Voting is now Open for your Favorite reMIND Pin-up!

by Jason Brubaker on August 12, 2012 at 12:21 am
Posted In: Blog, Pin-Up Contest: Volume 2

Okay, here we go! Take a moment to look through all the pinups that were submitted for the reMIND Volume 2 pinup contest below. You might want to get a pencil and paper to write your favorites down because there are 44! Once you determine your favorite 3 then scroll back to the top left sidebar under the comic and click the check boxes for the 3 that you like. Please only submit your favorites once but feel free to tell all your friends to come and vote. :)

Thank you to all the amazingly talented folks who put in the time to submit a reMIND drawing. I can’t wait to see who the top 3 are! The lucky winner will get their pinup printed in the reMIND Volume 2 book along side other industry professionals and win $150. This poll is just one of the factors in determining the winner but it is the most important factor so please vote.

If you have a slow internet connection then this post might take a while to load because it has 44 pictures in it. Enjoy!

reMIND pinup #1 by Mark Wise

 

reMIND pinup #2 by Shawn Williams

 

reMIND pinup #3 by Philip Wignell

 

reMIND pinup #4 by Christopher Clements

 

reMIND pinup #5 by Bradley Smith

 

reMIND pinup #6 by Sarah Leuver

 

reMIND pinup #7 by Jason Smith

 

reMIND pinup #8 by Mike Schwartz

 

reMIND pinup #9 by Aviv Itzcovitz

 

reMIND pinup #10 by Max Miller

 

reMIND pinup #11 by Don Garvey & Mike Connelly

 

reMIND pinup #12 by Taylor Lymbery

 

reMIND pinup #13 by Sam Kirkman

 

reMIND pinup #14 by Jerome Walford

 

reMIND pinup #15 by Insanity in a Box

 

reMIND pinup #16 by Jonny Jimison

 

reMIND pinup #17 by J C Mowrer

 

reMIND pinup #18 by Mike Slaton

 

reMIND pinup #19 by Kevin Cameron

 

reMIND pinup #20 by Wouter Goedkoop

 

reMIND pinup #21 by Neil Norris

 

reMIND pinup #22 by David Campbell

 

reMIND pinup #23 by Elson ‘Darkspeeds’ Wong

 

reMIND pinup #24 by Chris Stanfield

 

reMIND pinup #25 by Matt Buckett

 

reMIND pinup #26 by Derek Pashano

 

reMIND pinup #27 by Vanessa Hawley

 

reMIND pinup #28 by Chris Hagens

 

reMIND pinup #29 by Mandy Waaijer

 

reMIND pinup #30 by Patrick Concepcion

 

reMIND pinup #31 by Angela Entzminger

 

reMIND pinup #32 by James Hohenstein

 

reMIND pinup #33 by Mariah Kidd

 

reMIND pinup #34 by Reece James

 

reMIND pinup #35 by Chris Cabang

 

reMIND pinup #36 by Felisha Crittenden

 

reMIND pinup #37 by Silver Moonlight

 

reMIND pinup #38 by Erik Korsgaard

 

reMIND pinup #39 by Omar Karmally

 

reMIND pinup #40 by Samuel Lieb

 

reMIND pinup #41 by Monica Chambers

 

reMIND pinup #42 by Steven Jap

 

reMIND pinup #43 by Josue Geronimo

 

reMIND pinup #44 by Neil Norris (2)

 

That’s it. Now scroll all the way back to the top left column and cast your votes!

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$70,000! Animation Cells UNLOCKED!

by Jason Brubaker on August 10, 2012 at 10:09 am
Posted In: Blog

Just when I thought we couldn’t do it you hit a new goal in less than a day! That is incredible and I know that many of you are out there pounding the pavement sharing this project with friends, family and just today I was told that a backer talked about it on his radio show!!! Thank you all so much! This 100k ultimate goal is actually starting to look achievable now. If we keep going at the rate we are going then we will just barely hit it before the campaign closes. So keep it up and we’ll all be flipping through an  extra hardcover book with lots of sketches and explanation of the journey to make reMIND!

But first, CONGRATULATIONS! Everyone who pledges at a 40 tier or higher will now get an original animation cell (pencil drawing from the reMIND animation). Even I don’t remember what all is in my huge stack of animation pages. All I know is some will be simple floating heads and some will be full on animation stills. It’s kinda like a lottery ticket where you might get something really cool and you might get something… not so cool.

Lets see where we are now:

You might notice my blue trend line on the chart. We have been climbing at just the right rate that if continued, will guarantee the hardcover book gets made. :) Lets keep this going.

I have a few new ideas for stretch goals that I’ll be adding in-between 80k and 100k too. I just need to work out more details before I can announce anything so keep subscribed to these updates.

Original Art 3

Here are a few pictures I took this morning of some of the full pages of reMIND that you would get if you pledge for the Original Art 3 tier. Hopefully this helps you decided which one to select. You can see pictures of Original Art 1 and 2 in update # 11. 

NEW OPTIONS: reMIND Prints

I’ve been asked what the 11×17 prints will look like and so here are some pictures. Now that I measure them I see they are actually on 12×16 paper for the most part with a few exceptions like the image of Victuals in the rain with his robo-suit is 7.5×18. I hope that doesn’t ruin anyone’s plans if they are slightly a different size. The pictures below show the cover print of Vol 1, and a few random spreads (minus the word balloons) and a hero shot of Victuals. If you have a $600 tier package then you will be able to choose any spread in the book to be your signed print or a cover. I used to sell the spreads at conventions but it’s too hard to know which page people want so I discontinued it. Now the only way to get one of these reMIND spreads will be through this Kickstarter campaign.

 Don’t mind me. I just woke up in that picture. :)

Now if you like any of these prints and want to add one to your pledge then I would love to sell you one. You will just need to add $30 to your pledge (to cover the print and shipping tube) If you want more than one then add $20 for each additional print you want. This will be your responsibility to remind me what your extra money if for when I send you the survey to collect your information before I ship everything. So make sure to write down what you are adding and how much we agreed it would cost because I will never be able to keep track of it all myself.

Okay NOW, for all the people who wanted to add shirts, prints and anything else to their order, if you are confused at what comes with each tier, if you don’t know if you can add something to your pledge then please refer to my handy little chart below. Click the chart to see it full size.

Sorry again about the shipping for the prints. I hope this doesn’t come back to haunt me. hah. For those of you requesting to add original art to their pledge, the best way is to just message me through Kickstarter because I might adjust the price down depending on how much you are pledging or if you are helping out is additional ways with this campaign.

If you do add money to your tier to pay for something additional (where allowed) then remember that it’s your responsibility to keep track of what you added so you can tell me later. This is the only way for me to make sure I get your reward right. And even so I’m sure I’ll make some mistakes but I will make sure you are happy at the end of the day. :)

Wow! That took a long time to make. If you see any errors in this chart (which there probably are some) then please let me know. But hopefully this answers many questions out there.

That’s it for today! Thanks again for all your help in making this so successful!

See you soon,

Jason

Goto my Kickstarter campaign here.

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Sketches of Volume 1 UNLOCKED!

by Jason Brubaker on August 9, 2012 at 7:43 am
Posted In: Blog

Good Morning!

I started working on the sketches for the other postcards this morning and I’ll post them all when I get something I like.

Also, I am still waiting on a few bits of information before I can announce some new things that I’m excited about. :) But just so you know, I can’t get a full refund on the upcoming convention so it looks like I’ll be going after all. None the less, I don’t want to pass up this opportunity to sell as many first printings here on Kickstarter while there is demand so I have resolved to only bring a handful of books to the con and a bunch of fliers and prints and other stuff. This allows me the ability to throw a bunch of first printings at this campaign like so many people have requested. The only thing I am hesitant about now is how many more names I can fit into the book. So to solve that problem, I am offering some first printing box sets with Phobos (and no name in the book) for $125. Remember that you can add a shirt or two to your limited reward if you want by adding $20 a shirt (or $25 for 3x and larger).

If you are looking to upgrade to a first printing then now is your chance! I still have more but depending on how things go they might be put into different tier levels.

PDF of Sketches of Volume 1 for all backers!

The big news of yesterday is that we broke through the 7th stretch goal which unlocks the downloadable sketch version of all the pages of Volume 1! Once the campaign closes I’ll give you a link in one of the BACKER ONLY updates.

It’s exciting to see that we are breaking through a new stretch goal almost every day now. I’m wracking my brain to figure out some new rewards to offer but it’s getting harder now. I don’t want to offer too many things that will take me a long time to make (like original paintings) but I am considering it.

On another note, I lowered the $1000 tier to $900 and changed the original art ink drawing of your choice to be 8×11 now. I also upgraded the size of the original painting in the $2000 tier to 8×11.

Well, here is the new chart with our progress. We are currently at $66,258. Only a few more thousand until I start giving away animation pages! :) I have a few more rewards I plan to squeeze in between some of these existing ones as soon as the details are worked out too.

We will need to do some major work to get that 100k goal but I think it’s definitely obtainable. If everyone can convince a friend, in person, to check out this Kickstarter and make a pledge then we will hit it for sure! There is no better marketing than one on one friend recommendations.

You have all been amazing so far and I thank you again! High five’s all around!

See you soon,

Jason

 

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New reWARDS Announced! A Making of reMIND Book!?

by Jason Brubaker on August 8, 2012 at 9:37 am
Posted In: Blog

Gooooood morning everyone! Lot’s of great stuff to announce this morning!

First of all, we’ve unlocked all the postcards! Now I just need to finish them all. haha Here is a scan of the inks for the Victuals postcard that I just finished this morning. (The next person to back reMIND after this is announced with a pledge of $100 or more will get this original ink drawing of Victuals!)

And here is the final colored version. The only thing I’m not sure about is the reMIND logo placement.

Plushies?

I have been getting several requests for Plushies to be offered outside of the higher tiers and I am working on figuring out how many I can get made for this campaign. Right now I only have 11 left which is why it’s only in the higher pledge options. But if you are in desperate need of a Victuals Plushie then fear not! It will only be a matter of time before I announce something sweet!

Mystery Goal Announced!

Since we have almost blown through all the stretch goals, everyone is asking what’s next! And what is the Mystery Goal? Well, here is a hint for the Mystery Goal!

Last week when I was thinking about special things to add to everyone’s reward if we hit crazy goals I happened across my drawer full of animation cells from the reMIND animation. I never really knew what to do with all these thousands of pieces of paper but now I do! :) When we hit 70k, I will give a cell from the reMIND animation to everyone who pledges at the $40 Tier or higher! Some are amazing and some are okay. You will just have to wait and see what you get but this way everyone will get something very unique from the reMIND vault. I’m not sure how I will pack these but I might have to trim some of the larger pieces down to fit into the shipping box but I won’t cut any of the artwork.

New Stretch Goals!

I have heard some great suggestions and I believe it’s time to announce some new goals all the way up to a big fat reward when we hit 100k! :) Secretly, 100k has been my dream goal because it would allow me to do some big things that I have only dreamed of. Well, all of this is something I only dreamed of a few months ago but you are making it all possible now.

Okay, enough talking, here is a new chart with the new goals and rewards!

$65,000 – Digital PDF of Sketched pages of reMIND Volume 1

$70,000 – Everyone ($40 tier and up) gets an animation cell from the reMIND animation!

$75,000 – reMIND wristbands for everyone!

$80,000 – Digital Print Quality reMIND Poster for Everyone!

$90,000 – Digital “Making of” reMIND Book for Everyone!

$100,000 – ULTIMATE GOAL – Hardcover “Making of reMIND” Book for $75 Tier and up

(all these rewards are FREE with a minimum pledge of a book for $25 except where otherwise stated)

Also here is an example of some wristbands that I made before. They might be the same color… or not. :)

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I had more cool news but it will probably have to wait until tomorrow morning! But if you don’t want to miss it then follow my Twitter at @Jason_Brubaker

That’s all for now! See you tomorrow,

Jason

(Oh yeah and I’m adding some more $600 tiers now.)

Goto my Kickstarter page here!

 

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Lizard Man & Cyrene Postcards for Everyone!

by Jason Brubaker on August 7, 2012 at 7:36 am
Posted In: Blog

You guys have been really busy spreading the word about reMIND. So busy in fact that we have blown through 2 more stretch goals unlocking the Lizard Man Postcard and the Cyrene Postcard. The Sonja Postcard is only about $500 away so I expect it to be hit today for sure. Everyone who backed this project to get a book will be getting all these extras thrown in. (Or should I say, lovingly placed into their package.)

Here’s an updated progress chart. We are currently at $61,355!

Yesterday I announced the higher tier Collector Packs and all 5 of the limited $600 option got swiped up by the end of the day. So I decided to reduce the amount of $1000 pledges so I could add those 1st printings of Volume 1 to make more $600 options available. So there should be 2 more slots left for the $600 reward if anyone is interested.

So here’s the deal, I have been holding onto boxes of Volume 1 to sell at my final convention this year because I bought the table long before I started running out of books. So to protect myself, I set aside about 60 copies of Volume 1 for that show. But conventions are hard work and I can only get so much exposure at a small show. So now that all these first printings of Volume 1 are being plucked up as soon as I put them online, I’m starting to wonder if I should cancel my last convention this year and instead just put all those books into this Kickstarter. The longer I manage this campaign, the more I like that idea. Plus, I’m kinda burned out on Cons this year because it’s hard to be excited exhibiting when I don’t quite have my new book finished.

Anyway, I’ll let you know what I decided within the next week and if I can get a refund on my table.

Original Art Stuff

Many of you have had some questions about what my original art for reMIND looks like and the sizes. The best answer I can give you is that it is all completely random sizes because I never created any of this for the purpose of selling it. For the most part, they are all drawn in pencil but very clean pencil. They are all panels from the books, not just sketches. No color. Here are some photos of me holding up several pieces of the small art.

Original Art 1

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So far none of the Original art 2 has been selected but I honestly think it is some of my favorite stuff because I selected it based on the detail level of the art as well as the size or panel count. Here are some good examples of Original Art 2:

I would give you some pictures of the full page art but I need to go to work. :(

Thanks again for all your support and the many different ways you are showing it. Because if the success of this campaign, I am starting to see that I really might be able to take the next step into a full-time career of self-publishing my own graphic novels. :)

Thanks for giving me this hope! Talk soon,

Jason

Goto my Kickstarter campaign here!

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