Okay party people, everything has been boxed and is ready to be picked up by the carriers. All remaining orders have been fulfilled at this point and will go out today. Thanks to forum member cook for helping out. Happy days.
Okay party people, everything has been boxed and is ready to be picked up by the carriers. All remaining orders have been fulfilled at this point and will go out today. Thanks to forum member cook for helping out. Happy days.
Mine is in there somewhere
P.S Dayum, that is a lot of boxes of different sizes. Seeing that really puts into perspective of the amount of work it takes just to ship these things.
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To change the subject, Horns AGE is now out of print. Yet another sell out by Paul. And Brother is in the mid to low 200's.
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Paul, one thing I've been meaning to ask: Brother is slated for a January 2020 release and you said in your Facebook Live video that Rosemary's Baby would definitely be out before the end of the year. Does that mean Brother will jump the queue and come out before The Road, or are you still planning to fit that in somewhere in between?
Also, just a silly thing I've been wondering about: what would happen if someone were to drop their lettered The Road? Would that material you used for the boards shatter into a bazillion pieces?
Brother has a planned release for Jan 2020. RB, although delayed some for a couple reasons will be released next. After that, The Road. So basically the order in which they were announced.
I haven't dropped the book, thankfully, but it should not shatter. They are produced in sheets that are thinner than you would think possible, and have a backing applied. If the book were dropped, you would probably just have a bumped corner as you would if you dropped any book. One thing about the slate though is that it can show fingerprint marks when touched with your bare hands, so it's best to handle it with gloves. I'll probably include a pair with each copy.
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That isn’t a bag. It’s two boxes joined together and wrapped with kraft paper. Long story.
With RB, two things. The art was turned in late and the switch from Peele to Palahniuk. Books are at the binders now anyway so it’s moving along well at this point. Oh and a gremlin went and added a couple typos after the book was printed which Chuck discovered in his intro, so we reprinted those pages. The joys of being a publisher.
But overall, I'd say it's great news that RB is at the binder now . To me, that's always a good sign.
P.S Those Gremlins are a real pain in the ass aren't they . I have had them myself when dealing with my HT, but after time they just move on.
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Great news about future titles! Thanks, Paul!
And my numbered and Gift Horns will arrive on Monday. I cannot wait.
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
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Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
Seeing photos of these Horns editions arriving in people's hands... They look absolutely spectacular. Congrats Paul.
Wow! Another excellent production!
My favorite parts of the gift edition are the dust jacket (I really think the artist nailed the artwork for this book), the red cover with the stamped cross, and the slipcase, which has a really nice sturdiness and quality feel to it.
The limited... I just took it out for the second time since it arrived yesterday... I LOVE the slipcase. Very unique, and I have never held, let alone opened one like this before. The book is a perfect fit, and that gold really pops! I was pleasantly surprised by the softness of the snakeskin spine, and I love the Japanese cloth boards. The feel of the snakeskin and Japanese cloth in my hand as I flipped through and read the introduction is second to none. The Letterpress really stands out, especially when you look at the gift edition text in comparison. That's not a knock on the gift (which is really nice), but says more about the quality of the limited.
Joe's introduction is perfect. I wanted to reread Horns in the Limited edition right there...
Thank you Paul and the Suntup team! Can wait for Rosemary's Baby!!
According to USPS, I won't get mine until next Sat . Hopefully that is wrong and I will get it sooner than that.
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Yea Paul. I got you. At least I see a little movement when I check the tracking. I can hold on until Sat.
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There's a little more to unpack from the "art was turned in late" statement.
- If I recall, the impetus for doing the AGE of RB was 1. Customer demand (I think I cried the loudest with grown man tears burrowing into my beard) and 2. because the artist had this idea for a reversible dust jacket.
- But the dust jacket has that kick ass Michael Parkes art (really love that decision--I feel like Paul went back in time and had a beer with me in my condo--can you do that again, Paul, and talk some sense to that idiot?)
- The dust jacket doesn't seem to be reversible. THOUGH I don't mind it either way! That's not a complaint. ANd it's possible that it still is but Paul just isn't sharing photos yet. But all of these lead to the real point I want to make and i think we can all find comfort in as collectors:
- Paul does not f**k around. The impetus for the AGE might have something to do with an idea by the artist, but if that art doesn't come in on time, Paul isn't going to wait. He keeps promises even if others don't keep theirs. I think that's bad ass. Despite two fairly major setbacks Paul is keeping to his schedule. Bow down.
The dustjacket IS reversible Jeff
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