I recently received a couple of surprise packages from Marvel...new trade paperbacks featuring some of my past works (long past in the case of the Omega book).

On the off chance that someone else might be interested, I thought that I should make mention of this recently -- or about to be -- reprinted material.

Already out there are:
AVENGERS/KANG: TIME & TIME AGAIN
SPIDER-MAN VS. THE BLACK CAT
ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR #1
MARVEL MILESTONES: BLOODSTONE, X-51, and CAPTAIN MARVEL
OMEGA THE UNKNOWN CLASSIC
AVENGERS: ABOVE & BEYOND

And about to be out there are:
ESSENTIAL PETER PARKER THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN Volume 2 – on sale 2/8/06
MARVEL MILESTONES: DRAGONLORD, SPEEDBALL, and THE MAN IN THE SKY – on sale 2/22/06
SUPERMAN IN THE EIGHTIES – on sale 4/5/06

And farther on down the line:
MARVEL VISIONAIRIES: JOHN BUSCEMA

(Now if only I could get some new assignments...)

--Uncle Rog

We're behind ya on that one! Are you still working with JB on that JLA story?

Wow! How the time flies. In my head you started working on Superman in the 90s, but it was the late 80s.

I'll have to look into the Avengers trades. Does anyone know if those will be included in the DVD collection set that's supposed to be out in the next month or so?

On another note, is there a readily availble list of Spider-Man stories Uncle Rog has worked on? Especially the ones that have been collected.

I have the Wizard collection from last year. Very good stuff!

Leo - try here:

http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/credits ... stern.html

Great! Thanks Hank.

Amen to that, Unca Rog!

Rog - in a recent interview on Newsaram the EIC at IDW publishing mentioned he would love to work with you...worth looking into..they publish lots of great books like Jon Sable, Grimjack, 30 days of night, and licenced properties like 24, CSI, etc....

And count me in for that Spectacular Spidey essential collection!

According to Amazon, the third AVENGERS ASSEMBLE hardcover will include the story from AVENGERS #1-and-a-half that Bruce Timm and I did.

You can read more about it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785121307/?tag=imwan-20

-- Uncle Rog

Changed to IMWAN-friendly link. ~ Auntie Linda

Oh, sure. In fact, JB has already penciled the first two issues, and I'm right in the middle of finishing the fifth and final plot.

-- Uncle Rog

Sweet!

I picked up ESSENTIAL SPECTACULAR SPIDEY, vol. 2 today. I'm looking forward to reading it. There's some great stories in there - and I remember them fondly from my youth.

Uncle Rog's Spider-Man run is frequently cited as one of the all-time best on the character. I think that many people don't realize that that run starts on SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, not AMAZING. (AMAZING is the flapship Spidey title, so it always gets more attention.) Rog started in SPECTACULAR, and then went immediately to AMAZING, so it really is one unbroken run. Among other highlights, that new ESSENTIAL volume reprints the first appearance of Roderick Kingsley. I highly recommend picking it up.