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PostPosted: Dec 23, 2003 11:28 pm    Post subject: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Someone on my board posted this link to an interview I did with Matt Brady for Newsarama. Here is:


Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on Alchemy

Posted By: sjyang
Date: MON, 12/22/03, 1:10 p.m.



Here's the link:

http://www.newsarama.com/pages/Image/Mack_Kabuki.htm

I'm so excited about the new story arc coming out and the interview has just tempted me that much more.

Thanks David for keeping comics interesting to read. Have a great holiday.
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PostPosted: Dec 23, 2003 11:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Thanks, DM.

In other Kabuki-related news, my comic shop let me know today (when I was finally able to pick up LAST week's comics) that the copy of the first Kabuki trade will be in this Friday (they aren't getting their shipment until then...while other stores in my area are getting them tomorrow..say, Hunh?).

So...I can finally get started with the series.

YAY!

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PostPosted: Dec 23, 2003 11:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Yeah, I'm waiting for my shop to get Dreams. I read Circle of Blood, Skin Deep and Metamorphosis but I want to reread everything from the beginning before the new one comes out.

thanks
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PostPosted: Dec 24, 2003 1:53 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

i can't wait for the new one!!!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Dec 24, 2003 2:49 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

My friend, who met you at the Comic Expo here in T.O, is practically begging me to get Kabuki for him when it comes out. I work in a comic shop and he is so bloody excited that he asks me each and every week if it is out yet. This is when he clearly knows that it is coming out in January.

It's funny, but kinda sad at the same time. Apparently Mack = Crack (which is good and not to be confused with Mack = Whack. Which is clearly negative)
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PostPosted: Dec 26, 2003 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

How come this didn't get stickied? (is that even a word?) Bendis is holding Mack down! Outrage! Anarchy! Wrestling!

Oh, and after reading the Kabuki trades, I'm hyped for The Alchemy.
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 1:40 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

with all the Mack Threads i figured i'd bump this one too

IF YOU DIDN"T ORDER THIS BOOK FIND SOMEONE THAT SHOPS AT THE SAME STORE THAT DID...THEN KILL THEM AND ASSUME THEIR IDENTITY SO YOU CAN PICK UP THIERS....or i guess you could re-order it if your going to be a wussy about it....

any way get it...this is going to start the comic year off right

and mack...if you read this are you accepting commissions? i want to get a painting done for our wedding reception....let me know
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 3:56 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

SD,Thanks for the comissions interest. The truth is, that the publishing schedule I'm on does not leave me any room to do do any personal commissions. It takes all my available time to keep up with the publishing schedule. But I appreciate your initiative and support!

AND ALL OF YOU KIND FOLKS... Thanks a bunch for mentioning for people to order the new Kabuki series in advance. Let me take a minute to drive home the importance of that.

In Kabuki's early days at Image, they let me over print very heavily, because they belived in the book and knew it was being under-ordered. So we introduced a lot of new readers thru re-orderes and word of mouth, because image believed in the book enough to invest considerable advance expense in overprinting. This worked very well, and we sold out of our entire print run of 55,000 for the first issue. And retailers saw what the real readership of the Kabuki books are and upped their orders for consecutive issues, and for all of the trades.

But Image only let me over print so heavily for a LIMITED TIME in order to give retailers that understanding of the real Kabuki readership, with the idea the retailers can then continue to order in advance based on thier knowledge and good track record of Kabuki's continued sell through and eternal shelf life.

Because of the high advance cost for Image to overprint in advance, thier new policy is to print based on advanced orders as they feel they have went the extra mile to prove to retailers what they should be ordering of Kabuki in advance.

However, the initial orders on the first issue of The Alchemy are not near as high as the actual core Kabuki readership (not to mention all the new readers who will be trying it).

Based on this inside info, I urge anyone who is interested in trying this new series to make that very clear to retailers to order very heavily on this book to accomodate the interest of new readers. Otherwise, the issue is going to dissapear very fast, before all the readers get a chance to pick it up.

Thanks for all your support about this.

And thanks for making the effort to read the other Kabuki collections before the new series comes out in January!

Kindest regards,
David Mack
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Thanks for pointing that out, MACK! I'll make sure to tell... nay, DEMAND a high order of Kabuki prints in my comic book shop.

If they don't, I'll tell them you'll wrestle them 'til they say uncle. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 8:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

i went a step further...the shop i go to was ordering ...now are you ready for this...ONE ISSUE..which was of course mine....i ordered 10 more and told him to put them on the shelf and if they don't sell i'll buy them....i hope all of them sell becuase even though i love Kabuki i don't exactly need 11 copies...but anyway they will be there for people to pick up.....i couldn't believe he was only ordering 1 issue

Mack, thanks for the reply concerning the commission....i figured you'd be busy but i didn't figure it hurt to ask...keep up the great work
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 9:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

sdfain wrote:
i ordered 10 more and told him to put them on the shelf and if they don't sell i'll buy them....i hope all of them sell becuase even though i love Kabuki i don't exactly need 11 copies...but anyway they will be there for people to pick up.....i couldn't believe he was only ordering 1 issue


Dude, you are my personal hero for today. Way to go to bat for a book that definitely deserves it. We could use 1000 more people like you in comics.

Hey, uh... come on over to this dark alley where I'm skulking about and lemme tell ya about some other books you might like...

...

Closer to topic (not that I'd ever DARE let a thread drift...), every time I see or hear more, I get that much more excited about Kabuki: Alchemy. I got a friend interested in the series about a week back, and I've gotta make sure he gets to the store and pick up his copies soon... when I told him there'd be a new series to boot, where he could jump on, he got all the more intrigued. Here's hoping you catch scores of new readers with this one, sir, you deserve them.
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 9:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

I'm gonna give you a dollar, cause Kabuki is awesome.
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PostPosted: Dec 27, 2003 11:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Yea NEW KABUKI!

whoo hoo!

So i got these gift cards for a comic store in my area....going to buy straight up DD and Kabuki.
So which Kabuki TPB should i get (and what order should i read them.....for some reason i can't get that link to work).
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PostPosted: Dec 28, 2003 12:33 am    Post subject: Re: Newsarama Interview w/David Mack on KABUKI - The Alchemy Reply with quote

Murdocks Girl wrote:
Yea NEW KABUKI!

whoo hoo!

So i got these gift cards for a comic store in my area....going to buy straight up DD and Kabuki.
So which Kabuki TPB should i get (and what order should i read them.....for some reason i can't get that link to work).
MG

Circle of Blood (the coolest thing that ever was, ever) is the first one. Then Dreams, then I dunno, because I'm not up to it yet.
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