"Phase 2" Hardcover IDW Comic Collections

[Gouki]

Hmmm. I'm not so sure. I love the idea, but I also find MTMTE and RiD written in a different enough style switching between issues like that could be downright distracting.

[i_amtrunks]

Unless it is done as six straight MtMtE and six straight RiD (or whatever number) it would be too jarring to read as a half half split, one followed by the other.

Can't believe it'd take almost as many hardcovers to do everything from the split as it did to do all of IDWs pre split series combined!

[Sky Shadow]

Hmmm. I'm not so sure. I love the idea, but I also find MTMTE and RiD written in a different enough style switching between issues like that could be downright distracting.

Unless it is done as six straight MtMtE and six straight RiD (or whatever number) it would be too jarring to read as a half half split, one followed by the other.

You guys do remember that's exactly how we read them in the first place, right?

[Paulbot]

I'd assume issues won't be ordered by month of release and they'll keep stories that flow directly together. Like they might go DOOP then MTMTE #1-3 then put some RID issues inbetween MTMTE 3 & 4, but they would split the two parter that's MTMTE #4 & 5.

[i_amtrunks]

You guys do remember that's exactly how we read them in the first place, right?

Sure, but in a trade collection you want the story to flow, that's why we get the trades as well as the singles (and digitals and reprints etc!)

Although the idea of it being in "time" would be interesting, seeing as RiD seems to occur over a few days to a few weeks as opposed to the months passing in MtMtE.

[Iriorne]

I can see it working either way. It would be possible to keep MTMTE and RID in separate volumes but it would potentially 'waste' space as the breaks in the story arcs may not occur in the right places. By splitting up the arcs, hopefully it gives them the flexibility to fit the maximum number of issues in each volume and make the transition to Dark Cybertron, with it's interleaved issues, less jarring (though it could just about qualify for a volume of it's own). I trust that IDW will figure out something appropriate as the hard cover volumes really are an excellent set.

[Gouki]

You guys do remember that's exactly how we read them in the first place, right?

Not me. I buy trade only and tend to read one series at a time. I won't even normally buy RiD and MTMTE at the same time and if I do I always read something in between them, or if it's been a really long time read all the volumes I have and then move onto the other.

[Tober]

Amazon now has a release date of August 26. So about 10 weeks away.