DC Comics is actually moving a release *earlier*?!

[seishonagon]

I have a theory that they're moving it earlier so they can delay it, but they've decided that the last of the Hellblazer graphic novels containing issues by Garth Ennis is going to be released in November, rather than December, as originally planned

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[skaly2]

Lateness is one of the main reasons I no longer buy comics on a monthly basis. I prefer trade paperbacks, because then the flow of the story isn't interrupted by enough time to make me forget what happened.

So have you finished your Hellblazer read-a-thon? I know it's been a while since you've started, but we are talking about 240+ issues.

My roommate just finished reading Sandman for the first time. One of the first things he told me was that he wanted to read it again.

By the way, I'm not sure I would recommend getting the Absolute edition of it. It's too heavy. I don't think it was made for reading. Pretty, though. And it does have some bonus features. But in my case, I'd rather buy the paperbacks--something I can easily lend to people to get them hooked on Neil Gaiman.

[seishonagon]

I already have the first Absolute Sandman, and I'm definitely getting the rest of them. I actually really like reading the big heavy book - not precisely portable, but it gives you a different tactile experience, I think. Or maybe I'm just full of it.

I've only done a read-a-thon in bits at this point. I'm going to do the big marathon on the three-day weekend in January, when issue #240 will just barely be out.

[skaly2]

I'm sure it is a different reading experience psychologically. Like the difference between reading a hardcover and a paperback. Maybe a story feels more "important" depending on the format. In Sandman's case, we've got a gorgeous volume, large and re-colored. The whole thing just screams "Grand." A book like that makes you pay close attention to every page.

I wonder if reading a hardcover somehow really is more satisfying than reading a paperback. All I know is that I would never lend anyone the thing, and being unable to lend it makes it seem like it's not worth all the money. Absolute or not, though, it's still the experience of reading Neil Gaiman's stories, which tends to be worth the price, whatever it is.