The end of the line! Finished shipping books out today after receiving the missing glitter covers!

If you don't have tracking, or your order doesn't appear to have shipped, then you probably have not filled out your survey, or there was an issue with payment (or you're Jeff from East Side Mags, in which case I will be hand delivering your books soon, my friend). 

Here's a survey recovery link in case you think maybe you missed filling out the survey:
https://when-i-was-young-comic.backerkit.com/

What happens now? I have a pile of books to donate to libraries and youth programs, and I will settle up all the invoicing for shipping charges, check the numbers, then make a big donation to Trevor Project with everything that I have left from the campaign! Really happy that we'll be able to make these donations, thank you again for your support. Will post a final closing update once the donation has been made, then I will be in the wind.

I do have some extra books from the print run, and those will soon be listed on my website for sale, with profits continuing to be donated to Trevor Project.

Michele 

Hi hello! 

Thanks for your patience while the printer got the missing glitter covers reprinted, they are shipping to me tomorrow! I expect to have them in hand by mid next week and will resume shipping backer orders ASAP.

We are so close to being done with fulfillment, and I truly cannot wait for everyone to get their books.

Thanks again for your support,
Michele 

Some more things to check out:

There's 6 days left on this campaign!

Another great anthology to support:

A 64-page comic anthology amplifying underrepresented voices in the disability and neurodivergent communities.

Hi it's me.

We shipped another big batch of orders over the weekend! If you backed with an art print, you will be receiving 2 separate packages, we put the prints in poster tubes for safest transit.

***Glitter Cover Update*** - when we received the books, we were missing MANY copies of the glitter cover. The printer attempted to locate them unsuccessfully, so they are reprinting, and will send them to me ASAP... but that means there are about 50 backers who ordered a glitter cover who will unfortunately have to wait a bit longer. I don't have an exact timeline yet, hoping it will be less than a couple of weeks, will let you know as soon as I know!

The rest of the orders that do not have a glitter copy will hopefully be shipped by next weekend (sept 7-8). 

Thanks for your patience while I work through all of this! Can't wait for everyone to have their books.
-Michele 

Quick update on fulfillment - we were able to get through about 80% of orders over the weekend (400+ packages!!!) and I'll continue to pack and ship out the rest of the orders throughout this week/weekend as I have time. Just wanted to send a quick update in case you haven't gotten a shipping notification yet... It's coming soon!

Thanks again for your support and patience while we get everything out the door for you!

Michele

We will be starting (and hopefully finishing) fulfillment this weekend. "We" = me + a few of my incredibly kind friends and collaborators on this project who have the (mis)fortune of being close to me geographically. Fingers crossed that we can get through it all in one weekend, will keep you updated on when to expect your books.

PDFs have been sent out for anyone who backed at the digital tier or above! Keep an eye out for those downloads in your inbox.

Thanks again for all of your support throughout this process,
Michele 

Ambitious Failures by Richard Fairgray

Ambitious Failure is Always More Interesting Than Mediocre Success.

That's my take on it, anyway. This book is a mix of memoir and comic book essay about what we put ourselves through to make art. This is a story about pushing things until you feel them start to break, and hope the light through the cracks is magical and not destructive.

This is my favorite thing Richard has ever made (outside of his story in WIWY, of course).

ID-10t error Issues 1-3 — The Complete Series!

This story of petty revenge concludes as creator and creation battle for the final time in our over-sized 36-page sci-fi comedy comic.

This is a really fun series by amazing indie comic creators!! Check it out if you're looking for something new.

Mob Princess #1 - The Journey to Becoming a Made Woman

An unprepared daughter of a Mob Boss inherits his whole empire with the humor of Six Feet Under and the introspection of The Sopranos.

The latest and greatest from Kat Calamia & Phil Falco at Lifeline Comics!