WEEK TWO OF THE O.Z.'S NEW KICKSTARTER: NEW STRETCH GOALS AND SOCIAL STRETCH GOALS!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 07:53:25 PM
Good morning, Yellow Brick Road Warriors! And welcome to a special update for The O.Z.!
On Friday, our Emerald Army smashed through the first stretch goal of The O.Z.'s new Kickstarter campaign, and as such, we're so thrilled to unveil our next stretch goal at $30,000!
When we cross this threshold, we will unlock a set of EXCLUSIVE painted cards by artist Rachel Perciphone! All $100+ backers will get these cards added free of charge, and all other backers will be able to add the set of cards to their purchase.
Additionally, we're also rolling out our Social Stretch Goals! For everyone on Twitter, for every 50 retweets this pinned post gets, we will unlock new bonus rewards for our backers!
And to get started, once our tweet hits 50 tweets, we will add on a brand-new, Battle Chasers-inspired print from artist Edu Souza and colorist Jasen Smith FREE for all physical backers:
Doesn't that look incredible? So hop on Twitter and start sharing our post to get that unlocked!
As always, we want to thank our Yellow Brick Road Warriors for being the best comics fans on Kickstarter — we're so excited to unveil even more stretch goals and social bonuses as the campaign continues, but we couldn't be more grateful to have our Emerald Army at our side!
DAY FOUR OF THE O.Z.'S NEW KICKSTARTER: 400% FUNDED, FIRST STRETCH GOAL IN SIGHT!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 09:50:42 PM
Greetings, Yellow Brick Road Warriors! And welcome to another dispatch from The O.Z.!
Wrapping up the fourth day of The O.Z.'s new Kickstarter campaign, the Emerald Army shows no signs of stopping — we just broke 400% funded, and we are closing in our $25,000 stretch goal to unlock our Digital Comics Extravaganza!
We've got bonus comics from Justin Jordan (Spread), Rylend Grant (The Peacekeepers), Clay Adams (Deadskins), Eric Palicki (No Angel), Kat Calamia (The Dancer), and much more, totaling 200+ pages of extra material in addition to our 44-page issue of The O.Z.!
If you haven't had a chance to back our new campaign, you can visit us at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theozcomic/the-oz-2 — so everyone is aware, your credit cards will NOT be charged until the campaign wraps up on Sept. 15!
Additionally, if there are any individual items that you want to purchase a la carte, we will have a BackerKit storefront available at the end of the campaign, where you will be able to tack on additional covers, trade paperbacks, or other items when we collect your shipping address.
As always, we want to thank our Emerald Army for being the best fans on Kickstarter — The O.Z.'s success is tied directly to your enthusiasm and passion, and we are so incredibly grateful. So keep backing and sharing, because we have some incredible stretch goals in store for everyone!
DAY FIVE OF THE O.Z.'S NEW KICKSTARTER: DIGITAL COMICS EXTRAVAGANZA UNLOCKED!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 09:40:25 PM
Happy Friday, Yellow Brick Road Warriors — and welcome to a special update for The O.Z.!
With our first work week wrapped up on The O.Z.'s new Kickstarter campaign, we are so incredibly excited to announce that our first $25,000 stretch goal has been SMASHED!
As a result, ALL BACKERS will be receiving a Digital Comics Extravaganza with their rewards, including 200+ pages of bonus comics from creators including Justin Jordan (Spread), Rylend Grant (ThePeacekeepers), Eric Palicki (NoAngel), Clay Adams (Deadskins), and much more.
And while I've been burning the midnight oil juggling more than a dozen podcasts this week, we're VERY excited to announce some brand-new stretch goals this weekend, as well as some brand-new social stretch goals to kick off on Monday!
So if you haven't signed up for our double-sized second issue yet, be sure to pledge for the O.Z.'s new Kickstarter today, and thank you again for being the best fans in the business — stay tuned, because we've got some exciting new rewards to show off soon!
STRETCH GOALS AND EARLY BIRD DEALS FOR THE O.Z.'S NEW KICKSTARTER!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 04:46:05 PM
Hello, Yellow Brick Road Warriors, and welcome to another special update for The O.Z.!
We're in the middle of Day Two of The O.Z.'s new Kickstarter campaign, and we have been completely overwhelmed by your support — thanks to the incredible dedication of all of our readers, we have topped 500 backers and over 300% funding!
And because our Emerald Army never backs away from a challenge, we're pleased to reveal our first stretch goal of the campaign — when we reach $25,000, every single backer of The O.Z. will get a Digital Comics Extravaganza to be distributed alongside your rewards!
That includes more than 200+ pages of additional digital comics content from a murderer's row of indie comics talent, including Justin Jordan (Spread), Rylend Grant (The Peacekeepers), Clay Adams (Deadskins), Brenton Lengel (SnowWhite: Zombie Apocalypse), Kat Calamia (The Dancer), and more!
As always, we want to thank your Yellow Brick Road Warriors for your incredible support, and to take advantage of our early bird special discounts if you haven't had a chance to pledge yet — there's only 14 HOURS LEFT to get a discounted copy of Issue #2, and your credit cards won't be charged until after the campaign wraps on Sept. 15!
And finally, for those of you who have kept reading — here's Ruby, my Kickstarter assistant and personal Toto. If you think this pup is exhausted, just wait until you see what her dad looks like... :-D
DAY THREE OF THE O.Z.'S NEW KICKSTARTER: MEET JACK PUMPKINHEAD!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 01:42:05 PM
Hello, Yellow Brick Road Warriors! And welcome to another exciting update for The O.Z.!
First off, thank you to everyone for your incredible support on our third day of The O.Z.'s new Kickstarter campaign — we're closing in on 600 backers and nearly 400% funded, and are closing in our first stretch goal! And because we appreciate the continued support of our Emerald Army, we wanted to show you all some behind-the-scenes materials that went into making the book.
Out of all the characters in The O.Z. for me to write, Jack Pumpkinhead might be one of my favorites. His voice was heavily inspired by the Marvel Comics character Taskmaster — a blue collar mercenary with a dry sense of humor and a talent for killing. As the Scarecrow's chief enforcer, Jack will prove to be a major thorn in Dorothy and the Tin Soldier's side as he brings the fight to the Resistance.
Fun design fact for the character: Ruben had originally drawn this jacket for the Scarecrow, but we quickly realized this slick trenchcoat could only work for The O.Z.'s ultimate aerial combatant. So stay tuned, Yellow Brick Road Warriors, and join us in the trenches for our new Kickstarter campaign — because soon Jack Pumpkinhead will be joining the battle!
