by KC Carlson
This month, the big news from Marvel and DC is, respectively, The Heroic Age and Brightest Day. Most details on The Heroic Age are still CLASSIFIED, other than the fact that it will launch in May with the publication of a new Avengers #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. (No word yet on when the numbering will revert to the long-standing Avengers numbering, as most Marvel titles eventually do, but at this point, with several more-or-less interconnecting Avengers titles over the past few years, it might be just too difficult – or controversial – to calculate.)
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by Josh Crawley
In honor of New Avengers #61 shipping this week, I’d like to talk about Mark Waid’s first run on The Flash.
I know that seems like an odd leap to make, but I don’t want to spoil anything.
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by Robert Greenberger
Welcome to the latest regular feature here at Westfield Comics. During each order cycle, I’ll be identifying one or two collected editions that merit your attention and try to explain why reading this will be worth your time and money. Having grown up a reader and professional, I know a little something about the field and after years assembling collected editions contents, I think I know what makes for an excellent volume.
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by KC Carlson
Collecting Batman Annuals #1-3 (1961-1962). DC Senior VP and Creative Director Richard Bruning calls the early DC Annuals, in his informative Afterword, “the first DC collected editions.” So this is actually a collection of collected editions. Dude, you just totally blew my mind!
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So, apparently we were a little short on our caffeine intake when we were putting together the new listings, and a few items (such as Flash: Rebirth #4, DC’s Wednesday Comics, and Dark X-Men: Beginning #1 and a few others) got listed as “Limited Edition – Orders Not Guaranteed”.
What we meant to list them as was in fact “Limited Series”. This should be fixed shortly, and we apologize for any additional stress this may have caused! (We’re hanging our heads in shame, really.)
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