Benjamin Hobbs:
First off, Aardvarkian Splendor should be in stores today, if it wasn't last week. If anyone out there receives copy # 1-105, Dave would like to know. Typically, these are sent to him, but this time they weren't. So if they exist, let me know in the comments!
Regular AMOC reader Michael R. contacted me last week and had this to say:
"Hi Benjamin!
In today's post on AMOC the Diamond Preview of CIH? Spore Barvark is up and ready to order.
"You probably know by now that ill be in the issue. :)
"I have an idea, if you want, I can send you the email from Dave
through Birdsong wanting to be in the issue, my photos posing for Dave
and any thoughts I may have had when this was all happening a year ago.
"If you give me some time, I can get some stuff together before the
issue comes out and maybe we can bump sales a bit for your Wednesday's
posts on AMOC.
"Michael R"
Of course I told him to send everything he had, so I could milk it for WEEKS here on the Wednesday column.
He wrote this overview of the events that transpired:
"I’m not sure why I was chosen by Dave Sim to appear (guest star) in
CIH? Spore Batvark (You can preorder CIH? SPORE BATVARK right now)
other than being voted LEAST TRIGGERING INTERVIEWER. :)
"I received a fax from Dave via email from David Birdsong September
13, 2022. Dave had an idea to have me asking questions for an upcoming
issue of CIH? and if I was game.
"I needed to be in specific poses behind a white sheet. As luck
would have it, the following day, while at work, I was delivering 2 Coke
double door coolers for amateur golf tournament in Bethlehem,PA. Well, a
lot of these special events the coolers usually go underneath a white
tent. So, I asked my co worker, Jordan, if he was game. He was.
"Reading and rereading Dave’s specific instructions, I was being
posed by co worker to raise my hand , lower my hand , tilt my head, etc.
I hoped after we were done that would be sufficient enough. No telling
when I would get another opportunity to be on the position I was as that day.
"I sent the photos to David Birdsong and he was sure that Dave would like them. He did.
"After that nothing happened. Then, during one of the PHFDS, Dave
mentioned that David Birdsong should send me the mock ups. Soon after
that I received them. This was around the time in March of 2023. None of
the mock ups were of the photos I sent. I believe that Dave just used a
“stand in” until the photos I sent Birdsong were used. At least I think
they were used. I only received the mock ups.
"I'm pretty sure that the final pages will a bit different than the
ones I’ve seen. I'm pretty sure the dialogue will be tweaked, as well. I'm
not going to give anything away , so you have find out yourself what
questions Dave will have me asking and BUY THE COMIC when it comes out.
Who knows if sales are REAL good , I may reappear again next year!! OR!!!! IT MAY BE YOU!!!"
And because I'm milking this for as many weeks as I can, you'll have to wait until next week to see the faxes and emails.
Batvark Spore One Shot is available to order NOW from Diamond. In both Signed and Unsigned:
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