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Post by C. on Jun 23, 2012 10:53:00 GMT -5
The Dear Stranger letter is actually present on the Gatefold Publicity Schedule, so I have no idea if it will be included along with the book.
The pen is also interesting in another way. I did not take a picture of that side (don't know why), but on the other side it has the black figure and an octopus suspended in water that moves back and forth when you turn the pen.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 23, 2012 10:55:19 GMT -5
Good point about the Chapter Two's draft vs. final illustration. It seems we're really getting Seth's first copies, then, rather than some digitized alternative (as I privately suspected we were).
Also, note the symmetry in the Ink Inc. banner, including the fact its headquarters is shaped in the form of an ink bottle. Except for the lighting, the surrounding buildings are exactly the same on each side.
Edit: That's a very high-tech pen. Is the ink actually dark? I didn't think they'd go through the trouble, but if they can put a miniature octopus in it, why not?
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Post by Dante on Jun 23, 2012 10:58:17 GMT -5
The Dear Stranger letter is actually present on the Gatefold Publicity Schedule, so I have no idea if it will be included along with the book. What's on the back of the booklet with Chapter One and Chapter Two in it?
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Post by Antenora on Jun 23, 2012 11:06:02 GMT -5
Just so you know, Cybermystery, you pasted a couple of URLs twice (the first two in your post). Were there other pictures you meant to include? Also, where does that list of five questions come from? I also notice that they all use different WH-words like the e-mails did, except instead of "how" there's a yes/no question instead. Edit: That's a very high-tech pen. Is the ink actually dark? I didn't think they'd go through the trouble, but if they can put a miniature octopus in it, why not? Pens with little internal sliding things like that are fairly common, I think. I used to have one (from a museum) containing a tiny T. rex. But the question is... does it contain real octopus ink?
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Post by C. on Jun 23, 2012 11:43:51 GMT -5
The Dear Stranger letter is actually present on the Gatefold Publicity Schedule, so I have no idea if it will be included along with the book. What's on the back of the booklet with Chapter One and Chapter Two in it? I'll get a picture of that later. The back of the booklet is fully blue. In the top left corner is the moon with the falling man. Written on the back: "In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read, the first two chapters of which should not be included here but are. The complete book, with two-color illustrations by Seth will be published on October 23, 2012. It then has the ISBN stuff and the LemonySnicketLibrary.com logo which leads to the main site. Its meant to be the bookstore/library geared site or something.
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Post by Dante on Jun 23, 2012 11:52:28 GMT -5
Ah, that reminds me. So the final book really will have blue in its illustrations? That's a first.
I dare say that that placeholder synopsis will be replaced with something more interesting in the end, since to a certain extent they're already keeping up the "Dear Reader" tradition... I hope so, anyway.
LemonySnicketLibrary.com does indeed redirect to LSATWQ at the moment, but it's evidently one to watch.
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Post by C. on Jun 23, 2012 11:56:29 GMT -5
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Post by C. on Jun 23, 2012 11:59:46 GMT -5
Calendar Quotes:
May 2012 - "The darkest things are written with our ink." June 2012 - "Make all your marks permanent." July 2012 - "The darkest ink, fetched from the drink." August 2012 - "For writing that matters, and other matters." September 2012 - "Extracted locally, shipped globally." October 2012 - "The art of darkness brought to light." November 2012 - "Scrub and scrub but our stains won't fade." December 2012 - "Used by secret organizations worldwide."
The colors go from the purple to a lightish purple grey.
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Post by Antenora on Jun 23, 2012 12:08:46 GMT -5
Looks like a really well-designed artifact; I can't wait to get my own! (Should be sometime next week as it shipped yesterday.)
Does the calendar have the same picture every month?
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Post by Dante on Jun 23, 2012 12:11:04 GMT -5
At this point Ink Inc. looks so evil that it's actually too obvious and they're probably not villainous at all, except in maybe a Sir-ish sort of way. Used by secret organisations worldwide, eh? No wonder V.F.D.'s keeping an eye. "Lodging With Amenities" - The Lost Arms certainly boasts all mod cons. The publicity schedule, though - that's very interesting. Preview/review copies out as early as August - they're really doing their best to make sure anyone who can recommend it will, although again this does get me very worried about spoilers two months before publication. If there is a problem, then I suppose that'll inform future promotional campaigns, at least.
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Post by C. on Jun 23, 2012 12:21:36 GMT -5
Looks like a really well-designed artifact; I can't wait to get my own! (Should be sometime next week as it shipped yesterday.) Does the calendar have the same picture every month? Every month looks the same as May 2012 does. The Ink Inc. is cardboard with a slot that the calendar goes into. At this point Ink Inc. looks so evil that it's actually too obvious and they're probably not villainous at all, except in maybe a Sir-ish sort of way. Used by secret organisations worldwide, eh? No wonder V.F.D.'s keeping an eye. "Lodging With Amenities" - The Lost Arms certainly boasts all mod cons. The publicity schedule, though - that's very interesting. Preview/review copies out as early as August - they're really doing their best to make sure anyone who can recommend it will, although again this does get me very worried about spoilers two months before publication. If there is a problem, then I suppose that'll inform future promotional campaigns, at least. I'm currently working at a library and hopefully we'll get these promotional materials and advance books so I can take advantage of those opportunities! The darkest ink fetched from the drink does seem to point towards a root beer float possibly....
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Post by Dante on Jun 23, 2012 13:39:50 GMT -5
Again, I'd be cautious about over-reading an ordinary colloquialism for the sea. What interests me more is "Used by secret organizations worldwide"; does this inform "Where has all the ink gone?"? If the ink vanishes, is it V.F.D. which suffers as well?
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Post by B. on Jun 23, 2012 13:43:14 GMT -5
Wow! Thank-you very much for uploading all this.
It’s interesting to note that “Stain’d-by-the-Sea” has hyphens instead of spaces- something they haven’t used before in the first two chapters we’ve seen.
It is nice to see a back cover letter again, with the “Dear Stranger” being a parallel to “Dear Reader” however as mentioned one can’t really tell if this is only because it is promotional. One thing I don’t like though is the writing at the top saying “After selling 60 million copies” but whether this will be absent in the final back cover is unknown.
We can only assume the “What is the item everyone is looking for?” is referring to the statue seen in the first promotional image. “What is on the other side of the door?” is an interesting question to think about, too.
It’s also cool to see the octopus, and the bar of soap in a cardboard box (again with the hyphens between Stain’d by the Sea). From this can we assume that The Lost Arms, as well as being a pub, has some kind of inn attached to it?
The business card has also changed from the red one with eyes we see in TBL, and the case containing “All the right answers to all the wrong questions” is very similar to the design on the website.
“The darkest things are written with our ink” there’s two meanings to this- literally dark and also that it is used for detailing sinister things. I, like Dante, am also beginning to believe Ink.Inc is an evil organisation.
So they’re mailing the complete book to libraries and booksellers in August? The marketing scheme looks very exciting. Also the picture on the paper- is it printed on or some kind of bookmark?
“Two colour illustrations” then confirms the black, blue and white (isn’t that three?) colours. There’s a lot of emphasis on LSATWQ.com in this pack, are opening the website soon or just trying to reel in more people to sign up for Snicketmail?
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Post by Dante on Jun 23, 2012 13:52:00 GMT -5
It’s interesting to note that “Stain’d-by-the-Sea” has hyphens instead of spaces- something they haven’t used before in the first two chapters we’ve seen. Actually, the town's name wasn't in Chapter One but used hyphens throughout Chapter Two; the version with spaces is only seen in a single synopsis on a random website. I am completely confident that that's just a marketing device limited to this particular gimmick and it won't be on the actual back cover. This is a purely promotional device; if you want a sign that things are looking good for the real thing taking itself seriously, just look at the absence of critical quotations or similar plugs on the front cover, for instance. I think that's a poster or tall banner. I wouldn't be surprised if the ones at ComicCon are similar. White doesn't count because it's the colour of the page, so it's just black and blue. Like a bruise. As for LSATWQ, everything has to have a website and LSATWQ is all they've got, even if they aren't doing much with it yet.
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Post by Antenora on Jun 23, 2012 14:08:42 GMT -5
November 2012 - "Scrub and scrub but our stains won't fade." This one seems relevant to the presence of soap in the case-- maybe soap failing to erase ink stains (such as from a jacket?) will be a plot point.
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