Hi everyone!

I'm so happy to share that we're ready to send backer surveys. The smoke test—a small number of surveys to make sure everything is working properly—will go out today. The rest will go out on Monday. We're also emailing links shortly to invite you to Discord!

Our Discord server is ready for you. That's where we share new pages, discuss the project, and manage ongoing fulfillment of your rewards. While it's not necessary to join Discord, it's certainly recommended.

Discord can be used in your browser, as a mobile app, or a desktop app. All versions can be acquired from www.discord.com.

Once you have the app installed, you’ll want to create a Discord account.

Save your login and password so that you can get into Discord whenever you need.

Discord has two primary types of communication: private messages and private group chats, and Servers, which are more like real-time forums for communities. The link in your survey (we'll also send an email) will give you an invitation to the Discord Server for American Geniuses. If you click the link after you’ve logged into your Discord account, it will let you into the Discord server.

We have a number of new pages to share with you. Natalie has storyboarded through most of the first major set of events and is currently inking and coloring. I'm being a perfectionist and tweaking the dialogue about twenty times (and will probably do so again based on your input), but you can absolutely read more of the story now. We're already getting those pages into the Backer channels on the Discord.

If you pledged for a signed page or panel, please keep your eyes open for a panel or page that speaks to you. We'll make a unique, signed print of the final version of the art that you choose, but you'll definitely want to coordinate that with me (hopefully on Discord, but you can use BackerKit if you prefer).

If you're in a Researcher tier, let's check in once you're on Discord. You can share specific interests, or just wait and see what pops up and activates your "someone is wrong on the Internet" spidey-sense.

While this is a pretty straightforward campaign to fulfill, we still need to make sure that the first issue is perfect. This is where your input and ideas will come in. The best way to track our progress is (you guessed it) on the Discord server.