Project Update: A LONG OVERDUE UPDATE.
Hello everyone,
We've been AWOL — and we owe you an apology.
BLITZ turned into a bit of a beast. It swallowed us whole, chewed us up, and spat us out — but we dove back in, wrestled it down, learned a hell of a lot along the way, and finally tamed the monster. On top of that, we ran into a mess with our printer — the paper stock we were promised wasn't available, which sent us on a wild hunt for alternatives, only to circle back to our original printer. The good news? We landed on a solution that looks and feels damn good.
All that said, the magazine is done, it's in our hands, and it looks fucking amazing.
We’re already deep into Issues #2 and #3, set to debut in the new year — March and June, respectively — and as promised, Issue #2 is included for all backers as a stretch goal bonus.
Given all the production chaos, we want to get Issue #1 into your hands as fast as possible. To make that happen, we’ll be shipping Issue #1 first, then fulfilling full pledge levels with Issue #2 early in the new year — months before it’s available to the public.
Here's our reasoning:
- Having the magazine already in hand and printed in Canada means we can get it out faster — and, for our U.S. backers, tariff-free, in theory.
- The extra time before shipping Issue #2 lets us finalize apparel options and sizing, stock the Loot-Box store (new books incoming!), make sure all the goodies and tchotchkes are ready, and wrap up production on The Creator Universe.
Don’t worry — you’ll only be charged once for shipping.
Speaking of, "The Creator Universe" insert has been completely restructured and expanded — we reached out to even more creators and (because we're clearly masochists) decided to organize it alphabetically instead of tying each issue to a specific BLITZ release. That's taken way more time than planned, so expect Issues #1 and #2 of The Creator Universe to ship together with BLITZ #2.
We know we went quiet for far too long — the truth is, we were swimming in chaos and didn't want to come back to you without solid answers. Now we've got them, and the book, and we're back on track. We've also grown our production team to help with workflow and add order to said chaos.
We know we went quiet for far too long — the truth is, we were swimming in chaos and didn't want to come back to you without solid answers. Now we've got them, and the book, and we're back on track. We've also grown our production team to help with workflow and add order to said chaos.
Surveys are going shortly. Please fill out your survey as soon as it arrives so we can get BLITZ into your hands ASAP!
We know the radio silence was rough, but once you've got BLITZ in your hands, we think it'll all be worth it.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,
— The RAID Team
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