Preorder my Graphic Novel: HEAVY WEAPON
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One of these two will be the art used for the Munition Edition, and the other one will be the standard Hardcover's art.
Here's the nearing final version of the alternate VHS/betamax cover:
And here's the other completed VHS cover art for comparison:
Here's the nearing final version of the alternate VHS/betamax cover:
And here's the other completed VHS cover art for comparison:
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It is not, but I suppose it could be depending on how you look at it. It's actually a mashup of Carl Weathers, Keith David, Fred Williamson, and the baldness of Bill Duke. His look on the covers was meant to be vague, yet familiar. 
You could also say the guy in the background is Tom Selleck, or Burt Reynolds, or Alex Trebek.
You could also say the guy in the background is Tom Selleck, or Burt Reynolds, or Alex Trebek.
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The bookmarks and cloth maps should be on the way to me soon. Wrapping up on the ammo boxes hopefully tonight, and then I'll be ordering the USB bullets and dogtags. So, once I get the boxes on order, I'm going to start taking full payments from everyone who made reservations.
Well, unfortunately due to some personal issues with my newborn, I've run into a huge pile of unexpected costs and I'm going to have to put the can on the full Munition Edition...or at best, postpone it indefinitely.
Some of the Munition Edition is partially salvageable. I already have the die cut bookmarks in hand, as well as the Certificates of Authenticity and serial numbered holograms, so those are for sure available. the cloth maps were already paid for as well and are in production so those can also be included, but aside from those items, I pretty much have to say the other stuff won't likely be happening. Anyone who has preordered or paid in full for the original ME should have already been refunded.
The bookmarks are really great quality, very thick, solid and silky smooth. I couldn't see these getting easily bent/damaged from normal use. These are the kind of quality shit I wanted to make the entire ME out of... so what I'll be doing is probably coining a Munition Edition Lite that will be the variant cover hardcover with a set of bookmarks, cloth map and a couple of other things. You can see the bookmarks below, and a sample of the cloth map (not final product). I will also be signing all of the Munition Edition Lites, and including the serial number holorgram as well as the CoA w/hologram. I really wish I could have done the ammo box and other stuff though. If I can manage to turn out any additional extras, I'll update here. For now, it's going to have to be ME Lite...
If by some stroke of luck, this book becomes wildly successful enough to cover the costs of producing the remaining items of the original ME, anyone who buys the ME Lite will be the first in line to get the extra items separately to cobble together a full ME as originally intended. Otherwise, I hope you guys can be satisfied with what extras I'm able to offer with the Lite.
The bookmarks:
The cloth map sample:
Some of the Munition Edition is partially salvageable. I already have the die cut bookmarks in hand, as well as the Certificates of Authenticity and serial numbered holograms, so those are for sure available. the cloth maps were already paid for as well and are in production so those can also be included, but aside from those items, I pretty much have to say the other stuff won't likely be happening. Anyone who has preordered or paid in full for the original ME should have already been refunded.
The bookmarks are really great quality, very thick, solid and silky smooth. I couldn't see these getting easily bent/damaged from normal use. These are the kind of quality shit I wanted to make the entire ME out of... so what I'll be doing is probably coining a Munition Edition Lite that will be the variant cover hardcover with a set of bookmarks, cloth map and a couple of other things. You can see the bookmarks below, and a sample of the cloth map (not final product). I will also be signing all of the Munition Edition Lites, and including the serial number holorgram as well as the CoA w/hologram. I really wish I could have done the ammo box and other stuff though. If I can manage to turn out any additional extras, I'll update here. For now, it's going to have to be ME Lite...
If by some stroke of luck, this book becomes wildly successful enough to cover the costs of producing the remaining items of the original ME, anyone who buys the ME Lite will be the first in line to get the extra items separately to cobble together a full ME as originally intended. Otherwise, I hope you guys can be satisfied with what extras I'm able to offer with the Lite.
The bookmarks:
The cloth map sample:
it looks like I can save the Munition Edition with some minor changes. the biggest change being replacing the wood ammo box with a cardboard box printed to look like an ammo box...but I think I can save the ME for the most part and make it happen. I'll update when I know more.
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He did start a Kickstarter project and, unfortunately, the goal wasn't met within the deadline.
Great looking product though and props on going through with your dreams and making a graphic novel!
Great looking product though and props on going through with your dreams and making a graphic novel!
I might consider another kickstarter. My biggest problem is always going to be advertising, and I think maybe the original kickstarter was just too early in the process and I had too much shit going on with it, as well as not really having anything near completion. So, if I do another one, I'll probably just focus on the Munition Edition only and maybe use variant covers as different levels of rewards or something.
Also, my goal was probably way too high too. I was trying to get everything paid for: inks, lettering, covers, and ME items - and it just served to jack up the goal. By the time I canned the KS, I actually got relatively close to what I would need now to be able to finish the new M.E. Plus, since the the inks and lettering are already paid for from selling most of my games I wouldn't need to tack that on to my goal anymore. So, if I do another Ks, then a lower price goal and more focused line of expectations may pay off.
Also, my goal was probably way too high too. I was trying to get everything paid for: inks, lettering, covers, and ME items - and it just served to jack up the goal. By the time I canned the KS, I actually got relatively close to what I would need now to be able to finish the new M.E. Plus, since the the inks and lettering are already paid for from selling most of my games I wouldn't need to tack that on to my goal anymore. So, if I do another Ks, then a lower price goal and more focused line of expectations may pay off.
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Here is the sample art on the cardboard box I put together real quick. I simply printed out the design on paper and taped it to the plain sample box supplied by the manufacturer, so obviously the real deal will look better since the design will be printed directly onto the cardboard and cover the entire box cleanly, but this should give you a feel for what the final product should look like:
I think it's just down to a matter of when now. I hoping it's sooner rather than later.
The digital copies and the standard paperbacks/hardcovers are still coming out this year, barring any unforeseen problems. The ME is just harder to make because of all the individual parts needing to be negotiated and manufactured.
The digital copies and the standard paperbacks/hardcovers are still coming out this year, barring any unforeseen problems. The ME is just harder to make because of all the individual parts needing to be negotiated and manufactured.