2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76185#Comment_76185 2008-08-14T03:45:47-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Kradlum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3664

Sorry if it's been mentioned elsewhere (but I couldn't find it). I notice on Amazon UK that Transmetropolitan Vol 1: Back on the Street is up for a reprint in the US in January next year. Are the ...

Transmetropolitan Vol 1: Back on the Street is up for a reprint in the US in January next year. Are the rest of the run going to get a reprint?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76198#Comment_76198 2008-08-14T05:43:57-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 vrbtm http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2192

I had read sometime in the past that the TPBs would be rebundled. Warren said he wants them as cheap as possible. I hope they do both.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76371#Comment_76371 2008-08-14T18:59:15-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Walker James http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=526

I'm glad I collected the whole series just recently. I wouldn't like having most of the original ones then be finished off by new printing designs. I have most of the regular sized Sin City novels ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76374#Comment_76374 2008-08-14T19:08:19-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 mysteriowallace http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4274

Collecting longer series is always prohibitively expensive. I've read Transmetropolitan several times at other people's houses, but have never purchased them. I want writers and artists to be ...

I want writers and artists to be able to make a living. However, $15-20/book is a bit steep.

Manga is able to sell for $10 or less. What's the difference?

Note: TRANSMETROPOLITAN should really be in this message boards dictionary.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76380#Comment_76380 2008-08-14T19:27:43-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

Manga is able to sell for $10 or less. What's the difference? TRANSMETROPOLITAN's full colour, printed in smaller numbers on bigger paper sizes and most of the work isn't done by teams of ...

Manga is able to sell for $10 or less. What's the difference?

TRANSMETROPOLITAN's full colour, printed in smaller numbers on bigger paper sizes and most of the work isn't done by teams of indentured slaves who work for ramen. All of which you could have worked out for yourself, I'm sure.

You'll notice paperback prose novels are also often in the $15 range now.

And, of course, TRANSMETROPOLITAN Book 1 is less than $10.

Note: TRANSMETROPOLITAN should really be in this message boards dictionary.

It's not a hard word to spell.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76382#Comment_76382 2008-08-14T19:49:09-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 mysteriowallace http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4274

All of which you could have worked out for yourself, I'm sure. Of course. I have typed before thinking. It's not a hard word to spell. I meant only in principal. It would be like an ...

All of which you could have worked out for yourself, I'm sure.

Of course. I have typed before thinking.

It's not a hard word to spell.

I meant only in principal. It would be like an online bible suggesting that Jesus is misspelled.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76385#Comment_76385 2008-08-14T19:51:39-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Justin Wrote This http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=531

Not that I'm against reprints in any form, but are any of the volumes particularly hard to find? While it took me some time to eBay a full run of the Transmet trades, it was still easier than ...

While it took me some time to eBay a full run of the Transmet trades, it was still easier than trying to get a whole run of, say, James Robinson's Starman, because one particular volume was either shorted at the printer or is simply so good that no one ever willing to give it up. There's a volume of Nightwing that's the same way.

I didn't imagine Transmet having the same issues, though making the book available for new hands is always a good thing.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76386#Comment_76386 2008-08-14T19:56:19-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 tedcroland http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2106

While it took me some time to eBay a full run of the Transmet trades, it was still easier than trying to get a whole run of, say, James Robinson's Starman, because one particular volume was either ...

While it took me some time to eBay a full run of the Transmet trades, it was still easier than trying to get a whole run of, say, James Robinson's Starman, because one particular volume was either shorted at the printer or is simply so good that no one ever willing to give it up. There's a volume of Nightwing that's the same way.

Or they don't exist. Neither Starman or Nightwing has been properly collected, and some issues and stories remain uncollected.

Same thing goes for Hitman, Shade: The Changing Man, and other books that could sell if they were properly volumized.

DC is has really dropped the ball in that regard for years.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76387#Comment_76387 2008-08-14T20:01:07-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Justin Wrote This http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=531

And then they try to rectify that with the "absolute" or "omnibus" versions of things, which is another level of slow arse-eeling. I'd rather they go the Top Cow route and put out ...

Keep it simple, like the Transmetropolitan reprints. Cheap, reasonable trades regularly available to the public.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76388#Comment_76388 2008-08-14T20:07:04-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Doctor Pockets http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=66

Hitman and Shade didn't get fully collected because nobody bought them when they were released. Why would DC continue to release books that they had no reason to think people would buy?

Why would DC continue to release books that they had no reason to think people would buy?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76390#Comment_76390 2008-08-14T20:15:09-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426

@justineger Not that I'm against reprints in any form, but are any of the volumes particularly hard to find? Vol. 2 was out of print for a long time, while they decided how they were going to ...

Not that I'm against reprints in any form, but are any of the volumes particularly hard to find?

Vol. 2 was out of print for a long time, while they decided how they were going to restructure the format of the trades. The restructuring was never done, it's finally come back into print, and all the volumes should easily be reordered now.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76392#Comment_76392 2008-08-14T20:17:04-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Justin Wrote This http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=531

@Spiraltwist Thank you. That was a curiosity I'd been having.

Thank you. That was a curiosity I'd been having.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=76394#Comment_76394 2008-08-14T20:22:41-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426

@justineger N/p, and your welcome.

N/p, and your welcome.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77087#Comment_77087 2008-08-17T17:50:33-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Telecart http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=341

@shawnclark That's chicken and egg right there. I don't feel comfortable selling 2 volumes of WILDC.A.T.S. Version 3.0, Fallen Angel, or 1 volume of Deadenders or SHADE: The Changing Man, knowing the ...

Hell, I've had customers who loved PREACHER, but wouldn't touch Ennis' run (or anyone else's) on HELLBLAZER because it wasn't fully collected in trade. I can appreciate that concern.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77089#Comment_77089 2008-08-17T18:21:09-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 tedcroland http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2106

Hell, I've had customers who loved PREACHER, but wouldn't touch Ennis' run (or anyone else's) on HELLBLAZER because it wasn't fully collected in trade. I can appreciate that concern. And if it ...

Hell, I've had customers who loved PREACHER, but wouldn't touch Ennis' run (or anyone else's) on HELLBLAZER because it wasn't fully collected in trade. I can appreciate that concern.

And if it was, it wouldn't be properly volumized, either. If you make it simple for the customer--"Get these ten and you have basically everything"--then you'll have a book that has a market. Things like Shade may not have sold well when they were coming out, but if the work is good, they can continue to make money on it through the secondary market. How easy would it be to sell Hitman today? "You liked Garth's Punisher run? Get Hitman." That's a sale right there, guaranteed.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77185#Comment_77185 2008-08-18T10:00:27-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 buzzorhowl http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3628

A lot of the earlier, uncollected issues of Hellblazer are finally being collected, for the record. Jamie Delano's run on the series is coming out at the rate of one volume every few months, and I ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77187#Comment_77187 2008-08-18T10:10:46-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Neil Ofsteel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3948

I had good luck with Transmet when I started reading it/tracked down and devoured it in a week. Apparently, I'm still screwed on the Stormwatch vol. 2 trades and Allred's X-Force/X-Statix trades.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77192#Comment_77192 2008-08-18T10:49:23-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Midweeker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1143

Just for info, Transmet V2 hasn't actually been reprinted yet. The new printing will be offered in the September Previews.

The new printing will be offered in the September Previews.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77206#Comment_77206 2008-08-18T12:24:53-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 LBA http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=615

abebooks.com is a great resource for hard or harder to find books, abebooks

abebooks]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77324#Comment_77324 2008-08-19T10:27:06-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Midweeker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1143

Ahem, just discovered that although 2 is being reprinted, 4 is now out of print. Not sure if there's a date for the reprint yet.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77328#Comment_77328 2008-08-19T10:50:02-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 WiseEyes http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3965

So are the issues being reorganized for each book? Is the format changing? Do I need to get my ass in gear and buy 6-0 before the reprint hits?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77431#Comment_77431 2008-08-19T21:08:12-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 S-854 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3879

Along with the reprints of existing trades, I would be a fan of a giant hardcover all-in-two edition, Sandman-style. There's something to be said for taking a series and going, "Here! Have ...

There's something to be said for taking a series and going, "Here! Have everything. EVERYTHING. In a nice, big version. Because we like you!" (And then most likely laughing maniacally because you've hated coffee tables for years, and now, finally, you have sealed their eternal fate.)

(That went to an odd place.)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77439#Comment_77439 2008-08-19T21:55:07-07:00 2008-08-20T10:07:06-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426

@Midweeker 4 is now out of print - Maybe it is getting a reprint, but you can still oder them through Diamond. They are showing as back ordered, but stocked. Could be as soon as next week, or it ...

4 is now out of print - Maybe it is getting a reprint, but you can still oder them through Diamond. They are showing as back ordered, but stocked. Could be as soon as next week, or it could take a month to get the books in.

@WiseEyes
They were going to reorganize the trade numbers, but that idea simply never saw the light of day.

@S-854
I would be a fan of a giant hardcover all-in-two edition, Sandman-style.
Not going to happen. Warren had stated several times that Transmetropolitan will NEVER receive the absolute treatment. He wants to keep the trades as affordable for all to read. (thank you for that, Mr. Ellis)

Edited - spelling.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77450#Comment_77450 2008-08-19T23:18:16-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 morganagrom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=553

Yes, hardcovers just unnecessarily bump up the price. It's better to make sure the works stay affordable. An even better option would be to publish the series as 5 $20 yearbooks, each with 1 year's ...

Some retailers might not like it, since it would mean making less off of the complete series, but it would be great for consumers wanting to buy the entire run. It'd probably sell even better in the long run too.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77475#Comment_77475 2008-08-20T04:32:24-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Kradlum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3664

hardcovers just unnecessarily bump up the price. It's better to make sure the works stay affordable. An even better option would be to publish the series as 5 $20 yearbooks, and a final smaller ...

hardcovers just unnecessarily bump up the price. It's better to make sure the works stay affordable. An even better option would be to publish the series as 5 $20 yearbooks, and a final smaller volume

So, say $120 for the 6 volumes, as opposed to 2 "Absolute" editions at $57-$62 each from Amazon? I'm not sure Absolute editions are really that much more expensive. Of course, I could probably get the paperbacks cheaper from Amazon anyway, but they don't tend to have the massive markdowns that Absolute editions do.

The original Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street had a $7.99 cover price, the reprint has a $14.99 cover price. Even allowing for inflation over 10 years, that's a large mark-up. I notice that the original trade was 72 pages and the new one is 144, according to Amazon. Is there lots of bonus material?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77481#Comment_77481 2008-08-20T05:55:45-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 alexwilson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=43

If I had to guess, I'd bet the reprint combines Back on the Street and Tales of Human Waste ("vol 0"). That'd help with the whole "some libraries don't want any bindings smaller than ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77516#Comment_77516 2008-08-20T10:21:53-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 morganagrom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=553

@Kradlum Supposedly Back on the Street will include 4-6 now. Amazon or any deep discount online retailer should be able to price DC paperbacks at least 30% off cover, so for general price ...

Supposedly Back on the Street will include 4-6 now.

Amazon or any deep discount online retailer should be able to price DC paperbacks at least 30% off cover, so for general price comparisons best to just stick with the cover price. Otherwise, you start getting into all sorts of silliness about who can get what on ebay for 10 cents on the dollar, etc.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77545#Comment_77545 2008-08-20T11:43:53-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 tekende http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1690

You can get all 11 volumes of Transmet on Amazon (except maybe the first one? I don't know, I've had mine for years), and they're all priced around $10-11. I just recently got volume 5 there, ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=77607#Comment_77607 2008-08-20T22:27:03-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 buzzorhowl http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3628

I know that Back On The Street is still available at the moment for $7.99, as my store currently has two copies in stock that we just got on Monday. If they're making a new version of Back On The ...

If they're making a new version of Back On The Street that is 1-6 for $14.99 though, are they taking 4-6 out of Lust For Life and decreasing its price?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=78799#Comment_78799 2008-08-26T11:06:04-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Midweeker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1143

@Spiraltwist I just checked today, Diamond US have no copies, and neither do Diamond UK, so it's definitely OOP. Bizarrely, so is Joker's Last Laugh, which only came out in May.

I just checked today, Diamond US have no copies, and neither do Diamond UK, so it's definitely OOP.
Bizarrely, so is Joker's Last Laugh, which only came out in May.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=78804#Comment_78804 2008-08-26T11:14:21-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

If they're making a new version of Back On The Street that is 1-6 for $14.99 though, are they taking 4-6 out of Lust For Life and decreasing its price? God only knows. I had to find out about ...

If they're making a new version of Back On The Street that is 1-6 for $14.99 though, are they taking 4-6 out of Lust For Life and decreasing its price?

God only knows. I had to find out about the supposed intended restructuring of the trades by reading about it on some comics news site.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=78864#Comment_78864 2008-08-26T12:52:47-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930

I better buy the rest before I have some weird continuity overlap in my volumes if they intend to reprint the whole run. This was already expected to be a busy week for me at the store (meaning I get ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=78866#Comment_78866 2008-08-26T12:56:36-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426

@Midweeker I just checked today, Diamond US have no copies We got one of two trades ordered filled; the second one was canceled on this weeks' invoice.

I just checked today, Diamond US have no copies

We got one of two trades ordered filled; the second one was canceled on this weeks' invoice.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=78872#Comment_78872 2008-08-26T13:14:59-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 dudelebowski http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4352

Hope they reprint it in Italy too, so I could suggest it to some friend and write a very positive review.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80370#Comment_80370 2008-08-31T18:31:16-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 mister hex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4411

The only floppy of Transmet I do not own is #2. I need to buy the later trades. I also have the Vertigo specials, the one-shots and say the first four in trade. I cherish my Transmets like no other ...

Diamond are a buncha bastards. It's there, it's not, it's on order, it's outta print. Next!

Transmet TRULY rewards repeated reading and considering the way things are going, is INCREDIBLY prescient.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80432#Comment_80432 2008-08-31T23:39:16-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 dot_xom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2160

I used to have all the single issues from #25 all the way to the end, but passed them onto a friend who I knew would appreciate them, and then bought myself the entire series in trade, back when it ...

@mister hex
I re-read Transmet once every year, in the same way that Christopher Lee re-reads Lord of the Rings once every year. I have the picture of Spider from the cover of Lust for Life tattooed on my right arm as a reminder that my writing, even in the smallest of ways, could possibly change someone's life.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80451#Comment_80451 2008-09-01T03:04:55-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 manikmoon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2997

Two years ago my house burnt down-along with my entire Transmetroplolitan collection *sob* - colour me happy there be a rerelease!!

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80798#Comment_80798 2008-09-02T15:46:08-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 adam_geen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4370

This showed up on LITG today. Transmet Vol 1 said to be out Mar 09.

Transmet Vol 1 said to be out Mar 09.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80849#Comment_80849 2008-09-02T18:12:16-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 brianwood http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1566

That's a solid new cover design.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80903#Comment_80903 2008-09-02T23:42:11-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 morganagrom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=553

Hmm... is DC/Vertitgo going to do away with the Robertson paperback covers on all the volumes, or just this one?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80915#Comment_80915 2008-09-03T02:09:07-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 cjstevens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1610

To be honest I think they should leave that cover alone. You know especially the Vol 3, with Spider at the top of the building, viewpoint looking down. That cover made me pick up Lust for Life, made ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=80947#Comment_80947 2008-09-03T06:17:42-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 ales kot http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4375

@mysteriowallace: And what if he is misspelled?

And what if he is misspelled?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=81015#Comment_81015 2008-09-03T12:14:05-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 mister hex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4411

@dot_xom - I've lost count how many times I've read it. I've actually called people "whorehopper" during ... conversations, let's say. Lemme tell ya, it works! My favorite line? ...

My favorite line? "Someday, I'm going to drop a bomb on this city. A contraceptive bomb."

Please, I hope they never make the movie. Yes, give Warren millions of dollars. But no. No movie.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=81017#Comment_81017 2008-09-03T12:30:05-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 dot_xom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2160

@mister hex I hear ya. I used to call my interns "filthy assistants". I don't think they appreciated it very much.

I hear ya. I used to call my interns "filthy assistants". I don't think they appreciated it very much.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=81021#Comment_81021 2008-09-03T13:24:23-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 mister hex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4411

I just read 'Monstering' again. Channon, on the phone " ... that's right, wifey's gagging for it but Sweeney won't play ..." And who could forget the Chair-Leg of Truth?

Channon, on the phone " ... that's right, wifey's gagging for it but Sweeney won't play ..."

And who could forget the Chair-Leg of Truth?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=96531#Comment_96531 2008-10-30T00:38:18-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 morganagrom http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=553

Although 5 big $20 paperbacks would be better, this isn't too bad. Evens out the look of the series. Also, the book really took a leap forward after the first short storyline, so it's nice that new ...

Perhaps it also means full-sized covers in a couple of the earlier books.

http://comicsworthreading.com/2008/10/28/transmetropolitan-revamp-plan-changes/

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 1: BACK ON THE STREET NEW EDITION TP now will include issues #1-6 of the original series, which were previously available in volumes 1 and 2 of the collected editions. It will be advance-solicited in the December Previews to arrive in stores in March.

Following that, the TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 2: LUST FOR LIFE NEW EDITION TP now will include issue #7-12 of the original series; this title previously collected issues #4-12. It is scheduled to arrive in stores in May.

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 3: YEAR OF THE BASTARD NEW EDITION TP now will include issues #13-18 of the series; this title previously collected these issues as well as a story from VERTIGO WINTER’S EDGE #2. It is scheduled to arrive in stores in August.

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 4: THE NEW SCUM NEW EDITION TP now will include issues #19-24 of the series, as well as the story from VERTIGO WINTER’S EDGE #3 and the addition of the story from VERTIGO WINTER’S EDGE #2. In-store date for VOL. 4 will be announced later.

The TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 10: ONE MORE TIME NEW EDITION TP now will include issues #55-60 of the series, as well as the Specials TRANSMETROPOLITAN: I HATE IT HERE and TRANSMETROPOLITAN: FILTH OF THE CITY. The specials were previously available in TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 0: TALES OF HUMAN WASTE; This volume will no longer be available once current stock is gone. In-store date for VOL. 10 will be announced later.

These volumes are being reconfigured due to retailer requests for a more consistent page count in the series’ early volumes. Please note that this supersedes the previous announcement regarding this series. Volumes 5-9 will remain in print in their current configuration.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=96541#Comment_96541 2008-10-30T02:20:53-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 RichardFannon http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2741

Can anyone confirm that I'm reading things correctly volume 9 will remain the same? That's the one I'm missing from my collection (my FLCS can't get hold of it) (they're usually very good). I know ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=100211#Comment_100211 2008-11-11T17:14:49-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 adam_geen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4370

RichardFannon said: Can anyone confirm that I'm reading things correctly volume 9 will remain the same? That's the way I read it yeah. Vol's 5-9 will remain the same.

RichardFannon said: Can anyone confirm that I'm reading things correctly volume 9 will remain the same?

That's the way I read it yeah. Vol's 5-9 will remain the same.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=101663#Comment_101663 2008-11-17T14:23:18-08:00 2008-11-17T14:23:47-08:00 Margrave http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5011

Solicitations are out, but there's a bit of an issue TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 1: BACK ON THE STREET TP Written by Alan Moore, art and cover by David Lloyd. I guess with all the Buzz Watchmen ...

Solicitations are out, but there's a bit of an issue

TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 1: BACK ON THE STREET TP

Written by Alan Moore, art and cover by David Lloyd.

I guess with all the Buzz Watchmen is getting DC is desperate to have more Alan Moore work to sell, but this is a little too obvious don't you think?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=101664#Comment_101664 2008-11-17T14:28:32-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Doctor Pockets http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=66

oops.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=101666#Comment_101666 2008-11-17T14:31:56-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 DC http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4588

Also: AIR VOL. 1: LETTERS FROM LOST COUNTRIES TP Written by Rick Veitch, art and cover by Veitch and Gary Erskine. and just above the trade, we have: AIR #7 Written by G. Willow Wilson, ...

AIR VOL. 1: LETTERS FROM LOST COUNTRIES TP
Written by Rick Veitch, art and cover by Veitch and Gary Erskine.

and just above the trade, we have:

AIR #7
Written by G. Willow Wilson, art and cover by M.K. Perker.

These people are drunk!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=101703#Comment_101703 2008-11-17T17:52:48-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 adam_geen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4370

Hahah.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246486#Comment_246486 2010-06-21T19:11:38-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

So... I have just ordered volumes 3 and 4 off abebooks. I have read transmet in the past and loved it and decided to collect them all for my collection. Don't ask me why I started with 3 and 4. ...

Anyway I wasnt aware until now that they are reprinting them. Is there any easy way to tell if I have the reprinted version or the reprint?? Is there an easy way to tell which version I am getting when I order them online???
Thanks heaps
-M]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246487#Comment_246487 2010-06-21T19:13:21-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

*reprinted version or the ORIGINAL. I am retarded btw. perhaps if someone knew all the page numbers for the reprints that would help

perhaps if someone knew all the page numbers for the reprints that would help]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246488#Comment_246488 2010-06-21T19:17:43-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

Is the logo down the side? Then it's the new reprint.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246492#Comment_246492 2010-06-21T19:38:39-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

The logo down the side. Yea that will help heaps:) , now I can easily identify which ones I will have when they arrive. The only problem that leaves is making sure the new ones I order online are ...

I guess if i am careful it shouldnt be too much of a problem.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246497#Comment_246497 2010-06-21T20:11:09-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 josephrowens http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6901

I've heard it will never happen,but I would gladly pay $150-$200 dollars for a Giant,Coffee-Table Destroying Absolute Edition of Transmetropolitan. Or if thats not possible,2 or 3 Absolute Editions ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246527#Comment_246527 2010-06-21T23:57:13-07:00 2010-06-22T03:25:58-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

yea 2 or 3 absolute editions would be the bomb. only because it probably be cheaper than getting each trade separately. does anyone know if the reprints are of similar quality to the original ...

does anyone know if the reprints are of similar quality to the original trades?
and will the one shots being added to the final trade get in the way of building to a conclusion properly? (I havent read the final stories yet)]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246542#Comment_246542 2010-06-22T05:04:08-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

I've heard it will never happen,but I would gladly pay $150-$200 dollars for a Giant,Coffee-Table Destroying Absolute Edition of Transmetropolitan You're telling the wrong person. I'm not the ...

I've heard it will never happen,but I would gladly pay $150-$200 dollars for a Giant,Coffee-Table Destroying Absolute Edition of Transmetropolitan

You're telling the wrong person. I'm not the publisher.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246559#Comment_246559 2010-06-22T06:45:21-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

Martin -- As best I can figure the series will end up to be 11 trades. 6 issues per trade and then the 11th one collecting the various one-shots.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246668#Comment_246668 2010-06-22T15:56:33-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

-warped Where did you read that?? everything ive read indicates that theres only going to be 10 now. Although most of the information ive uncovered is from this forum and the very useful ...

Where did you read that?? everything ive read indicates that theres only going to be 10 now. Although most of the information ive uncovered is from this forum and the very useful wikipedia 'transmetropolitan' article. Although I know I need to be careful trusting wiki.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246704#Comment_246704 2010-06-22T19:53:15-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Rachæl Tyrell http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=552

Aw, poo. No more classic Lonely City cover? My claim to comicbook fame has gone poof.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246724#Comment_246724 2010-06-22T22:15:20-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

Martin -- Purely speculation. All of the trades so far have been 6 issues with the exception of volume 4 which had 6 issues plus a few pages from both #2 and #3 of "Vertigo: Winter's Edge". ...

Originally it had been stated that there would be 10 trades and that the extra stuff (Winter's Edge's and the 2 one-shots) would be inserted into the story where they belong. That has not happened and therefore I'm guessing that the one-shots will be in an 11th trade.

But hey, I could be wrong.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246756#Comment_246756 2010-06-23T03:10:00-07:00 2010-06-23T03:27:42-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

-- Warped. So dude are you able to confirm that the volume 4 reprint doesn't have any new content in the reprint compared to the original?? (winters edge 2) As is stated on Wikipedia? edit: new ...

edit: new scum new edition = 160pg (according to vertigo site.) Original = 144 according to... the internet
Warped dude my guess is that you are way off. Youre still stuck on the originals man stop living in the past:P

and Rachael I feel your pain that cover does look awesome on Lonely city:(]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246775#Comment_246775 2010-06-23T06:18:43-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

Martin -- No, I'm not saying that volume 4 doesn't have anything new. As I said, it has the stories from Winter's Edge #2 and #3 whereas the original printing only had Winter's Edge #3 (along with ...

Read my post again, I pointed out that the new printing of volume 4 has 160 pages.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246792#Comment_246792 2010-06-23T07:39:39-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

So Warpedy. like I said... everything is exactly as it states here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan (Scroll down to collected editions) Can you find anything out of place ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmetropolitan (Scroll down to collected editions)

Can you find anything out of place there? It seems clear there wont be a volume 11 anymore.

I just hope the last frame on the last issue is still as it is meant to be, and that someone who cares is organising them.

If thats the real Warren who moderates this, which has only just clicked in my brain as being a possibilty, I trust you'll make sure everything is how it should be when I come to the conclusion. Even if you arent the publisher I know you can make shit happen.

I'm going to collect the reprints instead of getting the originals. Both are still easy enough to come by but I do kinda dig not having to worry about where to fit the volume 0 read into the experience.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246793#Comment_246793 2010-06-23T07:45:39-07:00 2010-06-23T08:15:51-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

Huh. Yeah, I guess it will be like that. Which really is too bad as I think that the two one-shots being either at the beginning or (more likely) the end of the last trade will seem really out of ...

Edit: Martin -- I just re-read your original question that I was trying to answer about the two one-shots getting in the way of the ending. I think I had misunderstood the question which has brought us to this point. Sorry for the confusion.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=246924#Comment_246924 2010-06-23T20:39:18-07:00 2010-06-25T00:24:55-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

All good:) If anyone has a reprinted copy and an original run copy side by side if they could let us know what the paper quality is like etc?

If anyone has a reprinted copy and an original run copy side by side if they could let us know what the paper quality is like etc?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=248345#Comment_248345 2010-07-02T00:04:04-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

just had the issues i ordered forwarded to where I am now. The quality of the reprints is fine:) As long as they don't mess up the order of the issues in the final trade and it ends properly then ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=262155#Comment_262155 2010-09-26T06:49:02-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Vadigor http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9434

I've read all of Transmet before and after working a summer job for two months I thought I'd treat myself to buying the full collection. This whole reprint business is proving to be quite problematic ...

After a bit of searching it seems that getting the entire collection won't be that easy. For most volumes but not all, Amazon now sells the reprinted edition. One exception is Volume 4 where the reprint (with the extra Winter's Edge stories) is unavailable and they sell the original instead. If I got that though, that would mean missing out on one of those extra stories, since the first is part of the original V3, which is not available on Amazon.

As for the later volumes, the new V8 is apparently set to release in november and the original is no longer available. The old editions for volume 9 and 10 are still available however.

Trying to wrap my head around all this has given me quite a headache, I might just have to resort to getting all or some of the volumes from my local (and terribly overpriced) comics store.

Incidentally, I rather dislike the covers for the new edition, the giant sideways logo detracts from the otherwise amazing cover art.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=262278#Comment_262278 2010-09-26T20:44:50-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

if you are having trouble with amazon try the book depository. Often the covers on display do not match the edition (reprint or original) so just go by the date of publication to find which version ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=311103#Comment_311103 2011-10-03T02:21:44-07:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 MartinSheen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9063

Uh oh...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317127#Comment_317127 2011-11-29T08:46:03-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

You surely know that DC has announced this: THE INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC Writer: Grant Morrison Artists: Steve Yeowell, Jilll Thompson, Dennis Cramer, Chris Weston, John Ridgway, Steve Parkhouse, ...

THE INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Steve Yeowell, Jilll Thompson, Dennis Cramer, Chris Weston, John Ridgway, Steve Parkhouse, Kim DeMulder, Paul Johnson, Phil Jimenez, John Stokes, Tommy Lee Edwards, Dick Giordano, Mark Buckingham, Mark Pennington, Michael Lark, Keith Aiken, Marc Hempel, Ray Kryssing, Philip Bond, Glyn Dillon, Ivan Reis, Warren Pleece, Sean Phillips, Jay Stephens, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, and others
Collects: THE INVISIBLES #1-25, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 2 #1-22, THE INVISIBLES VOL. 3 #12-1 and a story from VERTIGO: WINTER’S EDGE #1
$150.00 US, 1,536 pg

So, who else wants TRANSMETROPOLITAN to get the same done-in-one omnibus treatment than INVISIBLES?

60 regular issues + 2 prestige specials + 2 short stories = 1500 pages.

And since almost everything is drawn by the same artist and it was a succesful series througout its run, unlike Invisibles, which was revamped and retooled twice and had a legion of different artists pitching in, TRANSMET would make for a far more fit and compact package.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317134#Comment_317134 2011-11-29T11:03:07-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

Too heavy, seems ridiculous.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317136#Comment_317136 2011-11-29T11:16:12-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 DC http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4588

@Tony - Warren said several times in here that he doesn't want this kind of deluxe treatment with Transmetro. I remmber him saying he wants it as cheap as possible so more people can buy it.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317142#Comment_317142 2011-11-29T11:58:30-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

In this very thread (page 3), Warren gives this answer to other guy: - "I've heard it will never happen,but I would gladly pay $150-$200 dollars for a Giant,Coffee-Table Destroying Absolute ...

- "I've heard it will never happen,but I would gladly pay $150-$200 dollars for a Giant,Coffee-Table Destroying Absolute Edition of Transmetropolitan."

Ellis: "You're telling the wrong person. I'm not the publisher."

I interpret this as a clear indication that if DC decided to do this kind of book, he wouldn't oppose: "Hey, ask DC, not me"

Besides, we're not talking about superseding the trades with any deluxe editions, not by a long shot. We're just asking for a definitive high-end reprint for the audience interested in owning such item, but always keeping the affordable tpbs in print.

That's what DC does. If you check out Diamond's backlist:
http://www.alcatraz-comics.de/orderforms/2011/star_nov.txt
all the deluxe editions of PREACHER, SANDMAN or SWAMP THING have NOT superseded the trade paperback editions. Both versions co-exist, available for the customer to choose between the hardcover and softcover presentations, and there's no reason to believe INVISIBLES will be any different. The 1500 page monster will not mean the end of the 7 INVISIBLES tpbs, just the same as PLANETARY remains available in 4 tpbs, despite ABSOLUTE PLANETARY being published and already out of print.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317162#Comment_317162 2011-11-29T16:51:33-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 James Cunningham http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925

I'd pay good money for something of the quality of the Starman collections. A lovely multi-volume set of oversized hardcover editions for my bookshelf would be perfect.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317163#Comment_317163 2011-11-29T17:02:25-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

The Starman Omnibuses are pretty great. However, they also collect material that had not been collected in the past. Is there any Transmet that is not?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317164#Comment_317164 2011-11-29T17:20:36-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Warped Savant http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2376

You surely know that DC has announced this: THE INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC Damnit. Looks like I'm going to be buying Invisibles for a 3rd time now...

You surely know that DC has announced this:

THE INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC
Damnit. Looks like I'm going to be buying Invisibles for a 3rd time now...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317167#Comment_317167 2011-11-29T17:49:29-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 DavidLejeune http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220

@DC: I keep seeing people saying that Warren has said this, but I've never actually seen him say it (and frankly I doubt the publishing terms with DC give him that level of control. He and Darick ...

I, for one, would absolutely buy an Absolute Transmet, or a Transmet Omnibus. I was actually hoping that the re-print of the trades was leading up to it, but apparently I hoped in vain.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317184#Comment_317184 2011-11-29T21:36:34-08:00 2011-11-29T21:39:33-08:00 James Cunningham http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925

I'd probably hold my nose and buy an Absolute Transmet, but it's not the format of choice. They just feel overproduced and overpriced to me. They're very nice, but not $100+ nice. I'd love the ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317251#Comment_317251 2011-11-30T11:39:45-08:00 2011-11-30T11:42:03-08:00 DC http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4588

@Tony - when I mentioned the deluxe treatment, I wasn't going for those Deluxe formats that Fables, Preacher and other titles have. It was a broad (but poor) term for luxury format or whatever you ...

@David - Now that you mentioned it, I'm not sure where it was but I definitely have an idea of Warren wanting Transmetro as cheap as possible.

If it had the Sandman treatment (new colors, some art remade, extras, etc.) I'd be interested but otherwise I don't have any interest in a bigger reproduction of the same material I can read on trades.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317256#Comment_317256 2011-11-30T12:10:30-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

Those Sandman tomes are damn near unreadable they are so heavy. Sure they are pretty, but a bit too much in my opinion.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317372#Comment_317372 2011-12-01T08:27:04-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

We can discuss our personal preferences til kingdom come, but the reality is much simpler. Next summer, DC is going to release a fifteen hundred page monster collecting a prominent Vertigo series in ...

And that's an unprecedented move. The closest thing in the market is Jeff Smith's one book edition of BONE, clocking in at almost 1400 pages (I own this book and it proves this kind of thing is perfectly doable). Marvel hasn't gone beyond the 1200 page mark with its multiple omnibus editions. DC is setting a new record here, and 2 things can happen:

A) The book is a failure, and sales are disappointing.

B) The book is a success, and/or even sells out.

If option A happens, they probably won't try again.

If option B happens, they'll immediately start thinking about more candidates for the same treatment. And guess what other prominent Vertigo series clocks in at 1500 pages and has never been reprinted in other format than the lowly trade paperback...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317382#Comment_317382 2011-12-01T09:37:17-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

And an answer from the man himself.

And an answer from the man himself. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317387#Comment_317387 2011-12-01T10:08:54-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

Thanks for the link. Exactly the same could be said about Morrison's book: INVISIBLES was never popular or lucrative enough to merit such a collection either. In fact, it was rebooted not ...

Exactly the same could be said about Morrison's book:
INVISIBLES was never popular or lucrative enough to merit such a collection either.

In fact, it was rebooted not once, but twice to save it from a definitive cancellation, and the trade paperback editions were published after a while. At first, the trades weren't even comprehensively reprinting the whole series, part of the issues from the first volume were left "orphaned" and only after the series was finished, the gaps were filled with tpb editions. Meanwhile, if I'm not mistaken Transmet tpbs were churned out by DC in parallel to the regular series.

Anyway, we can safely say that INVISIBLES was very probably less popular and lucrative than TRANSMET, and yet here's the Omnibus.

Although one could argue that at this point "Grant Morrison" is a more popular and lucrative name than "Warren Ellis"... sadly, IMO.

Finally, I'm glad that, as I thought, Ellis is expressing just a preference for affordable editions, not a mandate.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317388#Comment_317388 2011-12-01T10:26:35-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

Although affordability is relative: The 10 trade paperback volumes collecting TRANSMETROPOLITAN cost 155 dollars. A 1500 page TRANSMET OMNIBUS would cost 150 dollars. Nuff' said, true ...

The 10 trade paperback volumes collecting TRANSMETROPOLITAN cost 155 dollars.

A 1500 page TRANSMET OMNIBUS would cost 150 dollars.

Nuff' said, true believers.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317394#Comment_317394 2011-12-01T10:56:43-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

I have a feeling warner bros would mark it up a bit more though.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317399#Comment_317399 2011-12-01T11:28:24-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Tony F http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10654

Why?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317401#Comment_317401 2011-12-01T11:46:48-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Argos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7792

A 1500 page TRANSMET OMNIBUS would cost 150 dollars. Yeah, but you can't pay for the omnibus in 10 installments of $15. THAT SAID, a Transmet omnibus does sound neat. It'd make a great coffee ...

A 1500 page TRANSMET OMNIBUS would cost 150 dollars.

Yeah, but you can't pay for the omnibus in 10 installments of $15. THAT SAID, a Transmet omnibus does sound neat. It'd make a great coffee table book for people to peruse through when over, especially a nice fancy one like the Sandman one. But it would be unaffordable to a lot of people, myself included. It'd be a huge splurge for me that I'd really have to save up for (or an expensive gift for someone).]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317405#Comment_317405 2011-12-01T12:26:49-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

@Tony They have a history of overcharging for shit you can get cheaper. Take the Starman Omnibuses, all Six volumes retail for $300 compared to the 10 trades whick cost less than $200.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317470#Comment_317470 2011-12-01T22:04:40-08:00 2011-12-01T22:05:09-08:00 James Cunningham http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925

I've got all six Starman Omnibuseseseses. They make my bookshelf a happier place to be. Also, I got 4 and 5 in a "but one GN, get second for $1" sale. So $251. Totally worth it. :)

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3315&Focus=317500#Comment_317500 2011-12-02T05:09:30-08:00 2013-06-18T13:48:41-07:00 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8236

Oh, I love them too.