Mullholland Books (and Plates!)
The Mulholland Books announcement broke today, and – completely by coincidence! – I have a post up at their site on my research process. Follow the link if you’d like to read my thoughts on Sinking the Titanic.
I’m very excited, very energized by the Mulholland deal, I have to admit. The folks at Mulholland have been nothing less than amazing – seriously and sincerely – and the work on ALPHA, the first book of the new deal, is going well, albeit slowly. More, though, the characters are turning more vibrant in my mind, becoming clearer and clearer with each day, especially Master Sergeant Jonathan “Jad” Bell. This is an especially good thing, as he and I are liable to be spending a lot of time together over the next few years.
For those who’ve read the press release and are wondering why it’s “a former Delta Force operator” instead of, say, “operative” or “agent,” I direct you to Eric L. Haney‘s terrific book, Inside Delta Force.
But ALPHA is still a ways off at this point. Before it drops, I offer you The Last Run, to be released on October 26th. This is a Queen & Country novel, and like all the novels in the series prior, it is a richer experience if you’ve read the comics, but by no means is that required. Like all the novels prior, it stands alone.
And, like all the novels in the series prior, there is a bookplate offer available. The offer works like this:
Buy the book. Make a copy of your receipt of purchase. Mail the copy and a SASE to:
The Last Run c/o Nervous Habit Productions Box #703 1631 Broadway Portland, OR 97232Please use a Number 10 envelope for the SASE!
In return, you will receive a signed and numbered limited edition bookplate, designed specifically for The Last Run. Bookplates are printed on archival, adhesive papers, and signed and numbered in archival ink, for those of you who concern yourself with such things. There will be 1000 bookplates printed. First come, first served.
(For those of you about to ask: yes, I will have bookplates with me for the tour, so no, you don’t have to mail me the receipt. You can just walk over to where I’m sitting, give me the book, watch me sign the book, and then take your bookplate away with you along with the book. You can leave the book if you want to, but that would kind of defeat the purpose of the exercise.)
All well and good, I hear you muttering to your monitors, but maybe this bookplate isn’t all that. Maybe this bookplate is just something Rucka – who is notorious for his inability to draw – has cooked up himself, and if I cast my gaze upon it, I shall lose my vision, perhaps even my sanity. Maybe, you are asking yourself, it’s just not worth it.
Oh, ye of little faith. I give you Steve Rolston for A Gentleman’s Game. I give you Brian Hurrt for Private Wars.
And now, I give you this:
By JH Williams III
Yes.
Beautiful, isn’t it? But then again, it’s JH3, so what else did you expect?
You may now resume your regularly scheduled Columbus Day.
October 11th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Hi Greg,
The bookplate is unbelievably striking. And I can’t wait for THE LAST RUN. Will you be anywhere in the vicinity of Madison, WI on your tour? (And, yes, the vicinity includes Chicago.)
Also, here’s an appreciation of PRIVATE WARS I’ve been encouraged to share with you: http://handthemtype.blogspot.com/2010/04/getting-memo-tuesday-tomes-1.html
Keep up all the great work, sir.
Sincerely,
Jake Smith
Twitter @D-Ops
October 11th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Ooooh. That is really nice. !!!
October 11th, 2010 at 11:22 am
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October 11th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Hi,
I’d like to ask a question about the bookplate offer: is it possible to receive it outside the USA?
If there would be a way to avoid the search for stamps abroad or try to print a label with the USPS system, I’d be happy to pay for every for material handling and shipping.
Thanks in advance.
October 11th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Are International Reply Coupons good too?
October 11th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Look at that …. lizard ~!
October 12th, 2010 at 12:47 am
Bookplate looks awesome. Hopefully you’ll have some left at your MBTB event in Portland.
October 12th, 2010 at 4:12 am
Sweet!! I can’t wait for my order to come in, so I can send off a copy of the receipt.
October 12th, 2010 at 4:52 am
In reference to Lore and Dan – international Reply Coupons were not issued this year, so the only way for us to do this outside the US is to somehow obtain US stamps (which is purposefully difficult), or to send a cheque for the amount of the postage, which is also unlikely to be appropriate.
Such a shame, but I’ll still be buying the book, and worshipping the bookplate from afar…
Alex
October 12th, 2010 at 5:27 am
I sent an International Reply Coupon for the last book plate but as Alex and I have found they were not issued this year.
If Greg and co are willing perhaps a paypal payment would be acceptable? We can still send out SAEs to be matched up with the payment…
-Tom
Really hoping he can get the next plate.
(first run was 250, second 500. With 1000 available this time they’re clearly popular!)
October 12th, 2010 at 5:42 am
I just read your article. Pretty cool. I’m sure there are adventure enthusiasts who would shy away from half the things you’ve done in the name of research. I’m just glad we can benefit, to a small degree, from your experiences by the wonderfully real characters you put on the printed page.
Just like everyone else, I eagerly await your projects, and Alpha sounds like another winner. Congrats, again, on the new project!!
October 12th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Quick update on International Reply Coupons:-
@tomwe Hi tom, just picked up on your Tweets about IRCs (via something that @AlexanderLyons tweeted). IRCs *are* still available, but only..
@tomwe ..from larger @postoffice branches. Hope this info helps, and that you manage to get hold of an IRC. (/cc @AlexanderLyons)
@tomwe Also, FYI, new design International Reply Coupons (IRCs) with an expiry date of 31st December 2011 cost £1.40 each.
October 12th, 2010 at 10:34 am
All right, I’ve been considering how to handle the matter of international sales, etc, and this is what I’ve decided.
If you’re overseas, send me your email address with your copy of the receipt and your snail mail address. DO NOT include an SASE. I’ll calculate the postage and email you, and you can send payment via PayPal.
Does this seems fair to all?
October 12th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Greg, that is more than fair, thank you warmly!
October 12th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
A very welcome solution, thank you for taking the time to work out what’s best. Cheers again! -T
October 12th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
That’s perfect. Thanks a lot!
October 18th, 2010 at 11:01 am
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November 5th, 2010 at 7:58 am
“If you’re overseas, send me your email address with your copy of the receipt and your snail mail address.”
To clarify – do you require overseas readers to contact you by post? Would it be possible to forward (say) an Amazon dispatch email to you? I’d love to get my hands on one of these.
November 16th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Have you gotten around to billing the overseas readers? I sent my receipt more than 2 weeks ago and hadn’t received a the postage cost.
Thanks, have a good day.
November 16th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
International bookplates haven’t been collated yet; we’re waiting to see what else comes in. I suspect we’ll begin sending out the bookplates after Thanksgiving.
November 17th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Am I too late?
I’m in Canada and just got this book through my local comic shop today. I will mail out this week. I’m a “support the lcs” guy. I hope I’m not too late for this one (I have the last two bookplates).
C.
November 30th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I hope there are some book plates left too. I sent out my envelope the day I got the book, but I made a typo on the address and it got returned back to me. I am going to resend it tomorrow but I hope I am not too late.
November 30th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
It’s certainly not too late – we’ve got about a hundred-plus of the plates left; it was a much larger run on the bookplates for this novel than in the past.
International bookplates will be going out this week, as well, for those wondering. I’ll put something up on the blog about that by Friday.
December 1st, 2010 at 9:49 am
Aw Yeah Rucka! Thank you. Mailed last week.
December 17th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Sent mine in a week+ back(from Japan), hope that I’m still in time!
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:55 am
Hmm, wonder if I still have a chance. I’ve been plagued with bad luck the last month and unable to buy the book until next week.
*cross fingers* here’s to hoping lol.
December 24th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Hi,
I just got the bookplate and I’d like to thank Greg and the guys at Nervous Habit Productions!
Have good Halidays!
January 21st, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Received my bookplate earlier in the week, thanks so much! Having not read the first book and not wanting to jump ahead I picked up Gentleman’s Game about a month ago, and, close to the end:
“I have to go now.”
“I have to go.”
…left me totally floored.
Thanks for the stories!
January 24th, 2011 at 4:58 am
while rereading my entire q&c collection (never read it all back-to-back – fantastic), i saw my bookplate for the first novel and thought, “i wonder if rucka did a bookplate for the last run?” and so came here. which brings me to my latest question, “are there any bookplates left?”
thank you, andrew
February 4th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Ack! Damn, thought I’d responded to this. Yes, Andrew, you can still get a bookplate! Just follow the instructions as above!
My apologies for the delay in responding – been struggling with Alpha.
February 8th, 2011 at 11:56 am
thanks greg! i sent it off. loved the book (and whole series).
a
March 19th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
just out of curiosity, how long should it take for people who sent away for a bookplate to get them? I got the book for christmas, and sent my receipt out soon after the new year. I notice that as of Feb. 4th there were still bookplates available, so I’m hoping I can still get one.
March 22nd, 2011 at 7:10 am
Luke – hrm, you should’ve received it by now, which means it was either lost in the mail or was lost on this end. Hang tight another couple days while I do a search and see if I can find out what happened; otherwise, we’ll work out a way to send you a new one.
March 26th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Hi Greg,
I was wondering the same thing as Luke, I sent mine mid-February, I believe.
March 27th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
Thanks so much. I appreciate it tremendously.
April 4th, 2011 at 10:44 am
Greg-
Just got the plate today, which made it a pleasant surprise upon returning from my honeymoon. Thanks so much, and I can’t wait for everything else you have coming down the line.
-Luke
April 16th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Hi Greg,
I also received my plate, thank you so much.
June 12th, 2011 at 11:37 am
I know this is plenty late but are there any book plates left?
Pete
August 5th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Is the plate offer still good? Does it work for the paperback edition?
August 6th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
any bookplates left?
August 8th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
How can I refuse a handle like that? Yes, the bookplate offer is still open. I’ve been slow to respond to the last batch, for which I apologize, but will be sending out more this week. So by all means, submit and I’ll happily send you one.
August 8th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
It is, it does, and please do!
August 9th, 2011 at 8:39 am
Thanks Greg! Gotta LOVE the Sandbaggers. Willie in Cyprus with the Soviet Double Agent counterbalanced with Neil and Laura was classic…
I just sent out the SASE today for the LAst Run bookplate. Do you, by any weird chance, have any remaining bookplates for Genteman’s Game and Private Wars? I do not have receipts for those anymore but can send you scans of the covers if you want to see proof.
As is clear, I am a Sandbaggers nut and have bought every Q&C item you’ve done..
Keep em’ coming…
September 1st, 2011 at 5:46 am
Hi Greg. Any update when you’ll be sending out the next batch of bookplates. I hope you received my SASE on it. Also per my note above, do you have any bookplates from Genteman’s Game and Private Wars left? If so, can you include them in the SASE as well (I can email you scans of the covers if you want to see proof of ownership)? Thanks and I look forward to them!
September 1st, 2011 at 9:17 am
Hey, Paul – yep! I’ll be sending them out to you (and everyone else who’s responded) this coming week!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Greg – Got the bookplates today. Thanks!