111% funded - time to talk stretch goals
over 2 years ago – Sat, May 21, 2022 at 08:52:53 AM

Good morning, folks. How are you doing?

Well, that's been a bit of a week, hasn't it? Five days in and we're 111% funded thanks to your incredible support. With well over three weeks still to go - and the increasing likelihood that we're going to overshoot our goal by some margin - it's perhaps time to discuss stretch goals.

Apologies for not having put something out about this sooner. As alluded to earlier, I wasn't expecting to hit our goal so quickly!

Thoughts about stretch goals

In terms of funding the 10th Anniversary Collection, the money raised through Kickstarter is only part of the overall cost of the project. In addition to your generous support, I'm also contributing a degree of personal funds to help cover the overall costs.

Now that we've exceeded our target, any additional money raised through Kickstarter will reduce the amount I need to personally invest, leaving more resources to fund the production of Afterlife Inc. Volume 7. My priority is ensuring that the series continues to grow and thrive, and your support helps make this possible.

That said, given that we've been lucky enough to hit our goal so soon, I think it's only fair that we think about stretch goals and a way to give you all something extra as a thank you for your support!

Stretch goals

I'll be working on updating the Kickstarter page today and tomorrow to reflect our stretch goals, and I'll be sure to let you know once these are officially announced. Given that we're fast approaching £10,000 it seems fitting to crack out our first stretch goal then. As a sneak peek, I'm thinking that an advance digital copy of the Afterlife Inc. TTRPG sourcebook (very much a work in progress!) for all backers might be on the cards.

And of course, there'll be more to follow.

Thanks again for the incredible support, everyone. I look forward to announcing exciting new things soon!

Jon

I love to talk…

Gary from Comics Anonymous (a long-running, excellent UK comics blog) very kindly gave me the opportunity to wax lyrical about Afterlife Inc. in a recent interview. You can read the full feature at the link below. Gary's an absolute hero, who's supported comics in all their forms for over a decade. Definitely one of the good ones.

Comics Anonymous - Read the full interview!

One to watch

While I've got you here, I wanted to give a shout out to another project that's currently live on Kickstarter. Tails of Mystery is a noir mystery comic that also involves a fair amount of skulduggery and supernatural shenanigans. Oh, and cats.

I've known Asa for several years now through the UK comics scene - and while he started out writing reviews (some of which were even positive about Afterlife Inc. - cheers Asa!) he's since branched out into creating his own books - and to considerable acclaim.

If you fancy checking out Tails of Mystery, the Kickstarter campaign is a great way to get hold of the complete mini-series as a single graphic novel.

Check out Tails of Mystery Complete Collection

Thanks all - and best of luck to Asa and the team!

Jon

100% funded! We did it... and it's all thanks to you.
over 2 years ago – Fri, May 20, 2022 at 12:19:32 AM

Well... we did it. 100% funded in just under 48 hours... and flipping heck, I can't believe it.

Thank you so much for making this possible. I genuinely had no idea how this month was going to go (running Kickstarters are stressful at the best of times) but this has completely exceeded anything I could have hoped for. Because of you, these monstrous, insane books are going to be a reality.

I can't wait to see where the rest of the month takes us... and I can't wait to get some amazing rewards into your hands.

I'm going to take a moment or two to let the dust settle and process what just happened, but I'll be back in touch soon with more updates.

Thanks again for making this possible.

Jon

80% funded and a Project We Love!
over 2 years ago – Wed, May 18, 2022 at 03:13:04 AM

Good morning, everyone. How are things?

As we approach the 24-hour mark, I just wanted to let you know that we've officially been named as one of Kickstarter's Projects We Love - which is a wonderful little badge of honour for the project.

Additionally, thanks to your incredible support and generosity, we're 80% funded! What an incredible first day.

Thank you so much for getting behind the project. It really means the world and I can't wait to deliver some amazing rewards into your hands - assuming we hit our target! Fingers crossed but it's starting to look like we might.

If you missed last night's livestream, you can watch it again on the Afterlife Inc. Facebook page. I'll arrange to do another similar event before the month's up.

Thanks again, folks. Speak soon!

Jon

Thank you - 54% funded in seven hours
over 2 years ago – Tue, May 17, 2022 at 01:46:53 PM

Hi everyone. So, ah... wow. That escalated quickly.

A massive thank you to each and every one of you for your support of Afterlife Inc. Because of you, we're officially 54% funded in just seven hours. Which is... well, it's just humbling.

Despite having survived 10 years of independent publishing, launching anything new (be it a book or a Kickstarter) is always scary - especially Kickstarters, which really are a crucible in terms of getting something out into the world. You never really know how people are going to respond.

Thank you so much for giving the 10th Anniversary Collection such a phenomenal first day - heck, not even a day! We're still in single figures when it comes to hours live.

I look forward to seeing where the month takes us - and most importantly I look forward to repaying the incredible generosity and support you've shown me by getting some amazing books into your hands.

Thank you... because it bears repeating.

Jon

Live read-along

If you'd like to keep the party going, why not join me for a live read-along tonight at 8pm (UK-time) over on Facebook Live. I'm sorry it's not one of the cool platforms like Twitch, but I'm not tech-savvy enough to have set up an account. I hope you'll join me for a relaxed hang out (probably with a beer) as I skim through 10 years of Afterlife Inc. and answer any questions you may have.

Join the fun online!