{"id":3778,"date":"2025-09-06T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2025-09-07T10:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T14:33:52","slug":"mail-call-for-9-6-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/unbagged\/2025\/09\/06\/mail-call-for-9-6-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Call For 9.6.25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Under normal circumstances, a Mail Call is a happy occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this time…well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good Omens: The Official (And Ineffable) Graphic Novel<\/em>
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Good Omens: The Official (And Ineffable) Graphic Novel<\/em>
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The graphic novel’s spine inside the slipcover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yeah, so, I backed this a long time ago, back before certain things were known about one of the authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes I can separate the art from the artist. Sometimes I can’t. This is a case where I really<\/em> can’t, and it’s taken the joy out of so many works that once brought me so much happiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, he wasn’t the only or most important person involved, and it’s a work that – particularly in this case with the work done by Colleen Doran – feels less like it’s his than any of the rest of his collaborative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I will try to celebrate the work of Doran and Pratchett, even through the sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, here’s what else there is to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The jacket is reversible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rachael Stott dust jacket cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Colleen Doran regular cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, there were goodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Again, while the monstrous actions of one of the people involved casts a pall on the work, it does not overshadow the works of the others who made it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, it does not take anything away from the brilliant and beautiful work of Colleen Doran for whom this was very clearly a labor of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In any case, there is always something making its way to my doorstep, so check back soon for another – happier – Mail Call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born and raised in the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jon Maki developed an enduring love for comics at an early age.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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