Hardback and softcover editions have been published. It is produced in both hardcover and softcover versions. The strips were later compiled in softcover and hardcover albums. The hardcover versions were numbered differently from the softcover issues. "Tintin" was also available bound as a hardcover or softcover collection. All volumes have been published at some point in both softcover and hardcover editions. Most were republished by Random House and Green Frog as regular hardcover and softcover books. The series was collected into a single volume, available in both hardcover and softcover. The story has been collected into a single volume in both hardcover and softcover formats. DC has collected "Before Watchmen" in four hardcover and softcover collections, grouped by author. Softcover compendium editions collect approximately 48 comic issues each. The first edition was originally published as a 224-page softcover book by New Millennium Entertainment. A softcover edition was released in 2008 (). Dell Publishing Co. Inc. Softcover, 31 pages. In 2011, a third edition softcover was released.