Dave starts making it sound like he's gonna break down the three main schools of Comics Art, but kinda meanders.
But he FINALLY gets there:
As Dave wrote:
"As is the case with all such APEX-DWELLING ALPHA MALES..."
"...they were ZEALOUS OF and JEALOUS OF and COMPETITIVE ABOUT their undefined relative positions in the context of their virtually unique societal prominence."
"...and that tended to make them wary in dealing with each other."
Now, I'm not saying Dave was/is talking out his ass, but that view doesn't quite jive with this letter I found on Twitter:
Now, for context, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant started in February 13, 1937, Milt Caniff's Terry and the Pirates started in October 22, 1934 but the Sunday page didn't start until December 9, 1934.
We are currently hip deep in the fulfillment process but Dave has made some decisions “going forward” (i.e. the next campaign). We will be sending out surveys as soon as possible when the camapaign ends, immediately after if possible (in most cases it should be) and then:
1) 24 hours after the survey is sent we will process the backer’s reports that have come in and begin fufilling those orders. Batch #1.
2) 1 week later we will process any surveys that have come in. Batch #2.
3) When all remaining surveys come we will process the final orders. Batch #3.
Backer numbers will not change during this process. The backer order is always determined by Kickstarter based on when you pledge. When a backer drops out of a campaign their number is dropped completely. When the campaign is over we manually adjust so that everyone after the backer that dropped out is moved up and we don’t have any gaps in the numbering. These numbers will not change no matter which batch includes your pledge.
This is for the buyers that always fill their survey out immediately to get the fulfillment process going as soon as possible. As dave said, “we’re all done with this ‘no child left behind’ approach.”
Another change to way we usually do things is that we will no longer accept orders when a backer bypasses all the choices offered on a campaign and just adds payment along with a list of what they want to buy. To make the Kickstarter campaign run smoothly and easily for everyone we will limit the kickstarter part of the campaign to only what is available as a tier or add-on. Stretch rewards and additional items added during or at the end of the campaign are possible in any campaign at any time, but not necessarilly every time.
It’s not that we had a lot of problems with backers adding payment and then listing out what they want to purchase. This ususally happens only a few times for each campaign, but those types of orders will now be handled by
The cerebus downloads offer isn’t a general thing. When Aardvark-Vanaheim offers items through Kickstarter we are partnering with them. We will not undermine that by offering the same thing on Cerebus Downloads the same time the Kickstarter campaign is live. This is largely directed at the backers that “HATE” surprises. There was more than one forceful declaration of this hatred. The solution for these potential backers is to wait until the campaign has ended and then order ANY ITEM offered during the Kickstarter campaign much in the same way additional copies were offered after some campaigns at the IndieGoGo site. The time period this offer will be available is not yet determined.
All of the items offered for sale after the campaign will be exactly the same as what is offered during the Kickstarter campaign. They will be considered a part of the same campaign. Waiting to purchase late in the process will leave you with a higher number. It becomes a matter of priorities. Which do you hate more? Surprises or higher numbers?
In either case, your CAN number is yours and it will not change unless you let Dave know you no longer wish to use it.
THE DAVE SIM RETURN POLICY If you receive a comic book from one of these campaigns that you are unhappy with it will be replaced for no additional charge. Because these comic books are individually numbered it is important that you send the damaged or defective comic book back to Dave so he can replace it with the same number and then personally destroy the defective copy. This ensures an accurate numbering system for these very limited editions.
If you are returning a comic to Dave for a replacement it will ultimately be destroyed once it has been replaced. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money to package and return the item. If it’s already damaged there’s no need to treat it gently. No matter what you spend to ship it back, be sure to let Dave know and he will refund your shipping cost. No additional charge means NO additional charge.
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Hey remember the Remastered Form & Void?
Greetings backers,
Form & Void is officially in the hands of the printer!
We don't have a delivery date yet but as soon as we know when they're coming we will post an update.
Everything else related to this project has been printed so it's just down to the actual books.
For those of you that are interested, we are only producing 400 deluxe books. 200 hardcover and 200 softcover. We have a limited number still available for pre-order on the Waverly Comics website in different bundle options. Link: https://waverlycomics.com
Thank you for backing this project!
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.
And they're hard at work on Turtles #8, I swear...
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Living the Linegot a new series with Carson Grubaugh The Abolition of Man #1. It's a comic "drawn" by an AI.
In Oliver's Cerebus movie: The Absurd, Surreal, Metaphysical, and Fractured Destiny of Cerebus the Aardvark is currently available "Plex", "Xumo", "Vimeo On Demand", "Tubi". And if you're in Brazil...
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The Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing is BACK on CerebusDownloads.com (if it doesn't show up, refresh the page.)
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Heritage has pages from Cerebus #1. And a whole heap of other neat stuff.
The problem of course is that Dave *is* talking out of his ass - his evidence is a single quote that he adds emphasis to and misinterprets, ignoring the contrary evidence that supports the trio being appreciative of and learning from each other. See the Raymond-Jiordan quote he uses, but ignores! The whole problem with his comics meta-physics is the typical human brain situation - the brain wants to find patterns, connections between unrelated events. Dave of course takes this to the extreme having fallen into the trap of deciding on the conclusion he wants to draw, then seeking ‘evidence’ to support it, casually disregarding everything else that doesn’t fit. Sherlock Holmes would not be impressed. See the whole car thing in the book for more on this, a fundamental weakness in his argument ignored because it just doesn’t fit the story Dave believes. The obsession with 7 throughout the book is another part of this - ignore all multiples of other numbers when they occur but if you see 49 then ah ha, it’s 7x7 and therefore the whole thing is true. Look for multiples of 6 instead and you’ll see as many.
It’s a shame because a study of the masters in depth would be tremendously interesting - Dave’s analysis of seeing a real page of art compared to even a deep scan is fascinating, but his obsession with the trumped up story he wants to believe just drags it down.
This is possibly my only chance to point out something that's always bothered me about "Strange Death;" The claim that you can't mistake the accelerator for the brake when your foot is already on the accelerator. Dave has always been very public about the fact that he doesn't drive, and this assertion is further evidence of that. I, myself, have done this - fortunately with slightly less catastrophic consequences than Mr. Raymond's. If you are going fast, and are in a panic situation, making such a mistake is not all that far fetched.
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The problem of course is that Dave *is* talking out of his ass - his evidence is a single quote that he adds emphasis to and misinterprets, ignoring the contrary evidence that supports the trio being appreciative of and learning from each other. See the Raymond-Jiordan quote he uses, but ignores! The whole problem with his comics meta-physics is the typical human brain situation - the brain wants to find patterns, connections between unrelated events. Dave of course takes this to the extreme having fallen into the trap of deciding on the conclusion he wants to draw, then seeking ‘evidence’ to support it, casually disregarding everything else that doesn’t fit. Sherlock Holmes would not be impressed. See the whole car thing in the book for more on this, a fundamental weakness in his argument ignored because it just doesn’t fit the story Dave believes. The obsession with 7 throughout the book is another part of this - ignore all multiples of other numbers when they occur but if you see 49 then ah ha, it’s 7x7 and therefore the whole thing is true. Look for multiples of 6 instead and you’ll see as many.
It’s a shame because a study of the masters in depth would be tremendously interesting - Dave’s analysis of seeing a real page of art compared to even a deep scan is fascinating, but his obsession with the trumped up story he wants to believe just drags it down.
This is possibly my only chance to point out something that's always bothered me about "Strange Death;" The claim that you can't mistake the accelerator for the brake when your foot is already on the accelerator. Dave has always been very public about the fact that he doesn't drive, and this assertion is further evidence of that. I, myself, have done this - fortunately with slightly less catastrophic consequences than Mr. Raymond's. If you are going fast, and are in a panic situation, making such a mistake is not all that far fetched.
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