New 'Tales' Kickstarter meets goal

From Bobby's Substack.

Last year's Kickstarter campaign for the first Tales of Illuminatus comic book was an exciting affair featuring a struggle to meet the goal. (Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing fundraising site, if you don't meet the goal, the campaign fails.)

This year Bobby Campbell set a more modest goal for this year's planned second issue, $777, and it has already been met! As I write, late Thursday morning, $871 has been pledged. (I turned in my pledge Tuesday, shortly after spotting Bobby's campaign announcement on Substack and social media).

Of course, as many orders are possible are still desirable. Let's support the project! But congratulations to Bobby for meeting the goal so quickly. Much of that has to be people who bought the first comic book and were happy with what they got for their money.

'Tales of Illuminatus #2' Kickstarter launches

 

The Kickstarter has begun for Tales of Illuminatus #2, the new comic book adaptation for Illuminatus! Here is the announcement from Bobby Campbell.  And also here is the Kickstarter page for the project.

"A CAVALCADE OF NEW CHARACTERS JOIN THE CAST! Simon Moon, Mary Lou Servix, Hagbard Celine, F.U.C.K.U.P., Harry Coin, John Dillinger, Dutch Schulz, Dr. Charles Mocenigo, Robert Pearson, Fission Chips, and so many more!" Bobby writes.

"We are running an extended Kickstarter campaign this time around, running from April 1st through May 31st, and will take late orders up until we go to press...

"TOI #2 will go to press in Summer 2025, and begin shipping world wide immediately thereafter, with digital editions sent out that same day :)))

"Our goal is to ship in Early Summer, Mid Summer is probably more likely, and Late Summer is the worst case scenario."

Please visit the links for more information. 

Recommendation for edition of 'Ulysses'

 

Aaron Gwyn on X: "The Gabler ULYSSES was the first edition I read. It’s not my favorite, though. When I taught an undergraduate ULYSSES seminar a few years back, I used the 1934/1961 Corrected Text that Modern Library puts out. This is the edition I recommend."

Many of the people who read this blog are big Joyce fans; is there a consensus on this?