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Dan B Addict

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Posted: Jan 17, 2005 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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After thinking about it, I'd say go with all of the Kabuki covers. It'd be nice and it'd leave expansion for extra volumes woth other covers. _________________
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 17, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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MACK! wrote: | Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Yano wrote: | Hello.
I don't know if this has ever been asked before (because I think I'm still pretty new to this place), but who would you cast as Kabuki, and the rest of the characters?
...and no, you can't choose me.  |
Well, if I can't choose you, what's the point? |
OK fine! Which one would I be?  |
I'd like to talk more about the casting ideas for the Kabuki film, but I'm not supposed to do that, as the film is in developement at Fox and I'm supposed to keep quiet about that. But there are lots of great parts, for lots of great actors.
Every now and then, I'm asked to send a signed hardcover to certain actresses with it personalized to her
And I do have tapes of actresses auditioning for Kabuki saying my lines from the books which is really cool.
But until things are all locked down, I can't really talk about it.
There are great actors out there that I am hoping for!
Who would you cast in what parts? |
OK, that's understandable.
Hmm...if I had to cast the movie...I don't really know too many Japanese actresses so I guess I'll have to do the Hollywood thing and cast any Asian that looks Japanese. Here's my picks:
Kabuki: Zhang Ziyi (because she's in everything right now, and she knows how to fight) or Qi Shu, who was in 'The Transporter' and the Hong Kong 'So Close'
Akemi: Yoon-jin Kim (from 'Lost' - she had a great role in the Korean action film "Shiri")
Butoh: Bai Ling
Saimese: Kelly Hu (double role)
Ice: Chiaki Kuriyama (Gogo from Kill Bill)
Tigerlily: Lucy Liu
Scarab: China Chow
Not too many Asian actresses that I can think of. Maybe I might have to come out of my acting retirement to star in it.  _________________
Oeming wrote: | I mean, I have you ever met Yano? Good lord, pants pulled up to her chin and a cow lick that bumps door beams:) |
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 17, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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MACK! wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Goodman wrote: | well, then you have to decide whether or not to include the guest covers or not. As for the title, I think you should let Anh come up with one of her catchy juxtopositions and the have a : The Art of David Mack vol 1. |
Well I could put the guest covers in the back as a sort of bonus.
And many of them are also collaborations with me and another artist.
But I'd still want to include the Scarab covers, and many of them are done by Rick Mays.
Although I suppose I still qualify as being a part of that process as perhaps a sort of art director.
I'm thinking if it is a book of just covers, I should show the covers to volume by volume in chronology in the book. Even if the Scarab ones are often by Rick Mays.
Should I cut it off at volumes 1-6, or also include what I have of the Alchemy?
I'd also include the Kabuki Classics and
I imagine I'd also include the covers to Reflections.
Make it as all encompasing inclusive as possivle. |
Sure.
But I'm asking all you you here as readers to see what kind of format you would prefer in a book like this.
It will be a certain amount of work for me to put it together and desing it etc, so I want to make it the kind of collection of art that readers and art fans would really like to have. |
I'd love something with all the covers, with the guest covers as a little bonus (maybe even with a little something written about the covers by each artist. That would be cool) _________________
Oeming wrote: | I mean, I have you ever met Yano? Good lord, pants pulled up to her chin and a cow lick that bumps door beams:) |
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SpecialComics Senior Member

Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 1871 Location: Florida
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Posted: Jan 17, 2005 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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MACK! wrote: | Yano wrote: | Hello.
I don't know if this has ever been asked before (because I think I'm still pretty new to this place), but who would you cast as Kabuki, and the rest of the characters?
...and no, you can't choose me.  |
Well, if I can't choose you, what's the point? |
I read al the pages of this Q and A up to here....
David Mack is the most well mannered man in comics...possiblly all of entertainment.
Even whyen he's busting AlexM's balls he's polite. Gotta love hiM! _________________
James Patrick wrote: | Oh yeah, that's Fucked-Up Spider-Man. His first appearance was in Tales to Fuck You Up Real Bad. His new series is Effed Up Webs. Check it out.
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1319
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Posted: Jan 18, 2005 12:23 am Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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sleep wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Would it be best to call it: The Art of David Mack
And then to list it as Vol 1 (making the consecutive books also fit into that title with other volumes), and put another line under the title designating it as:
The Art of David Mack
The Kabuki covers |
I think that would be great.
I'd love to see all the covers in order with annotations, including guest artists. As to whether or not to include The Alchemy covers, I'd love to see as many finished (or in progress) Alchemy covers in this book as possible! Then years later when you do the next Kabuki covers volume you could start from Alchemy #1 again so that that book doesn't start in the middle of an arc. |
Good idea!
I'll put every single cover in it. All varients, all trade covers, hardcover covers, and the different covers from earlier printings, and all of the Alchemy covers I have at the time. |
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davidmackguide Junior Member
Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 157
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Posted: Jan 18, 2005 3:21 am Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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David Mack has kindly forwarded the cover and solicitation artwork for Kabuki: The Alchemy #5, which I have included as part of tonight's news update.
The update also includes information about future convention appearances, a short Q&A about Echo and Kabuki plus much more.
If anyone has any questions about the news update, please let me know
Best,
David Thornton >> http://davidmackguide.com |
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1319
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 4:40 am Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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davidmackguide wrote: | David Mack has kindly forwarded the cover and solicitation artwork for Kabuki: The Alchemy #5, which I have included as part of tonight's news update.
The update also includes information about future convention appearances, a short Q&A about Echo and Kabuki plus much more.
If anyone has any questions about the news update, please let me know
Best,
David Thornton >> http://davidmackguide.com |
HI DT!
Thanks for the links to the updates.
I saw that Best Artist of 2004 think on your site today. I would never know about these things if not for you!
How do you feel about the Art of David Mack format mentioned so far? |
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MACK! Senior Member
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 1319
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Goodman wrote: | well, then you have to decide whether or not to include the guest covers or not. As for the title, I think you should let Anh come up with one of her catchy juxtopositions and the have a : The Art of David Mack vol 1. |
Well I could put the guest covers in the back as a sort of bonus.
And many of them are also collaborations with me and another artist.
But I'd still want to include the Scarab covers, and many of them are done by Rick Mays.
Although I suppose I still qualify as being a part of that process as perhaps a sort of art director.
I'm thinking if it is a book of just covers, I should show the covers to volume by volume in chronology in the book. Even if the Scarab ones are often by Rick Mays.
Should I cut it off at volumes 1-6, or also include what I have of the Alchemy?
I'd also include the Kabuki Classics and
I imagine I'd also include the covers to Reflections.
Make it as all encompasing inclusive as possivle. |
Sure.
But I'm asking all you you here as readers to see what kind of format you would prefer in a book like this.
It will be a certain amount of work for me to put it together and desing it etc, so I want to make it the kind of collection of art that readers and art fans would really like to have. |
I'd love something with all the covers, with the guest covers as a little bonus (maybe even with a little something written about the covers by each artist. That would be cool) |
Good call!
Thanks.
By the way, I saw your blog thing  |
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Medical Popcorn Senior Member

Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 1353 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: Kabuki questions of all kinds...Q&A (and artbook que |
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you should check out yumiko's studio on page 6 of > YOUR STUDIO< over in the image central area. Lots of kabuki stuff and cool art work. _________________ www.orbitcomics.org www.rickemerson.com |
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1249 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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MACK! wrote: | By the way, I saw your blog thing  |
What blog thing?  _________________
Oeming wrote: | I mean, I have you ever met Yano? Good lord, pants pulled up to her chin and a cow lick that bumps door beams:) |
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gwyllgi Senior Member

Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 1248 Location: ATL
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: | By the way, I saw your blog thing  |
What blog thing?  |
That's the cutest blog I've seen in a while. ^^ _________________
KITTY!
~#official black shuck of ryan's elitist club#~ |
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shaun_koh Stranger
Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 31 Location: Singapore
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Kabuki questions of all kinds...Q&A (and artbook que |
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Hey MACK!
I really dig the ICON series. Every issue is incredible, simply because I have absolutely no friggin idea what you have in mind for this series.
Movin on, thats the most refreshing theme I've read in eons.
Okay, a question...
Am I hitting the sauce too often or are you hinting that Akemi more than just a singular character, that she's perhaps a circular network of hope? Just what I thought after reading the scenes in #2 and 3 of the ICON series. You don't have to answer if im spoiling things. just thought thats a cool idea. |
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davidmackguide Junior Member
Joined: 07 Sep 2004 Posts: 157
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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MACK! wrote: | HI DT!
Thanks for the links to the updates.
I saw that Best Artist of 2004 think on your site today. I would never know about these things if not for you!
How do you feel about the Art of David Mack format mentioned so far? |
You're welcome
I love the idea of a series of oversized hardcovers featuring your artwork.
Due to the wide variety of material in the series and the possible difficulty in accurately describing each volume, the only thing I would change is a volume number in place of a description. For example:
The Art of David Mack - Vol. 1
(Contents: Kabuki covers with sketches and commentary)
The Art of David Mack - Vol. 2
(Contents: Alias, Daredevil, Ruule, Swamp Thing covers and more with sketches and commentary)
The Art of David Mack - Vol. 3
(Contents: Kabuki covers and more with sketches and commentary)
I did consider a time span format (ie The Art of David Mack: 1993-2000), but I believe your work on Kabuki should be the focus of the first book since you undoubtedly have a plethora of terrific sketches, photos and insights about Kabuki unlike your pre-Kabuki jobs, which may amount to artwork and very little related material.
In regards to the first volume, I'd like to see the artwork from the first six Kabuki storylines plus the assorted one-shots. (And there's no need to separate the Scarab artwork by Mr. Mays; you could simply talk about cover as it ties into the issue and the history of the cover). My hope is that when you finish The Alchemy, you will be able to provide an in-depth examination of the seventh Kabuki series in the third AoDM collection, one which would include the covers, sketches and commentary as well as the material found in the cancelled Kabuki: The Alchemy Preview (interview and your first arrangement of the pages in the first issue).
As far as bonus features (and I'll confess that is a lofty idea), I'd love to see a DVD similar to Ashley Wood’s second Popbot collection that features a tour of your studio and an interivew with you talking about Kabuki; something along of the lines of your interview on the Daredevil DVD.
My hope is that the DVD would be a value-added feature that immediately compels someone to select your book over anyone else's collection
Hopefully, your printer will be able to match the price and size format of the two art books you mentioned earlier:
Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross - $35.00 - 12.4" x 9.4"
The Art Of Greg Horn - $39.95 - 12.3" x 9.3"
Anyway, this is just my 2 sickles, er, cents
Best,
David Thornton >> http://davidmackguide.com |
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smashtor Veteran

Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Posts: 2628 Location: AMHERST MASS
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Kabuki questions of all kinds...Q&A (and artbook que |
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i think the art book should include other things with the kabuki covers.
id like to see still lifes and stuff like that. i dont know, just MORE is BETTER.
id pay up to like 50 bucks for it. _________________
let's make a deal! |
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shaun_koh Stranger
Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 31 Location: Singapore
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Posted: Jan 19, 2005 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Kabuki questions of all kinds...Q&A (and artbook que |
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Actually. if i ever go to the US, I'll shoot e documentary on MACK for free. |
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