They axed Hawk world!? What the flying squirrel!?!
It has me peeved that they will be collecting Mister Miracle in two trades instead of one big one like they did with Omega Men.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
Confirming the contents of some recent DC releases:
Batgirl: Stephanie Brown Vol 1 -
Issues 1-12
Issue 1 Variant cover by Cully Hammer
Issue 2 Unused cover by Phil Noto
All covers before issues and printed on glossy paper
New Teen Titans Vol 7 -
Tales of the New Teen Titans 42-48
Annual 3
Afterword by George Perez from 1998
All covers before issues and printed on newsprint
Batman Shadow of the Bat vol 2
Issues 13-23
Annual 1
Covers before issues on glossy paper
Regarding SOTB, issues 13-15 & 21-23 are previously uncollected and 16-23 are all Knightfall issues (although issues 21-23 are part of "The Search" which have not been released previously they are also scheduled to be included in the upcoming Knightfall omnibus) so this TPB might be a large amount of double dipping if you already own the Knightfall collections.
Vol 3 is currently solicited to include issues 24-34, 0 & Annual 2 which will collect the remaining SOTB issues from Knightfall to Prodigal (24-30 are Knightfall then a Zero Hour tie in, a 0 issue and 3 Prodigal issues) then there is one issue of Troika before the series becomes its own thing again from issue 36 until the Contagion crossover in issue 48 (with Annual 3 to include as well)
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Yeah, I am usually a staunch supporter of collecting *everything*, but these recent SoTB trades (as well as the new Robin ones) are full of double dips, thanks to the crossover-heavy nature of 90's Bat-books.
If I wasn't already familiar with the material, they'd almost be incomprehensible.
The contents of "Catwoman by Jim Balent vol 1" are:
Catwoman 1-13
One page profile (possibly from SF&O or Whos who?)
One page pin up (this picture that DC used on their "All Star" trading cards http://images.comiccollectorlive.com...f0fe3f9141.jpg)
Glossy paper & all covers before issues
I've just started dipping my toe into DC comics here and there. I read the first volume of the New 52 Aquaman a while ago. It was good, but it didn't really grab me and i felt like i was missing something.
Aquaman By Peter David is listed on amazon for next year.
Is this considered the "definitive" Aquaman run? And is it a good place to start? For some reason I enjoy reading about water based characters.
On a completely unrelated note. How does Jack Kirby's The Demon compare to his other work story wise?