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Showcase Presents
''Showcase Presents'' is a line (comics), line of black-and-white paperback books that were published by DC Comics (from 2005 - 2016) at an average rate of two per month. Much like Marvel Comics' ''Essential Marvel'' volumes, each book usually included over 500 pages of reprints, primarily from the Silver Age of Comic Books, Silver Age. Like the ''Essential'' line, a ''Showcase Presents'' volume carried the suggested retail price of US$16.99 (increased to $17.99 in September 2009) and was usually devoted to one character, "reprint[ing] all of their adventures in sequential order via cover date", or occasionally to a specific title rather than individual. The reprint line started in October 2005 with the releases of ''Showcase Presents: Green Lantern, Vol. 1'' and ''Showcase Presents: Superman, Vol. 1'', both offered at the lower introductory retail price of US$9.99. Overview Name The name "Showcase (comics), Showcase" comes from a 1956–1970 DC anthology series often used to try ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line (comics)
A line is a concept in Western comic books which denotes a specific group of publications by a publisher, sometimes taking place in a separate continuity or more loose continuity (such as Vertigo by DC Comics) or exploring a kind of subject matter or genre which the publisher does not want to involve in their main franchise or so called "universe". Often lines which explore more "realistic" or "dark" subject matters are published under a companies sub imprints (such as Ultimate Marvel or MAX by Marvel Comics) to distinguish it from their main superhero lines. Sometimes a line can be published under an imprint but not always be part of a larger continuity within their imprint (such as ''The Punisher'' MAX line which is not in continuity with most other Marvel Max titles). A line can consist of several different titles, ongoing series, limited series, one-shots, annuals, specials or trades and be by many different artists but are advertised and marketed as part of the line. So ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |