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                             MAY 2009

Visit us at www.havendistro.com and www.rogue-wolf.net!

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Welcome to the Rogue Wolf Entertainment / Haven Distro newsletter!

Read on for all the latest updates on Haven Distributors’ products, news, and sales.

Haven Distro Update

New Arrivals - In Stock: 

-Comic Books  -Graphic Novel/TPB  -Magazine  -Minicomic

Features:

Publisher Spotlight  |  Independent Comic News  |  Retailer Tips

HAVEN DISTRO UPDATE

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Hey guys.  Hope everyone had a great FCBD.

Sorry we missed April's newsletter, but we were so focused on getting our first issue of COMICS! ready that it completely slipped by us.  I think everyone who sees it will agree that it was worth the extra time put in.  In case you missed the new look and details about this new book, check out our website.

http://havendistro.com/catalog.html

It's at the printers now and will arrive in stores over the course of May.  If you have placed an order or even set up a new account with Haven since last year, you are on the mailing list to get one free.  If you want more for your customers, they are available for wholesale through our store.  If you want to make sure that you get one, let us know.

We are also going to be offering the catalog for FREE online.  We'll have the pages saved on our website in PDF, CBZ, and in a web-comic reader for easy reading online if you don't want to download 20 meg.  So for any publishers considering advertising, you'll get even more exposure for your products in the catalog, between print circulation and web traffic.  Keep an eye on the site for it.

Sonic and Futurama are both in, with reorders for both already placed. Thanks to everyone for their enthusiastic response on those.

Beyond the staple books that keep us all in business, part of my mission with this company is to raise awareness of a whole slew of high quality publishers that you may have never heard of before, or maybe you heard of but you never really took a serious look at.

I'm looking over this newsletter and I find myself amazed by the quality that independent companies are turning out these days.  When you hear your customers lamenting the sad state of their once favorite comic book universes as they are sucked further down into crossover event hell... tell them about the mind blowing books being turned out by companies like Com.X, Transfuzion, Bloodfire, Red 5, Markosia, Ape Entertainment...

Turns out I picked a fantastic time to get into this business.

Lance

 

 

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NEW ARRIVALS - IN STOCK

Comic Books

KNUCARC001 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #1: Dark Legion $1.50
KNUCARC002 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #2: Dark Legion $1.50
KNUCARC004 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #4: Lost Paradise $1.50
KNUCARC005 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #5: Lost Paradise $1.50
KNUCARC013 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #13: The Chaotix Caper $1.75
KNUCARC015 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #15: The Chaotix Caper $1.75
KNUCARC021 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #21: The Forbidden Zone $1.75
KNUCARC022 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #22: Dark Alliance $1.75
KNUCARC023 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #23: Dark Alliance $1.75
KNUCARC024 (Archie Comics) Knuckles The Echidna #24: Dark Alliance $1.75
SONKARC001 (Archie Comics) Sonic & Knuckles Special #1 $2.25
SONQARC001 (Archie Comics) Sonic Quest: Death Egg Saga #1 $1.50
SONQARC002 (Archie Comics) Sonic Quest: Death Egg Saga #2 $1.50
SONQARC003 (Archie Comics) Sonic Quest: Death Egg Saga #3 $1.50
SONUARC001 (Archie Comics) Sonic Universe #1 $2.50
SONXARC001 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #1 $2.25
SONXARC002 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #2 $2.25
SONXARC003 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #3 $2.25
SONXARC004 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #4 $2.25
SONXARC038 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #38 $2.25
SONXARC039 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #39 $2.25
SONXARC040 (Archie Comics) Sonic X #40 $2.25
SSSPARC001 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #1: Battle Royal $2.25
SSSPARC002 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #2: Brave New World $2.25
SSSPARC003 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #3: Sonic Firsts $2.25
SSSPARC004 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #4: Return of the King $2.25
SSSPARC005 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #5: Sonic Kids $2.25
SSSPARC006 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #6: Sonic #50 - Director's Cut $2.25
SSSPARC007 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #7: Parallel Paradigm $2.25
SSSPARC008 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #8: Sally Moon $2.25
SSSPARC009 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #9: Sonic Kids 2 $2.29
SSSPARC010 (Archie Comics) Sonic Super Special #10: Crossover Chaos $2.29
SONNARC003 (Archie Comics) Sonic's Friendly Nemesis: Knuckles #3 $2.25
DOMI2FA001 (2 Fanboys Productions) Dominion: Eulogy #1 $3.00
STARMAR001 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #1: Marooned Part 1 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR002 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #2: Marooned Part 2 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR003 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #3: Marooned Part 3 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR004 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #4: Marooned Part 4 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR005 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #5: Bad Blood Part 1 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR006 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #6: Bad Blood Part 2 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR007 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #7: Bad Blood Part 3 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR008 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #8: Bad Blood Part 4 (of 4) $3.50
STARMAR009 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #9: Triple Threat Part 1 (of 2) $3.50
STARMAR010 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers #10: Triple Threat Part 2 (of 2) $3.50
BOYSMAR001 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #1 (mr) $3.99
BOYSMAR002 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #2 (mr) $3.50
BOYSMAR003 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #3 (mr) $3.50
BOYSMAR004 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #4 (mr) $3.50
BOYSMAR005 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #5 (mr) $3.50
BOYSMAR006 (AAM/Markosia) The Boy Who Made Silence #6 (mr) $3.50
TEMCMAR001 (AAM/Markosia) The Templar Chronicles #1: The Heretic $3.50
TEMCMAR002 (AAM/Markosia) The Templar Chronicles #2: The Heretic $3.50
TEMCMAR003 (AAM/Markosia) The Templar Chronicles #3: The Heretic $3.50
FCHSADH001 (AdHouse Books) FCHS FCBD Comic Book (Mr) $1.00
JHIRADH002 (AdHouse Books) Johnny Hiro #2 $2.95
SUSHADH002 (AdHouse Books) Superior Showcase #2 $2.95
SUSHADH003 (AdHouse Books) Superior Showcase #3 $2.95
SECVADH001 (AdHouse Books) The Secret Voice $5.00
ZIGZADH01 (AdHouse Books) ZigZag #1 $5.95
ZIGZADH02 (AdHouse Books) ZigZag #2 $5.95
UNDEASY000 (Asylum Press) Undead Evil Special Edition $2.95
WARLASYS01 (Asylum Press) Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis Special Edition $2.95
WLDNASY001 (Asylum Press) Warlash: Dark Noir #1 (of 3) $3.95
WLDNASY002 (Asylum Press) Warlash: Dark Noir #2 (of 3) $2.95
TARWBROCP1 (Broadsword Comics) Tarot Boo-Boo Pack (5 comics) (MR) $14.75
DRESDAB203 (Dabel Brothers) Dresden Files: Storm Front #3 $3.99
TAKCDAB001 (Dabel Brothers) Take a Chance #1 (C.E. Murphy) $3.99
TAKCDAB002 (Dabel Brothers) Take a Chance #2 (C.E. Murphy) $3.99
TAKCDAB003 (Dabel Brothers) Take a Chance #3 (C.E. Murphy) $3.99
WARRDAB001 (Dabel Brothers) The Warriors Official Movie Adaptation #1 $3.99
WARRDAB001V (Dabel Brothers) The Warriors #1 Photo Cover (MR) $3.99
DIRTPOS001 (Post Mortem Comic Studios) Dirt (MR) $2.95
FEVRPOS001 (Post Mortem Comic Studios) Fever $2.95
MAGIPOS001 (Post Mortem Comic Studios) The Magic Eight Ball (MR) $2.95
1001ZEN008 (Zenescope Entertainment) 1001 Arabian Knights: Adventures of Sinbad #8 $2.99
1001ZEN009 (Zenescope Entertainment) 1001 Arabian Knights: Adventures of Sinbad #9 (MR) $2.99
BEYOZEN006 (Zenescope Entertainment) Beyond Wonderland #6 (MR) $2.99
GRFT009 (Zenescope Entertainment) Grimm Fairy Tales #9 $2.99
SALDZEN000 (Zenescope Entertainment) Salem's Daughter #0 (image available) $2.99
STINZEN001 (Zenescope Entertainment) Stinger #1 (mr) $2.99
       

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Graphic Novel/TPB

SONAARCT00 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #0 $7.95
SONAARCT01 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #1 $7.95
SONAARCT02 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #2 $7.95
SONAARCT04 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #4 $7.49
SONAARCT05 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #5 $7.49
SONAARCT06 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #6 $7.49
SONAARCT07 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #7 $7.95
SONAARCT08 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #8 $7.95
SONAARCT09 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #9 $7.95
SONAARCT10 (Archie Comics) Sonic the Hedgehog Archives #10 $7.95
SONSARCT01 (Archie Comics) Sonic Select Vol 1 TPB $11.95
SONSARCT02 (Archie Comics) Sonic Select Vol 2 TPB $11.95
DEDWTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Deadworld: Bits and Pieces $18.99
DEAHTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Death Hawk: The Soulworm Saga Vol 1 $16.99
GHOSTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Ghost Sonata $14.99
HELSTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Helsing: Legacy Born $15.99
JCKRTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Jack the Ripper $8.99
MIDMTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Midnight Mortuary (mr) $12.99
HOLMTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Mr. Holmes & Dr. Watson: Their Strangest Cases GN $17.99
OZBKTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) OZ Book 1: A Gathering of Heroes $19.99
OZBKTRAT02 (Transfuzion Publishing) OZ Book 2: Reunion $19.99
OZBKTRAT03 (Transfuzion Publishing) OZ Book 3: What Price Victory? $19.99
OFBIMART02 (Transfuzion Publishing) Of Bitter Souls Vol 2: Reunification $9.95
OSASTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Of Scenes and Stories $24.99
ORLKTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Oralk: Redux $11.99
RAVCTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Raven Chronicles: The Curious Cases of Raven Inc. $21.99
STGMTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Saint Germaine: Tales of an Immortal $19.99
SCATMART01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Scatterbrain TPB $14.95
SEEKTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Seeker: Identity Crisis $17.99
MISKTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) The Miskatonic Project: H.P. Lovecraft's The Whisperer in the Darkness $16.99
RIPPTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) The Ripper Legacy $13.99
WITWTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Witness to War: The Journal of Anna Krieg $13.99
WOHPTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft: Book 1 $15.99
ZULUTRAT01 (Transfuzion Publishing) Zulunation: End of Empire $13.99
BEOWMART01 (AAM/Markosia) Beowulf - The Graphic Novel $8.95
BRTHMARH01 (AAM/Markosia) Breathe TPB $19.95
DRKMMART01 (AAM/Markosia) Dark Mists TPB $14.95
ELVHMART01 (AAM/Markosia) Eleventh Hour TPB $9.99
MIDKMART01 (AAM/Markosia) Midnight Kiss TPB $16.95
PEONMART01 (AAM/Markosia) Project Eon TPB $14.95
STARMAR101 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers: Blaze of Glory TPB $14.95
STARMAR201 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers: Dead Man's Hand TPB $14.95
STARMAR301 (AAM/Markosia) Starship Troopers: Damaged Justice TPB $14.95
FLYFMART01 (AAM/Markosia) The Flying Friar TPB $8.95
HILLMART01 (AAM/Markosia) The Hill TPB $14.95
HUNGMART01 (AAM/Markosia) The Hunger TPB $18.95
LEXCMART02 (AAM/Markosia) The Lexian Chronicles Vol 2 $16.95
ACEFADHT01 (AdHouse Books) Ace-Face: The Mod with the Metal Arms $6.95
NOBBADHH01 (AdHouse Books) Noble Boy $12.95
NTOYADHH01 (AdHouse Books) Notes Over Yonder $12.95
PRORADHH01 (AdHouse Books) Project: Romantic HC $30.00
SKYMADHH01 (AdHouse Books) Skyscrapers of the Midwest $19.95
AVIAADHT01 (AdHouse Books) The Aviary $12.99
RIDEADHT01 (AdHouse Books) The Ride Home $8.95
VENCADHH01 (AdHouse Books) The Venice Chronicles $19.95
TIGRADHH01 (AdHouse Books) Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! $14.95
BOMBASYT01 (Asylum Press) The Bomb TPB $14.95
LOSRBLUT01 (Bluewater Productions) And There You Are $15.00
CLA$COMT01 (Com.X) Cla$$war: Series 1 Collected Edition $24.99
RAZJCOMT01 (Com.X) Razorjack: The Collected Edition $12.99
WHISDRATHC (Drawn & Quarterly) What It Is $24.95
JONBTOPT02 (Top Shelf Productions) Johnny Boo (Book 2): Twinkle Power $9.95
LXG3TOPT01 (Top Shelf Productions) League of Extraordinary Gentleman V3: Century #1 ("1910") $7.95
1001ZENT01 (Zenescope Entertainment) 1001 Arabian Knights: Adventures of Sinbad Vol 1 TPB $15.99
TFWLZENT01 (Zenescope Entertainment) Tales from Wonderland TPB (MR) $12.99
       

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Magazine

BATCTWOT01 (TwoMorrows Publishing) Batcave Companion $26.95
       
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Minicomic

RETEADH001 (AdHouse Books) Return of the Elephant $6.00
       
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PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT

Transfuzion is a collaborative entity created by Gary Reed.and Rafael Nieves.  Gary and Rafael have extensive experience in the comics field, both with writing comics and in the field of publishing. Gary was the publisher of Caliber Comics, a publishing house that released over 1,300 comics in the 1990's. He also was publisher of Stabur Press which published books for specialty markets and the bookstore market. In addition, he was the vice-president of McFarlane Toys when that company launched its line of toys based on Todd McFarlane's Spawn. Rafael was involved in Comico and was one of the founders of Moonstone Books. He has also been part of a number of studio development teams and comic associations.

Transfuzion began as a collaborative group of writers seeking to pool their resources and establish a base to recruit new talent for the many projects that all writers have swirling around their heads.  There were a few successes from that initial idea but more and more, the writers felt that some of their past work had merit and was available to attract new readers.

Thus, Transfuzion Studios turned into Transfuzion Publishing.  We're not a traditional comic publisher that follows the format of getting a few pages together, offer the title to retailers via Diamond and then print when the orders come in.  Instead, we are printing the books first and making them available.  As so many of the titles from Transfuzion are collections of independent comics, it is feasible that orders via the comic stores will be low.  Therefore, we have taken the strategy of doing low print runs, some print on demand, and some will be available as web comics.  There is no single method that will work with each title.

In regards to availability of the titles, we will, of course, make them available on this website and the majority of the creators involved with Transfuzion will have them on their websites as well as at conventions.  They will also be available at many online stores such as Amazon and eventual storefronts will be set up on eBay and other related services.  As for the "comics market", which consists of comic stores and Diamond, we certainly do not intend to ignore that segment.  We will make titles available to stores directly and on some titles, they will be offered to Diamond.  Each title will be positioned based on its potential salability.

Transfuzion will also not be limited to reprints only.  There will be new projects coming out as well but the reprint material will make up the bulk of the initial releases just because there is less work involved. We aren't going to make any grandiose statements about what we're doing. We think it's rather simple...just putting together some good books.

As for who Transfuzion is, well, its quite a few of us.  It isn't limited to the names you see in the early launches and is certainly open to more creators.  We feel Transfuzion is a work of evolution in progress and we look forward to seeing how "we" develop in the years to come.

In July of 2008, Transfuzion teamed up with Mark and Melissa Ellis and their Millennial Concepts to offer even more great collections including material based on H.P. Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, the Justice Machine and more.

www.transfuzion.biz

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INDEPENDENT COMIC NEWS

Transfuzion News

MARK ELLIS TALKS NOSFERATU
Mark Ellis, writer of the spine tingling Nosferatu graphic novel shares some of his thoughts on the structure and details of the
classic character in this interview with Comic Monsters. 
Check it out here!

NOSFERATU: PLAGUE OF TERROR COMES IN JULY

Noted SF author, Mark Ellis, teamed up with some top artistic talent to bring an updating to a classic and nearly iconic character, Graf Orlok..aka Nosferatu.  Ellis, joined by
Rik (Captain America ) Levins, Richard (Midnight Sons) Pace and the late Frank (Nightstalkers) Turner had completed the miniseries at the publishing house he co-founded, Millenium.  Now he teams up with Transfuzion Publishing to present a collected version of this classic.  To read more about Nosferatu, go here.

Written by Mark Ellis.
Illustrated by Rik Levins, Richard Pace, Frank Turner
130 pages, black and white (grey toned), trade paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941613-49-1                           $16.99

 

FOURTH VOLUME OF OZ COLLECTS ISSUES 16-20 FOR THE FIRST TIME
In the fourth volume in the complete Caliber and Arrow collection of all the Oz comics, issues 16-20 are collected together for the first time.  The previous editions, Volumes One through Three, were originally collected by Caliber Comics but Transfuzion now brings the first collection of the later Oz issues.

OZ  BOOK 4:   NEW WORLD ORDER?
Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith, Illustrated by Tim (DC’s Hawkman) Holtrop and Bradley Walton
140 pages, black and white, trade paperback        $16.99
ISBN:   978-0-941613-50-7   

 

SHERLOCK HOLMES VERSUS THE PHANTOM OF OPERA AND MR. HYDE
Two epic sagas of the great detective facing some of his most unusual and horrifying cases.  Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery of the haunting of the great theatre as they searche for the mysterious Phantom of the Opera.  In the second full length feature, Holmes attempts to help a desperate friend who is plagued…by himself in the tragic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Collecting the series released by Tome Press in stories written by Steve Jones and illustrated by Aldin Baroza and Seppo Makinen.

Written by Steve Jones.
Illustrated by Aldin Baroza and Seppo Makinen.
104 pages, black and white, trade paperback
ISBN: 978-0-941613-33-0                           $14.99

 

www.transfuzion.biz

Sullengray: Sacrifice EXCLUSIVE LIMITED EDITION COVER!

SAN DIEGO- Ape Entertainment (APE) in cooperation with Haven distribution has announced an exclusive, limited edition cover for Ape Entertainment’s next mini-series, Sullengrey: Sacrifice, starting in September 2009.

 

“We are happy to be offering this exclusive cover on Sullengrey’s new first issue through Haven Distribution. It’s a simple way for us to treat fans to something special and give our retail partners additional ways to sell our product.” explains Ape Entertainment Co-Publisher, David Hedgecock.

 

Sullengrey is the story of the town of Autumn’s Grove and the cast of characters that live (and often die) there. In Sullengrey: Sacrifice, our favorite cast of characters return with new friends and new foes and new levels of horrific excitement. Salam Jones comes home to find her boyfriend eviscerated and a little girl and her missing dog are the only keys to the nightmare lurking under her roof! Also, the promoter of the spookiest club in Autumn’s Grove learns that living in a town that ignores its fears is always a dangerous proposition!
Drew Rausch (Cthulhu Tales, The Dark Goodbye, Haunted Mansion) and Jocelyn Gajeway present a chilling coming-of-age story perfect for true horror fans.
 

Sullengrey: Sacrifice #1 will be in stores beginning in September of 2009. All four issues of the mini-series are complete and print ready. Sullengrey: Sacrifice will be distributed through all standard distribution channels but retailers are encouraged to contact Haven Distribution for details on the limited edition cover.

 

 

 

ABOUT APE ENTERTAINMENT:
Founded in 2003, Ape Entertainment is the brainchild of comic’s devotees David Hedgecock, Mike Hall and Brent Erwin and home to such popular titles as GO-GO GORILLA AND THE JUNGLE CREW, SULLENGREY, SUPER HUMAN RESOURCES, BLACK COAT, TEDDY SCARES and the Eisner nominated ATHENA VOLTAIRE.  Ape Entertainment is devoted to the production of high-quality original graphic novels, comic books, and illustrated fiction.

 

Visit Ape Entertainment online at http://www.ApeComics.com .

 

Small Press Idol 2009 IS Going On Now!

 

 

 

 

Round 2 has ended! It was a huge, wild ride, and it's only going to be bigger in Round 3 - which is the SEQUENTIAL PRIMER round.

 

Contestants will all turn in 3 pages of their 12 page story, and you will be able to download it, read it, see if you want to read more of it, and vote to support it.

 

It is traditionally the round that really makes or breaks projects, that gets the most attention from the public, and otherwise, will clearly bring the cream to the top.

 

We will see who gets a #0 issue and compete in Round 4, we will see who gets a cover slot in Mysterious Visions, and, who will be a back up feature.

 

Posting begins May 18th!!!

 

As for the prizes, so far here's what's at stake:

 

Small Press Idol 2009

 

Grand Prize (Currently $700!)

  • 4 issue publishing commitment

  • $200 Cash Bonus (more if more sponsors join)

  • Plus 1/2 of the sign up fees!!

*Andrew Dawe-collins has pledged that no matter what the pool reaches,

he will add whatever it takes to make it be the next rounded up hundred.

The pool made it to $620, so he is contributing $80 - please everyone

thank him for his fun and interest