posted January 07, 2003 04:24 PM            

I echo everyone else...thanks again. Great to have a "connection" with an "insider". We Archive fans went for a long time without much in the way of feedback or information. On to my questions:

1.) Have the SHAZAM ARCHIVES been successful enough (in your opinion) to warrant a CAPTAIN MARVEL JUNIOR or MARVEL FAMILY Archive?

2.) Any plans for THE ATOM Vol. 2?

3.) Would DC consider releasing a special edition of FLASH ARCHIVES Vol. 1 with a Carmine Infantino autograph? (He's one of my heroes and I've never had the chance to meet him)

4.) Any chance of seeing a SWAMP THING Archive? The Wein-Wrightson run would be great in hardcover. I'd also support Archiving the Alan Moore run.

5.) Speaking of Mr. Moore...and this might be a sore subject...but do you have any hope for a new WATCHMEN hardcover? The planned 15th anniversary edition got me salavating, and I was very disappointed when I learned the project was scrapped. Maybe a 20th anniversary edition?

Thanks, Bob!

posted January 07, 2003 04:29 PM            

I'm enjoying THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES and can't wait for the really good stuff to start in Vol. 11 or 12. My question/comment is:

I would love to see the daily strips reprinted, as well as as much additional Eisner Spirit art as possible (ie: the Kitchen Sink covers, etc.)

Finally, and this is a HUGE one...Bob, do you think DC could convince Mr. Eisner to do one, last Spirit story for the final volume of the Archive run? Wouldn't it be amazing to see Eisner bring closure to this great strip? Heck, if he doesn't want to do a new story, it would be great if he just wanted to do a pin-up and show all the characters together one last time...I think there should be something special, possibly something all-new by Mr. Eisner, in the final volume.

I proposed this once at a comic con, and the DC staffer said, "Oh, I don't think Will wants to do that." Maybe..but has DC ASKED Will Eisner??

posted January 07, 2003 04:36 PM               

glad to hear that a JIMMY OLSEN BY JACK KIRBY collection may be forthcoming. At the risk of becoming known as "Paperback Balkin," let me suggest: please do it in paperback, rather than hardcover. I'd prefer it be full color, as opposed to the "shades of grey" TPBs that were done of the other fourth world material, but I'd prefer a "shades of grey" JIMMY OLSEN tpb than a hardcover.

Aw, heck, I don't care if I sound like a broken record, wanting things in softcover rather than hardcover; perhaps some of the other readers on these boards have unlimited budgets, but I don't. I'd prefer to spend $24-30 for a TPB than $45-55 for a hardcover, in most cases.

posted January 07, 2003 05:14 PM            

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Originally posted by JeffD:
3.) Would DC consider releasing a special edition of FLASH ARCHIVES Vol. 1 with a Carmine Infantino autograph?

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Dynamic Forces did this a few years ago (I got my copy on eBay).

posted January 07, 2003 07:33 PM               

Is there any hope for seeing Golden Age Simon & Kirby in the archives? This stuff really was head and shoulders above the crowd.

posted January 07, 2003 07:42 PM               

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Originally posted by Cave Carson:
Thought of another question!

In the CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS tps, will they expand to include the non-JLA team-ups? ...This would be an excellent place for the wonderful DR FATE-HOURMAN stories...

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posted January 07, 2003 07:46 PM               

Bob: Will New Comics #1 ever be reprinted? There was some stir in 2000 that it would be, but I haven't heard anything since. Although the material wouldn't excite the average reader, I think the historical importance would excite Archive fans.

posted January 07, 2003 07:52 PM            

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Boy, you take a few days off and look what happens...

I've been hinting around that some feedback on the team-ups would be nice. For example, should the Flash-Atom and Flash-Doom Patrol team-ups be tossed into Flash Archives? If so, do they then get reused in Atom and DP Archives? Do we just do a team-up Archive? And if we do that, do we skip Starman-Black Canary because that's already in BC Archives?

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My feeling is that you just start with the Brave & Bold Team-Ups and go straight through. There are already four Batman lines (Batman, Batman: Dark Knight, Batman in World's Finest, Batman: Dynamic Duo), so starting another Batman series (Batman in Brave & Bold) might be overkill.

I can understand other people's positions about not including the Metamorpho issues. They didn't feature any team-ups. I can also understand the position of not including the Teen Titans stories, since they would logically fit in a Silver Age Teen Titans Archive, if or when it becomes available. I'm not sure I agree with the stance on the Black Canary/Star-Man issues, as I'm not interested in the Black Canary Archive, but I would like to read those two stories.

posted January 07, 2003 07:58 PM            

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Boy, you take a few days off and look what happens...

Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 2? Well, Vol. One is going back for a second printing this month so there's certainly demand. Is there interest even though the first half of the book will already be available through Archives (including this spring's JLA Vol. 8)?

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I think there would be demand for this due to the fact that it would be in TBP form. I bought a copy of Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 1 for my nephew because it was affordable, but there's no way I would buy an Archive for him. I have enough trouble justifying $40 purchases for myself to my wife.

posted January 07, 2003 09:26 PM               

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Originally posted by Bob Greenberger:
Unknown Solider and Tomahawk have come up and no doubt will coninute to come up. As I've stated earlier, Seven Soldiers of Victory have come up but most likely as a successor to All Star. And we expect more DOOM PATROL, either Vol. 2 in Archive or more of Grant Morrison's run in trade.

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WHOO-HOO! Push out them darn All-Star books then! I want my Law's Legionnaires! And the DP too ... I'm in heaven!

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Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 2? Well, Vol. One is going back for a second printing this month so there's certainly demand. Is there interest even though the first half of the book will already be available through Archives (including this spring's JLA Vol. 8)?

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Well, all the stories in the first Crisis on Multiple Earths book were already reprinted in the JLA archives. Not everyone buys every issue of the archives (I know I just can't afford more than two or three a year nowadays), and I think a lot of people are still partial to trade paperbacks.

--Rich

posted January 08, 2003 12:04 AM               

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Originally posted by fbalkin (re: Kirby 's Jimmy Olsen stories):
I'd prefer... full color, as opposed to the "shades of grey" TPBs that were done of the other fourth world material, but I'd prefer a "shades of grey" JIMMY OLSEN tpb than a hardcover.

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posted January 08, 2003 01:47 AM               

Your comment, Mr. Greenberger, on Power Girl, and the EARTH 2 -- ALL STARS was most encouraging. I presume an EARTH 2 -- ADVENTURE. (starring the Huntress) will follow.

posted January 08, 2003 05:54 AM            

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Originally posted by dylanfan:
And as long as James is throwing his money around, I, too, want to see the Brave and the Bold #1-24 pronto. I likes me my Heath and Kubert!

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posted January 08, 2003 09:38 AM               

Atom Vol. 2 has come up several times, you'll just have to wait and see.

Since we're keeping Len and Bernie's stories in print as a trade paperback, it's not a candidate for Archiving today.

WATCHMEN requires extra-special care and treatment so we can remain optimistic but there's no telling what will happen.

Our plan today is to include the SPIRIT dailies by the time the final volume comes out. As for the Warren and Kitchen Sink covers, the jury's out. As for Will doing a new story, that's come up but have we directly asked Will, I don't know.

Many of us are anxious for more Doom Patrol but don't misunderstand me. Nothing more is on the schedule as of today.

Simon & Kirby's work is definitely on our To Do list.

We've talked about the Silver Age/Golden Age pairings as a possible volume but not just the GA pairings such as SPECTRE #3 or the SHOWCASE stories. Instead, we were wondering about including the first SA/GA oddball crossover of Batman and Wildcat.

New Comics? Gee, that just come up in conversation before Christmas.

posted January 08, 2003 11:50 AM            

If a color Kirby Jimmy Olson (soft or hardcover) sells well, would this open the option of re-issuing the other Fourth World volumes in a similar format? I'd love the whole set in a color version - soft or hardcover.

posted January 09, 2003 01:10 AM            

In regards to your question about team-ups, put me down as another Archive buyer who wholeheartedly agrees with James Friel. In the example you mentioned of a Flash Archive including team-up stories, that would definitely lessen my interest in buying the book.

I also agree with James about being far more interested in Brave & the Bold 1-24, than any of the later issues.

Thanks, Glenn

posted January 09, 2003 04:12 AM            

Has the Collected Editions Dept. given any thought to celebrating the upcoming 100th Archive? It should be arriving in late '04.

If that sounds like something to think about, I'd like to suggest an "Archive Companion" of sorts. In particular, I'd like an essay on what is needed to restore art, and an essay on the whole Archive production process, from the time you decide to do it to when it ships for the stores. An index of all the stories and creators for the first hundred volumes would be welcom, too. Maybe fuller bios of everyone? I'm sure there are plenty of other goodies we could think of, that would of interest to Archive Nation.

Again, something to think about.