Everyone else, thanks for the comments!
– Chris
]]>The new cover treatments are a must– the original covers are simply too dated for selling to a new young audience, cool as they may be. These redesigns are great. The candy wrapper quality of the title treatments really adds to the eeriness.
]]>No. 5 was a tragic one, though. I think it differs from the works mentioned, though, in that it (well, what was released, anyhow) was in a more European format (each book was 140 pages or so; less than a standard manga volume, anyway) rather than the big omnibus editions. Some lizard brain part of me says that one large volume with a higher price-point is better value for money than several smaller volumes, even though that is not always the case. Of course No. 5 had many other problems (the market just wasn’t ready for it in 2003), but the presentation is definitely a big one in my eyes.
]]>I don’t think any of us wants another No.5 situation, and I think that Viz’s moves to release work in these omnibus editions… and complete on the same day… is a good move for that reason and many others.
– Chris
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