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Of course, I have something else out in December…

PHONOGRAM, VOL. 2: THE SINGLES CLUB TP

Written by Kieron Gillen, art and cover by Jamie McKelvie.

The second series of Phonogram separates itself from the frenzied mob of adoring critics just long enough to transform into this handsome collected volume. Seven individual-yet-interconnected stories set in a single night in a single club, each starring a young phonomancer, each exploring a different mystery of music and magic. Includes a cover gallery and ìMaking Ofî extras. We’ve put you on the guest list. Don’t be late. This is one night you’ll never forget. Collects Phonogram: The Singles Club #1-7.

160 pages, $14.99, in stores on Dec. 16.

So that means, yes, the trade should be available for Christmas.

Probably best say a few words on the delays, since there’s some confused information out there. Issue 5 isn’t out yet. It’s not even at the printers, though hopefully will be with them imminently. It’s been held up publisher-side for a few weeks, due to reasons beyond anyone’s control. Which is annoying, but hopefully will be sorted out soon. That means issue 5 will almost certainly be in early October, with the final two issues following before the end of November. Abstractly.

That means a quite short gap between the final issue and the collection. We hope the fact we’ve actually made the final issue something rather special will help mitigate any frustrated retailers. Rather than the usual 6 pages of B-side artists, we’ve crammed in another 4 on top of that. Which means there’s 10 pages of art from Becky Cloonan, Nikki Cook, Andy Bloor and Sean Azzopardi which won’t be in the collection.

As a second point, I’d like to stress the importance of pre-ordering. I explain pre-ordering a bit here, but basically it involves going into your comic shop and asking them to get a copy of the trade for you. They’ll alter their orders appropriately, and image will print more and - basically - we’ll all get paid. Frankly, if the orders of the first issue were in level with the actual initial demand… well, Jamie wouldn’t have had to stop working and we’d have had a good chance of getting this all wrapped up back in Summer instead of stretching into this long autumn.

Anyway - that’s the overview of the situation right now. Just all FYI. Any changes, and we’ll make appropriate announcements. Sorry for the hassle. This is frustrating for everyone.

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“each staring a young phonomancer”
shouldn’t that be “starring” ?
I’d be interested in this but this is the second series and I literally have no idea how I’d go about getting the first one, er, first. Is there an online shop or sommat I can get these at?

TransAmazonia?

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!!!

Great news.

Thanks for the link explaining the pre-ordering stuff. I keep thinking the comics industry is exactly like the book industry … silly me …

Stupid question: if I pre-order off amazon.ca, does that help your pre-order cause in any way at all?

Honestly? I don’t know. I suspect so, but I’ll have to check.

Got this reply from my local comic shop:

I’m afraid we don’t do pre-orders for stock, especially stock that has not yet been solicited. If the volume is due in December it will be put up on our website the weeks it’s due to ship, a few days before hitting the shelves. Ordering this way is the best way to secure a copy, other than coming into the store on the day of the shipment.

*Bangs head on desk*

Gaaah! Why oh why do I live in the Antipodes??? Have you by chance got a spare seat on the Good Ship VERY FRUSTRATING?

So there’s no chance of picking up a signed one at thoughtbubble? I have the first series which I bought at expe in london a bit back.
Want want want.

Not unless there’s time travel involved.

Still at the publishers! I mean, some people worked on their vacation to get this issue done… just saying. *shakes fist at Image*

Do you know which SI back issues are still available through Diamond?

My temporal shift generator should be finised within the week, I’ve already discusesd the matter with the Senator.

Damn, I wish I hadn’t just made that up.

So happy! When my comics shop let me down, I went to my favourite bookstore who pre-ordered the trade for me. Hurrah, surprise Christmas presents for potential Phonogram fans!

Karen: I’ll admit, that was part of our thinking in wanting it out for Christmas.

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