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MEZKAL and CONVOY: An explosive graphic novel double feature

Created by Neurobellum Productions

Two hard-boiled tales of pulpy adventure by the dynamic duo of Kevan Stevens and Jef presented in a Deluxe Double Feature Boxed Set.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

SHIPPING HAS BEGUN!
5 months ago – Mon, Nov 06, 2023 at 12:36:30 PM

Howdy, gang!

At the risk of reporting some old news to some of you lucky backers, SHIPPING HAS STARTED! It sounds like several backers have already gotten their packages, in fact (according to some positive reports on reddit), so the rest of you should keep your eyes on your mailboxes and doorsteps in the days to come! You should receive tracking information from "Magnetic Press LLC ([email protected] via alerts.efulfillmentservice.com)" so check your inboxes, spam folders, and quarantine filters for that message. I'm not sure how far through the queue the warehouse has gotten so far, so it may take a few more days for them to get to all of them, but they should get through them all soon! 😁

We are so appreciative of your support and patience and we're even more excited to finally get these beautiful books in your hands. We lament the delays, but are happy to put those behind us... you can't rush quality (and that's what we're all about...) 😎

THANKS, EVERYONE!

A Quick Update on Shipping!
5 months ago – Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 09:22:17 AM

Hello Backers, Mitch here, I'm sort of new around the Magnetic Press parts, but I've been a fan and fellow backer of the campaigns for YEARS! Enough about me, though, we wanted to update everyone on what's currently going on.

There's not a ton of news, but the GOOD NEWS is that we're currently coordinating with the fulfillment warehouse to get things started as everything is there safe and sound. The warehouse is in the middle of getting caught up from a bit of an unexpected backlog, but we are pushing them to have things out by Halloween. They have already built all of the stretch goal bundles, so it's just a matter of their crunching the order data and scheduling the packing assembly line.

So as mentioned, not a ton of news, but it is good news that things are now beginning to move and should start moving out in the next couple of weeks!

In the meantime, if you weren't aware, we have a brand new campaign running RIGHT now with just a few days left. THE MIDNIGHT ORDER - A globe-spanning graphic novel about a secret agency of witches policing the occult in a war over the sanity of mankind. We're inching towards unlocking the final stretch goals, and they are the absolute cherries on top of one of THE most beautiful editions we've ever come up with. No joke. If this sounds up your alley, be sure to head over there now and get your pledge in ASAP!

Inventory is being prepared... shipping to start soon!
6 months ago – Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 04:21:10 PM

Hi everyone! Happy Friday!

Just a quick update to let you know that all order data has been compiled, cleaned, formatted, and approved for the fulfillment warehouse, and all inventory is expected to be there by next week. If all goes as smoothly as they expect it should, orders should go out the door a week or so after that! 😊 They will have to pre-assemble the stretch goal bundles and double-feature bundles (keychains and guitar picks), but that shouldn't take more than a day, so we're optimistic these can all be on their way very soon.

If you are one of the 70 or so backers who also backed MY FRIEND TOBY, those items should ship on the same schedule. We're working with the warehouse to treat the two of those as one big fulfillment project. 😊

When we have concrete dates/news from them, we'll be sure to post another update. Stand by... things are coming soon!

UPDATE: Locking addresses THIS FRIDAY! Shipping to begin shortly!
7 months ago – Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 05:16:37 PM

Hi everyone!

Just a very quick note to let you know that we have decided to LOCK ADDRESSES THIS FRIDAY at 5p PST! I know we said we were doing that on Aug 25, but we decided to do it a week earlier in an effort to start shipping orders a week earlier! 😊

So please make sure your address is up to date by Friday. You will get a 48 hour notification from Backerkit when we initiate that lock, so please watch for it and make sure we have the correct shipping information for you. We will be exporting all of the order data next week to begin processing shipments, so it is important that everything is correct by Monday.

If you need to change your address after Monday, please message us here on Kickstarter and we'll do whatever we can to help you out. Otherwise your stuff will be going to the address currently on file.

Friday is going to be a busy day for us... our current campaign for TEZUCOMI is also ending on Friday! If you haven't checked it out yet, give it some consideration! We've unlocked a bunch of stretch goals with a few more still in reach! (It's a great set of books, regardless!)

www.tezucomi.com

Thanks, everyone!

You've got points! Plus: TEZUCOMI launches tomorrow!
8 months ago – Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 04:03:24 PM

Happy Monday, everyone!

We're plowing through a million tasks on our to-do list including getting MEZKAL/CONVOY ready to start shipping toward the end of August. I know that's a little later than originally expected, but we're getting our shipping plan together with the warehouse so that we can hit the ground running once they get through their current queue. At this point, we are planning on locking order addresses around August 25th so that packing can begin that following week.

We understand that's two months past our original hope of shipping in June, but we've had to react to a lot of unexpected twists and surprising production delays, so we thank you for your patience! In the meantime...

...we've rewarded your Ambassador Points!

If you missed the mention on the campaign page, every pledge includes a number of Ambassador Points equivalent to your final order total (including postage). These are unique reward points that can be collected and redeemed for discounts and rewards on our webstore, and a great way to support Magnetic Press further (while building up a collection of cool books and stuff in the process)!

If you are already a webstore customer and part of the program, just log into your webstore account (which should be under the same email address as your Kickstarter/Backerkit account). You should see those new points added to your balance under the heading "MEZKAL/CONVOY Kickstarter Points."

If you don't have an account on our webstore, your points have been tallied, but you will need to complete registration for us to add them. 😊

For a walkthrough of how to register, just follow the steps on our webpage:

https://www.magnetic-press.com/how-to-join-the-ambassador-point-program/

You can use points for discount codes, gift cards, and occasionally for exclusive collectible items that you can only get using points! It's definitely a fun program that we'll be building upon very soon!

If you don't see your MONKEY KING points in your account, or if you have any questions about the above, please send us a message here on Kickstarter and we'll get back to you ASAP. Please note that if you haven't completed your Backerkit order, your points have not been awarded yet, so check to make sure your survey and any remaining payments are complete.

And if you're looking to earn MORE points, check out our NEXT BIG CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING TOMORROW...!

www.tezucomi.com

Celebrating the works of OSAMU TEZUKA!

TEZUCOMI is a deluxe, two-volume tribute to Osamu Tezuka, widely considered the “Father of Manga and Anime” and described as "the Walt Disney of Japan."

600 pages of extraordinary content by popular contemporary comic book authors from around the world pay tribute to Tezuka’s enormous body of influential work. The stories feature characters from Tezuka’s history, such as Astro Boy, Unico, Black Jack, Big X, Dororo, Songoku, Kimba, and many more.

Contributing artists include Ken Niimura (I Kill Giants), Joe Kelly (Deadpool, X-Men), Juan Diaz Canales (Blacksad), Kenny Ruiz (Team Phoenix), Belen Ortega (The Millennium Saga), Victor Santos (Polar), Mathieu Bablet (Shangri-La), JD Morvan (Naja), Mig (Wakfu), David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-man), Bertrand Gatignol (The Ogre Gods Saga), LuisNCT (Killadelphia), Elsa Brants (Save me, Pythia), Reno Lemaire (Dreamland), Brice Cossu (FRNCK), Sourya (Talli), and more.

Available in traditional manga-sized tankobon paperback and premium gallery-sized hardcover. We will also have limited-edition slipcase sets of both formats, and even an ultimate "Super-Fan Set" limited to only 250 copies!

Be sure to pledge in the first 48 hours to receive an exclusive, limited edition 2-sided mini-poster by Olivier Vatine and Rian Gonzales for FREE with your pledge!

This is a very special project created in cooperation with Tezuka Productions and we cannot wait to pull back the curtain!

The campaign launches on Kickstarter TOMORROW at 9am PST! Please join us!