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| What is it? I dunno. Looks like a commission for Josh Even's Cerebus and Ninja Turtle as Barbarians collection. I'M calling it "Middle-Age Barbarian Ninja Aardvark". |
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| I mean, doesn't it just POP "Middle-Age Barbarian Ninja Aardvark"? (Also, click for bigger) |
MARGARET LISS:
Dave Sim’s 19th notebook covers Cerebus #141 through 149, and had only 47 pages scanned out of 80 pages. We last saw it this past February in Doris’ Story.
On page 65, the second to last page scanned in the notebook, we see a couple sketches. At the top of the page is Cerebus holding missing with Reggie. Then below it we see a rough sketch of what becomes the cover to Cerebus #141, one of my favorite covers:
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| Notebook #19, page 65 |
Though Gerhard’s finish cover shows us the city right after sunset, not right before like the sketch. Plus those colors, just amazing. Gerhard mentioned in the Cerebus Cover Art Treasury book from IDW: “I had gone up on the roof of my home at sunrise to take reference pictures for #141 and #142, you can just make out the sunset reflected in the window.”
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| Cerebus #141 cover |
Benjamin Hobbs:
Next week, the fifth Covid-19 book arrives in comic shops: Coronavirus Book #1:
C.O.V.I.D stands for Central Office: Vaccinating Infectious Diseases. The Covids on the characters heads are fun mascot-style masks, designed to both protect everyone from COVID AND make it more fun to receive a vaccine from the C.O.V.I.D. agent.
Maybe I'll write it in 2022...for release in 2023. (The 2022 schedule is full.)
Technically, HERMANN #1 is ACTUALLY the 6th Covid book... so NICK CALM, AGENT OF C.O.V.I.D would be the seventh.
Finally, let me wish everyone reading this a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Here's a cover for a book that won't ever be coming out:
Next Week: It's the last Wednesday of the Month! And of the Year! Coronavirus Book #1 is at you LCS! As is the newest SOCIH?!
The real, true end of the campaign?
Hello everyone,
Well, 22 more boxes went out this week, and with that last flurry of activity, our campaign is almost at an end, for real this time.
The 18 very patient people who were awaiting their Preliminary Strange Death books, and/or replacements for damages, will soon receive them (allowing for holiday delivery delays). And that will be largely it for this campaign...
But let me leave you with a few things.
First, if any of you receiving packages in the next week have any issues with what you receive, or if anyone else is missing anything, please do contact us as soon as you're able to let us know. We want to make sure everyone is satisfied with what they've received for their contribution.
Second, if you know anyone in need of a signed (unnumbered) copy of the book, a digital copy, or anything else, please refer them to LivingtheLinebooks.com. We have a store up with remainders from the campaign, digital offerings (including You Don't Know Jack), and we'll be adding new goodies in the next few weeks as I clean out my office space (!).
Third, please take a look at the contest we're running below. You can win two pieces of Strange Death original art by reviewing the book on Amazon or Goodreads by the end of January, or posting a photo of yourself with a book anywhere on social media (relaxing at the beach perhaps? fireside selfie in your rocking chair??). We'll have some kind of drawing at the end of January to determine the two winners. We're hoping to keep the discussion of the book going over the next few months so that more people can enjoy what you all have helped us bring to life.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all! We hope you're all doing well and enjoying the season.
All the best,
Sean
Living the Line
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