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Brian Stelfreeze & Doug Wagner's THOMAS RIVER #1

Created by 12-Gauge Comics

A 48-Page Comic by the Artist of Marvel's BLACK PANTHER & the Writer of Image Comics' PLASTIC.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Wed Mar 10 '21 Announcement
about 3 years ago – Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 08:32:01 AM

Very excited to share that we just got confirmation *your* books will start shipping Friday! If all goes according to plan you'll get your tracking# over the weekend, or Monday at the latest. Keep an eye out for an email from Backerkit with your shipping information as soon as your books are moving. If you haven't cpmpleted yopur Backerkit survery, please do so now at this link:

https://thomasriverigg.backerkit.com/

Remember, your books won't ship until you confirm your delivery address and complete the survey.

Also, in case you've missed it, our second (successfully funded!) Kickstarter, YUMI: SPY FATALE, BADDIE ROYALE closes Thursday afternoon at 3:30 ET/12:30 PT. 

Of course every book we do might not appeal to every one of our fans, but we'd sure love it if you gave YUMI a look. And we're so convinced that many of you will like Doug Wagner and Hoyt Silva's new book, you can read the first 28 pages of the 136 page graphic novel-- right now -- for free, at this link: 

https://www.12gaugecomics.com/yumi-preview 

If you like what you see, here's a link to the campaign where you can check out all the goodies:

http://kck.st/3q5D03w

YUMI: SPY FATALE, BADDIE ROYALE by Doug Wagner & Hoyt Silva. Covers by Loish, Eliza Ivanova, & Chris Brunner

Thanks again for all your support and we can't wait to hear what you think about THOMAS RIVER!

 

Sat Mar 6 '21 Announcement
about 3 years ago – Sat, Mar 06, 2021 at 09:16:31 PM

I'll start off with the best news-- the books have finally arrived at our fulfillment center!  First it was COVID-related delays keeping the books in Korea for over a month after they were printed, then for multiple weeks once they arrived at the port in Los Angeles-- and then the winter storm hit that caused a 5-day truck delivery to take 2 weeks.

But they have officially delivered (happy dance)!

We are in-line behind a few other projects that will go out before ours, but I'm told our books should be shipping to you by the end of next week. 

Whew.

More to come, but thank you all for being so patient.

Finally, if you haven't done your Backerkit survey, please do so now, as your book will not ship until you confirm your address and finalize shipping:

https://thomasriverigg.backerkit.com/

Thanks!!

Wed Feb 24 '21 Announcement
about 3 years ago – Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 07:40:39 PM

Hi all-- just in case it's hitting your spam folder, our Backerkit surveys have been sent out and we are waiting on your response. If you haven't gotten one yet, here's the link to have it re-sent (also check your spam folder):

https://thomasriverigg.backerkit.com/

Please get your surveys in this week so you can get your book!!!

Fri Feb 19 '21 Announcement
about 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 09:02:04 PM

Good news on the shipping front-- after many, many delays due to COVID (our books were printed overseas way back in December, but COVID caused major delays with shipping worldwide, mostly due to the ports in the US running at a snails pace). But I'm happy to report that the THOMAS RIVER #1 books are finally at a warhouse in Los Angeles awaiting pick-up by a freight company so they can be delivered to our fulfillment partner.

With that in mind, your Backerkit survey will be coming to you in a few days. Please confirm your shipping address with Backerkit, do your final checkout with shipping added, and in short order the book(s) will be on their way to you! Also, as soon as the survey is complete and shipping paid for, your digital rewards will also be unlocked and available for download through Backerkit.

Thank you all for your patience, and we all look forward to hearing what you think about THOMAS RIVER #1.

Sun Jan 17 '21 Announcement
over 3 years ago – Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 05:02:41 PM

Hello everyone! I hope you're all having a great New Year (under these strange circumstances, at least).

On the good news front, the books are printed and in-route from Korea to our fulfilment partner (more on that below). With that being the case, we are getting ready to close this Indiegogo campaign and move things over to our Backerkit page to collect your shipping addresses and shipping fees. As soon as this is done you'll all get your download information for the PDF of THOMAS RIVER #1 and the other digital Stretch Goal rewards.

As far as shippoing, we have run into some issues with getting the books in your hands, and it’s one of those unforeseen issues related to COVID. We are using a great printer overseas, but due to port slowdowns and a shipping container shortage, they are having problems getting the books to our fulfillment partner. Basically, books typically leave the printer, go to the port, are cleared for pick-up in a few days, then head across the ocean to their final destination. However, due to COVID, instead of a few days it’s taking weeks to get the books on a cargo ship. This delay is from the other end of the chain, as ports in the US are moving at a much slower pace when it comes to getting shipments off the boat and to the warehouses where they can be picked up by the trucking companies. As a result, empty containers are not coming back in the normal time frame, so pallets of books are just sitting and waiting on shipping containers to return so they can be loaded and sent back to the USA. Basically, it’s a bit of a cluster all around.

The good news is I just received an updated itinerary from the printer, and now expect our books to be in the Los Angeles by the end of the month. If all goes well, they will be at our fulfillment centers by mid-February and will start shipping out soon after. We are sorry for the delays, but please know we are doing all we can to get these comics delivered.

Please let me know if you have any questions, but be on the lookout for a notifcation from Backerkit in the coming days.

-Keven