Almost all the Volume 8 rewards are out in the world by now.
For a few of you, I had follow-up questions!
Since BackerKit doesn't have an internal messaging system, I sent emails. Still waiting on two replies:
Backer F: After locking all the backer addresses, you're the only one who's been un-locked again. There was an error when I tried to print postage for it, and I'm hoping it was something simple like a typo that would be easy to fix.
Backer J: You're the only backer who hasn't been sent a finished art commission. I offered to do something specific for it, and I still don't know if you're into the idea or not.
If you never saw the email, double-check your spam filter.
If it's not there, whitelist my address (sailorptah at yahoo), and let me know (either with an email, or with a comment here) to try again.
Leif & Thorn Volume 8 reward packages are arriving for backers. If you're one of them, sharing photos and tagging me is encouraged! (Replying to this post with a link also works.)
Less than a dozen physical rewards left to get in the mail. The latest Trump-induced price hike doesn't hit until April 26, so I should have no trouble (knock wood) shipping everything before then.
This might be my last update on BackerKit for a while. Follow the Leif & Thorn website and/or Tumblr for more comic-specific news. Check me out on Mastodon and/or Bluesky for more general posts.
Normally this is when I would say "see you next time for Volume 9" -- but I'm almost out of Volume 3, and running low on Volume 4. So the next campaign might have to be a double reprint!
See you again in...whatever it is I end up funding next.
If you remember this part of the Volume 7 campaign...yeah, this is almost exactly the same. (The stack of boxes in the back even includes the last unopened box of Volume 7s from last year.)
When you get a process that works, don't mess with it, you know?
Speaking of process: this is the step where I need to figure out who gets the original cover lineart.
As usual, for everyone who got a ticket this year, I put the names in Pickerwheel.com, and the winner is...
...Tristan S! Congratulations, Tristan!
I'll be getting more of the US rewards in the mail this week. For everyone who's left, I should lock your shipping addresses some time next week. Keep an eye out for that update email.
Volume 8 is here! First rewards start shipping this week
The boxes of Volume 8 have arrived!
About half of you, including all the US backers, should have gotten the "Last chance to update your address" email. After 48 hours, those addresses will be locked, and I'll start packing.
Most of them should be in the mail in a week or two. After that, I'll lock the rest of the addresses and start shipping the rest.
Merry Christmas Eve, and a happy Phoenix Wright meme day, to all who celebrate!
Premium tier commissions: Two of these are finished, and there are download links to the art on your survey pages (right after the Early Bird art links).
For the other two, I've sent an email to get reference images. Keep an eye on your inboxes.
Volume 8 paperback: I reached out to MyBookPrinter as usual...and it turns out my regular point person there, the staffer who makes sure all the Leif & Thorn orders match, is retiring in a few months. (Well-deserved, I'm sure.)
So I have to loop in somebody new. And at this point I figure I'll just wait until after Christmas, since everyone involved is probably either on holiday, or deserves to be.
Which means:
There's still time to catch any errors in the ebook...although so far, nobody has. No typos, no missed strips, nothing. Did I really get that lucky this year? A personal first...?
If you've noticed a problem after all, please comment -- either on this post, or on the Leif & Thorn site.
If not, enjoy whatever holidays and/or post-holiday sales you're getting, and see you next year.
Almost all the Volume 8 rewards are out in the world by now.
For a few of you, I had follow-up questions!
Since BackerKit doesn't have an internal messaging system, I sent emails. Still waiting on two replies:
Backer F: After locking all the backer addresses, you're the only one who's been un-locked again. There was an error when I tried to print postage for it, and I'm hoping it was something simple like a typo that would be easy to fix.
Backer J: You're the only backer who hasn't been sent a finished art commission. I offered to do something specific for it, and I still don't know if you're into the idea or not.
If you never saw the email, double-check your spam filter.
If it's not there, whitelist my address (sailorptah at yahoo), and let me know (either with an email, or with a comment here) to try again.
Leif & Thorn Volume 8 reward packages are arriving for backers. If you're one of them, sharing photos and tagging me is encouraged! (Replying to this post with a link also works.)
Less than a dozen physical rewards left to get in the mail. The latest Trump-induced price hike doesn't hit until April 26, so I should have no trouble (knock wood) shipping everything before then.
This might be my last update on BackerKit for a while. Follow the Leif & Thorn website and/or Tumblr for more comic-specific news. Check me out on Mastodon and/or Bluesky for more general posts.
Normally this is when I would say "see you next time for Volume 9" -- but I'm almost out of Volume 3, and running low on Volume 4. So the next campaign might have to be a double reprint!
See you again in...whatever it is I end up funding next.
If you remember this part of the Volume 7 campaign...yeah, this is almost exactly the same. (The stack of boxes in the back even includes the last unopened box of Volume 7s from last year.)
When you get a process that works, don't mess with it, you know?
Speaking of process: this is the step where I need to figure out who gets the original cover lineart.
As usual, for everyone who got a ticket this year, I put the names in Pickerwheel.com, and the winner is...
...Tristan S! Congratulations, Tristan!
I'll be getting more of the US rewards in the mail this week. For everyone who's left, I should lock your shipping addresses some time next week. Keep an eye out for that update email.
About half of you, including all the US backers, should have gotten the "Last chance to update your address" email. After 48 hours, those addresses will be locked, and I'll start packing.
Most of them should be in the mail in a week or two. After that, I'll lock the rest of the addresses and start shipping the rest.
