Brief October Update
about 1 year ago
– Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 01:53:54 PM
Hey all,
Just a brief update.
As of now, the vast majority of physical rewards (minus copies of AD 1, the AD trade, and KW 1) are at fulfillment HQ. So we're making progress.
HOWEVER, we are still running behind due to various matters, I apologize.
HOWEVER (again), the BackerKit is *almost* done! We just need to tinker with it a bit more, and we should send out a smoke test this week.
Now, first timers (and even regulars) may ask, "smoke test? What's that?" Basically it's to make sure everything is working on BackerKit's end (and so we can catch any potential issues). A small percentage of the backers, decided at random, will be sent their respective surveys to fill out over at BackerKit. When we think we're in ship shape, we'll send out the rest of the surveys.
I'll make sure to announce when the smoke test has happened, but it will take another few days to finish up. Hopefully by next weekend, you'll see smoke signals!
Thank you for your patience,
DK
Quick Update
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 05:13:40 PM
Hey everyone,
Just reaching out with a quick update.
We're just waiting on some final things, so I'm hoping those will be resolved soon.
However, there will likely be delays in shipping, basically due to stuff out of my control.
I'm not going to go into the weeds on everything, but part of it is being fair to those who got American Dreams trades and therefore to make things easier as well for my fulfillment team. (BoB is snapping at the bit to get that trade ready, it's other logistical things holding us all up with that).
This also will likely push back my next KS because I want to be fair to you all and make sure you all get your rewards FIRST.
Thank you for your patience. I was hoping to meet the estimated reward date but sometimes things throw ya a curveball.
DK
Moving Right Along
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 10:51:56 AM
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Mission Accomplished!
over 1 year ago
– Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 01:39:18 PM
Hey everyone!
The campaign is officially over and we hit our goal, and then some! Thank you so much for your support of Rook & Knight!
Now, what comes next? For newcomers for Kickstarter (or just my projects), this will help fill you in on how I do things. Veterans, this is a refresher.
First off is charging the cards. That's done automatically but there is usually some that have issues. I'll be messaging those that have issues later tonight or early tomorrow to check in. You usually have a week-ish to fix things.
Next up, I usually use BackerKit to do fulfillment. I do NOT charge for shipping through that (since that was done through the Kickstarter), UNLESS you order more stuff via BackerKit. BackerKit will also help my fulfillment team, the awesome people from Unlikely Heroes Studios, to put things together. It also helps me get an accurate count of what will be needed to be ordered once you guys fill out your surveys via BackerKit.
Now, that might take a bit as it will take a couple weeks for me to receive the money. Once final payments are made to the team, we will be off to the races. We will be putting together the digital copy of the comic as fast as we can so that can be quickly distributed to backers along with other digital copies. Remember, if you ordered American Dreams Vol 1 as part of your rewards package, there will possibly be a delay as Band of Bards puts that new edition together etc. But I hope to be on track for a December delivery for the most part.
We hope to get going as fast as possible! Thank you for your support!
DK
PS: I will be at Baltimore Comic Con Sept 8-10, I'm hoping to have at least a few copies of Rook & Knight on me for it. If I do, and you'd rather pick up your physical copy or copies there, please let me know!
The Final Hours
over 1 year ago
– Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 03:40:01 PM
This is it. The final countdown.
We hit goal a couple days ago! And we're in the final hours of the campaign!
It's all thanks to you and your support! In these final hours, please share out this campaign to those who you think would be interested in this so we end this campaign on the strongest footing possible.
Remember, the book IS complete! We will need a few weeks to get the funds in and to set up BackerKit (more about that late). We hope to get your rewards to you on time if not ahead of schedule.
As this is the last update before the campaign ends, let me shout out two more campaigns (both of which have pirates involved! YARR!):
Cthulhu Invades Neverland
Travis Gibb is back with the third and final installment of the Cthulhu Invades series. This time, Lovecraft's eldritch horror attacks the world and characters of JM Barrie's Peter Pan stories. It's 200+ pages of horror, with a pirate crew of talent both big and small.
I was part of Cthulhu Invades Wonderland, the previous installment. And that's now nominated for a RINGO AWARD! I am, unfortunately, not in this edition, but I have so many friends who are! Travis is an amazing creator and showrunner, so please give him your support!
FREE HANDS Issues 1 & 2
My buddy Matt Wilding's "pirate noir" returns to Kickstarter!
"After murdering their captain and hauling him overboard, the crew of the pirate ship FREE-HAND make their way against the naval empires that would put them in chains, as recounted by the crew's sole survivor.
Free Hands is a 6-issue historical noir adventure series about the small rebellions and little victories–often coupled with crimes and violence–tackling social and cultural struggles still present today, through the lens of the “golden age of piracy.”"
As many of you know (and this might not be surprising given American Dreams) I am a BIG historical fiction fan. And the first issue is an amazing, dark, and horrifying pirate tale. And Matt, being a historian, helps weave this tale with authenticity, while artist Matt Rowe gives us pirates with a film noir edge. Check it out!
That's all for now! I'll see you on the other side of noon tomorrow when this campaign wraps up!
DK
