This is the e-newsletter I just sent out to all my readers. If you want to be on the mailing list, please send me an email at fierystudios@hotmail.com and I’ll add you right away.
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Hello, everyone, after a terribly long absence. My archives tell me that it was sometime in 2003 when I sent out my last newsletter — nearly four years! I’m blessed to have such patient readers — I hope the new book will be worth the wait. The good news is that there’s lot to talk about!
On to the news:
1) The new book, Vögelein: Old Ghosts, will be making its debut at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington DC on June 21-27, 2007. After that, it will be available from select local comic stores in Michigan, and it will also be appearing for order in the May PREVIEWS from Diamond, for shipping in July. I will send out order numbers and further information as soon as it becomes available. Also, watch the News Blog at http://www.vogelein.com/vogelein/news.shtml for updates as they happen.
2) I regret to say that I cannot take preorders for this book. Last time, I had the book done and off to the printers and had the luxury of a little free time — this time around, I’m going to be running right down to the wire and will need all my resources just to guarantee that the book comes out on time. Hopefully I can do autographed/illustrated editions after the book is out. However, if you still feel moved to preorder yourself a copy of the book, the absolute best thing you can do is to order it from your Local Comic Store — that way you both support your LCS and show my distributor that I have lots of wonderful readers. If you don’t know where your nearest comic store is, please either visit The Master List or call the Comic Shop Locator Service at 1-888-COMIC-BOOK.
3) There will be release parties and signings, plural. I haven’t yet set a date or locations, but I have spoken with the proprietors of certain local establishments, and things are in the works. I’m hoping for at least three — but I want to get the book finalized and off to the printers before I make any promises. Again, I’ll let everyone know dates, locations and times as soon as I know.
4) I also hope to hit a couple of shows in the summer. Spring Motor City is probably out, because the new book won’t be back from the printers yet. Wizard World Chicago is looking like a better possibility, as is either SPX or Stumptown, but both of those will require plane tickets to get to, so we’ll have to see how the financials look. Fall Motor City’s probably a lock, though.
5) I will be doing another 25-copy special remarqued edition of the new book. Again, I can’t take orders yet, but if you’re interested, drop me a line at fierystudios@hotmail.com and I’ll put you on the short list.
6) In going through the basement, I found 9 unbound copies of the remarqued edition of the first book. This means that if you wanted a copy, and didn’t get one (one per customer, please!) that you can still order one. If you’re interested, drop me a line. One caveat, though – they no longer make the paper used to bind the first edition, which looked like this:
Now, we will be using a similar, handmade marbled paper that looks like this:
The book will still have a composite-leather spine and corners, and should look very similar to the earlier pictures, and it’s still being made by the exquisite craftspeople at Bessenberg Bindery in Ann Arbor. The books should be done within the next month or so — drop me a line at fierystudios@hotmail.com if you’re interested.
7) A web preview will be coming soon, probably within the next month or so. I know I’ve been promising this for literal years now, but the art and script are both still moving targets in many ways, so I don’t want to release anything that’s not really close to finalized. I also made a promise to a journalist friend that she could have the scoop on the art, so I don’t want to release anything before she’s had the chance to write her article and get it out there. Again, I’ll post that info as soon as I have it — just know that it’s in the works, really for real this time. Really. Promise. Pinky Swear.
That’s all for now — I’m sorry the news couldn’t be more precise, but I promise to let everyone know the exact information as soon as I have it myself. Thanks to you all for being kind readers and fans all these years. Without your help and encouragement, I wouldn’t have found the courage, time and strength to finish this new book.