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Tamberlane: Chapter 1 Comic - Print Run!

Created by Caytlin Vilbrandt

Belfry is forgetful, accident-prone, and irresponsible, but a snap decision to take in a young creature will change her life forever.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Production Sample! PREVIEW!!
almost 8 years ago – Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 10:25:25 PM

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS

The cover! See that foil!
The cover! See that foil!

 Print Ninja contacted me on Friday and let me know they sent me a production sample free of charge! It arrived today and IT IS THE PRETTIEST THING I HAVE EVER MADE IN MY WHOLE LIFE. You guys are going to be SO EXCITED, holding this thing in your hands.

Check out that french flap action!!!
Check out that french flap action!!!

 The construction is great, the colors are GORGEOUS.

So vibrant!
So vibrant!

 

And not too dark!
And not too dark!

 Pardon the shadows; I printed it by the window for good light but forgot it's mid-afternoon and shadows are long. Trust me though, it's BEAUTIFUL.

Check out this page from LeekFish's guest comic!
Check out this page from LeekFish's guest comic!

 I can't help it. I'M SO EXCITED YOU GUYS.

Even the pages that wound up with regrettably lower resolution on the images turned out!
Even the pages that wound up with regrettably lower resolution on the images turned out!

 

Holly's guest art has maybe the prettiest colors in the whole book!!!
Holly's guest art has maybe the prettiest colors in the whole book!!!

 

LOOK AT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE! You all made this possible!!
LOOK AT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE! You all made this possible!!

 

And the SPOT GLOSS. It's so pretty!!
And the SPOT GLOSS. It's so pretty!!

 I've never had an ISBN before!

I can't wait for this shipment to arrive. I can't WAIT to get this into your hands. It just turned out better than I ever dreamed. 

Thank you guys ;u;

BOOKS ON A BOAT!
almost 8 years ago – Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 05:41:06 PM

 AT LONG LAST! The Tamberlane books have finished going through production and are now bundled up and on a boat! It should be five weeks on a boat and 1 week over ground before it gets to me and then I can, AT LONG LAST, start fulfilling orders! I can't wait. I'm so excited! I WANT TO TOUCH THE BOOK.

I'll keep you updated when the books arrive. I'll take photos and everything! And soon, I'll get the PDF all set up for regular consumption and distribute it to all y'all.

Thank you so much for your patience! I hope you're as excited as I am!

Proof APPROVED!
almost 8 years ago – Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 04:21:53 PM

 I finally got my hard copy proof from Print Ninja! They let you pick 8 pages to see on the paper you've picked. The colors look SO NICE, YOU GUYS. The paper is a nice thickness, the texture feels good...!

The long and short of it is I've approved the proof and we are now roughly 8 weeks out from when the books will be delivered to my house, barring production difficulties! 

Expect fulfillment to be at the end of May/early June!

☆*:.。.o(≧▽≦)o.。.:*☆

Book Files: AT THE PRINTER!
almost 8 years ago – Fri, Feb 03, 2017 at 10:53:30 PM

Hello, my lovelies! I hope you had a good holiday, or at least a survivable one!

I have great news! After editing and tweaking and staring and poking and giving the file to some Patreon backers to look at and then editing and tweaking some more, the book files are FINALLY DELIVERED TO THE PRINTER! How exciting!!

As a reminder, due to the change in printer, the fulfillment date has changed. My previously altered fulfillment deadline was April. However, because I fell ill for so long and the book submission was delayed, fulfillment will begin in May, barring no further difficulties.

Now onto other news! Most of the other merch has arrived now. The Tamberlane keychains had to be altered slightly because the manufacturer couldn't line up the designs, so sadly, it's no longer using the acrylic as the clear bag, but otherwise the design is exactly the same. Once I get my hands on them, I'll get pictures for you!

Once the book file has been finally and officially approved and is off to be printed and I'm sure there are no other edits that need to happen, I will get the digital PDF together and send that out to everyone. Soon!

And finally, I have the credits page at the back of the book here. Please give this a look and see if your name is correctly listed! Except for you, PK. You take what you get. ;)

 

(Click the link to go to the full file!)

(Your name has already been fixed, Kristina Zimmerman! Thomas Wayne Oliver, you too.)

Anyway, that's all for now. I'm so excited! I can't wait to get my hands on the proofs! Aaaaa!

Survey Closing Soon!
about 8 years ago – Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 10:49:00 PM

Hey friends! Just a head's up: if you haven't replied to the survey by the 31st, the name you get in the "Thank you" section of the book is going to be whatever Kickstarter tells me your account is! I want to get this book off to the printer's and start the proofing process.

In addition, your order will have to wait until the second wave of orders, since I'm going to be ordering all the merch extras this week. So get your surveys in ASAP!

Don't know where your link to the survey is? Put your kickstarter email in this form: http://tamberlane.backerkit.com

Thank you, all! I'm very excited!! And, happy holidays to you guys!