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May 22, 2012 7:23 pm Nice one, Timmy. I, too, have been watching CHEERS on Netflix. And it does hold up pretty damn well.

May 21, 2012 8:04 pm I love the way Lemire talks about this book on the Don't Miss podcast. He's coming from the same and perspective as me -- that sort of proto-Vertigo era where all the weird, occult characters were getting dusted off with bold new takes. This would be my dream team of characters if I were to make a team book for DC. I feel that same vibe coming off of Lemire. Cannot wait.

May 21, 2012 2:25 pm That should've been a Kickstarter reward! Dammit!

May 21, 2012 2:24 pm Just to play devil's advocate (and I know this isn't directed at me, but since I have a personal stake, this is on my mind a LOT right now), would that advance sale make a difference if I showed you multiple trailers as well as quotes from your favorite directors and critics who saw it and liked it? As I said above, it's not my ideal system, but it's what I'm given, so I'm trying to make the best of it. So, in my case, I'm happy to share a preview, give you a taste of the story, the writing and the art -- EVERYTHING that might sell you on the book while your'e IN the store. No, it's not "in the moment," but I feel like I'm doing what I can to ensure that I'm not asking folks to make a blind purchase.

May 21, 2012 2:16 pm Max, that's actually a REALLY good question... as a storyteller, I'm not really concerned as to whether you read the story in print or on a screen. HOWEVER, the actual construction of the comics is a different matter. Jared's art, in some instances, is really built as an entire page... so I can see where the whole "guided view" wouldn't be optimal on certain pages (similar to maybe JH Williams' BATWOMAN). So, in that sense, I'd like to know what FORMAT we're writing and drawing for, so that we can create the perfect product. And I do think there's some overlap -- there's a way to build it for both, we just need to know that going in. I will be thinking about that with future projects, for sure. And thank you! :)

May 21, 2012 1:40 pm As someone who is currently asking people to pre-order his comic book, I do feel like I have to say something here, Jim. I actually agree with you. I think books should be available the way people want to read them. In the case of my book, we were consulted, and we had some say in the matter, but we've ended up with something of a compromise -- our book will be available in digital 1 month after the release of the print edition. That might bum some folks out, but given that we're also a bimonthly book, it actually kinda works for us pretty well. However: on the subject of "pre-ordering" print copies -- it's the system I'm stuck with. I am contacting retail shops all over the US on a daily basis because I'm putting out a small indie book that many publishers are never going to see or look at in the catalog. Thus, many stores will never carry it, and you will be unable to drive to a shop and pick it up -- IF YOU PREFER A PRINT COPY. If you are cool with digital -- issue #1 of Sparrow & Crowe will be available in August. Not day/date digital, but with a date in sight. So, my only thing is: yes, IF YOU WANT A PRINT COPY, please pre-order my book. Because I'm not publishing through Marvel or DC, and I just don't have the luxury of ensuring it will be in every store in the US. I'd be happy to share with you endorsements, previews, sample pages, etc. -- all the things you'd normally look at in a bookstore before buying something off the shelf. Yes, I'm asking you to order it before it comes out. But I'm NOT asking you to make an uninformed decision. It's the eco-system that I've decided to navigate with my book, and I'm doing the best I can.

May 20, 2012 8:54 pm There has been talk. :)

May 20, 2012 8:54 pm Thanks, Ken! Yeah, it seems like I've spent YEARS trying to get friends and family to read comics who don't think comics are for them. So these little victories are important. :D And now that I'm putting out a book, all of that effort seems like a testing ground for that same core concept...

May 18, 2012 4:13 pm I actually kinda like this, though I can see it going the way of THE CAPE. But what I like is that it seems closer to the MIke Grell "Longbow Hunters" era GA -- by way of Diggle's Year One story. ;) It's hard to tell if he still has his fortune from this trailer. I honestly kinda hope he loses it; I tend to like Oliver Queen better when he's a very street-level, crusading justice-seeker who uses a bow as his iconic symbol of his will to survive and instinct to hunt.

May 18, 2012 1:42 pm Thanks for posting this, guys! I think it turned out to be an interesting conversation, and I hope folks get something out of it. :)