Holy Smokes! 700 Books Were Packaged! Was Yours In it!?
This was the BIGGEST campaign I've ever had to fulfill!
Hey peeps! How’s life treating you? Today we’re going to talk about the MASSIVE fulfillment that I went through this weekend, why comic creators needs to have actual conversations more, and also let you know that BULLET ASSASSIN LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD has one week left on Kickstarter!
THE CRAZY FULFILLMENT!
This weekend we tackled the SUPER PLUMBER SISTERS #1 fulfillment. As I was bagging and boarding all of the books, I realized just how big of a fulfillment this was going to be. Even though there were 413 physical orders, there was around 700 books sold, which is NUTS! Because of this I had to call in backup.
Luckily my two out of my three brothers were able to come over and help me get through this. We we worked from 8am to 6pm just packaging and shipping books. With every campaign I learn some new way to make what we’re doing go smoother, however what I’m realizing at this point in my comics Kickstarter career is that in order for things to go smooth at this point is I just need back up. Because of the volume of orders now, it is a struggle for me to do fulfillments alone unless I spend every day for a week doing them.
Luckily there always plenty of help around here. All in all, this was a successful campaign with a successful fulfillment.
SUPER PLUMBER SISTERS #2 will be launching in 2024, most likely at the end of January.
THE HARD CONVERSATIONS IN INDIE COMICS
Talking with indie creators can be hard because at our core, we’re all very emotionally sensitive about the work that we’re doing due to how hard it is and how personal these stories are. I had a spat on Twitter with a creator named Tony James, and due to the nature of the platform, we did not have a constructive discussion.
But I was determined to have this conversation with Tony because I knew that if we had an actual conversation with each other, we would be able to have a constructive discussion on some hard indie creator topics. Luckily, we were able to make it happen. If you want to watch the live show, you can watch it here.
One thing that I believe we’re losing out in society due to the digital age, is the inability to have conversations with each other. Is it our fault? I don’t know. I know that it’s impossible due to the nature of the platforms that we spend out time on. There’s a part of me that believes that we still can have these conversations which is why I try to get people I disagree with on a liveshow or podcast. Once we’re face to face, or just having an audio chat, I know that we’re going to find common ground, and have a very good discussion.
There are a lot of hard discussions that need to be made right now in the indie comics community. Instead of having them on twitter, or in back channels, we need to have them together in a place that is not restricted by character count.
Also, Tony was really cool to talk with and I hope that one day we can talk again.
PROGRESS ON PROJECTS
BULLET ASSASSIN LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD #1: Final Days on Kickstarter!
THE CTHUlHU MURDERS: Art in progress
GIRL WITH THE MEGA FISTS Vol. 4: Art in progress
SUPER PLUMBER SISTERS #1: Fulfillment FINISHED!
MY SEXY WITCH ACADEMIA #2: Art Finished. Launching February/March 2024
SUPER PLUMBER SISTERS #2: Art in progress. Launching January 2024
Okay peeps! I’ve got a SUPER BUSY month ahead of me. Now that this book is finally fulfilled, a MAJOR weight if off my shoulders. With that being said, I have a lot of fires I need to put out in my personal life and business life with comics that I need to sort out.
Wish me luck :)
Tyler :)