The final stretch! Only 24 hours left!
5 months ago
– Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 04:33:32 PM
Hi everyone!
Just a quick update to say THANK YOU for taking this campaign as far as we've gotten so far, and for unlocking so many stretch goals! SIX goals down and ONE MORE TO GO!
If you've supported any of our previous campaigns, you know that these 2" metal coins are really nice, and after releasing over 20 of them tied to earlier campaign titles, they have become somewhat collectible. So this will be a great addition to the collection... if we can hit that goal before the closing bell at 5pm PST tomorrow (Friday). Only $5k away, so it seems doable...!
Thanks everyone! Please spread the word on this last day and we'll see you on the other side!
The final week...
5 months ago
– Sun, Apr 07, 2024 at 10:32:58 AM
Hi everyone!
Hope you're having a relaxing weekend. We just wanted to hop on briefly (realizing with guilt that we haven't posted an update since the start of the campaign) to say THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE MOMENTUM GOING! 😊
Together, you have unlocked five stretch goals, adding a triptych of linen cardstock prints by Mario Albert to every physical pledge, as well as a diecut bookmark!
Coming up quickly, the next stretch goal will add red foil gilding to the page edges of the limited edition. If you're not sure what "gilding" is, it is when the edges of the pages are colored or coated with a foil, sort of like this:
In our case, the edges of the limited edition books will be coated with a cool red metallic foil to compliment the red logo... Trust us, it'll be sweet. And at this point, it seems like a pretty safe bet to be unlocked, perhaps by tomorrow or Tuesday!
Beyond that, we have one more cool stretch goal planned... we'll reveal it once this next one is unlocked, but as a (not-so-)subtle hint, we think our returning backers who have been collecting our coins will be excited... 😉
Please keep spreading the word, and let's make these last 6 days outstanding!
A great first day! THANK YOU!!!
6 months ago
– Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 05:12:34 PM
Hi everyone!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A GREAT FIRST DAY!
We're excited about this project, and we're thrilled so many of you find it exciting, too! Not only did we hit our goal in the first 80 minutes, but we blew past the first stretch goal already, so we went ahead and updated that section to reveal the next goal coming up quickly...
The goal after that will be a third print that actually fits with these first two to make a 3-panel triptyich (just like the original French edition covers)! We have more cool goals planned after that, and we'll reveal them one at a time to keep things interesting and everyone on their toes... 😉
Jordan has been traveling along the East and West Coast doing some signings of his new autobiography REPLAY that just came out this month, and he's been spreading the word about this MONTE CRISTO campaign at each stop. Honestly, he has been having quite a great year so far --the MAKING OF KARATEKA interactive game/appwas released on multiple platforms last fall (PS4/5, Xbox, Switch, and PC), the newest PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE LOST CROWN game was released to glowing reviews on PS4/5, XboxONE/X, Switch, and PC in January, his graphic novel REPLAY was just released a few weeks ago, and now MONTE CRISTO will be coming out from Magnetic Press in the Fall...! We couldn't be happier to be part of that line-up, and hopefully, it won't be the end...
Not to distract from the excellent title being offered in our campaign, but we can't recommend REPLAY enough -- it is a fascinating true story about Jordan's family as they fled Nazi occupation in WW2, and how the lives of that generation differed so much from the generations that followed (which included Jordan himself as he set off on a storied career at the dawn of the video game industry...) It is available now, if you'd like some good reading while you wait for MONTE CRISTO... 😊
We'll post some more updates through the campaign, with some interesting looks inside the creative process planned. We hope you'll stick with us to the end (and bring some friends to the party, too)!
Thanks, everyone! This will be fun!
