Mondays:
The deal is, as of right now, $2,000 guarantees you get a page of original art. More money moves you up the list for picking which page you get. (Dave gets first pick.) If you wanna kick in $4,000, you get TWO pages (we got a guy who did just that.) If you wanna kick in LESS than $2,000, you aren't guaranteed a page, but if we get less than 22 people, than everybody who pledges less than $2,000 gets a page too.
And EVERYBODY who pledges gets prints of all 22 pages and the recreated cover.
Anyway, since my guys get to pick the page they get, I thought I'd run through them and rank them as to which pages are better than others:
Okay, first off, the earliest PUBLISHED page in the Cerebus Archive is page 5 of issue 12. So, ANY of these pages are automatically "better" in terms of being older, and more "antique". You can't go wrong with any of them in that regard.
But, these pages are also some iconic pages with the first appearances of characters and items in the series.
Also, click for bigger...
Plus, that first panel is Gerhard-able. I mean, 74 pages in, and Dave can draw THAT!
Page nine: First appearance of Elrod the Albino (full). First mention Melvinbone. First mention "Bunny suit". (Little known fact*: Dave based Elrod of of Barry Windsor-Smith's Elric from Conan #14, which was based of a book cover by I-forget, who did NOT use the actual descriptions of Elric from the Michael Moorcock stories, and consequently, Moorcock hated the way Elric looked.)
*who am I kidding, EVERYBODY knows that...
Page ten: the "Status" page. J. Michael Straczynski had this panel on the door to his office for years. I put it on a t-shirt. You can get one from The AMOC TeePublic Shoppe
Page eleven: First appearance Seersucker (full). First mention of when Cerebus' adventures take place in relation to the Modern World. Neat backgrounds.
Page twelve: First appearance "Death"s throne (full). First mention The Chaos Gem. First appearance twelve powerful succubi (uncredited).
Page thirteen: Destruction of Seersucker. First use of Elrod's powers of ironic prophesy (Latter used in High Society. Page 177. Among other places...).
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First appearance Seersucker (partial).
So, all in all I'd say ANY page is a winner, but some take the gold, and others get the bronze. But a medal is a medal... If you want to try for one $2,000 guarantees a page, anything less than that but over $100 gets you in the running if you're lucky...
Uh, I couldn't find a way to shoehorn in Cerebus in Hell?: CIH PRESENTS KURTZ VS KURTZ ONE SHOT
Or: Hobbs' Kickstarter for the HARD COVER Swords of Cerebus volumes 9 & 10 ended, get your surveys in. Or: If YOU have anything related to the 1982 Tour, that'd be of interest, shoot me an email at momentofcerebus@gmail.com and I'll get it to the Waverly Press. Or: Living the Line, publishers of the Eisner nominated The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, have a new book, and it's on the Kickstarter: PLAZA.
And if you wanna be a Dark Treader, momentofcerebus@gmail.com.
I sent an Update to the Dark Treaders, and Dave responded:
Next Time: More on Elrod's power of Ironic prophesy?
4 comments:
Even if unsuccessful, it’s good fun.
…and if successful; very cool to be a part of it.
So what happens if MORE than 22 people kick in $2K?
There's only (only....) 23 pages total, so at some point someone fully expecting a page will get left out, potentially, with more than 23 backers.
And will the pages be assigned via lottery if, for example, 8 people pledge $2K and 5 of them want the same page?
...heavy is the head which wears the crown....
Glad this isn't my project to shepherd to completion, so once again kudos to Matt!!
Steve
If 23 people kick in $2k...that's $46k. Guess the 23 people thing compared with pages available matters if the auction goes $46k or higher.
So...what happens if the amount the group raises is more than is needed? Partial refund (like a pro rata)? The excess goes to...the house (and who is this House)? Something...else...?
The multiple people with $2k...who gets 2nd dibs (since Dave gets first) is a good question. I'd GUESS this might be addressed with earliest sign up gets earliest choice.
...heavy head indeed!
Steve,
If 23 "people" pledge $2,000 a page, that's $46,000. If a 24th guy offers me $2,000, I'd explain the situation and let him know he would not get a page.
(I say "people", because one guy kicked in for more than one page, so he'll get more than one page...)
The distribution of the pages is Most money in First page out (after Dave gets a pick), followed by first money in First page out.
As it stands RIGHT NOW, there are two people who have pledged $1K, who both want the art to go back to Dave. So, if we were to win today, their picks would be forfeit, and Dave would just get the last two pages picked added to the pile he gets (4 pages paid for, and the 7 that aren't.)
It seems real complicated, but it's actually not. I have pledges for 15 pages, 5 of 13 people are for $2K or more. So, conceivably, 8 people that are currently in line for a page, could lose our if more High Rollers show up. But, THAT'S the deal.
And 3 high rollers have pledged OVER $2K to move up in the pick order.
But I'm not worrying about who gets what until we've won, and it's an actual issue...
Manly Matt Dow
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