SHADOWBINDERS Book Two: steampunk! fantasy! comedy!

A project in Pittsburgh, PA by Thom Pratt
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She's an ordinary teenager from our world. He's a brash, arrogant mage from a parallel world. Let's print our second graphic novel!
Backers: 376
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $18,697 of $4,999
Dates: Feb 2nd -> Mar 7th (34 days)
Project By: Thom Pratt
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Latest News

Whoah, what happened?!

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow guys... seriously... the past 24 hours have been insane. Is it Crimson Rhen? There was a huge uptick in pledges as soon as we hit that stretch goal. Do people want this story that badly?! What looked completely unattainable a few hours ago is... (Read More)

Extra Shadowbinders Side Story

March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
With only hours left we decided to add another stretch goal in between the sketchbook and 2nd Crimson Rhen Story.  If we hit 19,000 we will add a Shadowbinders Side Story.  This will be a prose adventure, but everyone $10 and up will get a copy.  ... (Read More)

The Final Countdown!

March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
This is it, folks -- we're on the last day of this campaign! Can you believe it? And what an amazing ride it's been -- thank you all so very, very much for your support! As of this writing we're at about $16,500 -- $3,500 away from a second issue of... (Read More)

Crimson Rhen flies again!

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
$15,000 surpassed! Time to set sail on The True North... for the very first time!  (Read More)

ADD-ON ALERT! Get RPG Character Stat Cards added to your rewards!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Yes, we're going to offer Shadowbinders Character Stat Cards as an add-on for interested backers. These full-color index-sized reference cards will have game stats for the D&D, FATE and Pathfinder game systems. Now you can play as Rhen, Mia,... (Read More)

Is something else in the cards?

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We might have another surprise for backers before this campaign is over...  Details forthcoming. ;)  (Read More)

Add DOODLES to your books!

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Getting There! New Stretch Goals Added!

February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We have 9 days left for the Shadowbinders Kickstarter!  Currently, we are less than $300 away from the next stretch goal (6 prints) and 2,300 away from the Crimson Rhen of the True North issue.  We are stalling out a bit so we need to get the... (Read More)

$12,000 stretch goal unlocked! More on 'Crimson Rhen'!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! So we're over $12,000 now, which means I'll be drawing proper chaoter title pages for the reprint of Book One. Looks like I'll be very busy in the coming months. Thank you. :) At $13,000, we'll add prints of those title pages to everyone's order... (Read More)

MOAR Prints? At $11,500 we will!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
OK gang, we're close to another "unofficial" stretch goal. If we top $11,500 by midnight tonight (EST) we'll give everyone who is getting a print book two additional 5" x 8" prints of the uncropped Rhen and Mia artwork from the hardcover editions.... (Read More)

We did it! Book One is now HARDCOVER!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
That's right! Our stretch goal of $11,000 was bested last night, so we'll be reprinting Book One in hardcover with new cover art! And gosh, won't they be a nice matched set... So now that we know both books will be hardcover, we're adding a few new... (Read More)

Book One hardcover mockup revealed!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Since we're getting so close...  And the clean, uncropped artwork...  Thank you, awesome backers!  (Read More)

Over $10,000! And a sneak peak at the cover of Book One!

February 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Here we are again -- another stretch goal demolished. We're over $10,000 now, which means everyone getting a book will also be getting FOUR more prints of the newly drawn chapter title pages for Book Two! And you know what? We still have almost... (Read More)

Book Two Cover revealed!

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This is a mockup of the cover for Book Two!  And here's the uncropped artwork... Should we hit our stretch goal, the Book One hardcover will have a similar layout but feature Mia.  (Read More)

Rhen's got you covered!

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, awesome backers!  As of this writing we're over $9,000 and sailing toward $10,000! That means another stretch goal has been unlocked - I'll draw four brand-new chapter title pages for Book Two! The next stretch goal means backers who are... (Read More)

Wow!

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're on Boing Boing! Very cool. (Thanks, Cory!) Also -- we've surpassed another stretch goal! We'll add more art to Mia's Journal and the bundle.  Now, we're creeping toward upgrading Book One to a hardcover as well! I don't know about you, but... (Read More)

Kickstarting a kid-friendly steampunk graphic novel

February 8th - via: boingboing.net
Thom writes, "When our Kickstarter for a kid-friendly steampunk comic was 'kicktrolled' last November, the Internet quickly came to our rescue. And while we ultimately cancelled that project for fear of a repeat incident, we're back with a new campaign for a graphic novel of our webcomic -- and a possible way to make 'Crimson Rhen of the True North' happen!" (Read More)

Crimson Rhen... again.

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
And we have one last stretch goal to announce. And this one is a biggie. A few months ago, we attempted to Kickstart the all ages prequel to Shadowbinders, Crimson Rhen of The True North. It's Rhen's origin story and can best be described as "The... (Read More)

Book One in HARDCOVER?! New stretch goals added!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay folks, we've just updated our list of stretch goals. The biggest inclusion? A reprint of Book One in HARDCOVER and with a NEW COVER (and possibly new chapter title page art!) Go and see!  (Read More)

We're getting HARDCOVERS!!!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you, Friends of Rhen, we've sailed past the $7,000 stretch goal and will be upgrading all print copies of Book Two to a hardcover! This means everyone who is getting a print copy of Book Two as part of their package will get a hardcover at... (Read More)

Adventure Time with Rhen and Mia

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
So very close to HARDCOVERS!  (Read More)

First Stretch Goal complete!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Yay! Guess what? We've surpassed the $6,000 mark so it looks like everyone who is getting a book is also getting a print of the campaign artwork! It's been added to the tier descriptions in the project writeup. Thank you!!!  (Read More)

Dear Backers: You are AWESOME! Have an early reward!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

WE DID IT! 105% Funded!

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
You guys are amazing! In a little over two days, we're over 100% funded! And we still have over a month on the clock! Anything could happen at this point. We have a bunch of stretch goals planned -- some we feel are very realistic, others are... (Read More)

70% funded! STRETCH GOALS unveiled!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! Thank you to our awesome backers. We're not even 24 hours into this campaign, and we're already over 70% funded! You guys are incredible! So to celebrate, we're going to lift the veil on some of our planned stretch goals! $7,000 - HARDCOVER... (Read More)

Happy Groundhog Day from Punxsutawney -- home of Shadowbinders!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Punxsutawney Phil wasn't the only one seeing shadows around here! Shadowbinders HQ is in Punxsutawney, PA -- about 90 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh. To celebrate, we began a countdown to the Kickstarter on our blog of a Winston plushie with a few... (Read More)

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