We got the proofs for You Say it First book 1! It looks awesome! How can you a copy? We've been sold out of You Say it First books for the last several years. We're getting them reprinted and we're opening pre-orders now.
When? Book 1 is ready to print and we expect it to ship in about four to six weeks. Preorders will be open until Friday July 9.
What's awesome? Sketch preorders. The book - unsigned and unsketched - is $8. With signature and sketch (your choice of any You Say it First character) it's $15. The sketches will only be available on preordered books. And if you've got an active NamirDeiter.net membership, you get upgraded to the sketch edition at no additional cost!
What's different? The 2010 editions are a bit smaller. Several of the strips have been re-lettered. The content is essentially the same; if you have the earlier editions, you don't have to throw out them out and replace them. I always hate it when a musician puts a brand-new song on a greatest hits album, so I'm not going to do that to you. But if you don't have the books, this is a good time to start. We expect all future You Say it First books to be printed at this size.
What's next? We expect You Say it First books 2 and 3 to be ready in 6-10 weeks. Expect the preorder for those books to open in the next few weeks. Namir Deiter Year 3 and You Say it First volume 4. Both of those require a bit of extra work. And we've got about five secret projects left now. It's like a hydra - each time we complete one, we get two more.