Over on his blog, JH Williams reveals what we’d all been suspecting: there shall be an Absolute Promethea from DC Wildstorm in October 2009, as confirmed tonight by the DC solicits that have just been released.
(Image from front cover of the Absolute Promethea slipcase, art by JH Williams III from his Flickr stream.)
Like I said, it comes as no surprise that we’re going to be getting the Absolute treatment for Promethea. Indeed, looking at the recent year end figures across various blogs, the Absolute volumes and similar very expensive single items are the thing that make DC’s dollar share top the charts even when they’re way behind Marvel in terms of market share. So that’s V For Vendetta and Promethea at least this year, with the Absolute Death being prepared. I’d be expecting (absolutely) everything high profile that DC has done over the last few decades to be getting the absolute treatment over the coming years, after all, it’s a very nice little earner.
January 27th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Oh. My. God. I am in a state of shock. This, to me, is the comic book equivalent of finding out that my favorite band (Phish) had reunited and is preparing to tour!
There is absolutely no work that I have longed for the Absolute treatment to be given to more than Promethea. Personally, I think it ranks as Moore’s crowning achievement in the medium. I cannot wait. Oh. My. God.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
But isn’t the price a bit too high? I know it’s absolute, but 100$ for 300 pages? Absolute Sandman had 600 pages… It should cost 75$.