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)
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!
Hi, I backed for digital items, but when I try to fill out the survey, it wants a $60 shipping fee for the free items.
Could you please either send the stickers in a small envelope like a letter, which I'd be okay to pay $15 or $20 for.
Or remove the free items so I can complete the survey.
Let me know if you need any more information.
Sorry & thank you
I have written you directly and now trying here, haven't received my digital codes to get this item and can't download them via backerkit either.
Please get a hold of me so I can get this, really looking forward to seeing the hard work :)
We are down to just 7 open order that we can fill - these are mostly orders for the signed lithographs which we believe will be shipping out this week. Other than that we still have 21 backers that have not yet filled out the survey information with their shipping data. We're recirculated those reminders and are posting the direct recovery link here as well:
Once the signed lithos ship out we will be in a situation where we are just reminding the remaining backers to complete the shipping survey.
If anyone received your package and had any kind of problem - missing items, damaged items, lost packages or any other issue - please email us at [email protected] so we can make sure your concerns are addressed.
I gotta say, using a local printer like Arkansas Graphics in Little Rock has been a game changer! I sent them the files yesterday, and stopped by this afternoon to check out the proof copy and double check everything.
Everything looks AMAZING, and even the secret codes hidden in the background that may or may not lead to a secret message from one of the characters worked perfectly! The colors are all bright and gorgeous.
The printer assured me they will be printing the books in the next day or two, so I could have them in my hands this weekend! We need to get the last of the surveys filled out so I can order the right sized shirt blanks. we have almost 90% filled out, so THANK YOU all so much, and for the 10% left, fill them out as soon as you can, so I can start shipping rewards ASAP.
The hottest new issue of The Sentinels is down to the last 24HRs to go, and is only $180 away from goal! I am SO proud of the work we did in this issue, and I really think you will enjoy it. If you haven't backed yet, go check it out now HERE. And if you've already backed, please give it a share on social media and help get the word out! Thanks so much for all of your support, you guys rock out loud!
I will be sending out surveys shortly. We are keeping things very simple for this campaign. Please confirm your mailing address if you have shipped rewards. The only add-ons which will be available are Digital copies of The Killing Machine and Woodstake. Rewards will be shipped as soon as addresses are confirmed.
Thank you for your support! The comic books will be available starting with Issue #1 on September 17th in comic book shops everywhere. If you can, please request a copy from your local comic book shop. This will really help get the word out and give us a strong launch for the series.
The graphic novel will launch in March, 2026 with worldwide distribution through IPG.
We are just about finished with shipping of the Karma Volume 2 items to all backers. At this moment - only a handful of orders for the signed Lithographs is still pending our fulfillment. We should have those shipping shortly as well - watch for USPS tracking if you are one of those couple backers.
There are 21 backers who have not yet supplied their shipping information through the survey process. If you are one of those backers - please use the link below to access your survey and get your details finalized. We will be doing another sweep of backers who reply in approximately a week and will send out your orders ASAP. Here's the link:
If you have already received your items and have any concerns, damages, or missing goods - please email us at [email protected] for assistance getting those issues resolved.
We hope to soon post pictures of the printed editions from the printer. In the meantime checkout what came in the mail from the amazing Marie Sann!
Some Backers have not completed the Backerkit Survey. If you have not done so yet please take the time to do so. This helps make the fulfillment process run more smoothly.
