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pauljholden

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I'm self publishing...
« on: 29 October, 2006, 09:35:18 AM »
A little book called 'previously...' if everything goes according to plan it will:

Contain the unpublished warhammer story 'The Seven' - this will be unlettered (was the second job I ever did using greywash and, I think, the most successful one - so it's always been a sore point with me that warhammer folded before they printed it)

Contain some previously published small press strips (so buzz me if I've drawn something you wrote - so it can be credited, don't think I'll be able to offer a freebie copy, but we'll sort out something)

Contain a bunch of sketches and alternative pages that never made it (like, did you know my first 2000AD job was drawn and submitted and then re-drawn in its entirety because the editor [Andy] thought it was a bit 'meh' )

Contain a bunch of odd, goofball sketches

Contain a smattering of the better webstrips I wrote and drew for my website.

It'll have full colour cover (front and back) and have 28 pages inside of stuff and I'm only printing 100 of them (or, to use more fancy language ... it'll be a signed and number limited edition of 100). I haven't finalised pricing, but it's probably going to be between £2.50 and £3.50 - so, a couple of questions:

1) Anything you'd like to see in it?

2) Any takers?

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Re: I'm self publishing......
« Reply #1 on: 29 October, 2006, 09:48:27 AM »
I'm interested PJ. mark me down for an issue pls.
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Rob.
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Re: I'm self publishing......
« Reply #2 on: 29 October, 2006, 09:48:58 AM »
Put my name on one, love to see it.
Any chance of including som 'lost' pages from DNA Swamp?

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Re: I'm self publishing.........
« Reply #3 on: 29 October, 2006, 09:58:52 AM »
the editor [Andy] thought it was a bit 'meh'

the editor [Tharg] though it was a bit 'unzarjaz'

*tsk*
Cheers

-Daney



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Re: I'm self publishing............
« Reply #4 on: 29 October, 2006, 10:10:56 AM »
There's that one page thing you did from my script... in fact two versions!

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Re: I'm self publishing.........
« Reply #5 on: 29 October, 2006, 10:28:07 AM »
"Any chance of including som 'lost' pages from DNA Swamp?"

Not a chance in hell.

(Actually, the very last episode I did did have some nice artwork but the originals got misplaced :( - those were the days before I did everything electronically... )

-pj

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Re: I'm self publishing..............
« Reply #6 on: 29 October, 2006, 03:15:16 PM »
"Meh"?

You're really not selling this to me, PJ- but I'll have a copy anyway...
Pffft...

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Re: I'm self publishing..............
« Reply #7 on: 29 October, 2006, 03:25:40 PM »
Oh, it'll be all good - and where it's not good it will be interesting (or amusing)...

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Re: I'm self publishing......
« Reply #8 on: 29 October, 2006, 04:37:15 PM »
Contain the unpublished warhammer story 'The Seven' - this will be unlettered (was the second job I ever did using greywash and, I think, the most successful one - so it's always been a sore point with me that warhammer folded before they printed it)

Any chance of getting it lettered? While it'd be fun making up my own story (I once had a good time making up the story to a Tunisian soap opera once) it'd obviously help with the flow. Or provide little speech bubble stickers - which might be fun too ;)
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Re: I'm self publishing.........
« Reply #9 on: 29 October, 2006, 04:50:34 PM »
Put me down for one, please.

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Re: I'm self publishing.........
« Reply #10 on: 29 October, 2006, 05:12:25 PM »
Well, I'm skirting a dubious legal ground as it is...

But I think it'll read surprisingly well as a silent story anyway (the first page may make no sense being a big splash page with character head shots, but aside from that I'm confident it'll read fine)

- pj

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Re: I'm self publishing............
« Reply #11 on: 29 October, 2006, 06:50:11 PM »
"Well, I'm skirting a dubious legal ground as it is... "

Heh ... well, I did wonder about that, Mr Holden ...

Tell you what -- I'll letter it. No, really, I insist.

Cheers!

Jim

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Re: I'm self publishing..............
« Reply #12 on: 29 October, 2006, 06:58:41 PM »
Oh the script is looong since lost to the ether...

I tell you what though, I'll include a bunch of random words with every copy that you can then cut out and arrange on the page as your own version :P

Live Bait - I would if I didn't have so much other stuff on at the moment...

- pj

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Re: I'm self publishing............
« Reply #13 on: 29 October, 2006, 07:05:00 PM »
Good luck with it PJ, I'll probably pick up a vopy.  You did one or two things for Sola Wind which are worth repeating I think.

Oh and it's not small pess unless it loses money :?p

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Re: I'm self publishing..............
« Reply #14 on: 29 October, 2006, 07:18:05 PM »
Oh, it's gonna lose money alright :)

- pj