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Straight from the offices of Publishers Weekly, it’s More to Come! Your podcast source of comics news and discussion starring The Beat’s own Heidi MacDonald.
In this week’s episode, Heidi and the rest of the More to Come Crew – Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons – discuss Batwoman, J. H. Williams III, W. Haden Blackman and DC’s editorial interference issues, the revived Penny Arcade “Dickwolves” controversy and ramifications for PAX, iFanboy stops operations, Mark Waid turns print comics retailer, Heidi MacDonald gives a talk about less known influential graphic novels at the Library of Congress and much more in this podcast from PW Comics World.
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A comics fan must never say never. In a world where heroes are annually resurrected and prequels to Watchmen are soon to exist, just about anything is possible. Still, even I doubted that Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III’s criminally under-read masterpiece, Promethea, would receive the Absolute treatment: DC Comics’ deluxe, red carpet packaging for its most treasured stories. Promethea is my favorite comic series, but I'm well aware of how under-the-radar it flies. Yet in October 2009, DC and its imprint, WildStorm, released the first volume of Absolute Promethea, with two more installments promised to come. I was giddy. One year later, a second volume followed. Huzzah! Was this really happening?
Alas, the publication date for the third and final volume came and went. WildStorm sadly folded. Another month passed. I began sending panicked emails to DC. Promethea’s epic tale of imagination, empowerment, inspiration, magic, and weeping apes couldn’t remain unresolved, could it? As 2011 neared its close, I resigned my hopes. I said “never.” Then Absolute Promethea: Book Three arrived in the mail.
Since I began writing for Omnivoracious (closing in on four years, yikes!), an inordinate amount of bandwidth has been devoted to Promethea (see our spotlight on the entire series plus posts on previous Absolute editions). If you’ve made it this far with protagonist and avatar Sophie Bangs, I salute you and promise not to belabor this unprecedented and rewarding denouement’s apocalyptic plot. Instead, I’ll highlight what Absolute editions do best: the supplemental material.
- A brand-new illustrated slipcase and wrap-around cover by J.H. Williams III.
- A two-page introduction by Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Eric Shanower.
- A pull-out, double-sided poster of issue 32’s individual pages, pieced together to display their grand form.
- 12 different variations of the poster.
- A two-page “making of” feature on the final issue.
- All of Steve Moore (no relation) and Eric Shanower’s “Little Margie in Misty Magic Land” stories (twenty-five pages), plus two pages of character design sketches.
- “Promethea in the ABC Universe,” a ten-page focus on Promethea’s appearances in Alan Moore’s other series (only downside: Tom Strong’s final issue, very much a necessary tie-in, is truncated due to size limitations).
- A three-page look at the design of Promethea’s action figure and statue.
- A five-page retrospe
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Can’t find any direct download options. Any tips for listeners without itunes?
“Can’t find any direct download options. Any tips for listeners without itunes?”
http://www.publishersweekly.com/binary-data/PODCAST/content/000/000/140-1.mp3
Thanks Nick.
It would be great if this link was available in the article post.
Had to hunt through the code for previous downloadables.
Probably won’t do that very often.
Dan, I’m sorry the post didn’t have an option that worked for you, I’ll keep that in mind when posting the next episode.
Thanks Kate
Glad to hear you guys (on the podcast) speaking out against creators who produce material that is blatantly crude and offensive, in an attempt to look hip and “edgy.”
This wasn’t cool when Frank Miller and Quentin Tarantino were doing it in the ’90s, but at least there was some novelty to it then. Now it’s just tiresome and overdone. But I guess some creators want to cultivate an audience of overgrown frat boys.