Wednesday 27 July 2011

A magical glow

Working on a comic book gives you a strange sense of multiple realities. I'm writing the first part of Mirabilis issue #12. Meanwhile Leo, fresh back from cycling around Norway, is inking the middle of #10. Mike Toris has just finished flatting #9. And before heading off on vacation, Nikos just had time to complete the coloring on his very first new Mirabilis page since he took time out to remaster the Thor Omnibus featuring Walt Simonson's standout run on that book. (Yeah, we're a little overawed about that, but fortunately Nikos and Mike aren't the sort to get big-headed.)

There's a big temptation to start showing off these glorious pages as they arrive back from Athens, but that would spoil the surprise. So here's one little peek at an awestruck London audience getting their first up close and personal experience of how the green comet will be changing their lives in Mirabilis: Spring.

7 comments:

  1. You're playing fast and loose with our endorphins Dave.

    Hmmmfffff!!!!

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  2. Well, Peter, maybe we'll just show off those first few pages over the weeks ahead. Once Nikos gets back from his hols and finishes them, that is.

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  3. Dave, very exciting news! Do you have any further updates on when the hardback book will hit Amazon. Also, is Winter vol 2 also coming out in hardback in the UK?

    Thanks
    Gavin

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  4. Ah, the hardback... There's a sore point, Gavin. I know that the first print run is in the UK. So that's several thousand beautiful copies sitting in a warehouse somewhere. But so they must remain until distribution arrangements get them onto Amazon and into bookshops - if there are any retail bookshops left by the time they come out!

    We have a deal for Winter vol 2, but I wouldn't expect the publisher to go ahead with that until distribution kicks in for vol 1. Of course, paperback editions are available on Amazon.com, and those are nice - just not so swish as the mythical hardback :-/

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  5. There are copies on Ebay here:

    http://tinyurl.com/3mtj6ac

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  6. Decided I couldn't wait any longer - I've ordered vols 1 and 2 in paperback.

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  7. Good call. And if you should feel like putting up a review on Amazon... ;)

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