tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post7368098144422196740..comments2024-03-28T21:17:45.398-05:00Comments on A MOMENT OF CEREBUS: Weekly Update #23: The End Of The Trade PaperbacksA Moment Of Cerebushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02718525538144698138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-27953822674683172492014-03-24T07:55:38.389-05:002014-03-24T07:55:38.389-05:00Was it only last year or so that Kim Thompson of F...Was it only last year or so that Kim Thompson of Fantagraphics was trying to get Dave to let Fantagraphics reprint the books? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-58009123516304046282014-03-23T23:54:05.181-05:002014-03-23T23:54:05.181-05:00"The End Of The Trade Paperbacks" seems ..."The End Of The Trade Paperbacks" seems quite apocalyptic! <i>Cerebus</i> falling out of print was inevitable, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. It's a shame that the reasons are on the supply side rather than the demand side. The latter would be fair enough, but the former is regrettable: readers who might want to discover <i>Cerebus</i> won't be able to.<br /><br />I fear we are in the mid-times of digital media. Someday, the resolution of digital printers and video will simply exceed what our eye can discern, and then the "grid of square blocks" problem won't matter. But that day isn't here yet. Maybe the combination of digital editions on the low end and high-res, full-size photocopies of the originals on the high end is the best way to go in the meanwhile.<br /><br />If Dave has "no revenue coming in from <i>Cerebus</i> as an intellectual property", can he make ends meet with revenues from other sources? As long as that is the case, and he can continue to work on <i>Strange Death</i>, then things continue moving forward.<br /><br />And Dave's monthly electricity bill is $360? That's twice the provincial average! For a single man living alone? What's he doing, running all the lights, the stove, and the photocopier 29 hours a day?<br /><br /> -- Damian T. Lloyd, tpb<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-43868187952820490702014-03-23T23:27:48.151-05:002014-03-23T23:27:48.151-05:00Is there any way the files could be sent to Sean b...Is there any way the files could be sent to Sean before getting a response back from Lebonfon? That is, is there something else that needs to be done to them on Lebonfon's end that would warrant holding off on sending them to Sean before he could try his methods (e.g. the bitmap conversion)? Or are we waiting on them just in case they've printed a set of proofs? It might make sense to forward them regardless, just in case the need arises to try and get proofs done through another printer and then they would be ready to go without having to wait for a response from Lebonfon. Also since the likelihood is Lebonfon hasn't done anything with the files, and you never know what may happen in the future (e.g. Sean wins the lottery and decides to buy his own island retire there).Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831826350149920878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-82493115585402482892014-03-23T13:15:31.623-05:002014-03-23T13:15:31.623-05:00If Dave were to print and publish through Aardvark...If Dave were to print and publish through Aardvark-Vanaheim ersatz "artist editions" of any Cerebus volume I would be delighted. Firstly because I am a great admirer of Dave's self publishing ethos (no disrespect to Ted Adams or IDW as they produce fine artist editions, a few of which I own, and Ted Adams in particular has my respect due to the manner in which he courted Dave as a publisher), and secondly because I would likely by two copies of each volume. One I would have professionally bound and the other I would pull pages from to hang up around the house. Six thousand pages of full size Dave Sim art? What wouldn't I pay.crazyyearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056228438538869055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837001751311078781.post-19957991320039429952014-03-23T01:45:46.700-05:002014-03-23T01:45:46.700-05:00Well this is a unexpected*, expected** update...
...Well this is a unexpected*, expected** update...<br /><br />Since Lebonfon is keeping pace with the slow response to Dave Sim and myself... The BIG question is, have they even done anything with the completed digital files I sent to them, since January of this year?<br /><br />If not... if the files have just been sitting there all this time ( which I suspect this may be the case, after reading the Lebonfon letter and Dave's current report that he is still waiting... ) then it's all clear for me and I can package up the entirety of v1 and v2, pass it on to SMR... have him go through the digital files and if he has any concerns, he can do the tweeks and we can resubmit to Lebonfon...<br /><br />THAT IS ONLY IF LEBONFON HAS DONE NOTHING TO THIS POINT... otherwise, we are back to waiting for their schedule... whatever that may be.<br /><br />Thoughts?<br /><br />GPG<br /><br />*unexpected = it has dragged out this long<br />*expected = it has dragged out this longGeorge Peter Gatsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087382468651635629noreply@blogger.com