Greetings, Fellow Children of the Fence!

Come on, you’re just in time… we have an exciting new update for you all!

We’re rounding the corner on final touches for your highly anticipated orders, so please be sure to double check your addresses for any needed changes in your BackerKit profile as we’re currently preparing for Wave One of fulfillment! 

As a reminder, the first wave will include the first six thrilling issues of THE AMORY WARS: GOOD APOLLO, I’M BURNING STAR IV, VOL. II: NO WORLD FOR TOMORROW, the 20th Anniversary print, and the exclusive metal poster.

In the meantime, we'd like to share the final design of the Amory Wars coin that will be included in Wave Two of fulfillment:

So hold on, stay strong just a little longer! Your commemorative collectibles are on the way very soon, but if you have any questions or need assistance with your order in the meantime, drop us a line at [email protected] for the fastest response. 

Bye goodbye, my dear (until next time!)...

Your friends at BOOM! Studios

75% of the way there in just over a day, THANK YOU!

Before we dive into a little bit of history, we will be sharing some better looks at pages from the graphic novel in some of our updates. First up is a closer look at a preview page from Charlatan by Leeanne M. Krecic, the creator of the mega-hit Let's Play!
 
Krecic's short story is described as:

 

Now one of the best parts of putting this project together was getting to learn as much as possible about the actors from the original recordings. While some of this is highlighted in the campaign, we thought it would be fun to share more details in some updates as we go.

The first actor I'd love to highlight is Donald Gallagher, pictured below in Thru Different Eyes. Though he has had an impressive career, there are 2 highlights which were particularly incredible. First, he appears in the 1903 film The Great Train Robbery, which if you are unfamiliar with is a seminal film that is studied to this day in film schools around the world and is famous for being the first known use of a pan in film.

The other is that he was Bing Crosby's dialogue director at Paramount Pictures. So while he's not credited on classics like White Christmas, he most certainly was working with Crosby on those films. Credits just were not at thorough back then as they are today. 

Gallagher (sometimes also spelled as Gallaher) was born in Quincy, IL, in 1895. He made his stage debut in Chicago at the Grand Opera House at the ripe old age of 4. Charles Frohman, a leading Broadway producer, attended one of his performances and signed the boy to a contract which made him the highest-paid juvenile actor in New York. Gallagher appeared in numerous New York theatrical productions, including A Royal Family and Alias Jimmy Valentine (1910), the hit play based on a short story by O. Henry (no relation to the candy bar).

Later in life he played opposite such actresses as Helen Hayes, Ethel Barrymore and Theda Bara on stage and played romantic leads in a variety of films for Thanhouser (circa 1914) and Metro Pictures' Eye for Eye (1918), directed by Alla Nazimova. Later he produced Broadway plays including the hit The Gorilla (1925) and in Hollywood directed early talkies for Fox Films starring such actors as Mae Clarke and Rex Bell. His film Temple Tower (1930) is among the 250 films specially preserved from nitrate destruction at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Hey there resistance fighters,

We've been struggling with a challenge on with the Terminator Collections that no one saw coming.  When we set up the program, our printing factory quoted the ability to produce the metal-jacketed volumes we solicited.  These were cardboard hardcovers with a printed metal cover applied over top.  What we've been dealing with over the past few weeks is a situation where they no longer can provide that service.  The printer isn't able to print and adhere the real metal finishes to the books.  That put us in a very challenging situation.

But like the resistance, we fought and scraped and got creative to find a way to improve on the situation with what we think is a pretty awesome solution.  The metal jacketed books will now feature a faux metal finish that will be shiny like metal with a special process and materials to make it reflective.  But the previously cardboard slipcase for the metal editions will now be METAL!  In some ways - this solution makes for a better display option for your collections.  Like the old steel-book DVDs - the slipcase will have the heft and reflectiveness of real metal to display on your bookshelf.  The factory is working on slipcase prototypes so we can show everyone what these new enhanced slipcases will look like.  

We know this may be a concern for some fans - and if you feel the upgraded metal slipcase is not the resolution you want to proceed with - we encourage you to contact us at [email protected] to discuss your options.  But we do believe that the slipcases are going to be very cool and we hope you are as excited as we are about the new opportunity.   

Watch for additional updates coming as we get new details on the products.  Once it is finalized we will be able to update the shipping ETA for the collections.