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Hardback Book Stretch Goal Unlocked!

Posted on August 3, 2021 by BandOfOne
WOW! Thank You SO, SO much everyone. 

I am so VERY excited to be able to offer Kickstarter backers this upgrade. I always hoped that I might be able to produce a hardback edition of Jack Astro, and the overwhelming support so far has more than justified the additional cost. 

Once again, I never honestly expected to be in this position.  For the next stretch goal I would like to offer a custom Jack Astro bookmark with each book.

I’m planning on doing something a little special and handmade with these bookmarks. If you saw my IG posts about stamp-making you will get some idea of what I have in mind here. More info to come if we get anywhere close to the goal. 

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Follow the Kickstarter HERE

Jack Astro Kickstarter is 149% funded!

Posted on July 26, 2021 by BandOfOne

Hello friends,

Jack Astro Kickstarter is 149% funded!

I did NOT expect to be saying that at dinnertime on launch day. I am so unbelievably thankful. 

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported this Kickstarter so far. And thanks to all of you who have posted, reposted, liked, shared and what have you. 

I was deliberately quite conservative in my targets, having planned on putting a good deal of my own money into printing costs. However, I still thought this month might be a long slow slog to reach the £500 goal. 

Let’s keep the momentum going. I have a few stretch goals in mind. 

I am extremely excited to be in a position to even consider this, I would like the first stretch goal to – upgrade every physical book ordered to be a hardcover instead of a softcover. 

I think this upgrade will really show off the book in it’s best possible light. I’ve done all my costs and estimates on this one already and if we make it to £1500 I’ll make it happen.

Thank you again 

Doug

Jack Astro Kickstarter

Posted on June 30, 2021 by BandOfOne
The Kickstarter to help me publish a Jack Astro book launches tomorrow!

Jack Astro Kickstarter

Having a physical book was always the end goal of this project but it took FAR longer than I expected to get here. During the making of this book I’ve moved house at least once, if not twice. Got married, had a baby. There have been distractions 😀 

It is fairly nerve wracking launching a kickstarter and I apologise up-front about how much I will be talking about this for the next 30 days.  If you want to support the project please help spread the word to friends who might be interested. And if you are going to back it with cold hard cash then can I say big, massive THANK YOU! This project means a lot to me and I’d love to see it flourish.

I’m offering a limited number of early bird discounts to encourage early backers. Backing on the first day massively helps the campaign and feeds the almighty algorithms.

Here’s a sneak peek of the early bird reward tiers you’ll want to look for. The one above will be £20 and is essentially just the book but with a 5 postcard art card collection included for free.

And the other early bird offer is an upgrade to the colour sketchcard for the price of a black and white sketch. £35 instead of £50.

Thanks for taking a look and for your ongoing support. Passing on the word to friends who might be interested is super helpful to independent artists. Your support helps me spend more time doing the work I believe in! 

All the best,

Doug