The big revelation in this week’s PWCW is that HarperCollins will be releasing a massive once-volume collection of Scott McCloud’s classic Zot! series next summer:
Hope Innelli, associate publisher of Harper Paperbacks, said the new 576-page edition of Zot! will collect the entire black & white series in one volume. While early issues of the series, which was originally published by Eclipse Comics, ran in color, the new edition will include only the black & white material. “That’s a creative decision by Scott,” said Innelli, explaining that McCloud believes the series really came together when he focused on working in black and white.
The new edition will have a trim size of 6”x9” with French flaps and will be priced at $22.95. The book will include extensive commentary by McCloud on its creation, as well as much never-before-seen material. The book will also include “the Earth Stories,’ the last nine stories in the series, which have never been reprinted. “Zot! is the origin of Scott’s comics,” said Innelli. “It’s where he defined his style. We’re so used to Scott explaining comics, but now we get a chance to experience his comics.”
Also in this week’s edition: A look at the Mice Templar series; Bollywood will come to Riverdale; a review of Adrian Tomine’s Shortcomings; and an interview with editor Rob Tokar about Tokyopop’s upcoming Battle Royale Ultimate Edition repackaging.
September 26th, 2007 at 8:44 am
That price is right for me.
September 26th, 2007 at 9:18 am
McCloud believes the series really came together when he focused on working in black and white.
It’s nice that he’s so self-effacing, but he’s dead wrong. Those first ten issues were better in a lot of ways than the 25 that came after.
But of course, that’s just my opinion and I have been known to be wrong before.
September 26th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
I’d really prefer a volume 4 in the same trim size that came out from Kitchen Sink a few years back. I understand that’s long since out of print, but maybe a small run for people who have the rest of the trades would be nice.