Comments on: All-in-one slipcased edition of Sandman http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 14:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: jackbob http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1431022 jackbob Wed, 23 May 2012 01:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1431022 Yet another edition? Oh for F*CK sake!  Yet another edition?
Oh for F*CK sake! 

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430629 toyg Tue, 22 May 2012 21:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430629 http://www.simotrone.it/wp-content/Foto/070505/DSCF0693_insieme50.jpg  pic from my wedding (I was so thin and beautiful back then, sigh).  http://federicovecchi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/chiesa-di-panico-xi-sec.html  The church - XII century. I believe the only XII-century-anything you might find in the States are some wonderful trees. http://www.simotrone.it/wp-content/Foto/070505/DSCF0693_insieme50.jpg  pic from my wedding (I was so thin and beautiful back then, sigh). 
http://federicovecchi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/chiesa-di-panico-xi-sec.html  The church – XII century. I believe the only XII-century-anything you might find in the States are some wonderful trees.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430596 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 22 May 2012 20:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430596 <blockquote>Sorry, I'm European and thick.</blockquote>Pics or GTFO.

Sorry, I’m European and thick.

Pics or GTFO.

]]> By: Ethical Cannibal http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430562 Ethical Cannibal Tue, 22 May 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430562 I think that looks very cool, but what I really want is an eBook version, kindle or whatnot.  I think that looks very cool, but what I really want is an eBook version, kindle or whatnot. 

]]> By: Drew Coombs http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430457 Drew Coombs Tue, 22 May 2012 19:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430457 I wonder what the price will be like compared to the Absolute editions. EDIT: 200 bucks? If you're going to spend that much on Sandman, spend a little more and get the giant archival-style books. Incredibly worth the expense. I wonder what the price will be like compared to the Absolute editions.

EDIT: 200 bucks? If you’re going to spend that much on Sandman, spend a little more and get the giant archival-style books. Incredibly worth the expense.

]]> By: johnathan http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430444 johnathan Tue, 22 May 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430444 Man, I wish they would sell just the slip case. Man, I wish they would sell just the slip case.

]]> By: bluest_one http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430376 bluest_one Tue, 22 May 2012 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430376  An expensive way to try something you may not like.  An expensive way to try something you may not like.

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430305 Stefan Jones Tue, 22 May 2012 18:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430305 I never read the Sandman comics; this may be my ticket to that long delayed ride. I never read the Sandman comics; this may be my ticket to that long delayed ride.

]]> By: Todd Moday http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430190 Todd Moday Tue, 22 May 2012 17:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430190 My wife made me one of these back in 2006. I think mine is cooler though. My wife made me one of these back in 2006. I think mine is cooler though.

]]> By: Comic Book Candy http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430062 Comic Book Candy Tue, 22 May 2012 16:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430062 Pre-order from your local comic shop! Many will offer you a discount for pre-ordering a large item such as this. http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575 Pre-order from your local comic shop! Many will offer you a discount for pre-ordering a large item such as this.

http://www.comicshoplocator.com/Home/1/1/57/575

]]> By: technogeekagain http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430039 technogeekagain Tue, 22 May 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430039 Hmph. This would come out after I bought volumes 1-5 and before I bought 6-10... Hmph. This would come out after I bought volumes 1-5 and before I bought 6-10…

]]> By: MrWednesday7 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430016 MrWednesday7 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430016 Good price, too. Good price, too.

]]> By: bazzargh http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1430011 bazzargh Tue, 22 May 2012 16:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1430011 Here's what it would look like sitting next to a bottle of wine. Just like in real life.  http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/34664-Wine-Bottle-vs-Sandman Here’s what it would look like sitting next to a bottle of wine. Just like in real life.  http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/34664-Wine-Bottle-vs-Sandman

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429997 corydodt Tue, 22 May 2012 16:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429997 Specifying the unit ought to be easy enough (you just put a double-quote (") somewhere in there, indicating inches). Still, only our dumb units are ever specified in power-of-2 fractions. Specifying the unit ought to be easy enough (you just put a double-quote (“) somewhere in there, indicating inches). Still, only our dumb units are ever specified in power-of-2 fractions.

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429992 toyg Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429992 yeah, but how hard is it for Amazon to actually specify the unit?  I thought as well they'd be inches, but for what I know they might have been some other special "fumbledood" unit only used in the US publishing business. yeah, but how hard is it for Amazon to actually specify the unit? 

I thought as well they’d be inches, but for what I know they might have been some other special “fumbledood” unit only used in the US publishing business.

]]> By: Ministry http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429983 Ministry Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429983  European here too, and I find those dimensions meaningless too - but using Google to convert them to real isn't exactly difficult....  European here too, and I find those dimensions meaningless too – but using Google to convert them to real isn’t exactly difficult….

]]> By: Yaanu http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429984 Yaanu Tue, 22 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429984 17.14 by 8.57 by 26.19 cm. 17.14 by 8.57 by 26.19 cm.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429981 Mister44 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429981  Measurements in inches.  Measurements in inches.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429978 Mister44 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429978 Want!!!! Want!!!!

]]> By: toyg http://boingboing.net/2012/05/22/all-in-one-slipcased-edition-o.html#comment-1429968 toyg Tue, 22 May 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=162284#comment-1429968 Can anybody tell me what the f* is "6 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 10 5/16" means? Sorry, I'm European and thick. Can anybody tell me what the f* is “6 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 10 5/16″ means?

Sorry, I’m European and thick.

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