Kickstarter update
They’re here — the brand-new Evil Inc After Dark books have officially arrived, and they look absolutely fantastic. Crisp printing, dazzling spot gloss, gorgeous color, beautiful paper… everything came together better than I could have hoped. There’s nothing quite like opening a box of fresh EiAD books and seeing months of spicy, silly, and gloriously unhinged work bound into something real.
A huge thank-you to everyone who supported this run — your encouragement (and your impeccable taste in filth) made this possible.
So what’s next?
- Fulfillment begins shortly. I’ll be prepping shipments and organizing inventory so these beauties can start making their way into your hands.
- Backers will receive their remaining download codes through BackerKit, including the digital versions and add-on eComics.
- And once the dust settles, I’ll be diving into planning the next EiAD release — because this universe keeps growing, and I’ve already got ideas simmering.
Holding a finished book is always a little surreal — a reminder of why I love making these stories, and why your support means the world. I can’t wait for you to crack these open and enjoy them.
Transcript
Captain Heroic: Do I hafta do this??
Yazmine: Since taking over as Justice Ltd’s Director of Public Engagement, I'm showing the world what you heroes have to offer.
Captain Heroic: Tell me about it. I saw yesterday’s video of Phenomenal Lass stopping for breakfast during patrol.
Yazmine: That post went viral!
Captain Heroic: Do you really think #MorningMouthful was popular because of your marketing?!
Phenomenal Lass (in a crash cut scene. She’s standing in front of a street vendor, eating a sausage sandwich): Oopsie! Too much mayo!
Captain Heroic: I would hope today’s video will have a little more dignity than that.
Yazmine (begins recording Cap on her phone’s video camera): Fine.
Yazmine: Let’s focus on #HeroesEatLocal. Tell me again about your favorite waitress who works here. The one that reminds you of your mother.
Hailey (leans into the shot and throws her arms around Cap): Welcome back to Ralph’s Diner, Cap! We missed you! Are you having your “usual?”
Captain Heroic (to Yazmine): What… are you doing?
Yazmine: Trying to find a dignified hashtag for “Mommy Issues.”
Steve Troop, webcomics veteran and professional puppeteer, is proud to announce a new weekly feature scheduled to appear every Friday on Kevin Smith’s new Web site,
Quick Stop Entertainment.
Smith, best known for hits such as “Chasing Amy,” “Dogma,” and “Clerks”, launched the site Monday. It features an impressive line-up which includes Terry Gilliam (“Monty Python’s Flying Circus”), Paul Dini (“Tiny Toons”) and Blank Label Comics founding member Steve Troop.
Troop’s Melonpool puppets will have a new 3-5 minute “quickcast” available every Friday at the new site — an updated version of the “Movie Poop Shoot” site made famous in Smith’s “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” The new site will feature interviews, entertainment gossip, and other original content.
The first installment is available this Friday, June 23. For a sneak peek, point your browser to
this sample video.
Chad Diez of Today The Comic ( http://www.todaythecomic.com ) edited the first installment. A new Melonpool theme song was created for the podcast by Erik Przytulski of Pretzyl Music ( http://www.pretzyl.com). In addition to Troop, who performs the title character and Przytulski who performs Ralph Zinobop, Roger Przytulski will continue to perform Sam T. Dogg and Chris Gleason will continue to perform Sammy the Hammy – roles they all created for a small
student film in 1994.
The puppets were the inspiration for Troop’s seminal webcomic classic, “Melonpool,â€? ( http://www.melonpool.com ) which centers around the misadventures of several aliens stranded on earth. It has been on the Web since 1996. The puppets have made regular appearances at comic conventions for almost as long. Troop plans to tape more footage for his new feature at Comic Con International in San Diego this July.
