JLA/Avengers HC next week

[Your pal Jim]

Hey, is this gonna be on time, or will it be delayed for some reason? Please say it's on time!!

[sleeper]

Although it is not listed on DC Comic's website, according to their newsletter, it is on time.

We'll see when this Monday (8/9/2004) comes around if it made it or not.

[Your pal Jim]

sleeper said:

Although it is not listed on DC Comic's website, according to their newsletter, it is on time.

We'll see when this Monday (8/9/2004) comes around if it made it or not.

Thanks, Sleeper!

[Xum Yukinori]

Got my copy today. I was very impressed at the larger size -- really makes the story look more... epic.

However, I'm not too impressed with the compendium. I did like how I get most of the original 1983 story -- from what George Perez remembers of it. And I even get a detailed plot-pages of Kurt Busiek's unused original concept for issue 3 (which features more amalgamated worlds than what we saw). However, not all of the 1983 pages are reprinted from the original pencilled pages (now that Rob Liefeld isn't the sole owner of them anymore) -- some are from xerox copies (and it shows). Also, I don't think they waited long enough for the ink to dry at the printers, as many pages of my copy has smears (one page is barely readable, since they use small type). Worst of all, I expected full-page reprints of the two JLA/A ACTOR pieces (used as framed pictures in issue 3), but they are featured as small panels in the annotations section, and are about twice as large as how they appear in the hardcover).

While I like much of this slipcase (or should I say stick-case?) I'm still debating whether, at $75, I should feel cheated or not...

Anyone else?

Xum

[nova64]

Got mine yesterday, too.

I feel the same way. The bigger size really brought out the artwork and made it even more enjoyable (I didn't think it was possible but it did) to read.

I was a little disappointed in the compendium for the same reasons you mentioned about the original 1983 artwork. The reproduction of the artwork wasn't very good, in my opinion.

The concept plot pages and 1983 article were very good. The breakdown of the issues with the annotations was great. However (to me), it would have been more special if the same information wasn't available from the X-Fan Annotations available on the web. But there is something to be said about it being all together in one book.

Overall, I'm glad I bought it but would have been much more satisfied if it had cost $50 instead of $75.

[Xum Yukinori]

I also forgot to mention, the other JLA/A auction piece shown in the "JLA/A Hardcover Extra Not Colored" news log is NOT in the hardcover in any size, despite what Tom Smith was told.

Now my needle's teetering over to the "cheated" side. The extra artwork is the reason I bought this set.

Xum

[Your pal Jim]

Yep.

I'm also disappointed the three recent JLA/Avengers Wizard covers weren't present.

And I'd have liked to have seen the old Comics Interview JLA/Avengers cover. I really expected this to be a "clearing house" of TEXT of George's JLA/Avengers crossover work. And it's not.

[Xum Yukinori]

I forgot about the Wizard covers. I agree that they should have been in there. Didn't the DC solicitation mention a "portfolio of related art" from George in the compendium? I would have rather had that than the recap of past Marvel-DC crossovers.

Xum

[sleeper]

Could someone email me the cover to the Hardcover ? I ordered my copy from Amazon.com and apparently have not shipped yet. I haven't been billed for it either.

[Tony]

Wow, I haven't seen the book yet, I haven't been to my comic shop, I don't think I've read a good review yet. That's so disappointing on the mosts anticapated collection. When I get my copy I'll put my two cents in. Tony L

[Xum Yukinori]

Guest-Xum said:

Didn't the DC solicitation mention a "portfolio of related art" from George in the compendium?

Xum

At the risk of looking crazy for talking to myself, I've noticed in the JLA/A Hardcover "info-chain" on this site that the Previews solicitation didn't mention additional art, but the Dynamic Force solicitation states: "a Perez portfolio of art done to commemorate the project " to be included in an "80-page" (not 64-page) volume 2.

I guess I got those two solicitations mixed up -- which begs the question: is the "missing art" really in the DF limited edition? Is there anyone who actually bought the DF set that could tell us?

Xum

[Tony]

Well gang here's my two cents on JLA/Avengers HC, at first glance the product is very awesome, the the size and format is excellent (man do I wish they did Crisis in this larger format). The box the two volumes fit into is excellent, the art looks even better than I remember, maybe because of the larger format. I like the features that were throughout the collection and I like the the way they used the penciled and colored version on the covers. Now for some of the things that I didn't like, one Tom Smith's name should have been listed on the cover, his coloring was a very important part of the series, that is one thing that Crossgen was awesome about. And everyone is right about some of those pages that were taken from copies were terriable, there has to be some kind of way they could have made them come out clearer, heck my copies that I have are much copies than what appeared in the book. I completely understand if don't have the original you have to produce it from a copy, there is no other choice, but I just got to believe there must be some way to make them produce better. I also think the promo peice should have been produce each having there own page in black and white or color, and they should have also included the peices that George did for the various trade mags, I even would have loved to see various penciled pages from the series that would have been a nice extra. Now as far as the price I think if those 7 pages that didn't reproduce well I don't think people would have been complaining about the price. Heck the Crisis book was $100, smaller format and and not much extras in it, besides the poster. So overall all I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10. Now I only wish DC would go back to the press and do a larger format Crisis, man that would be awesome. Tony L