Evil returns to Sinkhill. Most have forgotten the Gorbals Vampire, but Chrissie Woods remembers... A new chapter of SINK starts here!
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Quick SINK #11 Backer Poll: Small Metal Card Dilemma
over 1 year ago
– Mon, May 08, 2023 at 08:18:15 AM
Hey SINK Backers, we have a small fulfillment dilemma on our hands, and we just want to be transparent with you all, and get some real backer feedback/input on how to proceed.
It's regarding the METAL TRADING CARDS included with the SINK #11 Books.
THEBACKGROUND: With the DIG #1 campaign, we offered metal trading cards for the first time. These were cool character card images printed on actual aluminum metal (super shiny!) Then, to simulate the card experience, we had our vendor apply a printed sticker to the back of each card with additional information about each character. This is because printing on both sides of a metal sheet is not possible. The sticker was a decent way to go... however, we did have some issues of stickers sticking to the plastic protective sheets the cards were slipped into and ripping. But this wasn't something that was happening too widely, so, when continuing to do new metal cards with this launch, we moved forward with the same approach and vendor for this latest issue.
THECHALLENGE: After completing the order, the vendor notified us that they could no longer apply the stickers to our metal cards for us, as they didn't have the man-power to do that task any more. They gave us the option to print the stickers and let us apply them ourselves, which we told them to do. However, unfortunately, when they shipped the cards, they didn't include the stickers for the backs of each card. We've gone back to them about getting those stickers printed for the backs of the cards, but we're not having any luck getting a status update on our order, and don't know when those stickers might arrive.
Now, books are arriving in the next couple of days, and it's likely we could start shipping pledge rewards to backers by the end of the week with comics and Metal Cards... but the metal cards are one-sided printed on metal (which is how most campaigns print their cards) but our cards do not currently have the stickers for the back.
QUICK POLL: WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
OPTION 1: Ship the Comics with the One-Sided Metal Cards Now (Reward Shipping Starts This Week)
OPTION 2: Ship the Comics with Metal Cards & Back Sticker Later (This may delay shipping 3-5 weeks, as we either wait for the stickers to come in from our existing vendor or we find a new sticker vendor, and then have to apply stickers to every card)
OPTION 3: Don't Care Either Way.
Again, these are your campaigns as much as ours, so we always want to deliver a quality product in a timely fashion as best we can, so your input would be greatly appreciated as we make a quick decision about how to proceed.
Let us know your input, and we'll make a decision on how we're proceeding by Wednesday, which is also when books should be arriving.
Best,
Tyler James from ComixTribe
The New SINK Books Are Printed!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, May 05, 2023 at 07:02:24 AM
Great news, SINK fans!
We received word from our printer that all of the new SINK books have been printed are leaving the printer headed to us today! Early indication is that they're looking GOOD!
You know we had to upgrade our Kickstarter backers' books with a killer blood-red foil logo stamp on the cover! This sucker will pop!
We're planning on getting the shipment in sometime early next week. Then we'll start bagging and boarding books for their protection and start shipping them out to you all, hopefully by the end of the week!
We're primed and read for it, having just spent the last week shipping out hundreds of copies of the new A FISTFUL OF PAIN Hardcover... so the post office is loving the 'Tribe this month!
We also are pumped that our backers have been so on the ball about completing their Backerkit Surveys.
There are just 8 Backers whose surveys have yet to be completed.
However, there are also 4 Backers who completed their surveys however the credit card on file with Backerkit was unable to be charged. We're reaching out to those backers to try to get that resolved so there's no delay in sending in rewards.
That's all for now! We'll be back next week with pics of all the new SINK books and a fulfillment status update!
Best,
Your Pals at ComixTribe
P.S. Alex continues to make headway on the NEXT issue of SINK. Get ready... the balance of power is about to shift in the Sinkhill underworld, and it'll never be the same again!
SINK #11: Cutthroat Digital Deluxe has released!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 07:39:14 AM
Hey, friends! Great news! We've just released SINK #11: Cutthroat Digital Deluxe bundles and made them available to all of you to download and enjoy!
Move This Book to the Top of Your Read Pile!
For true SINK fans, we know it's a joy to have this series back! We'd love it if you carved out some time soon to read this book and let us know what you think... but please, no spoilers for our backers who are waiting on the print versions!
As a Kickstarter/Pre-order backer, you're getting access to this title far before it will be released in comic shops world-wide, so we hope you enjoy the advanced read!
Digital Deluxe files for this release are being managed and distributed through Backerkit, so you should have received an email from Backerkit, inviting you to download your digital files.
Now that the digital version of the book is released, we're able to send the print files off to our printer. We're printing right here in the USA, so books should be printed and start shipping out to all of you soon.
Alex Cormack is hard at work on the next issue of SINK!
Again, we appreciate your patience and enthusiasm for this series... and get ready, because a whole lot more SINK is coming this year!
This is by far our biggest Kickstarter campaign ever... so big we were able to bring back our beloved C is for Cthulhu Double-Sided Blanket-Stuffed Pillow, which is available at a discount until Thursday!
Anyway, we figured we'd share a link to this project, too!
SINK #11: Cutthroat SURVEY DEADLINE!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 05:47:10 AM
Hey, SINK Backers! Thanks for coming through for us again! In just a couple of days, we already have 73% of our backers who have completed their SINK #11 Surveys.
Getting surveys in is key to us being able to finalize our order counts on books so we can place that order.
We're also planning on sending out DIGITAL REWARDS next week, and we need to add the BACKER THANK YOU PAGE to the PDF. We're pulling those names from the surveys, so if you'd like to be included, please get your SURVEY completed by TOMORROW, APRIL 1 by midnight!
Appreciate your prompt attention to this!
- Your Pals @ComixTribe
P.S. Alex is hard at work on the next issue... and it's looking SPECTACULAR. Things are heating up in Sinkhill!
SINK: Surveys are Out! Digital Rewards Going Out Next Week!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 06:34:26 AM
Boom! 🦊🤡💥
As promised, we've just sent out the SINK: Cutthroat Shipping Surveys, Powered by Backerkit, to all backers this morning. So, those survey links should be sitting in your inbox now if you haven't got them already!
NOTE: After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://sink-cutthroat.backerkit.com/
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://sink-cutthroat.backerkit.com/faq.
COMPLETE ADD-ON LIST AVAILABLE:
When you fill out the survey, you'll have a wide variety of awesome add-ons to choose from. Here is what you'll find available in the survey:
Note: Some items are extremely limited, and will be available on a first to fill out the survey bases.
Note, we're hoping to send out digital files NEXT WEEK, which means if you want to be thanked as a backer in the PDF, we need your names ASAP! So, the survey deadline to be included in the PDF is April 1, 2023.
Note: If you ordered T-shirts, we'll be locking your orders shortly after they are submitted so we can start shipping those out soon.
For everyone else, we are currently planning on locking in orders on 4/18, and any add-ons made on Backerkit with credit cards will be charged on 4/21. (Note: If you choose to pay for add-ons or shipping through Paypal, those charges will be charged immediately, because that's how Paypal does things.)
Thanks once again for your continued support! We love making comics for you!
- Tyler, John & Alex
P.S. Digital files should be going out NEXT WEEK to backers who complete their surveys... so y'know, GET EM IN!
After just 1 week on Kickstarter, this new launch is on track to be our most funded campaign ever, as we're expanding the wildly popular line of C is for Cthulhu plush toys to include 4 new characters: Hasturn, the King in Yellow, Deep One, Shoggoth, and a Necronomicon-wielding Howard Lovecraft himself!
