Return of the Black Soul Tpb?

johnnyjagwani · Post by **johnnyjagwani** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:21 -0700

Hi Stan,

Amazon lists this cover for your next collected edition.

Is that the right one?

Thanks in advance..

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:57 -0700

Don't think so; Sensei presented this cover to be TPB & HC cover for book 24:

Cover 24

johnnyjagwani · Post by **johnnyjagwani** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:03 -0700

that is what i though too.. but with the whole lettering and all, it looked very much like a final cover..?

madman31 · Post by **madman31** » Thu May 06, 2010 12:27 -0700

That first one is actually the cover to Dark Horse issue #103, which I assume is the first issue collected in the new TPB.

Speaking of which, what issues exactly are collected in the new trade? Is it 103-109 and the story from FCBD 2009?

johnnyjagwani · Post by **johnnyjagwani** » Thu May 06, 2010 23:10 -0700

aah i thought so, but because all the cover design and text was added, made me wonder if stan had decided to use 103, instead of his painted submission..

johnnyjagwani · Post by **johnnyjagwani** » Fri May 07, 2010 23:01 -0700

why should the 'free comic book day 2009' one be in here, aren't the other issues older than '09.. Or am I mistaken?

madman31 wrote:That first one is actually the cover to Dark Horse issue #103, which I assume is the first issue collected in the new TPB.

Speaking of which, what issues exactly are collected in the new trade? Is it 103-109 and the story from FCBD 2009?

Post by **Mayhem** » Sat May 08, 2010 6:57 -0700

Collections have sometimes thrown in smaller stories from other sources in the past; Demon Mask is a prime example, it's got a bunch of DHE strips and other shorts outside of the regular comic line as extras at the back.

johnnyjagwani · Post by **johnnyjagwani** » Sat May 08, 2010 6:58 -0700

but only if it does not mess up continuity, right?

Post by **Mayhem** » Sat May 08, 2010 9:48 -0700

None of these gaiden (side stories) really do, so there isn't usually an issue with continuity, they are not related to anyone specific in the main arc.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Sat May 08, 2010 13:21 -0700

I think the confusion came about because solicitations for the book market need a lot more lead time than solicitations for the comic book market. Book stores require almost 10 months before the book actually comes out, so that means I would have to paint the cover about 11 or 12 months before its release. Dark Horse needed the art in September but I could not get it done before late October, so they used existing art for the book seller market.

ricksam · Post by **ricksam** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 13:14 -0700

will there be a signed and numbered HC version available? .. if so, which chain might this be available?

thank u

Thomas Froehling · Sun Jun 13, 2010 14:40 -0700

As usually, there will be a limited signed/numbered HC of book 24; your best opportunity to pick up a copy would be SDCC, since Sensei normally has it for sale by then; other than that, well your LCS should be able to preorder it via Daimond, but make sure they do it soon (limited, eh?!); Diamond had difficulties filling in all their orders last time.
Amazon might be worth a try, too, but I can't be sure, I've never used it for new UY HCs myself.

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 15:05 -0700

I will probably not have the limited hardcover of Book 24 at San Diego. I was told by Dark Horse that it ships from the printer on July 28, missing Comic-con completely.

Last year the HCs shipped a few days before the con, and I was able to express deliver copies to my booth. I can't do that this year.

I should have the trades in time for Comic-con, though.

Thomas, if you want to wait until the end of August, I can hand-deliver a hardcover to you in Germany.

Thomas Froehling wrote:As usually, there will be a limited signed/numbered HC of book 24; your best opportunity to pick up a copy would be SDCC, since Sensei normally has it for sale by then; other than that, well your LCS should be able to preorder it via Daimond, but make sure they do it soon (limited, eh?!); Diamond had difficulties filling in all their orders last time.
Amazon might be worth a try, too, but I can't be sure, I've never used it for new UY HCs myself.

Post by **Mayhem** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 15:21 -0700

If you are kind enough to make that two Stan, then I'm sure Thomas can send me a copy too afterwards

He'll probably owe me for stuff I pick up at SDCC anyhow heh...

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:13 -0700

@ Sensei: I'd be most thankful for your offer; I am the patient type, you know

@ Mayhem:I already owe you much more than that as it is, Mayhem, so I'd happily forward anything Sensei brings along for you; so, you won't be able to visit Berlin in August, then? A pity...

Mayhem wrote:If you are kind enough to make that two Stan, then I'm sure Thomas can send me a copy too afterwards

He'll probably owe me for stuff I pick up at SDCC anyhow heh...