PLANETARY #27: The Cover
July 17th, 2009 | Work
By my friend John Cassaday, taking us out in magnificent style. Click.
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Coilhouse is Hiring! Apply Here.
Coilhouse - 08 Feb 10
Back around the time of Issue 03, we launched the Small Business Advertising Program to create affordable ad space for indie companies in the print version of Coilhouse. By the time Issue 04 rolled around, the number of advertisers had grown significantly – by this time, we had record labels, jewelry and clothing designers, sculptors, other magazines, web hosts, toy makers and graphic designers advertising in our pages. Click here to see them all. With editorial duties taking up more and more of our time as the weeks go by, the moment has come for us to seek help with the advertising side of running the magazine. We’re looking to hire an Ad Manager for our Small Business Advertising Program, starting with Coilhouse Magazine #05… and possibly subsequent issues.
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State of South Carolina Secretary of State Subversive Agent Form
jwz - 08 Feb 10
Check the appropriate box. Do you or your organization directly or indirectly advocate, advise, teach or practice the duty or necessity of controlling, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, the state of South Carolina or any political division thereof?
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"Inflection Points" Presentation
Open The Future - 08 Feb 10
For those folks who are interested, here's the Slideshare version of the presentation I gave last week at the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute annual meeting. I was asked to talk about foresight thinking, as the event theme was "The Big One of 2056: What Went Right?" a look at a fictional 7.8 quake in the SF region that was handled as well as they could imagine possible.
My goal was to offer a bit of reassurance to the audience that there is some real utility to thinking about the future, and to spell out (in a cursory way) the kinds of big picture issues they should keep in mind while looking ahead forty-six years.
Inflection Points
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By and large, it was a successful talk. The post-talk questions were engaged, with little push-back, and I'm told that the overall response from the audience was quite positive.
The talk was video recorded, and I'm told will eventually be available to the public. I'll link when that happens.
CAN GIFTING ECONOMIES SCALE?
John Robb - 08 Feb 10
A gifting economy is different from a barter or market economy in that valuable items are given away to those that need them, without any quid pro quo, exchange, or payment. Gifting economics (lots of great papers on this topic) were/are the economic heartbeat of hunter-gatherer tribal cultures, the social organization where we spent 99% of our time as homo sapiens sapiens. Barter was, in contrast, a mechanism for economic interactions between tribes.
This gifting economic system wasn't based on pure altruism. It did have an enforcement mechanism to ensure compliance with the system over the longer term. On the positive side, there was an intangible increase in the social status (using personal or societal metrics) of a tribal member that gifted an item. On the negative, a failure to offer hospitality or gifts to those in need was considered a mortal slight that could incite violence or expulsion from the tribe.
There were also a considerable number of drivers for gifting at the tribal level. Here are some:
- The survival of the tribe, as a group, was more important than the survival of any individual. However, the loss of any individual could put the tribe at risk.
- The generation of surplus and innovation was highly uncertain. Sharing reduced that uncertainty to manageable levels.
- Sharing reduced internal friction that could put the tribe at risk.
Scalability
It's pretty clear that the societal drivers of tribal gifting economics and the mechanisms of enforcement didn't survive the transition to a global social system composed of billions of members. Simply, the connections between any two individuals (outside of immediate familial relationships) are too abstract for these drivers and enforcement mechanisms to be relevant. As a result, market based mechanisms for economic interaction have gained dominance.
However, the ongoing shift of the global market-based economy from a trade in rival goods (tangible items that invoke zero sum economics) to digital non-rival goods (items that can be copied at no expense or diminishment, endlessly) provides a window of opportunity. It may be possible to revive gifting economics for non-rival goods to amazing beneficial effect. Some ideas on how this could scale:
- Automated reputation metrics that enhance social status based on contributions.
- Mechanisms built using MMO gaming as a way to tie successful gifting to status improvement (leveling) or an ability to attract investment.
- The creation of an inside/outside barrier that separates a gifting economy from the global economic mainstream. Automated mutual interdependence (see my friend Bruce Sterling's absolutely brilliant story on this: "Maneki Neko").
Latest on SNOW
Jean Snow - 08 Feb 10
So what’s the latest on SNOW? I guess two new developments art that I added a dedicated Twitter feed, and also created a Facebook fan page. The Twitter feed is mostly just automated with new articles from the site — because some people actually prefer that over RSS feeds these days — but I do keep an eye on it, and will reply to questions and comments. The Facebook page is just another way of putting the site out there, and should be a good way of informing members of SNOW-related events as they happen.
Regular content updates have also continued over the past week, with a few new guest columns and my regular news items. Here’s a list of what you may have missed over the past few days.
- One Coin Comics
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- Hair Club for Men: Style #326
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Fitting. Coming full circle, and bringing up the travels.
And good looking, of course :)
That. Fucking. Rocks.
If I cannot buy that as a poster… I. Will. Die.
That is an amazing piece of work!
DAMN! Worth the wait for sure.
Should make into a desktop background of varying sizes please
Awww, all the wondrous feelings i had from this book rushed back. there will never be anything like it again!
that is goddamn magnificent.
Sniff, sniff… Tears drop from my eyes and flood the keyboard.
Thanks WE & JC!
Sweet Jebus, that is better than I could have ever expected. Fuck a poster, let me buy a signed print to frame.
That will be made my computer wallpaper once I’m home.
That is sex. Sweet lord: sex.
Holy shit that is awesome.
That just gave me a boner.
And the awesome colors are by the fabulous Laura Martin!
See now I have to go back and read the whole series again to appreciate what the hell is going on.
wow. That really is nice. love the way it’s divided into various depth tiers, each with a different color palette.
I’m obviously in need of a refresher–but who is the shadowy figure looming above the logo?
And I just noticed Ambrose running around the bottom of the map. Terrfic touch.
Nice. Is this is a wrap cover, or will it be printed landscape?
Karen and Tom literally voiced my reaction perfectly.
Jesus flippin’ merde! That is going to be fun/sad/cool.
October, eh? Somewhere there should be a creepy website counting down the days to its release.
Holy cow. Mother, save us from such greatness. Thank you, John Cassaday and Laura Martin.
oh, wow.
#boner
I just shagged my computer. Tenderly.
@Jeff Johns
I’m pretty sure it’s the thing that came back from the expedition to the fictional world and slaughtered everyone.
Just adding my voice to those clamoring for a poster or print. I want to be able to look at this thing for years to come.
Now that is a fucking cover. Anyone know who the shadowy figure at top center is?
And Ambrose running…great touch. I hope he finds his way back for the finale.
The shadowy figure is the refugee from the fictional universe, as seen in PLANETARY #9.
This cover is going to need its own FAQ.
Great cover
@Jeremy: Think the shadowy figure is Melanctha.
I’ts been almost three years since Planetary 26… I could wait three years more just to see 27 done. You guys do an awesome work. You have no idea how I enjoyed every single page of Planetary. Thank you, really, you make me feel happy.
Gasp.
Well, I’ve suddenly got a beautiful new desktop on my laptop. Thanks, John. You sit atop the medium. Just beautiful, beautiful work.
-Sonny
wow…!
Glorious & Beautiful! I can’t wait for this issue.
Its a beautiful thang baby!
My brain has just exploded. FYI shadowy figure above the logo is Hark, yes?
So, #27 was no myth. This pleases me. ;)
Gorgeous. But forgive the obtusity — why 27? Wasn’t 26 a perfect ending? (And I have to add that Planetary was my favorite limited series ever.)
It lives!
Mitchell; 27 is partially necessary because there are some pretty severe loose threads out there: They mentioned they were going to bring Ambrose back, but haven’t yet. And there’s still that traveller from the fictional universe running around out there which is just begging for expansion. The way I understood it, 26 ended the main story, this is an epilogue to wrap up everything else.
I enjoy how encouraging all the other comments are.
What an awesome cover. I love the circular, psychedelic design.
I haven’t read any Planetary, but suddenly I need to.
OUTSTANDING!
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Sorry to see it end, glad to see it end well.
WANT.
LOVE.
wow… amazing! Can’t wait… FINALLY :)
Holy Shit!
Cntr right click, save as deskstop. Okay!!!
Nice!!!!!
Oh. My. Stars. And. Garters! That’s just the most beautiful cover I’ve seen in years! I cannot wait! When does the issue go on sale?
Thanks to Warren Ellis, John Cassaday and Laura Martin for such and amazing ride!
This is so beautiful, I honestly want to cry a little.
Oh man, he did it… He fucking did it…
That resumes the entire series in one simple word…
Awesome.