Surveys coming soon!
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 08:46:46 PM
Hey all,
Quick update for you here. Backerkit surveys will be coming early next week once Kickstarter finally turns the funds over to me. Obviously, there was a delay on their end processing your payments, so it's set things back a few days. Production is wrapping up swimmingly though. The artists are hard at work on those draw-in and commission rewards and things are shaping up nicely with our printer.
I've been using the extra time to really beef up the backer kit experience for you guys. We'll be offering some very special stuff for you there, including BANJAX and ABERRANT fun you won't be able to get anywhere else. If there is something you'd like to see/like us to offer, lob me a DM and let me know.
If you have any questions or concerns in the coming weeks, I'm here for you. Don't hesitate to reach out.
Stay safe out there. Talk soon.
Rylend
Kickstarter's charge lag
almost 4 years ago
– Tue, Jul 07, 2020 at 03:12:39 PM
Hey all,
I finally heard back from Kickstarter this morning re: the fact that your pledges have yet to be collected. Well, they're not saying much:
Hi Rylend,
Thanks for reaching out. We’re working to resolve this issue, and hope to have it all fixed soon. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding, and apologies for any inconvenience.
Best,
Kickstarter Support
So, it's clearly a problem on their end. I know they had to layoff a number of employees amid all this COVID craziness and so I think that maybe these issues are now a bit harder for them to iron out when they pop up. The long holiday weekend probably didn't help either.
Anyway, they're "working to resolve the issue, and hope to have it all fixed soon." I'll keep you updated here as info rolls in.
I hope your weekend was splendid. Stay safe. Talk soon.
Rylend
THAT'S A WRAP!
almost 4 years ago
– Fri, Jul 03, 2020 at 11:14:47 PM
Hey all,
I just wanted to thank you very sincerely for all the love and support this past month. Coming from the traditional publishing world, I had some reservations about make the jump (pun intended) to Kickstarter, but you guys have made it such a fun and rewarding experience... I honestly can't wait to do it again.
I'm going to take a short respite here for the holiday weekend, but I'll be back early next week with more news. I'm told that your payments should be processed very soon, so make sure all your credit card info is current with kickstarter. Once we're over that hump, I'll start contacting folks for commision and draw-me-in references. The backer surveys will come soon after that.
If you have questions or concerns in the meantime, please don't hesitate to flip me a message. You might also want to follow me on social media for more info/hi jinx:
RYLEND GRANT ON THE INSTAGRAMS
RYLEND GRANT ON THE TWITTERS
Thanks so much again for everything guys. Talk soon. Stay safe.
Rylend
Three days left! And a $13K gift from the fine folks at PopCultHQ!
almost 4 years ago
– Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 09:05:31 AM
Hey all,
We hit the $13K mark this morning! And so, it's now time for that next stretch goal reveal... we've teamed up with our friends over at PopCultHQ - my favorite comic book/pop culture site on the planet - to offer you something REALLY amazing.
Remember that you're already getting Aberrant #1 and Banjax #1 with your pledge... you're already getting twelve more comic issues as part of our BONUS DIGITAL EXTRAVAGANZA... and you're already getting that handsome print by artist Fabio Alves. That's 15 COMIC ISSUES AND A PRINT FOR ONE PLEDGE (tell a friend).
Well, Jason Bennett - the editor over there at PopCultHQ - has found a unique way to sweeten this pot even further. Jason and his team are offering all backers of the $20 tier & higher the chance to score one of TEN SIGNED GRAPHIC NOVELS.
CHECK OUT ALL THE DETAILS HERE:
HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT'S UP FOR GRABS:
AfterShock Comics’ BLACK-EYED KIDS Vol. 1 TPB signed by writer Joe Pruett
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BLACK MUMBA OGN signed & sketched by writer Ram V
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Trade paperback of ABERRANT Season One – SIGNED by creator/writer Rylend Grant
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Trade paperback of BANJAX Season One – SIGNED by creator/writer Rylend Grant
We're so grateful to Jason and the team for putting this unique reward together. We're also, obviously very grateful to you for all of the support. Our next stretch goal activates at $16,000. Tell a friend, share on social media and help us get there, huh?
THREE DAYS LEFT! It's going to be a fun week!
Talk soon! Stay safe out there!
RG
P.S. - Here are some other projects I've had my eye on lately. Check them out...
SCIONS is a sci-fi supernatural magical (and in parts comedic) tale of a strange superhero, Genies and Demons (who won't stop goofing around) in a post-apocalyptic futuristic world (and parallel universes). It's BLADE RUNNER meets AVATAR and THE MATRIX… with Armageddon just itching to happen.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lewisa/scions-printed-comic?ref=a6xtwj
Creator Lewis Alsamari is also an author with the world's biggest publisher - The Penguin Random House Group - who published his life story: OUT OF IRAQ (a.k.a. ESCAPE FROM SADDAM) about his escape from Saddam Hussein's army and military intelligence. He fled, was shot in the leg, crossed the desert alone into Jordan at night, fled again to S.E. Asia, returned to the UK (where he grew up as a child), trained as a British lawyer (but hated it!), then pursued his inner-calling to be an author, screenwriter and creator of comics, graphic novels and TV animation. He was the lead actor in Universal Studios Oscar nominated movie UNITED 93 and worked with Matt Damon on the movie GREEN ZONE.
Set in a near future where monsters appeared suddenly and without warning, bringing death and destruction. Ramon Alejandro Estévez-Guerrero roams the earth fighting these monsters in memory of his late wife and to make a better world for his daughter – he is the MONSTER MATADOR!
TV Writer Karla Nappi's latest and greatest, DUPLICANT, is a pulse-pounding sci-fi mystery about a scientist who becomes a victim of his own technology. It's "Minority Report" meets "Repo: The Genetic Opera."
48 HOURS TO GO!
almost 4 years ago
– Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 08:56:42 AM
Hey all,
We're closing in on 48 hours to go and it's looking like 300 backers and $15,000 is a very real possibility. If you could tell a friend or share the campaign via social media during this final stretch, it'd be a really big help. And thanks so much again for all of your support.
I wanted to highlight a couple of our cooler premium tiers here just in case you were mulling over an upgrade in these closing hours. The thing I love most about the Kickstarter experience is how interactive it is, creators with readers. We wanted to do that justice and so we thought long an hard about how we could could actually bring the reader into the creative experience and, in some cases, into the actual story. So, we came up with a number of ways to do just that...
PUT ME ON A COVER!
Pledge this tier and we will actually put your face/likeness on any of our 4 covers (you choose).
DRAW ME IN!
Here's your chance to score a cameo in the book! Fabio will draw you into an actual scene in THE JUMP #1.
DRAW ME IN AND GIVE ME LINES!
Here's your chance to score a more prominent speaking role in the book! Fabio will draw you in as a supporting character in THE JUMP #1 and WE'LL GIVE YOU LINES OF DIALOGUE.
AN ORIGINAL THE JUMP STORY STARRING YOU!
We will write and draw an original 5-page story that takes place in the universe of THE JUMP that stars YOU as the protagonist!
Not bad, huh?
MEDIA CORNER
I sat down this weekend with Chad Burdette of the Albany Times Union's Comic's Multiverse blog to discuss all things THE JUMP. Check that out HERE.
Talk soon! Stay safe out there!
Rylend
Before I go...
SOME SHOUT OUTS
Here are some other campaigns that caught my eye recently. You should check them out...
CREMISI returns with ISSUE 4: RENEE. In the fourth installment of the series, we welcome a new main character to the crew of the Purgatory. Check out the critically-acclaimed space-western featuring the first ever comic cover by Artgerm Collectibles team member Eric Chen.
It is Celestial Year 3731. Mankind, along with a plethora of other races, now regularly sail the celestial seas in search of resources, power, and adventure. Unless... you're Captain Shay of the Purgatory. With little regard for well... anything, Shay spends most of his time hunting down his next drink.
After a close run in with space pirates, Shay tracks down a rumored genius starship mechanic to get the Purgatory patched up. He's soon greeted with the fiery-tempered Renee who's mechanical skills are rivaled only by her virtuosic use of certain four-letter words. The cost of having his ship repaired turns out to be the least of Shay's worries when he gets pulled into a feud between Renee and the local mob. With the Purgatory in no shape to takeoff, there's no escape this time!
What if gods existed in 80's New York City? What if someone was killing them?
FALLEN #2 is a 22 page, full colour second issue of an ongoing series printed on standard American sized comic format on high quality paper. Fallen will blend the genres of mysteryand fantasy by creating a thrilling mythological detective story. The story takes place in the vibrant, synth-pop filled era of the 1980's in the loud, crowded streets of New York City.
Where we left with FALLEN #1, the Godfather himself Zeus was murdered right in front of his ward Casper Clay. The criminal world of deities was sent reeling at the news of an immortal god being taken out. While the Greek family is scrambling to react, Casper's life is sent spiraling as he is expelled from his previous life and exiled from the world he once served...
