Shakespeare Unleashed Hardcovers Are Here —And Verily They Are Gorgeous!
11 months ago
– Tue, May 30, 2023 at 01:15:03 PM
I just got the first batch of hardcovers and I'm very pleased with the quality. This is the best looking book I've published. I'm in love with this book! I might just go ahead and read it again.
The rest of the books should be here in 4 weeks and I'm hoping to be done with fulfillment in 2 weeks from there.
Posters are here. There's one behind the hardcover in the first image below. The comics are in and I just shipped them out to all the backers who are just getting the comic and not the hardcover. Most of the T-shirts are out. I have some more to ship this week.
If you read the ebook, please leave a rating or review at GoodReads.
Monstrous Books' next anthology, DEAD DETECTIVES SOCIETY, is coming to Kickstarter next week. You don't want to miss this one. We have some really big surprises in store, and you'll want to back it early because we'll have a bunch of signed books from our contributors available.
DEAD DETECTIVES SOCIETY is a collection of brand-new weird detective stories. Announced contributors inlcude Kevin J. Anderson (Dan Shamble), Steve Niles (Cal McDonald), David Avallone (Nick Carter), Rena Mason (Jin G. Fox), and Lisa Morton (Frankenstein Monster). We'll be announcing more in the coming days.
This anthology will have more artwork than any other I've done. Below is a sampling.
Get an email alert on launch here bit.ly/DeadDetectives
Get an email alert on launch here bit.ly/DeadDetectives
Shakespeare Unleashed Digital Rewards Available! PLUS, A NEW KICKSTARTER PROJECT!!!
12 months ago
– Mon, May 01, 2023 at 12:56:38 PM
All the digital rewards for Shakespeare Unleashed are now available. You should have received an email from BackerKit or you can sign in to your BackerKit account and grab them. T-shirts have been going out as well as print comic books—as long as you aren't also getting the hardcover anthology, then you'll have to wait until they're in, which should be soon.
And...
Because we don't rest at Monstrous Books, our next Kickstarter is getting ready launch. And you all are the first to hear about it...
What is the Dead Detectives Society?
I can tell you, but then I’d have to—
Well, let’s just say it will soon be your favorite anthology. Or I should say “anthologies,” because it’s going to be a series. And it’s going to include a bunch of…surprises.
This project is very close to my heart and I’ve invited some awesome people to collaborate with, so…
Click the link to sign up for an alert for when the Kickstarter campaign launches.
You don’t want to miss this, or I just might have to...send the Dead Detectives Society to investigate and you don’t want that. Or maybe you do!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR AN ALERT
Surveys Have Been Sent! Comics Are Here! Hardcover Is Being Printed!
about 1 year ago
– Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 10:22:36 AM
SURVEYS
Surveys have gone out to everyone. They're coming from BackerKit. Sometimes these emails go to SPAM, so check there first.
But if you have any problems getting into you survey or if you lose it, just go to https://shakespeareunleashed.backerkit.com
HARDCOVER
The files for the hardcover have been sent to the printer. I hope to have the books in a few weeks. The book is gorgeous. We really outdid ourselves with this one. Here are some previews of the interior.
MINI COMIC
The Shakespeare Unleashed comics have arrrived — and they're awesome! The first Monstrous Books comic exists!
REWARDS
Digitial rewards should be available by the end of the month. T-shirts, which will ship separately from everything else, will start going out now. If you ordered just the comic and not the hardcover, you'll get your rewards in the next few weeks. If you got a hardcover, you'll have to wait until they arrive. I'll keep you updated on their progess.
Submit Your Name for Backer List; Table of Contents for Shakespeare Unleashed Prose Anthology Revealed
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 04:15:44 PM
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.
Shakespeare Unleashed Comic Contents Revealed; Updated Cover and Pages
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 12:38:34 PM
All the stories and artwork are in for both the prose anthology and comic book. I'm editing the prose stories now and in a few weeks will send them off to the designer to assemble the book. I'll reveale the table of contents soon.
The comic is all edited and done! I hope to send that to the printer very soon. We made some improvements to the comic, especially the cover, which has been colored by Zac Atkinson. Check it out below. Helena Masellis also updated her artwork for David Avallone's “Bloody Thou Art” story, and Zac added graytones to Marco Finnegan's artwork for Jeff Strand's “The Gaslighting of the Shrew” story, also below. It all looks amazing!
I'm working on surveys to get your address and other info, and they should arrive soon. They'll be distributed by BackerKit.
SHAKESPEARE UNLEAHED COMIC TABLE OF CONTENTS
The book should be well over 30 pages and will include 3 comics, 3 sonnets, and 1 prose story.
Comics
- “Bloody Thou Art,” words by David Avallone, art by Helena Masellis
- “Exit, Pursued by a Bear,” words by James Aquilone, art by Zac Atkinson
- “Romeo and Juliet: Afterlife,” words by James Aquilone, art by J.K. Woodward
- “The Gaslighting of the Shrew,” words by Jeff Strand, art by Marco Finnegan, graytones by Zac Atkinson
All stories lettered by Tom Napolitano.
Sonnets
- “My Master’s Eyes Cannot Abide the Sun” by Henry Herz
- “Crashing” by Jeffrey Oliver
- "Love Macabre" by Jennifer Elise Wang
Prose
- “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Still Dead” by Leverett Butts
Here's the updated cover. Art by J.K. Woodward, colors by Zac Atkinson.
You can still pick up some of the rewards thru BackerKit here.
