Is there anything compelling about the set that makes them worth $250?
Actually if you sold them you could easily get more than your $250 back...but why would you want to sell those beauties if you don't already have them.
this is awesome. we should all realize here how awesome this was to have a shot at some of this memorabilia and items. I'm beyond thrilled for everyone and especially TT
I am astonished. I could not have imagined a better outcome to this campaign, and I thank all of you sincerely for this extraordinary show of support. Right before we launched, I said to a friend — okay fine, I said to Eddie Vedder —"I feel like I'm about to take a stage dive, and I don't know if the audience is there to catch me or not."
Well, you were.
Many, many thanks to the Make That Thing team -- Holly Rowland, Sara McHenry, David Malki, Eliza Rose and last but decidedly not least, my patient and meticulous production artist Christopher Kallini. I literally could not have done this without them.
Thanks also to everyone who donated rewards to help get the campaign off the ground: all the guys in Pearl Jam, of course (with special gratitude to Ed, who really went above and beyond on this thing), Bill Griffith, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, Daniel Handler, and Andy Fischer. And special thanks to Jacques Lamarre at the Twain House for agreeing to host the book launch event.
And to Michael Moore, who came in at the six-hour mark with a matching-dollar donation to push the campaign over $300K—can't express what an amazing surprise that was.
And the fine people at Kickstarter, who were kind enough to feature my campaign on their front page for a couple of weeks.
A special shoutout to John Scalzi, Gil Roth, Dave Gilson, John Fugelsang, Matt Ramos, Judd Apatow, Kelly Carlin, Greg Pak, Matt Bors, Seth Green, Peter Sagal, Duncan Black, Steve Silberman, Umair Haque, Richard Kadrey, Michele Catalano, Heidi MacDonald, John Dankosky, Gerard Way, Markos Moulitsas, Nicole Sandler, and everyone else who went out of their way to help me boost signal and get the word out over the course of the campaign. And apologies to everyone I'm forgetting, it's been a long, mostly sleep-deprived month!
Most of all, thanks to all of you who pledged to this Kickstarter and not only helped me realize the dream of publishing these books, but pushed it so far beyond that initial goal that this campaign became a life-changing moment, not to mention a huge statement about the popularity of alt-weekly cartooning in an era of apparent decline and editorial indifference. The enthusiasm of your response means the world.
More soon …
Dan
PS: A quick logistical note — some of you have expressed concern that we don't have your addresses. Here's how it works on KS: when the books are in stock and ready to ship, we'll send out a questionnaire to collect that information. It's an odd system, but it's how it's set up, and it makes a certain amount of sense — it ensures that we'll have the most up-to-date information possible.
There are a few things to take care of between now and then, and I'll be keeping you informed of all progress. But for now, I need to take a day or two and relax. Well, actually I need to take a day or two and write my next cartoon, which is not at all the same as relaxing. But with the frantic energy of the KS behind me, perhaps I can sleep in past six in the morning for the first time in a month.
Just to clarify my answer in the FAQ, you will have an option to order extra copies later in the process, when we send out the questionnaire collecting your address info and so on. That said, if you think you might be ordering extra copies of the book, why don't you throw in a comment so we have a sense of how many of you are interested in doing that.
Also, THANK YOU EVERYONE. I still can't believe this book I've been working on for more than a year is actually going to be a reality.
If you missed the big Kickstarter, you can still pre-order the book here. https://25-years-of-tomorrow.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders . The number of pre-orders we get in the next few weeks will be a big factor in determining how many extra books over the Kickstarter totals we order from the printer, so definitely don’t assume it will always be available down the road—if you’re interested, you should get your order in now.
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I guess if I took the picks and the signed album to a good framer the finished product can be fantastic
Posted by Tom Tomorrow
I am astonished. I could not have imagined a better outcome to this campaign, and I thank all of you sincerely for this extraordinary show of support. Right before we launched, I said to a friend — okay fine, I said to Eddie Vedder —"I feel like I'm about to take a stage dive, and I don't know if the audience is there to catch me or not."
Well, you were.
Many, many thanks to the Make That Thing team -- Holly Rowland, Sara McHenry, David Malki, Eliza Rose and last but decidedly not least, my patient and meticulous production artist Christopher Kallini. I literally could not have done this without them.
Thanks also to everyone who donated rewards to help get the campaign off the ground: all the guys in Pearl Jam, of course (with special gratitude to Ed, who really went above and beyond on this thing), Bill Griffith, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, Daniel Handler, and Andy Fischer. And special thanks to Jacques Lamarre at the Twain House for agreeing to host the book launch event.
And to Michael Moore, who came in at the six-hour mark with a matching-dollar donation to push the campaign over $300K—can't express what an amazing surprise that was.
And the fine people at Kickstarter, who were kind enough to feature my campaign on their front page for a couple of weeks.
A special shoutout to John Scalzi, Gil Roth, Dave Gilson, John Fugelsang, Matt Ramos, Judd Apatow, Kelly Carlin, Greg Pak, Matt Bors, Seth Green, Peter Sagal, Duncan Black, Steve Silberman, Umair Haque, Richard Kadrey, Michele Catalano, Heidi MacDonald, John Dankosky, Gerard Way, Markos Moulitsas, Nicole Sandler, and everyone else who went out of their way to help me boost signal and get the word out over the course of the campaign. And apologies to everyone I'm forgetting, it's been a long, mostly sleep-deprived month!
Most of all, thanks to all of you who pledged to this Kickstarter and not only helped me realize the dream of publishing these books, but pushed it so far beyond that initial goal that this campaign became a life-changing moment, not to mention a huge statement about the popularity of alt-weekly cartooning in an era of apparent decline and editorial indifference. The enthusiasm of your response means the world.
More soon …
Dan
PS: A quick logistical note — some of you have expressed concern that we don't have your addresses. Here's how it works on KS: when the books are in stock and ready to ship, we'll send out a questionnaire to collect that information. It's an odd system, but it's how it's set up, and it makes a certain amount of sense — it ensures that we'll have the most up-to-date information possible.
There are a few things to take care of between now and then, and I'll be keeping you informed of all progress. But for now, I need to take a day or two and relax. Well, actually I need to take a day or two and write my next cartoon, which is not at all the same as relaxing. But with the frantic energy of the KS behind me, perhaps I can sleep in past six in the morning for the first time in a month.
Posted by Tom Tomorrow
Just to clarify my answer in the FAQ, you will have an option to order extra copies later in the process, when we send out the questionnaire collecting your address info and so on. That said, if you think you might be ordering extra copies of the book, why don't you throw in a comment so we have a sense of how many of you are interested in doing that.
Also, THANK YOU EVERYONE. I still can't believe this book I've been working on for more than a year is actually going to be a reality.
If you missed the big Kickstarter, you can still pre-order the book here. https://25-years-of-tomorrow.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders . The number of pre-orders we get in the next few weeks will be a big factor in determining how many extra books over the Kickstarter totals we order from the printer, so definitely don’t assume it will always be available down the road—if you’re interested, you should get your order in now.