Publication History
Although the comic has been out of print, it was reprinted in several volumes. The first collection was Zot! Book One (ISBN 0-91303-504-1) from Eclipse Press which collected issues 1-4 and included an introduction by Scott McCloud. The series was then collected by Kitchen Sink Press in Book One (ISBN 0-87816-427-8), which collected issues 1–10 and included an introduction by Kurt Busiek; Book 2 (ISBN 0-87816-428-6), which collected issues 11–15 and 17–18; and Book 3 (ISBN 0-87816-429-4) which collected issues 16 and 21–27. Book 4, collecting the "real world arc" of issues 28–36, was a casualty of Kitchen Sink's turmoil.
In 2000, ten years after the last print issue appeared, McCloud brought the series back in webcomic format with a story called Hearts And Minds which comprised 440 panels spread out over 16 weekly installments.
In July 2008, HarperCollins published the complete black and white issues of the series (11-36) in one volume. This edition included never-before-seen material and commentary by McCloud. It did not include the published "Getting to 99" story, but only McCloud's breakdowns, as the art was done by another artist, Chuck Austen. In addition, HarperCollins published a limited, signed collector's edition of this collection in November 2008.
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