AARON ALEXOVICH

Well, after you crushed that slipcover challenge and left nothing but ash in your wake, the final book is just about fully formed. Here’s what we’ve got:

– Hardcover (450 pages, full color, endpapers, 6″ x 9″ – bumped it up a bit size-wise)

– A KICKSTARTER BACKERS ONLY slipcase.

– Spot UV on the cover

– High-quality paper stock

– Bound-in blue silk ribbon

That book is about as tricked-out as it gets. I really liked the idea of the tipped-in signature plate, but since I’m literally going to sign every Kickstarter copy, it doesn’t seem necessary. Thank you for the suggestion, though! Definitely something to think about for the future.

Still mulling over some KS-only stretch goal THINGS as we near the second half of the campaign… Keep sending your suggestions! I’M LISTENING.

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FROM THE VAULT

This year is the 10th anniversary of the SLG’s publication of Serenity Rose #1. But like I mentioned on the main KS page, Sera was actually first pulled into dimension five years earlier when I was a student at CalArts. I thought it might be fun to show you some of those horrible first drawings a couple times a week. Here’s the first one:

From 1998. I guess she had a problem with Mickey-headed bats back then? Is that thing on fire? No idea what’s going on there, but I do know I could use a pair of those smokin’ hot white jeans. More to share on Thursday!

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CRESTFALLEN MEET YOURSELF

Today’s Crestfallen community artist is actually TWO artists. A few days ago a fella named Kevin Davis Martin sent me a link to his monster/humor comic on Indy Planet. Looked cool! Then within an hour a fella named Thomas Rickner Martin sent me a link to his monster/humor comic on Indy Planet. Looked cool! Also I thought I had maybe lost my mind, or at least discovered a glitch in the Matrix.

Turns out they’re twins. (WHEW… At least one more day of sanity for me!)

Check out Kevin’s comic, Strange Comics for Strange People here:

And Thomas’ comic, Freakshow Squadron, here:

I think I’ve got that right, anyway… Thanks, guys! If anyone else would like to be featured in CRESTFALLEN MEET YOURSELF, send me a message! I’ll be doing them Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next few weeks.

Thanks so much, everybody! Keep spreading the word, and I’ll see you Thursday!

-a

5 days. $25,000.

HOLY CHATTERING GOBLINS.

Thank you again, everybody! I really don’t know what to say other than that… This is so far beyond what I expected I’m speechless. I’ve been wracking (racking?) my brain for a way to extra-specialize this whole experience, and what I settled on is this:

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KICKSTARTER ONLY – SLIPCASE EDITION.

If we’re lucky enough to hit $35,000, I’ll have this lovely hardcover wrapped in a shiny, heavy-duty SLIPCASE for KICKSTARTER BACKERS ONLY. Yep, if we hit that magic number, everyone who pledges this month will get a super-extra-megafancy version not available to anybody else.

And since I’ve gotten a lot of requests, I’ll also add the lil’ silk bound-in BOOKMARK, a streak of blue through the book like the streak of blue on Sera’s head.

Sound cool? LET’S DO IT!

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NEW INCENTIVE LEVELS

Also by request, I’ve added two incentive levels:

PUMPKIN PARADE level: The BOOK + the 13×19″ 10th ANNIVERSARY print + a PDF copy of the full book + your name on the “THANK YOU” page

FOUNDERS FESTIVAL level: The BOOK + the PENDANT + the ART BOOK + the TRIPTYCH print set + a PDF copy of the full book + YOUR FACE DRAWN ON THE “THANK YOU” PAGE.

The 10th ANNIVERSARY print is pretty much what you’d imagine, but HUGE.

Hope those sound good! And keep sending suggestions… We still have over three weeks to go!

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CRESTFALLEN MEET YOURSELF

Okay… Now THIS should be really cool…

Over the years I’ve noticed an alarmingly high percentage of SR fans are artists, writers, musicians, animators, monkey jugglers, evil clowns, and so on. You know, “creative” types. I LOVE THIS. A lot of you have gone on to do some incredible stuff, and I’m sure a bunch of you are among us this very moment. So speak up! Send me a message, and maybe I’ll include a link to your work with the next update. Show the rest of the Crestfallen community what you’ve got!

I’ll start with somebody who didn’t even ask.

SARAH BANNING was one of the first people to send me SR fan art way, way back in Heart-Shaped-Olden-Times. I think she was maybe four years old then (memory’s a little hazy). Her sketches were super-cool even at four, but now she’s gone beyond the superzone. Click the image below to see her lovely gallery and check out her sweet webcomic, Find Kelly Green!

(There! That ought to embarrass her good and proper!)

Thanks again, citizens of Crestfallen! Send me your links and let’s keep conjuring!

-a