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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Commercial Announcement, Updated


Cul de Sac: A Golden Treasury Keepsake Garland of Classics is now available on Amazon. Interesting production note- I had to redraw the cover twice (twice) because I kept mislettering the word Garland as Garden.

UPDATE: now Amazon says it's not yet available. Or the entire print run is sold out, I don't know which.

UPDATE: now Amazon says it's available again! Quick! Hurry! Time is running out! The whole thing may evaporate at any moment!
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15 comments:

  1. chrisJune 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Everybody here is my email,

    Hello from Amazon.com.

    We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on May 22 2010 (Order# xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:

    Richard Thompson "Cul de Sac Golden Treasury: A Keepsake Garland of Classics"
    Previous estimated arrival date: July 08 2010
    New estimated arrival date: June 28 2010

    WHOOOOOOOHHHOOOOOO

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  2. Lesley VamosJune 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM

    I really love the cover.. it was worth drawing it twice ;p

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  3. richardcthompsonJune 22, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    Yeah, but three times was kinda pushing it.

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  4. JintsJune 23, 2010 at 3:57 AM

    Hurrah, it's also available for pre-order on amazon.co.uk! No extortionate delivery-from-the-US fees to be paid here! :-) (Due to arrive 12th July)

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  5. gilda92June 23, 2010 at 9:18 AM

    Hooray!!Ordered mine from the Book Depository UK--free shipping to Canada. Can't wait, but I will have to.

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  6. fritzoidJune 23, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    Whenever I try to write "Garland", it comes out "Gumm." Weird. I think my SpellCheck hasn't been updated since 1935.

    WOO-HOO! Ten days early! I get my Amazon deliveries sent to my job, so it ought to be dropped in my in-box about 10:00 AM Monday!!!

    (Is it too soon to start pestering you for an early arrival of "Shapes and Colors"?)

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  7. chrisJune 23, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    I got to see this masterpiece at heroescon!
    BTW seeing the cover up close is amazing and it should be after the third time!
    I am giving the Garland/Garden keepsake to all of my family members!
    I hope my wife wont flip out when she sees the AMAZON box next week!

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  8. MuzitionJune 23, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    Slightly off-topic comment here:

    I think I found the comic book that Petey is reading in today's (June 23) Cul de Sac, here: http://www.webcomicsnation.com/raina/smilecomics/series.php

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  9. chrisJune 25, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Wife is enjoying the book, I hear laughter about the authors notes on the strips as I type this.

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  10. ranjitJune 26, 2010 at 6:33 PM

    My Golden Treasury Keepsake Garland arrived from amazon yesterday, in a huge flat envelope about the size of a pizza box. Extra Large. No pepperoni but otherwise I'm happy!

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  11. ruxJune 28, 2010 at 6:45 AM

    I'm slightly confused, this has the same strips as the first two books?

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  12. richardcthompsonJune 28, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Fred,

    Yes, the first two books are in this one. What's not in it are the forewords by Bill Watterson and Mo Willems. What is in it is a foreword by me and commentary, asides, anecdotes and chitchat under about a third of the strips. I'm not surer if that's a net loll or gain.

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  13. here today, gone tomorrowJune 28, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    Got mine! But I no longer live close enough to stalk you for an autograph. :^(

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  14. Barbara L. HansonJune 29, 2010 at 1:35 PM

    Calloo callay, oh frabjous day!
    (And that's only my reaction to the notification that it has shipped.)

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  15. Barbara L. HansonJune 30, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    First utterly perfect day of summer. And I am indoors, laughing myself silly: "You were eating popcorn with your fuzzy mittens on?"

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