Tuesday, 15 April 2025

SDoAR 3.15: Page Unlocked! 1 in 12 Chance to Win Raffle VII!

Shoutout to Philip Berkheimer who donated $150 to unlock our 111th page of The Strange Death of Alex Raymond by Dave Sim via our GoFundMe campaign. Not only that, but this is Philip's 14th unlocked page. But that's not all! He also left this delightful note that I shared with Dave:

It's good to be back! Lets keep this baby rolling! A painting! Bookplates! A raffle! Jennifer D. has it all going on here, and you can join in the fun for a few measly $$!!!! This will also get Dave will continue to work on the book! So many good things...

Giant-Size Ashcan Update

    Next up! I drafted a 31-page Google document for Philip R. Frey with feedback for our next proof of the Giant-Size Ashcan #0 that features new cover art and insane amounts of remastering by the aforementioned Philip R. Frey. Things are looking really good and I've already faxed Dave with a handful of questions to get us to publishing the next proof of not only Ashcan #0, but Ashcan #1 as well!

    Raffle VII Continues

    Last week, I added a set of four Cerebus bookplates, signed by Dave Sim, to the raffle and we've raised $330 and 12 raffle tickets so far with two weeks to go!

    Also last week, David Birdsong provided an update on packing of the Carson Grubaugh SDOAR cover painting, "I have some thick vellum that is the same size as the board so I placed two sheets over the painting and then a few more sheets to keep it all together. I've got several large pieces of cardboard and I'll make a nice oversized package for it and it will be ready to go when the raffle ends."

    In case you're new to this raffle, David Birdsong generously donated Carson Grubaugh's painting from an early version of The Strange Death of Alex Raymond. Note that the frame was damaged and there was no glass in it so he removed the art. The marks made by the frame can be seen below. 16 x 20 inches, acrylic on board.


    Rules to win the Carson Grubaugh SDOAR Painting

    Entries (or our equivalent of raffle tickets) cost $25 each and can be donated via lump sum to the Strange Death of Alex Raymond 2024 GoFundMe campaign through Monday, April 28, 2025 at midnight, PST. I will then randomly assign numbers to each entry and have Dave pull another Karnak, and I'll announce the winner on April 28, 2025. Cool? Cool.

    Just the GoFundMe Facts, Ma'am

    • $17,400.00 raised to date from 298 donations
    • 111 pages released so far as mocked up and/or drawn by Dave Sim
    • $200.00 away from unlocking page 112

    The Strange Death of Alex Raymond New Mockups Preview 

    If you haven't read The Strange Death of Alex Raymond before, now is the perfect time to dive in, four pages at a time, and read the story as presented in the hardcover. 

    This, 
    This, this, 
    This, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, this, 
    This, this, this, 
    And this.

    If you want to see how Carson Grubaugh finished the hardcover, well, you're going to need to purchase a copy of your own. HOWEVER, if you want to see how Dave Sim continued the story in the blue pages -- bring me the blue pages -- mockups that appeared in blue ink in final section of the hardcover can be found here...

    This, 
    This, and this.

    Then in June 2021, Dave picked up the story again and it continues here, here, here, here, then below.

    Dave's 2021 mockups, Part 5

    If you enjoy the journey, you can join us for all the new pages on Dropbox by donating $5 or more. 

    Jen x 

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