I came here hoping for this “big announcement” that was supposed to take place in two weeks. Nada.

I placed my order back in February. At this point, I just want the book. The only way it would be worth this wait at this point is if the entire cast of the films signed each individual copy, and sent me my own custom-made jumpsuit with replica proton pack and Ecto-1.

I just want the book. I don't care about holding out for anything “super-special” anymore.

I know I'm complaining, and I know it solves nothing, but I just wanted to hear at least something towards the release date of the book.

*sigh*

(*rant) (*rant) (*rant) (*rant)

I don't think it's too much to ask for weekly updates when it was specifically stated that we would get weekly updates.

I can appreciate the difficulties invoved in self-publishing, especially with 88MPH being a one man operation. This is why I haven't just gone ahead and cancelled my order.

But we're talking about people who went out of their way to support this franchise with both their word of mouth (I told everyone I knew about the GB comic) and their hard earned money. We should at the very least be getting updates on the progress of the hardcover, like we were told we would.

There's no denying that Seb has a tendancy to be optimistic when he says he'll do something, and yeah, that means it bites when he says “two weeks” and it goes longer. But on the other hand, he could just not say anything.

I'll tell you something about business - the commercial, that says that they're “working at the speed of business” is misleading. They're working at the speed of you needing a package across the country by tomorrow.

Business, on the other hand, is sloooooooooooooooooooow. I have the grey hairs to prove it.

At this point, if I'm reading Seb's posts right, the books are printed. He's waiting to hear something about a postword. If they're printed, then that means the postword is already included, and the delay is because someone wants a final say on something about the postword. This process of waiting for a word is where the speed of business comes in - and I'd put my money on the one-month mark. Two weeks was doable, but not a given.

I'd worry less about how long it's taking, if indeed they're printed and ready to go, and worry more about the person holding up the show saying something bad - cuz if Seb has to scrap the book and reprint, then there will be no book.

And as for the lack of updates, consider this - which of two annoyances would you prefer; a lack of updates or weekly updates of “nothing has changed”?

I know what I'd pick.

what i love about all this is how evangelical beyond all rationality you are are about defending Seb and the nature of business.

WE'RE irrational. Right. So the people saying “F*ck Seb and his whole f*cking crew f*ck them till they bleed and die!” are the sane ones. Riiiiiiiiight.

IT DOESN'T HELP. GET OVER IT YOU IDJITS! BITCHING AND CURSING ON A MESSAGEBOARD AIN'T GONNA GET SHIT DONE FASTER. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE.

castewar
And as for the lack of updates, consider this - which of two annoyances would you prefer; a lack of updates or weekly updates of “nothing has changed”?

I know what I'd pick.

I would pick the weekly updates of nothing having changed. But not just that, also why they haven't changed. Sebastien must realize that what he's doing is incredibly suspicious. If he were wise he'd keep his loyal customers at least somewhat informed as to what is going on, on a regular basis. There has to be some good explanation behind all of this, if Sebastien is not a fraud. You can only come up with so many excuses for a delay that is approaching nearly one year long.

Nearly one year? Whaaaaaaa? Dude, the solicits started in the beginning of summer. I didn't know it was summer ‘06 already! Dang, means I missed my anniversary…wife’s gonna be piiiiiiiiiissed.

Suspicious? Where the hell does that come from? The mini series was delayed, but did we get all 4 issues? I believe we did. It's a publishing/funding problem that poisons all small comic companies. Devil's Due has their own delays; AoD vs. Reanimator should've started months ago. It's becomes suspicious yes when we reach that year mark and Seb has disappeared.

Until then don't over dramatize ‘cause that’ll only make you nuts and turn you into assholes who call for blood. Blood over a comic. Yeesh.

Well last I recall, I ordered the hardcover in February, which was around 8 months ago. So I think it's fair to say that the delay is approaching nearly one year. And regardless of whether or not we got the individual issues, this hardcover is much bigger than any individual issue. I recall preordering the hardcover for between $30-40, I don't remember exactly. That's a lot more than a few single $3 issues. So I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to expect a little more feedback on this than we're currently getting. As for looking for blood, if you're suggesting that I might start issuing death threats over this like another user did, then you just plain and simply don't know me. I do like the GB comics, but I'm far from being fanatical about them.

bizdog
what i love about all this is how evangelical beyond all rationality you are are about defending Seb and the nature of business.

And I love that if I'm not standing on your side of the arguement, I'm evangelical, or sticking up for Seb.

I'm not.

Yeah, the delay in the book sucks. Yeah, several times Seb could have handled things differently - I'm thinking it was no-win, no matter what he did, but zigging instead of zagging could have helped in some cases.

I'm sticking up for my movie, that's it. Seb ever eats a baby or beats someone to death with the hardcover, I'll distance myself from him so fast it'll make your head spin. But until then it's not about me, it's not about you, it's not about Seb, it's about the movie.

It's not about what I'm entitled to and it's not about defending Seb. It's about waiting, patiently, for a Ghostbusters book, a welcome edition to an underrated fandom. The bulk of these books will not be bought by us, but by Ghostbusters fans who don't post here, whom we'll never cross paths with. They don't care what goes on here. They don't care what Seb promises or what you think about it. They just want the book. And I want them to have that book.

My mandate in this community is to provide news and hope for the best in every Ghostbusters related endeavour. The book will be delayed month after month, and I will stand here with a smile screwed onto my face. Not because I'm personally cutting Seb some slack - though to be sure I've done that, but because your whining doesn't help. It's not going to make things happen. It's aggravating. And for those fans on the outside of the community, it puts them off. The delayed book is a loss to the community - your whinging is a detriment. And if I choose to address that, if I chose to provide arguements against that, that's because I'm tired of it and I think it's a harm, not a help, not because I hope Seb will be my friend and invite me to his birthday party.

On your side, you've got two things you're hoping for; 1) the book makes it out, you make snide “finally” remarks to show you're cool, and we all get what we want. or 2) the book dies, and you can spend years going on about how you knew it would happen and you were right. Who cares that the community lost out, you won.

Pretty selfish. If this book blows up, I'm happy to take the hit. I don't need to prepare myself for failure - I'll accept it if it comes. I'll wear that hairshirt, as a fan. In the meantime, I'm hoping for the best, no strings attached.

So, send your anonymous PMs. Tell me how you're certain I'm sucking up to Seb in the hopes of getting a pony. Your hate keeps me warm, suckers.

Word. It's not about us, it's bigger than us. It's about Ghostbusters.