PRINTER AND SURVEY UPDATE, MUSIC, + EPIPHANY ENGINE!!!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 06:55:53 PM
Hello Niobe Kickstarter family!
Just a quick update to say thank you to everyone who has filled out their survey!! We’re still waiting on quite a few to come in which helps establish our printing order number, so please keep them coming. But good news is we’re going to print this week!!! The company we are working with has done a lot of our printing in the past so we’re confident it’ll be super high quality :) The printer is overseas as opposed to domestic, so just giving you a heads up it’ll be 2 months but it will be worth it! :)
If you did not get the survey please check your spam or send me a message and we will get you a link. Also, please share on social media when you fill out your survey, and share the PreOrder store here:
PREORDER STORE
MUSIC! Ebooks are looking about 2 weeks away, as we’ve added original music composed by myself and Brown Sugar Fairies creator Aiysha Sinclair, who sings with magic! It is called DAWN LIGHT in honor of my mother. So we’re just sorting that out so you can listen as you read NIOBE: She Tribe - how cool is that! Aiysha has her own kickstarter dropping in August for a new fairy doll! More on that soon! Keep up to date with following her on social media at @brownsugarfairies.
PATREON! Have you joined up yet?! The Summer mystery box will include a NIOBE: She Tribe exclusives and more, it’ll also give you a chance to get the SDCC Anniversary exclusives and the 20% year round discount!
JOIN PATREON HERE
KICKSTARTERS: In addition to the Brown Sugar Fairies doll, more in the world of Asunda will be coming soon. Here is sneak peek of TALES OF ASUNDA: DURA with layouts by Darrell May and inks by Felix Icarus! I'm posting more sneak peeks on our Patreon!
PALS!
EPIPHANY ENGINE
Stranger Comics is so incredibly honored and proud to be a part of this historic event! Remember Secret Wars, and all of the epic crossover comic events back in the days! Well, the good folks at Advent Comics have managed to marshal the forces of Black indie comic creators, publishers, and characters across the globe to create an inter-connected 192 page graphic novel! And our very own DUSU has joined in on the fun!
So please, go take a look, and rock a pledge, post, and prayer for this groundbreaking campaign :)
Much love!
Seb
SURVEYS OUT!!! PREORDER STORE UP!!! THANK YOU!!!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 03:09:22 PM
Hey Stranger Family!
Hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day!
Firstly, I wanted to thank you for all the love and support throughout this wonderful campaign!! I also wanted to apologize for being quiet recently on the Updates! Usually, I am a lot chattier and informative. Life kicked my butt a bit recently, but no excuses and thank you for your patience!
I wanted to let you know it has not stopped getting this super complex Backerkit Survey and PreOrder store in order as…THE GOOD NEWS is…
THE SURVEYS ARE GOING OUT!!!
The Backerkit “smoke test” was sent out today to 5% of random backers with complete success! So far, no one that has filled out their survey has reported any issues. This means every survey will be blasted tomorrow! If you missed anything you wanted to ADD ON during the campaign, you will be able to! You can also come back to the PreOrder store at any point to get more stuff!
Here is a link to the PREORDER store!
SHIPPING We were hoping to get the shipping rocking in June as noted, but looks like we are about one month behind, while we gather surveys. Thanks again for your patience! Packages will start shipping out next month.
EBOOKS As noted on the survey, ebooks will go out mid-July. Hopefully we will have most of the surveys in by then and can push the ebooks out to you all at the same time.
Thank you so much for taking this journey with Niobe and the rest of the crew in the vast and volatile world of Asunda!
Best! Seb
P.S Anyone going to SDCC?
P.P.S Here's a sneak peek of our upcoming NIOBE & DURA #3 campaign :)
WE DID IT!!!! YOU DID IT!!! $100K! THANK YOU!!!
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 03:32:56 PM
Hello Stranger!!!
Happy Monday!!! $100K. WOW!!! All Stretch Goals met! Thank YOU! It's you guys that make this all possible, and I can't wait to share with you all the goodies from Niobe's latest adventure and more!
This final day brings a variety of emotions. Gratitude. Relief. Pride, and humility. This is the campaign that honors my Mum and you have done that, while showing the comic world we have a voice. It also honors all of the incredible artists who have worked so hard on the various books. We introduced the amazing Alex Paterson who did the Akira homage, and interiors on TALES OF ASUNDA: The Disciple with Blond on colors! (STAY TUNED for Confessions of a Demon - Alex drew the issue, and I wrote it with Quincy)! Blond also colored NIOBE: She Tribe, and MORKA MOA! And of course thank you to Darrell who provided layouts and concept art for EVERYTHING, and to Josh for editing and lettering ALL of our books (and doing all the unseen admin)! Plus the wonderful cover artists who have been so supportive throughout this campaign! Much love to Tehani Farr who continues to be such a champion for us. And to Massive Select for collabing with us for the Blade 2 homage by Caanan White. Caanan's interiors on SHE TRIBE are truly stunning! And a thanks to my writing partner on SHE TRIBE, Thuso Mbedu. You are a rock star! But most of all...
A huge thank you to you - THE STRANGER FAMILY - for your love and support for this campaign, and our Half-Elven hero... Niobe. SHE IS LIFE <3
Seb
I guess we better start prepping the new one ;)
P.S SPECIAL THANKS TO MY STRANGER BOOTH CREW! You guys are legends and make conventions so much fun, I love you guys.
P.P.S CREDIT CARDS - TWO WEEKS - As a heads up there have been 80+ cards that have declined. Please check with your banks, as many can be overprotective while some may have expired or there could be a typo with data entry. I will message you :) You have two weeks to fix.
MASSIVE NEWS!! THE MASSIVE SELECT BLADE 2 HOMAGE EXCLUSIVE DROPPED!! + GET ON A COVER!!!
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 11:23:45 AM
Hey Stranger Family!!
We just hit the $80K mark!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LOVE!
Something super exciting to share to celebrate!!! We have partnered with the incredible team at MASSIVE PUBLISHING to do a MASSIVE SELECT Exclusive for NIOBE: She Tribe #1. It is an epic BLADE 2 Homage by Caanan White and Blond!!! (Do you have Blade 1 homage? The metal is on the campaign as an ADDON)!
BLADE 2 homage honors the movie that saved the Marvel movie biz so we have gone all out! There are Paper, HoloFoil Editions, Silver and Gold Metals! AND THEY ARE LIMITED AND BEAUTIFUL! So go grab yourself a copy ASAP! Trade dress edition will be retail sooooo...GET THESE VIRGIN EDITIONS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT! The Reward and ADD ON numbers are listed at the top of the campaign page and below!
GET ON A COVER!
We just dropped something amazing and super fun! I am guessing you’ve seen the wrapround cover by Sheldon Mitchell. Well, there are only 7 spots available to get on this beautiful cover with Niobe (aka Thuso Mbedu) and the entire tribe! (Inspired by Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad, which starred Thuso)!
Sheldon will literally draw you onto the cover and you get 5 copies of your own. First come, first serve as far as placement, AND THEY ARE GOING FAST! It is Reward 36B or as an ADDON for 36B! For $450 it is a great deal! If you add it is BONUS support cause you are worried about messing up your current pledge let me know ASAP :)
Let them know we have a voice!
HARDCOVERS AND KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVERS!
Even though we have READ EVERYTHING bundles, a lot of folks have asked to just get the 6 X HARDCOVER SET or 6 X KICKSTARTR EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER SET! This is a great idea to get the bundle because our next campaign will be an EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER ART BOOK and the next ASUNDA HARDCOVER! So look out for Rewards 33A and 36A!
Much love! Seb
PALS!
So many pals have wonderful campaigns also happening right now! Will share more soon! For now let me shed some light on a wonderful series by my friend Madeliene!
Boston Metaphysical Society Vol. 1 Special Edition Hardback
An ex-Pinkerton detective, a spirit photographer, and a genius scientist battle supernatural forces in late 1800s Boston.
This deluxe volume features not only our original six issue mini-series, but pin up art, a sneak peak into Granville's weapons designs, PLUS A NEW and EXCLUSIVE TEN PAGE STORY with art/color by MJ Erickson, into a huge 164 page book!
JAE LEE MID CAMPAIGN KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE DROP!!!
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 06:15:00 PM
Hey Guys!!
Our mid-campaign drop is here! Jae Lee’s official Kickstarter exclusive! June's colors are beautiful. Look at this magic for NIOBE: She Tribe #1! For $25 as a virgin it's a steal especially limited to just 200 total copies. You can get as an ADD ON! That’s not all! We are adding SEVEN (7) random SILVER JAE LEE METALS to our mystery boxes on the campaign and there has only been 11 taken so far, so you have good odds - grab them too as an ADD ON!!!
--- WHAT IF I’VE ALREADY PLEDGED!!!? ---
"CLICK MANAGE/EDIT YOUR PLEDGE, OR ON THE KICKSTARTER APP YOU CLICK UPDATE, THEN "CHANGE YOUR PLEDGE" – BUT DO NOT CHANGE IT, JUST CLICK THE PLEDGE BUTTON AGAIN. YOU CAN ADD BONUS SUPPORT HERE WHICH YOU CAN SPEND DURING THE SURVEY. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS STEP IS DIFFERENT ON THE IPHONE APP. SEE GRAPHIC BELOW.)
IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A CONFIRMATION PAGE. BEFORE YOU CLICK CONFIRM, SCROLL DOWN TO ADD ON ANY REWARD OR ITEM YOU WANT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS JUST MESSAGE US, AND IF YOU CANCEL IT BY MISTAKE WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
---BIG THANKS MEANS GET PAID!!!---
We wanted to return the favor and keep spreading the love!
We posted a new image on the campaign that reads GET PAID TO BE A FAN! If you want to spread the word and some extra coin, shoot us an email with the subject “REFERRAL” or DM me and we’ll send you a personal referral link to the kickstarter. Share it with friends, family, far and wide, and you will get a 10% referral fee on any pledges made through your link!
So huge thank you to you amazing people! Please keep spreading the word and let’s take that next stretch goal down!
Much love!
Seb
