It's Friday...You Know What That Means!
Or, How I Learned I May Be Good At Kickstarter.
What A Week It Has Been!
First things first, the Rayna: The Bastard Queen Kickstarter campaign wrapped up yesterday and WOW did it blow our minds. So, before we go any further, on behalf of everyone at Skeletal Press and Bad Bug Media….THANK YOU! Whether you backed the project, shared the social media promos, or reached out to tell us how much you liked the project…THANK YOU. You all had a hand in Rayna being a monster success for us. We can’t wait for you to see what’s coming next.
Let’s Run It Down…
What happens now is Kickstarter will process the funds for the next 2 weeks before distributing them to the team. So in that time, we will be getting backer surveys together and print files sorted so as soon as the funds drop we order EVERYTHING.
What are you getting, you ask?
Aside from your rewards, ALL backers will also get the following:
ALL physical reward level backers will get this Kickstarter Exclusive print by artist JOK. Digital backers will receive a digital version only.
ALL backers will get a fully illustrated, 4-page Rayna short story by myself with art by Zoran Jovicic & DC Alonso. Below you can see the first page with inks by Zoran before coloring by DC. Digital backers will receive a digital version only.
ALL backers will get a fully illustrated, 4-page Rayna short story by myself with art by Luis Morocho. Below you can see the fan art pinup Luis did that grabbed my attention. Our short story is really cool and will be a perfect companion piece to Rayna: The Serpent. Digital backers will receive a digital version only.
Rayna: The Bastard Queen #2 And Beyond.
Production on Rayna: The Bastard Queen #2 has already started as well. Stan knows we have to really show out in issue #2 so expect some INSANE visuals for the rest of this series. In fact, we may do Issues 2 & 3 back to back if everyone’s availability lines up. Our goal is to get the entire Bastard Queen story arc out to backers by the end of the year. It’s very ambitious but we’re positive we can do it.
Issue #3 wraps up The Bastard Queen story arc but you can believe that I’ve already begun plotting her next series. The scope of which is MUCH bigger.
That About Does It.
This week was light on updates from me because of the campaign wrapping up but next week I’ll have much more for you INCLUDING the reveal of a really cool project that will roll out RIGHT HERE on the Substack.
Until then, talk later.
-Ryan
