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I had hoped that this post would be an announcement of the arrival of the Star-Spangled Squadron material at our warehouses. Unfortunately, that is not the case. 

For reasons outside my control, the logistics company was not able to get the Star-Spangled Squadron books loaded onto the transport ship before the start of the Lunar New Year Celebration in China. Instead, the books languished in the warehouse during the multi-week festival. I made a number of attempts to work around this, but China simply shuts down during the holiday; there was no one to even communicate with, let alone to arrange alternate freight. 

Now that Lunar New Year is past, the books have been loaded but the net result is that they will not arrive until the end of this month or early next month, and thus shipping to you will not take place until mid to late April. 

My sincere apologies for the delay. It is difficult to avoid the feeling that this project has suffered more than its share of problems. Perhaps we can blame the sinister machinations of Exodus. 

Ascendants,
I'm thrilled to announce that we've finished manufacturing all of the rewards for Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II. Not only are the books finished, but so are the ashcans, mini-posters, and canvas posters.

The books were printed by Global PSD, which did the lovely first volume, while the ashcan and posters are being produced by our BackerKit buddy Sagaverse Studios, which has built out a US-based manufacturing facility. The beautiful products our friends from Sagaverse have made can be seen in the screenshot below.

All of the shipping for Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II is being handled by our US-based fulfillment house Studio Two. As soon as it arrives - which should be in early March - we'll begin dispatching your rewards. The next update will be the announcement that everything is on its way.

This project, like my other 2025 project (Treasure Tome) had a lot of logistical setbacks magnified by my ill health, so it's a big relief to be able to announce "it's all happening, it's all en route." Thank you for your support and patience. I can't wait for you to get your hands on your glorious rewards!

Hello Ascendants!
I hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful Christmas holiday and is looking forward to a happy and prosperous New Year.

2026 has started off well for Ascendant Comics. I'm pleased to report that everything is proceeding smoothly in the manufacture of Ascendant Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II. Below are some photographs I took of the ozalid proofs, folded & gathered sheets, and other work product. These are not advance release copies but the step in the process before that.

All of the proofs were color-correct and error-free so we signed off on them and have proceeded to bulk manufacture. Once that is complete, they'll be shipped to our fulfillment warehouses and then be dispatched to you. We currently expect to begin shipping product to you in the second week of March. 

Meanwhile, the PDF for Ascendant Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II has also now been made available for purchase on DriveThruRPG and DriveThruComics. 
If you enjoyed the graphic novel and want to share the link with friends, give them these URLs: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/541991/ascendant-star-spangled-squadron-volume-ii
https://www.drivethrucomics.com/en/product/541991/ascendant-star-spangled-squadron-volume-ii

As always, thank you for your support! 

Ascendants,
I hope you are well and are enjoying the holiday season. I'm pleased to announce that Ascendant: Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II has finally been delivered to the printer for production. 

As I mentioned in our last update, I decided to re-evaluate our choice of printer due to the increasing cost of shipping and the risk of tariff wars. Ultimately I decided to use the same printer, GPSD, that we used for the first volume.  My choice came down to aesthetics. Star-Spangled Squadron Volume II is a companion to Volume I, and I wanted the second book to match the first in its cover, paper, coloration, and so on. The only way to guarantee the second book looked and felt just like the first was to use the same printer that had manufactured the first book.  

The downside to using GPSD is that it will take some time for the books to be manufactured and shipped. Here is the schedule:

In order to finalize production numbers, I've begun issuing backer surveys. Over the next 48 hours you should receive your surveys. Please fill them out by the end of December if possible. This will enable us to finalize the count of all items (including add-ons) and collect shipping. If there were add-ons you missed during the initial campaign, you can add them on at this time.

I apologize that the books have ended up taking much longer than I expected to deliver to you. Those of you who are in my Autarch Discord or who follow my blog know that this ended up being a rough year for me, as I succumbed to a fungal illness that gave me severe brain fog and necessitated surgery last month. As a result of ill health, the various projects I'd hoped to ship this year all got delayed, this one included. I'm exceptionally grateful for your superheroic patience with me on this project.