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Nexus: Battle for Thuneworld 9x12 Graphic Novel
Project Update: Yo Dudes & Dudettes! The Humble Dude's New Sketchbook Needs YOU!
Alright folks, gather 'round! Your friendly neighborhood artist, Steve Rude (the one with the crippling art supply habit!), is back with a brand new sketchbook project: The Art of Steve Rude 2025 Sketchbook!
This bad boy's hitting crowdfunding in January, and lemme tell ya, art supplies ain't cheap. That's why your support is golden!
Speaking of gold, be sure to check out our Patreon page – those dedicated dudes and dudettes get some special deals during the launch.
And hey, while you're at it, head over to our launch page (www.steverude.com/2025skb) and sign up for the Backerkit livestream! We'll be dishing all the juicy details about the sketchbook and maybe even throw in a few laughs.
Now, to keep this humble dude motivated, let's hear it! What kind of goodies would make YOU excited for the next crowdfunder? Hit that poll and let your freak flag fly! (Select all that apply)
See you in January, dudes and dudettes!
CREATOR
Hi Everyone,
We just wanted to let everyone know that work on the comic is currently underway, and to say thank you to everyone for their patience. We joined onto the comictopia project on rather short notice, but during the campaign it became clear that while we love Backerkit for our fulfillment solution, we've just built up too much of a an audience on Kickstarter to try and move everyone over here. So we will be launching issue 1, the full issue, over on Kickstarter next month, and we will have enough art to finalize assembly of the ashcan very soon.
Artist Antonio Baldari also had to take on another gig unexpectedly but is back working on CSR, and also contributed this awesome cover for the upcoming full length issue.
So hopefully if everything lines up right, you will have the ashcans in hand just as everyone is starting to talk about the first issue, before it goes to press. This will also get a wide circulation through comic book stores nation/world-wide, making this limited ashcan release something special. As soon as the new kickstarter pre-launch page is live we will share that too. More to come soon!
In the mean time, if you're into other gratuitous, violent fun, but of the supernatural bent, there's a campaign for the new printing of Mercy Sparx #1 happening right now:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mercysparx/mercy-sparx-sweet-16-issue-1-re-release?ref=user_menu
We just wanted to let everyone know that work on the comic is currently underway, and to say thank you to everyone for their patience. We joined onto the comictopia project on rather short notice, but during the campaign it became clear that while we love Backerkit for our fulfillment solution, we've just built up too much of a an audience on Kickstarter to try and move everyone over here. So we will be launching issue 1, the full issue, over on Kickstarter next month, and we will have enough art to finalize assembly of the ashcan very soon.
Artist Antonio Baldari also had to take on another gig unexpectedly but is back working on CSR, and also contributed this awesome cover for the upcoming full length issue.
So hopefully if everything lines up right, you will have the ashcans in hand just as everyone is starting to talk about the first issue, before it goes to press. This will also get a wide circulation through comic book stores nation/world-wide, making this limited ashcan release something special. As soon as the new kickstarter pre-launch page is live we will share that too. More to come soon!
In the mean time, if you're into other gratuitous, violent fun, but of the supernatural bent, there's a campaign for the new printing of Mercy Sparx #1 happening right now:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mercysparx/mercy-sparx-sweet-16-issue-1-re-release?ref=user_menu
Project Update: First look at the new Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel concept art
Hello, Crawlers!
Looks like you found our Launch Party page. Lucky you; if you're following this project, you'll get to be the first to see all the behind-the-scenes work going into the first-ever canon expansion to the Dungeon Crawler Carl universe, written by Matt Dinniman and Michael Moreci.
Project followers: keep scrolling to see the early visual groundwork for the series laid down for us by artist Brett Bean.
Looks like you found our Launch Party page. Lucky you; if you're following this project, you'll get to be the first to see all the behind-the-scenes work going into the first-ever canon expansion to the Dungeon Crawler Carl universe, written by Matt Dinniman and Michael Moreci.
Project followers: keep scrolling to see the early visual groundwork for the series laid down for us by artist Brett Bean.
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Project Update: Terminator Update 8-7-25    
We have been working with the printer to get the final kinks worked out of the print files. Without going into too much detail - there was an embedded image problem that showed up when they started the process of prepress. We needed to take the files back and have the graphic design team go into several dozen pages and make changes to the files to remove the remnants and clean the print files. That moved us back to the beginning, having to start the prepress process again from scratch with the new files.
We apologize that the issues have moved our expected on-press time back by several weeks. The files have been cleared, and we are looking at starting up the process again at this time.
The only issue currently pending are the prototypes of the metal slipcases which are being worked on separately from the print books. Those too are very close to starting up the factory manufacturing process.
The printer will be confirming with us their available press time within the next few days. As soon as we can give a projected printing and shipping date based on their input, we'll post another update with those details. We hope to have this information by Tuesday of next week. Thank you.
The printer will be confirming with us their available press time within the next few days. As soon as we can give a projected printing and shipping date based on their input, we'll post another update with those details. We hope to have this information by Tuesday of next week. Thank you.
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MYSTERY CLASSICS by Vincent Mallie
Project Update: Locking Addresses!
Hi everyone!
Just a quick update to let you know that we are locking addresses tonight! This will prompt an email notification from Backerkit giving you 48 hours to make any last changes before your address is locked for shipping. The warehouse has started assembling the packages, and we only need to finalize and print out the labels to get those going in the next week or so.
Please watch for that email from Backerkit. If you need to check your address, you can log into https://mystery-classics-by-vincent-mallie.backerkit.com/ to see what we currently have.
If you need to make an adjustment after the 48-hour window has closed, please send us an email at [email protected]. The warehouse (Quartermaster Logistics) will also be sending a final address verification message once they are about to print the labels, so you will have that final opportunity as well.
Thanks, everyone! Getting VERY close now!
Just a quick update to let you know that we are locking addresses tonight! This will prompt an email notification from Backerkit giving you 48 hours to make any last changes before your address is locked for shipping. The warehouse has started assembling the packages, and we only need to finalize and print out the labels to get those going in the next week or so.
Please watch for that email from Backerkit. If you need to check your address, you can log into https://mystery-classics-by-vincent-mallie.backerkit.com/ to see what we currently have.
If you need to make an adjustment after the 48-hour window has closed, please send us an email at [email protected]. The warehouse (Quartermaster Logistics) will also be sending a final address verification message once they are about to print the labels, so you will have that final opportunity as well.
Thanks, everyone! Getting VERY close now!
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