SEPTEMBER 9 - Project starts SEPTEMBER 30 - Project ends and initial pledges charged OCTOBER 25 - Surveys go out NOVEMBER 15 - Surveys close NOVEMBER 15 - Completed surveys charged for add-ons and shipping NOVEMBER 20 - Unpaid initial pledges cancelled NOVEMBER 20 - Unpaid surveys with unpaid pledges cancelled DECEMBER 30 - Art should be complete, and all items ordered MARCH 2026 - All items (hopefully) received MARCH 2026 - Remaining surveys charged for add-ons and shipping MARCH 2026 - Orders packaged and shipping begins MAY 2026 - Project fully closed and rewards are no longer provided
IF ANY TIMING IS CHANGED, BACKERS WILL BE INFORMED
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We have been having so much fun sharing our story with you all on Webtoons and Instagram! Since the book should be shipped out early 2026, this means that those who pledge to this project will receive the ENTIRE story before it is posted online!
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 130+ PAGE STORY IS COMPLETELY WRITTEN, and Orphetoon (our amazing artist!) is finishing all the art. The Cafe Anthology, a series of 12 additional short stories correlating with the 2025 Calendar art, is also written and will be included in each book! We know one of the hardest struggles with webcomics is so many go unfinished. But with the Cafe, you don't need to worry because the story is done and the art will be completed no matter what!
This is only a small example of the print file, and there's even more!
We believe in being able to own something you enjoy, which is why we want to put the Cafe story into your hands in physical (or PDF) format! Crowdfunding also gives us a chance to make a higher quality book, include extra goodies like bookmarks and stickers, and just all around provide a better experience for you, the reader. If we were to try and produce this book without crowdfunding, it wouldn't be a bad book but it wouldn't be the best possible book. And frankly, we think you guys deserve the best.
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In the Collectors Guild Cafe, five friends come together for adventure and fun! They are Alister the Minotaur, Hatch the Griffin, Mythri the Siren, Titus the Golem and Zephyr the Dragon. Everything is going great, until Zephyr’s favorite book starts to wither, smudge and fall apart. Stuck in the past, he desperately tries to hold on and fix what is fading. A newcomer, Poppy the Kitsune, may hold the answer. Can she help Zephyr rescue what is lost? Or is a more important lesson coming their way?
Alister, Hatch, Mythri, Poppy, Titus, and Zephyr
Check out CollectorsGuildCafe.com to learn more about our main 6 characters, learn where to purchase Cafe goodies, and also to take a quiz to figure out which character you are most likely to hang out with!
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To keep logistics simpler while tariffs and taxes are in flux, this project will be available to ONLY United States of America and Canada. Items will be available later through DragonWoodshop.com
ABOUT JASON & CARLY K - WRITERS
Jason K wrote the story for Collectors Guild Cafe. He worked off the original ideas and random stories Carly created, and put together this fun adventure for the Cafe characters. He enjoys collecting stories in multiple formats, and writing his own. Thank you for reading!
Carly K is the creative force behind Mythic Mgmt. She has been designing and crafting for 7+ years now, with her main work these days being displays for different kinds of collections through Dragon Woodshop. This is her 9th project on BackerKit.
ABOUT ORPHETOON - ARTIST
Orphe has been drawing comics online since 2014, and once in a while they draw a pretty funny one. When they're not drawing, they're probably thinking about drawing and/or trying to get their cats to behave. You can find them at https://orphe.carrd.co/, or at @orphetoon.
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I'm pleased to be working with Attic Door Media to offer a unique pin with this project!
You will see this reward during your survey, so please do not be concerned if you don't see it during checkout! Because ADM is backend-paired with Space Wizard Science Fantasy, that is why you see the rewards with those two projects, and not with the Cafe and ADM.
If you pledge to Cafe Comic (Mythic Mgmt)AND you pledge to Bound by Words (Attic Door Media)AND both our campaigns completely fund, you will receive TWO free rewards! One will be a 1.5" enamel pin from myself. The other reward will come from ADM, and will be a delightful art print of Hatch along with Madeline, Siora, and Oscar. It will have a recipe on the back!
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UNLOCKED!! (125 PLEDGES) ACHIEVEMENT #1: UPGRADE BOOK QUALITY! Inner pages of both books go from 70lb to 80lb Satin Text Covers for softcover go from 80lb to 100lb Satin Cover
UNLOCKED!! (150 PLEDGES) ACHIEVEMENT #2: ART & POSTCARD! We will hire an independent artist to create another illustration of the Cafe characters, and will include it digitally in every Art Pack and physically as a print in every book pledge.
UNLOCKED!! (185 PLEDGES) ACHIEVEMENT #3: ANOTHER QUALITY UPGRADE! Inner pages of both books go from 80lb to 100lb Satin Text Covers for softcover go from 100lb to 110lb Satin Cover
UNLOCKS AT 250 PLEDGES ACHIEVEMENT #4: PROSE VERSION! We will turn the comic book into a prose version (like a regular novel). This will be completed by the end of 2026, and will be sent as a digital download.
UNLOCKS AT ??? ACHIEVEMENT #5: AUDIOBOOK VERSION! We will turn the prose version into an audiobook, voiced by at least 2 people (a feminine and masculine voice). This will be completed by the end of 2026, and will be sent as a digital code.
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THIS PROJECT IS SHIPPING TO THE FOLLOW COUNTRIES: USA, Australia, Canada, Norway, Mexico, UK, and the European Union countries. Shipping costs will be charged to you AFTER the campaign and SEPARATELY through your BackerKit survey. Shipping is weight based, so the more you order the higher your shipping could be.
USA - $10 to $15 CANADA - $15 to $30 EVERYWHERE ELSE - $30 to $45
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This project is participating in the BackerKit event Printopia 2025 📚 A celebration of books, comics, and graphic novels featuring an all-star lineup of creators crowdfunding together from September 9–30, 2025.
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