After all of my banging on about the new DC Finest line of books, I was actually quite slow in getting one of the first ones! As the title suggests, I went for the first volume of Batman that has...
Read moreThe news of DC’s new line of chunky paperback collected editions – DC Finest – has certainly got me excited. There has definitely been a bit of a dry spell for classic material from DC, particularly in paperback format. So...
Read moreI wasn’t exaggerating when I said somebody’s lit a fire under DC with this line. Since publishing my last post there have been more details released and even more titles added to the line!
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(more…)“It takes real character to admit one’s failures – and not a little wisdom to take your profits from defeat. But remember, this man’s world of yours will never be without pain and suffering until it learns love, and respect for human rights. Keep your hands extended to all in friendliness but never holding the gun of persecution and intolerance!”
As quickly detailed in this post, thanks to my wife (thanks wife!) I’m now collecting Masters of the Universe Masterverse action figures. Before I wound up in the Masterverse camp, between us we got a couple of Origins figures to try out – the Sorceress and Clamp Champ.
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I’m very behind with Marvel Masterworks for reasons which will become clear. Especially if I manage to pull my finger out and do the next series of posts I’m planning!
However! I did get a couple for Christmas: Spider-Woman Vol. 4 and Marvel Two-in-One Vol. 7.
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Last summer, my wife said she wanted a handful of strong female action figures to go on a shelf behind her in her office.
She chose a pretty cool mix and inevitably I’ve been sucked into collecting some too!
What a catchy title for a book! A few months ago, I finally managed to track a copy of this Masterwork down for a not crazy price. As this was the final gap in the older volumes of the Masterworks Read more…
I don’t have any examples of the new line in hand, but copies are beginning to trickle out I believe. So, I feel fairly safe to follow up the Marvel ReMasterworks post with this from the DC side of things.
As this announcement from DC suggests, interesting things are afoot. My collector’s antennae are already twitching!
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Interested in the Masterworks line but missed out on those early volumes? This could be just for you!
The news regarding “ReMasterworks” was announced way back in summer 2022 by Marvel but I was rather sceptical. Wouldn’t Marvel be cannibalising it’s own sales in what I presume is a pretty small niche? I decided to sit back and wait until I had some examples in my hands. Well, my scepticism was unfounded. I’m pleased to say the line has been going for at least a year now and the books look great.
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