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"There's not a lot of transparency to how the decisions to publish collections are made. All we can do is guess. But I think it's safe to say they take sales of previous volumes into account."
"As you pointed out, the issues that were already reprinted are ready-to-go, and thus cheaper for DC. I haven’t actually read all of the Superboy volume, but will they be looking at sales before spending the money to continue with future volumes? If…"
"Yep... but I'd expect another Sgt. Rock book of mostly unreprinted stuff sooner or later, and the same with some of these others. Those Archives have been out of print for more than a decade, so it's hard to even blame them for double-dipping --…"
"repurposing material already collected for omnibuses is part of what makes these books cost-effective
I would love some collections of books I haven't read!
For superheroes that means going back to the beginning of the Silver Age and earlier. I…"
I would love some collections of books I haven't read!
For superheroes that means going back to the beginning of the Silver Age and earlier. I…"
"I should probably add that I hope the anthologies jump around a bit in time, jumping a few volumes ahead or behind of the last one to give us the slightly different flavors that time brings. That said, repurposing material already collected for…"
"I tend to agree with Jeff here -- of all the DC Finests, I think the anthologies probably have the least appeal to younger readers. I could see certain readers being drawn in by some artists -- Toth, or Adams, or Kubert, or Heath -- but I think most…"
"I would say that's generally true of those comic and comic-adjacent fans that I've met from Gen Kids TodayTM, but I've met a few who know older comics."
"Do These Kids Today™ look on these kinds of stories as classics? Or as boring junk from "ancient" times?
My opinion? I don't think "These Kids Today™" look on these stories at all."
My opinion? I don't think "These Kids Today™" look on these stories at all."
"I was reading a few stories in DC Finest: Horror -- The Devil's Doorway last night, and wondered once again why these particular months were chosen for reprint. The only thing that jumps out at me is that House of Secrets #81-- the first issue of…"
"I checked, and I have the first three Sgt Rock archives, too... so I'll be on board for the next Rock volume, but will give this one a pass. (And will probably earmark that money for a different DCF title. There are certainly plenty to choose from!)"
"Just in case there's any confusion, DC's Supergirl Next Door isn't just a Supergirl book, it's one of DC's seasonal anthologies -- this one for Valentine's Day. It's got stories about Supergirl, Jay Garrick, Harley & Ivy, Guy Gardner, Wonder Woman,…"
"You mentioned Oni Press's Spirit of the Shadows: "What if the Gentleman Ghost was a good guy who played the violin?"I've bought it, and it's really, really good. Maybe my favorite book of the week, and definitely my favorite discovery for a while…"
"Thanks for pointing out that Psych episode. I just wrapped up a Twin Peaks watch/rewatch a couple nights ago (I'd seen much of the original series when it originally aired, and two complete-out-of-context episodes of The Return), and that sounds…"
"As I was going to bed last night I remembered the Archives. Which means I have read all these stories. Cuss it!"
"The DCF reprints Our Army at War #81-122. Sgt. Rock Archives (v1-3) reprints #81-125 (and v4 #126-137)."
"I've been reading the DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies volume, which has the first appearance of Film Freak. When I read these stories the first time, I didn't make the connection that he was named for Adam West and Burt Ward -- his name is Burt Weston.…"
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Thanks for the welcome! I've been 'lurking' and reading many a thread for quite a while!
How's that?
Rob, now maybe, with your godlike powers of moderation, you can help me with something.
As I typically do, when I post one column for approval, I go back to the previous one, correct all the errors/typos which escaped all of my prior proofreading, and submit that previous one for (re)approval.
When I posted my current Deck Log Entry (the Legion Quiz), I also reposted the previous "Mars or Bust!" entry, after cleaning it up. Usually the reposted column gets approved at the same time the new one is.
But for some reason, the "Mars or Bust!" column is still waiting approval. I don't know who the system decides what moderator gets what stuff to approve, but if you can give me an inkling on how to get "Mars or Bust!" reapproved, I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Commander B
Rest easy, friend . . . you didn't screw anything up. The culprit is a peculiarity in the function of the system. Saving an article as a draft---which should send it to my blog list only---will also send it to a mod for approval. I imagine some reason was imagined for requiring drafts to be approved by mods, but it's inconvenient because, once a mod approves the draft, it appears in the "Latest Activity" column on the home page.
That means folks can access it before I'm ready to publish it.
The reason it became more of a problem this time is because I had to deviate from my normal routine. Typically, once I've written and proofed my article on Word and collected all the art I'm going to use into a file, then I go the the blog page, cut-and-paste the article, add the art, give it one last proofing (not that that ever gets all the bugs out), and then send it over to a mod for publishing.
During that evolution, I usually save it as a draft twice---once to make sure I have it, in case of a power failure or something, and nearly every time I add the art, a glitch in the hyperlink system forces me to save it a second time.
Because I usually do it all---save the draft and proof it and publish it---in one session, the mod approval of the draft usually isn't a problem.
But "Mars or Bust" I had to do differently. I had to edit some of the art two or three times, and I saved it as a draft each time. (I found one piece of art I had to edit, then saved the draft, then found something else that needed fixing, and so forth.) Even so, that wouldn't have been a problem---except that I ran out of available time to proof the article again. So I had to keep it in draft status until I can get to it this morning. (Actually, right after I finish this note to you.)
Apparently on the moderator's end, nothing indicates that it's a draft one is approving, vice an article ready for publication. And because it was only drafts you approved this time (and no follow-on final article for publishing which usually happens), it didn't publish.
So you didn't goof up, Rob. I just broke routine.
Best,
Commander B
We shall not see his like again...