We’re Making a Kickstarter! Part II (The Video, Special Edition Cover, and More!)
EDIT: 9/5/18: THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! BACK IT HERE:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2036424072/beyond-the-western-deep-volume-one
We’ll be updating the site this Saturday with some brief post-launch Kickstarter update information, and then resuming the normal comic page schedule the following week. Thank you all so much for your incredible support!
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We’re officially (now just DAYS) away from our Kickstarter launch date! Everyone’s working incredibly hard to piece all the final details together, nobody more so than Rachel, who is crafting some incredible pieces of artwork for our campaign rewards.
The featured image this week is a mock-up of our proposed Limited Edition hardcover, which will come with a bookplate signed by both me and Rachel. We also have a version with BLACK text that we’re looking at–which would feature a spot gloss and perhaps some embossing to give it a cool, stark look that fits with the whole black-and-white approach.
Anyway, while our Kickstarter page is obviously not yet live, I wanted to give all our readers a chance to see the whole Kickstarter pitch video before anybody else has had a chance to watch it. Please, enjoy this sneak peek!
This really was a group effort, with not only the core Western Deep creative team contributing, but also some visual effects assistance from Dean Dodrill (of Dust: An Elysian Tail fame), and of course a brand new musical track by Western Deep’s resident composer, Nolan Markey.
Nolan and I met up in Burbank back in July, where I showed him an early draft of the Kickstarter pitch video that I had been working on. He was excited to help, and quickly set to work building out a musical track that we would be able to use for the final pitch. We were totally blown away with the first drafts, and even more so when he brought in live performers.
https://soundcloud.com/8va/beyond-the-western-deep/s-8UxCg
Nolan has been kind enough to publicly post the standalone track, and also make it downloadable for any listeners that might want to experience a quick three-minute trip to the Western Deep. Thank you so much, Nolan!!
Also, here’s a YouTube link for the track, too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=106ruFZNPys&feature=youtu.be
While the pitch video is complete, there are still finishing touches remaining that need to get ironed out this week. Final vendor quotes, final artwork for various items–it’s going to be a busy week!
Next week, there won’t be a page on the normal date–and instead, we’re going to be posting up a direct link to the Kickstarter as it goes live on Wednesday, September 5th.
Thank you all for your incredible support and patience as we make these final preparations, and we hope that this Kickstarter is just the beginning of a wonderful new age for Beyond the Western Deep!
The music is incredible! And so is this upcoming event!! Beyond the Western Deep is one of my favorite stories of all time, so I would love to help contribute!
I can’t wait for the kick starter! the video and music got me hyped! Ha its good to see the community coming together for this. I’ll see you all next week on the big day!
That music is crackerjack!
Nice! Love the stark black and white contrast!
Hey, um… i’ve been reading this comic for a while now and i just finished the Song Of The Eastern Sands story, i just wanted to say that this is a truly amazing comic and i hope to see more of your works in the future.
Also, how do i send fanart to you? I’m making a drawing i want to share with the people here.
We’re so happy that you’re enjoying the comic, Cinivius! We’re excited to share new stories with you and all our readers, and have many great things in store :)
For fanart, you can send it to us at thewesterndeep@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to seeing what you’re working on and sharing it with the readership!
Well, i will send it as soon as it’s ready then, thanks for replying!
Is the discord server still up?
The Discord is still up. :) You’ll have to email them to see about an invite though – the open invite isn’t active anymore.
Cheers mate.
Would it be alright if I were to boost this on my Redwall discord? :) I’m very much looking forward to getting the edition with the special cover!
Feel free! :D We’re going live in just a few days!
THAT MUSIC. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Also, hi! I love this comic so much, and I hope y’all come back to the Boston area soon!
One day left! Tomorrow is the big day!
Hey, any chances for getting Discord invite sooner then October for kickstarter supporters?
Hi Ravandel! We know more than a few folks are excited to jump into the community, but we’re going to wait until the Kickstarter campaign ends before generating and sending out the invites.
Hey Alex, will the discord server only be available to the supporters?
I discovered this comic a few days ago when a page I follow posted the Kickstarter video on Facebook. I’m an avid Redwall fan, Dust is one of my favorite indie games, and I play Armello with my sister all the time. You quickly had my attention. I just finished reading through the comic and all I can say is “Wow!” I’m an instant fan! Thank you all for taking the time to create this marvelous work. I anxiously await what happens next.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Bakuda! We’re happy to see the campaign reaching out to fans familiar with the genre and my writing :) I hope that you enjoy all the story to come!