La Llorona Wins Gold and survey update
12 days ago
– Wed, May 08, 2024 at 10:01:17 AM
Hello beasties!
I've got some amazing news out of Denver. I was able to attend the Benjamin Franklin Awards hosted by the Independent Book Publishers Association, and it turned out to be a truly amazing night. Mary Shelley's School for Monsters: La Llorona in the Machine took the highest honor that night for graphic novel. I was truly honored because I have a ton of respect for the IBPA, the judges they select, and for the other two books that took silver.
I want to thank you all because our Kickstarter supporters were critical in bringing this book to life. We so appreciate your contribution to the success of this book!
The Sea Voyage metal prints have come in and they are beautiful. Stickers, pins, magnets and prints are all on route to us. We are submitting the print ready document to the printer next week so we are right on schedule.
Finally, we have 34 peeps who need to complete their surveys. Please check your email for a reminder if you haven't completed your survey yet. Or just click on the graphic below to retrieve your survey:
I will send another update when I send out the digital copy of Origins 2 to all backers who chose either the digital or physical copy as part of their rewards.
Until then, stay spooky!
Jessica
All backerkit surveys have been sent!
27 days ago
– Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 04:54:38 PM
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Snow Paw Cross Promo Survey Code
about 1 month ago
– Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 07:17:55 AM
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We did it! (Next steps)
about 1 month ago
– Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 02:24:17 PM
Monster Squad,
We did it! I couldn't have done it without all of you taking a chance on the next chapter of this epic, monster series. For this campaign, we are 257 strong and raised $7,698 to bring this comic to life. I appreciate you all showing up and getting behind us, these characters, and this story.
The funds raised not only covered printing and the production of the campaign goodies, but they also cover a good chunk of the comic's production cost. What that means is that Wicked Tree Press can and will continue to make more of these books.
Once Kickstarter has charged all the cards and sent the money to us, we will be moving forward full speed ahead. You will receive a survey from Backerkit shortly that needs to be filled out before I can send out rewards. Please do that survey as soon as possible.
One of the last production things we need to do before we can order the comic is get all the names for the special thanks page. The names are collected in the survey. That's why I'll have a two week deadline on the surveys for that component. I'll send out a message when the surveys go out, so please keep an eye out for them.
If you are a comics professional or fan of comics and nominate for the Ringo Awards, please consider Mary Shelley's School for Monsters: La Llorona in the Machine, specifically for the Kids Comic or Graphic Novel category. I am very proud of this graphic novel and the whole team behind it. We would all really appreciate your vote over at the RingoAwards.com.
Again, your support is everything! Thanks for joining this misfit school!
Sending you all the positive vibes! Stay spooky!
Jessica
Thank you and 250 Backer Book Raffle!
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 06:38:57 AM
This has been such a wonderful campaign! A kaiju-sized thank you to each and every one of you! We are so honored that you've joined the monster crew on our epic journey!
We did hit our 7K stretch goal so each backer at the physical level will receive a postcard print of the Sea Voyage illustration by Anna Wieszczyk along with all of our other stretch goals.
We've also hit the 250 backer goal so I am doing a book raffle! This means that the five backers drawn will receive a free hardcover copy of Cthulhu is Hard to Spell: Battle Royale. The gorgeous monster anthology features Anna and my first Mary Shelley's School for Monsters comics.
All backers will receive a digital copy of that short comic from the anthology!
The next time you'll hear from me it will be about completing your surveys and fulfillment. I can't wait to get this comic and all of your goodies delivered!
You all have a piece of my monster heart forever!
Jessica
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