Hey there, folks! Spike here, poking m'head up from the maelstrom to remind those that need it that your Wine Ghost Backerkit Survey are ready and waiting to be completed!
If you want to add a blacklight poster, embroidered patch, or any other goodie to your order, or simply complete the original pledge as you first punched it in, now's the time and here's the place!
Thank you so, SO much for getting Wine Ghost to 50% funded (and BEYOND)! We love this graphic novel, and can't wait to share it with you.
With the crowdfund half-completed, we've made a few changes to the backer levels, and introduced some Add-Ons! This is a brand-new Backerkit feature to us, and we hope it really contributes to the project.
To add these add-ons to your pledge, click your backer level! The page to add Add-Ons will show up before the pledge summary!
First up: We've got bookplates! For just $10, creator Sage Coffey will sign and personalize a bookplate to be included with your order of a physical copy of Wine Ghost Goes to Hell. They look like this, and will come un-applied, so YOU decide where to put it in your copy of the GN! This add-on will ONLY be available during the crowdfund, and since it will ship with your copy of Wine Ghost, there will be no additional S + H charge!
Next: Embroidered Patches! We've NEVER offered these on a crowdfund before!
Working with our old pals at True Metal Works, We'll be offering a 5" x 3" embroidered patch, suitable for bags, jackets, and wherever else you may see fit to stick it. Show the world that, if nothing else, you have the affection and admiration of your dead drunk pal in Hell. These will be $10!
And finally... ourBIG REVEAL.
THE WINE GHOST BLACKLIGHT POSTER!
Lurid! Eye-searing! GLOWY. This 11" x 17" poster of Wine Ghost on the town features blacklight-reactive, fluorescent ink and velvety, black flocking. It is just so COOL, and we can't wait to get it made. For $25, it can be yours!
And by request: We've added a "Buy Wine Ghost a Drink" backer level. This is for folks who want to help bring the Wine Ghost GN into the, er, Underworld, but would like to pass on any rewards, physical OR digital. The amount is customizable, and starts at $1.00!
Wine Ghost's crowdfund ends in just TWO WEEKS, and we would love your support! Please consider backing, and spread the word about Sage's strange little graphic novel. We can't do this without your help!
Hello again, folks! Apologies for the wait, but the Smut Peddler X ebooks are now available in the Backerkit accounts of folks who ordered (or rather, pre-ordered) them!
You should have gotten an email about it! If y'didn't, head to your BackerKit account and take a look; Smut Peddler X should be available to download.
It's actually been available for almost a week, now, but we're still getting questions about it! So, just letting y'all know!
Hey, all! Spike here with a super-quick update, cuz we've been getting a lot of questions about the fulfillment process.
The Smut Peddler X ebook is not yet in your Backerkit accounts, not even if you've completed your survey! (you've done that, right?) We plan to have it available by the end of the month, as it's currently still being finalized in pre-press.
We'll let you know if that changes! Hang in there!
Heya, folks! The ebook edition of Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Girlfriend is now available for download! If you backed at one of the pledge levels that include the My Monster Girlfriend PDF (or grabbed it as an add-on), you should now be able to grab it from your Digital Downloads page. The Smut Peddler X ebook is still in production, as are the physical rewards.
Hey, all! Matt Sheridan, here! I’m the one in charge of Iron Circus’ shipping, receiving, and fulfillment. First and foremost, I’m sorry for the slow response; we’re still figuring out some things about the new BackerKit crowdfunding platform! But the good news is, we have a few answers for you, so read on!
International shipping fees
Regarding those excruciating international shipping fees: Unfortunately, that’s what international shipping costs for small companies. We use USPS First-Class Mail International prices for shipments up to 64 ounces, and USPS Priority Mail International for everything heavier. Two books weighing four pounds total cost us $45.40 to ship to Canada, or $58.35 to ship to the U.K. (plus, handling charges from our fulfillment company). It sucks, and we hate it. We’ve tried maintaining overseas inventories and shipping from those to local customers, but it turned out that we didn’t have enough international sales to make that work.
We’re still looking into other options for the future, and more importantly we’re going to be better about informing backers about what their shipping fees are likely to be.
But for the time being, rest assured that there’s no rush to pay your shipping fee right away—you’ve already paid for your book, and that’s waiting for you whenever you’re ready. Alternatively, if you’d prefer to cancel your pledge, we will refund your purchase.
Early bird shipping
Folks who backed the crowdfund in the first hour (between 11:00am CT and 12:00pm CT on November 7, 2022) will get free shipping within the U.S. or half-price shipping internationally. We’re still working on how to actually do this. Right now, it’s looking like we’re going to be sending out a lot of refunds for people who already paid their shipping fees, and adding credits to the accounts of folks who haven’t yet done so. Sorry, it’s weird and sloppy, but we will get this sorted out!
Early bird pins
Everyone who backed at one of the physical reward tiers on the first day of the campaign (ending at midnight, Central Time) will receive an enamel cloisonne pin commemorating the 10th anniversary of our Smut Pedder series! This one should already be in your cart as a pledge item.
And I think that covers everything! Everybody, thanks for your patience. We’ve done loads of crowdfunds, but this one was huge, fast, and a little off-balance. We’re sorting it out, though.
Hey, all! Spike here! And I'm excited to tell you that the time has come to lock in your final pledges and send your shipping address for the second Smut Peddler Double Header!
You should have gotten a link in your inbox, but if you didn't, click here to be taken to the backer survey! And since this is our first time using BackerKit's new crowdfunding platform (and maybe your first time, too?), lend an ear, so we can make sure we all know how this works!
Your backer rewards are already in your cart.Should you choose to add more items, you can do so in the "add-ons" section!
This means if you want a previous edition of Smut Peddler, or another Iron Circus Comics title, or have changed your mind and DO want that poster signed by Claire Hummel after all, you can add that now! And don't hesitate, because we will be using the fulfillment totals to determine the print runs for the poster and hardcovers. Extra copies for you to pick up later down the line are not guaranteed!
If you added a poster or a hardcover upgrade to your pledge during the campaign, then you've already paid for that item. This will show as a credit on your order. Don't forget to spend your credit by selecting the item as an add-on!
We will lock orders on a daily basis, and expect to have the ebooks for Smut Peddler X and My Monster Girlfriend ready for distribution by the beginning of February, at which point they will appear in your BK accounts. We will also keep you all in the loop on the books' physical printing and fulfillment via BackerKit updates right here! So if you're ever wondering where things stand, navigate back to this page and read the latest update!
Thank you again, everyone, and I hope your holiday season was as amazing as ours was! Y'all got a LOT of independent and alternative artists very well paid!
Hello, everyone! Spike here, again! Don't worry, I won't keep you long.
Welp, I guess you know by now, but in any case: The Smut peddler Double Header is FUNDED. We nearly hit $200k, and nearly hit 4,000 backers! It's out biggest Smut Peddler project EVER, and we have you to thank for that. So, thank you!
What happens now?
We wait for all the payments to clear. This will take three weeks.
While we wait, we move forward on finalizing, and striking, the day-one backer pins! We didn't make it to the pins-for-a-day-one-backers stretch goal, unfortunately, so these pins will be for backers with physical orders only.
We will also move forward with setting up the Backerkit Classic fulfillment interface. This is where You can add on other volumes of Smut Peddler (Sex Machine, Sordid Past, Silver, etc.), extra volumes of Smut Peddler X or My My Monster Girlfriend if you want them, and other Iron Circus titles that might strike your fancy! Expect to get access to the fulfillment page in January or thereabouts.
Once the books have a hard date for arrival at the warehouse, we'll start locking addresses. Up until that point, you will be able to change/update your address in Backerkit if you move or circumstances require it. No need to email or message us, just head into the fulfillment page you originally gave your address on and edit it!
Ebooks will be distributed in Backerkit! Orders with hard copies will be fulfilled by White Squirrel, our fulfillment partner!
And that's it for now!
Thank you, everyone! You've given our creators a holiday season to remember!
Hey again, everybody! Our crowdfund for The Smut Peddler Double Header ends in just a few hours, and we want to make sure everyone has one last chance to lock in the add-ons we hit with our stretch goals: hardcovers of Smut Peddler X, and posters of the Smut Peddler X cover, both signed and unsigned!
Do either of these sound good to you? Keep reading!
To secure a 24" x 36" poster of the cover of Smut Peddler X by Valve concept artist Claire Hummel, select from one of the two options below!
And to upgrade your copy of Smut Peddler X to a hardcover, click below! A note: This will only be valid if you are already backing at a level that includes a print copy of Smut Peddler X!
And with that... thank you, everyone. As we close in on our final minutes on Backerkit, we're overjoyed with your support. This project is the biggest Smut Peddler we've ever run, and we're just so grateful!
We'll be in touch after the project closes, later this week, with a roadmap and further details!
Second stretch goal, DOWN! We're at $150,000! That means you can now upgrade your Smut Peddler X from a paperback to a hardcover; a case-wrapped volume with a dust jacket!
Click below to upgrade your pre-order of Smut Peddler X! Please note: You must already be backing this project at a level where you have pre-ordered a copy of Smut Peddler X to enable this option!
This upgrade is for Smut Peddler X only; there will be no hardcover editions of My Monster Girlfriend.
Only backers who pay the extra $15 will receive a hardcover edition of Smut Peddler X! Backers who do not choose to upgrade their pledge will receive paperback editions. Backers who only purchased My Monster Girlfriend, or only ebook editions of either title, are not eligible.
We only print hardcovers of any title in very limited numbers! So if you have your heart set on a deluxe edition of Smut Peddler X, don't delay! upgrade your pledge and gurantee yourself a copy!
And remember: We're also offering signed and unsigned copies of the poster of the cover of Smut Peddler X, as painted by Valve concept artist Claire Hummel! You can add those here!
We have just over a week left here on Backerkit, and lots of stretch goals left to go! Please, folks, continue spreading the word, so we can finish strong!
