The Electric State - Simon Stålenhag's New Narrative Artbook

A project in Stockholm, Sweden by Fria Ligan
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From acclaimed artist Simon Stålenhag comes a new narrative artbook about a girl and her robot traveling west in an alternate 90s USA.
Backers: 5007
Average Pledge Per Backer: kr622 SEK

Funded: kr3,112,062 SEK of kr200,000 SEK
Dates: Jul 5th -> Jul 27th (23 days)
Project By: Fria Ligan
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The Last Stand

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! The kickstarter for The Electric State artbook has entered its final day. At 10 pm Central European Summer Time (that's 4 pm US East Coast and 1 pm West Coast), it's all over! After lots of great feedback from backers, we have made some final... (Read More)

Final Stretchgoal Unlocked!

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Tonight we passed 4,000 backers and the final stretchgoal of the kickstarter for The Electric State - thank you so much for your support! You will all be getting a third separate art print along with your copy of the book. Many of you have asked... (Read More)

The Final Stretch!

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! We're into the final stretch of the Kickstarter for The Electric State artbook! The campaign ends this Thursday July 27 at 10 pm Central European Summer Time. If you want to to upgrade your pledge or increase your pledge for addons, now is the... (Read More)

We Have a Soundtrack!

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Thanks to your amazing support, Simon Stålenhag will compose a short SOUNDTRACK for The Electric State, of 4-5 songs. The music will be in the same style as the score in the trailer video, which is also composed by Simon. The soundtrack will be... (Read More)

New Stretchgoals Are Up - Artprints and Soundtrack

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! As promised, we finally have some new stretchgoals up. As is took us some time to get this done, two of these stretchgoals are actually already fulfilled - all backers at the ROBOT RUNAWAY level and above will get two separate high quality... (Read More)

We've Added some Addons!

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! This campaign continues to be amazing, both in terms of the support you show and the great attitude in the comments field. Thank you! Some of you have asked for some more addons, specifically the canvas print from the sold-out DRONE PILOT pledge... (Read More)

Day Two in the Electric State

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Day 2 of this kickstarter is over (here in Stockholm at least), and it has been another fantastic day. Thank you for you support! We suspected that The Electric State would draw quite a bit of interest, but we didn't predict the intensity of... (Read More)

Third stretchgoal bites the dust

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! We just passed the third stretchgoal, less then a day into the campaign - amazing! We will now expand the book with a fictitious advertisement for the robot drone technology present in the The Electric State universe. Thank you! We will now take... (Read More)

Another stretchgoal down!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We just flew by another stretchgoal - thank you for your support! We have now added a new stretchgoal, expanding the book just like the previous one. If we reach this goal, Simon will create a fictitious advertisement booklet of four pages or... (Read More)

The map is in the bag - another stretchgoal is up!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! That didn't take long - The Electric State US roadmap is a done deal! Next up is something a little special: If we hit the next stretchgoal, Simon Stålenhag will create a fictitious advertisement booklet of four pages or more for the virtual... (Read More)

Base funding reached - first stretchgoal is up!

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We knew Simon's work is popular, but hitting the base funding goal in just 30 minutes still knocked our socks off. Thanks for your amazing support! We have now added a first stretchgoal: a full-color map of the alternate 1997 America depicted... (Read More)

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July 5th - via: theverge.com
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