Remember when I said you’d get fewer messages from me during my 30-day Kickstarter campaign if we managed to fund on day one? Suffice to say that “fewer” is a relative term, okay?
So, yes, we did fund on day one. Yay us!
If you’ve already backed the project, you may be seeing some of these messages more than once, so I apologize for that. Only twenty-something-days more of me in your inbox (what are the odds, right?).
Anyway, if you HAVEN’T already backed the project, there’s still time. Twenty-something-days, remember?
With that in mind, we’ve announced some stretch goals to help pave the way for more backers.
Stretch Goal #1 - Hit $5,500!
UNLOCKED!
Sneak peek - Feral: The Beast Within
A digital look into the second book in the Feral universe...
It's the early 1800s. Canada. Hunters, trackers, and traders have decimated traditional Fur-bearing populations.
The world is changing. The history books don't always tell the whole story.
In a strange twist of fate werewolves and their priceless pelts have become a tipping point in the North American fur trade. One of the world's most dangerous predators is now its most sought-after prey.
The loss of life and manpower required to take down a handful of the beasts drastically increased the value of their pelts.
One werewolf hide could make a family's fortune.
Sir William Grey's wife and unborn child were slaughtered by two of the beasts back in England. A former werewolf hunter, Grey tracks them across the water to the new world... he isn't prepared for what he finds there.
Watch your inboxes for the digital preview.
Stretch Goal #2 - $8K
ALMOST UNLOCKED
Your Pet in the PRINT Bestiary
This is currently a digital-only tier, but once we hit the $8K mark, we will have the budget/wiggle room to include all of the Your Pet in the Digital Bestiary submissions in the physical edition!
Reminder: Once the campaign is ended, all backers of this tier will be sent a survey asking for confirmation of your pledge, but also providing instruction around how to send us the image(s) of your furry friend, name, age, personality, and other components that will help us weave him or her into Sir Clancy's field guide.
Stretch Goal #3 - $10K
LOCKED
Digital Map
An 11 x 17 tabloid-size printable PDF of the regions and locations Sir Clancy explored.
That's it for now... there are more to come. In the meantime, please share the campaign with anyone you think might be interested (and even those who won’t… they don’t know what they’re missing). The more the merrier!
As we get more backers, we are also exploring production and logistics opportunities. The more orders we get, the more flexible we can be with numbers and potential enhancements. More pages (i.e. including the Pet tier in the print edition), maps, hardcover, slipcovers, etc. All these things are in consideration. If you have thoughts, let us know.
We are also looking into domestic printing options to complement/supplement our US-based printing efforts. Right now, we’re using Comic Impressions south of the border to handle all of our printing. That said, if there are Canadian-based printers our backers can recommend (and that fit into our Kickstarter budget), we would love to split production to ensure copies that are shipping to backers in the US can be fulfilled easily there, and likewise for backers in Canada. Many (most) shipping options source their production overseas, so we’re trying our best to ensure we keep the environmental footprint as small as possible.
OK. Back to it. Thanks, again, for all your support! And stay tuned for more (but not as many as it would have been if we hadn’t funded on day one) updates.
Mike