Let me start off my saying that I appreciate your grace. It has been too long since the last update but we are nearly there!
Lane Lloyd fixed the minor coloring issue on the cover for The Healer's Blade option for this campaign. The short pages for David Andry's backup still need lettered. Time for Lane's cover reveal:
The 3-page story with art by Marcus Jimenez is set to be lettered by Adam Barnhardt this weekend. To reward you all for you patience, you'll all be surprised with a pinup/cover by Brian Wolf for Spectres of Sumer by printed inside this book. Here's a half-page snippet from Page 2: Expect surveys to be sent out within the next week or two. Once letters come in for these final two stories, digital rewards will be sent out and files will be sent off to the printer. I appreciate you all!
The Curious Case of Dr. Vane is a concoction of creepiness with just a sprinkle of heroism that the preview left me begging for more. Aldric Vane crossed all realities, only to be force to grapple with a demon hellbent on devouring the memories of his successes. Don't miss this comic by Adam Barnhardt!
Granite: Powerless #1 picks up after the events in Separation Anxiety. Separated from her powers, Granite adapts to life as a normal citizen but taking the party out of the girl is harder than you think. Don't miss this comic by C.J. Hudson!
It's been almost a month since I gave you an update, so I'm back to tell you how this book is coming along.
Crossover prints have arrived! I have already gotten bags & boards ready, with their free crossover print, for supporters that pledged for a physical copy.
The Healer's Bladecover has not changed yet. I've asked the artist to fix the hair color on the main character but this hasn't happened yet. In an email this past week, Lane Lloyd told me this slipped through his inbox but this should be remedied before the next update.
Lettering by LetterSquids/Justin for Kid Cretaceous #2 is complete! Joey Galvez is in the process of putting together the design for this comic book before that campaign can be fulfilled. That means this portion is ready to go!
Marcus Jimenez has layouts for Spectres of Sumer complete! He's working on inks before he moves on to colors. My goal is to have this lettered by December 17th at the latest.
Lettering for What Dwells Beneath the Heart was going to be in progress. However, we ran into a snag. The artist has the interior pages formatted at a different size than needed. We are waiting for the artist to make these changes and send over files before the letterer can get this finished.
Jerome Gagnon still needs to letter The Broken Branch. Once that's done, this story is done!
I apologize for this delayed update. Unfortunately, this was the one task that I kept “pushing off until tomorrow,” but time kept moving forward. I get a little sentimental each time a project is funded. It blows my mind that each of you care about the stories I tell and what I have to say. Without you, none of this would be possible. Without you, I wouldn’t be able to keep telling stories like these. Without you, I wouldn’t be given these types of opportunities to grow and get better. Thank you for that.
Let’s review the status of this book:
Crossover Prints have been ordered! The printer is working on these and they should arrive by the end of this week. I will include photos in the next
Lane Lloyd completed cover art for The Healer’s Blade option on the same day that Printopia ended! Colors turned out great but Matilda’s hair needs a little tweak.
Art is completed for Kid Cretaceous #2 and all that’s left is lettering! LetterSquids is chipping away at this and this portion of the book will be ready soon.
Marcus Jimenez is working on inks for Spectres of Sumer.
Letters need to be completed for What Dwells Beneath, but art is finished.
Letters need to be completed for The Broken Branch, but art is finished.
...everything else is finished!
In the next update, I'll have Lane's final cover to show off and more progress that we'll have made.
I just wanted to drop by for a quick update because I've got some good news. We're fully funded! Stay tuned for our first Stretch Goal to be revealed. Until then, let's do our best to keep sharing and speaking about What Dwells Beneath the Heart!
First off, thank you all so much for supporting What Dwells Beneath the Heart! We are so close to funding that I can feel it and its only because of support from backers like you. However, I have some exciting things to share today!
Lane Lloyd has finished two of the three new covers available for this campaign. You will be able to choose which cover you'd like. The Healer's Blade cover will be shown at a later date but let's reveal the covers for What Dwells Beneath the Heart and Kid Cretaceous!
I realize that some of you may want to choose two different covers or get all three of them. That's why I have also added a Pledge Level that likes you pick which two covers you'd like with a slight discount and another Pledge Level to collect all three covers with an even more of a discount!
Please continue to share the campaign and don't forget to back Moonspawn #1by Adam Barnhardt from Meltdown Press, Echoes by Wells Thompson, and my campaign all at the physical level to collect all three FREE art prints!
Stay tuned for additional updates and the reveal of The Healer's Blade cover.
