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Volume 1 back cover
DAJB on Feb. 8, 2011
Recognise any of those quotes up there? They're all taken from comments made by you lovely Drunk Duck types, and I thought presenting them in this way would be a great design for the back cover to the print version of Shades Volume 1.
Wait - did I say print version? Yup! I've finally managed to collect The Prologue and Chapters 1 - 8 into a shiny new print edition! So if, like me, you're the kind of person who likes to be able to hold their comics in their hands and smell all that gorgeous printing ink, where can you get hold of a copy? You have two options:
Readers in the U.S.
You guys can order direct from Indy Planet.
Readers outside the U.S.
Well, you guys can also order from Indy Planet, obviously. USPS international shipping rates are pretty expensive, though. Order direct from me and you may save a little on shipping costs.
Price to UK addresses: £14.99 plus £4.00 p&p
Price to non-UK addresses: £14.99 plus £8.00 p&p
Mr_Gekiga at 8:28PM, Feb. 26, 2011
Classic looking. I love this shit.
DAJB at 12:51AM, Feb. 26, 2011
Thip: Yeah, getting the word out seems to be harder than getting the comic finished! [i]Shades[/i] was originally written with the print format foremost in my mind but the publishing world has changed completely since we first began this little adventure. Although a print version has always been important to me personally (I just love hard copy books!), I [i]have[/i] been looking at digital platforms too. Kindle is still B&W only, I believe, so it probably isn't right for [i]Shades[/i] just yet. If everything goes according to plan, however, I should be able to make an announcement about one of the other platforms soon (possibly round about the end of April, so stay tuned!) Accolade/Indigo: thanks, guys!
thip at 12:56PM, Feb. 23, 2011
Oh, and BTW, I sent you a PQ, hopes it makes it thru the system ;o)
thip at 12:55PM, Feb. 23, 2011
You oughta keep us "Shades" fans better updated - I almost missed that you had made it into print!!! They'd better have a copy left to service the order I've put in now ;o) Congratulations, jubilations, and bloody well deserved! "Shades" might just start a whole new sub-genre of superhero stories, a more human, gritty one - but even if it doesn't, it's a landmark achievement, IMHO. Still, whatever your deals/contracts with publishers, you ought to consider trying to get it on the iPad or Kindle, or both (or any of the other gizmos out there). That story deserves a very wide audience. If you haven't checked out Smashwords yet, now's the time, sir!
DAJB at 12:11AM, Feb. 18, 2011
Lem: December?! Wow - you do plan ahead! (Don't spend all your grant at once, though ... I hope to have Volume 2 available soon!) xmung/SoItBegins: Thanks, guys!
Lemniskate at 1:37AM, Feb. 17, 2011
When my grant arrives (two weeks max.) I shall order it and have it sent to friends in Germany looking after my post so that I can read it in December when I'm back from Russia.
SoItBegins at 1:05AM, Feb. 10, 2011
Well done!
DAJB at 11:20PM, Feb. 9, 2011
Coyote: Such is life! Seriously, I hope you find a job soon (and not just to boost my sales!) Digital: Well, there was a thread in the forums recently about who we would cast in a movie version, so I've got my recommendations all worked out! Azu/MIB/Lance/Ghost: Thanks, you guys! UsedBooks: Ah, but we're not in this game for the sales, are we? We're in it to solve the problem of what we're going to give everyone for their birthday this year! ;-) Abt: Ha! That, of course, is the [i]third[/i] (and probably the cheapest) option! Jemelis: Couldn't agree more. I've become a convert to the webcomic cause over the past few years, but I must admit I do still enjoy the feel of a "real" dead-tree comic in my hands. Of course, I am a bit of a Luddite in these matters. I still prefer my music on big black vinyl discs and, although I reluctantly went along with the introduction of CDs, I've yet to download a single track!!
CoyoteLongshot at 7:07PM, Feb. 9, 2011
Oh man! Exciting! I've been waiting for Shades to come out in print for some time, and now that it has I'm unemployed and have no disposable income. >:( I tell you what, when vol. 2 comes out I'll order both at once! Oh, and I'm with Digitalmaniac. Time to start throwing this thing at Hollywood producers. :P
Digitalmaniac at 4:00PM, Feb. 9, 2011
Next is the live action movie.
AzuJOD at 3:55PM, Feb. 9, 2011
Cool!
usedbooks at 12:20PM, Feb. 9, 2011
So cool. :) I sold a book once. Heh. I'll keep it in mind after I pay off my computer and have "fun money" again.
Abt_Nihil at 8:51AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Yay! I think I'll just order this with a bunch of comics I wanted to order from indyplanet anyway. ^_^
Jemelis at 8:27AM, Feb. 9, 2011
I do love the smell of ink! That's so cool and congrats! I think the reading goes alot smoother and the art gets a more thorough looking over in print! :D
DAJB at 5:01AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Seventy2: Hey, if you buy a copy you'll find starting over [i]sooo[/i] much easier, I'm sure! ;-) Tantz: Support is always welcome! Ironscarf: Heh - it just seemed a nice way of incorporating some the lovely comments you guys have been kind enough to leave. Much more fun than simply listing them out as most books do! Doc: Thanks - all endorsements are welcome. Not as welcome as cheques, but you can't have everything! Sky: Yeah - that Moore chap is just an amateur compared to me! ;-) Oh, and I'll take you up on that lift! Peipei: Yup. Definitely very "Oooh!"
seventy2 at 4:47AM, Feb. 9, 2011
i need to start over.
Tantz_Aerine at 4:32AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Awesome! I'll support asap!
Ironscarf at 4:25AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Well now! This is great fun - I especially love that they appear to be having a life and death type discussion: well they are of course, but owning a copy of Shades, at least we'll die happy! Nice touch.
Doctor Shadow at 2:35AM, Feb. 9, 2011
I endorse this bigtime!
skyangel at 2:32AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Great poster Dave! I have to admit that we found Alan Moores version so heavy that we came out of the cinema feeling depressed, had to rejuvenate our will to live by watching some comedy when we got home. Shades has always been great fun and left me feeling good so in a rainstorm you'ld be the one to get offered the lift.
Peipei at 2:05AM, Feb. 9, 2011
Oooh? :o