Books have begun shipping!
10 days ago
– Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 03:33:56 PM
Hello! Just wanted to drop a quick note to say I've begun shipping out books - so far I've already shipped about 100 packages, and I plan to ship out a bunch more this weekend. I have a few people coming over to help me out, so we should be able to push through the rest of the packages quickly - I will update again when everything has been sent out.
Of course, I continue to launch new stuff on Kickstarter. Here's a look at what I have live and what is coming up:
February: Vampire Detective in Space: Sleep So Soundly
The latest installment in my sci-fi mystery series is live right now. This new story arc takes inspiration from classic detective novels like The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon. It was written by me and illustrated by Dave Swartz. Click the image above to go to the campaign.
March: Dragon Grit #4
That's right! Next month we are launching Dragon Grit #4. We are keeping the series going as quick as we can on Kickstarter because we know you want the next installment. You can click the image above to go to the Kickstarter pre-launch page to make sure to get notified when it goes live.
April: Unicorn: Vampire Hunter #8
In April we are finally returning to the main series of Unicorn: Vampire Hunter with issue #8. Daryl Toh (the artist of the series) is committed to drawing the rest of Volume 2 this year, so once we hit the ground running with issue #8, we should be keeping the same pace as we've been able to hit with Dragon Grit, running a new issue on Kickstarter every 3-4 months. I'm super excited about this storyline, which sees Edward the Unicorn battling the forces of hell while his friends in the world above journey to save him. Make sure to click the image above to go to the Kickstarter pre-launch page and get notified.
Thanks so much for your support. Looking forward to continuing the story with Dragon Grit #4 next month.
-Caleb
January Update - Books are being printed!
about 1 month ago
– Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 09:58:57 AM
Hello! Last week I got the proofs from the printer and the books are in the queue. My rep with the printer told me they will try to get me in before the printer shuts down for the Chinese New Year, but at this point it could go either way. If we don't get in before then, printing will be delayed by a couple of weeks. Regardless, the books should be on their way to me relatively soon.
As always with Dragon Grit, I've paid to have the books that were pledged for on the Kickstarter campaign express shipped, so they will arrive about a week after the actual printing happens, and then I will immediately start shipping them out. The remaining print run will travel to me via boat and arrive a couple months later.
You can expect to see the Backerkit survey very soon. I don't want to promise an exact time for that because frankly creating Backerkit surveys is a pain (but I want to make sure to take my time and do it right). That said, I'm working on it this weekend and plan to get it done and submitted to Backerkit for review ASAP.
Kay is working on issue 4, and we have a couple of fantastic guest artists lined up for variants for that issue as well.
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Caleb
What's Next + A Project to Check Out!
2 months ago
– Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 05:48:19 PM
Hello! We did it - thank you so much. We unlocked two stretch goals, so you can expect both a free print and an audio commentary from Lorelei and me.
Next up, the Backerkit will go out in a couple weeks after funds are collected, and you'll be able to adjust your order and pay for shipping. Digital copies will also go out through the Kickstarter.
We will order the physical copies as soon as funds come in, and we expect to be shipping books out within a couple months.
In the meantime, I wanna shout out a book I think you'll love that has about 40 hours left on Kickstarter. It's called Strange Ranger. Here's the link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1214207061/stranger-ranger-2-night-of-the-trollbadgers
STRANGE RANGER #2 is a 32-page, full-color supernatural adventure comic about park ranger Agatha, and her friends Gord, the were-moose and Esme, the woodland magical creature. They find Dusk River Park overrun by the chaotic trollbadgers who are causing trouble and insanity! Written by Mark Bell with art by Ringo-nominated artist Yonson Carbonell.
STRANGE RANGER #2 is a female, science, diversity and LGBTQ positive comic suitable for all ages.
This comic was illustrated by the same artist as Unicorn VERSUS Vampire Hunter #2-3, and I think his work is absolutely phenomenal. I would definitely recommend checking it out.
Here's the link again: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1214207061/stranger-ranger-2-night-of-the-trollbadgers
Thanks!
-Caleb
Vote on the cover for Issue #4! Plus, Issue #3 is complete!
2 months ago
– Tue, Dec 10, 2024 at 04:36:07 PM
Hello! Just dropping in to let you know that issue #3 is now 100% done, and will be ready to send to the printer when the Kickstarter funds come in. With three days left to go on the Kickstarter, we are way ahead of schedule.
On that note, we have already begun work on issue #4! As always, Kay created a few different sketch cover options, and it's up to you to vote on which one we should use! Anyone who votes AND pledges for a copy of issue #4 when we launch early next year will get a FREE secret menu reward with their pledge.
You can vote by clicking this link: https://forms.gle/d5cbcypJNSZgbnvk6
Here are the three cover options:
Once again, here is the link to vote: https://forms.gle/d5cbcypJNSZgbnvk6
Thanks!
-Caleb
Stretch Goal #1 Reached + Crossover Print!
3 months ago
– Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 09:28:29 AM
Hello! Yesterday we reached 9k, which means every backer will be receiving a 6x9 print illustrated by Brian Wolf! More on that (and the reveal of our third stretch goal) below.
Dead End Moon Crossover!
First, I want to talk about an epic crossover we are doing with Bad Bug's Dead End Moon. They are currently funding the 4th issue of their supernatural fantasy, and we thought it would be awesome to commission a print of the main characters of Dragon Grit and Dead End Moon together! Here it is:
Anyone who backs both Dragon Grit and Dead End Moon will get this print with their rewards absolutely free. You can check out Dead End Moon by clicking this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deadendmoon/dead-end-moon-4?ref=b6tqw3
Dead End Moon is an awesome supernatural fantasy series that is one of the best things Mike Tener and Bad Bug have put out so far. I highly recommend it, and I'm thrilled that we had the opportunity to do this crossover.
Stretch Goals!
And now, as promised, a look at the updated stretch goals:
As you can see we've unlocked the first print stretch goal. At $12k we will unlock an audio commentary by me and Lorelei (we may even convince Kay to join), and then at $16k all backers will get a sick bookmark illustrated by Charlie Aabo. Big thanks to Charlie for sending in this art! Here's a closer look:
Thanks so much everyone for your support. See you on the next update!
-Caleb
