Athena Voltaire and the Terror on the Orient Express

A project in Normal, IL by Steve Bryant
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A graphic novel starring globe-trotting, Nazi-punching, monster-killing adventuress Athena Voltaire!
Backers: 645
Average Pledge Per Backer: $65

Funded: $41,845 of $15,000
Dates: Jan 26th -> Feb 25th (30 days)
Project By: Steve Bryant
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Latest News

Stretch Goal #10 Unlocked!

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone!  The boarding passes are unlocked! With 2 hours remaining, I figured this would be a good time to recap what everyone is curently getting between Backer Goals and Stretch Goals! Here goes... All Digital Backers receive: • PDF of the... (Read More)

Final Day (but not my last update today)!

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, everyone! I woke up to find that we're about $250 away from unlocking our TENTH Stretch Goal! Wow! I can't believe it! Thank you for pushing this campaign to be bigger and bigger! With Stretch Goal #10 in sight, I've added a couple more... (Read More)

Well, that was fast…

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! You folks are knockin' down all the Stretch Goals!  Thank you all—not only for backing the campaign, but for all the sharing I see on Kickstarter, Twitter, and Facebook!  We've unlocked Stretch Goal #9! Now all backers at print/physical... (Read More)

We're in the Endgame Now...

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
I continue to be amazed! I really thought that a $35,000 Stretch Goal was pushing my luck. That's over 200% of our goal! But I thought, "What the heck. These look cool. Let's give it a shot." And somehow, the day before the campaign ends, I find... (Read More)

Home Stretch, Baby!

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, thank you, thank you!  The Tourist Postcards Stretch Goal is unlocked! As is the last Backer Goal, the complete Digital Script Book! If nothing else, I hope we can entertain with the comic and share a lot of cool stuff! We have just under... (Read More)

The Beginning of the End!

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! Thank you so much for supporting this campaign! The response to this campaign is still overwhelming, and I know I'm genuinely lucky to be where we are now. That said, I'm obsessing about the Athena Voltaire Adventure Club membership... (Read More)

New Stretch Goals!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, everyone! As I mentioned in my last update, here are the new Stretch Goals! I love clever travel posters and postcards, so Stretch Goal #8 is inspired by stuff like that. It's a set of 3 locales from Athena's adventures. Mail them, put them up,... (Read More)

More Rewards Unlocked!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! Thanks again for supporting Athena Voltaire! I can't believe how many Backers Goals and Stretch Goals you've unlocked! I'll be posting another update after this one, listing the next two Stretch Goals, but because there's so much that's... (Read More)

More Goals Unlocked!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I apologize. I didn't realize it had been five days since our last update.  Since that last update, we've unlocked another Backer Goal (our SEVENTH!). We've also unlocked THREE Stretch Goals since then, and are $1,319 from another... (Read More)

Stretch Goals! Backer Goals! (BIG UPDATE!)

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everyone! We have 13 days and a few hours before the Kickstarter campaign for Athena Voltaire and the Terror on the Orient Express closes! So far, the campaign has totally exceeded my expectations! The response has been mindblowing, humbling,... (Read More)

Bam! Another Stretch Goal and Backer Goal unlocked!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I hope you're enjoying your weekend! Here in central Illinois, as we're in the midst of the dreaded polar Vortex, I have reason to celebrate—you've pushed Athena Voltaire and the Terror on the Orient Express past our second Stretch... (Read More)

Chugging along, plus more commissions added

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! i can’t believe how well it’s going! We’re 5 backers away from our next Backer Goal (expanding the Digital Sketchbook to 44 pages), and less than $1500 from our second Stretch Goal, the signed bookplate! And we have 3 weeks left!... (Read More)

Stretch Goal unlocked, Backer Goal thoughts

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning, everyone! Thank you all so much! In addition to unlocking a whopping FOUR Backer Goals, we've unlocked our first Stretch Goal! I'm really excited about these Digital Comic bundles! Indy comics, while rewarding, can be exhausting. More... (Read More)

Stretch Goals

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I've finalized the line-up for the first DIGITAL COMICS BUNDLE—and so many talented friends responded, that we'll have a second Digital Comics STRETCH GOAL, too (details coming soon)! Here's the line-up for DIGITAL COMICS BUNDLE #1... (Read More)

New Add-Ons, and other general info

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everyone! I'm still compiling the list of cool digital comics for our first Stretch Goal. The response from my comic-makin' friends was greater than I anticipated, so I'm still working on the list. Due to a slip-up on my end, Athena Voltaire... (Read More)

Stretch Goals are underway!

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I've got the first of the Stretch Goals sorted. I had a rough idea of what I wanted to do, but, honestly, I hadn't expected the campaign to fund as quickly as it did...so this morning may have included some scrambling. Here they are:... (Read More)

FUNDED!

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, everyone! I feel like I start every one of these updates with an exclamation like "Wow!" or "Holy cow!" or "Great googly moogly!" but that's how I feel at this point.  We're fully funded in less than four days. For most of my projects, it's come... (Read More)

24 hours in!

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! You folks continue to amaze me! Thank you so much for your support! At the close of our first day, we're 77% funded at $11,623! And, as I forgot to mention last night, we're a Kickstarter Project We Love! I was incredibly nervous when I hit the... (Read More)

Eight hours in and...

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
...Holy cow! You folks are amazing! Over 120 backers. Almost $9000 pledged. in just eight hours. Eight. Hours. I’m stunned. This is the best start for any Kickstarter campaign I’ve created. Thank you so much! I don’t want to put the cart before... (Read More)

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