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7/26/2014

Robocop vs The Terminator Gallery Edition

Script by Frank Miller and art by Walter Simonson. All material is ©MGM and Studio Canal.




Published by Dark Horse and Boom! studio in July 2014 (ISBN: 978-1-616555-007-3, 15 x 17.5 inches or 39 x 44 cm, 125$, 150 pages), this edition is a limited print but I don't know how many copies have been produced. This book, printed on thick mat paper, has been designed by Tina Alessi and is the first volume published in dark Horse Gallery Edition line (edited by Brendan Wright).

Below is a picture displayed for size comparison with issue #4 of the original series published in 1992 by Dark Horse.



Second and third of cover display the same illustration. After the credits pages and table of content, the book opens with a 2 pages foreword by Walter Simonson dated November 2013.
Reproduced also below, is the page explaining where material sources originate and the scanning process from original art and for the three missing pages.





Walt Simonson intro

it's all explained here!
All four issues mini-series, including covers, are then presented in their original art form. Note that issue #3 originally began with a three pages panel. This panel is printed here in wraparound form which was not the case in the original comic. In my opinion Simonson's art is magnified in this edition.


there were some pre-photoshop collages done for this work






first ...

.. second and third page opening original issue #3 ..

... here in one wraparound panel form



some more pre-photoshop collage

another wraparound panel (as displayed on two pages in the original comic)

The book continues with a 37 pages extra section that featured pencils, lithograph art, TPB covers and promotional pinup art (full content listed in the first picture below). Note that all four original comics featured cardboard standup art that are reproduced here.



pencils

2 of the 4 cardboard standup

and what it looks like in the original comic (issue #4)


promotional pinup art

the book finishes with a mini bio of the authors


In addition to this article, and for more detailed insight about the reproduction quality, don't hesitate to read this Comic Book Daily review by Scott VanderPloeg.

6/21/2014

Ronin Absolute Edition

Script Frank Miller, art Frank Miller with Lynn Varley. All material (except Jenette Kahn introduction) is ©Frank Miller and used for illustration purpose only.


This beautiful glossy oversized slipcase (8.5 x 12.8 inches, 21.5 x 32.5 cm) designed by Amelia Grohman was published in October 2008 by DC Comics (ISBN: 978-1-4012-1908-6, cover price 99$, my copy is a first print).








The main book inside comes with a glossy fully illustrated dust jacket. It contains the collected Ronin originally published in six parts in 1983 and 1984, printed on mat quality paper (328 pages).



back cover of the dust jacket
The inner cover of the book is also fully illustrated, as well as the second and third of cover displaying different illustrations. It features a black ribbon bookmark.






After the credits pages, there is 2 pages introduction written by Jenette Kahn exclusive to this edition. It is followed by two pages "from the diary of Casey McKenna" that I am not able to source (they doesn't appear in the French edition that I also own, so it's perhaps exclusive to this edition).



Jenette Kahn intro

Casey McKenna diary

Then comes the main material. Each part of the original 6 issues mini-series is introduced by its wraparound virgin cover (plus sometimes enhanced excerpts). Original fold-out pages are indeed in their fold-out form.











fold out final pages (recto)

verso

This edition ends with a bonus section of 14 pages. The pictures below display them all:




poster illustration




Frank Miller short bio