Few people need an introduction to Frank Miller’s seminal take on Batman in his 1986 series Batman: The Dark Knight. It’s heralded as the birth of the modern comic, along with The Watchmen, and exposed a lot of people to comics…
The title says it all. Fables: Covers By James Jean is a 9×12″ hardcover collection of James Jean’s covers of seventy-four monthly issues, ten trade paperbacks, one on-shot and one graphic novel. If you enjoy Jean’s work then pick up…
I’m an on and off Matt Wagner fan: his drawing I usually enjoy but his storytelling as a writer has me on the fence. When he started Madame Xanadu I thumbed the first few issues but couldn’t commit; now that…
I was perusing bargains and came across Gangland trade paperback from Vertigo, a collection of a four-issue 1998 mini-series I never heard of. Here’s the publisher’s blurb: Mixing realism with humor, GANGLAND presents an entertaining and surreal look into the…
Originally published under my Bound Together column at Comic Book Daily. DC Comics announced yesterday in its retailer newsletter Direct Channel #104 that it will stop shrink wrapping most hardcovers beginning in December. Here’s the blurb: Please note that starting…
Originally published at Comic Book Daily under my Bound Together column. It was 1989 and DC comics was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Batman. They had started slowly publishing reprint material in softcover trade paperbacks but hardcover editions were left…
Before I dive into this fascinating and edge-of-your-seat topic a little background information may be in order. Welcome to the first column of Bound Together, a look at comic book trade paperbacks and graphic novels in all their shapes and…
I plan to attend TCAF this weekend and see Paul Pope is a guest. Pope is a creator I see popping up here and there but in the past haven’t been willing to give his material a try; it’s too…
I’ve wanted to pick up Starman Omnibus Volume 1 for quite some time but there always seemed to be something else more deserving of my available funds. I finally had a chance when an Amazon gift card fell in my…