CF: What's the deal

[mikesheawright]

Sept 21, 2021 21:46:53 GMT timbecile said:

Years ago, I went to see CF perform a white noise/ring modulator type concert at the now defunct Family Books, great show.
The next morning on the way to work, I was playing a CD I purchased at the gig in my car. I was thinking, "Wow, this is pretty intense."
It took me a few minutes to realize at least some of the ambient rumbling was because I had a flat tire. The tire was so bald that some of the silver cord piles had perforated the sides.
Luckily there was a repair shop nearby, but I was late for my job...
So, "fuck all careerists" in action!

This is cracking me up.

I love the bit he wrote at the beginning of Powr Mastrs 3 "i see you people try to bite my work - dissapointing - follow your own star!"

[kevinh]

I bought a page from Powr Masters 1 and it came in the mail, just a piece of paper in an envelope. It arrived pristine and perfect.

[mikesheawright]

Oct 4, 2021 16:27:41 GMT kevinh said:

I bought a page from Powr Masters 1 and it came in the mail, just a piece of paper in an envelope. It arrived pristine and perfect.

whaaaaat did you just ask him directly? how'd you get it?

[papersnail]

This tie-dyed sweatshirt with CF artwork looks great but I sure can't be spending $150 on a sweatshirt..



namufuture.com/

[papersnail]

Anyone (other than christopherdale) get their Eye Check scroll yet?

[kevinfong]

Rejoice

[thebeautifulpuffin]

^ Excellent news!

Reminds me, though - Remember when it was announced, back in 2016, that Fanta were going to be putting out both Powr Mastrs: Book 4 and a reprint of Book 1? Was there ever any official word or rumor mill talk of what happened there?

[BubblesZine]

Feb 14, 2022 2:49:38 GMT kevinfong said:

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Rejoice

yay excited to read it

[papersnail]

Feb 14, 2022 8:41:54 GMT thebeautifulpuffin said:

^ Excellent news!

Reminds me, though - Remember when it was announced, back in 2016, that Fanta were going to be putting out both Powr Mastrs: Book 4 and a reprint of Book 1? Was there ever any official word or rumor mill talk of what happened there?

I haven't seen/heard any updates since 2018. Fantagraphics have been pretty quiet aside from telling people they don't have any updates to give. I asked them about an Amazon listing a few years ago and they said it was just Amazon aggregating old info. 

It was originally supposed to be December 2015, they assigned an ISBN (which is probably where all the various "listings" across the net come from) and had it advertised in a catalogue, 112 pages, 32 color, even shared a few pages (though those same two pages are also printed in the 2014 Ashcan Preview zine, so nothing "new") and mentioned a digital ARC for reviewers. My guess has always been that it just wasn't finished in time and kept getting delayed.

This does give me some hope for Powr Mastrs 4 and Warm Genetics House... 

[BubblesZine]

Got my comic in the mail today!

[yeahokwow]

Yeah, got mine yesterday! It’s real! Lol

[papersnail]

I wasn't expecting it to be such a long scroll. This is a real fatty! Very glad it's real.

[daisyjaberi]

I've been an admirer and collector of CF's work for a long time, and I don't really find it very readable, just super pretty to look at and enjoy the craft and uniqueness of what they accomplish with pencil on a page.  POWR MASTRS wasn't ever something I could pick up and follow, but it's uniqueness and pleasant simplicity of the figures really drew me in.  I miss free-cf.com, wish CF was still putting out work like they did then, it was fun to check out and buy those little zines.  I sort of trailed off my desire to get all the CF books after that site went down, although I do wish I had gotten a copy of Relay.  

I feel like CF, ben jones, along with santoro were the underground doods that made a huge impression on so many creators.  I love so many artists that were obviously inspired by them.  FREE CF!!!

O also, the first time I ever heard of CF wasn't through comics, but his band "Kites" which my girlfriend at SFState had in their cd collection in 2004.  

edit- o no now I see free-cf is now 333cf.org
damnit I dont have money for more comics!!!

[daisyjaberi]

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but this is the most in depth ive ever heard from CF, and it really gave me some insight to their process.

I have a zine preview of POWR MASTRS (4?? or 3??) i believe.  If I remember correctly, it had an orange cover, was xeroxed, and around 20 pgs- does anyone else have this?  I'm currently living away from my collection, but I look forward to pulling out the old CF zines and posting them that I have- as well as the old reciept printer comics that were released years back <3

[daisyjaberi]

Feb 14, 2022 13:56:04 GMT papersnail said:

Feb 14, 2022 8:41:54 GMT thebeautifulpuffin said:

^ Excellent news!

Reminds me, though - Remember when it was announced, back in 2016, that Fanta were going to be putting out both Powr Mastrs: Book 4 and a reprint of Book 1? Was there ever any official word or rumor mill talk of what happened there?

I haven't seen/heard any updates since 2018. Fantagraphics have been pretty quiet aside from telling people they don't have any updates to give. I asked them about an Amazon listing a few years ago and they said it was just Amazon aggregating old info. 

It was originally supposed to be December 2015, they assigned an ISBN (which is probably where all the various "listings" across the net come from) and had it advertised in a catalogue, 112 pages, 32 color, even shared a few pages (though those same two pages are also printed in the 2014 Ashcan Preview zine, so nothing "new") and mentioned a digital ARC for reviewers. My guess has always been that it just wasn't finished in time and kept getting delayed.

This does give me some hope for Powr Mastrs 4 and Warm Genetics House... 

The 2014 Ashcan preview zine for Powr Mastrs #0, was this a preview of PM 4? I dont remember when I bought it