jock123 Moderator
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#8 · Posted: 30 Jun 2004 12:20
I’d repeat that there is probably a potential book there, not anything ready to go, off-the-shelf. If you are not yourself a publisher already, with the facilities and reputation to carry off such an undertaking, then I doubt that you would be entertained.
You would have to go through the process of getting permissions, which would no doubt involve Moulinsart, the Fondation, Mme. Rodwell, and possibly the estate of Bob de Moor.
Following that there would be the collating of the information, which may comprise notes, sketches, roughs, pencils etc. These would then need to be edited (and translated), and all the material no doubt approved by the above people. Remember that this would have to be done in Brussels (without besmirching your reputation, Rik, if Michael Farr had to go and sit in the archives to do his book, I doubt that the likes of you or I would get sent a jiffy-bag of material to sort through - you’d have to be on site).
A book would need to be designed to accommodate the material, and then reproductions of the artwork etc. prepared for it, and type-set.
After which no doubt lengthy period of time, it would be only a matter of getting film run, presses set, books printed, marketing it, etc. etc. etc.
Can’t really see it getting off the ground as a home project, myself…
If it is feasible, and can be done, then Casterman and the big boys will undoubtedly do it at some point...
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