Editions 1 - 100 almost all gone.So far the response to the book has been very good I'm happy to say. Quite a few were sold at the Toronto Comicon last week, and orders from here on the site have started coming in as well.
:: Posted by max @ 04:20
There are only 15 copies from the first run of 100 left now in my possession. If you go to the the Beguiling, Pages or the Silver Snail
in Toronto or f52, Fichtre, Monastiraki, Millennium & Mojo in Montreal you can probably still find one of this run. But I already have to print the next batch [101-300] in order to have enough copies for the Launch at the Jam this month!
Some early feed back, this from -frederik, the proprietor of f52, as he posted it on my blog..
"Had the chance to read your stories for the first time really. Sure i've perused through you're online sample pages, but there's nothing like holding a book, especially a self-published book and find yourself completely absorbed in the story of a skilled graphic storyteller.
That is Salgood Sam aka Max Douglas, master graphic storyteller.
There you have it folks, he has given you a book. Go buy yourself a copy, buy one for a friend and be amazed.
Truly one of our greatest talent."
...I'm blushing!
Somewhat less complementary, is a review here. Guy - the reviewer and himself a former resident of Montreal himself, orriginaly from Toronto, now again - is with due respect somwhat contradictory and general? And I honestly have to say, dread was never a central or intended dominant theme in any of the stories. But then all readers create their own versions of a story, so...?
He complements me in his appraisal of my skills and status as a creator very highly. Enough that I am humbled by it. Though really, the bit about being drunk - I am also deeply amused.
If this is the worse someone says about the book I'm more than fine with that.
Not the worst, Robot Jony's John Martz reviewed the book here...
"Max is clearly someone who is passionate about what he does, and is one of those people who tries to blur the lines between comics and literature (although these pieces are decidedly more poetic than prosaic). The artwork is wonderful and has a lively loose feel to it that makes it easy to miss how well planned and creative the layout of the panels are. Revolver is a refreshing change of pace from the usual batch of men in tights and frogs with boners."
And finally, my good friend Sherwin Tjia did me the favour of writing down his first impressions of the work for me to use here on the site. I was really happy to see a lot of the core ideas and areas of experimentation were picked up by him here [helps probably that we've talked about it a few times but still good to see it worked at least a bit]. I would say his is near my ideal readers take on the book.
If you've read the book or just want to say hi, I welcome reader reviews and feed back. You can leave a comment on my personal blog, or by email.
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