It must be reprint season again, I received three newly printed trade paperbacks this week. First up is the one above, which reprints these Elseworlds stories: Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat, Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table 1-2, Batman: Knight Gallery, Batman: Masque, and Batman: Scar of the Bat, which I lettered. This seems a good value if you don’t already have these, or the 2018 edition. Retail price is $34.99, release date is 11/5/2024.
The first I’ve seen of the DC FINEST reprint series, it collects BATMAN 401-412 and ANNUAL #11, plus DETECTIVE COMICS 568-579. At 632 pages, that’s a large chunk of Batman from Nov 1986 to Oct 1987, and of course includes the BATMAN: YEAR ONE issues I lettered. Retail price is $39.99, also due out 11/5/2024.
This seems to be a straight reprint of the 2011 trade paperback with wonderful stories and art by Rucka And Williams III, which I had a fine time lettering, from DETECTIVE COMICS #854-860 with additional material. Retail price is $19.99, and again is due out 11/5/2024. In time for Christmas shopping, perhaps.
Hi. I’m looking forward to DC Finest collection. Can you please tell if they used original coloring for Year One in this book?
I no longer have the original issues to compare. The paper is whiter and glossier than those, however.