Tuesday, 29 April 2025

SDoAR 3.16: Page Unlocked; 1/20 Chance to Win; Raffle Extended!

So where the heck was Jen last week? Well, about that. I was in a film, as evidenced below, and, well, we shot until 2:00 AM, and I crashed without getting to last week's update.

But there is good news! 

Shoutout to Lord Julius who donated $175 and John Mosher who donated $25 and unlocked our 112th page of The Strange Death of Alex Raymond by Dave Sim via our GoFundMe campaign. Not only that, but this is John's 14th unlocked page, matching Philip Berkheimer for most pages unlocked!

Raffle VII Continues

I know, I know. The raffle is supposed to end today, but what with me missing last week, I've decided to add another two weeks to the proceedings (with 20 raffle tickets sold so far) and throw another item on the barbie next week.

That in addition to a set of four Cerebus bookplates, signed by Dave Sim.

As a reminder, 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 27, 2025 May 13 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 May 14, 2025. Cool? Cool.

Just the GoFundMe Facts, Ma'am

  • $17,605.00 raised to date from 301 donations (Seiler?!)
  • 112 pages released so far as mocked up and/or drawn by Dave Sim through 12 Jan 2022.
  • $200.00 away from unlocking page 113

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. 

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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...

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

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

Jen x 

1 comment:

Steve said...

For funding, Dave could also draw on his Canada Pension and Old Age Security