A Moment of the Strange Death of Alex Raymond: Day 28 Update

"SDOAR is one of Dave's greatest works. I want to see it to the finished work. Will donate in smaller amounts over time to do so. Donate this way if it is easier for you. But be a part of this. It is worth it!" - Steven Harold, SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe donor

Jen DiGiacomo, Interim Head of SDOAR Division, Aardvark-Vanaheim, here with yet another weekly update on the SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe campaign! Let's check in on the official SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe tote board:

• $2245 raised in 28 days from 40 donations
• 15 new pages released as mocked up by Dave Sim from June 11 to July 16, 2021
• 36 total pages available on Dropbox when including Dave's 2019 mocked-up pages
• $155 away from unlocking page 37

So what does all that mean? Well...

• That's a lot of money raised in 28 days. Seriously. Wow.
• It is short of the $4000 goal I set for the first month -- so now would be an amazing time to kick in a donation - especially as I am withdrawing funds from GFM Wednesday Morning 3 A.M (hey, that's a great title for an album!) and posting the first month's check to Dave.
• Reminder that at the $4,000 mark, we will kick off work on two SDOAR 2023 ashcans. Issue #0 will cover the 2019 mocked up pages -- and Issue #1 will cover the first 24 pages from 2021. We haven't worked out the details -- but will begin to do so once we get closer, she says optimistically.
• So what are you waiting for?!?

SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe -->> https://gofund.me/4e2e1c96 <<-- SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe

Just the fax, ma'am

Whilst faxing with Dave, I shared a GFM comment, and touched on his current page pace as follows ... 

To which Dave responded... 

Jen's Fundraising Escapades, Part 2

Last week I rambled on about PBS pledge drives. As communication is the responsibility of the speaker, let me rephrase what I was trying to say. 

Below are hard-to-find items I am offering up to GoFundMe donors who donate generously moving forward. How generous? Check out recommended donation levels below -- first to donate that sum will get these rare-ish items sent to them -- shipping costs on me (unless you live in a faraway place --- then maybe we split those costs if exorbitant). In other words -- these are rewards for donating. Cool? Cool.

• $200 >> Hermitage Awesomes Silicon Session, Prototype V 4.0 signed by Dave Sim #3/11, also inscribed to me on page 3 by Carson Grubaugh. What, pray tell, is Hermitage Awesomes? It's a parody of the Heritage Auction preview books by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh and includes an 8-page Strange Death of Alex Raymond Prequel, plus high-res images of original art by Dave and Carson up for auction from Glamourpuss, You Don't Know Jack, Cerebus, and Dave Sim commentaries on the IDW Rip Kirby reprints. If you are into Glamourpuss and SDOAR -- well, you need this. Back cover price was $50.
• $100 >> Cerebus the Newsletter #11: Very clean copy.
• $75 >> Cerebus Archive #11 POD: Still in original bag it came in.
• $50 >> Cerebus Number Zero Gold Edition: Also very clean copy.

Interested? Email me at jen@typingmonkeys.com!

SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe -->> https://gofund.me/4e2e1c96 <<-- SDOAR 2023 GoFundMe

SDOAR Production Art, Part 3

More original artwork by Dave, circa end of December 2022!

That's all I got.

Basically -- please support SDOAR via GFM >> https://gofund.me/4e2e1c96  -- and check out Mo' Sleeps below!

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