Surveys are out and into the wild!

Lettering is wrapping up on the book, and I have finished logos to show off 🎉

Now that the logo is complete, we're working on the "packaging" of the book, putting together all the parts of the print file that isn't the meat of the book, itself. With us completing this ahead of time, we'll be able to slide the finished lettered pages right into the file and shoot it off for printed proofs 🎉

We are still more or less on schedule. With lettering wrapping up, I'll be ordering a physical printed proof of both versions of the book by the end of the month. I'll have those in-hand in April, and - assuming there are no major edits needed - our print run will be ordered in April so we have books for fulfillment. 

Until next update!

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Live now!!

Collaborating with my friends over at Theys & Gays on ghost emoji pins!

It's a folio and an ita bag! Display your pins at D&D - and on your dice bag with the pairing Ita Dice Bag.

Alex Priest is back, in an all-new short story collection!

Brand new anthology! Cute animals! Shenanigans!

Collaborating with friends again for a Legend of Dragoon fan project!

Here with your monthly update!

Graphics are very nearly done. The bones are finalized, we're just adjusting colors until we're happy with them. These should be finalized by the end of the month.

The Letterer I had selected for this book has had some medical issues arise and requested to step back from the project. I'm currently in talks with two candidates, and plan to have work begin by month's end. 

Unfortunately, we had eight (8) pledges fail and never be fixed. This put us short of the stretch goal to unlock the oversized pin. This will not be included in the all-in tier.

In the pledge manager, it will be available as an unlockable add-on. If enough folks add the pin to their pledge, it'll be unlocked. If not, well, it was a funny lil thought experiment. Haha. 

I'm finishing the reward survey next week. This may be a couple days late and be released early February. But it's coming soon, and we're still on track for a summer release!

As always - 

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out.
See y'all at the next update!

I've been holding off on an update until funds clear, so I have a solid idea of what our finances look like for this project. But there was a request for an update. So. This is going to be a little messy because there's an element of "I really don't know yet." haha. Anyway. Here's a quick update and a tentative timeline for fulfillment. 

Right now there's just over $200 in unprocessed pledges. This can be due to declined payments or expired cards. If your payment has yet to be processed for your pledge, please see to that soon! If that ~$200 remains unresolved, that puts us short of our unlocked stretch goal, and the 3" enamel pin reward will have to be re-locked.

On BackerKit, funds are resolved in two weeks from the end of the project. Two weeks to try and collect payment then remit to me. So things are going to be a little murky until next week. 

Once I know what's unlocked and what isn't, I can finish the pledge manager. Considering this small waiting game, the time it takes to set up the pledge manager and get it approved, and the holidays coming up: You should anticipate seeing your reward survey early January.

If the jumbo pin needs to be re-locked, it can be unlocked again in the pledge manager. Unfortunately, it cannot be automatically added to the all-in tier, though. (Which is why it's important to fix your payments!)

You should expect an update each month. This may vary from three to six weeks depending on what there is to report, but there will be at least one update each calendar month. I will reply to comments as I am able. The notification system is a little wonky at times. If you have a time sensitive question, please reach out to our team by email: admin/@/arledgecomics.com. Please also reach out via email with fulfillment questions, as we try not to post your sensitive information in comments. ;)

And that's your update! I'll be back in January with more. 

Hey there, backers!

We funded so quickly, you had me in a scramble trying to come up with something really cool, haha!!

First, though, a little preview of our process~

We're currently hard at work putting the finishing touches on the book. Lettering will be post campaign, but there's lots of little bits and bobs that go into making a book ready for publication. Right now, we're working on the title logo!

These are some rough drafts our graphic designer has been working on! Choosing a font - or making one - can prove so difficult! Because you want something that looks just right and then BAM! You've been staring at the word 'legacy' so long, you're all but certain you've spelled it wrong. Haha.

This is the final that we've just settled on! Colors aren't final, of course, and there's some other minor edits that will be made before the logo is finalized and ready to be slapped on the cover of the book. But I'm stoked with how it's come together!

Oh, I did note stretch goal in the title, didn't I? :D

A funny story first.

I was putting the final touches on this campaign when the creator of Nezbrael's Legacy emails me and says he likes the cover we commissioned for the book, but wants to know what's wrong with the one he commissioned. Excuse me, sir! (we said) You didn't provide a cover. (The poor thing was hiding out in his drafts folder and never made it to us.) 

This weird accident resulted in exclusive art for the hardcover edition! But the cover art is really, really good and I felt it needed to be celebrated a little bit more.

This heckin' chonk of a pin is 3" tall, hard enamel with screen printing.

The cover art pin will be unlocked and available as an add-on if we hit $1,555 in funding.

Need a reason to switch to the all-in tier? Because it'll be added to that tier for free once it's unlocked!