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Nigel Wilkinson October 19, 2023
Hi again to the Carol Day team.
I emailed on a previous occasion about my enjoyment of the Lance Hallam
book and I’ve been notified that the new Jack Slingsby is now on pre-order.
In the first book the art boards were printed full size also capturing
the colour of the art board. These do look excellent and fully capture
the artwork they are scanned from and evoke the vintage 'period pieces'
that they are. The art boards were also printed at a smaller size which
included marked-up comments etc to show exactly what the boards looked
like when presented to the Daily Mail.
If I was able to make a suggestion it would be that instead of the
second set of artworks featuring the mark-ups, these art boards might
instead be printed straight onto the white stock, i.e. drop out the
art board colour and visible corrections and show the strip in crisp
black on a bright white background.
I realise the supporting material for this book is most likely decided
but might it be a consideration for a future publication? I'd also be
interested in what fellow enthusiasts think of the suggestion?
I'm glad to see you've persuaded Brian Bolland to provide another cover
and I'll be pressing the 'buy' button on Jack Slingsby shortly so I
expect I will receive in due course another beautifully produced book. Regards.
Roger Clark October 19, 2023
Hi Nigel, Thank you for your thoughtful email and your ongoing support of our projects! You are the kind of fan who keeps us wanting to do this.
In our original planning for the books, we thought carefully about the question you raise. In the end our decision was to stay true to our original goal of providing an experience as close as possible to viewing the original art. We also want our art books to serve as catalog raisonne's for the stories we print and record the state of the art as it exists today. To those ends it is important to us to present images of the art in color and unretouched and the boards with full margins, editorial notes, corrections, pinholes and other damage.
We realize that many would have made different choices, and many have made other choices over the years in other books on comic strips. But that is where we landed. This can always change, but at present we are finishing up with Jack Slingsby and haven't reconsidered this question.
Our Carol Day ebooks use a variety of source material in addition to original art, and in those we convert all images to black and white and process them to provide as uniform a look and feel as possible, along the lines you are suggesting. Let us know what you think of those! Best Regards.
Derek Gray October 12, 2023
Hi Carol Day Team, hope you are all well.
I recently bought the Charles Logan e-book and absolutely loved it, my first experience of reading a full CD story and it was simply wonderful. Next up will be Paris Episode.
I’m writing to ask if you will be adding Lance Hallam (and the forthcoming Jack Slingsby) to the e-book collection for the fans for whom the luxurious print books are out of reach? Best Wishes.
Roger Clark October 12, 2023
Derek, thank you for your support and your interest in Carol Day! There's not much we like more than a new fan, especially one who comes with kind words!
Unfortunately we have no plans at this point to do an ebook of Lance Hallam. We would probably consider it if the Lance Hallam hardcover sells out, but for the time being we plan to concentrate on stories that wouldn't be feasible to print in our art book format. Best regards.
Dan Hogan June 11, 2023
A true labor of love, the Lance Hallam collection reflects the unparalleled level of passion that has been put into the project. No expense has been spared in the presentation and the volume is a must-have for anyone who appreciates David Wright's classic series. Even the packaging used for mailing is top notch.
To address a concern that some may have: yes, this is relatively expensive for a book, but it is an absolute bargain considering the artwork it contains (and to keep things in perspective, this collection costs less than an average Carol Day strip goes for these days).
Too often great artwork gets locked up in private collections never to be seen by/shared with others. It is nothing short of amazing that Chris and Roger have put so much effort in sharing their enthusiasm for this story with the rest of the community.
Ian Alwis May 30, 2023
To the entire team that gathered, organised and published this work of art, I am grateful. The choices made in producing the physicality of this beast, the design, the page layout, the colour correction, the choice of paper stock, the quality of printing, the binding — I can see has all been extremely well thought through. Pardon the pun, no corners have been cut. The price of admission, more than justified. It's a visual feast with the bonus of being an informative encyclopaedia. A well written history lesson that manages to elevate my sentiment and prestige for David Wright even further. Well done. I truly appreciate what’s been accomplished here. And again, thank you…
René Granacher May 28, 2023
Hi Roger,
This is truly one great book you have produced, far beyond any reproduction of comic strips that I saw before. I finished reading my copy, but still keep it at my desk to open and enjoy it ... Some of Wright's artwork is just incredible, and your analysis of the story and art is also a great read, directing attention also to details that may otherwise be overlooked. I don't go so much for the new interpretations by other artists, frankly, but that's just my personal taste. This was probably the most I ever paid for a new book (400€ over here in Germany) but absolutely worth it, considering the class of both the content and the size and material used. It really makes you feel the magic of the original art. Thanks for the time and work you invested to make this possible! From my side, I would highly welcome further such Carol Day collections in the future.
Best, René
Nigel Wilkinson May 21, 2023
Hi to you all!
I received my book and wanted to add a few thoughts of my own about this excellent publication:
I've not read the original newspaper strip. I first saw 'Carol Day' in a handful of panels reprinted in 'The Penguin Book of Comics' in the 70s. The work looked stunning and since then I've wanted to know more about this odd gothic looking strip. And incidentally if anyone knows which storyline those panels were from please let me know (they featured a talk between Carol and Baines the butler about her uncle).
More recently I've seen online examples and the very welcome article about Wright in 'Illustrators Magazine' which better showed the great tonal range Wright achieved with his line work. I've hoped his work might be reprinted with little real expectation of it happening so I jumped at this book as soon as I heard about it. Whilst I received the updates about the book's progress I didn't quite know what to expect and when it finally arrived the size of it took me a little by surprise.
This book is a true labour of love and I'm glad I had sufficient spare change to afford it. It is expensive but it is not overpriced for such a unique book. Should further stories be republished I will likely buy them too but I will need to find a shelf big and study enough to accommodate them.
Many thanks.
Derek Gray May 8, 2023
Hi, I'd put my name down for a copy of the book but unfortunately it is out of my price range. So I wanted to ask if there are any plans to reprint a more affordable black and white collection of Carol Day strips (as opposed to the colour facsimile edition). Many thanks.
Roger Clark May 11, 2023
Thanks for your question, Derek. Unfortunately, we have no current plans for a more affordable Carol Day book. That can change, of course, but it's unlikely in the near future.
Lee Harmon May 6, 2023
What a joy to behold! The physical size of the book is impressive. Your selection of heavier paper on the text was perfect. It adds to the elegance of the piece as you turn the pages. There is just nothing about the production of this edition that does not exude total class. The book is a must have for any admirer of David Wright and his unparalleled work on the Carol Day strip. Never before has such a showcase of his talents on this project been assembled. Thank you for seeing your vision through to a glorious success! (Can not wait to see you continue the work with additional story arcs.)
Bob Pinaha May 1, 2023
This is one beautiful book! I received my copy just a day or so after its announced release. A bit reluctant to spend the money at first but the beauty of this project is priceless. And thank you to the people behind this book who contacted me. I originally ordered and paid for the pre-order from The Book Palace in the U.K. The Lance Hallam people contacted me and told me there was a United States distributor that was shipping for free. They instructed me to ask for a refund from The Book Palace. TheBook Palace accommodated me. I then purchased it when the book was announced for orders. Their thoughtfulness saved me almost $100.00 in shipping! Thank you guys, for that. And for creating and introducing me to Carol Day and this project!
jeff singh
April 30, 2023
A very handsome volume! The passion of those on the creative team behind this shines through in the quality of the reproduction, paper and craftsmanship of the tome. I found the supplemental material including the write ups very informative and helped put the work into context. Carol Day is truly a unique and magnificent comic strip in the long history of comics and is well deserving of the attention and such reverent treatment. Well done.
Mike Cichy
April 25, 2023
Hi Roger, Just wanted to let you know that I received the Carol Day book yesterday in the mail. What a fantastic book. It was well worth the wait. The reproductions are perfect. There is so much to read, look at and absorb in this book of the great David Wright artwork. Truly a labor of love. Thank you for putting this together with your colleagues on this project. This is a book that I will treasure and read and study over and over. Thank you. Mike Cichy