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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Dan B wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Dan B wrote: | I order Metamorphosis the other day and I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. Does the hardcover have any more stuff than the softcover? I bought the HC. |
Glad you ordered it!
That volume is my favorite collection of all of my work in comics.
(But I'm hoping to outdo it with ALchemy).
Glad you got the Hardcover. It is a better presentation. The inside content is basically the same, except the production on the HC is much better.
It has some end pages with the Kabuki kanji in the scar style debossed on the inside.
And the Kabuki Kanji is embossed into the black hardcover material on the outside in the more caligraphy style. It comes in a wrap around dustjacket. But it looks really cool with the dustjacket off too so you can see the embossement on the black.
Please let me know what you think after you get a chance to read it.
It is the story that the Alchemy continues directly from. | Cool. I'll get in on Thursday. I'll be sure to let you know. |
Looking forward to your reaction to it.
What Kabuki books have your read so far? |
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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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MACK! wrote: | Dan B wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Dan B wrote: | I order Metamorphosis the other day and I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. Does the hardcover have any more stuff than the softcover? I bought the HC. |
Glad you ordered it!
That volume is my favorite collection of all of my work in comics.
(But I'm hoping to outdo it with ALchemy).
Glad you got the Hardcover. It is a better presentation. The inside content is basically the same, except the production on the HC is much better.
It has some end pages with the Kabuki kanji in the scar style debossed on the inside.
And the Kabuki Kanji is embossed into the black hardcover material on the outside in the more caligraphy style. It comes in a wrap around dustjacket. But it looks really cool with the dustjacket off too so you can see the embossement on the black.
Please let me know what you think after you get a chance to read it.
It is the story that the Alchemy continues directly from. | Cool. I'll get in on Thursday. I'll be sure to let you know. |
Looking forward to your reaction to it.
What Kabuki books have your read so far? | Circle of Blood, Dreams, Skin Deep, and the first three of Alchemy. _________________
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Posted: Jan 25, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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i just wanna say that kabuki is a great book to read and the words, characters etc...are just amazing  _________________
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1309 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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MACK! wrote: | Yano wrote: | Darediva - Those photos are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Mack - do you often do gallery shows like this? If so, I'm assuming David at davidmackguide.com would have a schedule of it, right? |
Hi Yano!
I don't often do it, because I've chosen to make publishing the priority format for my work right now.
But that show is available as a traveling show.
And it was set up as a big deal with the University to corespond to lectures and openings and workshops that I did at the school.
And I sometimes do that kind of presentation at other Universities.
And I've done a few other gallery presentations.
Sometimes when I visit other countries, they go the extra effort to make an event out of it. Once I had my artwork in a galler exhibit in Germany shown with H.R. Giger's work. And Giger himself was also at the show.
And last month I had many of my sketchs and drawing and figure paintings in a local gallery show. And I have some work in an upcoming desingers show at another university in the next couple months.
I do it when I can make the time for it. But my publishing reaches more people, and right now that is where my focus is. But I'm always open to the idea when I can make time for it.
But Darediva is right that it is a whole extra experience of the art than you can get from the published format.
I hope to do more of it in the future.
Do you have any suggestions or opinions on the subject?
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I think it's a great idea to do a gallery show, but I understand that it would take a lot of time out of your comic schedule to do all the promotions - it's not like there's a 'slow' time for you. But if there ever was a gallery show in my part of the world, I'd love to check it out!
I remember in college there was a small gallery in the student union that I would go to in between classes to check things out. I saw some really great stuff there. I was thinking that this would be a great way to bring in a new audience to your art - college kids would adore your art if they even knew it existed - it's not the stereotypical comic book art that people expect.
Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers that a traveling Mack gallery show may come up my way sometime - you know I'd promote the hell out of it!!! _________________
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 3:13 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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someone should sticky this thread...  _________________
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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: | Yano wrote: | Darediva - Those photos are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing them.
Mack - do you often do gallery shows like this? If so, I'm assuming David at davidmackguide.com would have a schedule of it, right? |
Hi Yano!
I don't often do it, because I've chosen to make publishing the priority format for my work right now.
But that show is available as a traveling show.
And it was set up as a big deal with the University to corespond to lectures and openings and workshops that I did at the school.
And I sometimes do that kind of presentation at other Universities.
And I've done a few other gallery presentations.
Sometimes when I visit other countries, they go the extra effort to make an event out of it. Once I had my artwork in a galler exhibit in Germany shown with H.R. Giger's work. And Giger himself was also at the show.
And last month I had many of my sketchs and drawing and figure paintings in a local gallery show. And I have some work in an upcoming desingers show at another university in the next couple months.
I do it when I can make the time for it. But my publishing reaches more people, and right now that is where my focus is. But I'm always open to the idea when I can make time for it.
But Darediva is right that it is a whole extra experience of the art than you can get from the published format.
I hope to do more of it in the future.
Do you have any suggestions or opinions on the subject?
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I think it's a great idea to do a gallery show, but I understand that it would take a lot of time out of your comic schedule to do all the promotions - it's not like there's a 'slow' time for you. But if there ever was a gallery show in my part of the world, I'd love to check it out!
I remember in college there was a small gallery in the student union that I would go to in between classes to check things out. I saw some really great stuff there. I was thinking that this would be a great way to bring in a new audience to your art - college kids would adore your art if they even knew it existed - it's not the stereotypical comic book art that people expect.
Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers that a traveling Mack gallery show may come up my way sometime - you know I'd promote the hell out of it!!! |
It is really cool to see the reaction of students and faculty when there is a show at the University Gallery.
If you have any contacts to a university or gallery there, just pass on the info to them and they can ge a part of the traveling university show.
Yano!
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Yano Senior Member

Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1309 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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MACK! wrote: |
It is really cool to see the reaction of students and faculty when there is a show at the University Gallery.
If you have any contacts to a university or gallery there, just pass on the info to them and they can ge a part of the traveling university show.
Yano!
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Unfortunately, once I graduated I cut off all ties to my school - other than an alumni donation here and there and cheering for team (go Illini!).
But I'll keep my eyes open. Fatima still has a lot of friends at school so I'll see what we can do.
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Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 4237 Location: Clearwater, FL
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: |
It is really cool to see the reaction of students and faculty when there is a show at the University Gallery.
If you have any contacts to a university or gallery there, just pass on the info to them and they can ge a part of the traveling university show.
Yano!
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Unfortunately, once I graduated I cut off all ties to my school - other than an alumni donation here and there and cheering for team (go Illini!).
But I'll keep my eyes open. Fatima still has a lot of friends at school so I'll see what we can do.
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look at her blog! look at her blog! heehee!!  _________________
Comic Buyer's Guide wrote: | Despite its warts, this book shows that Goodman's an ever improving writer worth keeping an eye on. |
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jack6 Stranger
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 28 Location: germany
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Hi David,
I got all your trades and I would like to know if the "Reflection"-Stuff will ever be published as a trade, too?
Art Book: I like both ideas, the one-volume-includes-all and the first-kabuki-second-rest.
But I think the two volume idea fits better. |
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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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jack6 wrote: | Hi David,
I got all your trades and I would like to know if the "Reflection"-Stuff will ever be published as a trade, too?
Art Book: I like both ideas, the one-volume-includes-all and the first-kabuki-second-rest.
But I think the two volume idea fits better. |
Hi Jack!
Thanks for the opinion.
And thanks for reading all of the Kabuki trades.
I appreciate the request for the Reflections collection.
I think it is probably a pretty good idea. I've been waiting until all four 48 pageReflections issues are sold out. And now they just about are.
So I was thinking I probably should put a trade paperback collection of them together soon.
I'm thinking to collect all 4 issues, and add another issue's worth into the collection so there is a lot of new stuff as well.
But I'd probably keep this regular trade size. Not oversize like the Art of David Mack volumes.
What do you think?
Would anyone else want the Reflections collection?
Have any of you seen the other Reflections books?
They show art process, and lots of work outside of Kabuki as well.
Anyone have all four of them?
Or mave most people missed this? |
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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 26, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Yano wrote: | MACK! wrote: |
It is really cool to see the reaction of students and faculty when there is a show at the University Gallery.
If you have any contacts to a university or gallery there, just pass on the info to them and they can ge a part of the traveling university show.
Yano!
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Unfortunately, once I graduated I cut off all ties to my school - other than an alumni donation here and there and cheering for team (go Illini!).
But I'll keep my eyes open. Fatima still has a lot of friends at school so I'll see what we can do.
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Go Yano!
Go Fatima! |
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jack6 Stranger
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 28 Location: germany
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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MACK! wrote: | jack6 wrote: | Hi David,
I got all your trades and I would like to know if the "Reflection"-Stuff will ever be published as a trade, too?
Art Book: I like both ideas, the one-volume-includes-all and the first-kabuki-second-rest.
But I think the two volume idea fits better. |
Hi Jack!
Thanks for the opinion.
And thanks for reading all of the Kabuki trades.
I appreciate the request for the Reflections collection.
I think it is probably a pretty good idea. I've been waiting until all four 48 pageReflections issues are sold out. And now they just about are.
So I was thinking I probably should put a trade paperback collection of them together soon.
I'm thinking to collect all 4 issues, and add another issue's worth into the collection so there is a lot of new stuff as well.
But I'd probably keep this regular trade size. Not oversize like the Art of David Mack volumes.
What do you think?
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Regular size and extra stuff sounds good for me.
I would by that one. |
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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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jack6 wrote: | MACK! wrote: | jack6 wrote: | Hi David,
I got all your trades and I would like to know if the "Reflection"-Stuff will ever be published as a trade, too?
Art Book: I like both ideas, the one-volume-includes-all and the first-kabuki-second-rest.
But I think the two volume idea fits better. |
Hi Jack!
Thanks for the opinion.
And thanks for reading all of the Kabuki trades.
I appreciate the request for the Reflections collection.
I think it is probably a pretty good idea. I've been waiting until all four 48 pageReflections issues are sold out. And now they just about are.
So I was thinking I probably should put a trade paperback collection of them together soon.
I'm thinking to collect all 4 issues, and add another issue's worth into the collection so there is a lot of new stuff as well.
But I'd probably keep this regular trade size. Not oversize like the Art of David Mack volumes.
What do you think?
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Regular size and extra stuff sounds good for me.
I would by that one. |
Thanks.
Should I offer the Reflections collection as a hardcover? |
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jack6 Stranger
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 28 Location: germany
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Q&A:Kabuki questions of all kinds /artbook /new pics |
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Don't know .... I have only the Trade and it seems the reflection-collection (great word ) will fit into the size and hopefully the design so I would buy the trade version.
But ... There are also those people who might have only the HCs ...
If I would be one of those ... I would be mad if this stuff would be only collected as a regular trade.
So ... why not a HC?  |
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MACK! Senior Member
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Posted: Jan 27, 2005 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: New to Kabuki? Questions on story or where to start? Q&a |
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NewGuyJim wrote: | David - I'm really liking the new Alchemy run. It's just beautiful and so different from anything else out there right now.
That said, it's been a LONG time since there was any good old fashioned ass-kicking in a Kabuki book. While I realize that's not a necessity, you did it pretty darn well and I keep waiting for Kabuki's journey of enlightment to be shattered by a sudden return of the Noh agents. Kabuki is still an extremely dangerous person, with a lot of dangerous people still angry at her. Will we see a return to some of the less introspective, more physical Kabuki stories any time soon? |
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the kind words about ALchemy. I'm glad you are liking it.
I don't want to spoil any surprises about the upcoming issues.
But I think you will really get a kick out of them.
And I'll also be doing a story of each of the Noh in the future. |
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