So it turns out I'm just an idiot.

I assumed that I'd be notified when everyone responded, instead the survey info just populated in a report buried a couple tiers down unbeknownst to me until Cindy Au, a backer and employee of Kickstarter was kind enough to point out my magnanimous goof.

So sorry folks, I have your info and the last pile of envelopes and tubes and they'll be going out over the course of the next few days. Expect some extras piled on top.

Just to reiterate, sorry I'm an idiot.

CH

Mark your calendars for Tuesday December 14th!!! VOLUME ONE is getting its official release!

So the book is printed, swag is accounted for and I'm ready to have a party. If you’re one of my backers in the Boise area, I’d love for you to come down so that I can personally give you your copy of VOLUME ONE. I will have limited additional copies for sale, as well as a few original ink sketches. My good friend, Shay Plummer, the DJ for the evening, will provide us with some audio pleasure. The event will be held at The Plank at 650 S Vista, next door to Captain Comics. Bring as many people as you like, the more the merrier.

For those backers outside of Boise, I’m working on videotaping portions of the event so that I can share it with all of you via the VOLUME ONE Kickstarter page. I’ve already begun to send out books and the accompanying swag, so you should all be receiving your books in the next few weeks. Thanks again for the initial support with this, and for being patient while I was off in the swamps of Florida participating in the Paul Pope residency, and more recently the Brooklyn Comic and Graphics Fest. The past few months have been a blur and I’m looking forward to taking a break and spending time in Boise. What better way to kick it off than a party?!?!

Aaaaaand I accidentally posted that last update before I was all done, my apologies. I should probably tell you that I'm writing this in a hotel in Denver after my flight was cancelled into Boise last night so things are a bit foggy. I spent the weekend in New York City attending the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival with portions of my ACA group as well as my Master Artist Paul Pope. It was a productive time. I was able to meet and speak with Bob Schreck, a comic book editor of legendary proportions, as well as Charles Brownstein who runs The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, otherwise known as CBLDF.

For those of you not familiar with CBLDF, its basically a non-profit organization that serves as the protector of First Amendment rights on behalf of the comic book community. Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller and Paul Pope are just some of the names of creators that work closely with CBLDF and even if you yourself are not a creator of comics, it is a great organization that is worth supporting. Charles is a great guy, very intelligent (as well as a fan of Maker's Mark) so he was okay in my book from the get go.

Thanks again for all of the support with VOLUME ONE and sticking by me. As these past couple of months have gone by, I've realized just how important you and this Kickstarter were. My only goal was to print a book, but through that, you've allowed me to open new doors, meet new people and begin to actually help carve a place out for me in the greater comic book industry. I can't thank you enough. When I look back on my life, VOLUME ONE's Kickstarter is going to represent the turning point in my career that I never expected to have, and I quite literally couldn't have done it without you all, so thank you, once again.

CH

So I wanted to let you all know, Tuesday December 14th at The Plank in Boise, I'll officially be launching VOLUME ONE's release. I want to invite all of my backers in Boise to come out that night, hangout, maybe meet some new interesting people, and most importantly, pick up your copy/copies of VOLUME ONE, as well as any other swag owed to you. There's going to be a DJ and drink specials, and I think its going to be a swell time. I'm also going to have some original ink sketches for sale as well. For more details, I created a FACEBOOK event page for it
here
For those of you who can't make it, I'm working out a way to film it so that I can share the celebration with you all. I've already started sending books out and will continue doing so over the course of the next few weeks.