DC Hardcover Collected Editions Part 3

[Vilynne]

DC should really follow Marvel in regards to collecting classic runs.
400-500 pages each trade with no less than 5-6 months between each one, like the Priest BP run.
With their pace I'll be dead before they collect most of these runs.

True. I'm impatient, but at least there's enough content to go around to hold one over.

[Vilynne]

Harmless unintentional statements that remind me, damn, I'm getting older!! I read those month-to-month in the 90s when I was a 20-ish person and now they are "old series". LOL!!!

Those are good, not just nostalgic good but good reads!!

I said older!!! Old stories to me would.probably be the 70s era. Since the 90s, there's been a massive amount of content and changes to comics, which is why I mentioned as an older series. Didnt mean to make you feel old.

[Hawkgirl_70]

DC should really follow Marvel in regards to collecting classic runs.
400-500 pages each trade with no less than 5-6 months between each one, like the Priest BP run.
With their pace I'll be dead before they collect most of these runs.

HAHA!!! You sound like me.
It seems it takes forever to release all the chunky TPB's of old series.
I'm in my mid 40's but by the time I finally get everything collected that I want, then get them bound, It will be time to put them up for sale and check into the nursing home! :0

[Dr. Jay]

Its funny...I have found DC's approach to reprinting stories from the late 1990's and early 2000s to be especially quick. They have moved thru a good portion of Batman and satellite books like Robin, Nightwing, Birds of Prey and Batgirl fairly quickly. I would rather see that than Marvel's sporadic and random Epic line distribution.

[Thesanmich]

Its funny...I have found DC's approach to reprinting stories from the late 1990's and early 2000s to be especially quick. They have moved thru a good portion of Batman and satellite books like Robin, Nightwing, Birds of Prey and Batgirl fairly quickly. I would rather see that than Marvel's sporadic and random Epic line distribution.

But the appeal of the epic line is to fill in gaps that aren't covered by the omni's and other classic/ultimate/complete/visionaries fat trades. Thats the reason its all over the place. Marvel made them knowing this which is why the volume number is in the back, they know what they're doing. DC as of now has barely any omni's nor do they have alot of material already collected in the fat trade format. I don't think it was until the last few years they decided to collect more classic stuff in fat trades, even then I feel like it's slow as molasses. Those ones you've listed have come out on a pretty good schedule but take a look at the contents, they're almost always in the 200-300 page range, similar to the Perez TT and Ostrander Suicide Squad books. Look at the release date/page counts for the Marvel trades like Priest BP, Runaways, Remender UXF, etc. they pump em out fast and they are fat content wise, like 400-500 pages fat. I take a look back at some of the visionaries/classic trades and yeah, they're smaller, but no one's complaining because Marvel's put them out in omni form already. And maybe some have gone OOP, but alot of them have also gotten reprints.

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

My recent haul of DC Collected Editions:

[Raffi Ol D'Arcy]

The Superman Cover To Cover OHC is a thing of beauty, in particular, if you're a fan of Superman. I picked it up new at clearance around $20 which is a great price in Europe.

Before purchasing, I asked on this thread if anyone had it as it was listed as an HC with no info regarding size as I wasn't keen on getting it if it was a regular sized HC. No one replied or seemed to have it so I took the risk and ordered it and I have absolutely no regrets.

The paper is extremely high quality, it's as tall as a regular OHC but a couple of cm, maybe an inch and a half wider. I highly recommend it. There's also a Batman one out there. If it's going at clearance, I'll pick it up even though I'm not a massive Batman fan.

[Rimmer]

Question on a few books:

So I see they are running the Challengers of the Unknown in a fat(ish) TPB, as well as Kirby's "Super Powers".
I also know that both of these were released in a "Kirby Omnibus" HC format awhile ago, with ~the same contents.

Those Kirby Omnibuses, those were NOT oversized, correct? They were standard sized?
My point being, if I can nab these books used in HC vs. new TPB, and they're about the same price, I might as well scour ebay and the like and try to get these instead of getting the new TPBS at the end of the year.

Anyone know the quality of those books? Good quality? Good reproduction? I have no issue getting TPBs instead, but if I can get a better book for ~same price I'll do that.
I am bummed about Challengers, though. I was hoping for an omni ala Doom Patrol, but I realize this new TPB has Kirby attached to it, so there's that... Thanks for replies.

[Judge Dredd]

Question on a few books:

So I see they are running the Challengers of the Unknown in a fat(ish) TPB, as well as Kirby's "Super Powers".
I also know that both of these were released in a "Kirby Omnibus" HC format awhile ago, with ~the same contents.

Those Kirby Omnibuses, those were NOT oversized, correct? They were standard sized?
My point being, if I can nab these books used in HC vs. new TPB, and they're about the same price, I might as well scour ebay and the like and try to get these instead of getting the new TPBS at the end of the year.

Anyone know the quality of those books? Good quality? Good reproduction? I have no issue getting TPBs instead, but if I can get a better book for ~same price I'll do that.
I am bummed about Challengers, though. I was hoping for an omni ala Doom Patrol, but I realize this new TPB has Kirby attached to it, so there's that... Thanks for replies.

They are not oversized books and the quality is okay, I can take some pictures of them if you want. I have them all minus the second volume of boy commandos.

[Rimmer]

They are not oversized books and the quality is okay, I can take some pictures of them if you want. I have them all minus the second volume of boy commandos.

If you could take a pic of the Super Powers one and the Challengers one, that's be great. Pages good, crisp, clear, etc...? Thanks a lot!

[John Aston]

If you don't mind newsprint, I can attest that the hardcovers are fairly decent reprints. I much prefer the texture of pulp with Kirby's art on top than the slickness of higher quality paper. But, then there's the issue of yellowing.

There may be a pattern to the DC fat trades forming, which is solicitations for a new volume appear when the last volume ships.

[Judge Dredd]

The paper is the same in both books.

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[Rimmer]

thanks to everyone for their replies. Very helpful!

[madmodpoetgod]

So Superman: Man of Tomorrow Book 1 and Justice League Breakdown will publish on Wednesday?
According to Dc's website, yes! But i couldn't find them on IST or Amazon

[madmodpoetgod]

Also The Flintstones Vol. 1 doing wonders on Amazon.
Last time i checked it was number one DC book and #906 in general books!
Well deserved!