Usagi Yojimbo Fantagraphics Special Editions

Gaffey · Post by **Gaffey** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 13:09 -0700

Do your pages look like this? The entire interview is stuck together.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 17:10 -0700

I haven't had these glued together pages in this special edition but I encountered the same problem with my tpb 20, glimpses of death....this is always a heartbreaker:you either rip your perfectly new book's falsely connected pages apart and maybe damage the book or you don't harm the book and aren't able to read it therefore...

didn't you return your special eition?because for this price everything should be well worked I think....

TigerRider · Post by **TigerRider** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 0:00 -0700

great extras at the end of the 2nd book!

concerning printing, glue and co. my books seem to be all right...

greetings,
Jens

Gaffey · Post by **Gaffey** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:44 -0700

coolray85 wrote:didn't you return your special eition?

I'm still waiting for a response. Not the quickest customer service.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:20 -0700

rats....

bayard073 · Post by **bayard073** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 18:57 -0700

My copy shipped yesterday, should be here on tuesday! cant wait to see it.

Post by **Maka** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 20:17 -0700

Maka wrote:
Stan Sakai wrote:No one told me about it.
That's all I need to know.

Peace, maka

Just to follow up on the mystery "Signed Edition:"

I finally went to my LCB store today and asked to see the on-line pre-order of UY special edition signed. They did show me a webpage (although I was behind the counter and my eyesight isn't that great. I couldn't see the details). Indeed it said signed and is schedule to arrive in June 2011. I told them that was strange because Stan Sakai said no one told him about it. He said, "Well, he should know" and we laughed.

I ordered the "non-signed"

edition.

Peace, maka

drasgow · Post by **drasgow** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 20:21 -0700

thanks, I've had the signed one on order from bbts, but i guess i'll go ahead and order the regular one now instead.

bayard073 · Post by **bayard073** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:13 -0700

My copy arrived and in perfect condition. Beautiful book.

Casey Burns · Post by **Casey Burns** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 23:04 -0700

I got mine in the mail this week, and love the set. I've been re-reading all the stories for the first time in years. Such a good read.
What do we have to do to convince Dark Horse to follow up with similar editions?

Thomas Froehling · Post by **Thomas Froehling** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:58 -0700

Casey Burns wrote: What do we have to do to convince Dark Horse to follow up with similar editions?

Well, you could make a contract with them saying you'll buy a certain amount of the copies when finished, so they know they'll get the printing costs back....say about 5000 copies at 60 US $ each... that would be most convincing...

No, seriously, if a major institution like the National Library Institution (or whatever it is called; don't know if it even exists) would want to buy copies for libraries all over the land, that would be reason enough to go to press...

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:40 -0700

I don't know about you but it sounded to me like somebody said something about petitition.....

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:47 -0700

this book is a wonderful edition to my collection...well what we have to remember is I think dark horse is usagi's home NOW, fantagraphics was the publisher years ago..if dark horse publishes a single book(okay two actually) that offers potential readers all of dark horse's usagi stories at once for some dollars then what would motivate these customers to purchase the single books being offered by the company any longer?

Casey Burns · Post by **Casey Burns** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 19:03 -0700

coolray85 wrote:this book is a wonderful edition to my collection...well what we have to remember is I think dark horse is usagi's home NOW, fantagraphics was the publisher years ago..if dark horse publishes a single book(okay two actually) that offers potential readers all of dark horse's usagi stories at once for some dollars then what would motivate these customers to purchase the single books being offered by the company any longer?

This applies to the Fantagraphics books, as well.
I don't think it's hurting the sales of the individual paperbacks. It's a much bigger investment to get these hardcovers and the regular collections are still accessible to the casual reader.

coolray85 · Post by **coolray85** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:34 -0700

I hope you're right.also, one could add the branch that dark horse would be putting out is still growing....