52 Week 52 to be 40 pages but still $2.50

[joesmallville]

DC Comics has announced that 52 Week 52, the finale due in stores on May 2, will run 48pages, with a 40-page story, at no extra cost.

The 52 writing team of Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka and Mark Waid and breakdown artist Keith Giffen are joined by top artists including pencillers Mike McKone, Justiniano, Darick Robertson, Eddy Barrows, Pat Olliffe and Chris Batista and inkers Andy Lanning, Rodney Ramos, Waldon Wong and Drew Geraci. Also, this issue features a special wraparound cover by acclaimed artist J.G. Jones.

[Matchstick]

48 pages? Come on DC, make it a 52-page issue, even if the other four pages are ads. :D

[kello]

48 pages? Come on DC, make it a 52-page issue, even if the other four pages are ads. :D

That's what you call looking a gift horse in the mouth.

[guess_question]

DC Comics has announced that 52 Week 52, the finale due in stores on May 2, will run 48pages, with a 40-page story, at no extra cost.

Now this is good. No extra cost. I'm really looking forward to see how they cram all the loose ends into 40 pages.

[Matchstick]

That's what you call looking a gift horse in the mouth.

See, that was a joke. With all the 52 synchronicity around the book, I'm surprised it's not 52 pages. It's only one more sheet of paper per book after all.

[guess_question]

See, that was a joke. With all the 52 synchronicity around the book, I'm surprised it's not 52 pages. It's only one more sheet of paper per book after all.

ha ha ha. I like that, and I agree it would make more sense for the last issues to be 52 pages.

[Jack Zodiac]

This is the kickass whip cream topping the !@#$ing awesome cake that is 52. All four writers, forty pages of story, full crew of awesome artists. Very nice.

[Hawkman]

Very nice, indeed. Man, I really have loved 52. For an entire year I knew that at least one book I got each week would be enjoyable on some level. I can only hope that Countdown is as entertaining.

[wes_rk]

Figures the last issue was an extra one, with all the stories going on, I'm glad they are taking the extra pages to end the whole story.

[MAK15]

This is the kickass whip cream topping the !@#$ing awesome cake that is 52. All four writers, forty pages of story, full crew of awesome artists. Very nice.

I could not have siad it better myself.
unless of course, I actually said it, myself.

[Karl O'Neill]

Great news, Thank you DC

[DonC]

See, that was a joke. With all the 52 synchronicity around the book, I'm surprised it's not 52 pages. It's only one more sheet of paper per book after all.


It's a printing thing. Page counts on magazines and comics almost always have page counts divisible by eight.

[The Skoot]

It's a printing thing. Page counts on magazines and comics almost always have page counts divisible by eight.

Er, no, it's divisible by four. Trust me, this is my job, and I've got printed documents on my desk with 12 or 20 pages.

EDIT: Aarg, just re-read my post and it's far too harsh. Sorry dude.

[Sean Walsh]

48 pages? Come on DC, make it a 52-page issue, even if the other four pages are ads. :D

48 pages inside........as well as both sides of the cover(s), equals........ :D

[PastePotPete]

Very nice, indeed. Man, I really have loved 52. For an entire year I knew that at least one book I got each week would be enjoyable on some level. I can only hope that Countdown is as entertaining.


You know, I have a feeling Countdown is going to be better.

[Hawkman]

You know, I have a feeling Countdown is going to be better.
I hope to goodness you're right, PastePotPete. Paul Dini is just plain awesome, I personally loved McKeever's work on Mystique, and felt Palmiotti outdid Johns when he took over the Hawkman title. I definately have high expectations, but I'm trying to keep them in check until I have the first few issues in hand.

[DoctorDoom]

I couldn;t have said it any better.

[DonC]

Er, no, it's divisible by four. Trust me, this is my job, and I've got printed documents on my desk with 12 or 20 pages.

EDIT: Aarg, just re-read my post and it's far too harsh. Sorry dude.


I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying magazines and comics usually print two-up, meaning they print four pages of the finished product on one pass through the press. Then they flip the paper over and print four more. Then the pages are trimmed, collated and bound. It's cheaper that way. I used to work in printing. Even went to skool for it. ;)

[Matchstick]

48 pages inside........as well as both sides of the cover(s), equals........ :D

heh...I hadn't considered the cover

I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying magazines and comics usually print two-up, meaning they print four pages of the finished product on one pass through the press. Then they flip the paper over and print four more. Then the pages are trimmed, collated and bound. It's cheaper that way. I used to work in printing. Even went to skool for it. ;)

Hadn't thought of this either. I didn't consider that they'd be printing 4-up. Makes total sense.