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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2020 14:43:01 GMT -5
Starlin posted today on FB that all art for the book is done and it is on its way to the printers.
-M
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 26, 2020 13:09:55 GMT -5
Starlin posted today on FB that all art for the book is done and it is on its way to the printers. -M I was wondering what was up. They asked for the postage about a month ago. This must be the way it's done these days, get the money and then do the book. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 21:13:05 GMT -5
Got the digital download codes in my e-mail today, so the book is done. Print copies are supposed to be shipping at some point in the near future. I'll probably wait to get the hard copy to read this (I kind of want to do a reread of the original first), but I might browse through the digital version when I get a chance.
-M
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 20, 2021 7:30:24 GMT -5
Got the digital download codes in my e-mail today, so the book is done. Print copies are supposed to be shipping at some point in the near future. I'll probably wait to get the hard copy to read this (I kind of want to do a reread of the original first), but I might browse through the digital version when I get a chance. -M I am so not used to digital. I had no idea it was a download for me. I was going to complain where this flushugina book was already. |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 4, 2021 18:41:48 GMT -5
I looked at the creation Ink website and they said the books were shipped from the printer on April23. They should get to their storage place and then the physical copies are to be mailed to the people that paid for this project. I had forgotten about this.
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Post by earl on May 5, 2021 22:01:42 GMT -5
I loved Dreadstar but it seemed that Starlin a couple times in the run with the character got fed up where he was at and just completely changed stuff a bit out of nowhere. It seemed the annihilation of most of the cast of characters from the Epic series kinda just happened BANG in a couple issues - this is the end. I also always wondered exactly why he went with changing the look to more of a superhero? Was it to get more notice?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2021 22:31:14 GMT -5
I loved Dreadstar but it seemed that Starlin a couple times in the run with the character got fed up where he was at and just completely changed stuff a bit out of nowhere. It seemed the annihilation of most of the cast of characters from the Epic series kinda just happened BANG in a couple issues - this is the end. I also always wondered exactly why he went with changing the look to more of a superhero? Was it to get more notice? I've always seen that attributed to Shooter's influence on the book and pressuring Jim to make it more super-heroey to improve sales. -M |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 9, 2021 9:07:47 GMT -5
I loved Dreadstar but it seemed that Starlin a couple times in the run with the character got fed up where he was at and just completely changed stuff a bit out of nowhere. It seemed the annihilation of most of the cast of characters from the Epic series kinda just happened BANG in a couple issues - this is the end. I also always wondered exactly why he went with changing the look to more of a superhero? Was it to get more notice? I've always seen that attributed to Shooter's influence on the book and pressuring Jim to make it more super-heroey to improve sales. -M Yes, Shooter wanted him to change Dreadstars look and powers a bit to make him more Super-heroey. It actually increased sales. I remember talking to Starlin years ago and he told me that he took the book to First comics because he wasn't getting paid on a regular basis by Marvel. Weird. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 4, 2021 14:17:35 GMT -5
I have no experience with Kickstarter but I doubt I will ever donate again. It seems once they get the money , they don't care about delivering the product.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2021 14:26:22 GMT -5
I have no experience with Kickstarter but I doubt I will ever donate again. It seems once they get the money , they don't care about delivering the product. The books just arrived form the printer last week according to the update I got. They are waiting for a few other fulfillment items (prints or what have you) to arrive form the manufacturer and then will be mailing out the books and other rewards. When you back a kickstarter, you are rarely buying a finished product, you are funding the creation of the product and then the manufacture of the item. It takes time. Especially in a pandemic year where manufacturing production and shipping have suffered huge delays that are beyond the control of the creators and runners of the kickstarter campaign and which totally sabotaged many of the estimated delivery times. Starlin has been promoting the book since last week when their delivery finally arrived and saying the books should ship in the next few weeks once everything else arrived and they all get packaged up for shipping. -M |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 4, 2021 14:33:55 GMT -5
I have no experience with Kickstarter but I doubt I will ever donate again. It seems once they get the money , they don't care about delivering the product. It can be frustrating. Even in non-Covid times I learned that you need to expect it to take a minimum of three times as long as expected for the books to be done. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 5, 2021 6:28:36 GMT -5
This is the latest update about the missing kickstarter book.
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Some people are up in arms because Starlin had copies of the book in his last Con Appearance.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 5, 2021 7:07:53 GMT -5
Wow, what a f***-up. Glad I didn't pledge for this one.
Generally I agree with what Slam said above about being patient; however, I think the anger of many backers in this instance is justified. Starlin selling about a dozen copies at a con, and the fact that the book is now listed on Amazon, while they're still waiting to receive their books is not cool. Especially since the amount pledged and collected was almost five times the initial campaign target.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 5, 2021 10:29:42 GMT -5
Wow, what a f***-up. Glad I didn't pledge for this one. Generally I agree with what Slam said above about being patient; however, I think the anger of many backers in this instance is justified. Starlin selling about a dozen copies at a con, and the fact that the book is now listed on Amazon, while they're still waiting to receive their books is not cool. Especially since the amount pledged and collected was almost five times the initial campaign target. I didn't know it was listed on Amazon. Now I feel worse. Edit: The latest message claims that the books will arrive before Starlins next Con appearance which is July 30th 2021. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 7, 2021 8:29:43 GMT -5
Good news. This morning I received an email with a tracking number for the Dreadstar book being mailed to me. It appears that the books are going to arrive to the pledgers soon.
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