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Seven
Jul 14, 2012 18:25:41 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 14, 2012 18:25:41 GMT -5
Yeah. That's right. I forgot. I get no response whenever I offer to donate money to the blog. If I write about anything else, I get a response. Defiant1
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Seven
Jul 17, 2012 20:57:47 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Jul 17, 2012 20:57:47 GMT -5
Looks like the books are finally shipping. JayJay posted on the VCS forum that she's on the way to the post office.
Hope to have my copy in a couple of days now.
Yay!
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Seven
Jul 18, 2012 3:21:04 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 18, 2012 3:21:04 GMT -5
Looks like the books are finally shipping. JayJay posted on the VCS forum that she's on the way to the post office. Hope to have my copy in a couple of days now. Yay! I'll believe it when i see it. Defiant1
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Seven
Jul 23, 2012 15:14:58 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Jul 23, 2012 15:14:58 GMT -5
Something "comic-shaped" arrived at my house today. Won't get to open the package until after I get home from work.
Waiting on the other shoe to drop now.
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Seven
Jul 23, 2012 22:23:50 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 23, 2012 22:23:50 GMT -5
Still nothing on my end.
Defiant1
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Seven
Jul 23, 2012 22:44:20 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Jul 23, 2012 22:44:20 GMT -5
Okay. Got home from work. Ate dinner. Sat down and opened up the package.
Issue #1 signed with COA. Printed out copy of Issue #2 (also signed). CD.
Now that it's all finally in my hands, I'm extremely happy to have ordered it.
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Seven
Jul 24, 2012 4:16:32 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 24, 2012 4:16:32 GMT -5
Okay. Got home from work. Ate dinner. Sat down and opened up the package. Issue #1 signed with COA. Printed out copy of Issue #2 (also signed). CD. Now that it's all finally in my hands, I'm extremely happy to have ordered it. Still nothing on my end. Defiant1
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Seven
Jul 24, 2012 15:57:25 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Jul 24, 2012 15:57:25 GMT -5
Sorry.
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Seven
Jul 24, 2012 20:13:25 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 24, 2012 20:13:25 GMT -5
Sorry. I'm mainly waiting to see if VK gets his. My extra copy will be given away at that point. I'm making sure I keep my word to him first. Defiant1
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Seven
Jul 28, 2012 12:07:24 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Jul 28, 2012 12:07:24 GMT -5
Wrote JayJay again but got no response.
Defiant1
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Seven
Aug 5, 2012 14:39:58 GMT -5
Post by vikingspawn on Aug 5, 2012 14:39:58 GMT -5
I posted about missing the issue 2 printouts from the package. Nothin yet.
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Seven
Aug 5, 2012 15:07:35 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Aug 5, 2012 15:07:35 GMT -5
Yes. The board is dead silent now that the book has been sent out.
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Seven
Aug 5, 2012 17:02:34 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Aug 5, 2012 17:02:34 GMT -5
Yes. The board is dead silent now that the book has been sent out. I wrote VK to see if he got the book. He did not reply. I need to double check to that I sent the email to his correct email address (without any typos). I copied the message to Ryan. Ryan did reply but had no status info. He said his truck was stolen. I don't know if he mentioned that to try and justify me being ripped off , but I'm responsible for how I deal with my problems and he's responsible for how he deals with his. In my opinion, wrong is wrong. I'm not more tolerant of getting shortchanged because he made decisions that put him in a bad situation. I'd like for the people involved to quit making excuses and just set up a definitive timetable of when they expect things to be right. At this point, I don't care what the reasons are. I paid for VK's copy and I paid for the extras on both his and mine. I expect to receive them. Bad things have happened to both Ryan and JayJay. My only question is whether their word is good and whether they can be trusted to keep their end of the agreement. If not, I have a good memory and I'll remember this going forward. I am patient. I am forgiving. I've waited about 2 years for this transaction to be completed. The delay has been forgiven. I have been patient through the entire ebb & flow of information. I had a friend that "lost" the Daring Comics press pack that I loaned him to write a magazine article. I was patient and tolerant for about two years. When he moved from his one room in a small house and still could not produce it, I basically told him to go "F" himself. We were good friends, but my patience came to an end. He was a bit baffled by my immediate attitude change, but my patience should never be mistaken for acceptance of a situation. I'm not pleased that VK has been without the comic for this long. I am working off the assumption that he will tell me when he receives it. I'm really more angry about that rather than the fact I have not received the extras. I paid for the comic and it is a reflection of my word and integrity if I tell VK I bought him a copy yet he never receives it. Defiant1
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Seven
Aug 7, 2012 21:34:13 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Aug 7, 2012 21:34:13 GMT -5
VK didn't directly answer my question, but he did imply he's still waiting for his copy. He cited band issue for keeping him distracted and away from the messageboards.
Defiant1
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Seven
Aug 26, 2012 21:52:50 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Aug 26, 2012 21:52:50 GMT -5
Still nothing. Not even an email reply.
Defiant1
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Seven
Aug 27, 2012 13:58:44 GMT -5
Post by gowaltrip on Aug 27, 2012 13:58:44 GMT -5
Still nothing. Not even an email reply. Defiant1 I don't know exactly what has been going on but from the looks of it, it has all the appearances of being a nightmare of a fan project.
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Seven
Aug 27, 2012 16:56:20 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Aug 27, 2012 16:56:20 GMT -5
I can't really advise anyone to participate in their projects. I hate to say that, but it's really how I feel in retrospect.
Defiant1
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Seven
Nov 10, 2012 15:44:21 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Nov 10, 2012 15:44:21 GMT -5
Never got the extras. I've seen other say they got nothing. JayJay has not responded to emails (both before and after Hurricane Sandy). I saw that she had posted a post-Sandy Tweet on Twitter. At least she's okay. Overall though, the handling of the Seven project is entirely disappointing.
Defiant1
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Seven
Nov 12, 2012 22:42:49 GMT -5
Post by vikingspawn on Nov 12, 2012 22:42:49 GMT -5
I'm still missing the issue 2 color printouts too and just have the CD and the signed comic. Can't remember what other extras were supposed to be included in the set. The VCS site is still a ghost town even with the VEI comics out there.
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Seven
Nov 12, 2012 23:14:30 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Nov 12, 2012 23:14:30 GMT -5
I didn't get anything extra at all, so I can't tell you.
Defiant1
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Seven
Nov 20, 2012 21:49:42 GMT -5
Post by vikingspawn on Nov 20, 2012 21:49:42 GMT -5
I can burn a cd copy if you need one. The cd just has issue 2 in there and a weblink that looks like it opens up an animated part of the sevensuperheroes website. It looks like it has some moving flash animation for the character profiles that's different from the regular site. I was curious what fans would say about the artwork to issue #2 but nobody has said anything on the old 7 vcs thread. That art reminded me of the Doctor Solar issues of Dark horse with the heavy inking that had.
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Seven
Nov 21, 2012 0:43:42 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Nov 21, 2012 0:43:42 GMT -5
I can burn a cd copy if you need one. The cd just has issue 2 in there and a weblink that looks like it opens up an animated part of the sevensuperheroes website. It looks like it has some moving flash animation for the character profiles that's different from the regular site. I was curious what fans would say about the artwork to issue #2 but nobody has said anything on the old 7 vcs thread. That art reminded me of the Doctor Solar issues of Dark horse with the heavy inking that had. Don't worry about it. My gripe has more to do with the principle of it. I sent out a 2nd payment to get the extras. The least they could do is refund the money. I've really lost confidence in Jim and JayJay over this and the way the blog ended. They'll have to do something a lot more creative for me to support anything now. I don't think it matters, Jim isn't doing anything anyway. Last I knew, JayJay was going to do work for Papercutz. I haven't looked to see if she's credited on anything yet. Papercutz licensed the "Tales From the Crypt" title and I feel it is an insult to the EC series. I have no interest in supporting them. I've just become jaded towards anything new now. I was told that someone posted on the VCS site that they hadn't received Seven either. That might be why nobody has mentioned the link. Defiant1
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Seven
Nov 23, 2012 22:57:25 GMT -5
Post by vikingspawn on Nov 23, 2012 22:57:25 GMT -5
I was at the shop earlier and noticed a row of these glossy looking Tales From The Crypt comics on their horror racks. They looked too new to be originals and looked like they were comic sized reprints. I shoulda looked closer to see what else Papercuts publishes in their ads.
That Seven project was pretty obnoxious with the 3 year wait and their rush call to send in money only to make buyers wait another 6 months for incomplete packages. That really sucks you also paid more for the extras and still received nothing. I'd be embarrassed to take people's money and send nothing after all this time. It would be a waste of typing to bring up the Unity 2000 project over there. I thought the downtime of the Shooter blog meant he had something brewing with those IBM futurists and Cory Doctorrow or something.
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Seven
Nov 24, 2012 0:09:22 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Nov 24, 2012 0:09:22 GMT -5
I was at the shop earlier and noticed a row of these glossy looking Tales From The Crypt comics on their horror racks. They looked too new to be originals and looked like they were comic sized reprints. I shoulda looked closer to see what else Papercuts publishes in their ads. That Seven project was pretty obnoxious with the 3 year wait and their rush call to send in money only to make buyers wait another 6 months for incomplete packages. That really sucks you also paid more for the extras and still received nothing. I'd be embarrassed to take people's money and send nothing after all this time. It would be a waste of typing to bring up the Unity 2000 project over there. I thought the downtime of the Shooter blog meant he had something brewing with those IBM futurists and Cory Doctorrow or something. I felt as though it was a business proposal. I also felt it was aimed at anyone with money, not necessarily the Cory clan. I think it would be foolish to publish Unity 2000 and risk a lawsuit. I would not approve of such a project if I was Valiant or the new owners of the Classic Media rights. It baffles me. Defiant1
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Seven
Nov 30, 2012 11:44:22 GMT -5
Post by VaultKeeper on Nov 30, 2012 11:44:22 GMT -5
I've yet to get my copy. Last I heard was from JJ last Spring or so.
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Seven
Nov 30, 2012 16:59:26 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Nov 30, 2012 16:59:26 GMT -5
Why did she post pictures of herself packaging up the stuff if they weren't going to get it? She was logged into the VCS site a couple of weeks ago but didn't post anything. Ryan has disappeared also, but I've made no effort to contact him anymore.
Defiant1
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Seven
Dec 1, 2012 13:28:15 GMT -5
Post by VaultKeeper on Dec 1, 2012 13:28:15 GMT -5
I know I disappeared from everything but Facebook over the Summer. I recently logged into the VCS forum, and it seemed kinda dead there.
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Seven
Dec 1, 2012 17:39:32 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Dec 1, 2012 17:39:32 GMT -5
Are you doing well?
Defiant1
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Seven
Feb 13, 2013 0:28:20 GMT -5
Post by Andrew R on Feb 13, 2013 0:28:20 GMT -5
On a side note, Jay Jay Jackson just friended me on Facebook.
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Seven
Feb 13, 2013 21:46:40 GMT -5
Post by Defiant1 on Feb 13, 2013 21:46:40 GMT -5
On a side note, Jay Jay Jackson just friended me on Facebook. Todd Luck asked about Seven on Jim's last blog post. No answer. The only people who friended me on Facebook are people who discovered me early or by accident. If someone I know in person asks me to add them now, I tell them I only add people I don't know. That's not entirely true, but it's pretty close. There are hundreds of people that I'd love to see in person or chat with, but the whole Facebook connection makes me cringe. I feel like I know too much about JayJay at this point. It's unlikely we'll ever meet, but we've been in touch in one form or another since 1994. Defiant1
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