A FISTFUL OF PAIN - One Week Down, Check In
A little round up of what you need from my latest Kickstarter!
Alright, so things are doing well with the Kickstarter for A FISTFUL OF PAIN.
If you want to see how well, cruise right along to the campaign!
A BEAUTIFUL EUROPEAN FORMAT HARDCOVER COMIC
That cover above is the beautiful die-cut hardcover by Louie Joyce. The eyes on the book are open to reveal our two duelling sisters, Xin and Sloane, on the title page.
This option has been the best-selling pledge by far - at this stage, the Kickstarter will be the only way to get this hardcover because it’s the softcover that will ship into stores next year.
In between these beautiful burnt tones, Louie Joyce and I will place the story as well as a plethora of extras not all seen in the softcover - process pages, sketches, pin ups, script analysis: all of it going into the blender for this one.
So far the campaign has just hit $25,000 [USD] and we are closing in on 500 backers - all good things considering we are just 6 days in.
At this stage, if you buy the Hardcover you’ll get the book, and a digital version, and a digital Process Zine, your name listed in the thank you section, and a copy of the musical theme George O’Connor created for us [seriously, check the video out for it, it’s awesome].
US FREE SHIPPING - in the US, shipping is included - huzzah for you!
INTERNATIONAL PRINTS - outside of the US, postage will cost you, but you’ll get a free signed book plate and a set of art prints, check ‘em out! Which is a free $20 extra thrown in, and I think that’s pretty good.
Especially because we just added/unlocked this insanely gorgeous Matty Huynh art to the print set!
I also have to let you know - we will only be making 75 of these insanely gorgeous Metal Cover Variants - yes, the cover is a piece of metal, and on it is this really nice Nathaniel Ooten piece!
These have been selling really well - I know I desperately want one - so if you’re thinking about it, head on over and sort it out now before they all get snapped up by other collectors [and let’s be honest, something this cool, at this price, is a collector thing - you’re buying a show piece, and what a show piece!].
OOH, A BIT EXPENSIVE, BUT SOMETHING CHEAPER WOULD WORK
Now, you can also just buy the softcover edition and get the story and a decent amount of the back matter we’ll be assembling. It’s got a rad cover;
This also comes with the signed book plate and the art print set. It’s decently priced, and ready for you today!
WHERE DO THE FUNDS GO?
Why exactly are we crowdfunding for this? Good question, and there are two main answers:
1 - it allows us the capital to move the engines of publication into motion. I guess you could say it takes the risk out of making the book, though I’d wager me and Louie putting in 9 years of work before we published was the real risk the whole time. But this campaign lets us pay all of the printing, and sundry, costs associated with launching a book like this.
2 - it allows us to sell more than just the book. We can launch a book in comic stores, ComixTribe have been doing this a long time - but it’s harder to launch art prints,m enamel pins, and awesome theme music into stores. But Kickstarter allows that - this is the ground floor for superfans, awesome readers, and those with the energy and hype to invest in a story first. Here, we can sell sketches and fun and we get to have a real carnival for a month. I’m always excited when people come along for the ride with us.
WHAT TO DO NOW…
Go check out the Kickstarter for A FISTFUL OF PAIN
Select the pledge that works for you.
Let us know what you think about the book and the campaign so far.
We’ve been so excited about the success of this book so far. Fully funded in like 12 hours, cruising through stretch goals in money and backers to bring you more Metal Trading Cards [yes, those are a thing, and they’re insanely cool] and an Audio Commentary by me and Louie, and there’s more yet to come - but mostly I’m just hyped to see people excited about getting something into their hands that feels unique and awesome and I cannot wait to deliver on this book.
Here’s to getting us to 500 backers today - only 14 more to bring into the fold! If you got smart, good looking friends, tell ‘em about A FISTFUL OF PAIN - it’s your new favourite sibling revenge fight comic with fists [and dragons] at dawn!