We you could've paid for a copyright, but i totally understand that route leads to massive payout to the copyright holders (Warners) and in this case for an; 'Unofficial and Unauthorised' title, you would've been ripped off in paying for any copyighted material.
I am, however, delighted to report that this doesn't make the book any less comprehensive. There are over 80 cast and crew members who've contributed their memories to Hear the Roar! so it really is the story of ThunderCats as told by the people who made it and I'm pretty confident no book will ever be as definitive!
Fair enough very understood.
Still you really needed a killer cover cos thats what also sells the title though business-wise you understand this right?! What if you paid an artist to independently make a superior one for a second-run/batch printing when that particular time comes? (i got weblinks if you want them?)
Also does your book cover the French version of ThunderCats which was called; "Cosmocats"! Do you also have and researched the Cosmocats book that was available with the french Thundercats/Cosmocats series DVD release? Hope this book of yours has some of that artwork and material cos it was incredible. I've got the PDF file of it (what T-Cats fan hasn't?) if you book even got a mere glance at some of that artwork in HD pictures within this book, its an instant buy for me.
And i know many more ThunderCats fans i can pass this onto as well!
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crichton_david
14 years ago
Hi, as mentioned, unfortunately we simply can't use any copyrighted images (a category which any screen grab/original artwork would fall). Warner have absolute discretion as to who they award licenses, and a guide book wasn't something that interested them.
As such, I'm very pleased that we were able to create a cover that still reflected the series (and, I think, looks really attractive) without breaching copyright.
Many thanks, I hope you decide to buy the book, I really think you won't be disappointed...
Dave
PS. Cosmocats is indeed briefly mentioned alongside the other foreign-language adaptations.
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superturbo4
13 years ago
Well its been close to a year and i finally got the book recently enough!
Browsed through it in Forbidden Planet then brought it. hope to go through it within the days and weeks ahead as it looks informative as you've said. but i've got to admit i wish you had taken some time out to address some issues with the book first though.
As i respect the fact in the pages you sound like you grew up with ThunderCats and got more curious to its production over the years and made the book as a labor of love than it merely just being a project as such for a publisher. As i think the book so far glancing over how you done it, is an incredible achievement in terms of dedication. But the book's design itself was done too much like a 'novel' when in fact you also had a small picture section inbetween the T-Cats guide book itself, when you didn't take the opportunity to practically litter images from the show in either; black & white or colour throughout the pages in certain sections where you could've done so to illustrate a point further moreso etc?
Pictures alone in the middle yet the rest of the book is nothing more than reams of pages to read in broken chapters wasn't a good move though, in terms of production. But like i said though, i've yet to read it entirely all the way throughout yet but i think i'm fair in saying that point stands though. If you ever get the change to redo the book as something much larger and grander in light of the recent new reboot ThunderCats series as well?, i'd hope to see those kind of changes to your possible second edition book's development and structure.
Please take this as constructive criticisms which it is intended and not a rant fest at all, as some others might've done. and yes i'll definitely be reading this ThunderCats book in the days and months ahead and give out a full lengthed review in the future or so.
Hopefully if you do have a second edition lined up though. You'll get brilliant artist to create a far superior ThunderCats themed cover to grab people attention, as its the main thing that makes any person pick a book up vain as it all sounds, sorry but the current cover is something that doesn't help sell the book as it stands right now.
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superturbo4
13 years ago
P.S. Much respect to you on how you handled the Steve Perry section and covered his contributions to the ThunderCats series overall.
Nice to see that you gave him and the other writers their due with a section given to them and how they wrote for the series and developed it!
Well done.
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