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Monday, September 13, 2010

Breaking News - A is for Amazon and Aquaman

sg A couple of F.O.A.M.ers all sent me this Amazon link at nearly the exact same moment: some sort of Aquaman trade or hardcover collection called Death of the Prince.

The artist listed is Jim Aparo--could this mean the classic Steve Skeates/Aparo Aquaman run (presumably culminating with Adventure Comics #452, which featured the death of a prince) will finally be collected under one cover?!? Stay tuned!

11 comments:

Joe Slab said...

WOW!!! Its about time!!!

336 Pages!!!

What do you make of that rob? That's got to include Aquaman's entire Adventure Comics/Aquaman run and more doesn't it?

Joe Slab said...

Oh and I forgot to mention that DC often times will do a reprint trade at a targeted time, like when a character is starting a new series and they want to cash in on the renewed interest in past history...

This might be a great time for everyone to send Dan DiDio and Jim Lee postcards that say:

"Aquaman back in Adventure Comics 2011!

rob! said...

Based on the (very) little info available, it seems like a a Showcase book, with the huge page count.

But the Showcase books aren't $30. And if this book is in color, then it'd be way more than $30 for 336(!) pages. So its kinda confusing.

I really hope its the Skeates/Aparo stuff. That SO needs collecting!!!

Joe Slab said...

Dunno Rob???

The upcoming reprint of the Great Darkness Saga is in color and lists at 39.99 for 416 pages.

rob! said...

Really? Wow, I didn't think they could do that many color pages for that cheap, cool!

Anonymous said...

YES! Now that's news I wanna read about! But I agree, the page count and the price makes it confusing as to what the content of this HC will be.

We'll have to wait! Awesome!

Anonymous said...

hmmm... I just realized that the May 2011 release date for this book conicides with that of the last Brightest Day issue.

Oh! I hope to God Aquaman jumps from BD to Adventure (or, fingers crossed, his own title) in June 2011!!!

Unknown said...

this is awesome!!! and... it sucks for me cause i just worked my ass off piecing together the Adventure Comics and later Aquaman v1 stuff at a reasonable price for the past five months! and now they've got a very reasonable $30 for 336 pages. kinda of maddening. but also great. but then again it might not be what it seems...

rob! said...

Nick--I think they're better in the original comics, so don't be sorry you got them. :) Some comics are just as good reprinted in a trade, but those Aquamans I think are fun to read in their original context.

I talked to Steve Skeates, and he has not heard anything from DC about reprinting his stuff, but since May 2011 is still a ways off that doesn't necessarily mean anything.

I'm happy to report that if the book is reprinting his work, he will get a royalty payment. So we can all rest easy buying the collected edition knowing the original author isn't getting shanked by DC.

rob! said...

Zoner--BD is running all the way until May 2011? Wow, I didn't think I knew that...

Louie Joyce said...

Oh man, about time! Cannot wait.