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Pickle 11: The Lost Issue
Hi, I'm Michel Vrana, book designer and reformed comics publisher.
Under the banner of Black Eye Productions, I had the honour and pleasure of publishing such notable cartoonists as Nick Craine (Dance Me Outside), Jay Stephens (The Land of Nod, Atomic City Tales), Jason Lutes (Jar of Fools, Berlin), Tom Hart (The Sands), Jeremy Eaton (World of Trouble), Matt Madden (Black Candy), James Kochalka (Quit Your Job), Ed Brubaker (Lowlife), Brian Biggs (Dear Julia) and of course New Zealand's Dylan Horrocks (Pickle, Hicksville).
From 1992–1997 I published issues 1–10 of Dylan Horrocks’ comic Pickle. In 1998 the graphic novel Hicksville collected the main storyline from Pickle Issues 1–10, as well as the unpublished issue 11.
Lost and found
In November of 2018, Dylan posted on his Facebook page a photo of the cover proof to the unpublished Pickle 11. Around that time, I was also going through my Black Eye archives and future proofing files for posterity. But sadly, the unpublished issue #11 hadn't been saved.
(The colour proof to the front and back covers of Pickle 11, from 1997)
Thankfully, Dylan had digital scans of all the original artwork! And between that, the proof, and my archives of previous covers, we had all the material to rebuild that lost issue. Dylan and I agreed that it would be a fun project to restore and publish Pickle 11 for fans of the original series.
Fire up the press!
Coming in May, 2019, Pickle 11 will retain the unpublished original final page of the ‘Hicksville’ story! 'The Lost Issue' will sit perfectly alongside your collection of Pickle issues 1–10.
And the best news... We’re ready to go. Printer chosen, files ready, logistics solved.
Preorder your copy of Pickle #11 now!
(the reconstructed Pickle 11 front and back covers)
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One physical copy of Pickle 11 including S&H Worldwide.
One digital copy of Pickle 11 along with one physical copy, including S&H Worldwide.
One signed copy of Pickle 11, along with one digital copy, including S&H Worldwide. (Ships from New Zealand)
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See all activity65The second Black Eye Books project is off to an excellent start! Almost 90% of our goal reached! If you’re a fan of Jay Stephens, check out DEJECTS, a 136 page full-colour collection of hitherto uncollected strips and stories, with a portion of proceeds going to Mental Health Research Canada. Fnd.us/getdejects
Oops! Well, looks like I got mixed up on the Mailchimp import. If you'd like to continue seeing news about Black Eye Books, you can sign-up here: https://mailchi.mp/90b0d999cca2/blacklist Cheers, Michel
Please sign up for The Black List at the link below. There are some exciting new projects coming up that I'd love for you to know about!
Thanks for your patience,
Michel
Oops! Well, looks like I got mixed up on the Mailchimp import. If you'd like to continue seeing news about Black Eye Books, you can sign-up here: https://mailchi.mp/90b0d999cca2/blacklist Cheers, Michel
Hello all! I want to keep you updated on what's happening with Black Eye Books. I've migrated to Mailchimp and added you all to the Black Eye Books newsletter, The Black List. As a thanks for supporting Pickle and being on the list, you'll receive a link to download the Reactor Girl Mini comics archive. And while I don't want to see you go, you can unsubscribe anytime! Thanks! Michel
International orders and signed copies are sent! Dylan was a superstar and sent them all out shortly after receiving his copies yesterday. That's a wrap, people! Thank you to everyone for your support. If you have any friends that are looking for Pickle 11, Dylan has a few copies that will be available directly from him at Hicksville Comics. http://hicksvillecomics.com And follow me on instagram for more about the past, present, and future of Black Eye Books projects. http://instagram.com/blackeyebooks Cheers, Michel

A quick update! • US and Canadian orders went out on Tuesday! • Toronto copies to be picked up at the Beguiling were dropped off yesterday. • A digital download link was emailed out yesterday for those who selected that option • International orders, and copies to sign, are off to Dylan in NZ this week Follow instagram.com/blackeyebooks for the past, present and future of the press!
It's here, and it's beautiful! Rapido Books in Montreal did an amazing job. From a production standpoint, this is easily the best issue of Pickle ever. US and Canadian orders are going to the post office today. International orders, and signed copies are off to New Zealand this week. Once Dylan receives those copies, I'll post another update. Digital copies will be going out later this week. Thanks again for supporting Pickle 11. Follow blackeyebooks on Instagram for updates about another publishing project later in 2019! Michel

Pickle 11 is off to press! On June 3, I'll be picking up the copies from the printer, and mailing out all the North-American orders (and dropping off copies at The Beguiling for those of you who chose the pick-up option). International orders and copies for signatures will be sent down to Dylan in New Zealand (can you believe it's $10 CDN to post a comic internationally from Canada vs. $4 in NZ?) and then mailed out shortly afterwards. PDF versions will be sent out on June 3 to those of you who requested the electronic copy as well! Thank you everyone for your support of this special project, we couldn't have done it without you!

Exciting news, everyone! Dylan has unearthed notes for an unfinished strip from the 90s, and is in the process of drawing it now for inclusion in Pickle 11. It means a short delay in printing, but worth it for some additional new (old) content! Copies should still be shipping out by the end of May for those of you who ordered the $10 and $12.50 tiers, and available at the Beguiling for those of you who chose the pick-up option. If you ordered your copy signed, your copy will travel first to New Zealand for Dylan to sign and then mail out from there, in June. In the meantime, I'm prepping mailing labels and envelopes so that everything ships as soon as I get the copies from the printer! Finally, those of you who ordered signed copies and digital copies, keep your eyes open for a quick email from me with a couple of questions for you. Michel

We're off to press next week with Pickle 11: The Lost Issue. Let any of your 90s NZ comix aficionado friends know that there's still time to sneak in their order. The system will take orders until we've printed.





Thanks so much to Kurt Busiek for spreading the word on twitter! https://twitter.com/KurtBusiek/status/1104521982350057472 And to Adrian Kinnaird at 'From Earth's End – A New Zealand Comics Blog' for his post! http://fromearthsend.blogspot.com/2019/03/pickle-11-lost-issue-available-at-last.html


Exciting news for Torontonians (and visitors to Toronto). You can now arrange to pick up your copy of Pickle 11 at the celebrated comic shop The Beguiling. You'll be notified via email when your copy is available! We will be working hard to get copies there before TCAF weekend (May 11 & 12).
Thanks to Marc Arsenault at Wow Cool and Bryan Munn at Sequential Pulp for their posts about Pickle 11! https://wowcool.com/preorder-dylan-horrocks-pickle-11-the-lost-issue/ http://sequentialpulp.ca/long-lost-final-issue-of-dylan-horrocks-pickle-comic-book-heads-to-print/
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One physical copy of Pickle 11 including S&H Worldwide.
One digital copy of Pickle 11 along with one physical copy, including S&H Worldwide.
One signed copy of Pickle 11, along with one digital copy, including S&H Worldwide. (Ships from New Zealand)
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