appleseed.cover3.gif -- This is one of my favorite paintings by Shirow.

Scanned from Intron Depot.

  "This was a poster insert for the large format edition of _Appleseed
Three_.  My color perception has always been poor, so rather than
embarrass myself by using a lot of color badly, I'm more comfortable
doing monochromatic pieces.  Actually, I wanted the interior of the
transport to be more cramped than it is, but if I did that the fold
would have cut across the character's bodies.  The reason I didn't put
Deunan and Briareos up front and make the painting more dynamic was
because I care about all elements of the _Appleseed_ world.  You could
say that the ratio of my concern for the characters and my concern for
the total _Appleseed_ universe is proportional to the surface area
each aspect got in this painting."
  "WARNING:  Although I basically trust you, dear readers, I will
follow the Islamic dictum 'Trust in Allah, but first tether your
sheep' -- in other words, (c).
  'Anyone reproducing or leasing all or part of this book without the
permission of Shirow Masamune will not only be punished under the law,
but cursed by Shirow Masamune.  However, this does not apply to
individuals who use it for their own pleasure.'  They told me I had
to write something like this..."

Mithradates MacGuges
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Discordian at Large                          Carnegie Mellon University
bdt@cmu.edu
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