Metamorphosis Paperback in stores today!
WED, 9/26/01, 9:51 p.m.

It should be in stores everywhere in the U.S. today.
Next week for stores in some other countries.

If your store does not have it, or ran out, you can ask them to order more.

DM

Hello, Mr. Mack,

I picked up a bunch of those brushes in Japan. The only place that I found in the U.S. where you can find "brush pens" resembling that here is in Japanese art and book stores. Like in Little Tokyo in LA or Japan town in San Fran.

Thanks for the kind words, and for reading my work!

DM

first I want ot say I LOVE YOUR WORK, I met you at the San Diego Con, you were quite nice and I got this great sketch from you, that now is framed hanging in my hallway (I wish I could afford one of your paintings) anyway, the question is, When you did the sketch, you used a bamboo-handled brush. It was as though the ink was inside in some sort of hollow tube. Do you know the one I'm talking about? Well, I really would like to know more about it, the name and so forth, I would love to get me one of those (my Winsor Neuton series 7 #2 can only get my so far).

thanks so much

Andy

I was wondering if you had any suggestions for someone interested in the arts? Anything at all related to fine arts, would be well appreciated. Any sort of technique, or style or...well, anything at all you could contribute. Even a sort of outlook, or rather insight that could help inspire me? Please, Mr. Mack! If you're out there, help? If not, okay.. I understand. Keep up the good work, I love your art.

From my experience, the most important thing is to have the passion for creating. I find that techniques can be learned through work ethic, experimentation and self discipline. These things are all very important. But the self motivating passion to create and JOY of creating is what most people are missing. If you have that, then the rest is easier to focus on, because you will enjoy it. And you will focus on everything in your life through the LENS of creating.

That way everything you experience in your life will help fuel your art, and the craft and discipline that you cultivate through your art will also be applicable in all other aspects of your life.

Thanks for reading my work, and for the kind words.

David

Hi Karma,

Thanks for the kind words about my work, and for the interest in my characters.

Everything you said sounds fine to me. Thanks for introducing people to my work. I'm happy to give you my blessing to play a private non-commercial game as a Kabuki character, providing that this does not give any of my character rights to you or AOL or any other company. I reserve all the rights the characters for role playing games and any other kind of rights. This does not constitute any kind of legal agreement or transfer of rights. All exclusive rights associated with the Kabuki characters and story remain with me.

But I'm sure you know all that.

Warmest regards,

DM

Hi, this is sort of a message for D. Mack, since I don't know any other way to get in touch with him to ask this. I role play on AOL and am part of a group of people that interact with creations of their own, from literature, as people, creatures, etc, online in an imaginary setting. Anyway, some play the parts of characters from books and comics, role play games, etc. I have loved Kabuki ever since I saw it and would like permission to play the character online, in the spirit the character was created in to begin with, of course. No profit is involved and nothing done except to explore different possibilities with the character's growth as it only pertains to this role play environment. The points I can say will help are as follows: 1] You'll make a fan very happy, namely me. 2] While no profit is involved, advertising is. AOL Role Players have links to the sites most liked when they write up a screen name's character profile for others to read. The profiles consist of description of the character, quotes, something to breathe life into the character being portrayed. Also, hyperlinks are many times included that could generate a great number of hits and interest in the Kabuki comic. 3] More fans, more buyers, more everything. Exposure. I have several characters in play and usually, when I make a site for them, hits can be seen of up to several hundred within a first day.

When played well, which I am told I can do, word gets out to other players who seek quality interaction with characters of their own and this leads to more hits, more interest and many times, more characters to bring alive. Any and all stories this free form role play might create can also be yours, if you like, I simply wish the chance to play the character with the creator's permission.

Anyway, if this sounds like something you might allow, I would appreciate a written blurb giving permission. If not, no worries, it wont diminish my fan status at all and I will understand completely. But I thought I would give it a shot since I love the characters and concept and the potential for so many futures that could be.

Thanks for the time!

There was a recent post that someone put posting as "Mack!".

It looks like Justin already deleted it (thanks Justin:).
But I want to apologize to anyone who read it and was confused by it.

It was not me. If people attempt to post as me JUSTIN WILL DELETE those messages. And it is rude to me and to the other people on this board. Please do not do it again.

DM

Took care of the imposter for now.....also removed the follow ups, since they also contained the person's message.

Will keep an eye out for more....

Ron

Good to see you on the board!

Hi Bryan,

Answers:

Got my comics this week and saw both the Dreams hardcover signed edition and the Saimese masks. I'll be ordering both.

Here's my questions: 1. David with you do a different sketch in the Dreams books than those in the Metamorphosis books? If not that's cool just wondering.

2. Will the pages be wider so words won't get lost in the books gutter? Alotta trades have lost some of the lettering in the gutter of the book. I was curiuos if the Dreams trade would correct this little problem.

And again, I'm very happy with the art for the new story that I'm doing for the DREAMS hardcover. I'm still working on those right now, and I'm really enjoying it.

Thanks in Advance,

Bryan Goff

Hey Robert,

I have a pretty good idea what you are going through. I won't go into too many details about it, but Anh's parents always planned for her to be with a guy who was an engineer, Vietnamese, and Catholic. Of course I am none of these three things. But I get the sense that they sort of come to terms with it on their own over a period of time. I figure it is best not to get into that stuff until they have time to work it out on their own first. Depending on the circumstance it may take years for them to settle into it on there own, so I decided from the beginning not to be confrontational about anything like that. And not to take it personally, because it has nothing to do with you as a person.

I've seen this sort of experience through several perspectives. You may know that Rick Mays is black, and sometimes people from another culture will say things to him that should be insulting without them really meaning it to be. One time a Japanese woman on a plane was like "Wow, you're black. So you can dance real good, right?"
And he heard all kinds of other things that seemed like they should be obviously disturbing remarks, but people were stating them in complete seriousness.

And of course he was pretty concerned about being accepted by Tomomi's family.

My view is that you want to keep the focus on the relationship between the two of you, and anyone else is welcome to accept it whenever they are ready to. That's been working for me so far. I find that over time they are able to work it out for themselves. But you don't want to worry about it, be confrontational about it, or take it offensively. You just let them evolve on their own cycle.

You know, this isn't the sort of thing that effects anyone who posts here but me, so if you don't care to read it, that's fine. I'm having sort of a problem at home. David you probably remember me and my girlfriend from Detroit and Chicago this summer, I'd like to say thanks for everything. Well, Lin and I have been dating for a little under three years. We recently movved in together and everything between us is fine, however her parents are from Taiwan and for many, many reasons they have a problem with us seeing each other. Her mother won't talk to her(she's very christian), and lives with the terror that her daughter is going to spend eternity in hell. I suppose it's obvious that she doesn't speak to me. Her father, a wonderful man who I've met on a few ocassions, mainly seems to have problems with the fact that I'm black. He recently sent me a e-mail saying that "since we've been in America, I've had an opportunity to meet many white people, but no blacks. You can see why it's hard for us to accept you as our daughters chosen on". Pretty painful stuff. I hope it doesn't tear at our relationship. At any rate, I just wanted to rant about it for a minute or two, thanks for listening.

Robert

How do we know which David is our David?

Who is Docter Dave and Mister Mack , and how did all this stuff get started anyway?

Are there two of you?

Fight Club?

Weirdo?

Who is Guskey?

Most people don't see his genius side. He's a brilliant person who occasionally stops by when one of us can help the other.
He asked me to safegaurd his artwork at my house some years ago when he had to become a paitent for a while.
I spoke to him at length two days ago on the phone when I read to him the entire book of Revelations from the Bible.

We are sources of endless support and fascination for each other.

DM

Concerned Patient.