Hey everyone —

We did it. 500 of you are following Nexus: What It Is! — and we blew past it in a single day. This morning we were at 375. Look at us now.

Think about what that number is really saying. 45 years ago, two guys made Nexus on their own terms, no big publisher telling them what it had to be. Years back, a publisher tried to put the definitive book together and couldn't get it across the finish line. 500 of you following is the reason it finally gets made. That's the whole story — Nexus has always survived because of the people who refused to let it disappear.

And here's what the number unlocks: we're halfway to 1,000. The second we hit that, the Crystal Ballroom Library Card unlocks — your exclusive access to an archive of behind-the-scenes material nobody else sees. Because you followed before launch, it's yours free when you back the project during the campaign — even at the $5 create-your-own level. We just have to finish the climb together.

So here's the one favor, same as always. Send this to one person who'd love Nexus:
 👉  https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/steve-rude-the-dude/nexus-what-it-is-the-true-story-behind-the-comic
 
Then ask them to send it to one more. That's the whole game. 45 years of Nexus survived because people passed it hand to hand — let's do it one more time and get to 1,000.

And come hang out Saturday: Steve draws live at 1:30 PM Arizona time on YouTube (youtube.com/steverudethedude). This Saturday we're rallying the drive on stream and calling the number out live. Be there.

Thank you for being here. On to 1,000.

— The Nexus Studio Team