Embracing the Micro-Print Run
A New BLACK & WHITE Special Edition for SINK: HALLOWEEN has been added because we think it'll be cool!
We all know there are a ton of challenges about being an independent creator or small press publisher.
But one of the coolest things about being an independent comic book slinger is that you can move fast, get feedback from your audience, and go from idea to greenlight on new product ideas without endless meetings and approvals.
Case in point… the other day, I recommended SINK scribe John Lees have letterer-extraordinaire Shawn Lee letter Alex Cormack’s black & white pages for the new SINK: HALLOWEEN special while Alex was working on coloring them. This way, the team could review the letters, catch any edits, etc. at the same time Alex was slugging away at those colors.
This way, as soon as Alex wrapped colors (expected today!) they could be swapped in immediately so the book could go to print.
As I was proofing letters for SINK: HALLOWEEN, I was really enjoying how awesome it read… and how cool the book looked in Alex’s signature Black & White lineart + gritty grayscale color textures.
The thought donned on me that I kind of wanted a BLACK & WHITE version of the book… as this thing had a classic horror look to it. I mentioned that idea to our backers, and clearly, I wasn’t alone in thinking that idea would be cool.
Now, in the direct market… we could never do a whole new black and white printing for this small-press darling of a series. The market just wouldn’t be there for it… but the reality is, we don’t NEED to mass market this thing.
In fact, it’s probably cooler and more of a reward for our fans if we LEAN HARDER INTO the micro-printing concept.
SO WE’RE DOING IT — A BIGGER, SILVER-AGE SIZED, BLACK & WHITE EDITION OF SINK: HALLOWEEN #1… BECAUSE WE CAN!
SINK: Halloween #1 LIMITED BLACK & WHITE EDITION (Silver Age Size)
RARE LIMITED EDITION COLLECTORS ITEM FOR SINK ART FANS!
Based on popular reaction, we’ve decided to do a super limited run of a BLACK & WHITE line art + Alex Cormack grayscale textured edition of SINK: Halloween.
Alex’s art evokes the best of gritty black and white horror classics... and we thought it was only fitting to do a special edition highlighting his mastery of light and darkness.
And to make this edition extra special, we’ll be releasing it at a Silver Age size with a matte soft-touch laminate cover.
SINK: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL B&W EDITION
- Exclusive, highly limited print run of 100 unit only!
- Black & White Line-Art, plus Alex Cormack Grayscale Textures
- Soft-touch matte laminate cover for a premium feel!
- Bigger Silver Age Size (7 x 10.5 in) to let the art shine!
PREVIEW PAGES
THIS SPECIAL EDITION IS JUST $25... However, for the first 48-Hours, we’re dropping the price to $20!
KICKSTARTER BACKERS: WANT TO ADD ONE?
We want to make this as EASY AS POSSIBLE for our current SINK: HALLOWEEN Kickstarter backers to just add one of these books to their existing pledges so that we don’t have to charge anything extra for SHIPPING and so we can ship them right alongside the rest of your rewards.
So, the EASIEST thing to do is to simply:
#1. Head to Your Backerkit Pledge Manager.
#2. CLICK EDIT YOUR ORDER.
#3. CLICK EDIT ADD-ONS
#4. CLICK Add to Cart and then NEXT
#5. Finally, pay the balance with either a CC or Paypal.
SPECIAL CASES...
There may be a few backers who are unable to edit their order. (T-Shirt Backers Pledges, for Example, were already locked so we could ship.) If that’s you, please just order directly from our PRE-ORDER STORE on BACKERKIT which you can access here.
Click here for the Pre-Order Store!
PLEDGE OVER TIME BACKERS...
If you’d like to add one of these to your pledge, since you don’t have access to your survey yet, simply let us know you want one and we can manually add it to your pledge, and then you’ll be able to complete your order when your survey goes out at the end of the month!
DIDN’T BACK THE CAMPAIGN? YOU CAN ALSO HIT THE PRE-ORDER STORE!
If you’re having any trouble adding the BLACK & WHITE SPECIAL EDITION, or have questions, just message us and we’ll help you!
Reminder, the price will go up on THURSDAY, 12/18, and this item will be available until we hit 100 copies ordered!
And also a quick heads up that we expect to send out DIGITAL VERSIONS of the fully colored version of SINK: HALLOWEEN very soon!
Again, one of the best things about being a small press publisher is that we can just focus on making things we think will be cool… and as long as there are comic fans out there who think it’s cool too, we’re gonna be okay!
-Tyler James (ComixTribe Publisher)
Did you have to change the margins or otherwise reformat the page size for the silver age version?