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DC's Compact Comics Line Is the Smartest Thing It's Done in Years (gizmodo.com)
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DC has released an ad for its new Compact Comics line, a range of some of the company’s most popular titles, scaled to a portable 5.5″ x 8.5″ and going for just $9.99 each.

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Just one inch taller than the average manga volume, the new line eschews the unwieldiness of traditional graphic novels, which are typically printed around the size of a paper magazine you cannot fold. Better still, these small books contain the entirety of their story arcs, instead of the multi-volume format of trade paperbacks or even the average manga series. Also unlike most manga, each volume will remain in full color, but printed on a paper stock slightly less glossy than the average $20+ graphic novel.

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These are the four titles currently available, followed by the line’s upcoming slate:

  • Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
  • Batman: The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo
  • All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
  • Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell

Coming soon:

  • Wonder Woman: Earth One by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette – August 6
  • Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee – August 6
  • Joker by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo – September 3
  • Harley Quinn & the Gotham City Sirens by Paul Dini, Peter Calloway, Tony Bedard, Guillem March, Andres Guinaldo – September 3
  • American Vampire Book One by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, Rafael Albuquerque – October 1
  • Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman by Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker – October 1
  • Kingdom Come – by Mark Waid, Alex Ross – May 6, 2025
  • Static: Season One – May 27, 2025
  • DCeased – June 3, 2025
  • Batwoman: Elegy – June 17, 2025
  • Superman: Birthright – June 24, 2025
  • Superman/Batman: Book One – July 15, 2025
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks for the heads up! I'll have to pick up Batman Court of Owls!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a really cool idea. I’d love to see Marvel and Dark Horse follow suit. I think there are quite a few I would be I retested in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

As a kid I actually had an X-men book that was exactly this. It was a story about Arcade trapping them in an amusement park.

It was black and white, but I read it way more than my other comics because I didn’t want to take them anywhere and wreck them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It really is. I've bought a few to give out as inexpensive gifts to friends and family that might be interested.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If you haven't read them, several of these are quite good:

Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell

American Vampire Book One by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, Rafael Albuquerque – October 1

Catwoman: Trail of the Catwoman by Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker – October 1

Kingdom Come – by Mark Waid, Alex Ross – May 6, 2025

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

And A-SS, everyone loves A-SS.

Whole the ones you pick are top notch, you can't really go wrong with any of them and, at that price, you can afford to take a shot on them or give them away as presents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I liked Watchmen but I enjoyed the film even more. Honestly from a perspective of storytelling, character development and overall solidity, I consider Watchmen one of the greatest movies ever made. It’s definitely among my favorite of all. I think even as celebrated as it is, it’s still underrated.