A survey about our next KS with a chance to win a signed hardcover
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Oct 09, 2019 at 03:42:50 AM
Heeeeeeello White Ashians,
We hope you all had a wonderful summer. It’s been a very busy and productive one for us here in White Ash. SDCC was amazing and NYCC was incredible. Being able to have a presence at the two biggest comic book conventions in America, is something Conor, Fin and I only dreamed about when we launched Chapter One on Kickstarter. But thanks to all of our stupendous backers (that's you), there we were and here we are.
We’ll be having some news for you very shortly about our partnership with Scout Comics, but today we wanted to talk about the next chapter… or chapters in the White Ash Universe. Conor has just about wrapped up his work on The Game and is getting ready to dive back into the adventures of Aleck, Lillian, Katlyn and Thane (not to mention a slew of newcomers). To that end, we’re readying another Kickstarter that should be launching in early November.
We’re very fortunate to have such a loyal fanbase (thank you). Your continued support enables us to contemplate doing more ambitious Kickstarters. But we also want to be mindful about how you like to get your White Ash issues. So we’d love a little feedback as we plan our launch. Mainly, should this next KS be just for Chapter Five? Or should it be for Five and Six? And how excited are you for our next campaign?
To make taking our survey worth your while, anyone who answers our questions will be entered into a drawing for one of the signed and numbered editions of the White Ash Hardcover.
Here are the Pros and Con’s for a combined Kickstarter.
PRO:
- Cheaper than backing two individual campaigns. (Especially for overseas backers)
- Conors rolls right from Chapter Five to Chapter Six, so Chapter Six would be finished sooner.
CON:
- More expensive base pledge (you're pledging for 2 books VS 1).
- Standard shipping will be when both books are done, so a longer wait to get the print copy of Chapter Five.
- Higher campaign goal, so there is a little more risk involved in trying to raise that much money.
NOTE: PDF’s will be sent as the books are finished, so you’ll be able to read Chapter Five as soon as it’s done regardless of the campaign approach we decide on.
NOTE: 2 If we do a combined campaign, there will be an add-on "deluxe shipping" option in BackerKit to have Chapter Five mailed as soon as it's finished.
So please, take our survey and help us chart the future of White Ash.
Thanks again, we look forward to building the next arc of the story together.
All the very best,
Charlie. Conor and Fin.
THE GAME IS LIVE
almost 5 years ago
– Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 01:12:16 AM
TIME TO PLAY
Check out the campaign today for early bird specials and limited edition rewards.
The Game Preview and White Ash News...
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 02:30:49 AM
Hello White Ashians,
As promised, below you’ll find the link for The Game Kickstarter. This is just a preview, the actually campaign will launch at approximately 9am PST Monday morning. We’ll send out the official campaign link tomorrow, but if you bookmark this preview link, that will take you to the actual campaign when it’s live.
A couple of notes to go along with what you’re about to see.
The Game is more adult than White Ash. We’re still not trying to be Saga, but where White Ash is mostly a PG-13 book with characters who stick a toe in to the R space, The Game spends more time crossing that line. You’ll see that right off the bat, so be forewarned. Also…
EARLY BIRD pricing isn’t listed. That doesn’t go live till tomorrow. But just so you know if you back tomorrow or Tuesday you can get the following discounts…
$4 off The Book
$5 off The Variant Cover
$5 off Both Covers
Hope you enjoy the page and the video, we’ve had a lot of fun with this one.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thegamecomic/the-game-1-break-kickstarter?ref=1dm52a&token=b266c077
Oh, and one more thing. As the news will be dropping online tonight, we can finally let you in on one of the amazing things happening with White Ash…
White Ash has partnered with Scout Comics who will bring the tales of Aleck and Lillian to direct market, ComiXology and bookstores everywhere. Conor, Fin and I are thrilled to be joining their amazing stable of tiles as we start the next phase of our story.
What does that mean for you, the Kickstarter backer? For now, most things will remain the same, we’re going to bring Chapter Five and Six to kickstarter in September. But with Scout onboard as our publishing partner, we can now make White Ash available to everyone.
We’ll have some more details very soon. But suffice to say, everyone on Team Ash is very excited about the future.
Thanks again, you’ve made and continue to make this all possible.
All the very best from Team Ash,
Charlie, Conor and Fin.
Time to play!
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 01:30:06 AM
Helllllo White Ashians.
Charlie here. For you today, we have an update, we have breaking news, and we have a big tease…
First the update
For those of you who backed the White Ash hardcover, we’re going to beginning shipping those out the week of July 21st, right after Conor and I (Charlie) get back from San Diego for the 50th anniversary of San Diego Comic Con (Booth L-10). If you didn’t order one, and you would like a copy, the preorder store is closing tomorrow.
And now the news
As I was laying out plans for the year, I realized that there was going to be a longer gap than we usual have between issues as the printing and prep for the White Ash: Volume One hardcover was going to take a few extra months. It got me thinking, I should put something together to fill that gap… and future gaps in production going forward.
And by that, I mean a brand new series.
You see, I’ve been having an unimaginable amount of fun making White Ash with Conor and Fin. Thanks to the kickstarter community, we’ve been able to launch and sustain an amazing fantasy series. And I look forward to doing that for many years to come. But it was time to spread the wings a bit. So without further adieu, I’d like to present the cover to…
What is the Game? It’s our foray into grounded Science Fiction, the way White Ash is grounded fantasy (i.e. set in the real world). And it launches on Kickstarter on Monday, July 15th (that’s right, NEXT MONDAY).
But we’re going to drop a link to all of our White Ash backers on Sunday the 14th, so you can get an advance peak at the campaign, read a 10 page preview of the book before anyone else and scope out any limited rewards that you might want first crack at.
As you can see from the cover, I’ve roped Conor in for another adventure with me. Triona Farrell (Marvel, Image, Dark Horse) will be doing colors on this one, as I thought the book should have a different feel than White Ash. But don’t worry, Fin’s going to have a lot of work upcoming on the next two issues of White Ash. And yes, we’re doing more White Ash. A LOT. Don’t mistake doing something new as a sign that White Ash is done. White Ash is just beginning. (More on that in just a minute).
We’ve been keeping The Game under wraps because, like White Ash, the comic is loaded with plot twists and big reveals. We hope you’ll give The Game a chance and think you’ll love just as much as White Ash. We’re counting on our amazing backers to give it a proper Kickstarter birth on Monday. As for White Ash…
The Big Tease
First the little news, White Ash will be returning to Kickstarter in late September with a campaign for Chapters 5 AND 6. These will be two oversized issues (just under 80 pages in total).
We have big news, that we’re really excited to share. But we have to wait a bit longer. We thought we’d be able to break it now, but we’ve got to wait a couple more days.
Thanks again for all your amazing support. We’ll be back on Sunday with the White Ash exclusive preview link to The Game Campaign.
All the very best,
Charlie, Conor and Fin.
LAST DAY to back Vol:1
about 5 years ago
– Tue, Apr 09, 2019 at 09:25:00 PM
Hello White Ashians,
The shipping is complete. All rewards are now delivered or on their way to be delivered. Please reach out if you don't have your books in the next three weeks and we'll track them down for you.
Also, this is the LAST DAY to pre-order a copy of our OVER-SIZED hardcover.
Thanks to our incredible backers, we've hit a load of stretch goals and we're getting to stuff the book with some amazing pin ups. So if you want to grab a copy, time is rapidly running out.
Thanks again for supporting us on this journey.
All the very best,
Charlie, Conor and Fin.
