I can't seem to kick my CHC cowboy roots. Oh well.
So yeah, Chris Airiau reporting in! Big big update this month for our backers, as we have a gameable pre-proof, pre-art PDF for all backers at the bottom of this update!
27 spreads and two cover pages
This is not the final PDF!
Pre-proof means pre-proofreading, and pre-art means the Scragend art that goes in all those empty boxes throughout the zine. Notably, this is going to be the factions, character portraits and spot art throughout, and the back cover.
The zine also has some little weird leftover layout bits that I still need to go in and fix, and the team is currently helping me compile a fix list to help out with these:
The list goes on...
The complete block map art by Ripley Matthews is included in the zine. Again, this is potentially pending small tweaks.
Other than the proofing and layout fixes, Scragend is digging into the art for Flatline on the Blocks and Organ Failure. Expect loads of character portraits and spot art in the April update!
We're now getting geared up to set up all the bits and bobs for production, as well: the pamphlets, the stickers, the patches. Getting those into production alongside the zines for delivery to ShipBob by May is our main goal.
Tuesday Knight Games and BackerKit should be getting the megapledge manager up soon. Quite a massive (and mad) logistics ordeal for them, from what we've been able to gather on our end. No one's ever done this before, so give it up for those teams too, yeah?
Longing for a lil melancholy?
Josh Domanski, of the Liminal Horror team invited me (Chris Airiau) on to co-write an Orbital Blues zine with him. With art by Lur Noise and editing from Samantha Leigh, Paramour is set on an iceball planet, in a city you used to love, where an old flame is in trouble (again). The zine sticks its Outlaws in a tough spot of seeking a bounty, or helping her with one last job.
Follow Paramour on BackerKit!
I wrote the adventure sites and six city districts (yeah, I'm deep in that city space fiction right now), and it's been a fun change of pace from horror to heartbreak & nostalgia. The BackerKit launches next month, check it out!
Future Updates
The Spinal Crux Warriors are committed to sending an update on this project's progress on the second-to-last Monday of each month. Like this month, we'll be sure to share any other projects the Warriors are working on.
