This week is a good week for trade paperback
collections. I’ll be picking up the cheap reprint of
Batman: The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 from
DC. DC is also releasing the third printing of
Green Lantern: Rebirth #1 and the second
printing of Green Lantern: Rebirth #2, both
of which I highly recommend. (I’ll review all six
issues when they’re out.) A reprint of Identity
Crisis #2 is also out there, as well as the
trade paperback of JLA: Another Nail. The
Marvel comics materials I’m picking up include
Essential Iron Man Vol. 2 (to be reviewed by
theangrymob at some point), Exiles #55 (part
one of a three part arc that runs through December,
and finishes the content of the next TPB, so I may
switch back to trades after this story), Marvel
Age Spider-Girl Vol. 2, New Avengers
#1, and Ultimates 2 #1. I’ll be
passing on the Avengers Disassembled tie-ins to
Thor (which will be the last collection of
that title for some time) and Spectacular
Spider-Man (which includes the introduction of
organic web shooters and a super spider sense that
will be around for some time).
Ultimates 2
Ultimates 2? Is this just a new team or a retooling of the book as a whole?
Also, fiziko, have you checked out Spider Man India? I think it could make a funny review :)
Re: Ultimates 2
Ultimates is now running like a TV series, with long breaks between the issues that make up different hardcover collections. It’s the same creative team picking up a year after the last issue left off, so there have been some changes in the roster for the Ultimates, but we’ll see the same characters.
As for Spider-Man India, I considered picking it up for the heck of it, but I think this week will be expensive enough for me as it is. (I’m estimating about $50, which is a fair chunk for my income this close to Christmas.)
Logistics
I’d just like to say that you put WAY more thought and planning into your comic book purchases than I do. I just show up at comic book stores and see what they have to offer…
Re: Logistics
You know, you’re not the first to say this. The guy who runs the local comic shop quizzes me on what came in for me each week when I get there. He was surprised when I started bringing in my orders the week before the Previews issue with that order form shipped. Heck, I already know the trade paperbacks I’m ordering in March. (Both Essentials, and the first volume of the Batman Chronicles.)
Re: Logistics
Were you bitten by a radioactive supply clerck or something?
Though, I was more aware of when issues were coming back before Tom Strong fell into an infinite loop of parralel-universe stories…
Hey, they bunched up the first issues in a handy all-those-in-one format, didn’t they? Please review that : )
It features Nazi frauleins and a talking ape!