To all of you: Hello! My name is Sylphy and I am a new face here at Iron Circus Comics, taking over handling of posts here and on social media accounts. We apologize for the lack of communication from the latter half of the year 2023, this due to a couple unforeseen situations with a few from our team outside of their control, but we are all recovering and this was part of the reason I was added. It's great to be here to help you all!

However, I do not control the [email protected] email - so if you have an issue that needs assistance or are looking for an update to a reply from this email address, you'll likely get the clarification I can provide but then a request to reach out to this email with a ticket number if applicable. Please allow 3-5 business days for review and a response if you send us an email.

On to updates!:

We know that a lot of you want to know where the pins are, and the good news is that they're within the White Squirrel warehouse now (yaaaay) after several months of waiting from the manufacturer. We greatly appreciate your patience with this! These are finally within grasp and are waiting for fulfillment.

As for the orders with the pins themselves, they are ready to be issued out when the books to pair them with arrive. The Smut Peddler hardcover books are currently waiting in our fulfillment warehouse, while the paperback versions are in US port and now being sent to join the hardcovers. Both of these copies will be sent from there to White Squirrel (the crowdfund fulfiller) once the paperbacks arrive, and it's that point that the pins and books will be paired together and be mailed out to all of you!

Right now Smut Peddler X is set be in stores June 25 and My Monster Girlfriend should be in stores July 2nd. We will be doing everything that we can to attempt to get them to you before the books hit stores.

Speaking of: My Monster Girlfriend has been printed and is on its way into the US as well! We've got a few copies early for review that we can share some pictures of below to get you excited to receive yours. A second update will be coming here as soon as we ourselves receive further information.

The posters that are to be signed by Clair are currently within the works with a printer and will be mailed separately by White Squirrel after she pays a visit for signing. An update for this, if available, will be included in the previously mentioned second update.

For everything going on we have a survey response rate of 92% for the majority, which is great! Thank you, for your prompt responses because it will help us get the rewards mailed out to you shortly. If you don't remember getting an email from us, please visit this link (https://smut-peddler-x-my-monster-girlfriend.backerkit.com) and plug your email into the request box at the bottom. 

If you still don't get an email in your box or spam, reach out to us at [email protected] so that we can manually work through your order.

Smut Peddler X has been printed and is on its way to the U.S.! We’ve received advance copies of both the softcover and hardcover versions, and they look amazing!

Meanwhile, My Monster Girlfriend has been printed, but isn't bound yet. The cover proofs look amazing!

Hey there, folks! I know that it's been a few, but we have a quickie update for you all.

The Dinah Might pins from our 200k stretch goal have finally been produced! These will be sent out to all of our day-one backers at no extra charge.

Meanwhile, production on Smut Peddler X has started, and we're currently waiting for proofs of My Monster Girlfriend. It's been a slower process that we expected, folks, but it is happening!

Thank you again for your bottomless patience and understanding! And stay tuned! we'll let you know here when the books are going out!

Heya, folks! Apologies that we haven’t been posting updates here for a while, or directly answering comments pretty much at all. Things have—and sing this along with me if you know the words—been really busy. We’re in the process of fulfilling several crowdfunds and preorders at the moment, fixing a bunch of stuff with our internal processes, and gearing up for big projects in the future. As a small company with limited resources, we often find ourselves forced to choose between production and communication, and we choose production every time.

Iron Circus has always fulfilled our crowdfund obligations, every single time, and we’re very proud of that record.

We maintain a centralized report for all of our yet-to-be-fulfilled projects on our Crowdfund Roundup page, so it’s worth checking that if you’re ever looking for an update. Email is normally a good way to get hold of us, but we’re a bit overwhelmed at the moment. I’d recommend trying BackerKit’s “Contact Us” form first. When they run into a question they can’t answer, they send it on to us.

So! As for what’s going with your physical copies of Smut Peddler X and My Monster Girlfriend: The production files are complete and have been sent on to the printers. We’re nailing down all of the production details with them now, so we definitely can’t make promises about ETAs yet, but we usually expect something like three to five weeks of time for printing and then another five weeks for the books to actually make it to our warehouse in the U.S.. After that, the real fulfillment process can finally start!

The other physical rewards for this campaign—posters, pins, etc.—will be produced around the same time, but will likely ship separately, due to packaging requirements.

Hello again, folks! Apologies for the wait, but the Smut Peddler X ebooks are now available in the Backerkit accounts of folks who ordered (or rather, pre-ordered) them!

You should have gotten an email about it! If y'didn't, head to your BackerKit account and take a look; Smut Peddler X should be available to download. 

It's actually been available for almost a week, now, but we're still getting questions about it! So, just letting y'all know!

Thank you again for your support, and ENJOY! 

Hey, all! Spike here with a super-quick update, cuz we've been getting a lot of questions about the fulfillment process.

The Smut Peddler X ebook is not yet in your Backerkit accounts, not even if you've completed your survey! (you've done that, right?) We plan to have it available by the end of the month, as it's currently still being finalized in pre-press.

We'll let you know if that changes! Hang in there! 

Heya, folks! The ebook edition of Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Girlfriend is now available for download! If you backed at one of the pledge levels that include the My Monster Girlfriend PDF (or grabbed it as an add-on), you should now be able to grab it from your Digital Downloads page. The Smut Peddler X ebook is still in production, as are the physical rewards.

Hey, all! Matt Sheridan, here! I’m the one in charge of Iron Circus’ shipping, receiving, and fulfillment. First and foremost, I’m sorry for the slow response; we’re still figuring out some things about the new BackerKit crowdfunding platform! But the good news is, we have a few answers for you, so read on!

International shipping fees

Regarding those excruciating international shipping fees: Unfortunately, that’s what international shipping costs for small companies. We use USPS First-Class Mail International prices for shipments up to 64 ounces, and USPS Priority Mail International for everything heavier. Two books weighing four pounds total cost us $45.40 to ship to Canada, or $58.35 to ship to the U.K. (plus, handling charges from our fulfillment company). It sucks, and we hate it. We’ve tried maintaining overseas inventories and shipping from those to local customers, but it turned out that we didn’t have enough international sales to make that work.

We’re still looking into other options for the future, and more importantly we’re going to be better about informing backers about what their shipping fees are likely to be.

But for the time being, rest assured that there’s no rush to pay your shipping fee right away—you’ve already paid for your book, and that’s waiting for you whenever you’re ready. Alternatively, if you’d prefer to cancel your pledge, we will refund your purchase.

Early bird shipping

Folks who backed the crowdfund in the first hour (between 11:00am CT and 12:00pm CT on November 7, 2022) will get free shipping within the U.S. or half-price shipping internationally. We’re still working on how to actually do this. Right now, it’s looking like we’re going to be sending out a lot of refunds for people who already paid their shipping fees, and adding credits to the accounts of folks who haven’t yet done so. Sorry, it’s weird and sloppy, but we will get this sorted out!

Early bird pins

Everyone who backed at one of the physical reward tiers on the first day of the campaign (ending at midnight, Central Time) will receive an enamel cloisonne pin commemorating the 10th anniversary of our Smut Pedder series! This one should already be in your cart as a pledge item.

And I think that covers everything!  Everybody, thanks for your patience. We’ve done loads of crowdfunds, but this one was huge, fast, and a little off-balance. We’re sorting it out, though.

Hey, all! Spike here! And I'm excited to tell you that the time has come to lock in your final pledges and send your shipping address for the second Smut Peddler Double Header!

You should have gotten a link in your inbox, but if you didn't, click here to be taken to the backer survey! And since this is our first time using BackerKit's new crowdfunding platform (and maybe your first time, too?), lend an ear, so we can make sure we all know how this works!

Your backer rewards are already in your cart. Should you choose to add more items, you can do so in the "add-ons" section!

This means if you want a previous edition of Smut Peddler, or another Iron Circus Comics title, or have changed your mind and DO want that poster signed by Claire Hummel after all, you can add that now! And don't hesitate, because we will be using the fulfillment totals to determine the print runs for the poster and hardcovers. Extra copies for you to pick up later down the line are not guaranteed!  

If you added a poster or a hardcover upgrade to your pledge during the campaign, then you've already paid for that item. This will show as a credit on your order.  Don't forget to spend your credit by selecting the item as an add-on!

We will lock orders on a daily basis, and expect to have the ebooks for Smut Peddler X and My Monster Girlfriend ready for distribution by the beginning of February, at which point they will appear in your BK accounts. We will also keep you all in the loop on the books' physical printing and fulfillment via BackerKit updates right here! So if you're ever wondering where things stand, navigate back to this page and read the latest update!

Thank you again, everyone, and I hope your holiday season was as amazing as ours was! Y'all got a LOT of independent and alternative artists very well paid!

Hello, everyone! Spike here, again! Don't worry, I won't keep you long.

Welp, I guess you know by now, but in any case: The Smut peddler Double Header is FUNDED. We nearly hit $200k, and nearly hit 4,000 backers! It's out biggest Smut Peddler project EVER, and we have you to thank for that. So, thank you!

What happens now?

And that's it for now!

Thank you, everyone! You've given our creators a holiday season to remember!