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Ray Fawkes' MNEMOVORE

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CameronStewart

03:49 / 20.01.05

I don't know if he's too modest to post about it or what, but in the DC solicitations for April, something that you may have missed is MNEMOVORE, a 6-issue Vertigo mini written by my pal and Barbelith regular Ray Fawkes, and illustrated by Mike (the Coffin, Deep Sleeper, Batgirl) Huddleston.

Ray's been working like crazy for years trying to break into the big leagues and he's finally done it. The story is great, what I've seen of the artwork so far is beautiful, and Ray really deserves some success on this one, so everyone please try and pick up this series when it comes out in April. Help a Barbebrotha out!

diz

04:15 / 20.01.05

that image is fantastic, and the title is intriguing. i'm down like a clown.

Eloi Tsabaoth

07:37 / 20.01.05

Who? Ray?
Hooray!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

08:12 / 20.01.05

Cool! Spookshow was ace, I'll definitely give this a shot. And yes, that picture's got me curious.

yawn - thing's buddy

08:38 / 20.01.05

Big Glasgow shout out to the October Ghost - bastard tried to astrally glass ma jaw a good few moon's back.

Sincerely, Ray - WoW!

Krug

09:06 / 20.01.05

I'm getting it now.

_Boboss

09:10 / 20.01.05

yurp, mad props for that.

incredible, really, to think perhaps Vertigo isn't dying, but seems in rather rude health of late

sleazenation

09:27 / 20.01.05

And for those of you who can't wait until the comic comes out Mr Fawkes earlier comic, Spookshow was collected by Cyberosia...

Krug

11:10 / 20.01.05

I didn't care two bits about this comic and was only going to get it because I wanted to support a fellow 'lither and almost didn't click on Spookshow.

My god...please tell me this is as brilliant as sounds in my head before I spend 13$ and get violently angry and disappointed.

Ray Fawkes

13:23 / 20.01.05

Heh...thanks, Cameron. I was actually feeling a bit modest to post this here - I hadn't said anything on Barbelith for so long that I figured people might think I was a new guy, just showing up to shill my work.

It's co-written, actually, with Hans Rodionoff, of LOVECRAFT fame - and I'm very, very happy with how it's turning out. Mike Huddleston's art is absolutely terriffic.

I hope I do the 'lith proud!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

13:27 / 20.01.05

Not wishing to get all John Byrne Forum on your ass, Mr Fawkes, but I really did like Spookshow quite a lot. Thank you.

FinderWolf

13:37 / 20.01.05

That cover is beautiful, mysterious and fascinating. I loved THE COFFIN and really like Hud's art.

I never read Spookshow, heard of it in passing but don't know anything about it. But I think I'll definitely try issue 1 of this and see how I like it. Congrats to a fellow 'Lither!

Ray Fawkes

15:01 / 20.01.05

You're very kind, Stoatie.

H3ct0r L1m4

18:41 / 20.01.05

kudos, Ray! it's time you had something in Vertigo already. I'll check this out. spooky cover, that.

say, has Hans showed anything from the MAN-THING movie? =P

FinderWolf

19:11 / 20.01.05

funny...I always thought Ray Fawkes was a Barbelith nom de plume, since it was so much like Guy Fawkes. Are you distantly related to the infamous Mr. Fawkes? Or is it really a pen name?

grime

14:07 / 28.01.05

sold.

based on that image alone.

very sold.

Ray Fawkes

12:05 / 14.02.05

For those who are interested, an interview about the book, including a few preview pages and a look at the cover for #2, is on Comic Book Resources now.

Spaniel

14:08 / 14.02.05

God, I can't believe I've missed this thread up until now.

Bloody well done, Ray. I'm really, really happy for you.

Ray Fawkes

02:11 / 24.03.05

New interview on PopImage.com.

matsya

02:28 / 24.03.05

Well done, Ray. It looks good.

Something that occurred to me while looking at the preview pages, and I wonder why I haven't asked Cameron about this by now - how do you feel having your story punctuated by ads? I haven't picked up a vertigo comic for a while, so I don't know if they carry the same ads for videogames and comic book franklin mint shite (from what I remember, vertigo's all ads for magic the gathering cards and goth bands), but... yeah. Do you mind having that kind of "interruption" in there? As opposed to Spookshow, which was a no-ads kinda thing, I presume.

m.

Ray Fawkes

02:43 / 24.03.05

I haven't really thought about it yet, to tell the truth. I don't imagine I'd have too much of a problem with it. The narrative style in Mnemovore allows for jumps, jags, and cuts between (and, in some cases, during) scenes, and so I don't think it will really interfere too much.

matsya

03:31 / 24.03.05

but do you think that these ads will work as jump-cuts, or will they be distractions from the story you're trying to tell?

m.

Ray Fawkes

12:59 / 24.03.05

Hmm...ask me again in a month. I should be better equipped to answer then.

CameronStewart

14:33 / 24.03.05

Nobody likes ads. I wish they weren't there but they are a necessary evil. There were a couple of times in Seaguy when I felt the ad placement wrecked the flow of the story or the page layout, but fortunately it's been corrected for the trade paperback, which is the far more permanent edition.

Bard: One-Man Humaton Hoedown

22:37 / 24.03.05

I think that really underlines one of the big advantages of trades, Cameron. In addition to being often cheaper than buying the collected singles seperatly, the narrative flows without the interruption of ads and the like.

Ray, looked at the interview. The book sounds really cool. Definitly looking forward to it.

matsya

05:47 / 29.03.05

which brings up an interesting question (to me, at least) - and i apologise for threadrot - how reliant are the publishers on the advertising revenue? I can't remember off the top of my head, but Image don't use ads, do they? Or wildstorm?

m.

FinderWolf

15:35 / 12.04.05

this comes out tomorrow!

Spyder Todd 2008

18:39 / 13.04.05

That was pretty cool. I'm definitely interested in what's going to happen next. Yay for creepy squid brain eating things!

Bard: One-Man Humaton Hoedown

01:29 / 14.04.05

Holy shit.

Ray, this is fantastic! I am seriously digging this book. Will definitly continue picking up the singles.

My only complaint is Vertigo's formatting...the bastards stuck a six page look at the Matrix in the middle of the book. Broke up the flow of things more than a touch. I had to suffer through the same thing with the first issue of Zatanna. Now I remember why I generally only buy trades.

Ray Fawkes

20:52 / 14.04.05

Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I think the book just gets better and better with each chapter, too - I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Alex's Grandma

21:21 / 14.04.05

Um Bard, you could always just pull out the Matrix insert, if you wanted.

BGK

21:47 / 14.04.05

I was going to mention this also about the annoying Matrix layout of ads in comics lately. I can't wait for these to just go away. Anyway, as far as this comic is concerned, I just picked it up today - and I like it. Only I think it was a little short, perhaps. It's a simple little story, it seems, not complex like the Morrison stuff I'm used to reading lately... though I'm curious what that strange octopus is up to and just how it will advance the story in issues to come. Great artwork. Very clear. I also like the way the dialogue kind of skips along...

lonely as a cloud...

06:56 / 15.04.05

Definitely adding this to my list. Gorgeous artwork, interesting story & premise - really enjoyed it. Good work, Ray; hope it's the first of many titles for you!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

12:07 / 15.04.05

I WAS going to buy it today, but the bastards made me go to work. I'll definitely try to grab a copy tomorrow.

sleazenation

12:17 / 21.04.05

Picked this up recently and only just got round to reading it... (still haven't got round to readin the Paul Pope Solo book which seems to have gone walkabout)...

Intriguing stuff, but at the moment all we have is oblique hints at Kaley's life and the vicereal horror the cthulonic entity... I'm really wanting to know more about Kaley's life and relationships - why her parents don't seem to like her boyfriend and the identity of the mystery caller her boyfriend deals with, her dad's emotional disengagement... I want more to grab me...

Is there any chance of the origianl piper snow series being published on the internet - it might well be interesting to compare it with the new series - or does it give too much away in terms of plot?

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