BACKER KITS SENT!
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 11:02:15 PM
OK everyone, the surveys should be going out and could already be in your inboxes.
These will be coming from ABSOLUTE COMICS GROUP and will be BACKER KIT survey links.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be certain to use the emails you used for your KICKSTARTER.
Also, be sure to check your SPAM folders if you do not receive them in the next few hours.
PS... If this process works, then the INDIEGOGO (for those taking part in that) campaign will follow most likely next week. The Indiegogo will be a more intricate process and therefore we want to be certain that THIS works first as a test of the new CGC system.
And away we go...
almost 5 years ago
– Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:52:36 PM
Thanks everyone for your continued patience while we iron out the kinks.
In the past weeks since we completed the Kickstarter:
- The books have gone to the printer (so yes they are complete).
- We have hired a warehouse manager and brought him down from North Carolina.
- The inventory from the St. Louis was sent to Orlando.
- This had to be sorted and cataloged.
- A new location for the full warehouse had to be located and leased (we move in officially June 1).
- Backer Kit (the big one) required properly formatting (which we didn't do correctly our first go) and coordinated with new warehouse manager.
- And so much minutiae it makes our heads spin.
Bottom line is, we've been working literally around the clock. Many of us getting only a few hours sleep a night to put into place the mechanisms needed for quick and speedy deliveries. And the good news is, we're almost there!
Backer Kits data is about 90% complete and will go through testing in the next couple days. We are pushing to get them out to you THIS WEEK. As part of this, because we have a better grasp on inventory, we will be able to offer more options than we would have previously.
FOR INSTANCE - We spent a large portion of the day yesterday at CGC Headquarters in Sarasota. For quite a large number of you, CGC and signatures are a big component of what you'd like in a Kickstarter. When we announced we would not be doing signature CGCs we heard from MANY of you that you were very disappointed. So, we set out to find a way to offer CGCs that would not disrupt or slow down the process.
After weeks of working with CGC, our new Warehouse manager and Backer Kit, we now have the solution!
We will offer CGCs for Issue #2, but we will do it in the following manner:
1) They will ship separately from the main order. So your non-CGC items will ship out first.
2) The prices will require shipping to accommodate this separate shipment.
3) We will offer four tiers for each item.
- No CGC (so what you have already. These will NOT include signatures of any kind)
- Yellow Label CGC (Signatures but without any guarantee of grade. You get what you get.)
- 9.6+ CGC (Signatures and a guarantee of 9.6 or greater)
- 9.8+ CGC (Signatures and a guarantee of 9.8 or greater)
We feel by offering these on the options it is just one way to help satisfy your wishes.
Lastly, we will be doing some cool extra DIGITAL CONTENT for all of you to make up for the slight delay.
Silence doesn't mean we aren't working, it means we are working harder than ever. You mean the world to us and we are rushing to deliver. When you see the digital versions of the books this week, you'll see what we mean. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO READ THEM!!!
On the way!
almost 5 years ago
– Sat, May 04, 2019 at 10:29:51 PM
Hey guys, we type this from the floor of Dallas Fan Expo, but things are finally calming down a bit, and we just couldn’t wait to update you. We realize that often radio silence can be deafening, but in reality we have been working 22 hour days around the clock making sure we not only get this book done in record time, but have a totally dedicated team to fulfill and ship as well.
The end results are the books are printed with many being packed from the printer and shipped right now! Even the lenticulars are done:
Backer kits will be coming out. There were a few technical things we had to work out as well as some logistics to make sure we can offer CGCs in a way that would not delay anything and be streamlined. Also, we wanted to have everything in place so if you choose to add to your order, you could do so with the confidence that everything will be coming right away!
We are also going to include everyone in on some cool extras to once more thank you for being the best and most amazing fans! We love you guys.
