Absolute Editions

[Elijya]

ok, these are definitely a luxury item, since they run $75 apeice, so I doubt many people on here own many of them, but just out of curiosity, who does? I never made it a point to collect them, but somehow I've found myself owning six of these babies:

Authority vol 1 & 2
Batman: Hush
JLA/Avengers
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Watchman

Does anyone know what others there are? I think there's also a Danger Girl one, bvut I never cared for that book

[Dwarf lord]

I know a Crisis one is coming out, but that's it. I really can't afford these at all. I wish they just made them like Marvel HCs. That would make them fit the twelve issues in a long with extras and make them affordable. Though I have most of these stories, I'd be more likely to get ones that I don't have if they were cheaper. Oh well, I still like my cheap trades.

[TheFalcon]

There's also a Absolute Planetary HC (#1-12). I've got that one, JLA/Avengers and Hush. I might also buy the Crisis one, but I'll wait to see how much they want for it on MileHigh or another webshop with big discounts.

[Elijya]

Amazon seems to have most of them for about $47, and some eBay stores have them for a bucks less

[TheFalcon]

I just got the World's Greatest Superhero's HC from MileHigh today and like JLA/Avengers that book is Absolute in everything but the name.

[Elijya]

well, it's actually larger than the normal Absolute Editions, because that's how the work it collects was originally produced. Does it have any special features?

[Anubis]

Gaimen said there was gonna be an Absolute Sandman soon.

[Elijya]

it'd have to be at least 3 volumes, and more likely 5. But that would be sweet

[Lackey]

nope, he says they're planning on making it one huge volume... check out euroq's thread about the Eternals

[Dwarf lord]

That'd make it close to two hundred dollars. If it's manageable, I'm so getting it, if not, I'll get the regular trades.

[Emerald Knight]

there's a V for Vendetta one out now. :up:

[Elijya]

there's a V Hardcover, but I haven't seen an absolute

and it wouldn't be possible for Sandman to have one volume, there's too many pages. They'd have to use newsprint!

[Emerald Knight]

I thought the new hardcover was the Absolute version.

oh well. :O

[TheCorpulent1]

That'd make it close to two hundred dollars. If it's manageable, I'm so getting it, if not, I'll get the regular trades.
For the complete Sandman in a single volume, I'd pay $200.

[sikkbones]

i own absolute hush.. and it is one awesome book.. any idea how to store it tho?

[Joker™]

Would anybody who has the Hush one say its worth the buy?

I own all the comics, but I loved this arc.

Are the special features sex enough and what are the features? :joker:

[sikkbones]

Would anybody who has the Hush one say its worth the buy?

I own all the comics, but I loved this arc.

Are the special features sex enough and what are the features?

interviews... covers and a sneak preview of hush 2 leslie thomkins is hush... and is only wearing a thong throughout the arc.

[TheCorpulent1]

interviews... covers and a sneak preview of hush 2 leslie thomkins is hush... and is only wearing a thong throughout the arc.
Sign. Me. Up.

[Joker™]

interviews... covers and a sneak preview of hush 2 leslie thomkins is hush... and is only wearing a thong throughout the arc.


Sounds cool I gotta pick it up. Does it say whos going to be doing the next one in it?:joker:

[Elijya]

I thought the new hardcover was the Absolute version.

oh well. :O

nope, Absolute Editions are oversized, usually about 16" tall, and come with a really gorgeous slipcase, and ****loads of special features. They usually cost $75, too

[The Joker™]

How was the Watchman one Elijya?

What did that come with? :joker:

[TheFalcon]

well, it's actually larger than the normal Absolute Editions, because that's how the work it collects was originally produced. Does it have any special features?

You're right about it being larger than the others, but it's only in length the height is the same. But it's still not as big as the original releases of the stories. I have some of them and they are bigger then the HC both in height and length.

There is almost 30 pages of extras in the HC. There are a lot of pencil sketches, layouts and similar which shows the entire process Ross went through from model pictures to finished painting. There's also afterwords and other information about the creation of each book.

I would definitly call it an Absolute edition.

[Bullseye]

I can see buying the Absolute Editions if being an extremely hardcore fan of the comics that are getting the Absolute Edition treatment, so, I really wouldn't give it much thought to buy an Absolute Edition.

[The Leaguer]

This thread is a year old.

[Elijya]

::shrug:: no big deal, Leaguer

[The Leaguer]

All I said was that this thread was a year old.

[Elijya]

The sky is blue

[The Leaguer]

No big deal.

[Elijya]

All I said was that the sky is blue

[hippy fascist]

All I said was that the sky is blue

actually it depends what time of day it is, in some parts of the world right now the sky is a reddish orange.

Also the sky is never actually blue, that's just the tone of earth's major water bodies being reflected by the atmoshpere, or something like that, science was never my thing I just picked up the odd soundbite... or is it the other way around that the water isn't blue...I just don't know anymore

[hippy fascist]

Why is the sky blue?

A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colours because the blue light has been scattered out and away from the line of sight.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.gif
The white light from the sun is a mixture of all colours of the rainbow. This was demonstrated by Isaac Newton, who used a prism to separate the different colours and so form a spectrum. The colours of light are distinguished by their different wavelengths. The visible part of the spectrum ranges from red light with a wavelength of about 720 nm, to violet with a wavelength of about 380 nm, with orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo between. The three different types of colour receptors in the retina of the human eye respond most strongly to red, green and blue wavelengths, giving us our colour vision.
Tyndall Effect

The first steps towards correctly explaining the colour of the sky were taken by John Tyndall in 1859. He discovered that when light passes through a clear fluid holding small particles in suspension, the shorter blue wavelengths are scattered more strongly than the red. This can be demonstrated by shining a beam of white light through a tank of water with a little milk or soap mixed in. From the side, the beam can be seen by the blue light it scatters; but the light seen directly from the end is reddened after it has passed through the tank. The scattered light can also be shown to be polarised using a filter of polarised light, just as the sky appears a deeper blue through polaroid sun glasses.
This is most correctly called the Tyndall effect, but it is more commonly known to physicists as Rayleigh scattering--after Lord Rayleigh, who studied it in more detail a few years later. He showed that the amount of light scattered is inversely proportional to the fourth power of wavelength for sufficiently small particles. It follows that blue light is scattered more than red light by a factor of (700/400)4 ~= 10.
Dust or Molecules?

Tyndall and Rayleigh thought that the blue colour of the sky must be due to small particles of dust and droplets of water vapour in the atmosphere. Even today, people sometimes incorrectly say that this is the case. Later scientists realised that if this were true, there would be more variation of sky colour with humidity or haze conditions than was actually observed, so they supposed correctly that the molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in the air are sufficient to account for the scattering. The case was finally settled by Einstein in 1911, who calculated the detailed formula for the scattering of light from molecules; and this was found to be in agreement with experiment. He was even able to use the calculation as a further verification of Avogadro's number when compared with observation. The molecules are able to scatter light because the electromagnetic field of the light waves induces electric dipole moments in the molecules.
Why not violet?

If shorter wavelengths are scattered most strongly, then there is a puzzle as to why the sky does not appear violet, the colour with the shortest visible wavelength. The spectrum of light emission from the sun is not constant at all wavelengths, and additionally is absorbed by the high atmosphere, so there is less violet in the light. Our eyes are also less sensitive to violet. That's part of the answer; yet a rainbow shows that there remains a significant amount of visible light coloured indigo and violet beyond the blue. The rest of the answer to this puzzle lies in the way our vision works. We have three types of colour receptors, or cones, in our retina. They are called red, blue and green because they respond most strongly to light at those wavelengths. As they are stimulated in different proportions, our visual system constructs the colours we see.
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/vision.jpg
Response curves for the three types of cone in the human eye
When we look up at the sky, the red cones respond to the small amount of scattered red light, but also less strongly to orange and yellow wavelengths. The green cones respond to yellow and the more strongly-scattered green and green-blue wavelengths. The blue cones are stimulated by colours near blue wavelengths which are very strongly scattered. If there were no indigo and violet in the spectrum, the sky would appear blue with a slight green tinge. However, the most strongly scattered indigo and violet wavelengths stimulate the red cones slightly as well as the blue, which is why these colours appear blue with an added red tinge. The net effect is that the red and green cones are stimulated about equally by the light from the sky, while the blue is stimulated more strongly. This combination accounts for the pale sky blue colour. It may not be a coincidence that our vision is adjusted to see the sky as a pure hue. We have evolved to fit in with our environment; and the ability to separate natural colours most clearly is probably a survival advantage.

[ampersand]

Where I am, the sky is falling:(

[hippie_hunter]

Is the Crisis on Infinite Earths Absolute worth getting?

[The Leaguer]

This thread was starting to get interesting, and then hippie_hunter f***s it up.

[Supergirl]

Is the Crisis on Infinite Earths Absolute worth getting?I enjoyed it, but then again its my favorite story of all time.

[Anubis]

Hey what's up SG. Aint seen you around here in a long while.

[Supergirl]

Hey what's up SG. Aint seen you around here in a long while.
Oh, not much, been getting my some stuff sorted out and have been lurking for quite awhile. Heh. :o

[Anubis]

Well, it's good have you back. Feel free to jump right on in to the b***h fests about how much Nightwing and Flash sucks and other things that have people up in arms.

[Hush]

I think there is a DKR Absolute out now.

[The Leaguer]

Unfortunately.

[Hush]

I was gonna say that but I didnt want to get flammed buy the Lovers of that story!!! Man Leaguer im so glad you said it.

[The Leaguer]

Don't fear Miller fans, they are weak and sad.

[Hush]

Then I think ill say what I have been meaning to say. Why is he so good, other than year one, I mean he is totally horrible on ASB. Its just he is decent at best Sin City was good I suppose but I mean other than that the guy didnt do much. Then he does 2(well one good the other is up for debate) good bat books and he is a comic god. I dont know I just dont see it.

[The Leaguer]

That's pretty much been the topic of the All-Star Batman thread since All-Star Batman was announced.

[Hush]

I think his bankability has gotten to his head. He is in this state of "they will hire me because they know I will sell and plus they gave me an artist that has been on the top ten before." so therefore he thinks that he just can produce utter crap still get his pay check and it doesnt matter because even though the fans have launched him to this level of stardom and went to see his Sin City film, he feels a right to not even give them what they are due in terms of good story telling. ass.

[Supergirl]

Well, it's good have you back. Feel free to jump right on in to the b***h fests about how much Nightwing and Flash sucks and other things that have people up in arms.
Well, its true they do suck :( But with Wolfmanny goodness 'Wing's gonna get better... Flash most likely will continue to suck right now though :(

[CantThinkOfAName]

Then I think ill say what I have been meaning to say. Why is he so good, other than year one, I mean he is totally horrible on ASB. Its just he is decent at best Sin City was good I suppose but I mean other than that the guy didnt do much. Then he does 2(well one good the other is up for debate) good bat books and he is a comic god. I dont know I just dont see it.
You named yourself Hush? :confused: :whatever:

[CantThinkOfAName]

Oh and theyre making an Absolute DC: The New Frontier. Note that I think Elijya painfully sucks if he doesnt own this when it comes out.

[UK_Stu]

I bought the Absolute COIE, I have to say it is fantastic but was really expensive - about £69.00 -so about $130 !!!!!:eek:

[Green Lantern]

It was only $100 at my comic shop :huh:

[Anubis]

That's still a lot of money for a f**king book.

[Bullseye]

The COIE has a massive Absolute Edition.

It would be really hard for me to even consider purchasing the COIE Absolute Edition. I would really have to think about that one.

[Green Lantern]

Its worth it in my opinion. The art looks great that big, and the companion is great.

[Bullseye]

Still, its a lot of dinero for a book.

Maybe The Watchmen Absolute Edition I may think about purchasing. A friend of mine has The Watchmen issues, the TPB of TW and the Absolute Edition.

[SouLeSS]

What the hell is an Absolute copy anyway?

[Anubis]

Like any other Hard Cover trade only like, better.

[Hush]

You named yourself Hush? :confused: :whatever:
Yeah I did. Is there a problem i just happened to be reading the story when i became a member and I thought it was a decent story. Plus it was a neat name for a character and how it was never really Elliots name just a joke between the villians. Could you please explain your post im so confused.

[Elijya]

What the hell is an Absolute copy anyway?
it's when they take some of the best stories and put them into massive oversized hardcovers with slipcases and boatloads of bonus material

[Hush]

I guess you could say that they are the equivalent of a Special Edition DVD, only for comics.

[SouLeSS]

So essentially, a waste of money unless you're a sucker for "Bonus Materials" which 9/10 turns out to be a bunch of crappy comentary that no one wants to hear anyway, only comicbook form, right?

[CantThinkOfAName]

Yeah I did. Is there a problem i just happened to be reading the story when i became a member and I thought it was a decent story. Plus it was a neat name for a character and how it was never really Elliots name just a joke between the villians. Could you please explain your post im so confused.
Just amused by the irony that a person who admires a story like Hush would bash DKR for being a bad story:csad:

[The Leaguer]

I like Hush, and I think DKR is a bad story.

[Hush]

You like me or the story??? Can I ask you,Canthinkofaname, why admiring Hush is a bad thing?

[The Leaguer]

The story.

[Hush]

Im hurt. :( .............in anycase Oh well.

[Anubis]

So essentially, a waste of money unless you're a sucker for "Bonus Materials" which 9/10 turns out to be a bunch of crappy comentary that no one wants to hear anyway, only comicbook form, right?

Well, in truth, you'd have to actually see one before you can really call it a waste. Touch it. Smell it. I hate that my addiction has become so great that I would even consider paying 100 bucks for a damn over sized book, but I can't help it. It's like, owning one of these things is, as best as I can describe it, like, a shot of Ecstasy mixed with ambrosia and black tar heroin, injected right into your veins while having sex with Scarlett Johansson on a freshly skinned endangered Grizzly bear rug, after having blown a yak imported from Willie Wonka's Chocolate factory that excretes marshmallow goo when excited. Only you know, for comic geeks.

[hippie_hunter]

I like Hush, and I think DKR is a bad story.

Same here.

[CantThinkOfAName]

thats why i have so much unwarranted hate for you:cmad:

[The Leaguer]

Doesn't giving a reason for unwarranted hate kind of make it warranted?

[CantThinkOfAName]

Are you trying to give me hate ulcers?

[The Leaguer]

No, just logic ulcers. They don't hurt quite as much, but are far more deadly.

[hippie_hunter]

thats why i have so much unwarranted hate for you:cmad:

Says the man who likes Tingle :o

[Assassin]

how i sthe kingdom com eone, any one get it? i might get it in a few weeks after i pay for all my college bull****

[The Leaguer]

I have it, it rocks.

[Assassin]

its $75 right

[The Leaguer]

Yeah, but my shop gave it to me for $35.

[drastic_quench]

Any chance of an Absolute Preacher (in volumes), ya think?

[Elijya]

I'm gonna say doubtful

[CantThinkOfAName]

Buy Absolute DC The New Frontier jackass:cmad:

[XwolverineX]

I own none. I guess I'm not an avid comic reader enough. Though I do want the Watchmen one.

[Bullseye]

I'm contemplating buying the COIE Absoulte Edition, Hush Absolute Edition and The Watchmen Absolute Edition. If I had to pick one, it would be COIE.

[GNR]

I wish they would put out New Frontier in one god damned trade softcover instead of just the Absolute edition.

[CaptainCanada]

I have Absolute Kingdom Come, which is quite lovely.

On top of the merits of the story and the gorgeous packaging, it's enormous size makes it an effective bookend for my row of trade paperbacks.:cwink:

[Hush]

Speaking of Kingdom Come I just read Marvels which is supposed to be the equivalent of a Marvel version of Kingdom Come. I must say KC kicks Marvels ass but Marvels was very well done. Just not that well done.

[Anubis]

Actually the equivalent of Kingdom Come is Earth X.

[Hush]

Oh really? Hmmm I guess i will have to go purchase that. I have never seen it at Borders so i guess ill have to go to my LCS. I really have heard like a thousand times that Marvels is the Equivalent of KC, like the epic qualities and gandeur story telling. Maybe I was wrong.

[Cobblepot]

I'm eager to pick up Absolute Hush, since I still don't have the trades. I'm in doubt though since,

A:I have it already in comics (US and Dutch)
B:I'm not too found off Jim Lee, I keep wondering how great this book would have been if Tim Sale drew it.

[Bullseye]

I would rather get the COIE Absolute Edition seeing as COIE was several years ago. And the AE's have restorations and all kinds of goodies.

[Anubis]

I'm eager to pick up Absolute Hush, since I still don't have the trades. I'm in doubt though since,

A:I have it already in comics (US and Dutch)
B:I'm not too found off Jim Lee, I keep wondering how great this book would have been if Tim Sale drew it.

Then why would you even consider buying it then?

[GNR]

Speaking of Kingdom Come I just read Marvels which is supposed to be the equivalent of a Marvel version of Kingdom Come. I must say KC kicks Marvels ass but Marvels was very well done. Just not that well done.

Wow.Just because it's the same artist doesn't mean it's the "equivalent".

They are 2 polar opposite types of stories.

[Anubis]

Marvels is more like a regular human's point of view of the birth of the Marvel Universe from the 40's on throughout the 60's. Nothing like Kingdom Come. Earth X on the other hand is most similar to KC because it's basically a future gone horribly wrong.

[Hush]

I actually wasnt going off the artist. I was going off what I had heard on these boards. So I bought based on those opinions. I actually think the art is better in KC. It just seems off in here and I thought the story was actually similar in the aspect that it was all in the narrative of a outsider looking into the story. It was good but I thought Kc was better.

To tell the truth I dont think I made sense up there and i just want to say that I love both stories.

[Cobblepot]

Then why would you even consider buying it then?

Yeah your right, but it'll look so great on my shelf. :woot:

[Bullseye]

I think about comics the same way sometimes.

[Cobblepot]

And now I have the same problem with The New Frontier. I own the trades, love the story and art...must resist...the urge...

But I would buy an Absolute Long Halloween in a hartbeat!

[Bullseye]

I'd like to see Absolute Editions of The Long Halloween and Dark Victory. Batman: Hush has been given the Absolute Edition treatment, so why not have AE's of TLH and DV.

[FEAR THE BAT]

Absolute Long Halloween gets my vote aswell. I'm probably gonna get the Absolute Hush but with the DCD figures I get and the 13" Deluxe Batman figure coming out next month I'll just wait it out until Christmas.

[The Comedian]

They Should Combine TLH and DV into a single Absolute volume, like they did with DKR and DK2.

And I hope an Absolute Preacher comes out, I love that book. In the future, I think Y:The Last Man might work as well once the series is finished.

[The Comedian]

And Absolute Watchmen is well worth the cash if anyone's was wondering. The recoloring is really well done, and I enjoyed the supplements as well. It's weird seeing rorscach in a full body ink-blot suit instead of just the mask.

[The Leaguer]

I would punch an old man in the liver spot if it would make DC put out an Absolute: For Tomorrow.

[Anubis]

I don't think they would do that even if that old man was Stan Lee himself.

[The Leaguer]

Do you think I care? Do you?

[Anubis]

Yes. Yes I do think you care. Maybe you care too much. It's your biggest failing. :(

[The Leaguer]

I care about the good stuff, and that's never a bad thing. It's why I'm better than pretty much everyone else.

[Anubis]

As long as you keep believing that, you wont need to take the antidepressants the doctor gave you.

[The Leaguer]

I b****-slapped my doctor, because I'm better than him.

[Anubis]

Now that's good therapy. :up:

[The Leaguer]

Yeah, afterward, the doctor was like, "what have I been doing with my life!?" and went on to become scientist. You might know him as Albert Einstein.

[Anubis]

Wow. So, besides the overly increased sense of self worth, you've also gained a bit of schizophrenia as well.

[The Leaguer]

No, I gained awesome.

[Anubis]

I can see how you might think that. Crazy and awesome are very similar in some ways. I'd believe you if it weren't for the fact that we all know Einstein was never a Therapist. The only other job he had before becoming the greatest scientist of the 20th century was that of a Pimp. I'm sorry to say this, but it was just a delusion. You are not awesome. You just think you are, in this world that you've created in your mind. Please, for the sake of the children, take the f**kin pills.

[The Leaguer]

...You actually think Einstein was never a psychiatrist? You need these pills more than I do.

[Anubis]

No, he wasn't. But, he did participate in a couple of coke orgies with Fraud.

[Green Lantern]

...You actually think Einstein was never a psychiatrist? You need these pills more than I do....and you think a psychiartist is a therapist? Nope.

[The Leaguer]

...and you think a psychiartist is a therapist? Nope.
I've never actually heard of a "psychiartist," but a psychiatrist would be the medically-licensed doctor handing out the pills, dumbs***.

[Anubis]

While the therapist is the guy that isn't licenced to hand out the pills but does anyway, for a reduced fee. They are also known to operate Meth Labs on occasion.

[The Leaguer]

Einstein was a man of upmost moral standards, everyone knows this.

[Anubis]

When he was sober that is. :o

[The Leaguer]

And when he was drunk, he was too busy beating his wife and solving the physics to operate a drug ring.

[Anubis]

Which just proves my point. He was never a therapist. And he beat his wife because of the flash backs to his days as Berlin's greatest Pimp. Hitler was once one one of his most Prized He-B***hes.

[Green Lantern]

I've never actually heard of a "psychiartist," but a psychiatrist would be the medically-licensed doctor handing out the pills, dumbs***.Yes, but you claimed that Einstien was a psychiatrist when Anubis said he was never a therapist. They are different things.

PS: You are an idiot and egotist if you claim never to have made a typo. :whatever:

[The Leaguer]

Which just proves my point. He was never a therapist. And he beat his wife because of the flash backs to his days as Berlin's greatest Pimp. Hitler was once one one of his most Prized He-B***hes.
No, he beat his wife because me b****-slapping him made him want to slap a b****, and the rest was history.

Yes, but you claimed that Einstien was a psychiatrist when Anubis said he was never a therapist. They are different things.

PS: You are an idiot and egotist if you claim never to have made a typo. :whatever:
Stop trying to cover for yourself. You got rocked, now get back in line. And it doesn't matter if I've never made a typo, it's still funny when you do it.

[joke]

How does talking about the actual topic sound? For example, what are your thoughts/opinions about the now-confirmed Absolute Long Halloween (http://www.comicworldnews.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=3;t=2965)?
(http://www.comicworldnews.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=3;t=2965)

[The Leaguer]

F*** the actual topic.

But I will get that.

[Cobblepot]

I'll get two of those!

[Bullseye]

Freakin' sweet! All there needs to be now is a Absolute Edition of Dark Victory.

[Bullseye]

Newsarama:

ABSOLUTE BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN
Written by Jeph Loeb
Art and cover by Tim Sale
Don’t miss the latest ABSOLUTE EDITION from DC, collecting the landmark, award-winning 13-issue miniseries written by Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: HUSH) with art by Tim Sale (SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS)! As the Dark Knight struggles to find an elusive, mysterious serial killer who strikes only on holidays, he discovers no shortage of suspects in a Gotham City beset by mobsters and freakish costumed criminals, any one of whom could be his prey.
This volume includes a host of extras, including an interview with Loeb and Sale, a section on the LONG HALLOWEEN action figure line, and a look at the series proposal, plus sketches by Sale! Also, this edition will feature a 4-page sequence cut from the original miniseries and previously released only in script/breakdown format!
Advance-solicited; on sale April 4 • 8.25” x 12.5” • 400 pg, FC, $75.00 US

[GNR]

They should have put LH and DK together in one bigass mofo.

Absolutes are sooooooooooooooooo out of my price range.

One day,when I'm done school and working a nice job,I'm definitely going to get the Absolutes for Kingdom Come and New Frontier.

[Anubis]

I got the Absolute for Kingdom Come. I love it so.

[FEAR THE BAT]

Man, I lost on an auction for Absolute Hush. :(

It sold for $35.

[vog]

Man, I lost on an auction for Absolute Hush. :(

It sold for $35.

I think you can still get it on Amazon for around $33.

[The Leaguer]

Check places like Amazon.com, Overstock.com and Buy.com for ridiculous discounts on Absolutes when they first come out. My friend ordered Absolute New Frontier the day before it came out from Buy.com for something like 45% off, and they ended up shipping him two, but only charging for one.

[yenaled]

Can I have the spare one?

[The Leaguer]

Shyeah, good luck with that.

This is the same guy who found an un-opened Absolute Planetary at a local comic shop a few months ago for cover price ($50) and plans to sell it on eBay for a ridiculous price.

[GNR]

GNR = proud owner of his first Absolute Edition ever as of Black Friday,yes beeyotches,and it's name is New Frontier

I alwyas loved NF,but never got around to finishing it.But was totally in love with what I read so far,just like Golden Age.

I was just in awe that this baby made it's way into my arms thanks to some early x-mas cash from family and the local Borders store.

My god this is beautiful,cannot wait to read it over again tonight anf finally finish it.This is a beautiful day indeed.

[GNR]

Thought about picking up Absolute KC but already own the trade,so wasn't really worth it.

Also was going to pick up World's Greatest Superheroes,but picked up Mythologies,the DC art of Alex Ross.

[Artistsean]

I got Kingdom Come absolute edition because it has SO many pages of preliminary art, character designs, sketches, and so on. I want to get New Frontier absolute because its sapposed to have lots of art too.

I might get Dark Knight Returns, because it does have some art and character designs, but its $100 since it also includes the Dark Knight Strikes Again. I would also like to get Absolute Hush.

I don't think I'll get the absolute versions of:
Watchmen
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Sand Man

There was some but not much extra art, lots of writing and character descriptions though which would be nice but I don't have the money for it and IF I get these there needs to be more than just the actual story and some pages of character analysis. I just don't have enough money for that.
Same with Crisis, but I'm not sure about Sand man and I'm not that huge of a fan of it anyway.


The Absolute editions are great when there is lots of extra stuff, lots of character analysis or post wrap up writings or even what they originally intended to do. Then lots of art like character designs, and story boards, and rough pages and so on. Usually they don't realy have much of both.

[GNR]

I got Kingdom Come absolute edition because it has SO many pages of preliminary art, character designs, sketches, and so on. I want to get New Frontier absolute because its sapposed to have lots of art too.

I might get Dark Knight Returns, because it does have some art and character designs, but its $100 since it also includes the Dark Knight Strikes Again. I would also like to get Absolute Hush.

I don't think I'll get the absolute versions of:
Watchmen
Crisis on Infinite Earths
Sand Man

There was some but not much extra art, lots of writing and character descriptions though which would be nice but I don't have the money for it and IF I get these there needs to be more than just the actual story and some pages of character analysis. I just don't have enough money for that.
Same with Crisis, but I'm not sure about Sand man and I'm not that huge of a fan of it anyway.


The Absolute editions are great when there is lots of extra stuff, lots of character analysis or post wrap up writings or even what they originally intended to do. Then lots of art like character designs, and story boards, and rough pages and so on. Usually they don't realy have much of both.

Absolute New Frontier is very worh it.

There are extra scenes within the story added in.Upon reading the annotations,lots of these scenes were included in order to build up things which happen later in the story such as why Evans(?) freaked out on the spaceship and the suicide of the children's story writer.

Cooke said War stories were his fav and it really shows in NF.The story reads more like a Bruckheimer military blockbuster(but with a better story) rather than your average superhero tale.The inclusion of the Challengers,the early war heroes of DC,and John Henry were all great.The one thing I think Cooke accomplished more than anything else in the story,was the innocence, wonder, and paranoia of the time period.Those opening scenes with the JSA walking away in shame,Supes and WW on the battlefield,Hourman's death and the cold war panels did a fantastic job of setting the tone.You really feel as if you're in 1950s America while this story was going on,and even if you didn't enjoy the heroes VS aliens ending,you have definitely got to appreciate Cooke's ability to transport you into 1950s America.

[Kraven]

I just found out that I'm getting the Absolute Sandman for X-mas, I'm pretty excited for that... Although I don't want to have to end up buying the next 3 to finish the story.

[Artistsean]

Absolute New Frontier is very worh it.

There are extra scenes within the story added in.Upon reading the annotations,lots of these scenes were included in order to build up things which happen later in the story such as why Evans(?) freaked out on the spaceship and the suicide of the children's story writer.

Cooke said War stories were his fav and it really shows in NF.The story reads more like a Bruckheimer military blockbuster(but with a better story) rather than your average superhero tale.The inclusion of the Challengers,the early war heroes of DC,and John Henry were all great.The one thing I think Cooke accomplished more than anything else in the story,was the innocence, wonder, and paranoia of the time period.Those opening scenes with the JSA walking away in shame,Supes and WW on the battlefield,Hourman's death and the cold war panels did a fantastic job of setting the tone.You really feel as if you're in 1950s America while this story was going on,and even if you didn't enjoy the heroes VS aliens ending,you have definitely got to appreciate Cooke's ability to transport you into 1950s America.

WOW, a really strong endorsment. Makes me want to buy it, even more.
Thanks.

I did enjoy the ending, this idea of New Frontier sort of reminds me of Marvel's Civil War. I know this came first.

[Emerald Knight]

The only ones I'm planning to buy with Christmas money would have to be New Frontier, and maybe Kingdom Come (if not one of them, then maybe Watchmen in its stead).

[Artistsean]

Dark Knight Returns is a good one I guess, I am not 100% sure about that though. It costs $100, and it includes the Dark Knight Returns and the Dark Knight Strikes, and then some pages of sketches and rough pages, and probably some writtings about the comics.
Can anyone tell me if its any good?

[Kraven]

I don't think it'd be worth it myself, from what I hear about the two stories in it. I mean, DKR is supposed to be great, but DKSA is supposed to be unbelievably mediocre*. $100 seems too large a price for only one good story if you ask me.

*Note: I haven't read those stories, but based on other reviews, those are the general opinions I've seen that people have of the two stories.

[Hush]

Im getting New Frontier! Absolute!

[Anubis]

Me too....eventually.

[Hush]

Well im getting it for Christmas and this will be the first time I will have ever read it and im very excited.

[Anubis]

Yeah well.....i'm gonna go to a strip club on the way home tonight and go leave with an unclean woman. :o

[Hush]

Well i have to say that most certainly would be the thing to do. While you are waiting to get this book. So Anubis i wish you a very Merry Christmas, now go wish that woman one too.

[Anubis]

I will....with my genitals.

[Hush]

O well what other way would you???......In anycase im lovin the new and even hotter Avvy!

[Anubis]

Yeah, Melyssa Ford is somethin' else.

[Kraven]

Although I'm probably not getting either in the forseeable future, which would you guys say is better if I had to choose:
Absolute Kingdom Come
Absolute New Frontier

This goes for both story, artwork, and extras. Basically all-around which one is better.

[marcofthebeast]

My girlfriend just bought Absolute: New Frontier for my christmas gift (and gave it to me early on the count that I got home from work early and she couldn't hide it) So far it's awesome. I have heard reviews from people that say that some Absolute Editions are blurred but this baby looks beautiful.

[Bullseye]

Well, that was certainly a sweet gesture from your girlfriend to buy the Absolute Edition: New Frontier for you.

Darwyn Cooke is a great designer so, yes, the Absolute Edition looks fantastic.

[Goldenage Batman]

Hopefully I'll be getting myself AE: Kingdom Come...

[Hush]

I just got the Absolute: New Frontier, damn this book kicked ass. I enjoyed it a great deal more that i thought i would. Gotta love Christmas money.

[GNR]

Although I'm probably not getting either in the forseeable future, which would you guys say is better if I had to choose:
Absolute Kingdom Come
Absolute New Frontier

This goes for both story, artwork, and extras. Basically all-around which one is better.

New Frontier.It's too awesome in Absolute form.

[Kraven]

I was kind of hoping these Absolute Edition things would be a one-time thing for me, but after getting the Absolute Sandman (for X-mas), I have to say that I'm tempted to check out another one. They look very nice, and the extras are pretty cool too. I might just have to check out 'New Frontier' when I decide I'm willing to spend the money.

[Prognosticator]

I got ABSOLUTE Kingdom Come for Christmas.

Pages 216-340 are ALL extras!!!

It's pretty amazing! I think I'll try to aquire Absolute: New Frontier next since it was also on my Christmas want list.

[Hush]

Dude you wont regret it, i loved it and read it in about an Hour and a 1/2. It was so good i read it again and loved it even more.

[Anubis]

I'll probally grab a New Frontier when I get paid again. I didn't get much for Christmas, and I spent more than I should have.

[Hush]

Ahh but you see it is better to give than to recieve!..............though not with all things.

Also just to be a bit off topic is there anyway i could get an Avatar of the one page in New Frontier of Ted Wildcat Grant with his arms in the air after he wins the boxing match? It would be much appreciated if i was helped.

[Anubis]

Take this over to the Avatar thread in the Fan art forums. They'll hook you up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/AnubisGOD/DC%20II/Wildcatthechampion.jpg

[Hush]

Thanks Anubis! Greatly Appreciated!

[GNR]

Take this over to the Avatar thread in the Fan art forums. They'll hook you up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/AnubisGOD/DC%20II/Wildcatthechampion.jpg

The boxing match and the afterparty was probably my favorite scene in the book.There was just something about it that made it real genuine and special.

[marcofthebeast]

The boxing match and the afterparty was probably my favorite scene in the book.There was just something about it that made it real genuine and special.

One of my favorite moments. "I wish my friend Jay were here to see this."

[GNR]

I already have KC in trade form.I've heard lots of people complaining about the quality of Ross' art blown up on it as well.

Is the World's Greatest Superheroes HC any good?I was so close to buying it today at Borders,but didn't.

[K.B.]

I think the Absolute editions are very hit and miss. Some are well worth the money while others you end up feeling a little ripped off.
For example Absolute Hush, Crisis on Infinite Earths, and New Frontier (which I also got for chirstmas/b-day) are more than worth the money while Dark Knight and Long Halloween are a bit of a gyp. I also fealt just a little ripped off from the Watchmen one. Whiel the artwork and look is all great I fealt that there should have/could have been more extras (as thats the point of these absolute editions)

[Anubis]

Wow Hush, that avvy is freakin' beautiful.

[The Leaguer]

Long Halloween are a bit of a gyp.
Read it a few months before its release, did you?

In my experience collecting Absolutes, the only two that made me wonder if they could have found a bit more extras for were League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 1 and 2. As far as I'm concerned, though, having complete scripts for both entire volumes is cool as hell, and well worth the money.

[Hush]

Wow Hush, that avvy is freakin' beautiful.

Thanks man. The woman who made it was a lady who pm'ed me named "fruity", i put it up as a request in the avatar thread, I'm really happy someone was kind enough to help me out. Its my first avvy.

[FRUITY]

Thanks man. The man who made it was a guy who pm'ed me named "fruity", i put it up as a request in the avatar thread, I'm really happy someone was kind enough to help me out. Its my first avvy.
:cmad: :heart: :meow:

[Hush]

Please forgive me i do not mean you any harm! Im Oh so very sorry i was very narrow minded in my assumptions. I will fix the above post.

[FRUITY]

Relax, I'm not offended. Just need to clear things up.

Chill babe.
:heart:;)

[The Leaguer]

Haha, fruity is a guy.

[Anubis]

lol

[Darthphere]

Is Kingdom Come Absolute worth it?

[K.B.]

No I know long halloween is a gyp because Tim Sale basically said so in an interview over on comicbookresources.

RT: How'd you get that project rolling?
TS: We got rolling because DC decided they wanted to do it. Bob Harras contacted Jeph and I. Because it was done when it was done, there wasn't a ton of extra work available. Back then I wasn't keeping sketchbooks and I would sell extra things when I needed the money, so it was a scramble to get those things. There is an interview with Richard Starkings, who lettered the book. We are using that as the backbone of a way to talk about different aspects of the art. There's been a lot of recoloring of background effects as we went through as well. The whole proposal that Jeph wrote is in there, too. There is also my sketches for the action figures as well as photos for the action figures.



RT: By extension, are you guys planning Absolute editions of "Dark Victory" and "Catwoman: When in Rome?" TS: We'd love to do it. If it were up us we'd have put it all together in a slip case, and that may eventually be the plan. But that is a lot of pages. With "Dark Victory," there is more sketchbook stuff and by the time I was doing "Catwoman" there was a lot of extra stuff. But that is up to DC. I, for one, am curious why a Halloween book is coming out at Easter, though.

[Anubis]

Is Kingdom Come Absolute worth it?

Yeah, tons of extras.

[Hush]

You know what sucks is I bought KC as a normal TPB because I heard it was so good and then i got both volumes of Hush as well. Well now these absolutes have come out and i want them but already have the stories. I guess i just have to judge wisely. Just makes my previous purchases seem obsolete.

[Darthphere]

I was going to buy the Infinite Crisis hardcover, but decided to wait for the inevitable Absolute.

[FEAR THE BAT]

What I did was sell my Hush TPBs (about $10 apiece I think, nicely taken care of and read once) and searched ebay for the Absolute Hush. I got luck and got one for just under $35 shipped. Nice trade-up if I may say so.

Seeing Lee's Batman art on those big pages is fabulous.

[FEAR THE BAT]

I was going to buy the Infinite Crisis hardcover, but decided to wait for the inevitable Absolute.

Doesnt the IC HC have some added pages?? Thats what I remember hearing.

[Darthphere]

Doesnt the IC HC have some added pages?? Thats what I remember hearing.


Yeah, but thats not why I was going to buy it. I don't have all the issues. I'm missing 2, 3 and 4.

[Anubis]

I'll probably buy that when it comes out too, even though I own all the issues. I'd like to get a Crisis on Infinite Earths Absolute as well. Eventually. Maybe. I don't know. :(

[Hush]

Not a bad idea FEAR THE BAT, I may do something along those lines.

[Darthphere]

I'll probably buy that when it comes out too, even though I own all the issues. I'd like to get a Crisis on Infinite Earths Absolute as well. Eventually. Maybe. I don't know. :(


That would be great.

[GNR]

I've already began saving up in my piggy bank for the inevitable Absolute Justice in 2008.I know I'm already buying the singles,but this is something that is totally Absolute worthy.

Absolute Kingdom Come I pondered purchasing yesterday,but again said to myself that I already have the trade.

[Hush]

That is my current predicament GNR, if I have the TPB do I buy the Absolute?

[Elijya]

buy the absolute, sell the trades

[Darthphere]

Absolutely. :dry:

[Hush]

buy the absolute, sell the trades

Your wise words have convinced me.

[K.B.]

Absolute crisis on infinite earths is more than worth the money.

[GNR]

Absolute crisis on infinite earths is more than worth the money.

But New Frontier is better.

[K.B.]

I don't know about that but they are definatly the best 2 absolute editons out there.
Absolute Hush makes them the top 3.

[Kraven]

I'm surprised there isn't as much Absolute Sandman love as I thought there'd be.

[Darthphere]

I think its the fact it costs $25 more than the other absolute editions that keeps me away.

[Kraven]

Yeah, I guess I see that now that you mention it, how people might get either/or but the price could sway the decision. That makes a lot of sense now that I think about it.

[PWN3R]

I finally got the Absolute New Frontier and my god, drop dead gorgeous.

Love it, totally worth the money.

[Hush]

It is the only one i own but because of it i am looking to buy more of the other ones.

[The Leaguer]

I think its the fact it costs $25 more than the other absolute editions that keeps me away.
If you mean it's $100, there are a few others that high. Crisis and Watchmen are up there, and I think Dark Knight may be, as well.

Absolute Sandman was incredible, and reading Gaiman's initial pitch for the series was cool as hell.

[K.B.]

I think it might depend where you go to buy them cuz I've only had to spend between 60-70 bucks each for all of the following
Absolute Hush
Absolute Watchmen
Absolute crisis on infinite earths
JLA/AVENGERS ( yeah not an absolute but still a pricy book nontheless.)

Though this also might have to do with me being friends with the guy who owend the store....

[Darthphere]

If you mean it's $100, there are a few others that high. Crisis and Watchmen are up there, and I think Dark Knight may be, as well.

Absolute Sandman was incredible, and reading Gaiman's initial pitch for the series was cool as hell.

Watchmen is $75 and yeah, i'm not going to buy Dark Knight just for the fact it includes DKSA.

[Kraven]

You can get huge discounts on Amazon for them.

[Darthphere]

Theyre charging regular price for Dark Knight.

[Kraven]

I wouldn't expect anyone to buy the Dark Knight one, Half of it (DKSA) is supposed to be utter crap. Unless they are huge Batman fans.

[Darthphere]

And theyre charging regular price for Sandman, with no super saver shipping, *******s.

[Cobblepot]

I have the hardcover edition of DKR, so I'm not getting the Absolute edition of it.
I did get New Frontier and it's great! I'm also waiting anxiously for TLH!
I'm so hoping for a Grant&Breyfogle Batman collection...

[The Leaguer]

Watchmen is $75 and yeah, i'm not going to buy Dark Knight just for the fact it includes DKSA.
I didn't expect you to, I was just saying Sandman isn't the only $100 one.

[Bullseye]

I don't think there is a comic collector out there who wouldn't enjoy the DC The New Frontier Absolute Edition.

[Darthphere]

I didn't expect you to, I was just saying Sandman isn't the only $100 one.


You want to take this outside?:cmad:

[The Leaguer]

I don't ever even go inside. Let's do this.

[Darthphere]

*killed*

[Artistsean]

Can anyone tell me the specifics of Absolute New Frontier?
Like how many pages of deleted scenes there are? Or how many pages of character designs there are?
I know there is about 46, or 48 or something, new pages.

I am trying to decide if I should get that or Batman 13-Inch Deluxe Collector Figure.
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r215/proneedham/batman.jpg