Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Batman & Robin: Year One — Dynamic Duos, DC. The next maxiseries from Mark Waid and Chris Samnee brings Catwoman into the picture, purple dress and all. I’m gobsmacked DC didn’t make a virgin variant of this cover — and a foil one, to boot! I suppose there’s always a second printing to think about. Click here for a SNEAK PEEK!
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The Crisis Companion, TwoMorrows. Kevin Miller’s ridiculously comprehensive exploration of Crisis on Infinite Earths, and the decades that led up to it. Click here for a SNEAK PEEK.
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The Amazing Spider-Man #100 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. One of the greatest comics covers of all time, all fresh and new as a Facsimile. Cannot wait to see it in foil! Story’s a classic, too — right Six Arms?
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Laugh #166 Facsimile Edition, Archie. This ish has been on my wish list ever since Archie began publishing Facsimile Editions — so, “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!”
I also dig Matt Talbot’s Sgt. Pepper’s variant:
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Marvel Two-in-One Epic Collection: Project Pegasus, Marvel. Scott is off again this week, this time galloping across the Final Frontier. I’m sure he’d pick this.
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JSA: Year One, DC. Jeff Lemire and Gavin Guidry’s entertaining reimagining of the Justice Society’s early days gets collected in both trade paperback and hardcover. Just a plain good read.
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Adventure Comics #247 Facsimile Edition, DC. The long-awaited FE of the Legion’s first appearance is finally here. Kicking up that hype for the new Legion series, which starts in September.
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Back Issue #169, TwoMorrows. The “Support Staff” issue. I’m actually most looking forward to the feature on Bronze Age letterhacks. I never did have a letter published. I guess I’m making up for lost time with this here website.
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Barbara Gordon: Breakout #4, DC. Solid series, but with a built-in shelf life.
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Comic Book Creator #45, TwoMorrows. Gene Colan!
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August 10, 2026
Does anyone know if the Batman: Limited Collector’s Edition #C-25 Facsimile Edition got pushed back a week? I thought it was originally solicited for Aug. 12th.
August 10, 2026
Yes. Original catalog says 08/12 but Lunar’s site now lists it for 08/19:
https://www.lunardistribution.com/home/search?term=Limited+Collector%E2%80%99s+Edition+25+Facsimile+Edition
August 10, 2026
Got it. Thanks, Tim!
August 11, 2026
Love the riff on Sgt. Pepper! (Awww! Poor Dilton!)
August 11, 2026
What’s the advantage to publishing the hardcover and softcover at the same time? I see this occasionally with prose books but much more often with comics (though still relatively rare).