasy character of all time.

• Collects Marvel's Conan the Barbarian #92 and #101-108.

Advance-solicited; on sale Nov. 7

168 pg, FC, $16.95 US


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, June 20.

EC leads the pack with another Archives offering: Tales From the Crypt Archives Vol. 2 HC, which reprints Tales From the Crypt #7-12 featuring the creative talents of Wally Wood, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, Graham Ingels and more! Dark Horse also reprints some vintage indie material in Grendel Archive Edition HC, which collects Primer #2 and Grendel #1-3 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Matt Wagner's Grendel.

DC issues another Superman/Batman HC with Superman/Batman Vol. 5: The Enemies Among Us HC, which reprints Superman/Batman #28-33 by Mark Verheiden, Ethan Van Sciver, Andy Lanning and more.

Marvel offers up two oversized HCs: Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 3 HC, which is a Marvel Zombie extravaganza, reprinting the first appearance of the Marvel Zombies in Ultimate FF #21 (the collection reprints Ultimate FF #21-32). Also, X-Men: First Class HC, Jeff Parker and Roger Cruz' look back to the early days of Charles Xaviers' School for Gifted Youngsters. It reprints the entire eight issue limited series, with fantastic cover art by Marko Djurdjevic.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Blue Beetle Vol. 2: Road Trip TPB
EC Archives: Tales From the Crypt Vol. 2 HC
Grendel Archive Edition HC
JSA Presents Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 TPB
Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 3 Digest
Marvel Spotlight: Captain America Remembered
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection HC Vol. 5: Light & Dark
Superman/Batman Vol. 5: The Enemies Among Us HC
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 3 HC
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 8: Devils TPB
X-Men: First Class HC



SITE UPDATE: 6/13

NEW RELEASE DATE FOR MADMAN GARGANTUA
Posted at 9:30 AM by gormuu

Posted at Mike Allred's message board, an official store date has been announced:

July 18

As Mike notes in his post, he is "hopeful that it'll stick." Me, too! Now, I will cautiously remove Madman Gargantua from the "Shipping Late" list and move it to its new slot on July 18. Fingers crossed! (Hat tip to Matteo for the link!)



SITE UPDATE: 6/12

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MASTERWORKS FEATURE PAGES UPDATED
Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

I've updated the feature pages for Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vols. 1-6 and added brand new feature pages for ASM Vols. 7-8, which you can access by visiting the MASTERWORKS LIBRARY.

Vols. 6-8 feature cover art and interior art from the Masterworks. Thanks to Marvel for providing that material, as it gives site users a chance to check out the contents that lie within the hardcovers! Also, thanks to board member Debricazar for donating letters pages for Vols. 7-8; all issues from those two volumes are complete with letters pages to omplement your Masterworks reading experience.

Also, the individual issue pages include newly edited copy and updated data, including original publication dates for each issue. (Hat tip to Joe Marek and his excellent WEBSITE for bringing that information to the forefront!)

Finally, don't forget to visit the feature page for the ASM OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC in case you haven't already. It gives site users an inside look at the Omnibus and its contents, including extensive preview images from the interior contents.

I'm working on more site updates as we speak, and I really hope you are enjoying and finding this kind of content useful!

One last request, for anybody still reading, I'm looking for high-res scans of the variant marble covers for Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks Vols. 1-5 (the "ReMasterworks" editions). If you have those editions and can scan them for me, I'd really appreciate it!


NEWS UPDATE: 6/12

DC BOOKS SHIPPING LATE
Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

Two DC collected editions have been pushed back:

• Batman: Ego and Other Tails HC moves from 6/20 to 7/5
• Alan Moore: Wild Worlds TPB moves from 7/5 to 8/1

Adjust your calendars accordingly!


BATMAN HARDCOVERS SELL OUT!

Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

Three Batman HCs have sold out at Diamond. It's the rare occasion that DC brings non-Archive HCs back to press, particulary OGNs, so if you want these title, you might want to snap them up soon:

• Batman: Absolution HC
• Batman: Dark Knight Strikes Again HC
• Batman: Hong Kong HC



NEWS UPDATE: 6/8

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 7:30 PM by gormuu

Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Reprints Jimmy Olsen #133-139, Forever People #1-3, New Gods #1-3 and Mister Miracle #1-3!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, June 13.

After a few light weeks, we've got another week of big releases. An auspicious debut from DC is their first HC release with the name Omnibus attached to it! Marvel's had great success with big, fat, full-color HCs loaded down with comic reprints, and June 13th sees the release of Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC, which is a 396-page deluxe edition that begins a reprint of all four of Kirby's Fourth World titles in chronological order! Marvel counters with Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2 HC, which reprints the entire contents of FF Masterworks Vol. 4-6 in newly restored, oversized format. That means FF #31-60 plus corresponding Annuals, which feature the coming of the Inhumans, the first appearance of Silver Surfer, Galactus and Black Panther, and the seminal showdown between the Surfer and Dr. Doom! This HC is available in a regular edition and a variant with painted cover art by Ladronn. This HC edition is expected to sell EXTREMELY fast, so if you don't have a pre-order placed, you should act fast to nail down a copy.

Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
Ladronn Variant Cover
Reprints Fantastic Four #31-60 and Annual #2-4!
There's plenty more classic comics available in trade next week: Dark Horse delivers another collection of Marvel's '70s Conan title in Chronicles of Conan Vol. 12: Beast King of Abombi TPB, which reprints Conan #91-100; and Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 7 TPB which reprints Fantastic Four #285-286, FF Annual #19, Avengers #263, Avengers Annual #14 and X-Factor #1.

And for the b&w phonebook crowd, we've got a DC (Showcase Presents The Atom Vol. 1, reprinting Showcase #34-36 and Atom #1-7) and a Marvel (Essential Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 2, reprinting Marvel Two-In-One #26-52 and Annual #2-3.)

Fantagraphics releases the curiously titled I Shall Destroy All Civilized Planets, which reprints Fletcher Hanks' comics from the late '30s and early '40s. For more details on this book, check out THIS THREAD started by James Friel at the Crisis Forum.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Agency TPB *new printing*
Chronicles of Conan Vol. 12: Beast King of Abombi TPB
Essential Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 2
Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire TPB
Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2 HC *regular edition*
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 7 TPB
Gotham Central Vol. 5: Dead Robin TPB
Hellboy Animated Vol. 2: Judgement Bell TPB
Hellgate London TPB
Hulk: Planet Hulk HC
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets SC
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Justice League of America Vol. 1 HC
Killraven MPE HC
Re-Gifters (MINX)
Showcase Presents The Atom Vol. 1
Sonic the Hedgehog Archives Vol. 3 TPB
What If? Event Horizon TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 6/7

SEPTEMBER MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Posted at 11:45 PM by gormuu

Click the following image link to receive your mission statement for September covert ops:

If you see a fellow agent out in the field, make certain to pass on this privileged access code for their debriefing. That is all.



NEWS UPDATE: 6/3

MAJOR MASTERWORKS/OMNIBUS NEWS: BTP COMING SOON
Posted at 11:00 PM by gormuu

It was announced by Marvel's Vice President of Sales David Gabriel on our message board forums today that Marvel will be going back to press (BTP) on the following out-of-print Omnibus HCs:

• Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1
• Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 1
• Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1

Yes, Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 is now out of stock at Diamond, only a few short weeks after release. Furthermore, David warns that FF Omnibus Vol. 2 is likely to ship with strong reorders that may cause it to go swiftly OOP as well, so in order to guarantee a copy, perhaps you might want to check in with your retailer of choice and see if they will reserve your copy. (As always, check out site sponsor TOW for FF Omnibus Vol. 2, where they have the REGULAR edition still linked for sale. The variant edition seems to have been taken off their site.)

According to David, the three Omnibus volumes should be once more available for order by November. I'll update this news when official solicits hit.

Also, David mentioned that Masterworks fans aren't going to be left out in the cold on BTP, with some new reprints of old, OOP volumes to appear as soon as September solicits. What those titles are, how extensive the BTP plan will be, and other details is unknown at this time. As usual, stay tuned to MarvelMasterworks.com and the board forums for the most current news on comics collected editions.



NEWS UPDATE: 6/1

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 6:00 PM by gormuu

Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB
Reprints 400 pages of Dark Horse's Aliens vs. Predators series.
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that started shipping today from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, June 6.

Of interest to classic comics fans this week is the next release in the series of DVD-ROMs: 41 Years of Captain America on DVD-ROM, which compiles 500+ complete Cap comics from 1964 through December 2006. Also, Essential Silver Surfer Vol. 2 takes us into the '80s incarnation of the character, as it reprints Silver Surfer #1-18 and Annual #1, topping it off with Marvel Fanfare #51 and the 1982 one-shot by John Byrne.

Two more Civil War trades reach store shelves, including Civil War: Iron Man, which collects Iron Man #13-14, Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War and Civil War: The Confession, and Civil War: Marvel Universe, the catch-all book that pulls together the issues that wouldn't fit neatly in any other TPBs. It reprints Civil War: Choosing Sides, Civil War: The Return (which features the return of Mar-Vell to the MU), She-Hulk #8 and Civil War: The Initiative.

Finally, Dark Horse issues the Aliens vs. Predator Vol. 1 Omnibus, a 400+page TPB that reprints the original Aliens vs. Predator series and the sequel, Aliens vs. Predator: War.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

41 Years of Captain America DVD-ROM
Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 1 TPB
Batman: Turning Points TPB
Bullet Points TPB
Catwoman: When In Rome TPB
Civil War: Iron Man TPB
Civil War: Marvel Universe TPB
Essential Silver Surfer Vol. 2
Exit Wounds HC
Fantastic Four/Inhumans TPB
The Man Called Kev TPB
MPD-Psycho Vol. 1 TPB
Transformers Movie Prequel TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 5/31

DC COMICS REVEALS DECEMBER 2007 COLLECTED EDITIONS
Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

Another day, another DC collected editions update, this one for DEC 07! Not as exciting as the previous two updates (see OCT and NOV updates), but there is still some interesting stuff in there. Personally, I'm pleased to see the Waid/Perez Brave and the Bold getting the HC treatment!


CRAZY PRICES ON STRIP COLLECTIONS FROM AMAZON

Posted at 10:30 AM by gormuu

Strip enthusiasts - or anyone who is curious about strip collection - will want to check out some of these nutty prices currently being offered on Amazon. There's no telling why they're offering these titles at 80% off, but since their prices can fluctuate wildly on a daily basis, don't waste any time placing an order for these books at these prices.

UPDATE: Also added to the list are some other collections and anthologies that are being offered by Amazon at 80% off.

Single volumes (strips):

• Complete Dennis the Menace 1951-1952 HC: $4.99
• Complete Dennis the Menace 1955-1956 HC: $4.99
• Complete Peanuts 1961-1962 HC: $5.79
• Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam" HC: $5.99

Box sets (strips):

• Complete Dennis the Menace 1951-1954 Box Set HC: $7.99

Other Items:

• An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories HC: $5.60
• Best American Comics 2006 HC: $4.40
• Dan Clowes' Pussey! TPB: $1.99
• Kings in Disguise: A Novel TPB: $3.39

For discussion on these strip collections, check out THIS THREAD at the Crisis forum! (Hat tip to ducky!)



NEWS UPDATE: 5/30

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

EC Archives: ShockSuspense Vol. 2
Reprints Shock SuspenseStories #7-12.
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that started shipping today from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, May 30.

Tops on this week's list is another EC Archives, Shock SuspenStories Archives Vol. 2, which reprints more madness and mayhem from Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Jack Davis and more luminaries of the EC era.

From Dark Horse, we get the fourth volume of Kurt Busiek's new Conan series. Conan Vol. 4: Hall of the Dead & Other Stories HC reprints the last issues of Busiek's run. Also included in this HC collection are stories by Mike Mignola and new ongoing writer Timothy Truman. Also from Dark Horse are two Star Wars HCs to take note of: the fourth installment of their 30th Anniversary Collection HCs and the Star Wars Panel to Panel Vol. 2 HC companion.

A great titles of intrigue finally sees the light of day: Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's Boys Vol. 1 TPB has been released by Dynamite Entertainment after being dropped from the DC lineup for its controversial narrative subject matter. This TPB collects the first six issues.

Speaking of DC, their first collection that reprints 2006's big event is out now, with 52 Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints first installment of the weekly adventure by DC that charts a year in the DCU without Superman, Wonder Woman or Batman! 52 features the tag-team talents of Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Greg Rucka, Keith Giffen, J.G. Jones and many more! For a HC with a more historical bent, check out DC Comics Covergirls HC by Louise Simonson. This overview of the women of DC Comics covers all eras from the '40s to today, from Wonder Woman to Birds of Prey!

And from Marvel, we see three HCs of note. One of them is a Marvel Premiere Edition, which is Alan Davis' Fantastic Four: The End MPE HC, a collection which reprints all six-issues of his tale of the last days of the FF. Also, Marvel issues two OHCs, featuring the long-awaited Ultimate Galactus Trilogy, which reprints all 14 issues of the trilogy of limited series which tell the tale of the coming of Galactus in the Ultimate Universe (Ultimate Nightmare #1-5, Ultimate Secret #1-4 and Ultimate Extinction #1-5.) The trilogy includes art by Steve McNiven, Tom Raney, Brandon Peterson, Trevor Hairsine and Steve Epting. (Also included as a bonus is Ultimate Vision #0. And the final OHC on Marvel's slate is Punisher MAX Vol. 3 HC, which reprints Garth Ennis' Punisher #25-36.

Finally, another Civil War TPB to report: Civil War Companion TPB, which collects Civil War Files, Civil War: Battle Damage Report, Marvel Spotlight: Mark Millar/Steve McNiven, Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath and Daily Bugle: Civil War Special Edition. Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

52 Vol. 1 TPB
Boys Vol. 1 TPB
Civil War Companion TPB
Conan: Hall of the Dead & Other Stories Vol. 4 HC
DC Comics Covergirls HC
EC Archives: Shock Suspenstories Vol. 2 HC
Fantastic Four: The End MPE HC
Fear Agent Vol. 2: My War TPB
Punisher MAX Vol. 3 HC
Star Wars 30th Ann. Coll. Vol. 4: Jango Fett/Zam Wesell TPB
Star Wars Panel to Panel Vol. 2 HC
Ultimate Galactus Trilogy HC


GØDLAND TO GET OVERSIZED "CELESTIAL EDITION" HC

Posted at 5:15 PM by gormuu

Follow this link over to NEWSARAMA for the full scoop on the upcoming HC. Of this new deluxe HC, they say the GØDLAND Celestial Edition oversized hardcover will collect "the series' first twelve issues, and include over 40 pages of new material, as well as an introduction by Grant Morrison."

The book is schedule for delivery in July from Image. More details as they come.



NEWS UPDATE: 5/29

DC: "DC COMICS UNVEILS NOVEMBER 2007 COLLECTED EDITIONS"
Posted at 5:20 PM by gormuu

Hope everybody had a great Memorial Day weekend! Hot on the heels of last week's advanced look at their October book list, DC issues a release concerning their November offerings. There are two very interesting items that jump out in particular to me, and I've started discussion threads about them at the DC Forum:

MAD ARCHIVES VOL. 2

BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 (Look for my 5/29 post for today's commentary)

As for the entire list, it's housed AT THIS THREAD, and there are sure to be other books that excite you! I'll have the release schedule in the left sidebar of this page updated with this new information ASAP.



NEWS UPDATE: 5/23

DC: "DC COMICS LOOKS AHEAD TO OCTOBER COLLECTED EDITIONS"
Posted at 6:20 PM by gormuu

From DC: "DC Comics offers a first look at new collected editions for Fall 2007 starting with these titles scheduled to arrive in stores in October....."

For the complete list, check out THIS THREAD at the DC Forum. The release schedule on the left sidebar of this page has been updated to reflect the newly announced titles for October (no official release dates are noted).


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 10:30 AM by gormuu

Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2
Reprints Captain Atom #83-89, Blue Beetle #1-5, Mysterious Suspense #1 and more!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping today from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, May 23.

Lots more stuff released this week, including two major releases from DC and Marvel! From the DC side, we get a massive, 384-page compilation of more Ditko Charlton glory in Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2, which follows up the first volume's all Captain Atom make-up with an edition that delivers all five issues of Ditko's Blue Beetle series, the balance of his Captain Atom comics, the Mysterious Suspense one-shot starring The Question, and a ton of extras culled from latter day Charlton comics like Charlton Portfolio. (This includes a Question tale drawn by none other than Alex Toth!) The list price of this puppy is $75, so you'll definitely want to check out TOW's discount rate!

Other releases from DC include Superman/Batman vs. Alien/Predators TPB, a 112-page trade that collects the two issue mini-series, and the new edition of The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes by Michael Fleisher, back in print for the first time since 1976!

On the Marvel side, May 23rd sees the release of both the regular and variant edition of Silver Surfer Omnibus Vol. 1, which reprints, remasters and restores all 18 issues of the Lee/Busceme series - plus SS #18 drawn by Jack Kirby! (Refresh your memory on what this book entails by checking out the PREVIEW PAGE, which contains complete contents listings, book covers and other information.)

Also, Black Panther: Civil War TPB sees release, which reprints Black Panther #19-25. And don't forget to check out the highly regarded Doctor Strange: Oath TPB, which collects the five-issue limited series by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin.

Two Image releases of note are Fell Vol. 1: Feral City TPB, which reprints the first eight issues of the series by Warren Ellis, and Savage Dragon Archives Vol. 2 TPB, which reaches back to the '90s to collect Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon #22-50 in the b&w phonebook format.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2 HC
Black Panther: Civil War TPB
Doctor Strange: Oath TPB
Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes Vol. 1: Batman TPB
Fear Agent: Re-Ignition Vol. 1 TPB
Fell Vol. 1: Feral City TPB
Hellstorm - Son of Satan: Equinox TPB
Legend of Grimjack Vol. 7 TPB
Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four TPB
Marvel Spotlight: Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer
Neal Adams Sketches SC
Other Side TPB
Savage Dragon Archives Vol. 2 TPB
Silver Surfer Omnibus Vol. 1 HC * regular edition *
Silver Surfer Omnibus Vol. 1 HC * variant edition *
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Vol. 3: My Secret Life Digest
Superman/Batman vs. Aliens/Predators TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 5/22

MARVEL AUGUST SOLICITS:
THOR VISIONARIES: SIMONSON VOL. 4!

Posted at 2:00 PM by gormuu

Captain Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2 and Golden Age Sub-Mariner Masterworks Vol. 2 hit the official solicits, as does the Amazing Fantasy Omnibus! Check out more of Marvel's August offerings in the following link:

MARVEL AUGUST SOLICITS

Classic TPBs include the fourth Walt Simonson Thor Visionaries and DP7 Classic Vol. 1! (Yeah, another New Universe reprint collection! Huzzah!)


JSA ALL-STARS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 PRICE POINT

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

This 256-page Golden Age Archive will be priced at $59.99. No word on if this is a permanent change to GA Archives, or all of them, or if it is just a one-off price for this Archive edition.


X-MEN MASTERWORKS SALE COUPON CODE UDPATE

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Sorry if anyone has had trouble inputting the code for the X-Men Masterworks Vol. 3 sale that TOW is running. The code must be in ALL CAPS:

COMICRAFT

Give that another shot if you had trouble applying the code.



NEWS UPDATE: 5/21

DC AUGUST SOLICITS:
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 2/JSA ALL-STAR ARCHIVES!

Posted at 11:00 PM by gormuu

Six HCs from DC in August, including Absolute Sandman Vol. 2, the first volume of Darwyn Cooke's Spirit, Jeff Smith's Monster Society of Evil, and JSA All-Stars Archives Vol. 1! (What is JSA All-Stars Archives Vol. 1? Well, after checking out the solicits, visit THIS THREAD at the DC Forum to find out!

DC AUGUST SOLICITS

Also, two more new Showcase Presents volumes!!!


X-MEN MASTERWORKS VOL. 3 FOR $11.99

Posted at 11:00 PM by gormuu

Still lacking X-Men Masterworks Vol. 3 in your collection? Aren't sure you want to pay the list price for the glory years of the Thomas/Roth era? Not up on your Factor Three, but ready to take the plunge?

Well, if you dig the old ComicCraft style of dustjacket design, TOW has a sale price for you! Click on THIS LINK, add the book to your cart, and when you are ready to check out, input the following coupon code:

COMICRAFT

It will apply the discount so you get the book for $11.99. It reprints X-Men #22-31, in case you were wondering!



NEWS UPDATE: 5/17

LATEST AMAZON DUMP: CAP OMNIBUS?
Posted at 11:50 PM by gormuu

Visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum for a look at some new books that have hit the Amazon listings. Remember: Amazon dumps are notorious for being incomplete in one way or another. But it's still pretty exciting to think about some of these books!


TALKIN' BATMAN ARCHIVES

Posted at 11:50 PM by gormuu

Another thread at the DC Forums is all about the future of Batman in Archives! It looks like we're going to get another Batman Archives later in the year, which would reprint the remaining Batman stories of the '40s from Detective Comics. Board member RIPJTK theorized about what this might mean for the future of Batman Archives, and spawned a post that interested parties might want to read up on. Check it out HERE!

Also, forum member Misrule13 posted an interesting list of potential books coming from DC, culled from a Canadian bookseller's new listings. You can catch up with the list and the ensuing discussion through THIS LINK!



NEWS UPDATE: 5/15

SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS PREVIEW LIVE
Posted at 5:50 PM by gormuu

Head on over to the SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS Preview Page to get the most current information on the book that will begin shipping on May 23. It includes cover images for both the regular and variant editions of the Omnibus, solicit information, contents of bonus extras, and a healthy sampling of preview art from the new restoration! Plus, there are links to the individual issues so you can familiarize yourself to the content that will be reprinted within.

Are you not aware that this website can track the smallest grain of dust to the furthest reaches of the cosmos?!?!?



NEWS UPDATE: 5/14

DC COMICS TO RESOLICIT ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC
Posted at 7:50 PM by gormuu

From DC: "DC Comics will resolicit the ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL. 4 HC (MAY07188) to arrive in stores in December. All orders for this title are cancelled."


DAVE GIBBONS' THE ORIGINALS HC NOW SOLD OUT

Posted at 7:50 PM by gormuu

DC reports that the HC edition of Gibbons' Vertigo OGN has sold out. TOW is now out of stock, but good prices can be had from AMAZON.


NEW COUPON CODES: X-MEN AND DEVIL DINOSAUR

Posted at 7:50 PM by gormuu

If you're interested in purchasing Devil Dinosaur by Jack Kirby Omnibus HC or Uncanny X-Men: The Rise and Fall of the Shi'Ar HC, head on over to the CONTEST/COUPON CODE page and check out the deals available through this website! Also, tomorrow is the last day you can add Avengers Classic #1 to an order for a 50% discount with our coupon code!


NOW THAT'S A VARIANT COVER!

Posted at 7:50 PM by gormuu

You may know forum member Revive The Red Raven mostly from his presidency of the esteemed Red Raven Revival Society! But he's got another claim to fame as owner of one of the perhaps most rare Masterworks ever. And I say "perhaps" because we still don't know the full extent to which this Masterworks was produced, if it was an error copy (likely) or perhaps even some kind of counterfeit (unlikely), or how many such editions exist!

First off, RRR tells me that he bought this edition of Avengers Masterworks Vol. 1, one of the original 27 that reprinted Avengers #1-10, but instead of a dustjacket that reproduced the cover to Avengers #1 inside the foil frame, it contained the following cover image:

....which, as you can tell, ain't Avengers #1! No, it's a poorly colored version of the cover to Iron Man's first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39. A "Marvel Masterwork" to be sure, but one that wouldn't see canonization in the Masterworks library until four years after Avengers Vol. 1. In doing some research, RRR found that this oddity was mentioned in an old issue of the Comics Buyer's Guide. Inquiries to Marvel about this edition were inconclusive.

So at this point, we're doing an information outreach: does anyone else have a copy of Avengers Masterworks Vol. 1 that resembles this? Does anyone remember the CBG article that may have discussed this? If you have any information about this, email me at gormuu@cox.net and let me know. Also, you can visit the Marvel Forum where we'll have a DISCUSSION THREAD open about this topic. Help uncover the secret of this oddity in Masterworks history!



NEWS UPDATE: 5/11

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 8:50 PM by gormuu

Hulk Masterworks Vol. 4
Reprints Incredible Hulk #103-110 and Annual #1
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, May 16.

It's a big volume week this week, with ten different collected editions by Marvel seeing release. First and foremost is Hulk Masterworks Vol. 4, which reprints Incredible Hulk #103-110 and Annual #1, and features the first Hulk art turned in by legendary Hulk artist Herb Trimpe!

Other hardcovers include Runaways Vol. 3 HC, which had been delayed a few week's but finally sees release. This oversized HC covers Runaways #13-24 by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona and Mike Norton. The second MPE HC for X-Factor comes our way with X-Factor: The Many Lives of Madrox HC, which reprints X-Factor #13-17 by Peter David and Pablo Raimondi. And two Marvel/Dabel Brothers HCs finally see print after lengthy delays: Magician Apprentice Vol. 1 HC and Orson Scott Card's Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker Vol. 1 HC.

Marvel tradepaperbacks of note include Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 1 TPB, the first non-digest reprints of Mayday Parker in over siz years! It reprints Amazing Spider-Girl #0-6 by Tom Defalco and Ron Frenz. And two Civil War trades hit store shelves: Civil War: War Crimes TPB, which collects the excellent War Crimes one-shot with the non-CW five-issue limited series Underworld by Frank Tieri. Also, look for Civil War: X-Men Universe TPB, which rounds up X-Factor #8-9 and Cable & Deadpool #30-32.

DC isn't releasing the quantity of books that Marvel is this week, but they do have quality! Two stellar Batman books hit stands this Wednesday: Batman Black and White Vol. 3 HC, another collection of b&w Batman stories by folks like Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, Mike Kaluta and more! Also, Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB, the third installment in DC's series of affordable color trades which recount the early years of Batman in chronological order! This TPB collects Detective Comics #46-50, Batman #4-5 and more!

Another Showcase Presents volume speeds its way to your collection, and it's a key one! Showcase Presents The Flash Vol. 1 recounts the adventures of the Silver Age's Flash, Barry Allen! And for some classic Vertigo, check out Hellblazer: The Devil You Know TPB, which reaches all the way back to 1988 to reprint Hellblazer #10-13, Annual #1 and The Horrorist #1-2 by Jamie Delano, Mark Buckingham, David Lloyd and others.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Amazing Spider-Girl Vol. 1 TPB
Batman Black and White Vol. 3 HC
Batman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB
Battler Britton TPB
Blade: Undead Again TPB
Civil War: War Crimes TPB
Civil War: X-Men Universe TPB
Hellblazer: The Devil You Know TPB
Magician Apprentice Vol. 1 HC
MM Vol. 78: Incredible Hulk
Incredible Hulk Masterworks Vol. 4
Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker Vol. 1 HC
Runaways Vol. 3 HC
Showcase Presents The Flash Vol. 1
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 16: Cable TPB
Walking Dead Vol. 2 HC
X-Factor: Many Lives of Madrox MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 5/8

FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS VOL. 2 PREVIEW PAGE LIVE!
Posted at 11:40 PM by gormuu

Click the following link to access the preview page for the FANTASTIC FOUR OMNIBUS VOL. 2, which contains an exclusive advance look at the final versions of both the regular and variant covers for the book, as well as detailed contents listings for the bonus materials and a plethora of page art from the inside of the book! If you're curious about what this doorstopper of a book is going to look like, this preview page should satisfy!

Now, about that variant cover by Ladronn, it's one of my favorite pieces of art I've seen in a long time. In keeping with previous Omnibus editions of Masterworks material, the regular cover features original cover art from the period being reprinted, while the variant features a painted "remake" of that same cover. In this case, artist Ladronn has painted the cover to the classic Kirby cover to FF #49, and it's gorgeous! But don't take my word for it:

A larger image is available at the Preview Page!


HULK MASTERWORKS VOL. 4 SLIPS A WEEK

Posted at 11:40 PM by gormuu

In case you hadn't noticed, Hulk Masterworks Vol. 4 has slipped a week from its solicited ship date of May 9 to May 16. Adjust your Hulk-spectations accordingly!


THOR MASTERWORKS VOL. 6 CONTENTS REVISED!

Posted at 2:10 PM by gormuu

The PREVIEW PAGE for Thor Masterworks Vol. 6 has been updated to reflect the addition of Thor #152 to the contents of the book! That's one extra Thor story for the Asgardian addicts among you! Also posted at the preview page are newly updated cover images and an excerpt from Mark Evanier's introduction!



NEWS UPDATE: 5/5

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 8:50 PM by gormuu

Eternals by Neil Gaiman: Variant Cover
Reprints Eternals #1-7 by Gaiman & Romita, Jr.
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, May 9.

Spider-Man 3 opens this weekend, and while most of the big Spider-Man collections have already hit stands, a few are still in the offing. Shipping next week are two Spidey digests: Spider-Man and Power Pack: Big City Super Heroes, which reprints the four-issue limited series, and Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 6: Black Costume, which reprints MA Spider-Man #21-24. Also, as part of the line of Civil War trades which recount the full scope of the big CW event, Marvel issues Civil War: Peter Parker Spider-Man TPB, which reprints Sensational Spider-Man #28-34, which were branded with the "Unmasked" imprint and dealt with the fallout of Spider-Man revealing his identity as Peter Parker during Civil War.

And for anybody who was wowed by the third installment of Spider-Man on the big screen is The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3 HC, a behind-the-scenes look written by producer Grant Curtis.

Eternals by Neil Gaiman: Regular Cover Art
The CW Spidey trade isn't the only TPB to reprint the CW event: Civil War: Front Line Book 2 TPB reprints the last five issues of the sister title to Civil War by Paul Jenkins, Ramon Bachs and more.

Other Marvel collected editions of note include Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips's Icon imprint crime serial, Criminal Vol. 1: Coward TPB, which reprints the first six issues of the series. (And for more Sean Phillips, check out Marvel Zombies: Dead Days, a double-sized regular issue that reunites the premiere Marvel Zombies creative team, artist Phillips and writer Robert Kirkman, for another crack at Zombie-mania!) Another Essentials rolls out for the FF with Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 6, which reprints Fantastic Four #111-137, taking the series well into the early '70s. And finally, the seven-issue limited series by Neil Gaiman and artist John Romita, Jr. finally arrives in stores in oversized HC, with the Kirby revival Eternals by Neil Gaiman HC, available in both a regular and variant cover edition.

It's mainly a Marvel week as far as volume, but DC has a couple books of note: Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: To Be A Lantern TPB, reprinting the first six issues of the series by Dave Gibbons, and Y the Last Man Vol. 9: Motherland TPB, which reprints issues #49-53 of the Brian K. Vaughan series.

Finally, Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Vol. 2 HC reaches store shelves this upcoming Wednesday. The IDW HC series recounts the period from May 1933 through January 1935, pulling together all 500 dailies and Sundays from that interval.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Civil War Front Line Book 2 TPB
Civil War: Peter Parker Spider-Man TPB
Complete Dick Tracy Vol. 2 HC
Criminal Vol. 1: Coward TPB
Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 6
Eternals by Neil Gaiman HC *regular edition*
Eternals by Neil Gaiman HC *variant edition*
Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1: To Be A Lantern TPB
Jack Kirby Collector #48
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 6: Black Costume Digest
Marvel Zombies: Dead Days
Spider-Man and Power Pack: Big City Super Heroes Digest
Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3 HC
Y the Last Man Vol. 9: Motherland TPB


BIGGEST HC SALE EVER FROM TOW!

Posted at 8:50 PM by gormuu

While scoping out what you're going to order for next week, you might want to also budget for any of the HCs on TOW's amazing array of sale items. According to TOW, some of this stock is very limited. The Marvel OHCs are all 50% off, while the Dark Horse Archives are all 40% off, and many of these items haven't been offered for sale before. Of special note is the recently released "Absolute" style Complete Invincible Library Vol. 1 HC, which is 50% off:

MARVEL:

Best of Spider-Man Vol. 2 HC
Best of Spider-Man Vol. 3 HC
Best of Spider-Man Vol. 4 HC
Best of Spider-Man Vol. 5 HC
Best of Wolverine Vol. 1 HC
Daredevil Vol. 1 HC * new printing! *
Daredevil Vol. 3 HC
Daredevil Vol. 5 HC
Daredevil Vol. 6 HC
Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC
Fantastic Four Vol. 2 HC
Fantastic Four Vol. 3 HC
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 1 HC
Marvel Monsters HC
Marvel Visionaries Chris Claremont HC
Marvel Visionaries John Romita, Sr. HC
Marvel Visionaries Roy Thomas HC
Marvel Westerns HC
NYX/X-23 HC
Stoker's Dracula HC
Supreme Power Vol. 1 HC
Supreme Power Vol. 2 HC

DARK HORSE:

Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives Vol. 1 HC
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives Vol. 2 HC
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Archives Vol. 3 HC
Magnus, Robot Fighter Archives Vol. 1 HC
Magnus, Robot Fighter Archives Vol. 2 HC
Magnus, Robot Fighter Archives Vol. 3 HC
Nexus Archives Vol. 1 HC
Nexus Archives Vol. 2 HC
Nexus Archives Vol. 3 HC
Nexus Archives Vol. 4 HC
Nexus Archives Vol. 5 HC

IMAGE:

Complete Invincible Library Vol. 1 Slipcased HC
Walking Dead Vol. 1 HC



NEWS UPDATE: 5/3

MORE ON JACK KIRBY'S SILVER STAR HC
Posted at 5:15 PM by gormuu

Check in on the progress of the HC edition of Jack Kirby's Silver Star, being reprinted by Image Comics, in this INTERVIEW at Newsarama with book editor Erik Larsen.

And make sure to read the comments section, in which there is further discussion from Erik Larsen about Silver Star and Jack Kirby.


SPIDER-MAN TECH ON HISTORY CHANNEL

Posted at 5:15 PM by gormuu

This might make for interesting viewing on the History Channel, at 8pm tonight:

"The Marvel Comics creation of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, may be the most amazing crime fighter of all time. Who wouldn't want to have his amazing powers--but if Spider-Man's abilities are put to the test using the rules of real-world science, exactly which of his skills are possible and which are pure fantasy? Go on a thrill-ride of adventure as top Hollywood filmmakers, and real-world scientists weigh in on Spider-Man's dazzling powers. Using highlights from the blockbuster Spider-Man movies, including scenes from the upcoming Spider-Man 3, along with classic comic book images that leap off the screen thanks to 3-D graphic effects, Spidey's secrets are unlocked."

The show will include interview material with Marvel editors Joe Quesada, Ralph Macchio and Tom Brevoort.



NEWS UPDATE: 5/2

AUGUST MARVEL AGE MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Posted at 12:05 PM by gormuu

It'll be another Marvel-ous month in August with the publication of THE 82ND MARVEL MASTERWORKS....but you gotta click the link to get to the preview page to find out what it is!



NEWS UPDATE: 4/29

GREEN LANTERN ARCHIVES VOL. 1 BACK TO PRESS
Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

DC has just sent Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 back to press for its fourth print!


A HANDFUL OF DC DELAYS TO NOTE

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

DC has been pretty good at keeping things on schedule lately, but a couple editions have been pushed back from the original solicit dates. Be aware that Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust HC moves from May 2 to its new ship date of May 16. Also, Hellblazer: The Devil You Know TPB is pushed back a single week, from May 9 to May 16. Finally, though not listed in their formal list of schedule changes, Superman/Batman Vol. 5: The Enemies Among Us HC seeems to have slipped from its initial May 7 ship date to a new ship date of June 20.


SPEAKING OF DELAYS: MADMAN GARGANTUA

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

Yet another delay on Mike Allred's eagerly awaited Absolute-style HC reprint of his complete run of Madman, Madman Gargantua Seems we'll have to wait even longer for this massive tome to hit our bookshelves. According to Mike, who posted on his message board, a long wait has gotten just a little bit longer:

So, bad news first. Well, for me it's good news actually, because at least now I know. The lost film snafu threw the GARGANTUA schedule off big time. But we now have some fairly concrete dates as long as nothing else drops through the cracks. If all goes well we're looking at it hitting shelves in late July/Early August. Of course I want that huge baby in my hands right now, but we're only at the end of the second trimester. I can tell you we've signed the signature plates and have proofed most of the design elements and so far so great. Sorry for the lateness and thanks for your patience ...

(Hat tip to M Yo!)


JACK KIRBY'S SILVER STAR HC OFFICIALLY SOLICITED

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

Thanks to Rob Anderton for spotting this in Image's July solicits and POSTING about it at the Crisis Off-Topic board forum! As first reported on this website, Silver Star is on its way (to be followed at some point by Captain Victory!)

JACK "KING" KIRBY'S SILVER STAR is collected in an oversized full color hardcover at last! Chronicling the rise of Homo-Geneticus, a genetically altered Breed of humanity, designed to survive an impending apocalypse, which spawns both the heroic Silver Star and the sadistic Darius Drumm! SILVER STAR is a surreal masterpiece! Insightful, thought-provoking, uproarious, frantic and deadly! SILVER STAR was Kirby's final creation, originally published by Pacific Comics in the early '80s. It's a huge, sweeping epic, filled with classic Kirby trademarks: crackling energy, memorable characters, outrageous dialogue, explosive action and ham-fisted romance!

144 pages, $34.99. Due July 18


NEW CONTEST: GUESS THE ACTION HEROES VOL. 2 BACK FOUR!

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

I'm really excited about the upcoming Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2, due May 23rd, which reprints some of the comics I read in my earliest days as a fan: Steve Ditko's Blue Beetle and Question comics (which were printed in the late '70s under the "Modern Comics" imprint). Contest emcee Osgoog Peabody has started up a NEW CONTEST that is underway at the DC Forum, so head over there and guess which four of the seventeen covers you think DC will choose to adorn the back cover of Action Heroes Archives Vol. 2...and you could win the Archives or Masterworks edition of your choice!

I'm headed over there right now to make my choice (even though I can't win! Booooo!!!!)


SPIDER-MAN NEWSPAPER STRIPS HC OFF SCHEDULE FOR NOW

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

Marvel has taken the Spider-Man Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 HC off the schedule for the time being, due to production issues. It's very definitely still in the offing as a collection, but until it is resolicted we won't know when. My gut tells me it won't be too long, as this collection of all the Lee/Romita Spidey strips is definitely something Marvel wants to publish....and a lot of us want to own!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 11:45 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, May 2.

As opposed to last week, which had a plenitude of high-profile, deluxe and/or expensive collections hit stores, this week is a relatively light shipping week. Marvel issues three more Civil War trades, including Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways TPB, which reprints the four-issue limited series; Civil War: Wolverine TPB, which recounts Wolverine #42-49, and Civil War: Captain America TPB, which reprints the CW crossovers Captain America #22-24 and the Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one-shot, a story which gets my highest recommendation as one of the best single issues of recent memory.

Two collected editions of Robert Kirkman's acclaimed Walking Dead series come out next Wednesday: Walking Dead Vol. 2 HC, which reprints Walking Dead #13-24, and Walking Dead Vol. 6: Sorrowful Life TPB, which reprints Walking Dead #31-36. It's important to note that the Vol. 2 HC is in the series of "Oversized HCs", not the "Absolute Edition" size deluxe HCs. The follow-up to the first "Absolute Edition" HC of Walking Dead will likely take another year or more to catch up to the point where such a collection (reprinting 24 issues at a time) is merited.

For classic comic fans, Marvel issues Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson Vol. 1 TPB, the first of a two-volume set which will recount the full run of Walt's early-90s run on FF. (This volume collects Fantastic Four #334-341.) DC sends out the completely unexpected Showcase Presents The War That Time Forgot Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints the backup stories in Star-Spangled War Stories that recount the adventures of a platoon of US Army soldiers who get stuck on a remote island chock full of dinosaurs. (In the end, ain't that all you need to know to get excited about this book?!?!)

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

All-New Atom Vol. 1: My Life In Miniature TPB
Aphrodite IX TPB *new printing*
Civil War: Captain America TPB
Civil War: Wolverine TPB
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways TPB
Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walt Simonson Vol. 1 TPB
Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography TPB
Showcase Presents The War That Time Forgot Vol. 1
Walking Dead Book 2 HC
Walking Dead Vol. 6: Sorrowful Life TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 4/25

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 PREVIEW PAGE
Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

I've got a FEATURE PAGE set up for Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 that is now live, so if you want to get an inside look at the 1000+ page beast, including a healthy sampling of images from the Omnibus, check it out!

Also, to check out early reports of the book, visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum.


EC ARCHIVES LEATHER BOUND EDITIONS

Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

EC is issuing very limited edition, leather bound HCs of the EC Archives, the first of which is due to ship July 25. This will be for Weird Science Vol. 1, and here is a mockup image of what the leather bound edition will look like:

Thanks to Michael Kronenberg, EC Art Director, for providing this preview image to the website. For more EC news, check out THIS THREAD at the Crisis Forum.



NEWS UPDATE: 4/23

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, April 25.

It's a HUGE week for collected editions, and I'm not just talking about volume. Yes, there is a sizable number of books on the way to stores this Wednesday, but one of them is Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC, a door-stopper of a book that weighs in at over one-thousand pages! It reprints the entire Lee/Ditko oeuvre of Spider-Man, and that means Amazing Fantasy #15, Amazing Spider-Man #1-38, the first two Annuals and more, all newly remastered and recolored! I'll have more detailed coverage about this book, including bonus materials, in a later update.

Another highlight is the MPE HC of Agents of Atlas, which reprints the entire six-issue limited series by Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk that revisits the '50s era heroes Jimmy Woo, Marvel Boy, Venus, the Human Robot, Namora and Gorilla Man. In addition to the new series, the character's original - and extremely rare - appearances will be reprinted as bonus material.

Two more Civil War trades from Marvel this week...well, two and a half! Civil War: X-Men reprints the four-issue limited series and Civil War: Fantastic Four reprints Fantastic Four #538-543. Also, the Cable & Deadpool Vol. 6: Paved With Good Intentions TPB reprints issues #30-36, which includes the three issues of Civil War crossovers for good measure (C/D #30-33). These three issues are also reprinted in the Civil War: Mutant Universe TPB in case you would rather get them there.

There is a Civil War HC to discuss, too: the Punisher War Journal Vol. 1: Civil War MPE HC, which reprints the first four issues of Punisher War Journal, plus the black and white variant edition of PWJ #1.

Finally, Marvel revisits the Roger Stern era of Spider-Man with Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints his very first months writing Peter Parker.

On the Archives front, Gemstone issues Weird Science Archives Vol. 2, the first follow-up volume to see print in this new series. It reprints Weird Science #7-12. DC issues Spirit Archives Vol. 21, which reprints the sections from the latter half of 1950.

There's so much more, including the new SC and HC editions of the Overstreet Price Guide, so check out the rest of the link.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Agents of Atlas MPE HC
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC *regular edition*
Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC *Alex Ross variant*
Cable/Deadpool Vol. 6: Paved With Good Intentions TPB
Civil War: Fantastic Four TPB
Civil War: X-Men TPB
EC Archives: Weird Science Vol. 2 HC
God Save the Queen HC
Hawkgirl: The Maw TPB
Little Lulu Vol. 15: The Explorers TPB
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Vol. 37 HC (New Avengers)
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Vol. 37 SC (New Avengers)
Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Vol. 37 HC (Supergirl)
Painkiller Jane Vol. 1 TPB
Punisher War Journal Vol. 1: Civil War MPE HC
Runaways Vol. 7: Live Fast Digest
Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do TPB
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern Vol. 1 TPB
Star Trek Comics Classics Vol. 5: Convergence TPB
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3: Darth Maul HC
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4: Adult Education TPB
Thunderbolt Jaxon TPB
Walking Dead Vol. 6: Sorrowful Life TPB
Will Eisner's Spirit Archives Vol. 21



NEWS UPDATE: 4/18

NEW GEORGE KHOURY BOOK FROM TWOMORROWS!
Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Image Comics: The Road to Independence
By George Khoury
Comics journalist and historian George Khoury comes through with another comprehensive look at the industry with Image Comics: The Road to Independence, a 280-page softcover published by TwoMorrows. If you're like me and weren't around for the Image Revolution, George's coverage will be a must read, because for better and worse, the rise of Image Comics in the '90s helped bring about massive change in the industry that is still felt today. Here's the solicit text for the book:

"In 1992, seven artists shook the comic book industry when they left their top-selling Marvel Comic titles to jointly form a new company named Image Comics. With no certainty of success, they formed a home that would allow themselves and other artists the opportunity to tell stories without any censorship or editorial restraints. Even more importantly, Image would finally give creators full ownership of their properties. Out of the gate, millions of readers flocked to the energetic adventures by these creators, as together they ushered in the Image Age, where comics would sell in the millions, and a comic book artist could become a mass media celebrity. Image Comics: The Road to Independence is an unprecedented look at the history of this important comic book company, featuring interviews and art from popular Image founders Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. Also featured are many of finest creators who over the last fifteen years have been a part of the Image family, offering behind-the-scenes details of the company's successes and failures. There's plenty of rare and unseen art, helping make this the most honest exploration ever taken of the controversial company whose success, influence and high production values changed the landscape of comics forever."

The book will ship May 30 from TwoMorrows. As a contributor to our message board forums, George will be around to field questions about the book. I've started a thread which you can reach through THIS LINK.


TWO NEW COUPONS POSTED FOR TOW DISCOUNTS

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Just posted at the CONTEST/COUPONS page are two new coupons for discounts at site sponsor Tales of Wonder! Get 50% off the first issue of Avengers Classic and an extra $5 off Image Comics: The Road to Independence by George Khoury! For more details, check out the page linked above!


ELFQUEST ARCHIVES VOL. 4 FINAL IN LINE

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

DC's August solicits include Elfquest Vol. 4, reprinting issues #16-20 from the original series by Richard and Wendy Pini. And, according to Richard Pini at the Elfquest.Com message boards, it will be the last. The Pinis are also moving on from their relationship with DC Comics in regards to publishing new Elfquest material, and are in the process of finding a new home for their franchise.

Hat tip to David Tai!



NEWS UPDATE: 4/17

GA SUB-MARINER VOL. 2 TAKES A DIVE TO AUGUST
Posted at 4:00 PM by gormuu

The Marvel solicits for collected editions announced earlier today contained a curious ommission. As announced on this website, there were to be two selections for August Masterworks: the monthly Marvel Age volume, Thor Vol. 6, and the long-awaited Golden Age Sub-Mariner Vol. 2. Thor was listed in Previews, but GA Subby was nowhere to be found. I asked Marvel about this and here's the scoop:

It looks like there was a mistake when compiling the Previews catalogue. Whoever was doing it thought that the listing for GA Sub-Mariner Vol. 2 was a redundant listing of the previous month's SA Sub-Mariner Vol. 2, so they took it out of the listings. At this point, it would be unwise to solicit the book for July, because it won't have the chance to be included in the Previews catalogue. Therefore, the book will have to be solicited in the August catalogue. It will be listed for sale for the first Wednesday of August, so in essence, this means it'll be a week late. (It was originally scheduled to ship in the last week of July, anyway.)

This delay will not otherwise affect the schedule of Masterworks.

Basically, it'll be another month until GA Subby Vol. 2 is officially solicited...so we get to know about it before the rest of the world for another 30 days. Ain't we somethin' ?


MARVEL SOLICITS FOR JULY: THOR MASTERWORKS/THE HOOD HC

Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

Click THIS LINK to check out Marvel's list of solicits for collected editions shipping in July, including the previously announced on this site Thor Masterworks Vol. 6 and The Hood MPE HC! Also, keep an eye out for the Devil Dinosaur Omnibus HC and the first volume of Invaders Classic in color trade!



NEWS UPDATE: 4/16

DC SOLICITS FOR JULY: DEATH OF SUPERMAN OMNIBUS/WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES
Posted at 5:00 PM by gormuu

Click THIS LINK to check out DC's list of solicits for collected editions shipping in July, including another foray into the "Omnibus" format with a massive collection that reprints the Death of Superman/Return of Superman event, plus Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 5!



NEWS UPDATE: 4/15

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, April 18.

There is only one hardcover release this week: Annihilation Book 2 HC, the second of three OHCs from Marvel that reprint the entire Annihilation event from 2006-2007. This OHC reprints the limited series Silver Surfer #1-4, Super-Skrull #1-4 and Ronan #1-4, featuring the creative talents of Keith Giffen, Renato Arlem, Jorge Lucas and Simon Furman, among others.

Three Civil War trades lead the pack from Marvel, including Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man TPB, which reprints Amazing Spider-Man #532-538; Civil War: Thunderbolts TPB, which reprints Thunderbolts #101-105; and Civil War: Front Lines Book 1 TPB, which reprints CW Front Lines #1-6. Another highlight from Marvel is the second trade collecting Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark's acclaimed Daredevil run, Daredevil: The Devil Inside & Out Vol. 2 TPB, which reprints Daredevil #88-93.

DC carries the classic comics load this week, with two different collections. Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 3 is 560 pages of B&W '60s era Superman comics, from both the Action title and Superman. And Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB, is almost 200 pages of Wonder Woman stories from the 40s to today.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Annihilation Book 2 HC
Batman and the Mad Monk TPB
Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man TPB
Civil War: Front Line Book 1 TPB
Civil War: Thunderbolts TPB
Daredevil: The Devil Inside and Out Vol. 2 TPB
Hellblazer: Reasons to be Cheerful TPB
Prey: Origin of the Species TPB
Punisher MAX Vol. 7: Man of Stone TPB
Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 3
Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB
Young Avengers Vol. 2: Family Matters TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 4/11

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 4
Reprints Iron Man stories from Tales of Suspense #84-99 and Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, plus Iron Man #1
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, April 11.

A new Masterworks hits stores this week, as Iron Man gets a fourth volume in his line. Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 4 closes out his stories from the Tales of Suspense anthology, plus it throws in the Iron Man half of the Iron Man & Sub-Mariner one-shot. Capping the volume off is the first issue of Iron Man!

Another significant collection from Marvel is Civil War TPB, a trade which collects the entire seven-issue series by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. In addition to the mainline CW trade, also keep an eye out for Heroes For Hire Vol. 1: Civil War TPB, which reprints Heroes For Hire #1-5, including the CW crossover issues #1-3. The last item of special note from Marvel is Spider-Man: Reign HC, a Marvel Premiere Edition HC that reprints the four-issue limited series by Kaare Andrews.

From DC, the spectacular Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely series starring Superman gets its own HC in All-Star Superman Vol. 1 HC. This is a series which has gotten high marks from critics and fans alike, so I'm very much looking forward to reading this reunion of New X-Men greats. The HC reprints the first six issues of the series.

Finally, Complete Peanuts Vol. 7 HC rolls out from Fantagraphics. Collecting strips from 1963-1964, this book features Linus and his blanket on the cover!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

All-Star Superman Vol. 1 HC
Civil War TPB
Claw the Unconquered TPB
Complete Peanuts Vol. 7: 1963-1964 HC
Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre TPB
Forgotten Realms Dark Elf Trilogy Vol. 2: Exile HC
Heroes For Hire Vol. 1: Civil War TPB
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Vol. 5: All 4 One, One 4 All Digest
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 77: Iron Man
Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 4
Sandman Mystery Theatre Vol. 5: Dr. Death TPB
Sensational Spider-Man: Feral TPB
Spider-Man: Reign MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 4/10

TWO NEW MASTERWORKS IN JULY!
Posted at 8:15 PM by gormuu

On the eve of Iron Man Vol. 4's release, I'm very pleased to announce the two Masterworks releases for July! I'll maintain the suspense a few short moments here and allow you to link to July's release for MARVEL AGE and GOLDEN AGE Masterworks!



NEWS UPDATE: 4/4

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 3:00 PM by gormuu

Ultimate Spider-Man: Clone Saga MPE HC
Reprints Ultimate Spider-Man #97-105 & Marvel Spotlight: Bendis & Bagley
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping today from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, April 4.

Leading the pack of Marvel releases this week is Ultimate Spider-Man: The Clone Saga MPE HC, which is a bit of a departure from typical MPE HCs. For one, it's huge! After reprinting the entire nine-issue Clone Saga storyline that just finished up in Ultimate Spider-Man #105 (two of which were double-sized), the book clocks in at a healthy 288 pages! (That includes the issue of Marvel Spotlight focusing on creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, which has been included as a bonus.) There hasn't been a MPE HC that has been this big in the tenure of the program, but it has to be in order to accumulate the entire storyline. But just to repeat: this does not spell the end of the Ultimate Spider-Man OHC program! Those editions will continue on as planned.

The deluge of Spider-Man books continues with Essential Spider-Man Vol. 8, which reprints the back end of '70s era Amazing Spider-Man, including ASM #161-185, Annual #11, Giant-Size Spider-Man #6 and the crossover in Nova #12.

Another highlight from Marvel's releases this week is the premiere volume of Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 1 TPB, which reprints one of my personal favorite comics from my earliest days of reading them. This 224 page collection reprints Alpha Flight #1-8, written and drawn by John Byrne.

DC doesn't have a slack week of releases! Shipping with what is the biggest book of the week - literally! - is DC's Absolute Long Halloween, a luxurious hardcover in slipcase rendering of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's 13-issue mini-series starring Batman! DC offers more classic material in a more affordable and lightweight package with Showcase Presents Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1, which reprints a ton of the first stories featuring the 30th Century's teen heroes, from Adventure, Superman, Superboy, and Jimmy Olsen.

And finally, DC offers up Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy TPB, a 144-page collection in which Joe Kubert revisits the character he is arguably most associated with for a brand new DC mini-series.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's release schedule for the week:

Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween HC
Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 1 TPB
American Splendor: Another Day TPB
Batman: Detective TPB
Blue Beetle Companion TPB
Cross Bronx Vol. 1 TPB
Essential Spider-Man Vol. 8
Jonah Hex Vol. 2: Guns of Vengeance TPB
Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy TPB
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1
Spawn Collection Vol. 3 TPB
Spider-Girl Vol. 8: Duty Calls Digest
Ultimate Spider-Man: Clone Saga MPE HC
Wolverine Origins Vol. 1: Born in Blood TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 3/27

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

USA Comics Masterworks Vol. 1
Reprints GA anthology USA Comics #1-4
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, March 28.

As opposed to last week, there's a heavy stream of books coming our way on March 28. Marvel issues a new Golden Age Masterworks volume with Golden Age USA Comics Vol. 1, which reprints USA Comics #1-4, most notable for including stories featuring The Defender, the Whizzer, Jack Frost and a Rockman story by Basil Wolverton. Marvel also releases two more oversized Spider-Man HCs this week: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Vol. 1 HC, which reprints the first two four-issue miniseries (Mary Jane and Mary Jane: Homecoming) in addition to Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1-5, and Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 8 HC, which reprints Ultimate Spider-Man #86-96 and Annual #1-2.

Dark Horse publishes Conan & the Songs of the Dead TPB, which reprints the five-issue mini-series by Joe R. Lansdale and Timothy Truman. They also issue the second in their line of limited edition HCs to celebrate the anniversary of Star Wars with Star Wars 30th Anniversary HC Vol. 2: Jedi vs. Sith HC.

And there's plenty of good stuff from DC this week, with books both old - Superman in Action Comics Vol. 5, reprinting Action Comics #69-85 - and new: Green Arrow: Crawling From the Wreckage, which reprints Green Arrow #60-65, and Secret Six: Six Degrees of Devastation TPB, which reprints the six-issue limited series.

Finally, if you've got the buzz back for some TMNT, Titan is reprinting two TPBs that reprint the first seven issues of Peter David and LeSean Thomas' Dreamwave run on the title.

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Batman: Snow TPB
Conan & The Songs of the Dead TPB
Green Arrow: Crawling From the Wreckage TPB
Green Lantern: Rebirth TPB
Grendel: Devil by the Deed TPB
Half Dead TPB
Kolchak The Night Stalker Chronicles TPB
Loveless Vol. 2: Thicker Than Blackwater TPB
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 76: USA Comics
USA Comics Masterworks Vol. 1
Oh Skin-Nay! HC
Secret Six: Six Degrees of Devastation TPB
Spawn: Armageddon Collection Part 2 TPB
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane HC
Star Wars 30th Ann. Vol. 2: Jedi vs. Sith HC
Superman in Action Comics Archives Vol. 5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1: Attack of the Mousters TPB
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 2: Out of the Shadows TPB
Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 7: God War TPB
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 8 HC
Zombie TPB


MARVEL COLLECTED EDITIONS SCHEDULE DELAYS

Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

I've attempted to clean up the list of upcoming Marvel collected editions in the left sidebar by moving books around to their new shipping dates. Civil War scheduling upheaval has caused a cascade of altered ship dates, and it's been a tough thing to keep track of, but the list should be pretty accurate.


JACK KIRBY'S CAPTAIN VICTORY/SILVER STAR: OVERSIZED HCS

Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

Taking a break from putting together the next issue of Savage Dragon, Erik Larsen checked in with the site to pass on the news that he's also busy recoloring pages from Jack Kirby's Silver Star, the last regular series of The King's making during his lifetime. In advance of a regular TPB release, Erik and Image are planning to issue oth Silver Star and Captain Victory in oversize hardcover format! I encouraged Erik to issue this material in a hardcover format, but it seems he was way ahead of me. "We wanted a copy too!" said Erik about the HC. "We're actually looking to dig up as many unpublished or obscure shots of characters from these titles as well (and even well-circulated pieces). I'd like these books to be as complete as humanly possible."

The first book is to be published by the end of the summer, with the other book to follow the next quarter. When dates are scheduled, I'll pass on that information. Until then, anyone with a yen for Jack's comic creations from the end of his career should be pretty excited with this information!


CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 12 TPB SOLICITED FOR JULY

Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

Dark Horse's chronological reprinting in TPB of Marvel's Conan series continues with CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOL. 12: THE BEAST KING OF ABOMBI. The solicit is somewhat vague, but it mentions that the trade will reprint "ten more issues", which should mean that it will include Conan #91-100.


IDW'S TERRY AND THE PIRATES HC SERIES

Posted at 9:00 AM by gormuu

Terry and the Pirates HC series
IDW reprints classic strip by Milton Caniff
To join their reprint series The Complete Dick Tracy, IDW announced last week that they are set to reprint the complete run of Milton Caniff's

Terry and the Pirates

strips over a series of six hardcover editions starting in July. The first volume will reprint strips from 1934-1936 and feature an introduction by Howard Chaykin. The dimensions of the book will match the Dick Tracy volumes and measure out to 11" x 8.5", with black and white dailies and fully colored Sunday strips. The 368-page volume will have a list price of $49.99.

For more details, visit NEWSARAMA.



NEWS UPDATE: 3/22

DC/MARVEL SOLICITS FOR JUNE
Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

Here are the collected editions solicits for the Big 2 publishers for the month of June 2007:

DC JUNE '07

MARVEL JUNE '07

Highlights include Vol. 2 in the Fourth World Omnibus series from DC, and Vol. 2 of the Fantastic Four Omnibus series from Marvel! Also, June sees the debut of the Avengers Classic reprint monthly.

The release schedule on the left sidebar has been updated to reflect June solicits.


THIRD PRINTING FOR SGT. ROCK ARCHIVES VOL. 1

Posted at 10:00 AM by gormuu

For those that like to keep track of such things, DC recently issued the third printing of Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 1.



NEWS UPDATE: 3/17

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, March 21.

A relatively light week this week. DC issues the first Showcase volume for Hawkman, recounting the Silver Age adventures of the Thanagarian warrior in Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1. DC's collections of current material is led by Shadowpact: The Pentangle Plot TPB, which collects the five-issue mini-eries by Fables creator Bill Willingham.

Marvel has a couple collections of classic material, one in hardcover and on in trade paperback. The fifth volume in the Marvel Premiere Edition Classic line is Wolverine: Weapon X HC, which recounts the entirety of Barry Windsor-Smith's classic tale spun out in the late '80s Marvel Comics Presents weekly serial that examined the primal moments of Wolverine's turn into a weapon of mass destruction. And to coincide with the upcoming Spider-Man 3 movie, which unveils Eddie Brock for the movie masses, is Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom TPB, a color trade which recounts all of Venom's first appearances in chronological order!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Deadman Vol. 1: Deadman Walking TPB
Empowered TPB
Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser TPB
Flash: Fastest Man Alive TPB
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Vol. 2: Mystery Date TPB
John Romita, Jr. 30th Anniversary Special
New Avengers Vol. 4: Collective TPB
Robin: Wanted TPB
Shadowpact: The Pentacle Plot TPB
Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1
Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom TPB
MPE Classic: Wolverine - Weapon X HC



NEWS UPDATE: 3/17

AVENGERS CLASSIC: NEW MONTHLY REPRINT
Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

In the spirit of the old X-Men Classic reprint title comes Avengers Classic!

In June, the first issue of this new reprint title will hit store shelves, following in the footsteps of X-Men Classic and delivering a complete reprint of Avengers #1, featuring a backup story by writer Dwayne McDuffie and Mike Oeming. As a special bonus, this first issue will also feature an extra backup story written by Stan Lee! Each new issue will continue reprinting the classic Avengers comics in chronological order, with backup stories by McDuffie and Oeming that take place in the same time frame as the story being reprinted. Each issue will be priced at $3.99 and feature newly restored and recolored artwork. For an interview with the series editors, Andy Schmidt and Mark Beazley, visit THIS THREAD at Newsarama!



NEWS UPDATE: 3/15

MPE HC SALE AT TOW
Posted at 7:00 PM by gormuu

If you're abbreviationally* challenged and can't figure out the News Update headline above, I offer up the following translation:

MPE= Marvel Premiere Edition
HC= Hardcover
TOW= Tales of Wonder!

Of course, the word SALE needs no abbreviation! It stands on its own just fine. So now that we've got all the preliminaries out of the way, exactly what are the sale terms? Well, 40% off list price! And exactly what books are we talking about here? GYA! (That's "glad you asked" abbreviated!)

MS. MARVEL VOL. 1: BEST OF THE BEST HC
SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN HC
X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS HC
YOUNG AVENGERS VOL. 2: FAMILY MATTERS HC
DEFENDERS: INDEFENSIBLE HC
ULTIMATE IRON MAN VOL. 1 HC
WOLVERINE: ENEMY OF THE STATE VOL. 2 HC
X-FACTOR: THE LONGEST NIGHT HC
FANTASTIC FOUR: BOOKS OF DOOM HC

* I know "abbreviationally" isn't a word! But I do like making stuff up...hey, forgot to mention: Sale ends March 20!



NEWS UPDATE: 3/12

THOR VISIONARIES: WALT SIMONSON VOL. 4/TWO NEW OMNIBOO!
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

A deluge of Amazon listings have begun to pop up through Amazon Canada. Be the first kid on the block to get a blurry glimpse at the horizon by visiting THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum. Your eyes ain't foolin' ya: that's an Amazing Fantasy Omnibus and Thor Visionaries: Walt Simonson Vol. 4 TPB you are seeing!

And to discuss the AMAZING FANTASY OMNIBUS, visit..well...just click on the link I just gave ya!!!



NEW SHIP DATE ON CIVIL WAR TPB

Posted at 9:30 AM by gormuu

The ship date on the Civil War TPB, which reprints the 7-issue event series by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, has been pushed back to April 4.



NEWS UPDATE: 3/10

EC ARCHIVES Q+A
Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

EC Archives art designer Michael Kronenberg is taking questions through the rest of the weekend at the Crisis board forums. Visit THIS LINK to ask questions and read up on the answers already given. Also, check out the rest of the FORUM THREADS for several other threads that have input from Michael about the future of EC Archives.

On behalf of all EC and collected editions fans, we'd like to thank Michael for taking the time to answer our questions!



NEWS UPDATE: 3/9

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER!
Posted at 6:30 PM by gormuu

Doctor Strange Masterworks Vol. 3
Reprints Doctor Strange #169-179
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, March 14.

Worth a first mention is the Complete Invincible Library Vol. 1 HC, the "Absolute Edition"-style deluxe HC that reprints Invincible #0-24 along with plenty of extras. This book has been plagued with production difficulties that has kept it from its initial ship date back in December.

A new Masterworks edition is always worth celebrating around these parts, and this week sees Doctor Strange Masterworks Vol. 3, a volume chock full of great Gene Colan artwork! This volume picks up right where Doc inherited the title Strange Tales and went from sharing half the book with Nick Fury to getting the whole page count to himself!

Among Marvel's list of current material available in collected edition form is the second volume of Wolverine Origins, titled Savior and reprinting Wolverine: Origins #6-10, and Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 TPB, which is basically a softcover version of the first Ultimate Spidey OHC. It reprints Ultimate Spider-Man #1-13.

DC offers up a couple classic trades: Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB, which reprints almost 200 pages of Superman and Batman team-ups from across the ages, and Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team Ups Vol. 2 TPB, which collects more crossover classics featuring heroes from the Multiple Earths!

Finally, Dark Horse delivers the first in their series of monthly limited edition hardcovers that are meant to mark the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars movie. Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 HC: Freedon Nadd Uprising reprints the two-issue mini-series by Tom Veitch, Tony Atkins and Denis Rodier.

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Complete Invincible Library Vol. 1 HC
Crisis on Multiple Earth: The Team Ups Vol. 2 TPB
Doctor Strange Masterworks Vol. 3
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 75: Doctor Strange
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: Best of the Best TPB
New Excalibur Vol. 2: Last Days of Camelot TPB
Star Wars 30th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 HC: Freedon Nadd Uprising
Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 TPB
Wolverine Origins Vol. 2: Savior MPE HC



NEWS UPDATE: 3/7

CHALLENGERS ARCHIVES VOL. 1 GETS SECOND PRINT
Posted at 10:30 AM by gormuu

Living on borrowed time has paid off nicely for Rocky, Ace, Red and the Prof - aka The Challengers of the Unknown! DC has recently gone back to press for a second edition of the first Archives volume for the Challs, which obviously means that their first volume met with much approval from Archives buyers!

Not sure what this portends for a third volume, especially so soon after a Showcase Presents volume has taken us into the Bob Brown era. But perhaps DC will be inspired to "challenge the unknown" and send us a big, fat Challengers Vol. 3 one day!



NEWS UPDATE: 3/6

BKV'S THE HOOD: REPRINTED IN MPE HC
Posted at 8:15 PM by gormuu

Some news I gleaned while in New York: From Marvel, Brian K. Vaughan's six-issue limited series The Hood will be reprinted in an upcoming MPE HC edition. Owing to the post-CW landscape of Marvel, where the formerly obscure Hood character will be rising into Kingpin-like prominence in the pages of Bendis' New Avengers, the time was right to bring this series back into print. As of now, the TPB edition has been sold out for a time now and very difficult to find on the back market. Look for the MPE HC to be released in July. It is tentatively slated to have new cover art by Kyle Hotz.


GRIMM FAIRY TALES HC END OF SUMMER

Posted at 4:30 PM by gormuu

Forum moderator David Tai got the scoop on an upcoming hardcover release for Zenoscope's popular Grimm Fairy Tales series. It is slated to reprint the first twelve issues, which have already been released in softcover trades. As of now, it is reported to hit store shelves towards the end of the summer.


PETER DAVID'S FALLEN ANGEL: "THE PREMIERE COLLECTION" HC

Posted at 4:30 PM by gormuu

Tucked away in an interview with Peter David at Newsarama is word of a possible hardcover release for the first 13 issues of Fallen Angel, a title first published at DC and then taken to IDW. From Peter's description, it sounds like it'll be an "Absolutey" kind of production, and the project looks like it's a go from the way he was talking about it....


FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS EDITOR SPEAKS!

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Visit this link to NEWSARAMA for a brief interview with DC collected editions editor Georg Brewer about the upcoming multi-volume Fourth World Omnibus, which looks to reprint all of Jack Kirby's Fourth World material in chronological order! Early indications are that this series will roll out with a new volume every three months!


RUSS COCHRAN ON EC ARCHIVES

Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Another interesting interview at NEWSARAMA is with publisher Russ Cochran about the new EC Archives initiative. RUss discusses the rate of release for EC Archives and other choices made concerning the line of books.



NEWS UPDATE: 3/2

TOW SHIPPING LISTS: 2/28 & 3/7
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Due to the NYCC, I wasn't able to post the shipping list for Feb. 28 in a timely fashion, so I'll double it up with this week's list for books shipping next week. So first off, here is the list of books shipping next week on Wednesday, March 7.

Daredevil by Miller and Janson
Omnibus HC due March 7!
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus HC * VARIANT *
EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales Vol. 1 HC
Ex Machina Vol. 5: Smoke Smoke TPB
Exterminators Vol. 2: Insurgency TPB
Ms. Marvel Vol. 2: Civil War MPE HC
Nightwing: Brothers in Blood TPB
Showcase Presents House of Mystery Vol. 2
Spider-Man: Saga of the Sandman TPB
Supergirl: Candor TPB
Thor: Eternals Saga Vol. 2 TPB

And last week's list of books that shipped on February 28:

Essential Peter Parker Vol. 3
Exiles Vol. 14: New Exiles TPB
Fallen Angel Vol. 2 TPB
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man Reborn TPB
Frank Miller's Robocop HC
Jack of Fables Vol. 1: Nearly Great Escape TPB
Marvel Adventures Avengers Vol. 2: Mischief Digest
Modern Masters Vol. 11: Charles Vess SC
New Avengers Vol. 5: Civil War MPE HC
Showcase Presents Green Lantern Vol. 2
Spider-Woman: Origin TPB
Stan Lee Meets HC



NEWS UPDATE: 3/1

NYCC MASTERWORKS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Howdy folks! I'm back from the 2007 New York Comic-Con and am back in the swing of things. Of course, I just now realized that my frantically frenetic self forgot to upload the last news updates I had scratched together before I got behind the wheel for the drive up to New York, so by all means, enjoy a couple news updates that are 9 days old!

But before you catch up on that stuff, make sure to head to THIS THREAD to discuss the identity of the June Masterworks, announced at our Masterworks dinner with editor Cory Sedlmeier and now revealed to you faithful fans!

More news updates in the coming days...there's lots to catch up on!



NEWS UPDATE: 2/20

BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE VOLUME 3 TO BE PUBLISHED AS HARDCOVER
Posted at 12:15 AM by gormuu

From DC:

"BATMAN: BLACK & WHITE VOLUME 3 (FEB070258), which was solicited as a trade paperback, instead will be published as a hardcover. This item may be ordered under the item code above, and is scheduled to arrive in stores on May 16 with a cover price of $24.99 U.S. Retailers may adjust orders on this title through its Final Order Cutoff date of April 12."


ERIK LARSEN ON CAPTAIN VICTORY/SILVER STAR TPBS

Posted at 12:15 AM by gormuu

Over at his ONE FAN'S OPINIONS column at CBR, artist and Kirby-lover Erik Larsen discusses his involvement in the upcoming trade paperback releases of Jack's last major comic book works: Pacific Comics' Captain Victory and Silver Star. Read the whole thing and you'll learn about some of the difficulties Erik has with restoring and recoloring this material.


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 12:15 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, February 21.

I'm getting ready to head up to the NYCC, so I don't have the requisite time necessary to comb through this week's listings and note particular highlights, but if there's a title you're interested, check out the message boards and see if there is any discussion going on about it...or start your own thread to inquire if the material is worth your time or not!

Here's the list of highlights from TOW's list of books:

Annihilation Book 1 HC
Birds of Prey: Perfect Pitch TPB
Catwoman: The Replacements TPB
Checkmate Vol. 1: A Kings Game 1 TPB
Danger Girl: Back In Black TPB
Justice Vol. 2 HC
Kamandi Archives Vol. 2
Marvel 1602 HC
MM Vol. 74: Daredevil
Daredevil Masterworks Vol. 4
She-Hulk Vol. 4: Laws of Attraction TPB
Teen Titans: Titans Around the World TPB
Universe X Vol. 2 TPB * New Printing *
X-Factor: Longest Night TPB
X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David Vol. 2 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 2/16

UPDATE: ABSOLUTE STARDUST? NOPE!
Posted at 5:35 PM by gormuu

Gaiman and Vess' Stardust HC
Deluxe HC due May 2!
Hot off the wires from informed sources: Ixnay on the Absoluteway Arduststay!

For those of you not up on your Pig Latin, that means that the News Update directly below this one (the one that asks the question "Absolute Stardust?") has an answer, and the answer is: "NO!"

According to sources, there is not an Absolute Stardust in the offing from DC. As I suspected when Neil Gaiman first mentioned it on his blog, there has been confusion among Stardust creators over the brand of the hardcover currently in development. Both Neil and Charles Vess have referred to the upcoming NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS' STARDUST HC as an Absolute Edition in their respective discussions about the forthcoming new edition, but there is NOT an Absolute Edition on the way.

What we are getting is what was solicited a couple months ago: a deluxe hardcover presentation with plenty of bonus material that will be included (exactly what Charles was referring to in the Newsarama article, linked below). Furthermore, I'm told that this bonus material will NOT be included in any later softcover editions.

So let there be no confusion: there is a Stardust HC coming out (currently scheduled for May 2) and that is the ONLY hardcover in the offing from DC. There is no Absolute Edition in development. Those who pre-ordered can rest easy.


ABSOLUTE STARDUST?

Posted at 12:25 PM by gormuu

A couple weeks ago on his blog, Neil Gaiman dropped word that they were preparing an Absolute Edition for his Stardust collaboration with Charles Vess. I thought that peculiar because DC is releasing a Deluxe HC of Stardust IN MAY. (Perhaps you've already pre-ordered this book!) I chalked it up to Neil Gaiman getting his hardcover brand names confused, but according to a recent interview in a TwoMorrow's Modern Masters devoted to him (which you can read excerpts of at NEWSARAMA), artist Vess once again mentioned that an Absolute Edition of Stardust is being worked on.

I'll try to get to the bottom of the two different hardcover editions and report back what I find out! (Of course, at this time, there is no word on when an Absolute Stardust would be scheduled for release....)

(Hat tip to Peter Svensson!)


FANTAGRAPHICS TO COLLECT POGO IN HC!

Posted at 12:25 PM by gormuu

The Complete Pogo
First volume of an 11-volume HC set!
Modeled it after their successful line of Complete Peanuts HCs, Fantagraphics is set to begin a series of hardcovers reprinting the entire run of Walt Kelly's Pogo strip. According to Fantagraphics:

"Fantagraphics Books is pleased to announce that it has acquired the rights to publish a comprehensive series comprising Walt Kelly's classic POGO comic strip. The first volume of Fantagraphics' POGO will appear in October, 2007, and the series will run approximately 12 volumes, reproducing roughly two years of dailies and Sundays per volume.

Each Pogo volume will be designed by Jeff Smith, the award-winning cartoonist and creator of the Bone graphic novel, and a lifelong admirer of Walt Kelly."

For the complete press release, visit THIS LINK at the Fantagraphics site, and to discuss the news with fellow Pogo fans, visit the CRISIS FORUM!

(Hat tip to Mark Evanier's NEWS FROM ME site!)



NEWS UPDATE: 2/14

KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL. 2 MOVES UP A WEEK!
Posted at 11:50 AM by gormuu

The release date for Kamandi Archives Vol. 2 moves from February 28 to February 21! Thus, we're having to adjust the end time for our KAMANDI CONTEST, so make sure you get your entry in before the deadline!


ETERNALS HC COUPON EXPIRES TOMORROW

Posted at 11:50 AM by gormuu

Be sure to visit the COUPON CODE page to take advantage of the coupon for Eternals by Neil Gaiman HC which expires tomorrow!


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 11:50 AM by gormuu

Ghost Rider DVD-ROM
Every GR comic from 1973-2006!
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping this week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, February 14.

First, a correction from last week's TOW shipping list: EC Archives: Tales From the Crypt Vol. 1 did not ship last week, but ships this week instead. Sometimes it takes a little extra time for the undead to crawl out of their graves and onto your bookshelves!

One of the biggest releases this week isn't even a book, but another DVD-ROM. This time, it's complete recounting of Ghost Rider, with the set promising to collect "every Ghost Rider comic book ever printed covering over 33 years, from September 1973 through December 2006." It includes all Annuals, letters pages, bullpen bulletins....the complete contents of each comic, in other words!

But for those who like their classic funnybooks as, well...as books, look no further than Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 1, a 544-page collection that starts with Adventure #260. DC also offers up Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB, a 208-page color trade paperback that reprints more great Batman stories.

Finally, after a few week's delay, Marvel sends to stores the fourth volume in their MPE Classic Library, Spider-Man: The Death of the Stacys, which reprints Amazing Spider-Man #88-92 and #121-122. And for fans of Marvel's line of Classic Trades, there's Excalibur Classic Vol. 3: Crosstime Caper Book 1 TPB, which reprints more of the Claremont/Davis era of Excalibur, the first half of the much-loved Crosstime Caper storyline!

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB
Beyond HC
EC Archives: Tales of the Crypt Vol. 1 HC
Excalibur Classic Vol. 3: Crosstime Caper Book 1 TPB
Franklin Richards: Lab Brat Digest
Ghost Rider DVD-ROM
Little Lulu Vol. 14: Queen Lulu TPB
Marvel Legacy 1990s Handbook
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere TPB
Nextwave Agents of HATE Vol. 1: This Is What They Want TPB
Showcase Presents Aquaman Vol. 1 TPB
Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys MPE Classic HC
MPE Classic Vol. 4: Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys HC
Superman: Camelot Falls HC



NEWS UPDATE: 2/13

DC/MARVEL SOLICITS FOR MAY
Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

Here are the collected editions solicits for the Big 2 publishers for May 2007:

DC MAY '07

MARVEL MAY '07

The release schedule on the left sidebar has been updated to reflect May solicits.



NEWS UPDATE: 2/12

FANTASY BASEBALL 2007: SIGN UP TIME!
Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

The time will soon be upon us for another year of Fantasy Baseball, and MarvelMasterworks.com will carry on with our third year of having a league formed from our fellow comics fans. We have a few slots open for new players, so if you're interested, visit THIS THREAD at the BLAMMO! boards and express interest, or send me a private email.

To take part, it will require a basic knowledge of Yahoo fantasy baseball, the will to see your team through the whole year no matter if you're winning or losing, and a good spirit of cooperation and fun with your fellow players. It also helps if you know a little thing or to about fantasy baseball so you can give some good competition!

And about money, the league entry fee is $35, payable before Opening Day of the season. This amount includes the cost of buying premium league status from yahoo for the whole league (which will include stat tracker and other goodies) plus an outlay of prizes for league champions, which includes discounted Masterworks and Archives from league sponsor Tales of Wonder!

Play ball!



NEWS UPDATE: 2/7

MAY MASTERWORKS MADNESS: HULK VOL. 4!
Posted at 8:50 PM by gormuu

Don't let the Greenskin Goliath be the first to tell you: it's his turn again with a May Masterworks that will be Vol. 4 in the series of Hulk volumes! For more details, visit the PREVIEW PAGE for Marvel's 78th Masterworks edition, all prettied up just for you on this otherwise boring Wednesday night!


KIRBY: KING OF COMICS

Posted at 8:55 AM by gormuu

Mark Evanier makes an official announcement about his forthcoming "King-sized" Jack Kirby biography at his NEWS FROM ME blog. The upshot is that there will be two editions: the first, which is slated for October this year, will be published by Harry N. Abrams, and will be a general overview of Jack's career. Some time after that, a "Galactus-sized" bio will be released that will bring out all the tiny details about the man and his career that us Kirby-philes want to read about! Click on the link for more detail about Mark's exciting project!



NEWS UPDATE: 2/2

MORE NEW DC TITLES: WILDSTORM/VERTIGO/SPIRIT VOL. 22
Posted at 3:55 PM by gormuu

DC has issued another preliminary schedule of forthcoming Vertigo and Wildstorm collected editions, plus Spirit Archives Vol. 22, due in August. For the complete list, check out THIS THREAD at the DC Forum!


SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

Nexus Archives Vol. 5 HC
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, February 7.

Steve Rude and Mike Baron's storied Nexus run continues its collection in Dark Horse's Nexus Archives Vol. 5 HC, while DC Wildstorm collects all 8-issues of the John Ripley/Georges Jeanty mini-series The American Way TPB. Also from DC are a trio of classic material in trade paperback: Batman Year One Deluxe Edition SC finally reaches stores, reprinting the entire Frank Miller and David Mazuchelli Batman tale that was upgraded in "Deluxe Edition" HC last year. There's also another JSA volume to look forward to, with the 224-page Justice Society Vol. 2 TPB, reprinting All-Star Comics #68-74 and Adventure Comics #461-466. Finally, Superman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB reprints Action Comics #14-20 and Superman #2-3 from the pages of DC's Archives series!

Marvel releases their first key Civil War trade with the Civil War: Road to Civil War TPB, reprinting Avengers: The Illuminati one-shot, Fantastic Four #536-537 and Amazing Spider-Man #529-531. If you want to start out your CW reading experience, this is a pretty good one to do it with. Marvel also publishes Essential Ms. Marvel Vol. 1, reprinting the entire 24-issue run of Carol Danver's '70s series plus Marvel Super-Heroes Magazine #10-11.

And finally, the long delayed Tales From the Crypt Archives Vol. 2 HC crawls out of the mausoleum, continuing Gemstone's new line of EC titles in deluxe, color, hardcover editions!

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Alter Ego #65
American Way TPB
Batman Year One Deluxe TPB
Civil War: Road to Civil War TPB
Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born #1
DMZ Vol. 2: Body of a Journalist TPB
EC: Tales From the Crypt Archives Vol. 1 HC
Essential Ms. Marvel Vol. 1
Ghost Rider Team-Up TPB
Iron Man: Execute Program TPB
Justice Society Vol. 2 TPB
Nexus Archives Vol. 5 HC
Star Wars Rebellion Vol. 1: My Brother My Enemy TPB
Superman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB


DC COMICS ROLLS OUT NEW DC UNIVERSE COLLECTIONS FOR SUMMER 2007

Posted at 12:30 PM by gormuu

A recent DC release offers up a litany of collected editions that will be rolled out over this summer. The list is pretty huge, and as always with these lists, it's preliminary information (especially the release dates!) The list has been posted at the DC FORUM so get your DC-lovin' booty over there and see if there's something you're going to want!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/31

ETERNALS/CIVIL WAR COUPON CODES...KAMANDI CONTEST!
Posted at 7:20 PM by gormuu

Kamandi Archives Vol. 2
In stores February 28
Attention: the 10% off TOW sale price coupon for a range of Civil War collected editions expires later tonight, so rush on over to the COUPON/CONTEST PAGE and see if the offer is something you'd like to take advantage of! There's also a brand new coupon code for the Eternals by Neil Gaiman HC coming out in April, an oversized hardcover reprinting all seven issues of the Gaiman/Romita, Jr. extravaganza!

Finally, there's a contest currently raging on the DC Forum around the Kamandi Archives Vol. 2 "Back Four" covers, so that's another thing you don't want to miss out on. All you gotta do to enter is give your best guess at what four covers will adorn the back cover of the Archives volume! It's that easy!

For more details, check out the link above, and it might also be a good idea to bookmark the page for future reference.



NEWS UPDATE: 1/29

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 2:20 PM by gormuu

Atlas Era Heroes Vol. 1
In stores January 31
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, January 31.

Hey, kids! It's Captain America, Human Torch, Sub-Mariner and Marvel Boy in the first Atlas Heroes Masterworks Vol. 1, which reprints all of the early '50s Marvel Boy stories plus each issue of Young Men that revived Timely's Big Three for '50s commie-fighting fun! Be sure to check out the PREVIEW PAGE for Atlas Heroes Vol. 1 for more details about the book, including tons of great art!

Also from Marvel, get more of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's stellar run on Astonishing X-Men, reprinting AXM #13-18 in Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn TPB. Two series previously available in MPE HC format make their debut in TPB: Defenders: Indefensible TPB by Giffen, Maguire and DeMatteis, and Iron Man: Extremis TPB, by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov. Finally, Essential Ghost Rider Vol. 2 picks up where the first one left off right in time for the movie!

Grant Morrison's 2005-2006 epic from DC finally sees its conclusion in TPB, with Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 4. And Image finally gets Coyote Vol. 4 TPB out to stores, reprinting Coyote #9-12.

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn TPB
Batman: Secrets TPB
Coyote Vol. 4 TPB
Defenders: Indefensible TPB
Doom Patrol Vol. 5: Magic Bus TPB
Essential Ghost Rider Vol. 2
Hellboy Animated Vol. 1: Black Wedding Dress TPB
Ion Vol. 1: The Torchbearer TPB
Iron Man: Extremis TPB
MM Vol. 73: Atlas Era Heroes Vol. 1
Atlas Era Heroes Masterworks Vol. 1
Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 4 TPB
Stuart Moore's Para TPB
Superman: Back in Action TPB
XIII TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 1/25

NATIONAL GORILLA SUIT DAY ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Posted at 8:40 AM by gormuu

As many of you know, without Jack Kirby, there likely would not be a website like this one, and certainly not one made by me. One thing we like to do over here is link to Mark Evanier's newsfromme.com website, especially when there is information about Jack and his career or discussion about other comics creators and the history of comics. Mark has also chimed in at the board forums from time to time to respond to various topics where he can lend his expert opinion. He and his site are a trove of information and news that, if you care about comics, you'll want to bookmark right now and read on a regular basis.

But now the important stuff: according to Mark, who keeps up with these things, January 31st is National Gorilla Suit Day. I had never heard of this holiday before visiting Mark's site, and frankly, I was kinda skeptical that a) this holiday was anything more than a figment of his mind and b) that it was even something that was popularly celebrated. A few new facts have caused me to reconsider and so here's what I'm doing: I'm going to reclaim my gorilla suit from a friend that I had loaned it to last year for a wedding (he was the best man; I've been putting off reclaiming my suit for too long!) I'm gonna get my gorilla suit back from him and wear the damned thing come next Thursday and see what happens on the big holiday.

I've already called all my friends and family to tell them about National Gorilla Suit Day, including my beloved mom and dad. They bought me my first gorilla suit as a reward after I graduated kindergarten. They've assured me they're going to wear their gorilla suits come the 31st, though I think my dad was wearing his when he was last painting the barn out back and has to take it in for a professional cleaning. (Hint: you want your gorilla suit looking good on National Gorilla Suit Day!) So dig your gorilla suit out of the closet and wear it loud and proud on National Gorilla Suit Day! Tell yourself it's time to be cool...and in a gorilla suit....at the same time!

(I feel really bad that I'm so late in putting up this announcement because I was in Florida all last week and away from my home computer; it's only a week until the big day. I feel really bad because, already, bananas are disappearing from store shelves in anticipation of the holiday. All they had at my local Kroger were plantains, but as any self-respecting gorilla will tell you, a plantain is something, but it ain't no banana!)



NEWS UPDATE: 1/24

DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS PREVIEW: VARIANT COVER
Posted at 7:10 PM by gormuu

And now, a preview image of the variant cover for February's Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus, quite different in tone from the regular edition show in a previous news update. This image includes both the front cover and the spine:

(Click on image to open up full display in a new window.)

An important thing to note is that this is an image of both the dustjacket and the book casing (the cover of the actual book). The black section is the dustjacket, which will wrap around the bottom edge of the book and is set against the top half of the book casing which is a deep blood red.

Both editions ship the same day in February (the 28th) and both have the same list price and contents, natch! Coming out two weeks after Daredevil Masterworks Vol. 4, it's a good month to be a DD fan!

To discuss the Daredevil Omnibus, as well as to see more preview images, visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/23

DAREDEVIL BY MILLER & JANSON OMNIBUS PREVIEW
Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

The editor of the upcoming Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus HC, Mark Beazley, forwarded me some cool new images to show it off. First up is the front cover of the regular edition: click on the image and it will open up in a new window, in larger detail and with the nice design developed for the spine.

Besides reprinting the entirety of the Miller/Janson Daredevil canon, the Omnibus will include a boatload of bonus material, all of it culled from material generated at the same time the legendary duo was knocking out page after page of DD. For instance, an interview with Frank and Klaus conducted by Peter Sanderson, topped off with a Fred Hembeck cartoon, no less!

Marvel has also rounded up all the color guides used for Daredevil #90 and will be reprinting them in their entirety.

Thanks to Marvel for sharing these images with us, and we'll be sure to pass on more information on this volume as it gets closer to publication!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/19

SHIPPING NEXT WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 2:20 PM by gormuu

Warlock Masterworks Vol. 1
In stores January 24
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, January 24.

It's finally here! Marvel's first foray into the Bronze Age of '70s era comics in Masterworks (not counting Uncanny X-Men, natch!) It's a new line, featuring a new character, with the new attitude of the swingin' seventies: Warlock Masterworks Vol. 1, which reprints Marvel Premiere #1-2, Warlock #1-8 and Incredible Hulk #176-178, a crossover event that concluded the pre-Starlin era of Warlock in ol' Purple Pants title! Hot on the heels of last week's Green Lantern Archives Vol. 6, this volume gives you another side of artist Gil Kane's stories comics' career, but this time with one of Marvel's earliest cosmic heroes.

Another collection of '70s classics comes to stores in Chronicles of Conan Vol. 11: Dance of the Skull TPB, which reprints more Thomas/Buscema Conan stories in this line of Dark Horse trades (in this case, Conan #82-90).

Civil War watchers out there will want to note X-Factor: Life and Death Matters MPE HC, which reprints X-Factor #7-12, including the two Civil War crossover issues.

Finally, the highlights include DC's first Showcase volume for their Silver Age team-up book in Showcase Presents Brave and the Bold Team-Ups Vol. 1, which reprints Brave and the Bold #59, 64, 67, 69-71 and #74-87.

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Chronicles of Conan Vol. 11: Dance of the Skull TPB
JSA Classified: Honor Among Thieves TPB
Kid Kosmos OGN (Starlin)
Legend of Grimjack Vol. 6 TPB
Lucifer Vol. 11: Evensong TPB
Warlock Masterworks Vol. 1
MM Vol. 72: Warlock
Marvel Romance Redux: Another Kind of Love TPB
Marvel Team-Up Vol. 4: Freedom Ring TPB
Red Sonja/Claw the Unconcquered: Devil's Hands TPB
Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Team-Ups Vol. 1
Ultimate Annuals Vol. 2 TPB
Wolverine/Black Cat: Claws HC
World Below TPB (Paul Chadwick)
X-Factor: Life and Death Matters MPE HC


LATE COLLECTED EDITIONS FROM MARVEL

Posted at 2:20 PM by gormuu

Updating the status of a couple collected editions from Marvel:

• Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys MPE Classic HC pushed back from 1/24 to 2/14

• Powers Vol. 2 HC pushed back to 2/14



NEWS UPDATE: 1/16

MARVEL SOLICITS FOR APRIL
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Here is the list of collected editions for April 2007 coming from Marvel:

MARVEL APRIL '07

A few books have that have already been discussed on this site and our board forums are finally solicited, including Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1, Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 4, the Agents of Atlas HC, and several of the Civil War trade configurations, but there are a few more surprises in the list, so check it out!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/15

DC SOLICITS FOR APRIL
Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

Check out DC's list of collected editions for April 2007:

DC APRIL '07

Included are the 396-page, done-in-one Golden Age Dr. Fate Archives (finally!), a third volume of Batman Chronicles, and a couple Showcase volumes including Flash and The War That Time Forgot!


LATEST AMAZON DUMP/CONFIRMATIONS FROM MARVEL

Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

Lots o' links have been flooding in from the most recent Amazon dump. Check 'em out at THIS LINK to the Marvel forums, where discussion is underway.

I have been able to confirm a few of the titles that are on the Amazon dump with Marvel, including:

• Avengers Assemble Vol. 5, which will reprint Avengers #41-56, Annual 2001
• Punisher War Journal Vol. 1: Civil War MPE HC (not TPB)
• Fantastic Four: The End MPE HC (not TPB)

There's plenty more there to salivate over (including a super-cool Inhumans/FF trade and a Killraven HC), so head to the link, pronto!


DARK HORSE OFFERS CASPER COLLECTION IN JUNE

Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

Over at NEWSARAMA there is word of a 480-page, Essentials style collection reprinting the best of the original Casper comics from Harvey, starting in 1952 through the mid-60s. Look for it June 20 (although it is Dark Horse, so expect some kind of delay!)



NEWS UPDATE: 1/14

SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS THIS SUMMER
Posted at 11:20 AM by gormuu

Amazon has just posted catalogue information about a SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS that is slated for this summer. Usually, Amazon listings should be met with some degree of skepticism, but this one is legit! Marvel will produce two Omnibus volumes to go along with this summer's Fantastic Four movie (that would be Surfer and FF Vol. 2, natch!), and since the movie aims to make a star of ol' Norrin Radd, it makes the ideal time to send an Omnibus with his earliest material to market. It will reprint Silver Surfer #1-18, currently being remastered and restored by Masterworks editor Cory Sedlmeier to bring it up to today's Masterworks standards. Here's a sample image from the upcoming Omnibus:

And speaking of the FF VOL. 2 OMNIBUS, it will reprint Fantastic Four #31-60 and FF Annual #2-4, and is also being restored from the ground up by Cory and his Masterworks restoration team.

These two Omnibus volumes will bring back to print the contents of both Silver Surfer Masterworks Vol. 1-2 and Fantastic Four Vol. 4-6, thus paving the way for the eventual reissue of the Masterworks!

Both Omnibus editions will feature a regular edition with cover art from the era, as well as a variant edition with a modern take by one of today's top artists. More definitive information on both volumes will follow in future Current News updates!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/13

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Cover to Green Lantern #46
Reprinted in GL Archives Vol. 6
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, January 17.

This week's big release is DC's Green Lantern Archives Vol. 6, which reprints Green Lantern #39-47, which brings us more classic Silver Age Gil Kane stories! (More Flash Archives now, DC?) DC also delivers a couple trades to fill in the schedule around GL: Superman: Emperor Joker TPB, which reprints Superman #160-161, Adventures of Superman #582-583, Superman: Man of Steel #104-105, Action Comics #769-770 and the Emperor Joker one-shot; and Batman Year One Hundred TPB, which reprints the four-issue Paul Pope mini-series (plus the "Berlin Batman" short by Pope that was in Batman Chronicles #11).

Devil's Due finally delivers GI Joe Snake-Eyes Declassified HC to comic stores, and Marvel also ships another late book: Storm HC in Marvel Premiere Edition format, reprinting the six-issue mini-series by urban romance novelist Eric Jerome Dickey, which recounts the early days of Storm and Black Panther's relationship.

Marvel also dishes out a couple oversize HCs. First, there is Avengers Assemble Vol. 4 HC, a highly-anticipated continuation of the Kurt Busiek era of Avengers. It reprints a nice block of Avengers stories, including Avengers #35-40, Annuals 2000-2001, Avengers: The Ultron Imperative and the mini-series Maximum Security #1-3 plus Dangerous Planet one-shot. With lots of great art by Alan Davis, Steve Epting, Ian Churchill and John Romita, Jr., the AA series of HCs shows the Avengers at their best before Disassembled.

And the other oversize HC is what will likely be the last Marvel Visionaries HC, at least for a while, as announced on the Marvel Forum by Marvel VP David Gabriel. At least the last one includes a true Marvel Visionary, the great John Buscema!

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Avengers Assemble Vol. 4 HC
Batman Year One Hundred TPB
Darkness Vol. 5 TPB
Essential X-Factor Vol. 2
GI Joe Snake-Eyes Declassified HC
Green Lantern Archives Vol. 6
Iron Ghost: Geist Reich TPB
Liberty Meadows Vol. 4: Cold Cold Heart TPB
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 5 Digest
Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema HC
Silencers TPB
Storm MPE HC * direct market *
Storm MPE HC * book market variant *
Superman: Emperor Joker TPB
Testament Vol. 2: West of Eden TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 1/11

CONTENTS FOR AGENTS OF ATLAS HC
Posted at 12:00 PM by gormuu

Fans of Marvel's '50s era will want to keep an eye on the upcoming MPE HC featuring the recent Agents of Atlas six-issue mini-series by Jeff Parker and Leonard Kirk. Along with the mini, the book will reprint the main character's first (and sometimes only) appearance from the Atlas Era of comics! This includes:

• Jimmy Woo and Yellow Claw, from Yellow Claw #1: "The Coming of Yellow Claw", 7 pages

• Human Robot from Menace #11: "I, the Robot", 5 pages

• Venus from Venus #1: "Venus Comes to Earth", 10 pages

• Namora from Marvel Mystery #82: "The Coming of Namora", 12 pages

• Marvel Boy from Marvel Boy #1: "Marvel Boy and the Lost World", 12 pages

• Gorilla Man from Men's Adventures #26: "Gorilla Man", 6 pages

It will also include a complete reprint of What If #9, "What If the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950s?"


ANYBODY GOT MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #20?

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

Marvel is looking for a scan of a house ad for USA Comics from Marvel Mystery Comics #20 to include in the upcoming USA Comics Masterworks Vol. 1! If you can contribute a high-res scan of the house ad, visit THIS THREAD for more details! Thanks!


MARVEL: "XIII, COMPLETE AND UNCUT"

Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

XIII TPB
Cover to Vol. 1 TPB, due January 31
From Marvel:

"In 1984, a graphic novel by the name of XIII was released to a French-reading audience. Written by Jean van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance with a story similar to Robert Ludlum's THE BOURNE IDENTITY, XIII soon established itself as a fantastic adventure full of twists and turns as readers followed the travels of a man who had no memory of who he was or what he had done. XIII has since become one of Europe's most popular comics, selling over 16 million copies and enjoying a regular print run of around 550,000 copies per book with additional printings in 15 different languages.

Yet despite XIII's massive popularity, the series has never been fully translated into English for an American audience… until now.

Dabel Brothers Production, in partnership with Marvel Comics, recently announced that it will resume plans to release the series in graphic novel format beginning with the first volume on January 31, 2007.

'We're very excited to finally be releasing an English language version of the entire story of XIII,' said Les Dabel, COO of Dabel Brothers Production. 'Anyone who's read the story in its original French knows that the story of XIII rivals some of the best thriller novels and movies out there, and it's especially unique because it was created specifically for the comic book medium rather than being adapted from outside source material.'

And, by popular demand, the graphic novel will contain the original art of William Vance with no censorship whatsoever."

For more details on the XIII TPB, including images from inside the book, visit THIS THREAD at the Marvel Forum.



NEWS UPDATE: 1/9

COUPON CODE: CIVIL WAR TRADES AT TOW!
Posted at 11:00 AM by gormuu

This month's coupon is for 10% off TOW's sale price on the Civil War trades listed in Marvel's March solicits! The coupon code is "civilwar" (single case, no space). Check out the CONTEST/COUPONS page for more details on using the code.

The five collections that are part of the March solicits includes the main Civil War trade and the following:

CIVIL WAR: Reprints Civil War #1-7
CIVIL WAR: FANTASTIC FOUR: Reprints Fantastic Four #538-543
CIVIL WAR: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #532-538
CIVIL WAR: THUNDERBOLTS: Reprints Thunderbolts #101-105
CIVIL WAR: YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS Reprints Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4

So if you're looking to add these to your collection, I hope the coupon codes make it that much easier! The coupons expire at the end of January.



NEWS UPDATE: 1/7

IRON MAN MASTERWORKS VOL. 4 IN APRIL!
Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Ol' Shellhead gets a fourth Masterworks volume, due in April, that carries us all the way through his Tales of Suspense run and into his main title! For more details, including cover images of the variant and regular edition, visit the preview page for IRON MAN VOL. 4. Then head on over to the MARVEL FORUMS to discuss it with your Iron-Buddies!


YEAR-END INTERVIEW WITH CORY

Posted at 1:00 PM by gormuu

Freshly formatted for the website, here is a link to our interview with Masterworks editor Cory Sedlmeier, a great way to close out 2006: LINK HERE!



NEWS UPDATE: 1/6

GOLDEN AGE USA VOL. 1 PREVIEW PAGE UPDATE!
Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

A couple new items to note that are updated in the PREVIEW PAGE for Golden Age USA Masterworks Vol. 1. First up is the addition of the cover designs for the regular and variant edition, now complete and shared with this site straight from Marvel! Check out this variant cover for good ol' USA Vol. 1:

Nifty, huh? A larger image can be seen at the preview page; just click on the image and it will pop up.

Another thing to note is the updated credits for the volume. Doc Vassalo has done great work for Marvel ascertaining creator credits so that the Masterworks accurately reflect who did what in creating this rare material. I've got a list up on the site that corrects a few errors previously noted in crediting some of the material. Don't forget - GA USA Masterworks ships late March!


2006 SURVEY RESULTS LIVE!

Posted at 11:30 PM by gormuu

You might have participated in the 2006 Masterworks Survey and want to see the results! Well, I sure would! Take a trip through the numbers we crunched over at THIS LINK and see where your favorite comics wound up on the survey lists!


SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER

Posted at 3:20 PM by gormuu

New Mutants #15, reprinted in New Mutants Classic Vol. 2 TPB
Here's the list of books you might be interested in that start shipping next week from Tales of Wonder, on Wednesday, January 10.

Marvel offers two full-color trade paperbacks in their "Classic" brand this week: New Mutants Classic Vol. 2 TPB is a 232-page collection that reprints New Mutants #8-17, which introduces Magma to the team and includes the first appearance of Warpath and Emma Frost's Hellions (and also sets the stage for the Sienkiewicz run to begin in Vol. 3!) Plus, Champions Classic Vol. 2 TPB is the second of two trades to reprint the out-of-left-field era of late '70s Champions comics, including Champions #12-17, Iron Man Annual #4, Avengers #163, Super-Villain Team-Up #14 and Peter Parker #17-18. This trade features some mighty fine John Byrne artwork, and the latter issues of Champions really was where the title was getting warmed up right before it was cancelled.

Also, TOW is getting their allotment of the variant edition of GA All-Winners Masterworks Vol. 2, so if you pre-ordered that one, look for it to start shippong on the 10th.

DC's big release next week is Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 2, which reprints JLA #17-36.

Here's a look at the rest of the highlights from TOW's list of books:

Champions Classic Vol. 2 TPB
Cyberforce Vol. 1 TPB
Fallen Angel Vol. 2: Down To Earth TPB
Fantastic Four: Books of Doom TPB
Forgotten Realms Dark Elf Trilogy Vol. 3: Sojourn HC
Ghost Rider Vol. 1: Vicious Cycle TPB
Majestic Vol. 3: The Final Cut TPB
MM Vol. 71: Golden Age All-Winners
New Mutants Classic Vol. 2 TPB
Rex Mundi Vol. 2: The River Underground TPB
Showcase Presents Justice League of America Vol. 2
Transformers Generations Vol. 1 TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 1/5

SHIPPING THIS WEEK FROM TALES OF WONDER
Posted at 12:20 AM by gormuu

Here's the list of books you might be interested in that started shipping yesterday from Tales of Wonder, on Thursday, January 4.

It's been a crazy couple weeks for me, so I wasn't able to update the list of books shipping this week in a timely fashion...but better late than never:

Complete Ballad of Halo Jones SC * new printing *
Complete Clive Barker The Thief of Always HC
Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven TPB
Ghost Rider: The Road to Damnation TPB
Hedge Knight MPE HC * book trade variant *
Hellshock Definitive Edition Vol. 1 HC
Iron Man: Armor Wars TPB * new edition *
Jack Staff Vol. 3: Echoes of Tomorrow TPB
JSA Vol. 12: Ghost Stories TPB
Manhunter Vol. 2: Trial By Fire TPB
Neil Gaiman Reader SC
Outsiders: The Good Fight TPB
Star Trek Comics Classics Vol 4 Return Of The Worthy TPB
Ultimate X-Men Vol. 15: Magical TPB



NEWS UPDATE: 1/1

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007!
Posted at 12:30 AM by gormuu

Best wishes to everyone for 2007, and I hope it's the best one ever for you! And for anyone with a New Year's Resolution to get back into shape, here's a tip from ol' Gormuu. The best workout program I know is to.....

KIRBYCISE!!!!


And here are more links to News Archives past:

NEWS FROM 2006 ARCHIVE

NEWS FROM 2005 ARCHIVE

NEWS FROM 2004 ARCHIVE

NEWS FROM 2003 ARCHIVE

NEWS FROM 2002 ARCHIVE

NEWS FROM 2001 ARCHIVE

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