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THE MONKEY KING Graphic Novel Saga by Chaiko

Created by Neurobellum Productions

Backer orders and preorders placed before 4/5/23 are locked -- shipping is expected to begin in late May! NOTE: All orders placed after 4/10/23 will ship in late June!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Our next fantasy offering is right up your alley!
14 days ago – Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 04:19:28 PM

Hi everyone!

It has been a while since we've posted a MONKEY KING update, but we wanted to mention our latest campaign on Backerkit that is ending tomorrow:

If you're a fan of the surreal fantasy of Studio Ghibli films, or the dark twists and drama of Satoshi Kon's films, then you'll love these two new graphic novels by award-winning author Jim Bishop!

Gun-toting fish mafia, sea-plane dogfights, and a whole lot of family issues!

LOST LETTERS is a surreal coming-of-age story about a boy waiting for a letter from his mother and a girl trying to prove her worth to her own mother by going undercover inside the fish mafia. This 200-page tale won several awards, including the Silver Medal at the 2022 International Manga Awards!

This heartfelt adventure is as exciting as it is heartbreaking...

Not your typical fairy-tale romance or teen-witch fantasy...

MY DEAR PIERROT is the story of Clea, a noblewoman betrothed to a local Count's son, but she sets off in search of her own destiny and freedom, following a charming street magician named Pierrot to his home in the woods. There she discovers that magic is real... and dangerous. As she falls in love with Pierrot she starts to wonder if the most insidious evil in the world might in fact be Love itself...

Jim Bishop eschews all expectations with this twisty fantasy that goes in psychological directions you won't expect...

Both books are available individually or as specially priced bundles in multiple formats, including digital, paperback, hardcover, and exclusive translucent plastic slipcase set.

ALL STRETCH GOALS UNLOCKED!

Look at all these bonus items already unlocked -- BONUS STICKERS, a DIE-CUT BOOKMARK, a 2-sided MINI-POSTER, a POSTCARD PACK, and a 2" metal CHALLENGE COIN are now included FREE with all physical pledges! When the campaign ends, these bonuses will no longer be available!

This campaign ends at 5pm PST TOMORROW (Friday)! Please check it out so you don't miss out on these exclusive FREEBIES!

AU/NZ Tracking info corrected
8 months ago – Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 12:32:28 PM

Another quick update specifically for our backers in Australia and New Zealand -- there was an error in the tracking data we uploaded to Backerkit, offsetting the correct tracking numbers by one... Sorry for any panic or frustration you might have encountered seeing packages delivered to completely different addresses! Particularly those of you in NZ who might have been alarmed to see your packages supposedly marked as delivered to an AU address...

The correct numbers have been re-uploaded to Backerkit now and you may see a revised notification email arriving shortly.

Huge apologies for that mix-up! Fortunately, it seems many of those packages have been delivered and received, so that's the important part. 😊

Tracking info added to Backerkit
8 months ago – Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 02:33:45 PM

Hi everyone!

Just a very quick note: if anyone is confused by a recent message from Backerkit with tracking information for a pledge that you have already received (which should be 97% of you, not counting late surveys, errored cards, and surveys still not complete), that message was simply triggered by our uploading the tracking info into Backerkit on our part. There isn't a second shipment on its way to you. 😉 We're just a bit late in uploading that data into Backerkit.

There are still a handful of late International orders that need to be scheduled, but these should go out soon once we have coordinated with QML.

That is all! Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Ambassador Points and Tomorrow's BIG LAUNCH: TEZUCOMI!
8 months ago – Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 03:36:07 PM

Hi everyone!

Never a slow moment here... we're juggling so many chainsaws these days it's a wonder we haven't lopped off a digit so far... 😜 We've got two big pieces of news for this update, so let's hop right to it --

You've got Ambassador Points!

If you missed the mention on the campaign page, every pledge includes a number of Ambassador Points equivalent to your final order total (including postage). These are unique reward points that can be collected and redeemed for discounts and rewards on our webstore, and a great way to support Magnetic Press further (while building up a collection of cool books and stuff in the process)!

If you are already a webstore customer and part of the program, just log into your webstore account (which should be under the same email address as your Kickstarter/Backerkit account). You should see those new points added to your balance under the heading "MONKEY KING Kickstarter Points."

If you don't have an account on our webstore, your points have been tallied, but you will need to complete registration for us to add them. 😊

For a walkthrough of how to register, just follow the steps on our webpage:

https://www.magnetic-press.com/how-to-join-the-ambassador-point-program/

You can use points for discount codes, gift cards, and occasionally for exclusive collectible items that you can only get using points! It's definitely a fun program that we'll be building upon very soon!

If you don't see your MONKEY KING points in your account, or if you have any questions about the above, please send us a message here on Kickstarter and we'll get back to you ASAP. Please note that if you haven't completed your Backerkit order, your points have not been awarded yet, so check to make sure your survey and any remaining payments are complete.

And if you're looking to earn MORE points, check out our NEXT BIG CAMPAIGN LAUNCHING TOMORROW...!

www.tezucomi.com

Celebrating the works of OSAMU TEZUKA!

TEZUCOMI is a deluxe, two-volume tribute to Osamu Tezuka, widely considered the “Father of Manga and Anime” and described as "the Walt Disney of Japan."

600 pages of extraordinary content by popular contemporary comic book authors from around the world pay tribute to Tezuka’s enormous body of influential work. The stories feature characters from Tezuka’s history, such as Astro Boy, Unico, Black Jack, Big X, Dororo, Songoku, Kimba, and many more.

Contributing artists include Ken Niimura (I Kill Giants), Joe Kelly (Deadpool, X-Men), Juan Diaz Canales (Blacksad), Kenny Ruiz (Team Phoenix), Belen Ortega (The Millennium Saga), Victor Santos (Polar), Mathieu Bablet (Shangri-La), JD Morvan (Naja), Mig (Wakfu), David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-man), Bertrand Gatignol (The Ogre Gods Saga), LuisNCT (Killadelphia), Elsa Brants (Save me, Pythia), Reno Lemaire (Dreamland), Brice Cossu (FRNCK), Sourya (Talli), and more.

Available in traditional manga-sized tankobon paperback and premium gallery-sized hardcover. We will also have limited-edition slipcase sets of both formats, and even an ultimate "Super-Fan Set" limited to only 250 copies!

Be sure to pledge in the first 48 hours to receive an exclusive, limited edition 2-sided mini-poster by Olivier Vatine and Rian Gonzales for FREE with your pledge!

This is a very special project created in cooperation with Tezuka Productions and we cannot wait to pull back the curtain!

The campaign launches on Kickstarter TOMORROW at 9am PST! Please join us!

AU/NZ update, and a courtesy notice about our BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR!
8 months ago – Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 02:13:21 PM

Hi everyone!

We're getting ready to head to San Diego tomorrow for this week's big Comic-Con International, but we wanted to give you a heads-up about some stuff before we leave.

EU/UK backers should hopefully all have your stuff by now. Spiral Galaxy had ~100 orders left to fill as of late last week, so we're hoping to get confirmation that they've finished the rest. If you are still waiting patiently by the mailbox, give it a few more days to a week. We should hopefully have all tracking info from them by next week.

AU/NZ backers -- an apology for a slight miscommunication between warehouses... apparently when Aetherworks's freight forwarder reported an "ETD" shortly after June 30th, the speaker meant "Estimated Time of Departure(from the US)" and not "Estimated Time of Delivery." So those goods are still in transit. 😟 They are expected to arrive before the 7th, and Aetherworks believes they can get the orders turned around within a week of receiving them. We will, of course, keep you posted.

All Asia orders have been shipped from VFI, and if you haven't heard from your local game store for pickup yet, you should soon!

In the meantime, we wanted to give you all a courtesy heads-up about an event we're hosting this week in lieu of having a booth at Comic-Con...

Last year, rather than the massive hassle and expense of setting up a booth at SDCC, which only a small portion of the population (and our fanbase) can attend, we decided to host a "virtual convention booth" on Kickstarter and call it MAGNETIC-CON! It turned out pretty well, so we're doing it again this year!

This includes the second volume of our annual Con Book, branded attendee badges and lanyards, fashionable event Tees, and a limited-edition VIP Loot Box filled with awesome collectible items that will only be available through this online campaign event! PLUS, like a good, well-stocked convention booth, you'll have access to a slew of over 200 ADD-ONS from our celebrated back catalog at HUGE DISCOUNTS (up to 60% OFF!)

Click this image to register today!

Headlining the MAGNETIC-CON offerings is the MAGNETIC-CON 2023 BOOK, a "Convention Art and Activity Book" featuring 64 pages of new comics, tabletop gaming resources, artwork galleries by some of Magnetic’s most popular creators, as well as a sneak peek at some of the exciting projects currently in the works! Featuring a cover by the legendary ZACH HOWARD (Hellboy, Wild Blue Yonder) and back cover by TORU TERADA (Small World, Black Box Chronicles), each book also includes a limited edition Convention badge and Magnetic Press lanyard!

Click this image to register today!

SIGN UP TODAY TO RECEIVE A BONUS LIMITED-EDITION TWO-SIDED MINI-POSTER BY ZACH HOWARD AND TORU TERADA FREE WITH YOUR PLEDGE!

This will be a very short 6-day campaign with a quick turnaround -- 9am Wednesday JULY 19 (tomorrow!) thru MON JULY 24!

This really is our BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR, and if there are any Magnetic Press items you've been eyeing, or if you're not familiar with the tons of other stuff Magnetic Press has to offer, you will not want to miss out on this event.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE TOMORROW!