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 Aug 25 2003, 02:47 PM
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the Coke in the Machine  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Cascadia Member No.: 46  |
Apparently, when you click on delete topic, the topic gets deleted for good. And that would be ok, if that was the action you wanted to do. Or at least, the action that you were supposed to do. But when you just want to move a topic to a new forum and select "Delete topic" and press "Ok" and then look dumbfounded at the screen saying "No topics", well... sorry :)
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Aug 25 2003, 02:58 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Oops! :D
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Aug 25 2003, 03:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,921 |
Yeah, I was wondering about that. I got really confused. In any case, the picture for those who haven't seen it yet. It's not the official cover, but cool nonetheless. |
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Aug 25 2003, 03:58 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
FYI - Last I heard the cover will be some evocative original art done by Marko Djurdjevic.
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Aug 25 2003, 05:19 PM
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Not Cameron Diaz Group: Retired Admins Posts: 472 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Newark, Delaware Member No.: 188 |
Silly Paolo. :)
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Aug 26 2003, 09:29 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Irvine, CA Member No.: 5,357 |
Actually Klaus Scherwinski is going to be doing the cover art.
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Aug 27 2003, 03:03 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
About SoE:
a) While the cover art is great, I just don't get the "feel" it is uniquely European. b) The last "s" of "Shadows" is slightly off. In fact, it looks like Sh-adow-s. c) The red "of Europe": so-so style :| d) One way or the other, I'll still buy it :P e) FASTER! FASTER! |
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Aug 27 2003, 03:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 17-August 03 From: The Waves. Care to Join Me? Member No.: 5,505 |
The cover feel isn't really European I agree. Shadows of Tir na nOg maybe (yes I know that is European technically but I'd rather something from the continent, which is most of Europe after all). I always thought something of Berlin or Paris would be good. Something involving the Arc de Triumph maybe. I think part of the problem is that the picture concentrates on a character when it's a setting book (so something more of a panorama type picure, like on SONA).
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Aug 27 2003, 03:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,921 |
Gah! It's not the real cover! |
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Aug 27 2003, 04:29 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Okay. For those of you who don't understand why there's this "fake" cover and why it looks like it was put together in 30 minutes, here's why:
The regular book trade market requires a book to be solicited four months in advance of the shipping date. The hobby trade requires three months advance. So, in January, you have to come up for the cover for books scheduled to be released in May. Often, you don't have the cover art ready for them, and layout/design probably hasn't been started yet. So, a piece of old art is used, and someone quickly throws together a mockup cover. Sometimes this person is the guy that does the regular covers, sometimes it's not - I did the mockup covers for MRLBB and Running Wild, simply because I was spending some time in Chicago hanging out and Rob needed the covers done quickly. Total time to do two mockup covers: About an hour. The Running Wild one is particularly horrid, but I was in a hurry. :-) The mockups are usually done quickly because, well, they don't have a big impact on sales, and spending a lot of time working on them is time better spent on other projects. |
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Aug 27 2003, 06:16 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
So, where can we get a glimpe of those 'mock-ups'? |
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Aug 27 2003, 06:24 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
When the books are added to the website, which should be very shortly for MRLBB. Running Wild isn't scheduled for 2003, so it won't be on the site yet.
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Aug 30 2003, 09:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 26-February 02 From: East Jerusalem Member No.: 2,022 |
And sometimes the SSG cover mockup is correct, but the final cover is ugly. But it's only my opinion :( |
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Sep 13 2003, 01:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Württemberg, AGS Member No.: 2,068 |
Just btw, the mockup cover for Shadows of Asia can be seen here. :)
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Sep 13 2003, 04:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,921 |
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Sep 14 2003, 02:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Württemberg, AGS Member No.: 2,068 |
Damn, missed that. ;) But it's nice to see that pic in color - was one of my favorites in Corporate Download.
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Sep 14 2003, 07:40 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
I like the chibi guy in the upper right corner of the SotA: 2064 "cover" :P
The Abstruse One |
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Sep 14 2003, 02:16 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
When thinking about it, that SOTA:2064 "cover" could have make sense as the cover ofr Mr Johnson Little Black book.
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Sep 14 2003, 06:31 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
The art on the MJLBB mockup cover - available here is the final art, btw.
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Sep 14 2003, 06:40 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,747 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
The two small bits in the upper left corner are those of Shadows of North America though ;)
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Sep 14 2003, 11:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
Ain't the artwork for MrJLBB a little "too futuristic"?
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Sep 15 2003, 12:27 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
No. :-)
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Sep 15 2003, 07:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Württemberg, AGS Member No.: 2,068 |
Adam:
Is the cover text also the final version? It laps the picture border. Here's the cover in a slightly bigger version - again with that "chibi guy" (enjoy, Abstruse :D). BTW, why is it MRLBB and not MJLBB? |
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Sep 15 2003, 08:00 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
No - it's just a quick mockup that I did one day so the book could be solicited.
Rob's idea. Don't blame me. :) |
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Sep 16 2003, 04:14 AM
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Not Cameron Diaz Group: Retired Admins Posts: 472 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Newark, Delaware Member No.: 188 |
Heya Adam - on the sell sheet for the website, it should be suit vs. suite.
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