The End of Kickstarter Fulfillment!
Melissa J Massey from Melissa J Massey - Makin' Comics!
I'm Melissa J Massey - your purveyor of fine fantasy comics and tragic shenanigans. I'm the creator of the comic series Black Ball, a 1920s magical murder mystery; and The Alchemist of Aurillia, an Ottoman Empire fantasy adventure. So we've probably met through one of these! The End of Kickstarter Fulfillment!Finally able to say that The Alchemist of Aurillia Volume 1 is finished!
Hey there, cool kid, It’s been a whirlwind of a week, mostly because I was hard at work finishing up the last of the fulfillment for The Alchemist of Aurillia Volume 1 Kickstarter campaign!
Some of it even while watching playoff hockey…!
I can’t tell you how great it feels to finally get this done! It’s hard to believe just a year ago I was thinking about just starting to put this book together, and now it’s here! And the first batch have gone out into the world! I’ve been hearing so many kind words about the books as they arrive at their destinations. Once more I have to give a hearty shoutout to my 105 beautiful backers who helped bring this book to life! It wouldn’t have been possible without them. Now that fulfillment is done, it’s a huge weight off of my shoulders. For me, a Kickstarter campaign isn’t truly “done” until I know that my backers have their rewards heading off to them. Until then, I’m low key stressed about how my backers are feeling and how the campaign looks. The bigger the campaign, the more pressure I feel to not mess up! So now I can say that the campaign is finally done! It’s nice to close the chapter on this project and work towards the next one.
If you missed out on the campaign and want to scoop up your own copy, then head on over to my store and pick it up today! Rounding out my week was more tinkering and progress made on the Black Ball Issue 5 cover! I played around more with lighting and changing up the background colors a little bit on the digital comp…
And then worked to print out the blue lines (which took a little work because the cyan ink on my printer got clogged! Nothing a few runs on the maintenance cycle couldn’t fix!) However, I’m not 100% happy with how I decided to ink the background, so I am contemplating printing it out again and trying something else. That is one thing that has become convenient about adding digital to my process — I can experiment a bit more and if it goes horribly wrong, I can try again! Melissa J Massey - Makin' Comics! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I also had a very fast turn around on a painting project — two days! I can’t share it just yet but it was a great and fun challenge in a lot of ways. And it helped break me out of a painting funk I’d been feeling lately! Needless to say, with such a packed week, I was feeling very accomplished, but also very tired. Check Out This Kickstarter!
Legends of the Realm Volume 1: The Watcher Saga by Jack Holder The kingdom of Dannisfire. A quiet land, one that has been recently rocked to its core. There is a new king on the throne, and a mage wandering through the land. One Camriddeon, promising a miracle as he explores his adopted home. Journey with Camriddeon as he visits the wonders and terrors of Dannisfire. Caught up in a quest to understand the magics of this new home, the mage hopes to find what he can do to help the kingdom. To do this, he will see the floating city of Providentia, and the oasis of Fountaine. Battle raiders, and guardians. Climb the mountain of shadow. And at the end, hopefully, he will bring a miracle to a land, that does not know how desperate its situation truly is. I’m so very excited that there will be a collected edition of Legends of the Realm! Make sure you don’t miss out on this one from my good pal Arcane Inkdustries ! (Also, I did some sticker designs for Jack! Here’s the first one unlocked already as a milestone bonus!)
Parting Note
I’m hitting the road this week and taking my travel set of watercolors with me, so I’m looking forward to doing more loose observation paintings to work on those skills! If you’re in the US, then Happy Memorial Day weekend coming up! Hope you have something nice planned. ‘Till the next time, Melissa J Massey - Makin' Comics! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You're currently a free subscriber to Melissa J Massey - Makin' Comics!. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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