Drubot Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 How long does it take for a comic company to make a TPB of a series? For example, I would like to get the Sinestro Corps War series, but I don't want to go out and buy all the single issues. I'm wondering if its worth waiting for the TPB or should i just hunt down all the issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 It really depends. Sometimes a company will solicit the trade the month after the final issue of a storyline / miniseries has ended. So if issue six of whatever series hits in March, the trade could be out as early as April. As it pertains to your specific request: Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, volume one hardcover Ships: February Costs: $24.99 Collects: Green Lantern #21-22, Green Lantern Corps #14-15, Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, volume two hardcover Ships: June Costs: $24.99 Collects: Green Lantern #24-25, Green Lantern Corps #16-19 Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps hardcover Ships: June Costs: $29.99 Collects: Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Ion, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Parallax, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime, Green Lantern Corps Secret Files, stories from Green Lantern #18-20 and stories from Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special Is GL #23 not being collected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tglancy Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Ultimate Iron Man 2 #4 and the TPB are both being solicited for the same month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Ultimate Iron Man 2 #4 and the TPB are both being solicited for the same month. That's right! I forgot about that. Also, if something is selling really well in hardcover, such as Marvel Zombies and Identity Crisis, it will take a very long time before they're re-collected as trades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drubot Posted January 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wow, Thanks Yoda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 So it will be June before the entire Sinestro Corps War is collected? LAME. The whole reason I didn't collect the storyline issue-by-issue is because I figured I would be able to buy the whole thing at least by the first of April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 DC tends to be a little slower with the collected editions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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