Forum - View topicNew Akira/Trigun hardcovers for super cheap
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Kagemusha
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Barnes and Noble in the past has made and continues to make deals with comicbook publishers to give them exclusive collections, and now it seems like they've struck again.
Both Akira and Trigun volume 1 (possibly more) will be getting a hardcove edition at Barnes and Noble stores... and the Akira volume one will cost $15 dollars. I'm not kiddinghttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=7I0q5fs9hh&isbn=076075859X&itm=6. This has been confirmed by an editor from DH manga as well. It looks like a whole new audience is going to be introduced to a legendary classic... Oh yea, Trigun volume 1 will also see hardcover treatment for a measily $11.95 |
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Annie_Jr
 Posts: 424 Location: New Mexico (boring...) |
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WOW! Neat. I should check this out, and get Trigun now.
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lianncoop
Past ANN Contributor
 Posts: 1705 Location: Indiana |
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animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=5135
If I didn't already own volume 1 of Trigun, I probably would be more willing to go out and get this version. However, hardback isn't enough of an incentive for me to buy it again. |
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I'm not planning to get Trigun either, but I may consider Akira if they do an exellent job with it (unfortunatally they may reduce the size. I can't imagine the art in standard size; even in Japan its oversized).
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darkhunter
 Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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Well hard cover are nice but they add weight to the book. But I guess the protecction makes up for it somewhat. It's hard to decide. They should released Trigun 1 & 2 in a boxset for a cheaper price with hard cover. Than it might be worth buying again and selling off the old copies.
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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DH doesn't do boxsets. Its something thats really not done by comicbook companys. I'm not so much excited about the Trigun (thats already a big title), but the Akira reprint, along with a smaller price tag, could introduce new people to the manga. Triguns already sold very well with the new manga audience, while Akira isn't as much (its still VERY popular, but often with comicbook readers, the older manga fans who have been into manga for longer).
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The Funkee Otaku
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which on is better, paperback or hard cover?
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darkhunter
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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I already know they don't do boxset. What I'm implying is that they should do boxes if they don't. Just because they don't do it doesn't mean they can't do it. |
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I really don't think boxsets are all that great. Its just in a box.
But I saw Akira today (hardcover), and its exellent. The size is the same (its very large), printing looks good, and the dust jacket has great art. It looks like their going to use a series of prints Otomo drew, which are beutiful. So large size, hardcover, 300+ pages and only 14.95 are likely to draw high sales. Its under a "manga classic" label, so perhapse more manga will be reprinted, like Appleseed. |
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jfrog
 Posts: 925 Location: Seattle |
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Oh man...this isn't limited edition, is it? I've got a million other things I need money for right now, but if this deal will be around for awhile, then I'll finally get to read Akira! Woo!
And will they be doing the entire series in hardcover? It'd look kinda funny on my shelf if all but one volume were in paperback. |
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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Wow, you've never read Akira
 Heh, sorry, but I just imagine you reading it. But its not a limited edition from what I can tell, so they probobly will reprint it (don't take my word on it though). I have no idea about the release scedual though.
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jfrog
Posts: 925 Location: Seattle |
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Eh...it's just so expensive. Never got around to it.
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darkhunter
Posts: 2992 Location: Los Angelas |
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Have you own any boxset for your DVD or Manga? Not only does it make the set look better but it hold the volume together. Dust jacket are annoying. They hard to maintain while you're reading the book and flipping the pages. I have it for Buddha and a lot of the comicone book. I rather have a clean good looking cover. |
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GATSU
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Are the Akira hardcovers in full color? Or is it just the introductory pages which are in full color?
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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I flipped through it, and I saw no color. I doubt they would try to get the colored Epic pages. It really doesn't look good in color in case you haven't seen it.
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