High Society: The Digital Audio/Visual Experience (DVD Box-Set)
by Dave Sim
IDW, $39.99 (ISBN: 978-1-61377-969-9)
Release Date: Soon!
IDW:
Press Release, San Diego, CA (May 19, 2014)
Dave Sim's
masterwork Cerebus ran for an impressive 300
issues between 1977 and 2004. Starting with issue #26, Cerebus got
a taste of High Society, a storyline that concluded
with issue #50, and which critics and readers alike recognize as
the point at which Cerebus became a vehicle for
political commentary. High Society is also
widely considered a great starting point for first
time Cerebus readers.
This August, IDW Publishing
will release a multi-disc DVD set that presents the
entire Digital Audio/Visual
Experience of High
Society in a unique multi-media format. The Cerebus:
High Society Digital Audio/Visual
Experience has Dave
Sim reading every issue in
character -- complete with accompanying music and sound
effects -- while motion effects applied to the story art present
the material like you’ve never seen it before. Each issue
also includes a section of full Editorial Comments from Sim, giving
fans a virtual guided tour of this masterpiece.
"With the restoration of the High
Society graphic novel now dragging on into its 3rd
year -- and no end in sight -- it's Justin
Eisinger and IDW to the rescue with Cerebus:
High Society Digital Audio/Visual Experience DVD set!
Thanks guys!" said Dave Sim.
"Cerebus means so many things to so many readers, it
really is a monumental work of our times," said Justin
Eisinger, IDW's Senior Editor Books. "Having the
opportunity to work with Dave and his team to bring
this High Society set to
life -- and in this form -- is a special experience that
we'll never forget. The creator PERFORMING the story?! It's a hell
of a thing."
Originally brought to life through the magic of Kickstarter [and George Peter Gatsis], the High Society Digital Audio/Visual
Experience is a
must-experience for all fans of Cerebus.
9 comments:
Price?
3 years????
The KickStarter was in 2012... which ended with the deliver of dec 2012... but due to the fire... it was extended to first quarter of 2013.
THEN the restoration project started right after... which only makes it 1 year, not 3 years.
Anybody have a better insight on this?
George
I loved High Society, but how can they say its a great starting point for people new to Cerebus? Its the point in the Aardvark saga that becomes the most complex. By and far the best starting point is literally the starting point. The very first releases of Cerebus, when he is being introduced. They are easy and fun stories to ease into, as opposed to the more complicated political roustings of High Society.
The acronym for "Digital Audio/Video Experience" is DAVE.
I ordered this from my local comic shop back in May when I saw it in the Previews catalog but haven't heard anything since. Has this been delayed?
Also, can someone give me the Diamond code to reference when I go back to my shop?
Hello Patrick - the diamond code is JUN140341, and on the Previews website it looks like it is due in shops tomorrow.
lol. Make that 10/29, not Sept 29. I was wondering why a new release was coming out on a Monday. . .turns out it is indeed coming out on a Wed.
Paul McCartney himself is said to be supervising the transfer of the Beatles’ recordings so they can be added to the Pono catalogue which can then be purchased and downloaded into. high end audio
Has anyone else noticed there's a page missing from issue 26 in this? The page where Cerebus' fur is smelling after he gets out of the bath...
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