Proofs Are In!
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 07:25:40 PM
Hey guys! I've been fairly quiet which is unlike me. I just got my proofs in last night -- the softcover proofs are approved and good to go, hardcovers with a different printing format I had to resubmit so we are looking to get all the printing wrapped up and out to fulfillment in the next 2 weeks barring anything unforeseen.
A lot of the process this time has been me learning to do the books myself as I've always relied on a publisher to handle this before. And we're all ready to go now. I love how the stories turned out and hope you'll enjoy.
If you need some Flying Sparks to tide you over in the meantime, I released Flying Sparks Issue #0 direct to Amazon a couple of weeks ago (as a quick test of my ability to produce these myself before I did the real books). It comprises of 3- short comics which are stretch goals from the first 2 campaigns, as well as in-depth character bios and pin ups for fan favorites. You can pick it up here.
Cheers!
Surveys Away!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:03:12 AM
Surveys went out this morning to all backers. I need these to distribute your digital rewards and collect your addresses for shipping if you're a physical backer. Make sure to complete it to get your books!
And look in spam or other folders for BackerKit, it comes from them.
There was one hiccup uploading volume 3 (I think the file size is too big) and so it's distributed as a dropbox link. Click there and download. Let me know if you have any issues with that!
Other than that, I have a new book out as of yesterday (yes, I do write a lot of books, if you're into my work I will never leave you waiting or bored), The Iron Wedding, which continues my epic steampunk series. This might be my best book to date. I added a lot of cool supernatural twists and turns (which have been there all along for the keen-eyed reader) and the story is really pushing in a cool new direction.
You can get on amazon here.
Or if you want to get beautiful hardcovers of the series, a brand new feature, you can back my current kickstarter here (the kickstarter also has an option for a few digital short stories in the universe for the more frugal!).
Book Is Done - Surveys Soon!
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 12:32:37 AM
The book is finished with lettering. I'm so excited after re-reading this story again. The Flying Sparks saga has really taken off to new heights both in the story and art in this volume.
We'll be sending out surveys soon, and with those I'll be sending the digital rewards. The emails will come from BackerKit so make sure to be on the lookout for them.
I'll have another new book out in my Steampunk series out on Thursday. If you enjoy Flying Sparks you'll probably love this series. The Iron Wedding is the new one, but if you're new, book one is For Steam And Country and I recommend starting there.
I even got some art drawn of the character Toby The Ferret. I might do a cartoon strip with him. :)
300 Backer Giveaway!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 11:17:07 PM
I mentioned I'd do giveaways at every 25 backers past 300. The first I got is an Ember War t-shirt featuring Graham Nolan's beautiful art from my graphic novel last year.
It's XL. First comment gets it!
The Last 48 Hours!!!
over 4 years ago
– Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 02:55:03 PM
We're getting to the final stretch.
Chloe's quite nervous!
Thank you all for backing and following the greatest indie superhero comic project out there. I aim to be delivering you comics for years to come, and creating a new universe with wide potential like a modern day Hispanic Stan Lee!
I really want to get things jumpstarted this last 48 hours so I'm going to incentivize you -- Please share on social media, get your friends backing. At 300 backers, I'll do a giveaway via the updates right here. And every 25 backers we get in increments after that, I'll do more giveaways. Free books, t-shirts and more so we can celebrate Flying Sparks.
I'm currently suspended on Twitter for 7 days for a joke that I got reported on, so I am not going to be able to push much myself. I'm going to be relying on you! Thank you so much my friends for helping this along. I can't wait to bring you this awesome book. I promise epic battles and a GIANT FRICKIN' LASER CANNON! That's what we all want, right? ;)
And speaking of fun, here's another comic in the community which looks pretty cool. A racing comic! Fast & Furious fun here. Check it out.
