DDD Kickstarter week two!
First, I just want to say THANK YOU to all the Daredevilers out there who backed our Kickstarter, shared the link on their social media networks, and told family and friends. Because of you we had an AMAZING first week! Here’s an update on the state of the campaign:
1. The Kickstarter was fully funded in just 12 HOURS! No more “ifs”…Deep Dive Daredevils No. 1 is a GO!
2. We have already blown through TWO stretch goals! Now all backers who pledge $15 or above will get a FREE embroidered “Submarine” patch that looks like this:
In addition, the trading cards we are offering in the $25 or above pledge levels will now have BRAND NEW custom art by Danilo!
3. We are currently climbing toward our THIRD stretch goal! If we can reach $6500 the comic will expand from 48 to 52 pages, adding EXCLUSIVE behind the scenes material and EXTRA pin-ups.
If you want your own copy of DEEP DIVE DAREDEVILS No. 1 but haven’t backed the project yet for whatever reason, do it NOW. The second week of a Kickstarter campaign is usually the slowest, so backing this week would REALLY help us keep the ball rolling.
Also, SHARE this link – KickStarter! – on all of your social networks as much as you can. We NEED your help to keep spreading the good word. Also, make sure to point friends, family, and colleagues that you think might dig the Daredevils to the campaign.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Yes, we’ve already hit the funding goal and the comic is GUARANTEED to be printed, but the campaign isn’t over. NOT BY A LONG SHOT! This is an opportunity to bring NEW readers into the fold and make our little community here even more VIBRANT than it is already. Now is the best chance to pull that off, and with your SUPPORT I know we can do it.
However, while things are going GREAT for the Kickstarter, they’re LOUSY as all get-out for Joe! The King has just condemned him to DEATH for a crime he didn’t commit, and it can’t get much worse than that. Or can it?
Make sure to be here NEXT WEEK for the SHOCKING finale to End(s) of the Earth(s) Chapter One! I guarantee you WILL NOT see this one coming…
Anyways, till next week!
-Matt-
Congratulations on the Kickstarter. I was slightly concerned about not being affluent enough to kick in myself, and so I’m really happy that you managed without me.
The page: Wow, from flirting with the Sultry Island Maiden (this is a reference to The Flying Cloud) to facing imminent death in One Page? You sure you ain’t writin’ a slasher movie? All that’s missing is him being impaled or dismembered by horticultural equipment …
But seriously, you are moving into Star Trek (or maybe TNG, I’m not a geek) territory here: The moral conflict of abiding to law and customs and (let others) suffer cruel injustice versus rescuing the innocent by applying improper, illegal and societial-trust destroying means.
Not to forget, the execution of the page is great: The operative word is the last one spoken, which makes for a very effective punch; the last panel is well composed, with the two *tagonists facing each other, the words standing between them; the page layout emphasizes the climactic confrontation by zooming in very strong from the crowd scene; the zoom effect is further enhanced by the size and position of that last panel. Smilton rocks!
Thanks Timothy! We’re super-excited about the early success of the Kickstarter, but we’re also not content to rest on our laurels for the remainder of the campaign.
I totally understand not being able to contribute, but I get the feeling that you are very active in the webcomic community and I hope that we can count on you to share the link to the Kickstarter far and wide with folks who might otherwise be unaware.
As I said in the blog, THIS is the time to spread the word about DDD!
On the page: It is very apropos indeed that you brought up Star Trek because we consider this adventure to be the most “Star Trekie” of the entire run, so far.
“Star Trekkie”, yes, but you failed to properly introduce the Redshirts on the “Away Team”.
Ok, engaging in what British comedians call “Spot the Stiff,” I can venture a guess on who might die – hint: It’s not Joe – and even assume that he may be the same person who I guess stole the idol.
I’ll be happy to be proven wrong, but if I’m right, his death would amount to redemption, and a proper redshirt’s death has to be utterly meaningless.
One might conclude that you are not very good at mindlessly copycat-ing formats and formulas …
Great Job DDD!
1- How much do we hafta* donate for Abigail Singer to get her own Fem Fatale Espionage Comic?
2- What about The Prized Mullet, or at least it’s ashes, will that ever be a reward?
As for Joe:
How many times do we hafta* * tell you the rule about not talking to masked indigenous girls, on primitive islands, during neo-apocalyptic situations, especially if you are a freelance adventure with a dog sidekick (or are you his sidekick)?
*I am well aware that Hafta aint a word.
** Ibid
Thanks, T. Gatto! And, THANKS AGAIN for all of your support!
On the Abigail Comic stretch goal and the Mullet reward: We have to save some stuff for the PITCH BLACK DAY campaign
Nangdation Joe- talk about sour luck with the ladies!!! All I ever had to worry about was boyfriends, husbands, er… um… hmmm- let us just say a Variety of Discomfort (read initials) and/or … hmmm- the occasional “OOPS!” (which I have always kept to a minimum…).
… and you didn’t even get a kiss?!?
the Old (and highly amused) Sgt.
HAHA! As always, Old Sarge, your comments are an adventure all on their own.
But, yeah, this first experience with the fairer sex is liable to put Joe off girls all together.
Doubt it- been divorced three times and am currently with a lady 21 years my junior… no fool like an old fool, you can’t beat experiance!
Joe’s made of tough stuff, this won’t shy him off the ladies…
the Old Sgt