Hi there, Lilith backers!
We've got some updates to share with you all--don't worry, nothing too scary (we'll save that for the comics).
The News
With blessings from Cori...
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2 months ago
December update: Lilith #2, and surveys headed out soon (finally!)
Hi all!
Team Lilith continues to surge forward! Corin has been kicking ass; balancing a vigorous production timeline with fulfillment for new items being produced for this c...
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Vault Comics
4 months ago
The Lilith continues!
Hello, Lilith backers!
We hope you've been well... we've certainly been busy at work on our end. In addition to working on the comic itself, Lilith (and he...
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Vault Comics
5 months ago
Happy Lilith Launch day!
She's HERE. After years of development, today is the release of Lilith Issue #1 ❤️🔥
If you're a SUBSCRIBER or high-tier issue backer, you will have received your digital iss...
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Vault Comics
5 months ago
Little clarification post (follow-up to yesterday's post)
Hi everyone! Looks like the previous update may have confused a few of you. That post was meant for the "Physical Subscription" Lilith Backer tiers ONLY (stated in the tit...
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Vault Comics
5 months ago
Lilith #1 dropping next week. IMPORTANT--Physical subscription backers: choose your shipping options!
We're nearly there, folks.
Lilith #1, after many trials and tribulations outside of our control, is finally dropping next week!
ALL SUBSCRIPTION backers (digital SFW, digit...
We've got some updates to share with you all--don't worry, nothing too scary (we'll save that for the comics).
The News
With blessings from Corin, we've updated our release schedule for Lilith Arc 1. Issue #3 will release next month in March (3/26 for shops--a week early on 3/19 for BackerKit backers), Issue #4 will release in April (again, a week early for backers), and Issue #5 will be on sale in early June (late May for backers), with the BackerKit and Standard trade paperback editions shipping in July (as soon as they hit our warehouse for backers).
The Why
The comics market has been wonky lately, to say the least. Vault saw the writing on the wall and decided to slow our release schedule across the board near the end of 2024 to protect our creators from potentially unrecoverable losses. In January, Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest distributor of single-issue comics in the US, indeed did declare bankruptcy after months of instability and damage, so it seems that pausing was the correct call. Now that we've had time to assess the new landscape and re-solicit the series completely, we're finally able to proceed with completing Lilith's first arc as Corin intended.
What This Means for Backers
We've made no changes to the Lilith campaign except for the adjusted timing of our printing, distribution, and fulfillment. No other action is needed from you--all covers and rewards will still be shipping once we've got them printed and ready-to-ship in a package suitable for your tier. We completely understand that this unavoidable industry-wide upheaval and delay might have affected Lilith backers negatively--we'll be making some additional digital covers and rewards available as a thank you for your patience during this tumultuous time--but we're happy to assist with refunds if these adjustments have caused a hardship. Thanks for bearing with us as we've pivoted!
"But What About--?"
If you have any further questions about this update or about your rewards or tier, please write to us at [email protected] with your question, and we'll be happy to assist.
In the meantime, we will be releasing copies of Lilith Issue #3 to all backers in mid-March, so please keep an eye out for that.
We thank you again for bearing with us through one of the most, uh, dynamic periods in recent comics memory, and as always, we appreciate you for backing Lilith.
Hi. I pledged for the pdf a d added on the Blackbag Zoe Thorogood cover of issue 1. Are planned on shopping anytime soon? It's been 6 months since the campaign ended and I keep seeing talks of of issues 2 and 3 in production.
Team Lilith continues to surge forward! Corin has been kicking ass; balancing a vigorous production timeline with fulfillment for new items being produced for this campaign. Here's your December update on releases and other news (plus, check out the exclusive content section for some special behind-the-scenes art).
LILITH ISSUE #2 RELEASE
The Lilith Issue #2 PDF has been emailed to backers in the digital issue release tiers as of last week (or, check the same Box link that we sent for digital Issue #1... it's in there!).
You may have noticed that Issue #2 came out a bit later than expected. This is due to some printer issues that have unfortunately affected Vault's recent releases, including Lilith. That said, we wanted to make sure that backers got to read the new issue two weeks before the general release date of 12/18, next Wednesday. All backers who subscribed to physically mailed issues will receive theirs in the mail next week for the general release.
And, since we get this question a lot, the Lilith Volume 1 BackerKit-exclusive book PDF is a compilation of the first 5 issues, and will be available after the conclusion of this arc (Issue #5). We'll let you know as soon as the BackerKit-exclusive trade edition is ready to go, both physically and digitally.
SURVEYS RELEASE ON 12/16
Now that we've got a handle on the new estimated release dates, we will be send out surveys to collect your addresses! We plan to do this on Monday, December 16, with a random number backers receiving theirs early as part of a smoke test.
This survey will collect your address and any shipping costs for your tier. You can change your address any time between now and fulfillment for your tier. Since this project will require several rounds of shipping, we'll send a reminder before we lock addresses, which will give you another 48 hours to update before we send your rewards.
WE'RE NOT CHARGING YOU YET!
Please note that we will NOT yet be charging cards for shipping on most tiers. We will be shipping to reward tiers based on availability of your items. Since not all issues are printed/ released yet, shipping is expected to take place over several months. The two tiers that will be shipping soon are 1) physical subscription issues (already underway) and 2) the calendar-only tiers.
To avoid confusion, we'll reach out to you via your provided email before charging cards for your specific reward tier.
SHIPPING REMINDER
As mentioned in the campaign, to ensure that we're shipping to you at the lowest possible price, we'll be bundling all orders based on when they're all ready to ship together, unless otherwise communicated.
There are also some global shipping situations in development, including an ongoing Canadian postal strike. For any backers affected, we'll be shipping to you as soon as we're able to. If you have any questions or other concerns about your order, please reach out to us at [email protected].
And, in case we don't update again this year, hope you all have a great Winter holiday season.
We hope you've been well... we've certainly been busy at work on our end. In addition to working on the comic itself, Lilith (and her human handler, Corin!) made an appearance at NYCC. Corin has since returned to her desk, and has been hard at work on finishing up this arc.
Our priorities at the moment are the upcoming release of Lilith #2 digital and physical single-issues to issue subscribers + digital bonus materials, finishing exclusive art and production on all campaign reward items, and of course finishing up the series so we can get that lovely completed book out next year. While we're here, backers can take a sneak peek at the body pillow design below in the Backers-only preview section.
Lilith #2 release update
The printing landscape in comics right now has been challenging to navigate to say the least, and we've been affected. For that reason, we've had no choice but to push the in-store release of Lilith #2 to early December. It's important to us to repay backers for being the first to really show up for Lilith, so we'll be shipping and releasing the Lilith #2 materials to issue subscription-tier backers before its formal release date.
Expect that next email and physical subscription packages to arrive at least a full week early, in late November, and most of all thank-you for bearing with the delay.
Shipping for all other rewards
Since we've gotten some questions about this, we want to clarify that we're doing our best to reduce shipping costs to backers with multiple items in their reward. For this reason, all bundled items will be shipping once the bundle is complete; for orders that include both Issue #1 and Issue #5, for example, we'd be shipping a single package containing both items to you once Issue #5 is printed and at our warehouse.
The only folks outside of this shipping structure are those who specifically backed any pledge level that includes the words "physical mail subscription." Those backers were given the option of receiving either a single bundle, or a true subscription to their mailbox upon release.
We're happy to chat more to anyone who would prefer not to wait for shipping on certain items. If that sounds like you, please reach out to us at [email protected].
See you soon
We'll make another update once Lilith #2 has released to all "digital subscription" and "physical mail subscription" tiers... chat more then!
