WE'RE HALFWAY THERE!
Yesterday, we passed the halfway mark of our four week campaign. To start, JM, the artists and I want to personally thank each and every one of you who have come along for our journey the second time around. We've had quite a few new names in our backer pool, which was a very nice surprise. We also wanted to personally invite those of you who supported us the first time around to jump on board again.
As you know, we've got five all-new issues available now, all written by the Man himself. If you love comics, you almost certainly love something JM DeMatteis has written: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN'S LAST HUNT, JUSTICE LEAGUE, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK, SUPERMAN, BATMAN, BATMAN: ROBIN LIVES (out now!), BEN REILLY, MOONSHADOW, BLOOD: A TALE, BROOKLYN DREAMS, CAPTAIN AMERICA, DEFENDERS, MAN-THING, DR. FATE, HERO SQUARED, ABADAZAD, and SO many more.
Just ask James Gunn who is currently adapting JM's creation CREATURE COMMANDOS into an animated television series!
The Creature Commando characters seen above are some of JM's earliest original creations,the DeMultiverse characters are his latest!
By any measure, JM is a first-ballot Hall of Famer in the comics industry and if you want to see someone of his talent continue to create original, creator-owned material, this is your chance. It doesn't matter what your taste in comics is, JM's got an all-new original title for you.
Like to read fantasy? Try LAYLA IN THE LANDS OF AFTER.
Sci-fi or mystery is more your jam? GODSEND's the way to go.
Prefer Westerns, horror or both? We've got WISDOM.
Only read traditional superhero stuff? Well, I'm here to tell you ANYMAN is likely the best superhero book you'll read this year or in the past several. Both issues are full of haymaker plot points and surprising twists. There's a reason ANYMAN won our reader poll for favorite DeMultiverse title after the first campaign!
Fun fact: The original idea for ANYMAN was a Supermanidea that JM never got to do.
Lucky for us, as it works even better as an original tale!
Hey, this SUPERMAN story by JM is also drawn by DeMultiverse cover artist(and 2024 Eisner-nominated artist) Liam Sharp!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK THE BANK
For as little as $9, you can support the careers of JM and all the artists, including Shawn McManus, Tom Mandrake, David Baldeon, Scott Koblish, Vassilis Gogtzilas, and cover artists Liam Sharp, Marguerite Savauge, Patch Zircher, and Darick Robertson. Not to mention all the colorists, letterers, and designers it takes to create and publish five all-new comic books AND a collected trade paperback.
Any size pledge will also gain you access to our Add-ons page where you can purchase ANY book we've ever published, including our bonus book, THE EDWARD GLOOM MYSTERIES and all our issue #1s, including the variant covers by JH Williams III, Kevin Maguire, Kent Williams, and Dustin Nguyen. It'll be like shopping at a comic book-themed Amazon!
While I have your attention, I also want to shine a light on the five Zoom calls rewards we have available. Each one includes a copy of the new TPB and a 40 minute one-on-one chat with the man himself. These Zoom calls are like being at a convention talking to a creator except they're about ten times as long and no one interrupts you! And since JM hasn't done a convention for nearly five years, this is a pretty rare opportunity to pick his brain about anything you'd like. My suggestion: Ask him about his original plans for his Captain America run that got nixed and led to him quitting (and later inspired his IDW title THE LIFE & TIMES OF SAVIOR 28).
Also, in case you missed it from our social media accounts, we've been covered nicely on
CBR.com and
ScreenRant.com. Click the links to read, if you're so inclined.
Also wanted to mention, I've lowered the international shipping prices to more closely reflect the Pirate Ship prices.Canada & the UK are now $20 and the Rest of the World is $24.
If there's anything you'd like to ask or any feedback you'd like to give, please leave a comment on the campaign or email me directly at SpellboundComicsLLC@gmail.com. I respond to all comments and emails as promptly as possible. As I've said many times before,
it takes a village to make a DeMultiverse, and without all of you, it wouldn't exist. That's it for today, our beloved Spellbound audience. Until next time...
Sincerely,
David
Spellbinder-in-Chief
As I said when I first read them,Layla is not my type of story, but I did enjoy it. In large part because of the grandfather.
ReplyDeleteSo if you need an endorsement for the grandfather, just let me know. I mean the grandfather specifically.
Given this is a round of #2s, and the different genres at play, it will be interesting to see if one book pulls ahead of the rest. Though my guess is that all five will remain the most popular pledge.
Jack
I want to see them all continue, Jack. I've got so many plans!
DeleteThat said, the future of the DeMultiverse depends on the success of this campaign. Our basic funding goal is just to guarantee that the second issues will get into the hands of our backers; but in order for us to continue, and for our publisher to recoup his investment, we have to far exceed that initial goal. Which we did the first time. Fingers crossed for round two!
Well, if I remember correctly, from that survey you had us fill out, most people said they wanted all the books to continue. Including myself.
DeleteWhich I especially like since my two favorite books, Godsend and Wisdom were not at the top favorites on the list. I don't remember where, but I remember not the top.
Still, it does seem possible that some, even if not he majority, would opt to get just 1, or just two, or just three, or just four.
Any way, the larger, and more important point is, if you see LAyla's grandfather, you tell him I said he is alright in my book.
Jack
He sends his regards back to you, Jack. As for the future: It may take different forms. Time will tell!
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