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Post by godless on Jul 30, 2009 0:39:44 GMT -5
Okay, let's say Tim has 14 & 15 finished but is lacking the money to publish/distribute/print the books. What he could do is offer some sort of (very) rare editions/alternates(no...that in itself is not unique but read on.) for people who participate in a donation scheme to support the books.
The first and most prestigious offering could be for people who donate, say...$100 or more. They would be entitled to a special signed and numbered 'premiere' edition(which may or may not have an alternate cover or otherwise be physically different from the standards). Hand signed and hand numbered by Tim and be limited only to the actual number of people who donated $100 or more. So if there were hypothetically 50 people donating such an amount, which may be a bit unlikely or not, then there would only by 50 of these S&Ned editions.
The second tier of donating might be for people donating $50- $99 and could be anything from a limited edition portfolio or print set to a different alternate cover edition/ashcan or what have you.
People donating $20 or $25 - $49 would get a special promo/trading card or maybe a patch or something like that.
And so on...
The above numbers are not anything I thought about or worked out in my head so of course they are wonky but you get the idea of the principle.
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Post by jainitai on Aug 30, 2009 20:58:34 GMT -5
How did I miss this post? Anyway, it seems no one else is really into the idea, because no one has chimed in. Ultimately, though, it would have to be a decision made by Tim and David. And I really think Tim is waiting until 15 is completely finished before making any decisions on the printing. So we've probably got a good couple of years to wait still.
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Post by godless on Aug 31, 2009 0:14:43 GMT -5
I thought David was busy writing speeches for bankers or some such?
Anyway...yeah I am sure we have a while before Tim is even ready to consider such options but to me this seems like a win-win possible solution to the problem. Those who donate are actually making a great investment and stand little chance of not being able to recoup their donation amount(and probably much more) and the incentive is there for people to donate as much as they can afford to.
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Post by Red Dog on Sept 2, 2009 13:22:23 GMT -5
Anyway, it seems no one else is really into the idea, because no one has chimed in. I'd be down for it, but I'm waiting for Tim to chime in. He hasn't on any of these types of posts, so I don't know where he stands on the issue. I have to suppose he's not really interested I guess.  |
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Post by jainitai on Sept 3, 2009 4:50:28 GMT -5
Anyway, it seems no one else is really into the idea, because no one has chimed in. I'd be down for it, but I'm waiting for Tim to chime in. He hasn't on any of these types of posts, so I don't know where he stands on the issue. I have to suppose he's not really interested I guess. I'll have to get the low down from him in mid-October. |
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Post by Northman on Sept 15, 2009 16:23:46 GMT -5
I spoke with Tim briefly.
Not something he wants to do, but nice idea.
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Post by amanswood on Nov 3, 2009 22:41:38 GMT -5
wtf wtf wtf i have been reading goddamn fucking faust scince the 1st one came out im tired of all this bullshit about getting them printed an such he gets other things out wtf im loyal ass fan but the fucking bs is killing me just put the shit out make limited print ashcan charge me a goddamn 100 fukin bucks and let me finish this fukin story i just spent 90$ on a 1-13 1st print run on ebay i was missing 11 12 13 so give me something to fukin buy tim dave your shooting your own foot for 20 years goddamn goddamn doddamn well dawg wheres that stuff that gud gud that keeps me hunting in comic shops for everything you have ever done well tim dave get the lead out
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Post by jainitai on Nov 20, 2009 19:57:49 GMT -5
wtf wtf wtf i have been reading goddamn fucking faust scince the 1st one came out im tired of all this bullshit about getting them printed an such he gets other things out wtf im loyal ass fan but the fucking bs is killing me just put the shit out make limited print ashcan charge me a goddamn 100 fukin bucks and let me finish this fukin story i just spent 90$ on a 1-13 1st print run on ebay i was missing 11 12 13 so give me something to fukin buy tim dave your shooting your own foot for 20 years goddamn goddamn doddamn well dawg wheres that stuff that gud gud that keeps me hunting in comic shops for everything you have ever done well tim dave get the lead out Hah! I just saw this. I think the main problem is that there isn't the same kind of interest in the series (and comic books in general) that there was back in the 90's. So why should Tim and Dave feel motivated to get it printed? Of course you could say it's for the diehard fans like us that have stuck around all these years, but still, what is that, like 500 fans? Maybe? I really think that Faust: Love of the Damned has become more of a personal thing for Tim and Dave. I mean, I'm sure it's always been a personal thing, as any artistic, creative endeavor is, but there was also the motivation of making money and gaining notoriety. It's become more of an art project than a comic book or money making project. There aren't deadlines and publishers and editors breathing down their necks to get it done, because the fact is no one really cares. It's not like Batman or the X-men or something that will make millions of dollars as a film with merchandising tie ins. So they're making it on their own timeline and their own terms. They work on it when they feel inspired. There's no pressure to finish it, because there's no necessity for them to finish it. They're solely doing it out of passion and personal motivation now. As fans we have to respect that (even though it SUCKS!). We have to realize this isn't the early 90's anymore and that the industry isn't what it was back then. It is what it is. It would be nice though if Tim could at least give us a page or two for cripes sake!! ;D |
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Post by bastard on Nov 21, 2009 6:54:28 GMT -5
it's nice that the forum lets " special needs " people post too. must be the holiday spirit.  |
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Post by godless on Nov 22, 2009 10:07:30 GMT -5
wtf wtf wtf i have been reading goddamn fucking faust scince the 1st one came out im tired of all this bullshit about getting them printed an such he gets other things out wtf im loyal ass fan but the fucking bs is killing me just put the shit out make limited print ashcan charge me a goddamn 100 fukin bucks and let me finish this fukin story i just spent 90$ on a 1-13 1st print run on ebay i was missing 11 12 13 so give me something to fukin buy tim dave your shooting your own foot for 20 years goddamn goddamn doddamn well dawg wheres that stuff that gud gud that keeps me hunting in comic shops for everything you have ever done well tim dave get the lead out Fuck...I am going to be called a "Grammar Nazi" for this but JEEZUS FUCKING CHRIST man! If you really don't care that no one wants to read something you post then why bother posting at all?! Why post an indecipherable piece of nonsense like this?! How did you even manage to READ Faust or understand a fucking(notice that spelling of "Fucking"? Notice it has a 'c' before the 'k' and a 'g' on the end?) thing that went on in the story with such a poor understanding of the English language?! This comes off like a review of The Brothers Karamazov that reads "Fukkin Rushia?! I h8 red stats adn my bruthr bought a poorsellin doll that wuz made in rushia an it BROKED111". 1)Punctuation makes things legible. Breaking up sentences with correct placement of periods, exclamation points, question marks etc. keeps the reader's eye from being assaulted. 2)Paragraphs exist for a reason. Use them! |
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Post by Northman on Dec 2, 2009 15:40:49 GMT -5
Heh heh
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Post by mtj777 on Dec 4, 2009 11:58:47 GMT -5
rotflmao!
seriously though, Tim should look into ComixXpress or some kind of
print on demand for comics ( the way the market is, there are TONS now
out there) so that he doesn't have to have money upfront, he can just get the damn things out.
Let's face it...we've all come up with ideas to make these issues see the light
of day, but ....reminded of horse being led to water.....*sigh*
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Post by ptahhotep on May 18, 2012 1:25:16 GMT -5
wtf wtf wtf i have been reading goddamn fucking faust scince the 1st one came out im tired of all this bullshit about getting them printed an such he gets other things out wtf im loyal ass fan but the fucking bs is killing me just put the shit out make limited print ashcan charge me a goddamn 100 fukin bucks and let me finish this fukin story i just spent 90$ on a 1-13 1st print run on ebay i was missing 11 12 13 so give me something to fukin buy tim dave your shooting your own foot for 20 years goddamn goddamn doddamn well dawg wheres that stuff that gud gud that keeps me hunting in comic shops for everything you have ever done well tim dave get the lead out Hah! I just saw this. I think the main problem is that there isn't the same kind of interest in the series (and comic books in general) that there was back in the 90's. So why should Tim and Dave feel motivated to get it printed? Of course you could say it's for the diehard fans like us that have stuck around all these years, but still, what is that, like 500 fans? Maybe? I really think that Faust: Love of the Damned has become more of a personal thing for Tim and Dave. I mean, I'm sure it's always been a personal thing, as any artistic, creative endeavor is, but there was also the motivation of making money and gaining notoriety. It's become more of an art project than a comic book or money making project. There aren't deadlines and publishers and editors breathing down their necks to get it done, because the fact is no one really cares. It's not like Batman or the X-men or something that will make millions of dollars as a film with merchandising tie ins. So they're making it on their own timeline and their own terms. They work on it when they feel inspired. There's no pressure to finish it, because there's no necessity for them to finish it. They're solely doing it out of passion and personal motivation now. As fans we have to respect that (even though it SUCKS!). We have to realize this isn't the early 90's anymore and that the industry isn't what it was back then. It is what it is. It would be nice though if Tim could at least give us a page or two for cripes sake!! ;D I agree! |
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