Dave Sim Happy Valentine's Day!
Okay, I'm making some progress on THE STRANGE DEATH OF ALEX RAYMOND but there will be a period of time where HIGH SOCIETY and CEREBUS being brought back into print will be taking precedence. George is finished his months-long meticulous tweaking of the digital files and everything is up to snuff. Now we have to coordinate with the printer and get an idea of how many copies Diamond wants (that I will be signing and numbering). If you're interested, you should mention it to your local store owner and tell her or him to watch for word from Diamond when the books are all actually printed and ready to ship (I'm guessing the beginning of April at the earliest -- but it's hard to tell). Gold Logo HIGH SOCIETY, Gold Logo CEREBUS -- the signed and numbered ones.
I appreciate the donations to the Dave Sim Fund -- $1, $5 or $10, it all helps. It all tends to come in right after one of these updates, so I'm trying to figure out how to do more frequent updates. :)
The bottom line on this Kickstarter campaign is that we are about $3K in the red (the total tax bill came to about $10K and there was $7K left). So, at some point John and I are going to have a serious discussion about whether it's really possible to do Kickstarter. With this first one, all of the money basically paid me to do all the pledge items for three months and then pay to ship all of them, get the HIGH SOCIETY pages scanned and...that was it. Of course a lot went wrong. Learning experience.
So -- right NOW -- I'm trying to get really basic and just do regular covers and variant covers for IDW (which is actually quite a bit of fun) and then auction the original art through Heritage Auctions, so I should have a good idea of how viable that is as an economic model as we go along here in 2013.
Still no idea how LONG THE STRANGE DEATH OF ALEX RAYMOND is. Every time I read it through from the beginning, it's a lot better than I tend to think it is, which is a good sign. Lots of research materials from Eddie Khanna. He seems to have an unnaturally good eye for what it is that I'm looking for. I'm being really thorough since it's my full-time -- 12 hours a day -- job. As an example I read a 186-page book yesterday from about 3 pm to midnight and got maybe three or four captions out of it. But, that's a luxury that YOU'RE helping to pay for. So far, I'm not having to say "Um, the bank account is dropping like a stone -- have to figure out something to make money at." It's dropping, but not like a stone. So, I can just go item by item in my head. "I need to find out about...THIS". Like the Grace Kelly material Eddie I had a dialogue about in the last few issues of glamourpuss. Okay, I have to fit this into the actual narrative. Which means reading the "state of the art" biography which varies a lot from Wikipedia and movie sites. Wikipedia is good, but anything that I read that I'm going to use, I want to check with actual BOOKS. Check a Wikipedia listing and LITERALLY go, "You're s--ting me!" (and I don't usually swear). Find another state of the art biography. Read the relevant section. Uh, yeah, seems it really DID happen. Read all the stuff around it. Seriously creeped out. Put the book back and go home. Sitting there going, You can't just get creeped out. You have to read ALL of it. Which I did. 15 or 20 captions out of 500 pages. So that's been a couple of 500-page books just in the last month. But, that's really only two days each because it's my full-time job. And I read VERY fast when I'm working. That hooked up with a movie. So, I borrow that at the library. I'll just sit back and watch it. And I'm pausing it every 45 seconds and sitting there going. WHAAT? Did I really just hear that? Yes, yes I did. Which led to another movie. Again, only a dozen or so captions out of each, but WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN first. Then mull it over. Clear image of the structure in my mind:
THESE parts go in the narrative, THESE parts go in the annotations at the back (literally thinking of calling it TMI -- don't get in the way of the forward momentum, the jaw-dropping stuff, but if you're someone who likes MORE jaw-dropper after the original jaw-dropper, well, here you go).
I can't emphasize enough how much of a luxury this is, as a writer.
I dread Eddie's packages coming in in a way because I'm always thinking: what if this just drives a Mac truck through my thesis? So far, exactly the opposite. As an example, the "Unnamed Section" is still the "unnamed section" and I was leaning in the direction of just dropping it. "It's kind of grafted on, it's going to be controversial. I'll make it another book if need be." I mean, Eddie wouldn't even Google it on his work computer. Not really. But he is thinking -- as Arsenio Hall used to say -- "Things that make you go HMMMMM." And just in the last week while I'm hooking everything up, boom, there's a reference to it, boom, there's another reference to it. As another example I was thinking "Okay, I read something about this years ago, what was that book called?" Buried in a biography. I know it's there if I SEE the book title. I read it in the early 90s. Turns out that there was now A WHOLE BOOK on the subject. I thought it was a real stretch. "Here, here's my proof: this paragraph in one book on this person that no one else has previously referred to." Turns out everyone was just waiting for the subject of the book to pass on and then they started leaking like sieves.
It's been that kind of experience.
Eddie and I keep freaking each other out: "You couldn't make this stuff up." At least I couldn't and I think we'd all agree I'm not an unimaginative person.
I'm still in the situation of getting by on the IDW covers money and your donations, but I have contacted Ted Adams about IDW possibly doing THE STRANGE DEATH OF ALEX RAYMOND as a monthly comic and, yes, he's up for it. Should we have a phone conversation? he faxes back. No, I'm still writing it. It's WAY off in the future. To do it as a monthly title I need to have the whole thing finished up to...I don't know what page. Covers, text stuff at the back, letters, etc. Because monthly you're talking about Running Ahead of the Freight Train. And "RAFT" when you're 57 is a world of different from when you're 47 which is the last time I did it. How much of a head start do I need to have on the freight train to keep from just getting chewed up in the wheels six months down the road? NO ONE is going to sit still for me saying "Um, the freight train has caught me, so no monthly comics until I get an even longer head start." Everybody be getting serious whiplash. YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE US HANGING LIKE THIS! As you all peer in at the Dave Sim hamburger whirling around in the freight train wheels, waiting for the hamburger to reassure you in some way.
Uhhhh.
But, the point is:
This is what you're helping pay for. 12-hour days to get me into the on-deck circle. I really, really appreciate it. Okay, I'll be back in a month (or earlier, maybe, I don't know)
Happy Valentine's Day!
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A free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format, CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue #2 (the Zombie Variant parody of the cover of CEREBUS #2 saluting Barack Obama's first visit to a foreign country as President! February 2009, Canada) and CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue #3 (Zombie Variant), the CEREBUS AS SPAWN Print, a rare “FOUR MORE YEARS!” Poster from 2000 (when there was four years left to go on the 300 issues) with CEREBUS as Bill Clinton. AND your choice of any 7 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s) - Each one signed by Dave Sim with a nice sized head sketch on the FOUR MORE YEARS poster. Cerebus as Bill Clinton or Cerebus as Hillary. Your call!
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FIRST PRINTING of the Hardcover French translation of HIGH SOCIETY signed by Dave Sim with a full figure CEREBUS on the title page and signed "Toujours, Dave Sim" -- perfect for the bilingual Canadian or Parisian expat comic fan on your Christmas list! Quite likely the ONLY signed and sketched French translations that will ever be -- unless a BD branch of the FLQ revives and abducts Sim for a signing in Quebec City or Montreal. A CEREBUS AS SPAWN Print, a copy of Swords of Cerebus Volume 6, a Pack of Diamond Back Playing Cards, your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), a copy of the Rare CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue 1 (Zombie Variant!), a CEREBUS Head Sketch of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!!And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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FIRST PRINTING of the Hardcover Spanish Edition of HIGH SOCIETY with a full figure Cerebus on the title page as that funky bull sharpening his horns on the wheel from the old Warner Brothers cartoons. Or something actually, you know, SPANISH! Signed and personalized by Dave Sim in Spanish if you don't mind something from his English/Spanish dictionary. A CEREBUS AS SPAWN Print, a copy of SWORDS OF CEREBUS Volume 6, a Pack of Diamond Back Playing Cards, your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s. Who's up for the George Harrison, Ringo Starr #207 cover? I think I see three hands already), a copy of the Rare Cerebus Archive Issue 1 (Zombie Variant!), a CEREBUS Head Sketch of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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FIRST PRINTING! the Hardcover Italian Edition of HIGH SOCIETY signed by Dave Sim with FULL FIGURE (I told you how he hates to do these, right?) CEREBUS THE PRIME MINISTER on the title page. These are likely to be the ONLY autographed copies of the Italian edition given how old and senile Dave is becoming). A CEREBUS AS SPAWN Print, a copy of Swords of Cerebus Volume 6, a Pack of Diamond Back Playing Cards, your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), a copy of the Rare Cerebus Archive Issue 1 (Zombie Variant!), a CEREBUS Head Sketch of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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FIRST PRINTINGS of the “MINDS” TPB and the “FORM & VOID” TPB Signed and numbered by Dave Sim and Gerhard with your choice of full figure CEREBUS on the title page of each. a CEREBUS AS SPAWN Print, a Pack of Diamondback Playing Cards, your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), a copy of the rare CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue 1 (Zombie Variant), a CEREBUS Head Sketch of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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A Mint Condition 1981 SIX DEADLY SINS Portfolio signed by Dave Sim with a Cerebus sketch on the inside cover: A copy of the “MINDS” TPB and the “FORM & VOID” TPB Signed and numbered by Dave Sim and Gerhard with a small head Sketch, a Christmas card signed by Dave Sim and Gerhard, a copy of the rare CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue 1 (Zombie Variant), your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), FOUR CEREBUS Head Sketches of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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A CGC 9.8 Signature Series of CEREBUS ISSUE 300, a 30-minute phone conversation with Dave Sim, a copy of the “MINDS” TPB and the “FORM & VOID” TPB Signed by Dave Sim and Gerhard each with a full figure Cerebus sketch), a "Drunk Cerebus" Christmas card signed by Dave Sim and Gerhard, a copy of the Rare Zombie Cover Edition of CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue 1, FIVE CEREBUS Head Sketches of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! Cerebus as The Avengers!?Cerebus as The Fantastic Four and Spider-man!? Five Dissociated Cerebus heads on a psychiatrist's couch having a psychotic episode. You're paying five bills! Make the old man sweat a bit! Say "Five Galactus Heads" and make him whimper! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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ALL THREE hardcover FIRST PRINTINGS of the Spanish, Italian, AND French translations of HIGH SOCIETY with a full figure CEREBUS on the title pages signed and personalized by Dave Sim IN EACH NATIVE LANGUAGE! (if you are fluent in French, Italian and Spanish please forward a personalized suggestion). A signed and numbered first printing of the “MINDS” TPB and the “FORM & VOID” TPB Signed by Dave Sim and Gerhard each with a full figure sketch of CEREBUS as your favourite stereotype, drunk, hung over, whatever. A sealed pack of Diamondback Playing Cards, a Swords of Cerebus Volume 6, a CEREBUS AS SPAWN print, your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), 5 copies of the rare CEREBUS ARCHIVE Issue 1 (Zombie Variant!), FOUR CEREBUS Head Sketches of your choice on Aardvark-Vanaheim Stationery!! Your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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An 8x11 black and white inked full figure original drawing of your favorite Cerebus character, a 45 minute phone conversation with Dave Sim, All three Cerebus Archive Zombie Variants (Issue 1, 2, 3) a pack of Diamond Back playing cards, a rare “FOUR MORE YEARS!” Poster, a Strange Adventures Postcard: "Dave Sim: The Last Signing", a Swords of Cerebus volume 6, a CEREBUS AS SPAWN print with Cerebus as Spawn head sketch, the Cerebus World Tour Book, Cerebus Issue 0 (both white and gold logos), your choice of 10 back issues of Cerebus from issue 115-299 (Subject to availability - there are no issue 200’s), And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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An 11x17 Black and white inked full figure original drawing of TWO of your favorite Cerebus characters, a 60 minute phone conversation with Dave Sim, All Three Hard Cover Editions of “High Society” (Spanish, Italian, French) signed by Dave Sim with a full figure CEREBUS sketch, a CGC 9.8 Signature Series of CEREBUS issue 300, a Mint Condition 1981 sIX Deadly Sins Portfolio signed by Dave Sim, a pack of Diamond Back playing cards, all three Cerebus Archive Zombie Variants (Issue 1, 2, 3) signed by Dave Sim with a small head sketch in each issue, a “FOUR MORE YEARS!” Poster, a Strange Adventures "Dave Sim: The Last Signing" Postcard, the GUYS PARTY PACK, a Swords of Cerebus volume 6, a CEREBUS AS SPAWN print signed by Dave with a sketch of Cerebus in a Spawn mask, Cerebus Issue 0 (White and Gold Logo), the CEREBUS WORLD TOUR BOOK - And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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An 11x17 Fully inked Original Drawing of THREE of your favorite Cerebus characters with a background! A 60-minute phone conversation with Dave Sim - AND if you can make it to Kitchener, Ontario - you can have lunch with Dave Sim and hang out in Downtown Kitchener for a few hours. Get a tour of the Off-White House after we blindfold you and drive you around in circles for a half hour or so. Listen to Dave's Todd McFarlane Wondercon story a dozen times. Who knows what you’ll get up to!! He'll also autograph EVERY CEREBUS ITEM you want to bring with you! Fork lift not included! And of course a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format
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Dave Sim will fly to your hometown anywhere in North America. You pick him up at the airport, provide lodging for him and he’ll hang out with you for a weekend (You pay Friday and Saturday Lodging – He’ll pay for Sunday’s lodging as he’ll stay at the hotel and observe the Sabbath - and go back to the airport on Monday) paint a black and white CEREBUS inspired Mural on a wall in your house (note please: YOUR house. Please don't use the doddering old fool to seriously hack off your landlord or landlady when you skip town) or place of business (Comic shop, perhaps?) At the end of the weekend you provide transportation back to the airport. Of course you’ll also receive a free copy of the entire “High Society” Audio/Visual Book in Digital Format. Hours of fun teaching Sim what a cellphone is and what it looks like on one. Be patient and he'll "autograph" it on your QWERTY one painstaking letter at a time. Speaking of which, he'll also autograph ALL of your CEREBUS stuff and anyone's else's CEREBUS stuff you or they have on the premises. Just think: if you find four other CEREBUS fans with fork lifts, the price per person drops to $2,000!!
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Comments
Creator jonbly on February 16
Well, if you make more of an effort to tell people (ie the Kickstarter crowd for starters) about it (not now, when we can actually buy it), that should help the financials quite a bit...
Creator Jonas on February 14
I too wish to say that I would like to see more Cerebus done the same way, maybe you were a bit too generous with the extras. Don't get me wrong, those were the best 25 bucks I have ever spent on comics but it does not feel right if it comes out of your hides.
Creator John M. Scrudder on February 14
Here is a detailed look of the work done on volume 1 to get an idea of what is going on...
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/12/27/cleaning-up-cerebus-dave-sim-looks-at-volume-one-again/
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Creator Steve Crooks on February 14
I wish the financials had worked out better for you with this Kickstarter thing, mainly because I'd love to see the rest of Cerebus made available the same way. I've said before that I suspect a good portion of the "extras" weren't necessary for a successful Kickstarter, with maybe just some sketches for driving higher price points. I know in my case I didn't really care about whatever "bonuses" I got, I just wanted the digital Cerebus (which has turned out far better than I ever dreamed).
Also, Kickstarter is supposed to be just what it say, a "start". Theoretically you are going to use the funds to get a project off the ground and then make money from subsequent non-Kickstarter sales. But it sounds like you may be having trouble doing that, which is a shame. Maybe you can find a way to make those sales pick up in the future, enough at least to cover the $3,000 deficit.
Creator jonbly on February 14
Wait, now there's a new edition of Cerebus, too? Are we looking at cleaned-up art on this, as well as on HS?