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By | Friday, May 7, 2010 | 11:43 pm | 0 Comments | Blog > Database Updates

I just added 38 new books to the database!

They are all currently sitting in the unplaced books, but now may show up on series lists and so on. A bunch of these tie in to Blackest Night and a bunch tie in to New Krypton.

Here they are:

Now that these are in, I’ve got a good chunk to start sorting out the next stretch of the dc order (as well as adding in that golden age stuff). So hopefully on my day off on sunday I’ll be able to get a bunch of those unplaced DC books into the order!

Edit: I forgot, I also added Superman: War Of The Supermen earlier today. So that’s actually 39!

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By | Friday, May 7, 2010 | 3:31 pm | 0 Comments | Blog > Database Updates

Tiny update since tagging those showcase legion books takes forever (talk about a big cast!)

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By | Friday, May 7, 2010 | 1:41 pm | 0 Comments | Blog > Database Updates

Just a small update. On the advice of Chach-el and Neogod557 over at the DC Forums, I added Superman: Last Son to the New Krypton event reading order.

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By | Friday, May 7, 2010 | 2:58 am | 0 Comments | Blog > Database Updates

My book updates for today start off sort of randomly as I just did the first one cause I felt like it… the others continue on from page 4 of the DC Universe Recommended Reading Order. I finished page 3 last time! Having pages gives me a bit more of an ability to benchmark myself, I’ve noticed.

That’s it for now. I’ll try to fit some more in later.

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By | Thursday, May 6, 2010 | 11:17 am | 0 Comments | Blog > Database Updates

Alex J. sent me the following email:

Dear Ian,

I’m very impressed by your site, but I have a couple of questions: first of all, why do you only have the first couple of “Chronicles” TPB on your list? Where, for example, are Superman Chronicles 3-8? Secondly, what made you put Madame Xanadu so early on the list?

Thank you in advance,

Alex

Figured it might be useful to answer this publicly (with his permission, of course). Here’s my response.

Hey Alex!

Thanks for the email! Let’s see if I can help answer.

For the chronicles books, it’s pretty simple – I haven’t entered 3-8 into the database yet. Each book is its own database item, so even if I have an idea of where they are in the list (the chronicles ones you mention are all around that pre-war period) I have to enter them for them to show up.

The books that will be entered there are the chronicles ones (superman and batman, sandman mystery theatre, and a couple others like Greatest 50s Stories Ever Told and Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told).

Madam Xanadu is so early because it can be read at any time and it takes place very early in the DCU – I place that first book where it is because it ends with an event that takes place in 1940. I think it’s the most fun to read it near the golden age comics it references.

Once the chronological list is working (which will be after I’ve added covers and other information to every dcu title) you will be able to see it placed by when it actually was released instead of when I think it should be read.

That help ya?

Very best,
Ian

As always, any letter to the editor is very very much appreciated!

I get a lot of requests for additions to specific lists (which I take seriously!), but questions about how things work are just dandy too!

I won’t post anything from you without your consent.

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