Did V3 not sell well? I'll be devastated if we don't get V4.
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Did V3 not sell well? I'll be devastated if we don't get V4.
Tom Marchitelli posted some pics on the FB group of the Snyder/Capullo Batman Omnibus that came out today. The full listing is #s 0 to 33, #23.2, and the first two annuals.
Here are the contents pages showing the order everything is published in.
Contents 1.jpgContents 2.jpg
I ordered it because I love Batman and enjoy most of Snyder’s
Earlier Batman work. For me Snyder is better at the on going
Journey than he is in working out the solution for each story:
His stories are told in arcs that can run a chunk of issues and
Be wordy (compared to many 5 minutes single issue stories).
The beautiful art just makes this purchase for me a no brainer.
When Snyder burst onto the scene with both American Vampire and his Tec run (Black Mirror), I couldn’t get enough of his work. But he has certain tics and quirks that you can’t unsee once you notice them (as well as the aforementioned problems with sticking the landing of many of his arcs), so I’ve had trouble reading his stuff for awhile. I feel similarly about his interviews (when discussing whatever work he is promoting, they all tend to be variations of “This is the biggest, craziest, most insane story that’s ever been done, but it’s really personal too”) I can’t praise Capullo’s work in that omni enough though; it’s gorgeous.
But many many folks adore that whole run and rank it highly, so what do I know? If you can get it at a good price, I’m sure you’ll at least enjoy it enough to not feel cheated by the purchase. As for me, nothing he did with Batman ever topped The Black Mirror.
Dick Grayson, what are your thoughts on his current run on JL?
The New Teen Titans Volume 4 Omnibus cover revealed:
Thanks for posting. I'm glad it's consistent with the previous ones.
Received my Batman by Snyder and Capullo today.
This may seem like a silly question but is there a safe way to stretch the spine of a DC Omni w/o damaging it?
I ask b/c this thing does not sit flat. It does not form an "eye" when opened up and the book really has some gutter loss issues.
I was really looking forward to the oversized presentation but after flipping through today, I'm not sure if I want to keep this or just stick with the smaller hardcovers from a few years back.
This is a good primer on how to condition a spine when you first open a big book. As for gutter loss, it depends on how DC bound the book. I don't have it so I can't speak to that one.
Some Absolute Swamp Thing info. Here's an imgur album comparing some new pages (from amazon) to the original art.