Recent content by Simpler Simon

Came in the mail yesterday. Also managed to snag an autographed copy. :D I really appreciate the detailed liner notes in this set - Shirley Walker's always been credited as composer for this series, and rightfully so, but I was amazed to learn about the team she had built around her and their...

Yeah, same here. I only had time to check one Best Buy after work, but they've been relatively good about stocking all the prior releases on street date. A look at both Canadian and American amazon.com portals and its either only available through marketplace sellers or slightly marked up in...

In an interview Snyder said he noticed the 'Jarvis' coincidence too but went with it. Yeah I also don't think March is out of the story quite yet...though if he winds up being a villain, it'll be a bit Hush-like and obvious. Not too much to say except the story is rolling along nicely and...

A mediocre issue, especially after the explosive physical and emotional finales of the opening arc. Lee Garbett does fill-in art (with Andy Clarke doing the 2-page history lesson, making him the first artist to work on both volumes of Batman and Robin). It's a nice visual match to Patrick...

Pretty much this. The first issue easily tops most of the Superman-family books in the New 52 line. I'm glad Bryan Q. Miller got this assignment but DC seriously needs to throw him on a second book, because the man is spot on when it comes to giving these characters relatable voices. Essentially...

In Toronto there's a chain of second-hand bookstores called BMV that dedicates a whole section to graphic novels and back-issue bins. When I got back into serious comic collecting a few years back, I pillaged the bins for tons of back issues - lengthy runs of 90s Mark Waid-Flash, Ron Marz Green...

Yeah there are some errors in the solicitation, but the new edition should collect everything that was in the previous volumes 1 and 2, plus Vengeance of Bane. I believe the Shadow of the Bat arc was also collected in the prior editions too. As for Knightquest - true there was no numbered...

I'm sure a consummate professional like Kevin Conroy wouldn't accidentally name drop the next big DC animated feature. This has to be legit and is probably WB's early way of seeding interest. But yeah, Flashpoint makes total sense to adapt. Everything you needed to know about The Flash and the...

Very tempted to pick this up - I've got Knightfall in various single issues that have been read and re-read to tatters, so it'd be great to get the whole collection in one volume. And it looks like volume 2 of the re-release will collect the previously-never-collected Knightquest issues, which...

I'm glad Jim posted the original solicitation above, as it really shows this issue changed drastically since its inception - and I'm very curious as to why. Where did Paul Jenkins go? At one point he was slated to take over writing duties with this issue, then Hurwitz was announced, then Winick...

Supergirl should be issues #1-7. DC released all the trade breakdowns awhile back, and Supergirl was listed as 7 issues. Many of the trades for The New 52 seem to go into the 7 issue range, including Supergirl, Superboy, Teen Titans, GL: New Guardians, Red Lanterns, Demon Knights, Frankenstein...

I agree, since any author will sell given it's an event story. At the same time, DC doesn't have a lot of talent to choose from. Paul Cornell or Peter Tomasi I would like to see get a chance. Snyder I could eventually see headlining something like this, though he and Lemire are sticking closer...

I've got about 7 long boxes right now and 5 short boxes. My method is to keep more current comics in the short boxes for easier access, and stuff I'm not reading as much in the long boxes. Something I like to do is every box is bookended by either a trade paperback or a thicker one-shot (ie...

Justice League remains consistently readable and engaging every month, though it's still not at the point where I'd like it to be. - DC needs to cement its direction with the revamped Green Arrow. Johns' take is more engaging than the Krul/Jurgens/Giffen issues and less convoluted than...

I dig. I watched the show off-and-on during its first year, but was fully onboard from the Thunderzord era right up until the first season of Zeo.Wouldn't mind re-living it again.