OFFICE HOURS VOL II: Ask DC Universe Your Questions Every Tuesday Night!

[Mae]

I will probably regret asking this, but: Is there a kebab fork?

[Razzzcat]

@Mae

Admiral Applejack!

I just saw this.

Still gonna call you Cap, tho. It feels right.

[Reaganfan78]

Good point!LOL!

[Applejack]

@Mae

Amazing Admiral Applejack!

In the Mr. Le Clear thread, I was reminded of New Fun #1, that first-ever DC issue, that was recently restored and released. Do you think it’s something we can have added to our library here, too? I doubt it’s something that’s selling on Comixology like hot cheesecakes?

Sorry this took a while to answer, but I remembered that Le Clear himself answered a question like this here:

Live Q&A with Benjamin Le Clear, Official DC Archivist, Wednesday January 27th @2pm PT/5pm ET!

Yes. I think those should be in a good position to be able to be offered and I think if the service keeps expanding and needs ever increasing material - those are going to be among the first things that are going to be offered for the reasons you mentioned. My dream (and yes I am a dreamer) is that we can get to a world where every DC issue is available digitally - and the fans/readers/customers get total say over what they want to read. I got to read a bound volume recently of all of the orig…

New Fun #1 is filed under the “bound/collected edition” category, which currently isn’t a focus for DCUI in order to pay respect to that division and their need to keep the lights on, to keep doing what they do! I am pretty excited to report that after a recent presentation, a representative from that division asked if we could post this topic:

Which Underrated Series Deserves An Omnibus or Absolute Edition?

With so many important and entertaining storylines and characters, choosing what to collect next is a heck of a task! What collections have you not seen that you’re patiently waiting for? Tell all in the comments below!

So while we may not be able to provide a straight line to satisfying all delights, I do have faith that each division has fan interest’s in mind.

[Razzzcat]

Why Mae? Jkjk It had to be done.

[Applejack]

@patterson65.37405

Okay, Applejack, big question here: Working My Way Back to You, great song, but which version is best, the 4 Seasons or the Spinners?

Ooof, this is hard- I do love the silken tones of the Spinners, but my personal style really likes that brassy shouting and …sarcasm? Four Seasons brings to it. That playful looseness. WBU?

[AlexanderKnox]

@Applejack

New Fun #1 is filed under the “bound/collected edition” category, which currently isn’t a focus for DCUI in order to pay respect to that division and their need to keep the lights on, to keep doing what they do!

Ah, so that’s why I still can’t get digital versions of those Batman and 'Tec annuals that have been in the collected editions for years now…

I need Batman Annual 14 so I can use it to diss The Long Halloween! It’s important!

[DeSade-acolyte]

Nah…it’s a eat with your hand based food. Now there are many cultures where the right hand only should be used. A kabob is a type of sandwich/gyro in style. I hate doing dishes, so I eat with my hands as much as possible.

[Razzzcat]

I saw that thread—been meaning to go post. We all should! OH citizens. Glad these things are being taken into consideration, for sure.

You mentioned fan community keeping “oral history”: What kind of fan community collection would you build or like to see, Applejack?

[Mae]

Ooh, interesting. What would citizen Applejack wish in the form of an Omnibus or Absolute?

[Reaganfan78]

I like long Halloween, I thought it was a great series, I can’t wait for its two part movie! Funny, when I first came here back in 2018, I was hoping that they would make it into a 2 part film, and now it’s actually going to happen!

[Applejack]

@DeSade-acolyte

Hi @Applejack
I am finding a need for more robust search queries.

For examples if I want to search say comics where harley-quinn and poison-ivy are both in a book or issues issues where catwoman , joker & batman are not.

Something like:
”harley-quinn + poison-Ivy” (exclude: catwoman, joker, batman)”

Which would return every issue that only has HQ and Ivy, but explicitly excludes issues where catwoman, joker, or batman are in them as well.

Is there some custom search params magic that exists to do a search like this and that’s a pretty simple search, all points considered.

Well, erm, cough that does require quite the amount of metadata collection to accurately return those results, you know. Making sure each issue has the appropriate tags assigned to it. Through some sort of, oh, I don’t know, Tag Team?

Technically, that is supposed to be the logic with the filters currently (if I click one of the limited options in the search filters like Harley Quinn + Joker) but instead it generates a logic that includes both, rather than them together.

The other part of this improvement is the search engine software we use, which is on its way to retirement, to be replaced with a much more intelligent search system. This is in early works and needs to be championed across stakeholders, but it’s difficult to argue with.

@DeSade-acolyte

Also is there a way to ask Kelex to take an action multiple times in the same message?
Example;
@Kelex roll 1d2
@Kelex roll 1d4
@Kelex roll 1d3

You speak directly into my little RPG nerd heart- there isn’t currently a way to do that, but I can include it in the next set of requests to the Community devs (should be submitted/routed for scoping in about a month)

[Razzzcat]

@DeSade-acolyte

I eat with my hands as much as possible.

Plates?

[Mae]

Can’t have too much Batman!

[Applejack]

@Kelex

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Awww. Critical fail.

[Kelex]

Hello! I am Kelex. I can assist you with matters like community features and more. To find out everything I can do, say @kelex display help.

[ajm08g]

Coming soon to the DC Shop sporting your favorite characters!

Note: Consult your Legionnaire as products may arrive in the 31st Century

[Reaganfan78]

This is heavy!

[AlexanderKnox]

@Reaganfan78

I like long Halloween, I thought it was a great series

Have you read “Eye of the Beholder” from Batman Annual 14?

Here’s a short article about it:

A 30-Year Retrospective on Batman Annual #14: Eye of the Beholder

[Applejack]

@Reaganfan78

@Reaganfan78

1. Will there be anymore Q&A chat with special guest anytime soon?

Heya RF! We don’t currently have any Q&As lined up. I am hoping that in March we will see some pretty cool stuff come together around talent, though

@Reaganfan78

2. Will you guys be adding more ‘Get To Know’ character and more storyline section soon?
   Thankyou.

A new person is responsible for being the Master of Collections, and they just this week started diving into the tech, as well as what currently exists on the service. The answer is “yes”, just not “immediately”. Are there any suggestions you’d like to make that I can pass on? I’m sure they’d appreciate it!