Tomorrow I get to finally continue working on Issue 4 again, and I am itching to do so!
I also reached out again to the publisher who previously provided Ithaqa Issue 1, with some much needed storytelling tough love. I doubt I would drastically alter issue 1 at this point, even if he came back with a lot more criticism, but it would be nice to find out if we addressed his initial concerns.
He had a very productive conversation with my editor (months ago), and the notes we gleaned from that conversation were a big part of why we put the art on pause, and decided to revamp the story. It was a scary decision for me, because I couldn't fathom allowing myself to lose the momentum Theresa and I had been building for this series.
Not to get too flaky, but what I really needed was the energy of the 4 of swords:
In the tarot, swords are almost always a sign of something unpleasant, always a challenge placed before you. The Four of Swords, is actually one of the more peaceful looking, sword suited cards, but it represents the challenge of sitting still. The challenge of silence, and quiet preparation.
It's kinda a card that I scoffed at in the past, how could a card that means "just cool it", be so unpleasant? Turns out it is VERY hard for me to sit still, even when it is absolutely the right thing to do. I'm not going to sit here, and promise you the greatest comic you've ever seen, but I will say that the time I've taken to redo the scripts, has been immensely important. The version you guys will see, is a hell of a lot better than what I first attempted to put out.
So thank you all for bearing with me, I sure hope you find this comic worth the wait!
Here is my daily reminder that you ran receive special rewards by backing different reward tiers (just like with Kickstarter) on our official fundition page: https://fundition.io/#!/@drwatson/t2b3d2ijh
And here are our Fundraising Rankings! When we get to $1,000 USD worth of steem, Theresa and I will be able to finish illustrating Issue 1, and release it to all our backers on steem!
Most Votes Leader Board:
- @Bryan-imhoff - 41 upvotes
- @Katharsisdrill - 40 upvotes
- @steevc - 38 upvotes
- @katamori - 36 upvotes
- @enternamehere - 33 upvotes
Most SBD Value Contributed - The Council Of Five:
- @fundition - $1,225.45
- @kommienezuspadt - $78.02
- @Bryan-imhoff - $16.52 (voting rewards) + $30.53 (Pledge Rewards) = ~ $47.00
- @eeks - $39.61
- @Katharsisdrill - $9.59
Steemers who hold a position on the council will get to confer with Theresa and I on what the other bonus gifts to the steem community will be. If we decide to do bonus art, the council of 5 will get to have a say in what is depicted! When you back reward tiers in the campaign, that is added to your SBD ranking, so if you would like to be a part of the council of 5 putting 3-5 SBD in wouldcould get you a spot, while also netting you some exclusive rewards.
https://fundition.io/#!/@drwatson/t2b3d2ijh
In order to more accurately reflect how close we are to funding this issue, I'm going to start listing what the current value of my liquid steem wallet is. Just putting this here for full transparency.
We have raised 897.14 USD worth of steem, which means we are 89.7 +% of the way to our goal! Once we hit 1000 USD, it will guarantee that we release all of issue 1, for free to steemit! At 1,200 USD, I will be able pay my letterist Lucas as well.
If you have any friends or family who might be interested in a Lovecraftian horror comic, please send them to our website to sign up for some free pages! https://www.ithaqacomic.com/contact-us/
Additionally, If you're new to this comic I strongly recommend you check out our instagram, as I'm currently uploading pages every day.
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