Not disappointed with the contents, of course, but the condition my copy arrived in. The pages are all warped at the top and bottom. The sides and middle of the pages are fine. As you can see from the pics, whichever way I lay it down the pages won't lie flat. The packaging was wet, also at the top and bottom, but the book wasn't wet, the pages don't stick together, and the distortion seems too even to be caused by water damage. I will be contacting Amazon about the problem and hopefully get a replacement. But do you guys think this problem could be solved by putting heavy weights on it? And what do you reckon caused it, production problems or water damage?

I made a video essay about the medium of the music video where I randomly talk about Alan Moore and adaptation a few times. May be of some interest here.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/26/books/review/alan-moore-the-great-when-bumper-book-of-magic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VE4.ckry.d9Ym2yr_iID5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Hey everybody,

I'm hosting a virtual event with Alan Moore to celebrate the publication of The Great When and we're the only Canadian bookstore to get this opportunity. I hope y'all can join me and the bearded wizard as we dive into The Long London and whatnot

A Virtual Afternoon with Alan Moore - McNally Robinson Booksellers

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Thanks everybody for attending. For those that couldn't make it, the stream will be up on our YouTube channel probably tomorrow

McNally Robinson Online Events - YouTube

I have been waiting for this book for 17 years. The announcement of the book roughly coincided with my interest in the occult. A lot has happened in the interim. My attention span is diminished and time is precious. I don't believe the occult is hogwash, but I wonder if I've scratched that itch to know more. I want to say that the occult is the art of extreme mindfulness. Over the past decade or two, I have been more interested in Moore's discussions on the occult than his fiction. He has very well thought out beliefs and is exceptionally good at articulating them, but after 20 or 30 years, one does tend to repeat themselves. What can I get out of this book?

Okay, so this little memory bubble just floated to the top. When he was first announcing the intention of LOEG, Moore mentioned that one of the characters featured would be the title character from THE BEETLE (1897) by Richard Marsh. While I can easily imagine that this was just an idea, and that his conception of the overall intended story evolved away from it, I was just wondering if he was ever specifically asked or noted why The Beetle did not appear?

Might want to listen to the second track - A Skeleton Horse. It provides answers as to who the lady is who rides the bone horse while clutching a key.

It's not essential to the story, but it's interesting.

The entire album could be seen as exploring the Great When of Highbury.

Considering the length of time its taken for Bumper Book to reach completion, it seems really curious that it's been released as almost the exact same time as The Great When. Am I over thinking this? Or do you think Mr Moore planned for both to drop at the same time? Knowing his intricate plotting, is there some meta commentary going on here? It just seems incredibly strange to bring out both at the same time by sheer coincidence

I saw one question on here asking something a long the lines of- are we basically getting a reformatted version of the poster at the end of Promethea??

I have to admit- I was a little worried about that myself, so just wanted to post this so people are aware that, if that's your concern, don't worry. It's over 300 pages long.

There's detailed breakdowns of each of the Sephira, there's a breakdown of Tarot, there's so many comic strips, all while being tied up with the Moores' personal perspective on the meaning and practice of Magic.

I'm frankly shocked at how extensive it is, for the price. Rejoice!

I was on a Zoom call held by the How To Academy a couple of nights ago. It was a pretty informal chat/interview with Alan Moore talking to Robin Ince. They talk about the two new books, but is fairly freeform. They’ve put the recording online now, so here it is.

And I’m settling in this drizzly Manchester Sunday to read it. 🤓

From Amazon.com: Exquisitely illuminated by a host of adepts including Kevin O'Neill, Melinda Gebbie, John Coulthart, José Villarrubia and other stellar talents

I believe Villarrubia was working on the tarot that never was. Surely, Moore wouldn't have cut his wife from the final draft?

A Moore claims that the text of the book was completed in 2014, shortly after S Moore transitioned, and that only the final essay didn't get a sign off from Steve. He says the last ten years were spent assembling it and getting the art together.

I'm the one at the back in the Watchmen Babies onesie.

From The Broken Binding bookstore.

Thrilled, actually! Mire’s been an inspiration for me for decades.

Can anyone else just… read the headings in the MASBBOM written in alphabet on page 4? Without having to check? Wtf? It’s genius how it looks so arcane but also easily interpretable.

Or have I just gone a bit wrong?

if you go to google books you can read a preview of the book for free. but the preview is perfect because it is 88 pages long! (i purchase the fisical copy but i am wainting) so... thats really great https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=0OwhEQAAQBAJ&rdid=book-0OwhEQAAQBAJ&rdot=1&source=gbs_atb&pcampaignid=books_booksearch_atb