Centipede will be releasing.....

[RonClinton]

Yesterday I received two new older Centipede HC titles that have up 'til now escaped me, so I'm thrilled to finally add them to my collection. The two titles are the signed & numbered HCs of THE TENANT by Roland Topor (signed by Thomas Ligotti (intro.)) and MADBALL by Fredric Brown (signed by Dick Adler (intro.)). I hope to have pics of both up on Twitter within the next week.

THE TENANT went up today:

https://twitter.com/ron_clinton/stat...8vRWntyPGgDElA

[Dave1442397]

That would be awesome!

I think I've posted this before - but Nakatomi did a really sweet portfolio of Wrightson's work from Cycle of the Werewolf - https://store.nakatomiinc.com/cycleo...tfolioset.aspx - I snagged one a few years ago during a Black Friday sale at 50% off (I they've raised the price since then too.) It's really well done. They also have quite a few really nice prints of his work that I'm always tempted to buy.

ETA: It does look like the Kickstarter price on these prints was $175, and their store eventually sold them for $200 - https://www.nakatomiinc.com/2017/03/...now-available/ - I think I paid either $100 or $150, so a bargain compared to today's price. Plus there was a really sweet wooden box version - https://www.nakatomiinc.com/2016/10/...ition-in-hand/

That is a nice set. I picked one up during a 50%-off sale too. I think I paid $75.

[TacomaDiver]

I wish CP would do Cycle of the Werewolf!

That would be awesome!

I think I've posted this before - but Nakatomi did a really sweet portfolio of Wrightson's work from Cycle of the Werewolf - https://store.nakatomiinc.com/cycleo...tfolioset.aspx - I snagged one a few years ago during a Black Friday sale at 50% off (I they've raised the price since then too.) It's really well done. They also have quite a few really nice prints of his work that I'm always tempted to buy.

ETA: It does look like the Kickstarter price on these prints was $175, and their store eventually sold them for $200 - https://www.nakatomiinc.com/2017/03/...now-available/ - I think I paid either $100 or $150, so a bargain compared to today's price. Plus there was a really sweet wooden box version - https://www.nakatomiinc.com/2016/10/...ition-in-hand/

[TacomaDiver]

I've been eyeballing one of the Dark Horse Comics editions of Frankenstein with Wrightson's illustrations, but at about $200+ a copy I think I'm going to wait for Centipede's version. Yeah, it'll probably be a lot more money, but I think it'll look much better than what DHC has done. I know the current version is smaller in size, so maybe that will become a good reading copy (I've never read Frankenstein before . . .)

Also that Powers of Darkness edition sounds awesome. I can't remember where I first heard about it (it could have been in one of Jerad's old newsletters) but I'm definitely onboard for that one too.

[mhatchett]

I wish CP would do Cycle of the Werewolf!

[mulleins]

Agreed — lots of exciting stuff coming down the pipeline over the next few years!

Yes, a great news letter indeed. I'm very excited to see the Centipede treatment of "Frankenstein with the Bernie Wrightson illustrations and the Stephen King introduction."

Mulleins

[RonClinton]

What a great Newsletter this week. I'm really looking forward to Charles L. Grant/Robert Chambers/M.R. James MOWT! Of course, talk of another Bradbury title is very exciting. Powers of Darkness sounds very interesting....

Agreed — lots of exciting stuff coming down the pipeline over the next few years!

[mhatchett]

What a great Newsletter this week. I'm really looking forward to Charles L. Grant/Robert Chambers/M.R. James MOWT! Of course, talk of another Bradbury title is very exciting. Powers of Darkness sounds very interesting....

[swintek]

The Book Gods have a way of testing one's patience to make sure you're worthy.

Man, is that the truth!

[RonClinton]

Congrats on being able to fill those holes in your collection! Am a little jealous of the Topor find as I didn't realize that Polanski's movie was based on this book. Definitely need to read it now. Also doesn't hurt to have the Ligotti sig. I've always enjoyed Ligotti's stuff and wish he published more frequently.

Thanks, I'm really looking forward to finally reading this one as well. I toyed over the years with the idea of grabbing the Millipede tpb (or the more recent Valancourt tpb) to just read the thing, but held out with the belief, I guess, that if I gave up on someday reading in the Millipede/Centipede HC, the Book Gods would never send a HC copy my way. Apparently my strategy paid off..it just took a decade or so. The Book Gods have a way of testing one's patience to make sure you're worthy.

[RonClinton]

Yeah, at this point, I'm glad to have missed out on purchasing The Butcher's Story. Don't get me wrong, if/when it does ever come out, I will be green with jealousy as it is definitely a book that I would want; however, after seeing all of the twists and setbacks with this novel, I think having it on my pre-order list and it being that overdue would make my head explode, (have a few from CD in the 4-5 year range and they make me anxious enough as is).

I wouldn't sweat missing it. If --and, man, that's a big IF -- it ever comes out, CD limiteds -- save for King and a few select others -- rarely increase on the aftermarket, so it should be easy to pick up a copy.

That's what I tell myself, anyhow, since I skipped its preorder waayy back when as well. I have just two preorders with CD right now, and that's the way it's going to stay until I have them both in hand.

[sholloman81]

Yesterday I received two new older Centipede HC titles that have up 'til now escaped me, so I'm thrilled to finally add them to my collection. The two titles are the signed & numbered HCs of THE TENANT by Roland Topor (signed by Thomas Ligotti (intro.)) and MADBALL by Fredric Brown (signed by Dick Adler (intro.)). I hope to have pics of both up on Twitter within the next week.

Congrats on being able to fill those holes in your collection! Am a little jealous of the Topor find as I didn't realize that Polanski's movie was based on this book. Definitely need to read it now. Also doesn't hurt to have the Ligotti sig. I've always enjoyed Ligotti's stuff and wish he published more frequently.

[sholloman81]

Heckuva deal, and now you have some great fiction ahead of you. If there's any author from back in the day whose new work I miss than perhaps any other, it's Norman Partridge...he was always one of my favorites. I don't believe I'll ever see his new novel, THE BUTCHER'S STORY -- what has it been, a decade or more on CD's Production Schedule, unfinished with apparently very little communication from Partridge. I don't know if it's a perpetual case of writer's block, a disagreement with CD, or he's simply moved on to another phase of life and other interests, but it's a shame.

Yeah, at this point, I'm glad to have missed out on purchasing The Butcher's Story. Don't get me wrong, if/when it does ever come out, I will be green with jealousy as it is definitely a book that I would want; however, after seeing all of the twists and setbacks with this novel, I think having it on my pre-order list and it being that overdue would make my head explode, (have a few from CD in the 4-5 year range and they make me anxious enough as is).

[RonClinton]

Yesterday I received two new older Centipede HC titles that have up 'til now escaped me, so I'm thrilled to finally add them to my collection. The two titles are the signed & numbered HCs of THE TENANT by Roland Topor (signed by Thomas Ligotti (intro.)) and MADBALL by Fredric Brown (signed by Dick Adler (intro.)). I hope to have pics of both up on Twitter within the next week.

[RonClinton]

Got home from work yesterday and had a package waiting from Centipede, which was a happy surprise. Totally forgot that I had purchased a couple of books from the John Pelan collection. They were shipped to me in fantastic packaging and were in perfect condition. Could not be more happy with this purchase. For those interested, I was able to pick up two signed limited edition books from Norman Partridge (Slippin into Darkness & Bad Intentions) for 30 bucks plus shipping. I was expecting that they would be PC copies but each was an actual numbered copy of the limited edition (#147). I would have paid 30 bucks for either book by itself; so, to actually receive both for that price and for them to be numbered and in perfect condition has me feeling like I totally scored on this deal!

Heckuva deal, and now you have some great fiction ahead of you. If there's any author from back in the day whose new work I miss than perhaps any other, it's Norman Partridge...he was always one of my favorites. I don't believe I'll ever see his new novel, THE BUTCHER'S STORY -- what has it been, a decade or more on CD's Production Schedule, unfinished with apparently very little communication from Partridge. I don't know if it's a perpetual case of writer's block, a disagreement with CD, or he's simply moved on to another phase of life and other interests, but it's a shame.