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Machiavelli is a historically accurate graphic novel; hand drawn, hand painted and set in Renaissance Florence

Machiavelli: a Graphic Novel

Machiavelli is a historically accurate graphic novel; hand drawn, hand painted and set in Renaissance Florence. If you missed the Kickstarter, there are still books (both print and ebooks) available:
Machiavelli is a historically accurate graphic novel; hand drawn, hand painted and set in Renaissance Florence. If you missed the Kickstarter, there are still books (both print and ebooks) available:
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Don MacDonald
Don MacDonald
232 backers pledged $9,268 to help bring this project to life.
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The Last Books Have Shipped*

 Dear Citizens of the Florentine Republic,

Thank you so much for backing Machiavelli. It is an amazing feeling finally checking off the last boxes on a project that I have... Read more

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The International Shipping News

Dear international backers,

Thank you for your patience! I've been diligently signing, packing up books and preparing them for shipping, and filling out customs forms. I aim to have all... Read more

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The Shipping News

At this point, nearly all US books have been shipped, save a few stragglers who I will get to shortly. The last US books were mailed on Monday the 9th,... Read more

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Roll the Trucks

Fellow citizens of the Florentine Republic,

Book shipments have begun! In fact, as I write this, some of you have already received books, and all the postcards should be en... Read more

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The Eagle Has Landed

The books (properly printed!) have arrived at last! Thank you so much for your patience, and now I'll begin the process of shipping books out to you. If you haven't... Read more

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Revised Books Coming Soon

Dear sainted Kickstarter backers,

The revised books with the proper interiors (I hope) are shipping tomorrow, according to the printer. If they are correct, then that means I can finally... Read more

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Printing Challenges

Dearest Kickstarter backers,

The promised books arrived on Thursday from the printer. But I found to my dismay, there were some very serious problems with the printing. Unfortunately, the printers... Read more

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The eBooks are here!

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Coming Soon...

Citizens of the Florentine Republic,

Files for the book, mini comics, and postcards were sent to the printer a little over two weeks ago. I've been told that the books... Read more

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Slowly...Then All at Once

To the Magnificent Kickstarter Backers, in the Internet, with My Greatest Respect,

A bunch of things are coming together all at once. Files will be going to the printer on... Read more

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The Home Stretch

Dear citizens of the Florentine Republic,

Barring catastrophe, we're on track to hit our "late fall" ship date. Here's what I'm hoping to do: 

Figuring out how the book would... Read more

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Summer’s End, Back to Work

It's not officially the end of summer yet, but it seems like most folks are back from vacation and things have started moving forward again. I got a print sample... Read more

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A Midsummer Night's Update

I hope you're having a wonderful summer and are not overheating. Remember to stay hydrated! Anyway, just a short note to let you all know how Machiavelliis progressing. It's... Read more

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Dispatches from the Florentine Republic

Just checking in to let you know what's going on with the publication of Machiavelli.

I just finished making archival scans of all the artwork. I've got quotes out... Read more

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Thank You

Thank you all so much for backing the successful Machiavellicampaign. Now that the polls have closed, our final numbers are: 232 backers who gave a total of $9,268 ...... Read more

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Successfully raised $9,268 USD with 232 backers

To Victory!

Late last night, we passed our funding goal and I'll now get started planning the actual work of printing books. Big props to backer Jack Goodman for being the pledge... Read more

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One Week to Go: Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends!

With one week to go (well, 8 days, but let's not be pedantic, for all love) we are within striking distance of our goal: just $988 to go. With a... Read more

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Machiavelli: State of the Republic

As week two of the Kickstarter comes to a close, we have blown past the halfway mark and are now almost 2/3rds funded with 17 days to go. I want... Read more

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A Great Launch Week!

So far we are 1/3 of the way to our goal after a week. It's amazing and gratifying. Thanks so much for your pledges and your retweets, likes, and e-mails... Read more

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