Graphic novel adaptations of Bram Stoker's DRACULA, Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, and Victor Hugo's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. Pre-orders will close on September 30th.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Advance copies have arrived! Soooo lovely...
3 months ago
– Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 09:58:02 AM
Hi everyone!
It has been a couple of months since the last update, but honestly, there wasn't much to report in that period as the printers did their thing. But we just received advance copies of the finished product, and it is a thing of beauty!
Brace yourselves for a photo flood...
HUNCHBACK
close up of the linen texture and raised UV of Esmerelda on the cover
The interiors are immaculate, printed on 140gsm uncoated paper.
THE SLIPCASE SETS
front (with diecut casket window) and back; will arrive shrink-wrapped with protectors. (Note the bookplates will be inserted under a corner protector.)
The slipcases have art printed on the liners, so you see Dracula through the window
The slipcases are also linen textured with red foil
The two configurations: the Full Set and the Hunchback+spacer edition.
The spacer is a sturdy piece of 3mm cardboard filling the gap where the other two books can be inserted. There is a sheet of lining paper inserted between the spacer and HUNCHBACK for additional protection.
Each set includes a numbered bookplate. (This advance copy is not numbered -- the shipped books will be numbered in red ink.) Note: the total number 1025 is based on the total 1000 print run + the necessary factory overages.
These are now on their way across the ocean (not on The Demeter), and they are expected to arrive at our warehouse early/mid-November. We hope to have everything coordinated so that we can start fulfilling orders as quickly as possible following that date. We're still aiming to have them out in November as targeted, but we will have to work with the warehouse to schedule around the Thanksgiving holiday appropriately... it might be early December, but we still anticipate domestic North American orders should arrive well before Christmas. (We're discussing the International plan with the warehouse now.)
We will leave the Backerkit open until October 4th, at which point we will lock orders so that we can prepare for fulfillment. We also aim to have the digital rewards ready about two weeks after that (enough time for any stragglers to complete their surveys and for Backerkit to complete their collection phase).
Thanks again for such a wonderful campaign. These magnificent books are a real treasure, and we're excited to have them added to your collection.
We'll post another update soon!
Now an EISNER AWARD WINNING title...!
5 months ago
– Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 11:45:04 AM
Hi, everyone!
We are still in San Diego for Comic-Con, but we wanted to report some exciting news that occurred last night -- you may or may not have heard that the original DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN Boxed Set had been nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Publication Design this year... well...
WE WON!
We were thrilled just to be in the room with all of that massive talent surrounding us, but when they called our name... the walls of reality collapsed and I frankly don't remember much after that. I vaguely recall stumbling up to the stage to receive the trophy from Mike friggin' Mignola and Jill freakin' Thompson, and I think I stammered some nervous thanks into a microphone, but I can't be certain of anything at this point. All I know is THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AN AWARD WINNER.
Granted, this was for the original two-book set offered last year, but the new three-book set from this campaign is pretty much the exact same design, just updated to fit three books and logos.
Printing and manufacturing is going smoothly with the factory, and I'm sure this recognition will light a spark for them as well. This will be a special set once it is delivered! 😊
Surveys sent!
6 months ago
– Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 08:28:22 AM
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update to let you know that ALL BACKERKIT SURVEYS HAVE BEEN SENT.
Please watch for an email from "Neurobellum Productions" (sent by [email protected]) shortly.
IMPORTANT: If your Kickstarter account uses a @privaterelay.appleid.com email address (eg. if you registered your Kickstarter account using your iPhone), you will have to message us with an alternate email address that can actually receive email messages that you can reply to!
Several pledges were not able to be collected by Kickstarter, so if you are one of those whose pledge has been marked as "dropped", you can still complete your pledge in Backerkit to keep your rewards! 😊 You will still get a Backerkit survey and any uncollected pledge balance can be paid through Backerkit when we lock orders and collect balances due. This will likely happen at the end of August (30th), so you have time to prepare if Kickstarter caught you off guard.
Thanks, everyone! If you have any questions, you can message us here and we'll answer you as soon as we can!
Smoke Test Surveys have been sent!
6 months ago
– Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 03:24:44 PM
Happy Friday, everyone!
Just a quick update to let you know that we have initiated the smoke test surveys.
If you're not sure what that means, it is a small set of surveys that have been sent to a random selection of backers in order to test the survey system. If there are any bugs or confusing questions, the smoke test will weed them out so we can be sure the larger survey goes smoothly.
If you are one of those lucky few, please watch for an email from us (on behalf of Backerkit) with your survey link and try to fill it out as promptly as you can. Backerkit recommends that we wait until 75% or so of those smoke test surveys are complete before sending the rest.
Assuming things go well, we expect the rest of the surveys will go out this weekend. We'll post another update as soon as we do!
Thanks, everyone! More news soon!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
6 months ago
– Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 05:13:45 PM
Hi everyone!
What a great ride! We're thrilled that so many of you joined us for this campaign, and we can't wait to get these beautiful books into your hands! Georges is very happy with how things turned out, and the printer will be receiving the HUNCHBACK files on Monday. This will be a gorgeous set for your collection. :)
Too bad we didn't unlock the coin, but that's the thing about stretch goals -- they're there as incentives, but not guaranteed... We thought the target for that goal was sufficiently placed to unlock just before closing (based on our 40 campaigns worth of data and predicting science) but even those are only guesses. You never know how things will roll on Kickstarter, and the tide can ebb unpredictably... Regardless, you'll be getting a bunch of other beautiful prints and pieces for FREE with your pledge. 😎
We'll start building the pledge manager on Monday and should be able to get the surveys out to you by the 12th. WIth the book files at the printer, we've asked for an estimated delivery schedule, and it seems realistic to have them in our warehouse by mid-October. With that in mind, we're aiming to have everything shipped before Thanksgiving! 😊 We will, of course, keep you posted along the way, and if anything comes up we'll do our best to mitigate delays.
Thanks again, everyone! We're off to celebrate! Have a great weekend!
