Surveys are OUT
about 3 years ago – Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:11:21 AM

Hello everyone,

Our Glarien surveys should be on their way to your inbox now. If they don't reach you by tomorrow am, feel free to shoot us a DM and we'll send you a direct link.  They should be reasonably straight forward, but let us know if you hit any bumps when filling them out. We're planing on sending out the catch-up portion of the rewards as soon as we have most of the address in.  So please answer the survey as soon as you have a chance.

Well be back with another email next week with the reading order and the release of the first batch of PDFs.  Until then, we'd be remiss if we didn't point you to another couple of friends who have projects that are live on Kickstarter.  

The first, from Brentt Harshman just launched today.

This anthology of Western-inspired stories features tales from a slew of talented creators including Erick Palicki, Fell Hound, Mario Candelaria, Rio Burton, Skyler Partridge and Liana Kangas (who did that incredible Glarien Variant cover for us). Outlaws seeking redemption. Cowpolk seeking revenge... horses. If you like any of those things, you should CHECK IT OUT.

Keeping with the theme of adventure, Steven Prince's Monster Matador has been running around Kickstarter for a week now and has already stampeded past its goal. 

Monster Matador is a delightfully demented Kaiju throw-down that follows Matador Ramon Alejandro Estévez Guerrero as he travels a post-apolcalyptic future to fight monsters and by extension, make a better world for his daughter. (BEST DAD EVER)

This book is simply nuts... in a great way.  If you scroll through some of the project images you'll see what we're talking about.  Don't try to avoid this one.  CHARGE ON OVER now and take a look. 

Thanks again, everyone.  Have a fabulous week and let us know if you have any issues filling out the survey.

Best from Team Ash,

Charlie, Conor, Fin and Romina

Surveys Coming Soon
about 3 years ago – Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 03:41:06 AM

Hello everyone,

Surveys should be out in the next day or so.  We're just waiting on Backerkit to give the approval.  This process used to be a couple of hours.  But now it seems to take a couple of days.

*sigh*

When they do drop, please be sure to fill them out ASAP.  This is especially important if you backed at one of the catch-up tiers.  We've already begun boxing up the hardcovers and we plan on mailing those out as soon as the majority of you have responded and we have your addresses on file.

We will be sending out all the catch-up PDFs and Glarien short stories on the 19th along with a "suggested reading order."  

In the interim, we'd love to point to a couple of friends who have projects live on Kickstarter right now.  The first is the latest Boston Metaphysical Society book from Madeleine Holly-Rosing.

The Book of Demons is the EIGHTH Boston Metaphysical book Madeleine has launched on Kickstarter and they all have been fabulous. If you like Steampunk/ Gaslamp fantasy stories, you've got to CHECK IT OUT.  There's a reason Madeline has won a bunch of awards for her writing and BMS, this is one not to miss.  

Keeping with the metaphysical theme, but with a little less Boston in it, also on Kickstarter right now is the second issue of Rylend Grant's The Jump.

The Jump follows a man who gets caught up in the world of astral projection.  But what starts out as a tale of spiritual exercise to find peace, quickly evolves into a high-stakes conspiracy thriller. I've read the first book in this series and Rylend's setting up an incredible world.  I can't wait to read the next issue.  Regardless, you should take a look and see if it's for you. 

Thanks again, everyone.  We'll be back with another update as soon as the surveys are out.

Best,

Charlie and the rest of Team Ash (Conor, Fin and Romina)

Where Do We Go From here?
about 3 years ago – Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 02:12:25 AM

Hello White Ashians/ Glarien fans.  

First we say thank you, again.  What a mind-blowing campaign.  We're beyond thrilled that so many of you have joined us on this journey.  And so you have a roadmap of where that journey is going to take you, here's what the next couple of months will look like.

Week One — Kickstarter collects fees and backers who may have forgotten that their credit card has expired/was stolen/was maxed out buying stock in Gamestop, will be given a chance to update it.  PLEASE CHECK and see if you're one of the 50 backers that have a notification from KS.

(NOTE: If you're having financial difficulties/ that stimulus check you were counting on hasn’t come yet, we understand. Kickstarter only gives a one-week window to resolve your card issues. If you need more time, message us. You’ll be able to resolve your card issues post-campaign in Backerkit.)

Week Three (around the 12th of April) — As soon as Kickstarter has transferred the funds to our account, we’ll send out our BackerKit Surveys. Please fill these out as quickly as possible. We’re hoping to start shipping out the catch-up materials by the end of next month.

Week Five (around April 26th) — Once we have all the surveys back and we have your emails and addresses in hand, we'll send out all the catch-up PDF's.  We’ll also start shipping out all the physical catch up bundles (hardcovers and single issues).

Important Note: if you backed at a catch-up tier level you will be getting TWO SHIPMENTS. We hope to have Shipment #1 in your hands by the end of May.

After that... we'll keep you updated on our progress.  Right now we anticipate an on-time delivery of Glarien #1 (PDF’s end of May, physical copies the end of June). Hopefully that won't change, but with the world being as volatile as it is right now, it's hard to be 100% sure about anything. Regardless, we always keep our backers in the loop.

If you have any questions, always feel free to reach out to me here on Kickstarter or find me on the following social networks:

White Ash on Facebook. 

Charlie Stickney on Twitter 

Thanks again, everyone.  We'll be in touch really soon. 

Charlie and the rest of Team Ash

Thank you!
about 3 years ago – Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 03:39:28 AM

WOW!  Thank you White Ashians and Glarien fans,

This campaign blew the doors off any expectations we could have reasonably had. We can't tell you how much this outpouring of support on Kickstarter and on social media has meant to us.  We'll be back tomorrow with a substantial update, laying out our timeline and production workflow going forward. 

But today, we just wanted to post a quick note of appreciation... and a reminder to check your credit cards in case they didn't go through:)

From start to finish, this has been an insane ride.  So thank you again.

Lots of love from Team Ash,

Charlie, Conor, Fin and Romina

TWO DAYS to Go!
about 3 years ago – Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 10:43:58 PM

Happy Monday White Ash/ Glarien fans,

We've got just two days left in this incredible campaign. Thank you so much for all the amazing support.  This has been and continues to be such a wild ride.

Just a couple reminders as the campaign draws to a close. The GLARIEN (all caps) 20% off discount code, applicable for any comics or trades at Scout Comics, will expire when the campaign ends. This was Scout's way of saying thank you to any of the Scout fans who'd come aboard this campaign.  So feel free to take advantage of that if it's of interest to you. (Reminder: the Glarien one-shot Scout has on sale is comprised of 3 shorts that you'll all be getting digitally as part of this campaign.  It is not the new series you all have just backed.)

Add-ons, for those of you who have been asking, will be available post campaign in Backerkit. We'll have more details about the timeline going forward in our next update.

Finally, thank you again for the overwhelming support.  We know that many of the names supporting Glarien are other creators with projects in the Kickstarter ecosystem.  This means so much to us.  With the pandemic, this community of creators has grown and bolstered each other in ways that have truly been inspiring.  That's why we usually tag our updates with a couple of suggestions for you.  It's our way of giving back and highlighting voices that might not have the same number of incredible backers as we do. So for one final time while we're live, here are a couple of projects we'd love for you to check out.

Starting with.

THE JUMP

Rylend Grant's body-jumping, thriller set in the world of astral projection just launched today. The first issue was great, introducing us to a fascinating world where a small sub-section of the populace connects through astral projection (Almost akin to a VR chat room). But what starts out as a fantastical premise, gets dark very quickly.  This book, like everything Rylend does is well worth checking out.

HUNT FOR THE SOLAVORE

If you're looking for one of the most original combinations of story and art on Kickstarter, the Hunt for the Solavore is where you should start and end. Billed as a Space Opera of Cosmic Horror, GRANT DeARMITT and LANE LLOYD have doubled down on giving you something truly unique.  This book is worth picking up just for Lane's art.  Lane manages to paint lines that are cartoony and yet still make your hair stand up on end. Combine that with a the story about a beast that devours suns... and the king that dares to defy it... a tale that evokes early Kirby Fantastic Four crossed with Game of Thrones, what more could a backer want. But take a look, see for yourself and perhaps JOIN THE HUNT.

DREADLOCK THE BARBARIAN

And wrapping up this update we have Don Walker's swashbuckling cyber-punk western, Dreadlock The Barbarian.  Charlie here, Don is a staple of the Los Angeles independent comic scene and one of my favorite people I've gotten to know on the signing circuit. He was doing comics on his own loooooong before kickstarter made this viable for the rest of us.  Don's an incredible artist and advocate for other creators. Dreadlock is a spin-off of the world he's been building with his Agent Wild and Reaper Corps series.  If you want to check out a fully fleshed-out universe, whose stories span several different eras, with incredible art from a fantastic creator... Dreadlock is the project you have to check out. 

Again, thanks so much for the support.  

All the very best from Team Ash,

Charlie, Conor, Fin and Romina