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        | Paul Wills Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Haha - Yay, Fate!
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        | Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          So cool, Paul. So happy for you.
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        | Jason K Fulton Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          I can't imagine how awesome that must feel, Paul. Congratulations, and do the work proud!
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        | Mike Devlin Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Congratulations, Paul!
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 |  Thank-you for bringing your skills and great enthusiasm for the project, to this exciting release. Can't wait to see the finished results. Cheers! | 
       
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        | Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Quite amazing really. Well done Paul!
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        | Tim O Neill Byrne Robotics Security
 
 
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           | Posted: 01 August 2025 at 1:54pm | IP Logged | 6 | post reply |  
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 |  JB: "This will be—with some minor modifications to make
 it less episodic—just what you saw here."
 
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 This has been the best news for me - I really loved the
 storytelling coming directly from JB for this project.
 Seeing this unfold a page a day was a real treat, and
 then revisiting it as a whole piece was a whole different
 experience. The characters and story all unfold so
 seamlessly. I would have been disappointed if there were
 significant changes to what we saw posted here.
 
 
 
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        | John Byrne 
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          There almost were. I gave serious consideration to redrawing and rewriting the last ten issues, to get everything wrapped up. No dangling plotlines.
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 |  But I realized that (a) that would be a LOT of work and (b) probably a disappointment to those who expected to see what they’d seen here.  
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        | Doug Centers Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          "Seeing this unfold a page a day was a real treat, and
           | Posted: 01 August 2025 at 2:56pm | IP Logged | 8 | post reply |  
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 |  then revisiting it as a whole piece was a whole different
 experience."
 
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 Agreed Tim. When I reread Elsewhen as a whole I blasted thru it so effortlessly that I was surprised when the end was reached. So smooth and fun. | 
       
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        | Tim O Neill Byrne Robotics Security
 
 
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           | Posted: 01 August 2025 at 2:56pm | IP Logged | 9 | post reply |  
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 |  I'm sure the changes would have been wonderful, but I am
 grateful the original version is seeing ink and print.
 ELSEWHEN was an amazing opportunity to see your work
 directly from the art table and without editorial or
 publisher influence. Readers rarely get to see this. It's
 really something else to see your first instincts.
 
 I got hooked on your work through the X-Men, so this was
 a full circle reading experience. It was a real page-
 clicker, and I am very glad to see it will soon be a
 page-turner!
 
 
 
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        | Larry Gil Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Exactly what Tim said....and very grateful to have this collected . Thank-you again JB.
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        | Mark McKay Byrne Robotics Member
 
  
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          Hey, once published, this is officially no longer fan fic, right?
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        | John Byrne 
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          That has been suggested.
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 |  Kind of makes me a bit sad. 
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