Tuesday, 11 November 2025

A Moment of SDOAR: Silverspoon Raffle Ends in SEVEN Days!

1) Remember that game we used to play as kids called, depending on how old you are and where you grew up, telephone or maybe whisper? 

Well, Rolly got back to me and Philip with feedback on the new Giant-Size SDOAR Ashcan covers and, well, neither of us fully understands what Dave's feedback actually means. 

I never thought I'd say this, but my kingdom for a fax machine!

Once I have more time, I'm going to dig in on the notes, Philip's interpretation, and probably pour myself a strong gin and tonic in the process.

No word yet on anything else SDOAR related.

2) Let's talk raffles. 284 raffle tickets purchased so far for the five SUPER GIANT-SIZE Silverspoon Cerebus pages from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom, circa 1980. Reminder that there will be FIVE winners selected, the first winner gets their choice of page, followed by the second winner, and so forth. Raffle ends November 18, 2025. That's only seven days from now!

3) A friendly neighborhood reminder that Manly and I chatted by phone the other day and he mentioned that perhaps not everyone is aware of just how big these Silverspoon pages are from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom. So for comparison, I have the fifth and final page on the barbie, the full-page Silverspoon strip from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #331, March 21, 1980, a.k.a. page seven and the Cerebus Bi-Weekly comic book size reprint side-by-side. Zounds!

4) Also included in the raffle is the full-page Silverspoon strip from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #321, January 11, 1980, a.k.a. page three, and ...

The full-page Silverspoon strip from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #325, February 8, 1980, a.k.a. page four and ...

The full-page Silverspoon strip from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #327, February 22, 1980, a.k.a. page five and ...

The full-page Silverspoon strip from The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom #329, February 22, 1980, a.k.a. page six.

5) Interested in getting your own raffle ticket for one of these pages? Simply donate $5 per ticket to the Strange Death of Alex Raymond GoFundMe. Raffle ends November 18, 2025. First winner selected gets their choice of page, followed by the next winner and so forth. Any questions? Leave 'em in the comments below! 


Just the GoFundMe Facts, Ma'am

  • $19,415.00 raised to date from 355 donations
  • 121 pages released so far as mocked up and/or drawn by Dave Sim through 10 Feb 2022.
  • $185.00 away from unlocking page 122

The Strange Death of Alex Raymond New Mockups Preview 

If you haven't read The Strange Death of Alex Raymond before, we have an eight-page trailer that Dave did back in 2018: Part One | Part Two

Then the Dave Sim portion of the hardcover, presented four pages at a time:

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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...

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This, and this.

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 

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