Comments on: Wednesday Comics: Inevitable Collection? http://speedforce.org/2009/05/wednesday-comics-collection/ Tracking the Flash - the Fastest Man Alive Wed, 23 May 2012 16:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kelson http://speedforce.org/2009/05/wednesday-comics-collection/#comment-4320 Kelson Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:04:30 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3617#comment-4320 It's only 12 issues, though. That means each story is going to be 12 pages if printed 1-to-1, or 24 pages if turned sideways with each original page as a double-page spread. That would actually make it about the same as a typical comic book. Which is something I can see them doing a few years down the line as random reprints, but the whole point of the current trade market is to have something that'll go on a bookshelf. What I'd guess at this point, based on what they've said at HeroesCon, is one oversized book with everything (~200 pages) and a set of normal-sized trades with the pages turned sideways so that they don't have to shrink them quite so much. That would be around 400 pages, and I can see them doing that as 3 trades at around 130 pages each, comparable to a trade collecting 6 normal issues. In that case they might combine related characters in each trade, I suppose. I guess we'll have to see whether it'll be possible to shrink the pages down 4x and still have them be readable. It’s only 12 issues, though. That means each story is going to be 12 pages if printed 1-to-1, or 24 pages if turned sideways with each original page as a double-page spread. That would actually make it about the same as a typical comic book. Which is something I can see them doing a few years down the line as random reprints, but the whole point of the current trade market is to have something that’ll go on a bookshelf.

What I’d guess at this point, based on what they’ve said at HeroesCon, is one oversized book with everything (~200 pages) and a set of normal-sized trades with the pages turned sideways so that they don’t have to shrink them quite so much. That would be around 400 pages, and I can see them doing that as 3 trades at around 130 pages each, comparable to a trade collecting 6 normal issues. In that case they might combine related characters in each trade, I suppose.

I guess we’ll have to see whether it’ll be possible to shrink the pages down 4x and still have them be readable.

]]> By: CM22 http://speedforce.org/2009/05/wednesday-comics-collection/#comment-4314 CM22 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:14:23 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3617#comment-4314 I actually thought it might make sense for them to just collect specific "titles" together. All the Batman stories in one book, all the Flash stories in another, etc etc. Just call it "Wednesday Comics: Flash". Given how short they are you wouldn't even necessarily need to trade them all, just like an oversized one-shot for them. I actually thought it might make sense for them to just collect specific “titles” together. All the Batman stories in one book, all the Flash stories in another, etc etc. Just call it “Wednesday Comics: Flash”. Given how short they are you wouldn’t even necessarily need to trade them all, just like an oversized one-shot for them.

]]> By: Kelson http://speedforce.org/2009/05/wednesday-comics-collection/#comment-1773 Kelson Fri, 08 May 2009 18:45:01 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3617#comment-1773 I'm only assuming it's typical, but Amazon lists <i>Absolute Sandman vol.4</i> as 12.8 x 8.7 x 2.1 inches. About half the width and a little over half the height being cited for <i>Wednesday Comics</i>. I’m only assuming it’s typical, but Amazon lists Absolute Sandman vol.4 as 12.8 x 8.7 x 2.1 inches. About half the width and a little over half the height being cited for Wednesday Comics.

]]> By: collectededitions http://speedforce.org/2009/05/wednesday-comics-collection/#comment-1772 collectededitions Fri, 08 May 2009 18:34:18 +0000 http://speedforce.org/?p=3617#comment-1772 What's the trim size versus your average Absolute edition? I wouldn't be surprised if they went that direction, even in multiple volumes. .-= collectededitions’s latest blog post: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/collectededitions/~3/Vily1uXaf0M/review-countdown-to-final-crisis-vol-4.html" rel="nofollow">Review: Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 4 trade paperback (DC Comics)</a> =-. What’s the trim size versus your average Absolute edition? I wouldn’t be surprised if they went that direction, even in multiple volumes.

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