Episode 1408 Talkback: Previews
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And once again it's time for Previews! We go through the August catalog for items shipping to stores starting in October. (1:05:33)
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I'm also getting the Paul Pope: Road to Battling Boy art book. Pulphope was a great book, if like me you enjoy learning about an artist’s process, and I expect this book will be as well.
And to wind up the Paul Pope love-fest, the Adventure Time: Sugary Shorts is a reprint collection of short stories. Pope’s story was done over a year ago. I’ll be getting this book when it comes out in softcover next spring. It’s got a lot of interesting artists besides Pope, and I love me some AT.
Jamie, I was thinking of waiting for the Sandman Overture collection as well . . . but then I realized that JH Williams is the artist and he tends to do a LOT of double-page spreads. And I just can't see his beautiful artwork well enough when the tight binding of DC's trades and hardcovers prevent me from seeing what's down in the cracks (disgusting metaphor, I know). This is why I bought all of Promethea and his Batwoman work in single issues, because I need the full experience. But, who knows, maybe there won't be many double-page spreads in his Sandman stuff.
Murd, you're right to point out the Joe Kelly Deadpool Omnibus as a great product on the horizon. However, most of these stories already have been reprinted before. Marvel has put them out as a series of "Deadpool Classic" trades. The early stories with Ed McGuinness art are obviously worth reading. The series gets a little too weird for my taste after a while (all the stuff about aliens, different dimensions, and Deadpool being pegged by villains(?) as some sort of messiah figure), but I wouldn't ever say that the writing was bad. All of the two dozen or so scattered issues that I've read were all very thoughtful, high-quality stuff. Just not my taste all the time. But, again, love the early Kelly/McGuinness issues, and that first Nicieza/Madureira Deadpool mini-series as well.
I'm also getting less DC, less Marvel and MORE Image this month. So, maybe 10 DC comics, 10 Marvels and TEN (!) Image comics plus other assorted independent issues.
Anyway, thanks for the episode. It got me ready for my order this month!
Murd, in the Magazine section, did you see the Marvel Fact Files? The idea behind them reminds me of those binder editions of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Figured it might be right up your alley. I'm going to get them, and I hope that's what they are like. The first volume is the cheapest and comes with a binder for them.
Thanks for pointing this out, guys... I've been waiting for Fred to do a sequel for a while and I would've been annoyed if I had missed out!