Rising Stars reviewed on G4's "Fresh Ink"!

Blair Butler discusses Mike Carey's new limited series, 'The Torch,' and explains why you should read her top three new comic releases: 'The Dylan Dog Case Files,' 'Scalped' and the 'Rising Stars' Compendium. You might need to spend a little more cash at your local shop than you thought.

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Indie Street Radio reviews Rising Stars Compendium

This GIANT-SIZED compendium explores the history of the Rising Stars… from unexpected birth to untimely collapse. With everything going on in this 1000+ page Bible, it’s amazing how quickly you’ll polish it off; these stories are entirely badass.

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Comic Book Resources reviews Rising Stars Compendium

Ten years ago, the buzz surrounding “Rising Stars” was great as comparisons to “Watchmen” were made, Neil Gaiman wrote a glowing piece about it in the promotional zero issue, and expectations were high. J. Michael Straczynski was writing an epic story in the vein of “Babylon 5” about 113 children who were affected by a mysterious comet while in utero, and gained special powers as a result. These ‘Specials’ grew up separate from the rest of society and some went on to greatness, some fell hard, but most just wanted normal lives. It look promising, but saddled with flashy art that couldn’t deliver the subtle storytelling Straczynski required and beginning a pattern of hopelessly late shipping, “Rising Stars” soon became a bit of a joke, something that had people asking, “That’s still being published?” and it ended mostly unnoticed -— but, now, the entire story is collected in one package along with the three tie-in mini-series, tipping the scales at 1000 pages.

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Fanboy Review covers new Witchblade and The Darkness Compendium release

According to the Top Cow Blog, both the Witchblade Vol. 1 and Darkness Vol. 1 Compendium are going to be back in print by the time you read this. Both are going to have a new look that will be in line with the rebranding that Top Cow has been doing to it’s entire trade paperback line. In addition, hardcover editions will be available along with the standard paperbacks.
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WITCHBLADE VOL. 1 AND THE DARKNESS VOL. 1 COMPENDIUMS ARE BACK

Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today that due to popular demand, redesigned and rebranded hardcover copies of the Witchblade Compendium Vol. 1 and The Darkness Compendium Vol. 1 are scheduled to be in comic shops on Dec. 17. Softcover editions will be available Dec. 24.
The Witchblade Compendium Vol. 1 collects Witchblade issues #1-50 and a complete cover gallery. The Darkness Compendium Vol. 1 collects The Darkness vol. 1 Preview and issues #½-40, Tales of The Darkness issues #½-4, Witchblade/The Darkness issue #½, The Darkness vol. 2 issue #1, The Darkness: Wanted Dead one-shot and a complete cover gallery. Both books are an impressive 1,280 pages, and both hardcover editions feature bonus posters on the reverse side of the slipcovers.
The books were first printed in 2006 and immediately sold out. Demand for more copies was high, which prompted Top Cow to reprint the books after a complete rebranding of the company’s entire trade paperback line was complete.
“It’s taken us a bit longer to get the Compendium’s back into print, but the redesigned look was well worth the wait,” said Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “Plus, the price cannot be beat. Fifty comics for 60 bucks! Just another way Top Cow is giving you more than the competition.”
Copies of the compendiums can be ordered through local comic shops using the following Diamond item numbers:
Witchblade Compendium Vol. 1 Hardcover ($99.99) - AUG072054
Witchblade Compendium Vol. 1 Softcover ($59.99) - MAY061795
The Darkness Compendium Vol. 1 Hardcover ($99.99)- SEP072027
The Darkness Compendium Vol. 1 Softcover ($59.99) - JUL061747

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