Hi, everyone!

It has been a little while since our last update -- hope you're doing well! We are in San Diego for Comic-Con this week, but we wanted to report some exciting news that occurred last night -- you may or may not have heard that the original DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN Boxed Set from this campaign had been nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Publication Design this year... well...

We were thrilled just to be in the room with all of the massive talent surrounding us, but when they called our name... the walls of reality collapsed and I frankly don't remember much after that. I vaguely recall stumbling up to the stage to receive the trophy from Mike friggin' Mignola and Jill freakin' Thompson, and I think I stammered some nervous thanks into a microphone, but I can't be certain of anything at this point. All I know is THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AN AWARD WINNER.

And it came about because of YOU and YOUR SUPPORT! THANK YOU!!!! 😊

Hi everyone!

This month marks a full year since the DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN campaign ended, and what a month it has been... The wife and I took a much-needed trip abroad for 12 days, which was wonderful but exhausting, and then somewhere on the trip back I caught the dreaded Covid... So that was another 10 days down and away from the desk... This month just disappeared on me...!

As we're getting ready to launch another campaign on Tuesday (more on that below), I came here to post an update about it and realized -- to my SHOCK -- that the update I thought had posted on March 2nd NEVER ACTUALLY POSTED! 🤦‍♂️

Here's a pic from that unpublished post showing the first batch of golden bookplates that went out to early slipcase backers waaaay back in March:

Those of you who were among the first 500 to pledge for a DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN slipcase, you should already have received your golden bookplate by now. The handful that didn't go out are heading to backers inside of other pledge packages for campaigns they've since contributed to. If you have a package coming your way for MIDNIGHT ORDER, CASSEGRAIN, FRONTIER, NO FUTURE, or MONTE CRISTO, yours will be in there. If you didn't pledge to any of those follow-up campaigns and didn't get yours yet, please email us at [email protected] and we'll get it sorted for you. 

We were surprised to find out in January that Georges was nearing completion on a third horror classic in the same style as his beautiful DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN: an adaptation of Victor Hugo's haunting THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME! And it is as gorgeous and detailed as you would expect from the master!

We're running this follow-up campaign on Kickstarter this time for a few reasons, not the least of which is to approach a new audience who likely missed the original DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN campaign.

This new campaign will offer the new book along with DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN (for those interested backers who missed the first campaign.) WE ARE ALSO OFFERING A NEW, LARGER SLIPCASE THAT FITS ALL 3 BOOKS!

The slipcase will be the same design as your DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN box but with the addition of HUNCHBACK among the titles on the front and spine. Otherwise, the boxes will be identical. You don't need to feel obligated to replace your original slipcase; we are just offering that option for those fans who would prefer all 3 books inside one box.

We mean it this time. We will produce however-many HUNCHBACK+spacer boxes that previous backers may order, but there will only be 500 complete box sets available. We will not be adding another 500 or so like we did last time. That got complicated. This time, when they sell out, they sell out. We promise.

We hope you'll check out the new book on Kickstarter this Tuesday! Georges really knocked it out of the park again -- this tragic tale is absolutely horrifying and heartbreaking, a true testament to its ageless appeal.

Hi everyone!
By now, the vast majority of you should have received your items... thanks for your patience, and for your messages! We love to hear how much you all have been adoring these books! 😍

A few of you have messaged us about some shipping issues -- if you have something you'd like to report, please email us at [email protected]. We were traveling for most of the holiday, and getting caught back up with all of the current business after returning to the desk was like climbing out of quicksand... but we're just about back on solid shoreline again!

In getting caught up, we discovered a few things that needed addressing and follow-up. The first was THE DIGITAL WALLPAPER PACK promised for hitting 1000 Backers! We humbly apologize... we completely forgot about that freebie incentive! But that's fixed now, and you all should have gotten an email notification from Backerkit just now alerting you to the Digital Wallpaper Pack that is now waiting for you to download from your Backerkit page!

Six different designs in three common resolutions, each featuring some of Georges Bess's beautiful line art.

Just log into your Backerkit Account (which you can reach at https://horror-classics-by-georges-bess.backerkit.com/ and you will see that .zip file listed alongside your other digital rewards.
ENJOY! 😊

The other thing that came to our attention was that the Golden Bookplate promised to the first 500 slipcase backers appears to have been overlooked during the packing process. 😖 The warehouse is aware of this unfortunate omission and we're arranging to send these separately soon. We may find that we'll have to stuff those 500 envelopes ourselves (my wife and I), so we're looking for the most efficient solution possible. But it will be sorted and you will have yours soon, we promise!

We're so happy to finally have these books in your hands after the extra (and unexpected) 3-month delay. It's a great way to start the new year: with a (relatively) clean slate! Thanks for your support and patience! We have some more exciting stuff coming up shortly, so stay tuned and have a great, positive start to your 2024!

Hi everyone!

Hope you had a great weekend -- we were hoping to have confirmation from the warehouse on Friday so that we could have posted this sooner, but they didn't get back to us until just this morning. Fortunately its good news -- !

They (the warehouse team) are fully aware of everyone's expectations and the urgency we've been drumming into them for the past several weeks, and with the pressure rising, they called in staff to work the weekend. We're grateful for them for making that call, and grateful for your support and patience as this special project wraps up. None of us expected this to take as long as it has.

I'm now waiting for some confirmation or access to the individual order status/data so that we can answer any order-specific questions. Some of you may have already received notification emails with tracking numbers -- keep an eye out for an email from "Magnetic Press LLC ([email protected] via alerts.efulfillmentservice.com)". Since most of these were packed over the weekend, the courier service and post office may not have updated the tracking status yet... but they are indeed moving! Barring any other factors outside our control, you should hopefully have your items in hand by the end of this week.

Again, we greatly appreciate your patience. Out of 30 successful campaigns to date over the last 10 years, we've only run into 3 situations where circumstances beyond our control caused a significant delay in fulfillment like this. In this particular case, we're shipping 2.5 months later than expected -- in comparison with the majority of Kickstarter/crowdfunding campaigns, that still puts us in the top 10% of project delivery. 😉 We'd like to be on time (or even early, if ever possible) with every project, but unexpected things happen, and we can only ask for your grace and patience while we work through those snags to the best of our ability. We understand if this unfortunate turn of events has you thinking twice before backing another of our projects, but please know that we learn from each challenge and improve with each lesson. According to Backerkit's data, we have "a total of 19,975 passionate fans from 34 crowdfunding projects," with over 60% of those individuals having backed more than one campaign. (There are quite a few truly passionate supporters who have backed a dozen or more...!) Those repeat backers can attest to our earnestness and desire to deliver on promises to the best of our ability. 😊

A few of you have requested refunds/cancelations in the comments -- if we are still able to catch your package before it goes out, we can accommodate you. If it has already left the warehouse floor, however, there's not much we or they can do to recall it. If you are adamant about such a request, please email us at [email protected] as soon as you can and we'll see if it is not too late.

Hey, everyone!

While the warehouse gets all of the packages assembled for imminent shipping (and without getting into all of the discussion from the last update), we wanted to announce this bit of news which should hopefully salve some spirits...

If you missed the mention on the campaign page, every pledge includes a number of Ambassador Points equivalent to your final order total (including postage). These are unique reward points that can be collected and redeemed for discounts and rewards on our webstore, and a great way to support Magnetic Press further (while building up a collection of cool books and stuff in the process)!

If you are already a webstore customer and part of the program, just log into your webstore account (which should be under the same email address as your Backerkit account). You should see those new points added to your balance under the heading "DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN Pledge Points."

If you don't have an account on our webstore, your points have been tallied, but you will need to complete registration for us to add them. 😊

For a walkthrough of how to register, just follow the steps on our webpage:

You can use points for discount codes, gift cards, and occasionally for exclusive collectible items that you can only get using points! It's definitely a fun program that we'll be building upon very soon!

If you don't see your DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN points in your account, or if you have any questions about the above, please send us an email at [email protected] and we'll get back to you ASAP. Please note that if you haven't completed your Backerkit order, your points have not been awarded yet, so check to make sure your survey and any remaining payments are complete. (That includes about 50 of you...)

While we understand some of you who are new to crowdfunding or any of our earlier campaigns may chose to wait until you've finally received your DRACULA/FRANKENSTIEN pledge before considering any further support of Magnetic Press, we know that the majority of you are hopefully familiar enough with the process and comfortable enough with our excellent track record and quality after 30 successful campaigns to consider the following:

If you're looking to earn even MORE Ambassador Points, our current Kickstarter campaign is ending at 5pm PST TONIGHT...! If you haven't checked it out, do yourself a favor a take a look! It's a great book with some exciting rewards, a bunch of campaign-exclusive items, and a ton of (FREE!) bonuses already unlocked! 😊