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Daniel Burke
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Posted: 23 October 2026 at 7:00pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
Absolute edition, Hardcover edition, trade paperback, individual issues of course, and now the mini-travel edition!

Just need that omnibus......

Superman: Man of Steel Compact Comics Edition

(W/A) John Byrne
Covers: John Byrne
In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from Marvel Comics to reinvent Superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker Dick Giordano, Byrne reimagined the look of Superman, Lois Lane, Krypton, and Lex Luthor. The relationships between Superman and Lois, Superman and Batman, and Superman and Luthor were reexamined and tweaked for modern readers. Old villains, such as Bizarro, returned, and new ones, such as Magpie, were introduced. Collects Man of Steel (1986) #1-6. 152 pgs • $9.99 SC, On Sale March 16, 2027



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Mark Haslett
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Posted: 23 October 2026 at 8:29pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Isn't that the way? I mean, you put out one little best-seller and suddenly everybody wants multiple copies of everything you ever did! What's a singularly accomplished guy gotta do to get some peace around here!?
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John Byrne

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Posted: 24 October 2026 at 10:53am | IP Logged | 3 post reply
It’s amusing to watch.
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Brandon Carter
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Posted: 26 October 2026 at 3:02pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
When I was a kid, I loved DC's digests which provided a lot of stories for a good price.  Now that I'm older and my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, I prefer something larger.  I'm glad the Compact version of Man of Steel is available for those looking for a more budget-friendly version, though.  

IDW recently published a smaller format Star Trek volume with JB's Assignment: Earth, and other non-JB material. 
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William Costello
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Posted: 26 October 2026 at 6:48pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
I purchased one DC Compact Edition this year (Nightwing - it wasn't a series I read on a monthly basis). It's "budget friendly," but the pages are still a bit small and you may have to open the spine up a bit to see the left side of some of the pages.

It's also a book you have to have good lighting to read, since the pages are smaller that the standard monthly comic or standard sized trade paperback.
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Brandon Carter
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Posted: 26 October 2026 at 7:17pm | IP Logged | 6 post reply
I've come to realize in recent years just how much of a difference lighting can make in the ease of readability of something!
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Edward Aycock
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Posted: 26 October 2026 at 8:29pm | IP Logged | 7 post reply
Depending on how they were stored, some of those acid paper comics have browned so much it's hard to even read them.  
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Posted: 27 October 2026 at 9:38am | IP Logged | 8 post reply
As the years advance, I avoid anything with small print. My eyesight simply isn't what it was. 

Which is one of many reasons I am delighted with the Absolute editions. They're BIG. 
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