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Bleeding Ink Update

Update #22 · Apr 6, 2013 · 2 comments
Hey guys. I tried to post the text here but Kickstarter has some issue with the formatting so please visit this link to read a complete update.

 http://jessegrillo.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/bleeding-ink-update/
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Blackwood #1 Update

Update #21 - For backers only · Feb 5, 2013 · 12 comments

For backers only. If you're a backer of this project, please log in to read this post.

We made it!

Update #20 - For backers only · Jan 2, 2013 · 8 comments

For backers only. If you're a backer of this project, please log in to read this post.

31 hours and less than $1,000 to go!

Update #19 · Jan 1, 2013 · 2 comments

Hey everyone. The Blackwood Kickstarter is almost over, thank God! It has been a huge undertaking but the support everyone has given has been amazing. I was hoping you could share this Kickstarter one more time before time runs out. I know there isn't a lot of time but it is possible for the Kickstarter to reach its higher goals and that would be awesome! 

Thank you for supporting Blackwood. You will not be disappointed with this comic, I promise you that. 

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Please read! There are New Incentives and Rewards.

Update #18 · Dec 29, 2012 · 1 comment
Hey Guys. For the past month I’ve been giving out free digital copies of our comics as an incentive to get people to back the Blackwood Kickstarter. There are now only 3 days left and we are still a little ways off from our goal. I really think we’ll make it but I was really hoping we would of reached our goal sooner and would have surpassed it by this time. So, I wanted to change some things about the Kickstarter incentives to make them more appealing to everyone. 

When the Kickstarter ends in 3 days everyone that has supported the project will be sent digital copies of the following Bleeding Ink comics. Demigods #1, War Zone #1, Chapel #1, Patriot #1 and our 88 page horror comic, Sensory Distortion. If you back our project for $1 you will receive all of these digital comics as well as Blackwood #1 once it is completed. That’s a total of 6 digital comics for $1. However, there are a ton of amazing rewards and no matter what one you choose you will receive digital copies of all these comics. 

I also lowered the incentive for the Valley of the Cougar reward. Now, if we pass our goal of $8,900 and make it to $9,500 every person that backs Blackwood will receive a digital copy of Valley of the Cougars #1. Making it so you will now be receiving 7 digital comics plus whatever reward you chose. If we make it to $10,000 every person that has supported this Kickstarter and is receiving a physical reward will receive a hard copy of any one of our comics of their choosing for free. And yes, this includes Valley of the Cougars. 

This doesn’t include our graphic novel Sensory Distortion simply because it costs us much more to produce but if you want to add an additional $5 to your support we can make this an option for you. The reason I’m doing it this way is because I believe in these comics and have no doubt that once a person reads them they will want to support our future projects. Right now, the project that needs support is our comic Blackwood and it needs your help if it is going to be made.

Having your support means everything to me and I hope doing things like this goes to show my appreciation. All I want out of life is to be a storyteller and create comicbooks. I know that without the help of people like you it will not be possible. So please support and share this project with others that love comics. I pride myself on the quality of these books and I know you won’t be disappointed. If for some reason you are, I will be happy to refund your money. 

Thank you for reading. 

Your friend,
Jesse
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