In some cases, the amount of contractually obligated reprint fees makes the budget for a proposed collection unprofitable". In effect, this meant that the low retail price of the Showcase volumes could not easily cover the contractually-required reprint fee that any republication would require. However, as Greenberger goes on to note, although this precluded some volumes from being produced under such contractually-stipulated guidelines, since not reprinting issues necessarily results in no reprint fee or royalty payments, in most cases DC will be able to negotiate with "the talent involved to waive the reprint fee in lieu of the standard royalty arrangement", since "[i]f the parties agree, then everyone benefits". Thus, as with pre-1976 comics, royalty payments based on sales, rather than a flat single fee, can easily be factored into the cost-structures of the Showcase volumes. Affected volumes included the solicited Suicide Squad, Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!, The Great Disaster featuring the Atomic Knights, The Secret Society of Super Villains, and Jonah Hex Vol. 2, as well as the not-officially-solicited but announced Who's Who in the DC Universe. In April 2008, Paul Levitz referred to such contractual issues in a post on his Newsarama blog, writing (emphasis added): He goes on to note specifically that "this is the situation that’s limited our ability to [produce] a few Showcase projects we planned last year, and we’ve successfully amended many of the relevant agreements since, so hopefully some of those projects will see the light of day". Bibliography See also List of comic books on CD/DVD References External links Showcase Presents Chronology DC Comics lines Comic book collection books