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DC Comics creates its own version of Marvel’s Epic Line, DC Finest, a new way to collect classic character comics for new and old readers
Article Summary
- DC Comics unveils DC Finest, a collection mirroring Marvel’s Epic line.
- DC Finest to offer complete, affordable character storylines for fans.
- The series bypasses creator-focused collections for character continuity.
- Initial releases include iconic titles like Batman: Year One and Superman: The Coming of Superman.
At the ComicsPro retailer summit, DC Comics announced DC Finest, a new series of collected comics intended to be “affordably priced and comprehensive” collections of their main characters.
Marvel Comics’ only real bookstore success of late has been with the Epic line. Well, it looks like DC are trying to do that, but a bit different.
DC Finest titles are aimed at “giving full character continuities and important stories, for giving casual fans full continuities for their favourite characters while also providing completionist collectors an affordable option for stories of their favourite heroes.”
It means that retailers will be able to point to Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3 for a character is someone expresses an interest. Almost as if they are manga. This is something that has been a major bone of contention for American comics, compared to Japanese comics, and it is something that Marvel’s Epic line had seemed to sidestep. This line, however, seems to attempt to be more selective in what it collects without sacrificing continuity, and providing the best bits. If it was me, I might have called it DC Comics, The Director’s Cut. But DC Finest will do, I suppose.
Recently, DC Comics has concentrated on creator0themed runs on books, and this won’t be a consideration for DC Finest. But as well as characters, there will be books that focus on specific genres and DC promises that DC Finest volumes will also contain material reprinted for the very first time. Well, they do have around 90 years worth to cover.
The first of the DC Finest books will be named as follows:
- The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt
- Batman: Year One & Two
- Wonder Woman: Origins & Omens
- Catwoman: Life Lines
- Superman: The Coming of Superman
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