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Update #5: UPDATE TO THE LAST UPDATE!
UPDATE TO THE LAST UPDATE:
Seems the Pirate Bay link went down, for no discernible reason. Replaced it with a SEEDPEER link.
Quick update:
We just posted a Torrent on SEEDPEER for the first six chapters of AQ (approx. 300 pages!) + the Android Issue #1 for Android-powered devices. All bundled into a nice n' easy torrent.
Find it here: http://www.seedpeer.com/details/2987260/Armageddnoquest-CBZ-1-6.html
Update #4: AQ Torrent Download for easy reading
UPDATE TO THIS UPDATE:
Seems the Pirate Bay link went down, for no discernible reason. Replaced it with a SEEDPEER link.
Quick update:
We just posted a Torrent on SEEDPEER for the first six chapters of AQ (approx. 300 pages!) + the Android Issue #1 for Android-powered devices. All bundled into a nice n' easy torrent.
Find it here: http://www.seedpeer.com/details/2987260/Armageddnoquest-CBZ-1-6.html
It may be slow for a day or two as we grow seeders and peers, but I've been told it will remain active and downloadable 24/7 until we get some steam rolling.
If you're unfamiliar with torrents, this probably isn't for you. But if you care to try (it's actually pretty easy) just go nab BITTORRENT, download the torrent from the link above, and load it into BitTorrent, and watch it slowly assemble itself on your computer.
Update #3: Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) likes Armageddonquest, too!
Another comics pro says some nice things. This'll probably be the last blurb/quote we throw at you for a while, but it's a doozy:
Joshua Dysart who is best known for writing Vertigo's incredible UNKNOWN SOLDIER, read through the first 300+ pages of AQ and said:
This book is spilling over with amazing characters, wonderful
narrative touches and enough cool ideas to power a hundred graphic
novels. And it's all entrenched in a kind of woodblock folk-art,
ink-drenched style that, while, sometimes unreadable, captivates with
its simplicity. --Josh Dysart
Thanks, Josh! (But "sometimes unreadable", huh? These New York Times Bestselling authors, I'm tellin' ya, they think they know everything.)
Check out all of Josh's work via his website (he posts there sometimes) or his Facebook, where he tends to hang most mornings.
Update #2: Scott McCloud Remembers Armageddonquest
As mentioned in Update #1, the lovable Scott McCloud was our very first backer. Turns out that's because he actually remembers my little "comix" ditty. And he actually took time to post about it on his site (see and/or click below):
Thanks once again, Scott. Forgive my whorish use of your name. I'll stop as soon as a younger, prettier, more popular somebody comes along.
Update #1: A Great Start! Plus Stephen Lindsay (JESUS HATES ZOMBIES) likes us!
Thanks to everyone for a great first day! 6 backers and over a hundred bucks ain't bad at all - thanks to everyone who threw down a couple bucks on the first day. You warm my old, old heart.
I also wanted to add to the smattering of glowing reviews for the book:
Stephen Lindsay of Jesus Hates Zombies gave us a new one:
The word 'Epic' is bantered around these days with reckless abandon about things as banal as a cheeseburger. But Ronald Roach's "Armageddonquest" is Epic in the old school sense--the Biblical sense-- which is funny considering it's about the Anti-Christ! --Stephen Lindsay
Thanks, Stephen! Guess I should return the favor. I think he's got his own Kickstarter project going on right now. What was that link? Oh yeah: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chuckmessinger/stephen-lindsay-presents-warriors-of-dharuk
Oh, did we mention Scott McCloud was our very first backer? That's kind of fantastic.
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You'll receive the entire 900-page epic in digital CBZ & PDF format, plus a thank you printed in the new edition of the book.
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You'll receive all of the above plus a digital edition of the never-before-published 12-page, full-color Armageddonquest short story "MOTHER INSTINCT", plus digital editions of four never-before-published illustrated prose stories by creator Ron Roach that fill in the gaps between chapters of the original Armageddonquest!
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You'll receive all of the above plus a physical copy of the new edition, with interior layout and design by RONNIE CASSON (VIZ's CAT-EYE BOY), and a new cover by TOM SCIOLI and BILL CRABTREE, artists of IMAGE COMIC'S GØDLAND. (International Backers please add $10 to their contribution to cover shipping).
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You'll receive all of the above ( International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ), PLUS the entire Ron Roach comix library in digital CBZ/PDF format - over 700 pages of completed comix stories including SPACEBUM (Ron's very first work, very crude, 8 pages), SNAIL TALES (mini-trilogy about galactic snails, 30 pages all together), COSMIKIDS and MATURITY (2 one-shots about cosmic-powered kids, 48 pages all together), AGENTS OF THE CHALICE GN (200 pages) + DEMIGOD (40 page sequel/epilogue to AGENTS), and then all the "Slammer/Prison comix" Ron did while he was a prison guard himself! Includes SLAMMER COMIX (an Armageddonquest Tie-in, starring Immanuel the 17th Incarnation of Christ in prison! 46 pages), GUARD COMIX GN (Starring super-guard, Gargantua! 131 pages), THE PRISON AND THE PLANET GN (an Armageddonquest Tie-in, 192 pages), STRESS IN THE SLAMMER (8 page short) All backers who choose a $50 incentive package must choose between this one or the special Android OS version below. All backers who come in at $75 or above will receive access to both $50 packages.
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Special ANDROID OS user package! Includes everything in the $25, $15, and $5 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ), plus the entire 900-pages of the Armageddonquest saga customized for your Android phone or tablet device in 20 individual chapters! These adaptations will NEVER be released on the Android market - they are EXCLUSIVELY FOR BACKERS OF THIS PROJECT ALONE. These adaptations combine frame-by-frame animation, transition effects, and vibration to create the most immersive digital reading experience we've ever experienced. These comics and all their SFX will be supported by ROBOT COMICS' free DROID COMIC VIEWER app - the most popular Android comic viewer in the world. To help you decide if these Android versions are for you, there's a VIDEO sample and also a LINK posted in this project's Description area to download and test out the first Android-customized chapter of AQ (http://www.killingthegrizzly.com/free-downloads-dl/armageddonquest_01.acv). All backers who choose a $50 incentive package must choose between the comix library above or this special Android version. All backers who come in at $75 or above will receive access to both.
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You'll receive all of the above, including both versions of the $50 package (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) plus an ORIGINAL B&W COMMISSIONED SKETCH by Ron Roach of any subject you desire.
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You'll receive all of the above (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS an ORIGINAL PIECE OF PIN-UP ART from the AQ archives. This will be first come first serve: we'll let backers choose their pin-up art in the chronological order they became backers. You can see all 8 pin-ups here: http://www.killingthegrizzly.com/aq-original-pin-ups
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GET AN ORIGINAL PAGE OF ART FROM THE GN! You'll receive everything in the $5-$50 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS an ORIGINAL PAGE OF ART from the Armageddonquest comic!!! This will be first come, first serve - we'll allow backers to select their page in the chronological order that they become backers for this project. ("Limited" to 900, heh)
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You'll receive everything in the $5-$50 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) plus Ron Roach will draw a 1-PAGE COMIC STARRING YOU, front and center, interacting with the world of Armageddonquest! Plus you'll receive the ORIGINAL ARTWORK!
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You'll receive everything in the $5-$50 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) plus Ron Roach will draw a 2-PAGE COMIC STARRING YOU, front and center, interacting with the world of Armageddonquest! Plus you'll receive both pages of ORIGINAL ARTWORK!
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You'll receive everything in the $5-$50 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) plus Ron Roach will draw a 3-PAGE COMIC STARRING YOU, front and center, interacting with the world of Armageddonquest! Plus you'll receive all three pages of ORIGINAL ARTWORK!
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You'll receive everything in the $200 package (including the new 2-page comic starring you and the original art from this, yes! - add an additional $50 to your pledge to get the 3-pages of art instead, and International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS the ORIGINAL ART for the ORIGINAL ARMAGEDDONQUEST #1 COVER used by Starhead Comix in the 1980's! (see project description for image)
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You'll receive everything in the $200 package (including the new 2-page comic starring you and the original art from this, yes! - add an additional $50 to your pledge to get the 3-pages of art instead, and International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS the ORIGINAL ART for the ORIGINAL ARMAGEDDONQUEST #2 COVER used by Starhead Comix in the 1980's! (see project description for image)
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Everything in the $200 package (including the new 2-page comic starring you and the original art from this, yes! - add an additional $50 to your pledge to get the 3-pages of art instead, and International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS the ORIGINAL ART for the NEW COVER of this new AQ edition by Image Comics's GODLAND's TOM SCIOLI and BILL CRABTREE! (see project description for image)
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You'll receive everything in the $5-$50 packages (International backers please include an additional $10 for shipping the physical copy of AQ) PLUS Ron will WRITE AND DRAW YOU DIRECTLY INTO THE MAIN STORY of AQ with a new never-before-seen chapter that will be INTEGRAL TO THE MAIN CHARACTER'S EVOLUTION. This new story will run a MINIMUM of 8 PAGES in length. You will also receive ALL ORIGINAL PAGES OF ART for this story! YEEEE-HAAAWWWW!!!
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I do comix, been doing them for years as a hobby, published a few times, but mostly unpublished until I was "discovered" by Sirius Entertainment back in the 90's. Now looking to publish the largest work I've ever done.
