- Peter R of Detectives Beyond Borders is all in on The Handle/Hammett Challenge, and pulls some great quotes on his way.
http://bit.ly/gY6wuw # - Shelf porn from @jasonmatthew. I’ll trade my FPP edition of The Blackbird for your copy if you want your set to match.
http://bit.ly/f42mmx # - The good news is Darwyn Cooke is releasing an original Parker story. The bad news is it will cost you a fortune. http://bit.ly/eRJHlS #
- Dave at Kingdom Books–Donald Westlake and Elizabeth Taylor
http://kingdombks.blogspot.com/2011/04/donald-westlake-and-elizabeth-taylor.html #
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http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1051163619&searchurl=an%3Dstark%26sts%3Dt%26vci%3D2945227%26x%3D69%26y%3D14
Just one of 6 Stark related tomes I have currently for sale, if you’re so inclined….
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=stark&sts=t&vci=2945227&x=69&y=14
This comment went to “pending” status for a bit thanks to the spam filter.
I’ve deleted stuff like this before because it was just someone doing a drive-by trying to sell stuff. But you’ve commented here several times before, so if you’ve got some cool stuff to sell, why not give readers a chance to check it out?
I think these Twitter feed roundups are a natural for open threads. And no problem with regular commenters using them to hawk items of interest to the readership. Just make sure I get a discount if I decide to order. ;)
Trent,
To take the other side of the street on the Cooke “Martini Ed.” try
doing the math this way: The Hunter-$24.99
The Outfit-$24.99
(If you can find it)TMWTGF-$05.00
If you can find it Hunter Sketchbook-$24.00
If you can find it Outfit Sketchbook-$24.00
New Parker Story-$PRICELESS!!
Total-$106.98 (Not counting slipcase)
IDW is only charging $75.00 for the whole thing,and in the world of comics
not a totally unheard of price. (P.S. New Hardcovers books have retail of $26.99,so go figure) Just my two-cents. Take Care.
James:
I will have some thoughts on this project at some point over the next few weeks. I’m going to incorporate your comments, if that’s OK.
–Trent
I’m still pretty new to the world of comics, so I’m still not used to the enticements that publishers use to get people to buy what they’ve already read. (I’ve written about this before at http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2010/12/comic-books-with-something-extra.html), At least IDW has come up with an original name for its repackaging: “Martini edition” (though is that really the appropriate drink for Parker?)
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Detectives Beyond Borders
“Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home”
TRENT-
USE AWAY,BROTHER!! THIS IS GOING TO BE IDW’s VERSION OF DC COMICS SLIPCASE ABSOLUTE EDITIONS.(THEY ALSO COST $75.00 PER UNIT.) I THINK,BEING THE COMIC GUY THAT I AM,THAT THIS WILL BE LIKE THE LTD.ED.
DAVE STEVENS “ROCKETEER” SLIPCOVER. MY READ ON THIS IS: IT’S DARWYN COOKE!
IT’S PARKER!(AND WITH RICHARD STARK BEING GONE,THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET TO SEE ANY SEMI-NEW MATERAL) SORRY ABOUT THE “ALL CAPS” I’M ON MY CELL.
-JAMES