THE EXPANSE Continues In The DRAGON TOOTH Graphic Novels!

Daniel Abraham On Entrusting Someone Else With THE EXPANSE
over 1 year ago – Fri, Mar 03, 2023 at 12:00:08 PM

Hello, Beltalowda and Inyalowda!

It’s our final Friday before our amazing trip through the Sol System and beyond with all you amazing THE EXPANSE fans comes to an end! With less than a week to go, there are nearly 9,800 fans supporting THE EXPANSE: DRAGON TOOTH with $1,135,000 in pre-orders.

As a reminder when we rocket through the Auberon gate at $1,250,000, we will add a new 8-Bit navigational screen style Star Map designed by THE EXPANSE VFX Supervisor Sumeet Vats for free to all physical pre-orders of $100 or more. We will also make the new Star Map available as an add-on item for $25. We are working with our fulfillment partners to determine whether it will be best to ship these Star Maps folded or rolled. We will take into account and balance both cost and how the final product is presented.

Before we head into the weekend, we’re excited to share a new video of THE EXPANSE co-creator Daniel Abraham! We asked Daniel how he felt about entrusting someone else to continue the epic story of THE EXPANSE and he had a terrific answer. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

We’ll be back on Monday with more updates and reveals for the final few days of this record-breaking, stellar campaign!

If you have any questions concerning your pre-order, please reach out to [email protected] for the fastest response. As a reminder, our customer service team will be offline over the weekend, but we’ll be back on Monday morning to answer any questions you may have.

To na kang setóp da mesach!

Your friends at BOOM! Studios

First Collection Cover Revealed + New Add-Ons & Updated Stretch Goal!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Mar 02, 2023 at 02:30:23 PM

Hello, Beltalowda and Inyalowda!

As we head into the final week of this record-breaking BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order campaign for THE EXPANSE, we are going to be sharing late breaking announcements with you more regularly. We hope you will be as excited by them as we are to share them!

First, we’ve been listening to your feedback regarding our latest stellar Stretch Goal for $1,250,000 where we will add a new 8-Bit navigational screen style Star Map designed by THE EXPANSE VFX Supervisor Sumeet Vats as an add-on on our way through the Auberon gate. Based on your feedback, we’ve decided to upgrade this Stretch Goal by making the new Star Map free for any physical pre-order of $100 or more! It will still be available as an add-on item for $25 for anyone who would prefer to add it to their order separately.

Secondly, we’re excited to unveil three new add-on items to the campaign! Given the popularity of the Rocinante and Laconia challenge coins, we are adding challenge coins for the United Nations, the Martian Congressional Republic Navy, and the Transport Union which will be available as Add-On Items for $15 each. But for THE EXPANSE super fans who want a complete set, we’re also offering a boxed set for $50, which will include the three new coins in a collectible box. The box will include two empty spots to hold the Rocinante and Laconia coins and will be perfectly suited to display your complete challenge coin collection, ensuring you will be the envy of all your fellow fans!

Lastly, we are absolutely thrilled to reveal for the first time, the beautiful cover by illustrator Miguel Mercado that will grace every BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order exclusive hardcover edition of THE EXPANSE: DRAGON TOOTH Volume 1! Miguel took his inspiration from the amazing original THE EXPANSE novel covers by Daniel Docui so that these hardcover editions of THE EXPANSE: DRAGON TOOTH can sit proudly on your shelf next to the novels!

We can’t wait to see the next two covers come in from Miguel and will share with you first as they arrive. Stay tuned for the reveal of the first comic book cover by Jamie McKelvie!

Thanks to your enthusiasm we are already the third most successful comic book campaign on Kickstarter! Can we set a new record with THE EXPANSE making number one comic book campaign in Kickstarter history? To mowsh showxa fo sif: keting Mila deng fo du?

We have more exciting reveals and content, including a new behind-the-scenes video, planned for tomorrow so stay tuned! If you have any questions concerning your pre-order, please reach out to [email protected] for the fastest response.

To na kang setóp da mesach!

Your friends at BOOM! Studios

Revised Shipping Costs & Other Housekeeping
over 1 year ago – Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 11:14:40 AM

Hello, Beltalowda and Inyalowda!

A number of pre-order customers for this campaign and other THE EXPANSE fans have reached out to us with concerns about our estimated shipping costs. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to find ways to reduce these costs for as many customers as we can. We’re excited to share this information with you today. More importantly, we wanted to take some time to explain our approach to fulfillment on our campaigns.

Plus some additional housekeeping information as we near the end of our BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order Campaign. Buckle up, this is a long update!

Our Approach To Shipping

First, we want to assure you that the shipping costs BOOM! Studios charges our pre-order customers are our actual costs paid to ship your pre-orders to you. It includes the costs of having each order packaged professionally, the shipping supplies, and labor costs to have tens of thousands of packages shipped to various parts of the globe.

Some of you have asked if less expensive shipping options are available. We will ship your order using the least expensive method that also allows for timely and secure delivery. This means utilizing services that have a predictable shipping time and tracking options to confirm delivery. As an example, media mail in the U.S. has a number of strict restrictions (comic books and merchandise are strictly prohibited). Media mail also varies wildly in terms of delivery times and does not allow for tracking numbers resulting in it not being a viable option.

Additionally, through the course of the campaign, we have unlocked and added numerous Stretch Goals. A number of these, including challenge coins, slipcases, hat, and custom boxes, will increase the size and weight of your shipments, which in turn increases the shipping cost. BOOM! Studios will be absorbing these costs.

To ensure we pass along the lowest cost possible, we will charge for individual shipping for each of the three waves right before we begin processing orders. If the cost is less than what we’ve estimated, we will pass those savings along to you by charging the updated cost instead of the previously higher estimate. Conversely, we will not charge a rate higher than what we share below. If our costs come in higher than estimated, BOOM! Studios will absorb the difference.

Wave Shipping vs Single Shipping

A number of you have asked for a single wave shipping option rather than receiving three waves. We understand and appreciate the request, but we will not be offering a single wave shipment for a number of reasons.

The first reason is that our goal with this BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order campaign is, first and foremost, to give everyone a terrific reading experience and introduce first time comic book & graphic novel readers to the magic of the medium. That means delivering each “chapter” to you at the same time as other THE EXPANSE fans get to experience DRAGON TOOTH when they purchase the collections through other channels.

Secondly, and more practically, we recognize we are delivering collectible items to diehard fans and we want to deliver them in the best condition possible. The less time each of these items is stored and handled, the less likely we’ll encounter damages.

Lastly, while single wave shipping reduces the cost of shipping charged by the carrier, it increases costs in other places including storage, fulfillment logistics, and overall complexity which would need to be passed along to our BOOM! Deluxe Pre-order customers.

International Shipping

For international customers concerned about additional costs incurred from customs and duties due to multiple shipments, we’re pleased to share that in working with our fulfillment partners, we will be able to ship your orders “Delivery Duty Paid” (or DDP). This means that any customs and duties charges will be paid by us as the shipper and is already factored into your shipping cost.

We’ve also worked with our fulfillment partners to find regional drop points to ship from further reducing the shipping costs.

Reduced Shipping Estimates

Finally, we are pleased to report that after working with our fulfillment partners, we’ve managed to reduce all of our shipping estimates outside of the United States. For international customers, you will see your costs have dropped 10-30%. We’re particularly excited for our fellow fans in the U.K. and mainland Europe!

We’ve checked and double checked a number of times and the U.S. shipping costs are an accurate reflection of our shipping costs. As mentioned earlier, if the costs come in lower as we get closer to fulfillment, we will pass along those costs to you.

We hope these savings are meaningful to you and allow you to secure the tier that is best for you. And if you’ve been on the fence about pre-ordering due to the shipping costs, we hope this helps make the decision easier!

Stretch Goal Recap

Given the incredible momentum of this campaign, we wanted to recap where we stand on Stretch Goals for anyone joining the party late. Wherever a dollar amount is listed as a qualifier below, you can meet that with a combination of Tier pre-orders and add-ons. Items will be automatically added to your order in BackerKit if you qualify.

Day One Bonus - The Rocinante challenge coin will be automatically added to your order in BackerKit if you ordered within the first 24 hours of the campaign. No action is required on your part. If you missed this first 24 hours, it is available as an add-on item.

All Physical Orders - Everyone who ordered a physical item(s) will also receive a copy of the Laconia challenge coin replica.

Softcovers - All softcovers have been upgraded with a spot varnish and french flap embellishments. All softcover orders will ship in a custom collector box, with the first two volumes shipping in Wave 1 & Wave 2 respectively followed by Volume 3 & the box in Wave 3. Each softcover will include a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes section.

Hardcovers - All hardcovers have been upgraded with an emboss, bookmark ribbons, and spot varnish embellishments. Each hardcover will also ship in individual slipcases with the first two volumes shipping in Wave 1 & Wave 2 respectively followed by Volume 3 & the box in Wave 3. Each hardcover will include a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes section.

All Pre-Orders $40 Or More - Pre-order customers will receive a free digital art pack including mobile and computer backgrounds and social media icons.

Physical Orders Of $55 or More - Pre-order customers will receive free digital editions in DRM-free PDFs of each issue as it releases along with a digital edition of THE EXPANSE: ORIGINS and THE EXPANSE (2021) graphic novels. The same customers will also receive 3 premium full color, metal bookmarks.

Physical Orders Of $100 Or More - Pre-order customers will receive a Rocinante-branded embroidered pilot beanie.

If you have any questions concerning your pre-order, please reach out to [email protected] for the fastest response.

To na kang setóp da mesach!

Your friends at BOOM! Studios

9 Days to Go! A New Add-On?
over 1 year ago – Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 01:59:05 PM

Hello, Beltalowda and Inyalowda!

It happened! 18 days into the campaign, we’ve hit (and exceeded) 1 million dollars! From everyone here at BOOM! Studios, taki to fong da bottom fo milowda hearts! This campaign has already been a giant success, thanks to you wonderful folks and we’ve got some really exciting things planned for the last few days!

To help celebrate the good news, we’ve got another video from writer Andy Diggle, revealing how he feels about the opportunity to write this critical missing chapter!

Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments section!

Not only did you help us break 1 million this week, but you helped us to set a new record with Kickstarter for the highest grossing Week 1 comic book campaign! Check out more details on what that could mean for the future of THE EXPANSE here on Screenrant.

There’s only 9 days left to go in this campaign and we’re ready to shatter some more records! Can we make this BOOM! Deluxe Pre-Order campaign for THE EXPANSE the biggest comic book campaign EVER on Kickstarter? To help us get there, we’re debuting our next stretch goal here!

When we reach $1,250,000, passing through the Auberon gate, we’ll be releasing a brand new Star Map as an Add-On! This version will be done in the style of the navigational screens for the Jupiter-6 Run completed by belta Manéo Jung-Espinoza, the first person to ever shoot through the Ring Gate! Also something exciting we wanted to note is that both maps will be designed by Sumeet Vats, a member of THE EXPANSE show's art department and VFX Supervisor!

Finally, we've heard your concerns regarding the cost of shipping, particularly for locations outside of the United States, and have been working diligently with existing and new fulfillment partners to see how we can improve them. We anticipate being able to update everyone by mid-week.

Kom ere, Expanse Fans! Go milowda go!

Your friends at BOOM! Studios

How does Daniel Abraham Feel About THE EXPANSE Comic Books?
over 1 year ago – Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 03:48:12 PM

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