My copy of the new hardcover collection of Wednesday Comics finally arrived in the post today. I've not started to dig into it yet, but I will say a couple of things. Like the original series, the production design is just brilliant. I love the overall design, but what really stands out to me is the frontispiece with two different variations on the comics themselves arriving to a newsagent/front door delivery.
The colours also look much more vibrant on this paper than they did in the original run; I think that's one of the overall things that they neglected in the series. On most of the strips, the colours seemed to be designed for modern paper and not the newsprint that the series was printed on. As such, some of the beauty of Ben Caldwell's Wonder Woman piece was lost that's regained here.
What I do have a complaint about, though, is that this collection is smaller than the original series. Although this book is still oversized, it doesn't match the broadsheet view of the originals, and I think something's lost in making this book smaller. The original series felt right in the hands, this hardcover feels a little awkward; not necessarily in length, but it feels as though it should be an inch or so wider.
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