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[QUOTE=Brian;5704239]I'd guess the Talon trade has the intention of capitalising on Tynion's name (which is why it's branded as Talon by Tynion). I wonder will that still be the case now that Tynion is no longer exclusive with DC and leaving all his work for hire stuff with them.[/QUOTE]
Is his name that big now? I knew he's a higher profile writer than when he wrote Talon but I didn't think he was that big. Good for him though.
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Rod Keith over on MMW posted some pics of the long delayed but finally coming out "Batman: Brave & The Bold Bronze Age Omnibus 3"
[url]https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/marvelmasterworksfansite/dc-s-new-golden-silver-bronze-age-collections-t29368-s5360.html#p1367519[/url]
Glad to see this one finally materialize!
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[QUOTE=Brian;5704239]I'd guess the Talon trade has the intention of capitalising on Tynion's name (which is why it's branded as Talon by Tynion). I wonder will that still be the case now that Tynion is no longer exclusive with DC and leaving all his work for hire stuff with them.[/QUOTE]
I would suspect so. Geoff Johns - and more recently, Scott Snyder - still sell very well in the collections department, even though they're not DC exclusive.
While I would say Tynion's star never rose quite as high as either of theirs during his DC tenure, he's still got a lot of hits under his belt at this point.
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[QUOTE=SJNeal;5699001]With the 4th and final Byrne collection coming soon, I'd like to think someone at DC is formulating a plan for the next round of collections... but I also know not to get my hopes up. ;)[/QUOTE]
I really hope we get that gap closed. I'm reading through the Byrne hardcovers now -- my first time with these stories -- and loving them. I have the Exile and D&R omnis as well. I'd love to be able to do a massive read straight through.
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Interesting that DC appears to be done with Geoff Johns' JSA and Green Lantern TPBs - stopping at volume 4 of each. The Vol 4s came out a year ago with no Vol 5 in sight.
Waid's Flash is on Vol 8, but they just give up on the Johns' runs?
Very disappointing.
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[QUOTE=Destro777;5706202]Interesting that DC appears to be done with Geoff Johns' JSA and Green Lantern TPBs - stopping at volume 4 of each. The Vol 4s came out a year ago with no Vol 5 in sight.
Waid's Flash is on Vol 8, but they just give up on the Johns' runs?
Very disappointing.[/QUOTE]
People weren't buying them, as those interested already had the Omnis.
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[QUOTE=slop101;5706387]People weren't buying them, as those interested already had the Omnis.[/QUOTE]
See thats what I dont get. Marvel releases Omnis all the time but then re-releases that material in Epic Collection TPB format. Unless Marvel just sells more books and has more interest overall(?) - Im not a numbers person. Im just not a fan of bulky 1500 page hardcovers.
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[QUOTE=slop101;5706387]People weren't buying them, as those interested already had the Omnis.[/QUOTE]
But someone must have bought at least the first three TPB's. Otherwise there wouldn't have been a second, third and fourth one.
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[QUOTE=shaboo;5706837]But someone must have bought at least the first three TPB's. Otherwise there wouldn't have been a second, third and fourth one.[/QUOTE]
Good point.
DC has a habit of stranding TPB runs (Peter David's Aquaman, Shade the Changing Man, Books of Magic ongoing, + plenty of others im forgetting) - but you would think someone on the popularity level of Johns' and his best runs would not fall into that category.
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[QUOTE=shaboo;5706837]But someone must have bought at least the first three TPB's. Otherwise there wouldn't have been a second, third and fourth one.[/QUOTE]
Each one sells less than the previous one, which gets them to a low enough number to not do another.
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[QUOTE=Destro777;5707207]Good point.
DC has a habit of stranding TPB runs (Peter David's Aquaman, Shade the Changing Man, Books of Magic ongoing, + plenty of others im forgetting) - but you would think someone on the popularity level of Johns' and his best runs would not fall into that category.[/QUOTE]
PADs Aquaman and Supergirl still hit me hard. As does Spectre...
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[QUOTE=Vilynne;5708009]PADs Aquaman and Supergirl still hit me hard. As does Spectre...[/QUOTE]
Oh for sure - it sucks when a line is just abandoned. I also remembered Sandman Mystery Theater got dropped a couple volumes in.
Marvel seems to make right on this kinda stuff. Even for the most obscure stuff. For example Man-Thing by Steve Gerber has an omni out collecting the whole run - and had 2 TPB volumes out, needing a 3rd to complete it. It took Marvel 5 years since Vol 2 but they finally printed that 3rd TPB volume this year in 2021. Stuff like that is just amazing for the fanbase. I highly doubt Man-Thing is setting the sales charts on fire in any format - but they found a way to get it all out there. Youre telling me DC cant do the same for Geoff Johns' JSA and Green Lantern?
I wonder if DC could release this stuff at lower print runs - a bit higher cover price, something like that, people who followed the line for so long would buy it - rather than pissing off fans over and over.
Its not all doom and gloom for DC though - I will forever give DC credit for printing the entire Hellblazer run in TPB (just one more volume to go!). This thing has over a decade long release schedule - and they kept the spines the same and kept the Vertigo logo on there even after it changed to Black Label. Pretty impressive.
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Oof, Absolute Swamp Thing by Alan Moore volume 3 was only 2 months away, but now it looks like it's gotten delayed all the way to March 2022. :mad:
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The spines on the Hellblazer have changed, my volume 3-5 all have DC Vertigo on them instead of just Vertigo.
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[QUOTE=Charliemouse;5708727]The spines on the Hellblazer have changed, my volume 3-5 all have DC Vertigo on them instead of just Vertigo.[/QUOTE]
Those are the newer printings.
And if I'm not mistaken, the solicit for Hellblazer vol. 26 has Black Label trade dress, which is going to drive me absolutely insane when I see them all lined up on my shelf.