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International Shipping well under way! The end in sight!

Update #29 · Jun 12, 2013 · 12 comments

Hey all! 

So over half of international shipping orders are out the door and the rest should make it out the door this week! HOLY SHMOLY!

Keep in mind that international orders can get caught up in customs and could take as much as a month and half to get to where you are so patience will be of the utmost importance moving forwards. 

I'm just finishing up the final large commissions and will be working on writing the origin stories sooner than later. The statues are just about done and those will be shipping very soon as well. 

If you have a skype chat with me, I will be emailing you tomorrow to finally schedule it. Sorry for the delay! 

And I think that about covers it! We are in the home stretch people! THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE! YESSSS!!!!!

Ryan!?!?!?!

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Domestic shipping just about done, bring on the customs forms!

Update #28 · May 30, 2013 · 10 comments

Hey all! So it just about killed me, but almost everything domestic is out the door!
Next time I'm not going to do a hardcover... that thing ways a ton! :)

The only domestic books that aren't out are the Defaced Editions, which it turns out take a lot of time to produce. Trust me, they will be worth the wait. Statues are ready to head out the door and just as a reminder, they are shipping separately from the books so expect the book in the mail any day now. 

The international orders are all packed and I am starting on the customs forms (which is the worst part of the whole thing and takes forever so bare with me). I hope to get most of the international packages out the door by the first week in June (fingers crossed). 

ALSO! The fine people from Battle Babies and ManOrMonster? Studios have made an amazing Gnarled Winslow action figure! Resin cast and hand painted with three points of magnetic articulation! They are available for pre-order on my etsy store HERE and will debut at Heroes Con! YES!

Thanks everyone! The end is in site for sure! If you backed the skype chat level or the origin level I will be getting on those in the very near future! Thanks guys!

RYAN!

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Shipping in progress!

Update #27 · May 15, 2013 · 10 comments

HEY GUYS!

So packing is well underway as are commissions. 250 books went out the door on Friday and well over half are packed and labeled. I'm trying to assemble a team to help transport the books to the post office this Saturday that will get the bulk of the orders out the door and in the mail. Soooooo domestic shipments should expect their books in the next two weeks as long as I can get enough man power to get the books to the post office. 

International will be coming along soon. I've got to setup some serious, SERIOUS time to start filling out all the customs forms (YIKES!). Fingers crossed that everything will be out the door by the end of May. See below for how my studio has been overwhelmed by the Kickstarter... shout out to my studio mates from "BLANK IS THE NEW BLACK" for being so cool and not minding the mess. Also big shout out to the staff of "CHALLENGERS COMICS AND CONVERSATION" for helping with all the packing. You can still get the exclusive GHA print on their site here!

ALSO as a fun surprise, here is a picture of the test pull of the new Gnarled Winslow action figure, debuting at Heroes Con! Look for preorders going up on my etsy store soon!

YOU ALL RULE!

RYAN!!!!!

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS? ACT NOW! SHIPPING STARTS THIS WEEK!

Update #26 - For backers only · May 7, 2013 · 13 comments

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GHA at C2E2 Pick-up, Everything printed and the beginning of shipping!

Update #25 · Apr 23, 2013 · 16 comments

Hey all! Quick status update on everything GHA!

I will be at the C2E2 comic convention in Chicago this weekend for the official fancy release of GHA! Anyone who backed the project will be able to pick up their book, Blast Furnace, shirt and or statue there. Commissions and Defaced Editions are not done yet, but if, say, you ordered shirts+ a Blast Furnace + a Spooktacular Edition, you can pick it up there! YAY!

Those not attending (I.E. Most of you) I have finally received all the shirts, packaging supplies and printed stretch goals so packing and shipping will finally start on Monday! The book plates and folded posters look amazing as do the shirts! FUN!!!!

Also thanks to everyone who came to the release party in Chicago at Challengers. It was a blast! 

Thanks everyone!!!!

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