Newsletter May 2023 & Beyond!

Heyoo! For those who's payment processed rewards have been sent to your inbox.
Anyone that came in after the monthly deadline the characters are found in my Patreon Vault

⬇ What's next

June Rewards
...will be very POOFY!
I'm talking Poofy Sara, Poofy Yae Miko, and Poofy Raiden ANDD the portraits of all 3! Portraits will be streamed, Poofy Jackets are done already!

ART BOOK UPDATE
(I'll be sharing a version of this in discord announcements too)

The Quest so Far
Here's an update for the art book editions & merch. I've sent 2 different versions of the book to 2 different printers. All merch except the Laegjarn standee is done and sent into production. An extra 50 character business cards have been sent into production. I'll receive everything around June 15-25 hopefully.

Pre-Order timeline
After the standee is complete, I'll speed run the posters and have them ready for the pre-order promo period. The pre-order date/time so far are as follows:

open from July 9th 12PM EST
closes July 22nd 12AM EST

Posters availability
I'm in the process of also setting up a web page for the book. During the pre-order, my sticker and print section will be disabled so orders don't get mixed up. The posters will be available on Inprnt as I post them but will be available on my merch store at a later date after the pre-orders have closed. I will announce this when the time comes.

Book Editions
Here's what I'm planning so far.
Standard Edition (Printed on Demand)
You will be able to order this directly from the supplier. It is printed in the US and in the UK. In this version you only get the book and it will be available at all times on my website.

US Ships domestically, UK ships worldwide. Please factor in shipping, import taxes, customs & duty into consideration when ordering this edition.

Production time is approximately 2-2.5 weeks
US Specs:
Price: $80 USD
•Hardcover, Glossy
•8.5" x 8.5"
•188 Pages, Matte
• 100 lbs paper
• Glue binding
• Ships from USA

UK + International Specs:
Price: $65 £
• Hardcover, Matte
• 210x210mm (8.26x8.26")
• 188 Pages, Matte
•170gsm (115 lbs) paper
• Glue binding
• Ships from UK

Champion Edition (Printed in Bulk)
I will be placing the bulk order, packaging and shipping this myself. This is going to be limited collector's edition pretty much.

Production begins when Pre-Orders close
One order per person
Not available in Europe but I'll work something out for community members
There will be an update page on my website where I'll log all updates
I'll post those on socials and discord too

For the book specs below, they may be subject to change depending on which supplier can produce the quantity quicker but overall it's going to be pretty much the same. Maybe the paper weight might be slightly different (100-105 lbs)

I've also included some additional merch besides anything Laegjarn related

BOOK SPECS
Price: $145 USD + Free Shipping
• Hardcover
• Matte Cover & Pages
• 8.5" x 8.5"
• 188 pages
• 105 lbs paper
• Smyth-Sewn Binding*
• Ships from Canada

INCLUDES
• Laegjarn Book Dust Jacket Matte
• Artist Signature
• Character Business Card**
• 1, Laegjarn Acrylic Standee
• 1, 1.5"(38mm) Acrylic Pin (special hero, to be announced at a later date)
• 1, 1.7"(44mm) Laegjarn Acrylic Pin
• 2, 3.7"(94mm) Coasters (special artwork to be announced during pre-orders)
• 1, 1.5"(38mm) Laegjarn Button
• 1, 6x4"(150x100mm) Sticker Sheet of Laegjarn Emotes ***
• 1, 2.95x2.83"(75x72 mm) Sticker (special hero, to be announced at a later date)
• 4, 6x4"(150x100mm) Prints (3 of Laegjarn + 1 of the Cover)

There's 4 extra items added besides the Laegjarn stuff
The cost of book will cover production of book, shipping, merch, packaging materials. This is not a for profit project but more as a thicc cherry on top of the entire 5 year long run of this project.

*Smyth-Sewn binding used a series of threads  to hold the pages to the book's spine. This is a costly, meticulous, and  labor intensive process. It results in a more durable book and  increases the binding longevity. Allowed the book to open flat more  easily without damaging the spine.

**Character Business cards,  check out your cart and you'll see a "note" section at the bottom.  Please write orb colors in your preferred order (e.g. Green, Red,  Colorless, Blue) and I will select one available character business card  at random from your first color choice. Characters not in the game yet  will be placed in the color deck with the lowest card count.

***Laegjarn Emotes will be available to use on Discord when pre-orders open

Complete info about this will be announced on Twitter and Instagram once I got all the material 100% prepared.

SUMMER GOBOGAMES 2023
SATURDAY JUNE 17th @12PM EST!
At the end of the GoboGames the Special Hero mentioned above will be announced and shared on socials!