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Printer update- Officially in Production!

Update #10 · Mar 25, 2013 · comment

Hi gang!  Andy here- It's been a fantastic first week of spring:  My Wichita State Shockers are doing well in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and we've been hit with a few snowstorms lately.  (Snowdays rule!)  It's an exciting day for me as Flying Fortress (Eric Weathers' and my vintage WWII pulp adventure comic) announced a new 'vintage webcomic' format.

But there's been an even more exciting update today for the Don't Panic! Anthology project:  after contacting and vetting a few new printers, I found a US-based one that will make a great book for us.  I'm pleased to announce that the Anthology is officially in production!  (FINALLY!)

Here's a look at a dorky but really amazing part of the process:  the spine artwork! The page count of 220 means that the Anthology is a hair over a half an inch thick:

Thanks again for your patience and support on this crazy project, and let me know if you didn't have luck grabbing the digital copy or any other questions!

-Andy

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Book Printing Intrigue

Update #9 - For backers only · Jan 26, 2013 · comment

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Merry Christmas- Have a copy of the Don't Panic! Anthology!

Update #8 - For backers only · Dec 25, 2012 · 1 comment

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11/26 Update- Watch for the backer surveys!

Update #7 · Nov 26, 2012 · 1 comment

Hi gang!  It's been a great and busy holiday season, and the Anthology is almost wrapped- I'm going to move the backer surveys live this afternoon, so start filling them out when you get the chance. I've included a sneak peek at the endpapers of the anthology to this update.

In between visits from family, Super Mario Brothers on the NES, feasting, and running, I've gotten 214 of the 220 pages paginated for the anthology.  I hope to have the .pdf download ready for everyone in a few days, and I'll have a press proof of the book in-hand soon after. 

Here's a fun picture of me and Andy Jr. playing Incredible Hulk this Thanksgiving weekend in Rocky Mountain National Park. Good times!

Thanks again to everyone for their awesome support. I can't wait to see the books arrive!

-Andy

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Video Vault!

Update #6 · Oct 11, 2012 · 1 comment

Oh man.  I'm burning the midnight oil working on book layout for the Anthology and just ran across a stop motion video from 2002. 

This video: "The Dangers of Watching TV" is included in the PDF of Issue #4 and I'll try to sneak it and some other goodies into the Digital version of the Anthology!

-Andy

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