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arromdee Member	posted April 14, 2003 02:08 AM quote: Originally posted by quincyjb: I accidentally slighted the Ditko Charlton runs, the SA Spectre, and the Phantom Stranger. When I posted the list, I was hoping people would point out some titles I overlooked. There's no need for SA Spectre. Volume 3 of a complete Spectre archives, according to Owen's map, already is half Silver Age. Phantom Stranger already reaches the Silver Age in volume 1. (By the way, should those Ghosts stories go in a Spectre archive too?) And how about Captain Comet? IP: Logged
quincyjb Member	posted April 14, 2003 11:12 PM quote: Originally posted by arromdee: There's no need for SA Spectre. Volume 3 of a complete Spectre archives, according to Owen's map, already is half Silver Age. Phantom Stranger already reaches the Silver Age in volume 1. (By the way, should those Ghosts stories go in a Spectre archive too?) And how about Captain Comet? I lump CC into the "other genres" category. It would be nice to see it, eventually. I may be alone on this, but I really, really do not want to see further archives combining Silver Age and Golden Age material. It worked okay for Black Canary, but in general, well, the Golden Age material is primitive enough that I would rather not read it. Especially in the case of The Spectre -- well, even among Spectre fans, aren't the later stories considered c-rap because of the inclusion of Percival Popp? I'm interested in the Fox/Anderson Silver Age material, but if I have to pay for 100 pages of sub-average Golden Age material in the same volume, I will probably pass. IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted April 15, 2003 03:56 AM quote: Originally posted by arromdee: There's no need for SA Spectre. Volume 3 of a complete Spectre archives, according to Owen's map, already is half Silver Age. Phantom Stranger already reaches the Silver Age in volume 1. (By the way, should those Ghosts stories go in a Spectre archive too?) And how about Captain Comet? I don't think they would have called the recent Spectre volume "Golden Age Spectre" unless the plan were to do the Silver Age stuff as a separate series. As for Captain Comet, I still favor doing all of the continuing features from Strange Adventures (except maybe Deadman, if it gets that far) as part of the collection of the entire contents of that anthology title. The non-series material is pretty much by the same creators and of the same quality as the series material, and constitutes the vast majority of the contents of the title over the years. Let's have it all! Ideally, it would be done in two archive series running simultaneously--one starting from SA #1, the other from about #100. That way, most of the series material (which was concentrated in those periods anyway) would be covered in the first few volumes, and would generate more demand for the ones that follow, which will be heavier on one-off stories. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted April 15, 2003 12:23 PM quote: Originally posted by James Friel: I don't think they would have called the recent Spectre volume "Golden Age Spectre" unless the plan were to do the Silver Age stuff as a separate series. The "Golden Age" qualifier may have been to distinguish Jim Corrigan from Hal Jordan. All the other "Golden Age" characters so far have been displaced, too. IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted April 15, 2003 12:27 PM Interesting point. Still, I can't quites imagine DC publishing 1960s and '60s material under that title, can you? IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted April 15, 2003 12:47 PM That's "1960s and '70s material..." IP: Logged
Coleo Member	posted April 15, 2003 12:57 PM quote: Originally posted by James Friel: Interesting point. Still, I can't quites imagine DC publishing 1960s and '60s material under that title, can you? No. You're right. It seems likely (IMO, obvious) that DC named the series as it did because it planned to skip ahead to the silver age material and leave the Popp strips that would comprise most of a projected GA Spectre V2 in perpetual limbo. It's important to remember that one factor DC takes into consideration is whether or not material is actually worthy of the Archives treatment. With limited slots, they have to factor in quality, historical importance and marketability--and often those cut against the completist impulse. (See the decision to cherry-pick Karate Kid for the LSH Archives.) There's nothing saying DC might not do a GA Spectre V2 someday, but I assume it's much lower on the list than compiling a SA Spectre V1--which would give them two volume ones and focus on some of the best periods of the strip's history. Cole IP: Logged
srca1941 Member	posted April 15, 2003 08:37 PM Plus, SA Spectre can be done in 2 (likely to be a good seller from everything I've heard), and then they can return to the Golden Age for 1 regular and one skinny (Challengers sized) volume without worrying about the questionable Popp material jeopardizing the SA Spectre's chances. -Steve ------------------ Visit "The Golden Years" http://www.goldenyears.cjb.net My "Future Archives" Page: http://www.dcarchives.cjb.net IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted April 22, 2003 12:26 AM What we know, as of Apr 10 '03, including some of Bob Greenberger's vague hints: Scheduled and solicited: April 2003 Spirit Archives, V10 (Apr 23rd, shipped early, Apr 2 ) Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, V12 (Apr 9th, shipped on time ) May 2003 Justice League of America Archives, V8 (May 7th, shipping early, Apr 23rd ) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V2 (May 21st) June 2003 Superman Archives, V6 (June 4th) July 2003 Challengers of the Unknown, V1 (July 2nd Batman: Dark Knight, V4 (July 30) August 2003 Batman Archives, V1 (2nd printing, $19.95 price, Aug 27th) September 2003 Absolute Authority, V2 (Sep 3rd) Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams (Sep 3rd) ============================ Announced, roughly scheduled, but unsolicited: 3rd Quarter 2003 Teen Titans Archives, V1 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his post of Apr 1) Spirit Archives, V11 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his first post of Apr 2) 4th Quarter 2003 All-Star Archives, V9 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2. The expectation for 4th quarter (fall) is reported by Daprof in his first post of Mar 31 in the thread July Archive doubleheader?) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. We have a report from Chris_ccl in a post above that this volume is scheduled for December) ============================ Mentioned as being in the works, but unscheduled Atom Archives, V2 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2) Challengers of the Unknown Archives, V2 (announced Nov 10 '02, exact date TBA; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Nov 19 as not being issued in 2003) Elfquest reprints are coming, said to be in the "Archive format". What that means, xactly, remains to be seen. New Teen Titans Archives, V2 (sometime in 2004; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, Bob's post of Feb 3 '03.) Shazam! Archives, V4 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Jan 7 '03: "Shazam! will continue although Vol. 4 is not on a schedule as of today." Seems like DC intends to continue the line, but when is another matter) Spirit Archives, V12 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) Tor Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) ============================ Expected, but neither announced nor scheduled Plastic Man Archives, V5 (should appear in 4th Quarter '03) ============================ *Vague hints by Bob Greenberger of possible* Archives to come** Stuff by Simon and Kirby; Sandman, Manhunter, Boy Commandos, Newsboy Legion etc. are possibilities (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Another Doom Patrol volume; might be more of Morrison's stuff, not an Archive. (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) ============================ Stuff that isn't a candidate for Archiving right now, according to Bob Greenberger Superboy (Golden Age) Archives, V1 (announced in 2001, mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Dec 12 '02, as being "off the schedule and ... return[ing] as soon as possible") Swamp Thing, because the TPBs are in print (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Golden Age work that isn't feasible with current restoration technology, which butchers fine line work by certain artists, including Mac Raboy and Lou Fine. Affects Captain Marvel, Jr., The Ray, The Black Condor, Doll Man, Bulletman, others (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Mad Archives, V2 won't appear in 2003. (See Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. Poor sales is the likely villain here. The Diamond preorders were for only 1879 copies. The same month, "All Star, V8" had 2669 copies preordered.) ============================ Other things we know There will be 14 Archives in 2003 Six of those will be Golden Age, the rest Silver & Bronze There will be an additional Golden Age Volume One, said to be "worked on for some time, but source material has been ellusive" and "broad appeal" anticipated. (See DStepp's first post on New Golden Age for 2003 is ... One of the upcoming Archives will have approx. 256, to accomodate a logical break in the material IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted April 22, 2003 12:29 AM Ahhhhrrrrggggghhhhh! GDDMN NOTEPAD!! Let's try that again.... What we know, as of Apr 10 '03, including some of Bob Greenberger's vague hints: Scheduled and solicited: April 2003 Spirit Archives, V10 (Apr 23rd, shipped early, Apr 2 ) Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, V12 (Apr 9th, shipped on time ) May 2003 Justice League of America Archives, V8 (May 7th, shipping early, Apr 23rd ) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V2 (May 21st) June 2003 Superman Archives, V6 (June 4th) July 2003 Challengers of the Unknown, V1 (July 2nd Batman: Dark Knight, V4 (July 30) August 2003 Batman Archives, V1 (2nd printing, $19.95 price, Aug 27th) September 2003 Absolute Authority, V2 (Sep 3rd) Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams (Sep 3rd) ============================ Announced, roughly scheduled, but unsolicited: 3rd Quarter 2003 Teen Titans Archives, V1 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his post of Apr 1) Spirit Archives, V11 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his first post of Apr 2) 4th Quarter 2003 All-Star Archives, V9 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2. The expectation for 4th quarter (fall) is reported by Daprof in his first post of Mar 31 in the thread July Archive doubleheader?) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. We have a report from Chris_ccl in a post above that this volume is scheduled for December) ============================ Mentioned as being in the works, but unscheduled Atom Archives, V2 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2) Challengers of the Unknown Archives, V2 (announced Nov 10 '02, exact date TBA; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Nov 19 as not* being issued in 2003) Elfquest reprints are coming, said to be in the "Archive format". What that means, xactly, remains to be seen. New Teen Titans Archives, V2 (sometime in 2004; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread* Questions for Bob Greenberger, Bob's post of Feb 3 '03.) Shazam! Archives, V4 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Jan 7 '03: "Shazam! will continue although Vol. 4 is not on a schedule as of today." Seems like DC intends to continue the line, but when is another matter) Spirit Archives, V12 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) Tor Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) ============================ Expected, but neither announced nor scheduled Plastic Man Archives, V5 (should appear in 4th Quarter '03) ============================ *Vague hints by Bob Greenberger of possible* Archives to come** Stuff by Simon and Kirby; Sandman, Manhunter, Boy Commandos, Newsboy Legion etc. are possibilities (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Another Doom Patrol volume; might be more of Morrison's stuff, not an Archive. (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) ============================ Stuff that isn't a candidate for Archiving right now, according to Bob Greenberger Superboy (Golden Age) Archives, V1 (announced in 2001, mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Dec 12 '02, as being "off the schedule and ... return[ing] as soon as possible") Swamp Thing, because the TPBs are in print (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Golden Age work that isn't feasible with current restoration technology, which butchers fine line work by certain artists, including Mac Raboy and Lou Fine. Affects Captain Marvel, Jr., The Ray, The Black Condor, Doll Man, Bulletman, others (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Mad Archives, V2 won't appear in 2003. (See Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. Poor sales is the likely villain here. The Diamond preorders were for only 1879 copies. The same month, "All Star, V8" had 2669 copies preordered.) ============================ Other things we know There will be 14 Archives in 2003 Six of those will be Golden Age, the rest Silver & Bronze There will be an additional Golden Age Volume One, said to be "worked on for some time, but source material has been ellusive" and "broad appeal" anticipated. (See DStepp's first post on New Golden Age for 2003 is ... One of the upcoming Archives will have approx. 256, to accomodate a logical break in the material ============================ All other volumes are unknown at this time. This includes any other new #1s and additional volumes to existing series not mentioned above. Please make corrections and additions if you know them. IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted April 22, 2003 01:06 AM So now they're releasing JLA two weeks early. Hmmmmmmmmm... They might just have it around early because they do batch printing and they want to make the money back as soon as possible. That's probably it. But part of me wonders if they're compressing the year's schedule so as to be able to shoehorn in a quickly-produced second volume of Sgt.Rock before the end of the year. IP: Logged
dcexplosion78 Member	posted April 22, 2003 09:56 PM quote: Originally posted by srca1941: Plus, SA Spectre can be done in 2 (likely to be a good seller from everything I've heard), and then they can return to the Golden Age for 1 regular and one skinny (Challengers sized) volume without worrying about the questionable Popp material jeopardizing the SA Spectre's chances. -Steve Unless they do the Neal Adams stories as a standalone volume ala GL/GA and Deadman. IP: Logged
Lee Semmens Member	posted April 23, 2003 07:08 AM quote: Originally posted by dcexplosion78: Unless they do the Neal Adams stories as a standalone volume ala GL/GA and Deadman. I certainly hope not! I want all the late 1960s Spectre stories archived, whether they be by Adams, Murphy Anderson, or others. In any case, I doubt if Adams did even 100 pages of the Spectre, which would make for a very slim volume. IP: Logged
Steve Jenner New Member	posted April 23, 2003 08:44 AM quote: Originally posted by Lee Semmens: In any case, I doubt if Adams did even 100 pages of the Spectre, which would make for a very slim volume. Including covers, I make it 99 pages... Spectre # 2: Die Spectre...Again (23 pp plus cover) Spectre # 3: Menace Of The Mystic Mastermind (24 pp plus cover) Spectre # 4: Stop That Kid Before He Wrecks The World (24pp plus cover) Spectre # 5: The Spectre Means Death (24 pp plus cover) IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted April 29, 2003 08:34 PM Since Tor is has been asked about, here's a bump. IP: Logged
James Friel Member	posted April 29, 2003 09:57 PM NI, what about splitting your "Mentioned as Being in the Works, but Unscheduled" category into two by adding "Coming Out This Year, But Not Yet on the Schedule for a Definite Month" (this would include, for instance Atom 2 and Tor 3). It seems to me valid to differentiate between those titles we know are going to be out at some time in the current year and those we either know will be later than that or don't know anything about the scheduling of at all. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted May 05, 2003 01:01 AM What we know, as of May 4 '03, including some of Bob Greenberger's vague hints: Scheduled and solicited: May 2003 Justice League of America Archives, V8 (May 7th, shipping early, Apr 23rd ) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V2 (May 21st) June 2003 Superman Archives, V6 (June 4th) July 2003 Challengers of the Unknown, V1 (July 2nd Batman: Dark Knight, V4 (July 30) August 2003 Batman Archives, V1 (2nd printing, $19.95 price, Aug 27th) September 2003 Absolute Authority, V2 (Sep 3rd) Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams (Sep 3rd) ============================ Announced, roughly scheduled, but unsolicited: 3rd Quarter 2003 Teen Titans Archives, V1 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his post of Apr 1) Spirit Archives, V11 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his first post of Apr 2) 4th Quarter 2003 All-Star Archives, V9 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2. The expectation for 4th quarter (fall) is reported by Daprof in his first post of Mar 31 in the thread July Archive doubleheader?) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. We have a report from Chris_ccl in a post above that this volume is scheduled for December) ============================ Coming soon, but unscheduled Atom Archives, V2 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2) New Teen Titans Archives, V2 (sometime in 2004; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, Bob's post of Feb 3 '03.) Plastic Man Archives, V5 (Billy Schelly that he has written an intro for this volume.) Spirit Archives, V12 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread [URL=http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/files/Forum21/HTML/002156-3.html]Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) Tor Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) ============================ Coming someday, but who knows when Challengers of the Unknown Archives, V2 (announced Nov 10 '02, exact date TBA; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Nov 19 as not* being issued in 2003) Elfquest reprints are coming, said to be in the "Archive format". What that means, xactly, remains to be seen. Shazam! Archives, V4 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread* Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Jan 7 '03: "Shazam! will continue although Vol. 4 is not on a schedule as of today.") Spirit Archives, V13-24 (expect 3 per year, but things can change) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, V4-5 (expect both in 2004) ============================ *Vague hints by Bob Greenberger of possible* Archives to come** Stuff by Simon and Kirby; Sandman, Manhunter, Boy Commandos, Newsboy Legion etc. are possibilities (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Another Doom Patrol volume; might be more of Morrison's stuff, not an Archive. (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) ============================ Stuff that isn't a candidate for Archiving right now, according to Bob Greenberger Superboy (Golden Age) Archives, V1 (announced in 2001, mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Dec 12 '02, as being "off the schedule and ... return[ing] as soon as possible") Swamp Thing, because the TPBs are in print (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Golden Age work that isn't feasible with current restoration technology, which butchers fine line work by certain artists, including Mac Raboy and Lou Fine. Affects Captain Marvel, Jr., The Ray, The Black Condor, Doll Man, Bulletman, others (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Mad Archives, V2 won't appear in 2003. (See Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. Poor sales is the likely villain here. The Diamond preorders were for only 1879 copies. The same month, "All Star, V8" had 2669 copies preordered.) ============================ Other things we know There will be 14 Archives in 2003 Six of those will be Golden Age, the rest Silver & Bronze There will be an additional Golden Age Volume One, said to be "worked on for some time, but source material has been ellusive" and "broad appeal" anticipated. (See DStepp's first post on New Golden Age for 2003 is ... One of the upcoming Archives will have approx. 256, to accomodate a logical break in the material ============================ All other volumes are unknown at this time. This includes any other new #1s and additional volumes to existing series not mentioned above. Please make corrections and additions if you know them. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted May 05, 2003 01:02 AM That does it! Notepad is no longer my editor of choice. Piece of crap. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted May 05, 2003 01:04 AM What we know, as of May 4 '03, including some of Bob Greenberger's vague hints: Scheduled and solicited: May 2003 Justice League of America Archives, V8 (May 7th, shipping early, Apr 23rd ) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V2 (May 21st) June 2003 Superman Archives, V6 (June 4th) July 2003 Challengers of the Unknown, V1 (July 2nd Batman: Dark Knight, V4 (July 30) August 2003 Batman Archives, V1 (2nd printing, $19.95 price, Aug 27th) September 2003 Absolute Authority, V2 (Sep 3rd) Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams (Sep 3rd) ============================ Announced, roughly scheduled, but unsolicited: 3rd Quarter 2003 Teen Titans Archives, V1 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his post of Apr 1) Spirit Archives, V11 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his first post of Apr 2) 4th Quarter 2003 All-Star Archives, V9 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2. The expectation for 4th quarter (fall) is reported by Daprof in his first post of Mar 31 in the thread July Archive doubleheader?) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. We have a report from Chris_ccl in a post above that this volume is scheduled for December) ============================ Coming soon, but unscheduled Atom Archives, V2 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2) New Teen Titans Archives, V2 (sometime in 2004; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, Bob's post of Feb 3 '03.) Plastic Man Archives, V5 (Billy Schelly that he has written an intro for this volume.) Spirit Archives, V12 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread [URL=http://dcboards.warnerbros.com/files/Forum21/HTML/002156-3.html]Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) Tor Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) ============================ Coming someday, but who knows when Challengers of the Unknown Archives, V2 (announced Nov 10 '02, exact date TBA; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Nov 19 as not* being issued in 2003) Elfquest reprints are coming, said to be in the "Archive format". What that means, xactly, remains to be seen. Shazam! Archives, V4 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread* Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Jan 7 '03: "Shazam! will continue although Vol. 4 is not on a schedule as of today.") Spirit Archives, V13-24 (expect 3 per year, but things can change) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, V4-5 (expect both in 2004) ============================ *Vague hints by Bob Greenberger of possible* Archives to come** Stuff by Simon and Kirby; Sandman, Manhunter, Boy Commandos, Newsboy Legion etc. are possibilities (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Another Doom Patrol volume; might be more of Morrison's stuff, not an Archive. (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) ============================ Stuff that isn't a candidate for Archiving right now, according to Bob Greenberger Superboy (Golden Age) Archives, V1 (announced in 2001, mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Dec 12 '02, as being "off the schedule and ... return[ing] as soon as possible") Swamp Thing, because the TPBs are in print (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Golden Age work that isn't feasible with current restoration technology, which butchers fine line work by certain artists, including Mac Raboy and Lou Fine. Affects Captain Marvel, Jr., The Ray, The Black Condor, Doll Man, Bulletman, others (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Mad Archives, V2 won't appear in 2003. (See Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. Poor sales is the likely villain here. The Diamond preorders were for only 1879 copies. The same month, "All Star, V8" had 2669 copies preordered.) ============================ Other things we know There will be 14 Archives in 2003 Six of those will be Golden Age, the rest Silver & Bronze There will be an additional Golden Age Volume One, said to be "worked on for some time, but source material has been ellusive" and "broad appeal" anticipated. (See DStepp's first post on New Golden Age for 2003 is ... One of the upcoming Archives will have approx. 256, to accomodate a logical break in the material ============================ All other volumes are unknown at this time. This includes any other new #1s and additional volumes to existing series not mentioned above. Please make corrections and additions if you know them. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted May 05, 2003 01:08 AM Fixing a URL What we know, as of May 4 '03, including some of Bob Greenberger's vague hints: Scheduled and solicited: May 2003 Justice League of America Archives, V8 (May 7th, shipping early, Apr 23rd ) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V2 (May 21st) June 2003 Superman Archives, V6 (June 4th) July 2003 Challengers of the Unknown, V1 (July 2nd) Batman: Dark Knight, V4 (July 30) August 2003 Batman Archives, V1 (2nd printing, $19.95 price, Aug 27th) September 2003 Absolute Authority, V2 (Sep 3rd) Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams (Sep 3rd) ============================ Announced, roughly scheduled, but unsolicited: 3rd Quarter 2003 Teen Titans Archives, V1 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his post of Apr 1) Spirit Archives, V11 (reported by CaptainSwift in the thread Archives for 2003, his first post of Apr 2) 4th Quarter 2003 All-Star Archives, V9 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2. The expectation for 4th quarter (fall) is reported by Daprof in his first post of Mar 31 in the thread July Archive doubleheader?) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. We have a report from Chris_ccl in a post above that this volume is scheduled for December) ============================ Coming soon, but unscheduled Atom Archives, V2 (Reported in AlterEgo's post of March 30 on Questions for Bob Greenberger 2) New Teen Titans Archives, V2 (sometime in 2004; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, Bob's post of Feb 3 '03.) Plastic Man Archives, V5 (Billy Schelly reports that he has written an intro for this volume.) Spirit Archives, V12 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) Tor Archives, V3 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03.) ============================ Coming someday, but who knows when Challengers of the Unknown Archives, V2 (announced Nov 10 '02, exact date TBA; mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Nov 19 as not* being issued in 2003) Elfquest reprints are coming, said to be in the "Archive format". What that means, xactly, remains to be seen. Shazam! Archives, V4 (mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread* Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Jan 7 '03: "Shazam! will continue although Vol. 4 is not on a schedule as of today.") Spirit Archives, V13-24 (expect 3 per year, but things can change) T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, V4-5 (expect both in 2004) ============================ *Vague hints by Bob Greenberger of possible* Archives to come** Stuff by Simon and Kirby; Sandman, Manhunter, Boy Commandos, Newsboy Legion etc. are possibilities (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Another Doom Patrol volume; might be more of Morrison's stuff, not an Archive. (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) ============================ Stuff that isn't a candidate for Archiving right now, according to Bob Greenberger Superboy (Golden Age) Archives, V1 (announced in 2001, mentioned by Bob Greenberger in the thread Questions for Bob Greenberger, post of Dec 12 '02, as being "off the schedule and ... return[ing] as soon as possible") Swamp Thing, because the TPBs are in print (See Bob's post of Jan 7 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Golden Age work that isn't feasible with current restoration technology, which butchers fine line work by certain artists, including Mac Raboy and Lou Fine. Affects Captain Marvel, Jr., The Ray, The Black Condor, Doll Man, Bulletman, others (See Bob's post of Jan 8 '03 in Questions for Bob Greenberger) Mad Archives, V2 won't appear in 2003. (See Questions for Bob Greenberger 2, his post of Feb 7 '03. Poor sales is the likely villain here. The Diamond preorders were for only 1879 copies. The same month, "All Star, V8" had 2669 copies preordered.) ============================ Other things we know There will be 14 Archives in 2003 Six of those will be Golden Age, the rest Silver & Bronze There will be an additional Golden Age Volume One, said to be "worked on for some time, but source material has been ellusive" and "broad appeal" anticipated. (See DStepp's first post on New Golden Age for 2003 is ... One of the upcoming Archives will have approx. 256, to accomodate a logical break in the material ============================ All other volumes are unknown at this time. This includes any other new #1s and additional volumes to existing series not mentioned above. Please make corrections and additions if you know them. IP: Logged
NecessaryImpurity Member	posted May 05, 2003 01:33 PM I forgot to add Michael Uslan's hint from The Pulse. Put it under "Other Things We Know". IP: Logged
Joe Average New Member	posted May 05, 2003 02:18 PM NI, You can move the Teen Titans volume to "planned for August" as stated during the DC panel at WonderCon. ...Joe IP: Logged
Paulus The Little Gnome Member	posted May 07, 2003 07:06 AM According to Amazon the Silver Age Titans #1 is published in September. P IP: Logged
dylanfan Member	posted May 07, 2003 08:02 AM I would not put much stock in amazon's information. It is often incorrect. In fact, that they say it's September more than likely means it will truly be in August! ------------------ Visit the Marvel Masterworks fansite and Message Board: Go to www.marvelmasterworks.freeservers.com IP: Logged
Spangles Member	posted May 07, 2003 09:17 AM Lo! And there shall come a massive auction offering, including Golden Age reprints and 100 Page Giants and Adventure Comics with Shining Knight and The Spectre! And Bat-Man and Detective from times since past! Verily, thou shoulds checketh them out! ------------------ Lots of auctions up now;Brave & the Bold; Batman & Huntress, first appearance of the Huntress...and coming Thursday; Bat-Man comics and Detective Comics from the 1960s and 1970s, TONS of 80 PAGE GIANT and 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR from the Sixties and Seventies with Golden Age reprints galore, JSA appearances from the last 30 years, Mr. & Mrs. Superman in Superman Family, and more!! Go to www.ebay.com and do an advanced search for seller pollyanna12 ! Thanks! IP: Logged

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