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DeluxeVoltron
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PostPosted: Nov 08, 2003 6:46 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

I'm sold. I'll let y'all know what i think soon as i get em read. thanks for the plug and the info.

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PostPosted: Nov 08, 2003 6:48 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

I saw they put it on the COVER of Previews mag this month..sweet

MACKS buying beer at Mid OHIO! Laughing
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PostPosted: Nov 08, 2003 9:57 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

MACK! wrote:
Thanks for the feedback folks.

Tip, glad you like my DD stuff. In all honesty I'd have to say that the Kabuki stuff is a better example of my work. Meaning that if you like my approach in DD, I think you will like Kabuki more.


Cool.

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I think KABUKI: Metamorphosis is my favorite collection. It probably represents my most evolved work as an artist and writer. Mostly it is about the nature of identity and the meaning of life. But the story is told through the theatrical structure of the Japanese Ghost Story (a popular subject of the Japanese Kabuki plays).

Metamorphosis is the fifth volume, but each collection is designed to exist as its own story while still building on and fitting into all of the other stories. So far I have six collected volumes in hardcover and softcover. Each represents a different era in the character's life and a different facet of the world of the story. So each one is done in a different art style and storytelling structure. Together the stories are chronicling the biography of the character and you can see the change and growth in the characters as they evolve (you also see the evolution of myself as the story sort of documents close to ten years of my work in comics).

So if you like that kind of long term Cerebus Biography where you get to see the creator finding himself in the process, you may get a kick out of it.

Same with the new series. You can read it on it's own, but like any of the other books that can be read on their own, you will hopefully like it so much that you will want to read everything else in order.

The complete list is this:

Vol 1 KABUKI Circle of Blood
Vol 2 KABUKI Dreams
Vol 3 KABUKI Masks of the Noh
Vol 4 KABUKI Skin Dee[
Vol 5 KABUKI Metamorphosis
Vol 5 KABUKI Scarab

Meta is my favorite. I think Meta, Skin Deep and Circle of Blood are the most important 3 to give you a well rounded scope of it in order to fully appreciate the contrast of the new story. But all of them are fun pieces of the puzzle.

If you get a chance to check it out, let me know what you think. When people buy it from me at cons, I guarantee that they will enjoy it and want to buy the complete set, or that I will buy it back from them if it is not thier cup of tea. No returns yet, but I don't know if your comic store will give you the same deal.

You can go to davidmack.net for more info on each book and all kinds of other Kabuki info. Also NohTV.com

Best,
David


Thanks for the reply!

I will definitely check it out starting with the first volume and letcha know what I think.

T Very Happy
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 8:24 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

Hey guys,
Thanks for taking the initiative to read it. Really curious to your reaction on it. Especially since each collection is fairly different in approach from the next. It's strange for me to look at the earlier books now as I did them 10 yrs ago. But the first one does really set the foundation for the story. Though, I like to think that I improve with practice, making the Metamorphosis more to my interests now. There are some violent scenes in the first one that seem crude and alien to me now. Sort of like the character grew up in the story, while I grew up working things out of my system. The whole series is sort of a Rorshach test for me and for the readers.
Much of the early story is me dealing with the death of my mother while I was in college, and as the story goes it becomes more about the idea of someone creating their own identity and creating your own reality, discovering the meaning of life and practical applications for the magic of creating.

Which is the context in which the new ALCHEMY story begins.
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 9:24 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

God dammit. This sounds like the book ive been looking for. im stoned right now so im gonna be oversentimental. but a book that has the heart and soul of the creator. from every word to every stroke. how could i have missed it for this long? man if you ever feel like dyin just remember the last time you learned something totally out of nowhere that you never could have found without the continuance of life. history is still screaming though the halls. theres always more out there. man.
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 10:04 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

Who the hell gets stoned and then goes on the internet? I mean... seriously...
Kids these days, honestly. No wonder comic sales are down! "oh duh wha? It's tha ciz00zle to be izziliterate!!"

Anyone read New X-Men recently? Magneto, expressing dismay about having an extensive vocabulary being a disadvantage. Amen.

Well, I've had my moment. Carry on. Kabuki. Just do Joe Quesada. Mack daddy. It's all good. Still haven't heard from Ms. Anh yet.
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 12:37 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

New Kabuki?

Cool beans. That vacuum of my soul will finally be filled. Lol.

I always wondered Mack's take on Spidey though. That would be fun. Imagine Mack drawing MJ? Drooooooooool. Hey Bendis! Get Mack to do an Ultimate MJ Pinup!
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 3:06 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

MACK! wrote:
Just a reminder that the new Kabuki series starts in January and is in the current catalogue.


It's about damned time you slacker.

I've been looking forward to some new Kabuki.
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 5:04 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

David,

You mentioned that if we order stuff from Ann we can get it autographed for free (which is extremely nice of you, btw). Does this apply to the new Kabuki series when it comes out in January? Can I order it directly from you and have you autograph it? That would be incredible. If not I'll just grab a few dozen copies from the store I work at Wink

I also wanted to say "thanks" for being so cool when I met you in T.O. I'm a nervous fellow, but you were great and very friendly. You autographed "Circle of Blood" when I bought it and even threw in "Reflections" which I thought was superb.

Thanks for being such a great guy and good to your fans.
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PostPosted: Nov 09, 2003 7:10 pm    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

I've been defending Kabuki and Macks work on DD for a while now, in the store. I didn't read much Kabuki but I really enjoyed his run(s) on DD. Wildy creative and a, (If I may) Sexy look at one of my favorite characters. KEEP up the great work boss...I'll keep defending it!
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2003 2:34 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

Thanks friends!

Sean,
Considering the postage for one book, I think it is a better idea to just order the books from your comic store. Then you can have me sign it for you when I'm on Toronto next yeat:)

Glad you were at the con. Thanks for the kind words. I really dig Toronto and will go back next chance I get.

Give my regards to everyone at the comic store.


Jeff,

Thanks for the support of my work. Glad you like my DD stuff. If you get a chance, check out KABUKI Metamorphosis (my fave Kabuki collection) for what I think is probably the best example of my writing paired with my art.

Please give everyone at your store my warmest regards!

Best,
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2003 2:40 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

TIP wrote:
Never tried Kabuki (sad...but true).
Love your work on DD (the former run and the latest)...anyone care to give me a synopis on what the series is about?

T


Man...I've read enough of your posts to have some idea what your tastes wander towards...I think you'd dig this book...just start with the first trade and go from there... Very Happy
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2003 5:22 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

(formerly known as ryanH) wrote:
TIP wrote:
Never tried Kabuki (sad...but true).
Love your work on DD (the former run and the latest)...anyone care to give me a synopis on what the series is about?

T


Man...I've read enough of your posts to have some idea what your tastes wander towards...I think you'd dig this book...just start with the first trade and go from there... Very Happy


Thanks, man.

On my way to watch the game tomorrow night I'm going to stop off at the comic shop and pick up volume one.

T
(Monday Night Football, friends, food, beverages and David Mack's Kabuki Volume One...the perfect mix!!! Wink )
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2003 5:54 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

Dear Mack!,
Your echo runs on DD are beautiful, and it was my first experience with your writing and art. I love it, and am planning on reading Kabuki from the beggining, but not just because of your art and story on, but also because how nice of a guy you have been in this thread.
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2003 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: New Kabuki in January! Reply with quote

So glad to see KABUKI's triumphant return!

Bought CoB summer of 2001, at Wizworld Chicago. I actually put it at the bottom of my pile and forgot about it. I didn't read it for maybe two months. When I finally picked it up, it blew the back of my skull off.

KABUKI is one of those "even the 'non-comic-reading' folks like it" books. The stuff is that masterful. I've got friends who can't even read it, because they keep ogling the amount of emotion he crams into every image. I'm a bit distant, and a lover of comic mechanics in general, so I actually read Kabuki for the art second. For someone who's so skilled in art, who manages to do something entirely different on almost every page, one can tend to forget the story's there. But the story's what kills me every time.

Comics are told in images, and Mack's taken that to a level I've really only seen otherwise in Alan Moore. He's created a visual language inherent to the series, so that certain images (a young boy with a sword, or the dragon that forms the Noh tattoo) evoke feelings and remind us of scenes that resonate forward and backward in the text. What's more, a fairly straightforward story is later revealed (especially in a book like Metamorphosis) to contain subplots that we didn't even notice the first time through--and were thus unencumbered by.

I've no idea where Alchemy will take me. Well, I've some ideas, but they're likely all wrong (I do, however, think I've got some of "Tigerlilly," which I think comes afterward, right?)--but I can't wait to be dragged along for the ride.
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