The Rage of Dragons - Illustrated Deluxe Edition

Some more good news!
8 days ago – Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 07:16:49 AM

Hi everyone!

Back in September, we posted an update about an issue that was holding up production. We're very excited to be able to share that we've gotten that problem sorted out, and we'll be able to get things rolling again!

As we mentioned previously, this has still been a pretty significant delay, so it's still very likely that the book won't be delivered till after the expected fulfillment date of June, 2025. Still, we're getting to work asap and seeing what we can do to catch up! As we work on that, we'll keep y'all updated!

Some good news regarding cloth binding!
21 days ago – Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 10:34:44 AM

Hi Everyone!

We have a bit of good news for everyone today! A few months ago we posted an update here and on several other campaigns that cloth printing was not viable. This was based on proof copies we received for our Deluxe Edition of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by H.G. Wells. As a reminder, here's what those looked like:

Now, in the immediate aftermath of that, we made the call to move everything to paper rather than risk every cloth-covered book turning out like those. And admittedly, we may have been a little overzealous in that decision. 😅

In the months since, as we worked on other parts of each project, our fantastic print coordinator, Dyrk, worked tirelessly to source and test some new potential cloth materials for our covers. And did he come through or what? We wound up testing seven or eight alternatives to what was used on those WAR OF THE WORLDS proofs and found one that we thought performed well for both color and black & white printing. Take a look at our sample below:

It is important to note, that this is not related to the issue we mentioned back at the end of September, however, once that issue gets resolved, we'll be able to move ahead with the cloth printing as promised! :)

Thank you all for your patience, and so glad we can get the cloth-bound books to you as promised!

A Quick Introduction...
about 1 month ago – Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 07:16:59 AM

Hi Everyone!

While we're waiting on the things in our last update to work themselves out, we wanted to take a moment to do a quick intro. While interacting with us here on Kickstarter or via our support email, the majority of the time, you'll be chatting with two people!

Hi! I'm Eira (pronounced like Ira)

I am in charge of coordinating the campaigns and fulfillment for nearly everything Wraithmarked does. I came to Wraithmarked close to 2 years ago after spending more than a decade as your friendly neighborhood IT gal. Most days, I can scarcely believe it's real. But here I am, with all you fine people, eagerly waiting to get my hands on this and every book we make. :)

A couple of quick things about me. I'm a sci-fi/horror author, a published tabletop RPG developer, and sometime musician. When I'm not being a total dork, I collect bumps and bruises by skating with a local roller derby team under the name 'Tryst Issues'. 

Hey there! I'm Heather, and I'm Eira's underling at Wraithmarked!

In addition to helping out my benevolent overlor- Eira, I'm also head of the Wildcrown brand! You'll likely talk to me if you send us a support message here on Kickstarter or via email. 

Within Wraithmarked and Wildcrown, I'm a bit of a nerd. Outside of Wraithmarked and Wildcrown... also a nerd. I have my own illustration business which allows me to travel to different conventions and meet some truly fantastic con-goers and fellow artists alike! I build Zoids model kits, play too many video games, collect trinkets, and dote on my cats, Soren, Taro, and Edgar.

Okay, back to Wraithmarked...

We bring all this up to let you all know that when you interact with us, you're talking to real people who have been involved with the creative process from start to finish. It's super important that your experience with us is a good one. While we can't promise completely smooth sailing— manufacturing and distribution are tricky businesses— we will do our best to keep y'all informed as the process progresses.

That's all for today! Just wanted to stop by, give y'all a peek behind the curtain, and say hello! Thanks again for supporting what we do here at Wraithmarked!

Cheers, Eira & Heather

Heads up about a potential delivery delay, are far ahead of time as we could let you guys know!
about 2 months ago – Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 10:29:44 AM

Hey yall, Bryce here!

For those of you who have been backing Wraithmarked projects for a while, we hope that you have a sense by now that we build a solid amount of leeway into our delivery schedule to account for potential delays. While we tell you guys we expect delivery to be 14 months after the campaign ends, we usually managed to make that happen in 8 to 12, with a very few projects coming down to the wire.

Unfortunately... I'm here to let you guys know that THE RAGE OF DRAGONS may (it's still up in the air) be among the first project Wraithmarked has that delivers outside that estimated range.

I apologize that I can't go into significant detail because of the sensitive nature of partnerships in the publishing/artist space, but in short we are having some difficulty communicating with a member of the production pipeline on this project (who is not Evan), which is causing some... measurable delays in the process. Without this member communicating to us in a timely manner, we can't get the assets required to wrap design of this book even in the timeline we alot for, which has a good chance or resulting in a delay in delivery of the project.

To reiterate, this partner we're having some difficulty with is not Evan. Evan is great, and always quick to reply!

Obviously we're telling you guys months ahead of schedule while we still have some wiggle room, so this could all end up being no problem at all. However, given how long print queuing and shipping can take, even this far out a delay like this can start shoving the process back, so we wanted to let you know ASAP, rather than wait and see.

With luck, this won't be any problem at all. If it is, though, we just wanted to tell you as soon as we knew ourselves.

My apologies in advance, and thank you everyone for your patience and continued support.

Bryce O'Connor
CEO

A quick look at some more interior art!
2 months ago – Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 05:43:38 AM

Hi Everyone!

We have a quick but exciting update for everyone today! A look at some of the other interior art pieces by the talented Paris Alleyne! Take a look!