UPDATE: print production has begun on TRS volume 2
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, May 16, 2024 at 10:18:58 AM
Much like the first volume I'll post production stills/video as soon as I have them, but our printer has started production and we're hoping to ship the books early this summer.
The way we handled our digital files last time required them to be sent out pretty late in the game, so we're spending some time today to figure out a new system to get the book out digitally to everyone in the next week.
We're also working on our 2 upcoming campaigns (1 of them launching pretty pretty soon) and finalizing a website, hellodeathray dot com, where you can sign up for early access (and exclusives) on the next round of stuff. We're a very small crew, but it's all moving quickly, and this summer is gonna be a big one for Deathray.
In the meantime, I'm headed back to the real original Rome next week for the ARF! festival, and I'll have copies of volume 1 and assorted other goodies, and will be looking over pages from our 3rd book with our artist who'll also be there (WHO COULD IT BE?!?)
Making comics is great. Thanks for keeping our crazy dreams afloat.
More soon,
-i
From the bottom of space-Caesar’s bosom we THANK YOU!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 09:21:48 AM
Just a brief note to thank you again for helping us build our weird Roman spaceship.
We did almost double what the first volume did, which I don’t say to brag but to acknowledge the progress. Our primary goal is to build an audience, outside of the usual channels. We want to make books you want to READ, not put in a vault. It’s a long road and we hope you stick around.
We’ll be sending out the digital books very soon to everyone who bought one (anyone who bought the physical version will get one too) and will get started on the long road to fulfillment.
For now we’re just absolutely floored by the support. Even from that one weirdo. You know who I mean.
THANK YOU! Stay Tuned.
The kindness of (mostly) strangers in our final week
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 11:23:54 AM
Today there's a week left of this campaign, our 2nd on a book we worked on for years, that has become tangible through the kindness of (mostly) strangers (hi!) who we could not be more grateful for. We reached 15 countries with volume 1. Probably more with this one. In a world where it's unreasonably hard to put food on your plate through our stories, in comics especially, you folks have made both of these campaigns successful beyond our imaginations.
We're getting all the ins and outs of fulfillment ironed out so we can get everything out as fast as is humanly possible, including sending out ALL the digital rewards as soon as our billing is processed. We want people to read this, more than any other goal. That's the important thing, especially those of you sitting on the cliffhanger of volume 1.
In the meantime, please spread the word. This is a labor of love, we have no media company or anybody else holding us up. We're a handful of people who love this medium and took a lot of (arguably ill-advised) risks to do this instead of whatever normal reasonable people do to keep the lights on. The 2nd book is gorgeous, and I hope it makes you a tiny bit as happy to hold it as it made us to give it form.
Sorry for gushing. Thank you for being here.
-Iván, V, Tom, Aditya, Greg and the legions of outer space centurions
250% FUNDED! BIRTHDAY STRETCH GOAL! (New items unlocked)
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 10:21:19 AM
In honor of our writer Iván Brandon's birthday (!!) and reaching our 3rd stretch goal of 250% (!!!) we've unlocked a couple new options.
You can now pledge to receive:
ALL The volume 2 covers.
and/or
ALL The Volume 1 AND Volume 2 covers
and/or
a new EXTREMELY limited bundle:
The Roman Stars volume 2 Hardcover PLUS
Drifter volumes 1-4 Trade Paperbacks (over 500 pages of story)
Black Cloud volumes 1-2 Trade Paperbacks
VS Trade Paperback
ALL SIGNED
We've got 2 weeks left and we want to end strong, thank you again for riding with us.
200% FUNDED! new stretch goal unlocked
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 10:02:46 AM
We're absolutely floored by this campaign. We promised a stretch goal at 20k so we've added a heavily discounted print set, 1 cover from each of our cover artists. Later today we'll also be adding some cool limited bundles that you can add to your order (or upgrade to).
We legitimately can't thank you enough for riding with us on this. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
