Bloodline Comics

Digital Deluxe now available + Corrected 2D digital
5 months ago – Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 07:59:50 PM

Hi all - 

Sorry for two updates in one day, but we have a couple of important things to let you know:

1. Corrected 2D Digital

Remember how I said I was bleary-eyed from Comic-Con?

Somehow a process file slipped into our 2D digital version. Apologies to everyone, and especially to Phil Butehorn and Don Cardenas, whose story was affected. 

I've updated the file in Backerkit, so you can download the corrected copy there. 

I will also message you all with a dropbox link in the morning in case you miss this message or the email from Backerkit. 

Speaking of the digital version, we promised you a 150 page book in the campaign, but we delivered one that was just shy of 200 pages. 196, to be exact. 

We can't wait to hear what you think about it. 

2. Digital Deluxe

Thanks to everyone who let us know they hadn't received an email with the digital deluxe.

The issue took the better part of the day to resolve, but I'm happy to report that if you ordered either the deluxe version or the upgrade, you should have received your download email by now. 

(And if you haven't, please let us know!)

This one came out to a whopping 218 pages, and includes a bonus story by Richard Fairgray as well as well as one by me, Mick Beyers, and Julio Rojas. Plus the full cover gallery, of course. 

Apologies for the delay, and thanks to everyone for their patience as we worked to resolve this issue. 

As always, thanks again for the support. Hopefully you won't hear from me again today! 

- Clay 

Digital Rewards Have Been Delivered!
5 months ago – Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 08:35:55 AM

Hey there gals and ghouls - 

Anybody else get back from SDCC three days ago and still completely exhausted? 

Somehow, through bleary eyes, I locked orders and charged cards for any add-ons purchased through Backerkit yesterday, which means you should have a received a notification that digital rewards are ready for download. 

The email looks something like this:

"Hooray! New digital content is available for NIGHTMARE THEATER 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER

Click Here to log in and claim it!"

If you didn't receive this email, please let me know ASAP and I'll figure out how things went horribly wrong. 

It might be hiding in your spam folder, or maybe you...

Missed the Survey? 

If you can't find your survey, click the link below and enter your Kickstarter email address to receive another link:

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS YOUR SURVEY

Already downloaded your rewards?

Happy reading! 

Please let us know what you think of the book when you've had a chance to check it out. 

As we mentioned last time out, you should have received both a 2D version and a 3D version, which you can enjoy by slapping on any old pair of red/blue 3D glasses. 

Printing Update

We're engaging with printers now, and quotes have already started coming in. Once we've locked down a supplier, we'll be able to give you a better estimate on timeframe for receiving physical books. 

And finally...

If you're a fan of horror anthologies--and I know you are (duh!)--Mick Beyers, Gab Contreras and I have a ten-page story in the upcoming CTHULHU INVADES FAIRY TALES. 

 

 

Check out that sweet variant cover above by NIGHTMARE THEATER 3-D's own Pete Collins and sign up to find out when it goes LIVE:

 

3-D Conversion is complete! + Surveys & Digital Rewards on the way...
5 months ago – Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 08:24:25 AM

Hey there, Gals and Ghouls - 

We're happy to report that the 3-D conversion is complete! 

Superstar Shawn Gabborin did a fantastic job with it, and we can't wait for all of you to slap on your 3-D glasses and check out his stellar work. 

Meanwhile, Backerkit has approved our surveys, which means we are getting ready to send out the Smoke Test.

What the hell is a "Smoke Test?"

Backerkit does the "Smoke Test" to make sure we haven't screwed something up. 

It means about 5% of you will receive your surveys today, and if all goes well for the first 48 hours with no major issues, we'll send out surveys to everyone else. 

So: look for surveys between now and, say, Monday 7/22. 

(Unless we've done something horribly, horribly wrong.)

Expanded Add-On Menu

If you purchased add-ons during the campaign, they will be automatically reflected on your Backerkit survey. 

If you didn't purchase add-ons--or did, but want to buy more!--you'll have the option to do so. 

We've also expanded the add-on menu to include my non-Bloodline work, so if you've always wanted to try, say, DREAMQUEST or DEADSKINS! or RED XMAS or BLAZING BLADE OF FRANKENSTEIN, now's a great time! 

Digital Rewards

So, when will digital rewards be delivered?

We're going to lock orders and charge cards after SDCC (July 29), which gives you about a week to fill out your survey. 

At that point, you should get an email from Backerkit letting you know that digital rewards are ready for download. 

OK, that should cover everything for now. Off to send the Smoke Test...

Happy surveying,

Clay 

3-D Conversion Almost Finished + Surveys Coming Soon!
6 months ago – Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 07:24:13 PM

Hey there, gals and ghouls -- 

Your Deaditors are happy to report we are currently down to The Final Four--no, not victims, I mean stories! 

When last I wrote, I sincerely believed we'd be able to deliver digital rewards early, but as it turns out, we will merely be... on time. 

Now that there are two of us working on the conversion, we expect to be finishing this in the next couple of weeks, the prospect of which has brought a surge of joy to our cold, dead hearts. 

So here's a lengthy update we like to call...

What to Expect When You're Expecting a Horror Anthology

Expect surveys soon--likely through Backerkit, since Kickstarter is currently undergoing a horror show of its own as it slices and dices its survey tool. 

(Maybe you've heard about the buggy new surveys--or maybe you've thankfully avoided it--but we're planning to steer clear until they work out the kinks.) 

In any event--our first focus is to finish the conversion and then turn our attention to the surveys, which will take a few days to build. As always, we appreciate your patience! 

Yes, I see a tightly-wrapped hand raised in the back. 

When Will Printed Books Arrive? 

Great question, Ramses! Er, excuse me--Mr. The Damned. 

Because of the volatility in paper pricing these days (which I'm sure you can appreciate), most printers will not guarantee a quote for more than a few days. 

This means we are not able to engage printers until the book is ready to send to print immediately. 

Once we have our quotes in hand, we'll move quickly to get it into production--though how fast it moves will depend on how many other jobs are in the queue before us. 

I see another (decaying) hand. 

Yes, you. 

Braaaaaiins!

That's not a question, Mr. Zombie. 

Anyone else?

Yes, you with the date that I'm pretty sure is just a corpse. 

Tell Me More About the Digital Version

Wow. That was a surprisingly lucid question from someone with your, uh, proclivities, Mr... Bundy, was it?

Well, the answer is that everyone will receive two digital versions.  

One will be a standard 2D version and the second will be a digital 3D version you can enjoy at home if you BYOG (Bring Your Own Glasses). 

And we've decided to reward your patience by adding the fully uncensored pinup by horror-meister Richard Fairgray to the book. 

Why?

Because we can't unsee it, and now you must be tortured by it too. 

It's the final page of the book. You can choose to look... or not. 

But don't say we didn't warn you. 

Dead End

Looks like I'm getting the hook (hand), so that's my cue to make like our first questioner and wrap it up. 

Thank you again for your patience as we navigate the 3D process for the first time. We think the book is turning out amazing, and it wouldn't exist without your support. 

Back soon when surveys have gone out! 

Creepy Clay 

3-D Time Lapse + DREAMQUEST 2
8 months ago – Thu, May 09, 2024 at 07:23:23 PM

Hey there, Gals and Ghouls - 

A few of you have asked how the 3-D conversion process works, and while it's a little complicated to explain easily, I made a little time-lapse video to demonstrate all the hard work that goes into it.  

Special thanks to Shawn Gabborin for the tutorial... and also to the Chipmunks for providing our soundtrack: 

Hope you enjoyed that little peek behind the curtain!

Thanks again for your patience as we get this part just right. We are hitting the home stretch, and then digital rewards will be on the way.

Meanwhile... 

I wanted to let you know that my latest went live last week:

DREAMQUEST is set in the world of H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, and it follows a group of "dream warriors" as they fight to save the world from an ancient evil and his army of sleepwalking zombies. 

(And if you read NIGHTMARE THEATER 2, you may have caught our prequel short story, "Beyond the Wall of Sleep.")

It's all behind this pulpy cover by interior artist Mick Beyers and colorist Gab Contreras, available in SFW and NSFW verisons:

We also have several variants, starting with "Nyarlathotep" by horror master Alex Cormack (Sink, Road of Bones, The Devil That Wears My Face), available in color or as a limited run B&W virgin variant:

Pulp artist sensation Flops (covers for Massive, IDW, Dark Horse and Oni) gives us our project image, "Mistress Margo," in the SFW version seen below as well as a NSFW version. Like the Cormack virgin variant, both versions of "Mistress Margo" will be limited print runs:

This is the second book in the series, but we have plenty of catch up tiers for anyone interested in getting in on the ground floor. 

So if that sound like your kind of nightmare...

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT DREAMQUEST

Thanks again for supporting NT3D. More news coming soon...!

Clay