Dreadstar Returns - Jim Starlin kickstarter - Results15308
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| I originally heard about this kickstarter project from a post on these forums. It was for a new Dreadstar graphic novel by Jim Starlin. I was and am a big Jim Starlin fan as well as a fan of Dreadstar. Still have the entire comic run. So I was happy to contribute to this and looked forward to seeing more Dreadstar from one of my favorite comic creators. I'll post photos of the graphic novel and other items I received, but wanted to give some commentary on the good and bad of the experience. The Good: The graphic novel arrived yesterday and I quickly thumbed through it. The quality of the art and of the book itself looks good. Anything else I bought and received were a bonus and I am happy to have them. I look forward to reading it and will report on it after I have done so. The Bad: The project funding was back in April/May 2020, so it has been well over a year since the initial contributing to the project. I honestly don't recall ever contributing to any other projects, so I don't have a good frame of reference, but over a year seems a long time. Especially since the initial descriptions gave an estimated delivery date of October 2020. I mostly forgot about this, and would only remember when they sent out an e-mail update on the progress. It was nice to get these at first, but they began to sound less like explanations and more like excuses. They always were giving a reason why the project was behind. (Now I do want to acknowledge that this was being done in the middle of a pendemic, so I will give them some portion of a pass.) One of the updates was in response to fans seeing Jim Starlin selling the graphic novel at a convention (sometime in June?) while none of the backers had received their copies yet. Hey, he's the creator, so I didn't have a problem with it. But an update two weeks later was in response to backers seeing the graphic novel available on Amazon. WTF? The update blamed it on a new employee that saw the Amazon order and filled it first. Not really buying that one. I am curious the experience of others who have backed more projects. But now on to the pictures! |
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 My Dreadstar T-shirt. I'll be wearing it a comic convention near you!  Sketch cover that I hope has art on it the next time you see it.  Dreadstar Returns!  Inside the front cover. |
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 Cool bookmark.  Not much of a card collector.  Signed print.  More prints. |
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  More prints.  Nice sticker on the outside of the delivery box. Plan to remove it without destroying it, or cut the end of the box off. |
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Briten private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Neat. How much of a contribution did you make? The only stuff I have backed never hit complete funding so I have no experience to share. | ||
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| Bloodbourne the board game almost 2 years due to china (where it was produced) being shut down and then waiting for them to gear up again. Mars attacks uprising 9 months (original March 2021 which was a new fulfillment date) again due to the pandemic. but great game and faith that this new card set and perks will be just as great as the occupation one was | ||
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| @Briten It's been over a year, but from memory I paid $50. That was for the graphic novel, T-shirt and blank cover. The other stuff was extras they gave based upon hitting funding goals. | ||
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donho private msg quote post Address this user | |
| and sucks i missed Dreadstar for some reason. bummer | ||
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 I'm waiting.... (tapping fingers).Splotches is gettin old! |
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| All my Dreadstar prints were damaged. I'm done with Kickstarters as I get aggravated with shipping every single damn time. (Yes I can and do get replacements, but I'm kinda tired of it being part 2 of every kickstarter I back..... the return part) |
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 Have I told you about the time I dropped off 3,000 comics at SDCC?
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| Missed it. Nice haul. Congrats | ||
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| Jim Starlin was at TerrifiCon (Uncasville CT) this weekend and he was selling the book at his table - I purchased a copy. | ||
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