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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!
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
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Can we get a project update please?
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Project Update: April Update!
We have a fun announcement- we have officially tapped Nikki Sherman to do the lettering for the book! Nikki's work is incredible and we can't wait to see what she does.
Nikki will be jumping in as soon as the artwork is complete, which should be sometime in the next couple of months. Here's a little sneak peek of a recent panel we love...
Pro: I have received my hardcover from this project Con: this was handled so poorly that I ordered the wide release version before I got my backer kit copy. For anyone wondering, the differences between the two are 1) a different cover with some foil elements, 2) a ribbon bookmark, and 3) pink sprayed edges. The wide release version was $15 cheaper. Between the delays, the lackluster communication, and the price difference, I doubt I’ll back another Ablaze project. I honestly think it’s insulting that the regular release happened before the backer fulfillment. That being said, it’s a super cute book, so I wouldn’t say I regret it either.
Project Update: ABLAZE Fulfillment Update
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You can buy the book on Amazon as of today, still no update on when the people that supported the project will get it, but hey, you can give them more money and get it from Amazon! Seriously, at this point what possible excuses can they give to not ship out our books? Can we please have an official update?
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It's been over a month since my card was charged for shipping, but I still have not received my items. We're nearing the 2 year mark of this project, and I am growing concerned. I pledged for the Doghaus Kickstarter, but with this huge delay I'm nervous about keeping my pledge on that project.
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This project is currently under active review by BackerKit’s Trust & Safety team due to ongoing concerns around lack of fulfillment updates and communication. As part of this review, we have formally required the creator (ABLAZE) to provide a project-specific public update addressing fulfillment status, timelines, and tracking. As of our most recent correspondence, the creator has confirmed receipt of our notice and stated that they are actively gathering the requested details from their fulfillment partner (Simon & Schuster) in order to provide a complete update. At this time, we are awaiting that update. We have made it clear to the creator that continued lack of transparency may impact their account standing and ability to use BackerKit services.