Seconded.
But it sounds like it's just going to be a collection of gags. One of the things that makes Oots awesome is that plot. I was hoping for another prequal collection.
I don't know that there's much more that could be done with a prequel book that would actually sell. The story of Dorukan and his peers might be interesting, but as far as the core party is concerned, the only thing left to retread is, perhaps, the stories of their parents - and Burlew, being an indie publisher, has to put stuff to print that will actually move and recoup the expenditure of investment capital. (That's also why he's restricted this book to pre-orders only, for all intents and purposes.)
Myself, I'm quite looking forward to the Order clashing with the "alternate reality" OotS from 4E-Land. I've also only seen a handful of the Dragon-era strips, and would love the chance to read them all in one volume.
Plus, dude - Julio Scoundrel. C'mon. You know you wanna read THAT. =]
Thanks for posting about this!
I'm really looking forward to this now too. I have all the Dragons with OOtS, but the extra strips and commentary will make this book well worth a purchase.
