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Post by MWGallaher on Jul 5, 2021 16:08:29 GMT -5
It seems like Marvel and DC have reprinted most of what I'd be interested in, at least partially, but there's one real gem that has not and probably never will be collected: Jimmy Thompson's ROBOTMAN in STAR SPANGLED COMICS 26-82 and DETECTIVE COMICS 138-154.
I don't personally get all that excited about Mort Meskin's art, but it seems like his VIGILANTE and JOHNNY QUICK deserve some reprint love, since they outlasted many more famous heroes on the stands.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 5, 2021 16:20:56 GMT -5
Have they ever reprinted the George Perez Inhumans issues? (Outside of an omnibus) (...) Marvel:The Lost Generation (...) There's a Masterworks that collects the 1970s Inhumans series - too pricey as you mentioned, esp. now on the secondary market (doubt there's any copies out there for less than a $100). I'd like a (far) less expensive tpb edition.
Marvel Lost Generation has been reprinted in volume 2 of the Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus. Way too expensive for me, and it has a bunch of material I already have in other books. Even before that book was published, I picked up the single issues and then had them bound.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jul 5, 2021 17:00:08 GMT -5
Marvel’s Indiana Jones and Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man reprinted in either Epic Collection or Omnibus format are at the top of my list. I would have added the Namor series from the Silver Age, but they recently released V1 of that in Epic, so I think that will be covered.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 5, 2021 17:07:33 GMT -5
Have they ever reprinted the George Perez Inhumans issues? (Outside of an omnibus) Marvel Presents Guardians of the Galaxy? Marvel:The Lost Generation A few DC series I'd like to have are Power of the Atom, Hawkman(Howell), Roger Stern's Starman. They're not anything special but they ain't bad. Guardians of the Galaxy got a two-volume hardcover reprint, when the first movie was out, of everything....The Marvel Super Heroes issue, the Marvel Two-in-One two-parter, the Defenders issues, the meeting with Thor, the Marvel Comics Presents issues, etc. Of course, it wasn't in print long and probably gets pricey, now. Marvel was the WORST publisher, when it came to their trades. Even the American Booksellers Association criticized them for their short print runs on titles, as booksellers would gain an audience for them, after the initial release; but, the supply was dried up and Marvel didn't go back to press very often. They were too busy catering to the Direct Market, producing one print run for fast sale and then nothing more. By contrast, DC understood that the bookstore market was an entirely different world than the Direct Market and spent time promoting their books, put out larger print runs, and went back to press if it sold out. They kept things in print for years (with some ulterior motive, in cases like Watchmen, of course). Stern's Starman would be fine, though, personally, I wouldn't be much interested after the Tom Lyle issues, which is why I dropped the series, when he left. Similarly, I'd like one of the Ostrander Manhunter series, but mainly the issues with Dough Rice. It lasted 24 issues; so, you could do it in a couple of larger trades, if you wanted, or one or two smaller, with just the Doug Rice issues. Atari Force would be one, just for the sweet Jose Luis Garcia Lopez (PBHN) art. Love to see a collection of his Charlton romance comics work, too. |
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 5, 2021 17:14:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the link; its a well researched list. What's funny is that the intro mentions Gold Key ran the Hostess ads, but none ever featured characters from the comics they were producing. Heh, thinking about two titles, I kind of doubt Paramount was interested in having Kirk and Spock pitch the wonders of Ding Dongs, or Gold Key would find a way for Doctor Spektor to mix Fruit Pies with his dark, supernatural goings-on! |
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Jul 5, 2021 17:25:04 GMT -5
Marvel’s Indiana Jones and Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man reprinted in either Epic Collection or Omnibus format are at the top of my list. I would have added the Namor series from the Silver Age, but they recently released V1 of that in Epic, so I think that will be covered. Certain issues of Spectacular Spiderman are annoyingly difficult to find these days. Even MU has a bunch of gaps, specifically for my interests, most of the non-Cloak and Dagger issues from 62-89 |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 5, 2021 17:48:21 GMT -5
Tomahawk. 1947-1970. (Don't need the add-ons from the 80s and so on.) All the Star Spangled issues. All the back-ups from World's Finest. And all of his eponymous long run, too. You're looking at 400 or so stories. And why won't they do this? Because I am the only person who'd be interested in buying such a collection.  PS: What about Marvel's 1950s Western comics. And DC's, too. |
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 5, 2021 17:55:22 GMT -5
Tomahawk. 1947-1970. (Don't need the add-ons from the 80s and so on.) All the Star Spangled issues. All the back-ups from World's Finest. And all of his eponymous long run, too. You're looking at 400 or so stories. And why won't they do this? Because I am the only person who'd be interested in buying such a collection. PS: What about Marvel's 1950s Western comics. And DC's, too. Its probably easy to assume DC and/or Marvel would trot out the standard "There's not enough interest to..." response to the question of why their western titles will not receive the collection treatment. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 5, 2021 18:17:32 GMT -5
The Michael Golden-drawn stories from Batman Family.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 5, 2021 18:27:56 GMT -5
-Captain Marvel Jr. -Harvey's Hot Stuff -Micronauts -Volume 2 of Radioactive Man -Alan Moore's 1963
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Post by Bronze age andy on Jul 5, 2021 18:53:22 GMT -5
I bought The Flash:Savage Velocity trade, not too long ago, and it really got me interested in the post-Crisis reboots and such. Sadly there doesn't appear to be much out there except in omnibus form and most of those are out of print.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 5, 2021 18:55:31 GMT -5
I think the real problem is that when they are reprinted, they don’t stay out long enough. Again, as it has been stated , they only print to order. No evergreen collections like Watchmen or DKR.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 5, 2021 19:47:06 GMT -5
Alot of what I'd want has already be mentioned... -Golden Age backup collections.. especially for the more obscure characters. I've love these in Showcase style phonebooks... DC seemed to be willing to do obscure stuff with them when they were in demand, but then I bought lots of them on clearance, so I guess demand wasn't there. I'd take it another step and want the stuff from the anthologies fromt he 70s as well. - all the weird, wonderful non-main DCU series.. stuff like Star Fire, Claw the Unconquered, Hercules Unbound.. there are so many of these weird series that could be collected in one book. Along that vein, how about some of those series from Gold Key (like Tragg, but there are others too) -Batlash! (I think he might have a Showcase, but I want color for him) -I 2nd the idea of some Westerns! -be happy to see 2099 collections to get it more love -50s Marvel! THere are the 2 Atlas Masterworks, and nothing else. - More classic Jungle books! Lorna didn't get finished in the Masterworks, and there's others from DC and other publishers Basically, I want more variety and less of the same stuff that's been collected 30 times already, even if I know that the 37th printing of the 1st X-Men books will still sell more than a TPB of Tragg and the Sky Gods, I still want it, both for myself, and for posterity . |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 5, 2021 19:59:26 GMT -5
-be happy to see 2099 collections to get it more love A Punisher 2099 collection would be wild Also, a collected edition of all the Ultraverse and Sigilverse titles would be grand, though nigh impossible
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jul 5, 2021 20:04:53 GMT -5
You mean Crossgen? They definitely put some some trades.. they also did Anthology-ish reprints that had 2 or 3 issues of 4 or 5 different books.
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