Someone mentioned that all DC Deluxe hardcovers are sewn, but the invisibles deluxe sure looks glued.
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Someone mentioned that all DC Deluxe hardcovers are sewn, but the invisibles deluxe sure looks glued.
Agreed on all points. I read the first six issues of the series and dropped it. I really wanted to end it at issue 3, but I gave it an arc. I heard Ann Nocenti took over and since I have never read anything she's written -Daredevil included - that I liked, I didn't bother to pick it up again. Then along comes Lemire. This guy is great. Turned chicken shit into chicken soup (I don't like Shado's new history, but what can you do when you've de-aged Ollie 15-20 years?).
When he left, though, so did I.
But, I'm pretty happy he's taking over Hawkeye. I'll be picking up that book when he starts! Maybe we'll see some of the same bow-slinging themes there that we could have seen with GA.
I don't have a copy of it myself (yet), but it looks like Fables Deluxe Vol 9 has an element of sewn binding to it. Instead of being a block of pages glued to the crash, which is in turn glued to the spine, it looks like there are signatures sewn into the crash (which is still glued to the spine). I think this is how Marvel is doing their OHCs at the moment, but I don't have a copy of Vol 9 yet to do a comparison.
I'll add that Batman Noir: The Long Halloween has great sewn binding. Hopefully this is the start of a trend.
The announced HCs from this months solicitations:
ASTRO CITY: PRIVATE LIVES HC
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Art by BRENT ANDERSON and GRAHAM NOLAN
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On sale MARCH 11 • 176 pg, FC, $24.99 US
In these tales from ASTRO CITY #11-16, get to know the assistant to one of Astro City’s newest and most powerful mystic heroes, the Silver Adept. Plus, we take a look at the Gentleman Bandit as he continues his life of well-dressed crime as a member of the Menagerie Gang, and meet the proprietor of a roadside killer-robot sanctuary and museum. But the Broken Man isn’t done with our town yet, and he spies on both the Dancing Master and Starbright – a teen super hero whose destiny is entwined with that of his greatest foe!
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT UNWRAPPED BY DAVID FINCH
DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by DAVID FINCH, GRANT MORRISON, PAUL JENKINS and JUDD WINICK
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH
On sale MARCH 25 • 288 pg, B&W, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $34.99 US
This fantastic unwrapped collection features tales of the Dark Knight written and pencilled by superstar artist David Finch from the pages of BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1-3, BATMAN: THE RETURN #1 and BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT Vol. 2 #1-7 and 9, all in pencil form.
BATMAN ‘66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET HC
Written by KEVIN SMITH and RALPH GARMAN
Art by TY TEMPLETON
Cover by ALEX ROSS
On sale MARCH 18 • 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
Superstar filmmaker Kevin Smith and actor/comedian Ralph Garman reunite Batman, The Green Hornet, Robin and Kato! But what could force these rivals to join forces? How about the deadly team of General Gumm and The Joker! Don’t miss this hardcover collecting the 6-issue miniseries. Copublished with Dynamite.
BATMAN ADVENTURES: MAD LOVE DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by PAUL DINI and BRUCE TIMM
Art and cover by BRUCE TIMM
On sale MARCH 18 • 96 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875”, $17.99 US
Written and drawn by the masterminds behind Batman: The Animated Series, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, this epic reveals the origins of Harley Quinn as she proves her love to The Joker by trying to eliminate the Dark Knight on her own! Now in a deluxe format with exclusive extras and bonus material!
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED VOL. 1: JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA HC
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MIKE McKONE and JED DOUGHTERTY
Cover by MIKE McKONE
On sale MARCH 4 • 192 pg, FC, $24.99 US
In the aftermath of FOREVER EVIL, Adam Strange is caught up in an adventure across the far reaches of the cosmos that will unite an unexpected team of heroes including Supergirl, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Stargirl, Martian Manhunter and Animal Man – but if they’re on the team, who exactly is Canadian? And don’t miss the debut of the young Canadian hero known as Miiyahbin! It’s all here in stories from JLU #0-4, JUSTICE LEAGUE: FUTURES END #1 and JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED: FUTURES END #1!
OCEAN/ORBITER DELUXE EDITION HC
Written by WARREN ELLIS
Art by COLLEEN DORAN, CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
Cover TBD
On sale MARCH 18 • 264 pg, FC, 7.0625” x 10.875” $29.99 US • MATURE READERS
Two classic science fiction epics written by Warren Ellis are collected together for the first time! In OCEAN #1-6, U.N. weapons inspector Nathan Kane must learn what lies under Europa’s half-mile-thick mantle of ice. And in the original graphic novel ORBITER, a long-missing space shuttle crash lands on Earth to unlock a mystery that will unfold deep in outer space.
ORION BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS EDITION HC
Written by WALTER SIMONSON and others
Art by WALTER SIMONSON, FRANK MILLER, JIM LEE and others
Cover by WALTER SIMONSON
On sale MARCH 25 • 688 pg, FC, $75.00 US
Legendary writer/artist Walter Simonson takes on Jack Kirby’s Fourth World! These tales star the heroes and villains of the Fourth World as Darkseid seeks the Anti-Life Equation and Orion battles to stop him! Collects ORION #1-25 and stories from JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD #9-11 and 13!
SHAZAM!: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS HC
Written by OTTO BINDER, DENNIS O’NEIL, GEOFF JOHNS and others
Art by C.C. BECK, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, GARY FRANK and others
Cover ALEX ROSS
On sale MARCH 4 • 400 pg, FC, $39.99 US
DC Comics celebrates the World’s Mightiest Mortal in this new collection starring Captain Marvel and his extended crimefighting family: Captain Marvel Jr., Mary Marvel, Tawky Tawny and more, plus villains Dr. Sivana, Mr. Mind, Black Adam and others!
SUPERMAN: DOOMED HC
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL, GREG PAK and CHARLES SOULE
Art by AARON KUDER, TONY S. DANIEL, KEN LASHLEY and others
Cover by AARON KUDER
On sale MARCH 25 • 544 pg, FC, $49.99 US
It’s Superman vs. Doomsday as you’ve never seen it before! In this New 52 epic, Superman’s battle against Doomsday is only the beginning, as the Man of Steel becomes infected with Doomsday’s powers and traits! How can he overcome this threat that comes from inside himself? Find out in stories from SUPERMAN: DOOMED #1 and 2, ACTION COMICS #30-35, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #7-12, SUPERMAN #30, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #3, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #1, SUPERGIRL #34-35 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN #11!
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2: WAR AND PEACE HC
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by TONY S. DANIEL, PAULO SIQUEIRA, PASCAL ALIXE, THONY SILAS, ED BENES and others
Cover by TONY S. DANIEL
On sale MARCH 18 • 284 pg, FC, $24.99 US
To stop Doomsday from destroying his adopted planet, Superman fought him to the bitter end. But with one threat gone, a new one surfaces inside the body of the Last Son of Krypton. Now, Superman must fight a battle within his own mind, body and heart – with the help of the woman he loves. But will even that be enough to save the doomed Superman? Collects SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #8-12 and ANNUAL #1, plus SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN: FUTURES END #1 and WONDER WOMAN: FUTURES END #1.
And these big TPs:
SECRET SIX VOL. 1: VILLAINS UNITED TP
Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by BRAD WALKER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, DALE EAGLESHAM and others
Cover by J.G. JONES
On sale FEBRUARY 11 • 328 pg, FC, $19.99 US
Collecting the stories that led into INFINITE CRISIS from VILLAINS UNITED #1-6, the SECRET SIX 6-issue miniseries and VILLAINS UNITED: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1! Six of justice’s deadliest enemies have banded together to keep the super-heroic community from tampering with their minds – and to show just how deadly they can be!
HELLBLAZER VOL. 10: IN THE LINE OF FIRE TP
Written by PAUL JENKINS
Art and cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
On sale FEBRUARY 11 • 288 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS
In these never before collected stories from HELLBLAZER #97-107, Constantine comes to the aid of his downstairs neighbor, a dimwitted, epileptic giant whose home is haunted by a persistent ghost. Plus, John’s affinity with the supernatural spoils a soccer game when a demon that thrives on hooliganism shows up.
Never mind.
Last edited by canadianaidan64; 10-20-2014 at 06:24 PM. Reason: I'm dumb
^ I think you're thinking of the wrong thing.
Yeah for Ocean/Orbiter. I never would have thought that of all collections we would get these ones.