Rum Row 1-2

Digital Downloads!
over 8 years ago – Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:33:08 PM

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Quick One
over 8 years ago – Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 12:22:20 AM

Hey Gang,

I wanted to touch base for a minute and let you all know how things are progressing. The posters are finished and ready as you can see below.

I also got these in the mail, and dammit if they didn't turn out fantastic. All three pins look great. 

The glasses are almost done as well. Then it's just waiting on the comics to finish production and ship over from China. I will keep everyone posted on that of course. 

I know a couple of you reached out to me, because you had issues receiving your digital downloads from BackerKit. If you are experiencing that as well, make sure to let me know. I'll get it handled ASAP. I want everyone to get their rewards. 

Other than that, I hope everyone that joined the newsletter enjoyed the first entry, along with the Rum Row adventure strip. As you can see we skipped a week last week, but I'll go into that in the next newsletter. More news and fun to come. 

That's it for now. Everybody have a great rest of the week!

Best,

Andrew

Funds Recieved!
over 8 years ago – Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 02:44:20 PM

Hey Gang,

Quick update today. We officially got our Kickstarter funds this morning, so we will be putting in our print orders very soon. In addition, digital versions of the book will be going out in the near future. 

One thing though, can everyone please fill out their surveys? There's still about 40 of you that have not filled them out. Other than that, we are moving right along. 

That's it. Everybody have a great week! 

Best,

Andrew

Surveys Sent
over 8 years ago – Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:11:48 PM

Hey Gang,

So you should have all received an email with your Backerkit surveys. Fill those out, and we'll get all our final orders locked down for when the funds clear. 

One quick reminder, and I stated this in the campaign already, but the whiskey/pint glass set is not available for international shipping unfortunately. I would love to send these to all interested parties, but the glass traveling at those long distances is asking for trouble. 

I also wanted to state that we are going to be starting a newsletter giving behind the scenes insights similar to the process updates we did during this campaign. We will also be highlighting our interests and influences of the month, along with news and art from current and upcoming projects. 

As a special incentive for those that sign up, we will be posting the Rum Row adventure strip in the newsletter for those not reading Savage Dragon. (Which I forgot to mention last update, will start in issue #226 scheduled for an 8/30 release). You can do this by answering the question in the survey. 

Alright, that's all for now. If you have any questions regarding your surveys, feel free to reach out to myself or the staff of Backerkit. Thanks again!

Best,

Andrew

Reward Surveys & Big News!
over 8 years ago – Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 11:07:56 PM

Hey Gang,

I wanted to check in with everybody. We are still waiting on the funds to be transferred over, but we will be sending out your reward surveys soon. As I mentioned during the campaign, we will be using BackerKit this time around to help organize pledges, provide add-ons, and pre-orders. Those of you that already manually upped your pledge and messaged me regarding add-ons, you're covered. I have you recorded already. 

Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be coming soon via email!

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://rum-row-1-2.backerkit.com.

If you used your Facebook to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://rum-row-1-2.backerkit.com./faq.

Alright enough with the surveys, onto the big news! I was waiting for the issue to be going to print, and I just got an email last night that the strip is in the digital proof, so we're good to go. We will be debuting our mini strip in the "Funnies" section in the back of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon published by Image!

As I mentioned in an earlier update, it will be a four part old-timey adventure strip like you might've see in an old newspaper from the 30s. Starring this guy:

The story follows Take Away, a 13 year-old aerial taxi cab driver, as he leads a group of newspaper reporters on a tour of the Row. Let me tell you, shenanigans ensue. So if you read Savage Dragon, let us know what you think!

That's all for now. Surveys should be coming out soon in your inboxes. I will send out another update when they go live. Thanks again for making this project a reality. We can't wait for you all to read it!

Best,

Andrew