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February 1, 2012 1:59 pm By the way Mr Moore, there is a sequel to Moby Dick, called The Wind Whales of Ishmael written by Philip Jose Farmer. If we want to class Watchmen as a novel, it falls into a category where prequels and sequels are not unheard of, and in some cases very well received. Jane Eyre spawned the prequel Wide Sargasso Sea, itself looked on as a modern classic. There are countless other classic literary sequels and prequels out there Granted, many of them of questionable quality.

February 1, 2012 12:44 pm As a business, DC would be mad not to exploit the potential sales Watchmen spin-offs could net. The Watchmen collection is a still huge seller for DC, attracting new readers every year. For DC to have half a dozen Watchmen titles in bookshops and in digital outlets, it's going to make them money. Do I think it it's a good artistic decision? No. Do I think the creators involved are top notch? Yes. Do I want to read the prequels? Not really. Will I read them? Probably.

January 19, 2012 2:26 pm The old DC bullet logo was presented in various colours to suit the design of the cover it appeared on. I'm sure designers hate having the blue logo messing with their cover's design esthetic . I know the New 52 had differing coloured logos, but before the re-boot was the logo presented in any other colour than blue?

December 16, 2011 1:42 pm How many collections do Marvel put out in a week? I was just thinking about the poor comic shops shelves buckling under the weight of 52 books from DC in one month. I totally agree that if DC want to get people on their books they need to release then as soon as possible.

December 16, 2011 1:24 pm I think it's a little unfair to criticize DC for the release schedule, Connor. I don't think DC could put the books out any faster. Imagine the printing time and energy to produce the thousands of copies of these 52 books, and surely the market couldn't really cope with 52 collected editions all arriving in one or two months?

November 18, 2011 8:50 pm Could all these cancellations be Marvel attempting to streamline their output in preparation for a company wide reboot... What am I saying? No company would have the balls to attempt something like that! Hang on a minute...

November 18, 2011 1:43 pm Bollocks!

November 18, 2011 1:42 pm I'll get in first to rant about the exclusion of Cassidy, and suggest ex-vampire Mina Murray.

November 2, 2011 8:48 pm I got the 4 vols of Absolute Sandman, and I'm happy with that. I might have got the Compleat Death as it was first solicited, but when it was changed to the Absolute Death reprinting issues already in the Absolute Sandman , I said "no thank you!" For me, this is another superfluous Absolute, containing Endless Nights, Dream Hunters, and Midnight Theatre, as I already have nice hardcover editions of Endless Nights and Dream Hunters. I supose if you don't own any of the stories contained in this volume, it might be worth getting.

October 11, 2011 12:48 pm My word Robinson's a prickly fellow isn't he, and never makes it easy for interviewers...I'm thinking back to Josh's run in. But, as I adore Starman and was a huge fan of his recent superman/Mon El run, I reckon he's deserved the right to be slightly obtuse.