ezpak
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Post by ezpak on Oct 17, 2023 20:45:09 GMT
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Post by imaginaryfriend on Oct 18, 2023 7:09:51 GMT
I'm interested to see the details.
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Post by arf on Oct 18, 2023 7:10:55 GMT
New artwork?
I mean, the first few pages were certainly a bit ordinary, but they allowed us to see how Tom's artistic skills grew.
Ah well, can't argue with the Director.
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Post by foxurus on Oct 18, 2023 7:53:51 GMT
This is so exciting!
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Post by Isildur on Oct 18, 2023 14:30:21 GMT
New artwork? I mean, the first few pages were certainly a bit ordinary, but they allowed us to see how Tom's artistic skills grew. Ah well, can't argue with the Director. Might be referring to new cover art; maybe new art for the inside sides of the cover, too. Maybe even a frontispiece separate from the inside cover. |
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Post by blazingstar on Oct 18, 2023 17:20:16 GMT
New artwork? I mean, the first few pages were certainly a bit ordinary, but they allowed us to see how Tom's artistic skills grew. Ah well, can't argue with the Director. I'm curious how this "new artwork" is going to work, too. The original artwork could be viewed as wonky and outdated, but Tom's art evolves so drastically along GC's run that it would be impossible to have a consistent style matching the "new artwork" without redrawing almost every single page. I wonder if "new artwork" means that the Dark Horse run will include pages like this teaser image - extra bonus panels drawn more recently, mimicking the older style. Either way, I'm very excited to learn more about this new publishing deal! |
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Post by todd on Oct 19, 2023 0:26:30 GMT
I'd prefer "bonus pages" for the "new artwork" rather than "redrawn pages" as well, though at least I've got the original pages in the Archaia books; I've collected all of them.
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Post by Tom Siddell on Oct 19, 2023 18:05:23 GMT
Here's a little preview for the kind of "new artwork" I'm talking about! It's really just little fixes to things that I think are objectively bad. Sadly, a lot of that is reserved for Annie, but even then, I don't want to erase what she looked like, just bring her closer to what I thought I was doing at the time.  The comic is still going to look the same, I'm just hoping the small changes will make the early chapters a little less off putting. I'll be posting more comparisons on Patreon and other places as we get closer to the new release! |
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Post by AluK on Oct 19, 2023 19:34:37 GMT
That's a great compromise, I feel - keeps the essence of the older style and the evolution the comic underwent while fixing some of the more egregious inconsistencies. Looking forward to getting my hands on the new edition.
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Post by Gemminie on Oct 19, 2023 22:48:14 GMT
Fantastic! I have four of the Archaia volumes, but not the early ones, which are now apparently hard to find. This gives me the chance to collect those parts of the story too. Very much looking forward to this.
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Post by todd on Oct 20, 2023 0:46:40 GMT
Thanks for explaining, Tom - and for showing us the sample.
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Post by blahzor on Oct 21, 2023 9:23:51 GMT
goodbye football Annie, hello Lemon Annie
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Post by fia on Oct 23, 2023 18:17:54 GMT
Aww, I love Football Annie and your old art style – it's not generic and it's very expressive and moody while also being silly – but I understand the urge to go back and tweak comic pages. Your compromise is a good compromise, Tom.
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Post by jda on Oct 30, 2023 3:32:52 GMT
Here's a little preview for the kind of "new artwork" I'm talking about! It's really just little fixes to things that I think are objectively bad. Sadly, a lot of that is reserved for Annie, but even then, I don't want to erase what she looked like, just bring her closer to what I thought I was doing at the time. The comic is still going to look the same, I'm just hoping the small changes will make the early chapters a little less off putting. I'll be posting more comparisons on Patreon and other places as we get closer to the new release!  |
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Post by ecto24 on Nov 23, 2023 20:30:19 GMT
This is extremely exciting.
I fell off reading as I got older and had to do job stuff around 2013, but working to catch up now.
Looking forward to supporting through dark horse.
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Post by csj on Nov 23, 2023 21:50:54 GMT
alas annie will no longer have a torpedo head capable of sinking a u-boat
for the best
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 3, 2024 13:29:12 GMT
The softcover is now available for preorder. |
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Post by dramastix on May 3, 2024 14:16:18 GMT
As is the limited edition signed hardcover! Will this be my second copy of Book 1 and my third of Book 2? Yes. Am I ordering it anyway? Hell yes.
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 3, 2024 15:13:04 GMT
As is the limited edition signed hardcover! Will this be my second copy of Book 1 and my third of Book 2? Yes. Am I ordering it anyway? Hell yes. I double-checked but I still don't see the preorder for the harcover up yet. Would you please provide a link? |
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Post by dramastix on May 3, 2024 15:38:15 GMT
As is the limited edition signed hardcover! Will this be my second copy of Book 1 and my third of Book 2? Yes. Am I ordering it anyway? Hell yes. I double-checked but I still don't see the preorder for the harcover up yet. Would you please provide a link? oh sorry! I was able to order it from Barnes and Noble. |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 3, 2024 17:36:40 GMT
I double-checked but I still don't see the preorder for the harcover up yet. Would you please provide a link? oh sorry! I was able to order it from Barnes and Noble. Ah, there it is. I missed it somehow when looking before. |
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Post by drewdane on May 3, 2024 17:55:19 GMT
That looks very nice, but to be honest I'd be more excited about an Archaia Vol. 9 release.
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Post by Hatredman on May 4, 2024 15:15:11 GMT
That looks very nice, but to be honest I'd be more excited about an Archaia Vol. 9 release. Will there be another Archaia release? |
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Post by buzzybuzz on May 6, 2024 10:33:23 GMT
Does anyone know how you can pre-order in Europe? Or is it only for USA?
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Post by blauelf on May 6, 2024 11:46:48 GMT
If I wanted, I could pre-order from local (German) Amazon. From the old ones, they have book 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, not sure what that tells me.
Means I wouldn't have to deal with customs (while the seller can handle things like import VAT for the EU, not all do)
(Not sure I should, though, I enjoy the comic, but... I already have too much stuff in my flat)
Edit: From the links on the dark horse blog page, a comic shop like 35km away might have ways to order from the publisher. The shop in the specified location has a different name, though. Their online presence was last updated back in 2020 during (partial) lockdown, the facebook page says they had to close last year. I guess Amazon really is the only option.
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Post by buzzybuzz on May 7, 2024 17:48:48 GMT
If I wanted, I could pre-order from local (German) Amazon. From the old ones, they have book 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, not sure what that tells me. Means I wouldn't have to deal with customs (while the seller can handle things like import VAT for the EU, not all do) (Not sure I should, though, I enjoy the comic, but... I already have too much stuff in my flat) Edit: From the links on the dark horse blog page, a comic shop like 35km away might have ways to order from the publisher. The shop in the specified location has a different name, though. Their online presence was last updated back in 2020 during (partial) lockdown, the facebook page says they had to close last year. I guess Amazon really is the only option. Didn't think to try Amazon DE, it is on there. None of the other links have anything for Finland alas. I'm trying to avoid Amazon if I can but I'd like to replace my collection, especially with a better publisher since I know Tom didn't make anything from the old one. I couldn't bring my Gunnerkrigg books with me from the USA when I moved. Debating if I can justify the hard cover cost... |
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Post by imaginaryfriend on May 7, 2024 18:58:51 GMT
There are 3PL (3rd party logistics) places where if you have an account with them you can buy stuff online, in America for example, have it shipped to a domestic address, and they will then ship it overseas. Some of them even advertise themselves as alternatives to fulfillment by Amazon. The ones I know only have business or merchant accounts so they would be too expensive but I have reason to believe that there's some that will ship to a regular person at a residential address. Beware disreputable ones, though.
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Post by buzzybuzz on May 9, 2024 17:31:13 GMT
There are 3PL (3rd party logistics) places where if you have an account with them you can buy stuff online, in America for example, have it shipped to a domestic address, and they will then ship it overseas. Some of them even advertise themselves as alternatives to fulfillment by Amazon. The ones I know only have business or merchant accounts so they would be too expensive but I have reason to believe that there's some that will ship to a regular person at a residential address. Beware disreputable ones, though. Yeah, that'll be really expensive though. If I need to go that route I'll order from a bookstore in the USA and ship it to a friend to send to me. Still expensive. Probably will do Amazon germany, shipping is still expensive but not as much as from the USA 😂 |
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Post by spritznar on May 13, 2024 2:34:08 GMT
This will be the fourth copy of orientation i own, and i think the sixth that i've purchased... i want you to know, mr siddell, i am not usually so easily parted with my money
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Post by drewdane on May 22, 2024 14:50:02 GMT
That looks very nice, but to be honest I'd be more excited about an Archaia Vol. 9 release. Will there be another Archaia release? I hope so. I would be rather annoyed if I couldn't finish out the collection. |
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