I didn't have a chance to take any "official" photos yet, but here are two quickies inside a spoiler tag since I know some folks like to skip the photos until they get their copy:
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I’m not crazy about Dameron’s art for The Stand so I’m happy they’re including a new artist.
The originals are being sold here if anyone wants to see them.
https://www.wow-art.com/ned-dameron
There’s just this bit.
Just some weird choices for scenes overall. Like why there’s such an emphasis on naked/scantily clad women (and did Nadine really need two pieces?).Quote:
The front lawn of the house was a weird tableau of statues. There were a dozen Virgin Marys, some of them apparently in the act of feeding flocks of pink plastic lawn flamingos. The largest of the flamingos was taller than Tom himself and anchored to the ground on a single leg that ended in a four-foot spike. There was a giant wishing well with a large plastic glow-in-the-dark Jesus standing in the ornamental bucket with His hands outstretched … apparently to bless the pink flamingos. Beside the wishing well was a large plaster cow who was apparently drinking from a birdbath.
According to PS Publishing, their tranche of Night Shift should be delivered in mid-February. Can’t wait.
There’s not exactly a dearth to be found elsewhere. I’d rather have some illustrations of Flagg or Trashcan Man or the tunnel scene.
Brian & Dan, When do you expect CD to start shipping your Lividian 20 CG's?
As noted several times recently, this basically has been the policy for the last year with a few exceptions... which is to say, sometimes I win a few battles here and there. Ha...
To expand on this, of our last 30 announcements, 9 were "surprise in-stock titles" meaning they were in the warehouse prior to being announced and 7 were at the printer and published a few months later.
Of the remaining titles, 4 were announced when they were because they were trade editions and trade editions need at least an 8 month window for promotion and marketing. (Hence why the new King book is being announced by Scribner today even though it won't be out until August -- there are a lot of wheels to turn with a trade edition to sell it properly through the distributors and bookstore.) One title was announced when it was because of when the trade edition from another publisher was supposed to be published, but that trade edition was pushed back by the trade publisher and we cannot publish before them.
Of the remaining titles, *several* weren't as far into production as I would prefer, but in general, this seems like a lot of improvement to me.
It doesn't excuse the older books that are still in production, but it is progress, I think.
Brian
I wonder if CD will announce a limited edition of "Billy Summers"
I am very hopeful the trend continues, but we will see. I can only promise to keep pushing for it... and I will! The closer the announcements are to publication, the happier the customers AND the staff tend be. But many of the key decisions are above our pay grade, as they say. So, I just keep on pushing for what I think is best... and, of course, applying lessons I've learned over the last 19 years to other projects I'm working on...
Brian
Look what Cemetery Dance sent me today! The book is fine but the slipcase is damaged. Looks a lot worse in person. I emailed them and hope they've got an undamaged one to replace mine with.
https://i.imgur.com/nHkIypDl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/awQcITRl.jpg
I thought I posted this question, but I don't see it here (if this is a duplication, apologies, I tried...):
I seem to recall from previous Night Shift updates that, in addition to the black/white illustrations, there would be a few (3 or 4?) color illustrations (interior, not to be confused with the limitation page or dust jacket). It turns out there are no such interior color illustrations, nor does the product page on CD's site mention any, so I may have imagined this, but...does anyone else remember seeing this?
The color artwork has always just been for the DJs, but the announcement originally said that Mark was contributing color artwork, which some people interpreted to mean interiors as well. We clarified it but I totally understand why that phrasing could be confusing!
So Mark contributed with the cover for all the editions but the illustration he made for the gift cover isn't present in the artist and the one in the AE isn't in the gift (I don't recall seeing the cover for the lettered)?