Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 Release Day - Check your inbox for digital bonus reward!
4 days ago
– Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 09:56:09 AM
Hey Slashers,
Well keep this update short ‘n sweet. Today Hack/Slash Body Bags #1 drops in comic shops. The new crossover series is writer by Hack/Slash creator Tim Seeley with art by Stefano Caselli and Steve Kurth!
Anyone who backed the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Omnibus Hardcover Kickstarter when the campaign was live will get a download link for a PDF version of issue 1 in the email inbox today! The email will be sent from BackerKit.
Hack/Slash Body Bags #1
JASON PEARSON's legendary creations return to comics!
When slasher hunters Cassie Hack & Vlad roll into Terminus, GA in search of a killer, they're instantly up to their asses in bounty hunters! Meanwhile, Mack Clownface Delgado needs to school his daughter Panda in the ways of Bodybagging, and it needs to happen quickly, which means a private school lock-in for baggers in training—and a teen-slicing slasher.
BackerKit Survey and Pre-Order Deadlines
Just a reminder that BackerKit Surveys and Pre-Orders are still open. Please take note of the deadline below.
Complete your BackerKit Survey here.
Place your Pre-Order for Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Omnibus here.
- 10/1 - BackerKit surveys submitted for review ✅
- 10/4 - BackerKit Smoke Test✅
- 10/8 - BackerKit Surveys and Pre-Order Shop Open ✅
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10/29 - 48-Hour Survey Lockdown Notice
On Tuesday, October 29th, BackerKit will send a 48-Hour Notice to all backers that have completed their surveys to let them know their survey will be locked down. Please make sure your shipping details, shirt sizes, card information, etc. are all correct to avoid any issues during fulfillment.
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10/31 - Survey Lockdown and Pre-Orders Close - CARDS CHARGED
Your BackerKit survey will be locked down and considered final on October 31st. The Pre-Order store will also be closed. Your card will also be charged for shipping fees and any additional Add-Ons on this date.
The BackerKit Pre-Order shop is another chance for anyone who missed the campaign to pledge for the Kickstarter Exclusives. This is your last chance to get rewards like the Kickstarter Edition of Hack/Slash Volume 5 Omnibus Hardcover (Limit 50).
Head to BackerKit Pre-Orders before it’s too late: https://hack-slash-vol-5-deluxe-omnibus-hardcover.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Omnibus Making Update
Files or Vol. 5 have been sent to the printer and we did receive a digital proof of the book over the weekend. Hack/Slash, Inc. is going over the interior and cover proof with a fine-tooth comb to ensure this deluxe hardcover reprinting is perfect! Once we give our final approval and we have confirmation from the printer that the book has gone to press, we will have a concrete date of when shipping will begin!
Again, thank you for supporting another Hack/Slash Kickstarter. We are so excited to get the rest of these rewards delivered to your door. We cannot thank you enough and really appreciate you!
-Hack/Slash, Inc.
Jason Pearson's BODY BAGS: Artist's Edition on Kickstarter
Jason Pearson’s BODY BAGS: Artist’s Edition is a 200-page hardcover book, featuring full-sized 12” x 17” colored scans of all the original BODY BAGS comic art pages that were previously published and printed, including his covers. In short, an Omnibus Edition of Pearson’s original art pages from his acclaimed creator-owned series. To pledge now, click here.
Unlike a typical graphic novel, an Artist's Edition is a collection of an artist's original penciled and inked art pages from a comic book story, presented in a way that mimics the experience of viewing the artist's original comic art. Jason never sold any of the original art pages from his Body Bags stories, so every page from every published comic, as well as his covers, will be included in the Artist's Edition.
BackerKit Surveys and Pre-Order Shop - NOW OPEN until 10/31!
19 days ago
– Tue, Oct 08, 2024 at 07:53:26 AM
Hello Slashers!
The BackerKit Smoke Test ran over the weekend and there have been no support tickets or messages from the backers that were randomly selected to participate. With that said, we are on track to open BackerKit surveys to all backers and open the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Pre-Order Shop!
Some of you may have already received the invitation to complete your survey in your email. If you haven’t, you can also access your survey here: https://hack-slash-vol-5-deluxe-omnibus-hardcover.backerkit.com/
Now that the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 BackerKit is open to everyone, please take note of the dates below:
- 10/1 - BackerKit surveys submitted for review ✅
- 10/4 - BackerKit Smoke Test✅
- 10/8 - BackerKit Surveys and Pre-Order Shop Open ✅
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10/29 - 48-Hour Survey Lockdown Notice
On Tuesday, October 29th, BackerKit will send a 48-Hour Notice to all backers that have completed their surveys to let them know their survey will be locked down. Please make sure your shipping details, shirt sizes, card information, etc. are all correct to avoid any issues during fulfillment.
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10/31 - Survey Lockdown and Pre-Orders Close - CARDS CHARGED
Your BackerKit survey will be locked down and considered final on October 31st. The Pre-Order store will also be closed. Your card will also be charged for shipping fees and any additional Add-Ons on this date.
Missed the Kickstarter? Last chance to pledge for the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Deluxe Omnibus Kickstarter Hardcover - LIMITED INVENTORY!
If you missed your chance to pledge when the Kickstarter was live, the BackerKit Pre-Order Shop gives you one last chance to snag the exclusive Kickstarter Edition of Hack/Slash Vol. 5 and all the other goodies offered during this campaign. ONLY 50 COPIES of the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Deluxe Omnibus Kickstarter Hardcover will be offered through BackerKit. Add an extra copy to your current pledge or make your pledge through the Pre-Order Shop before time runs out!
You can head to BackerKit Pre-Orders here: https://hack-slash-vol-5-deluxe-omnibus-hardcover.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Again, Tim Seeley and Hack/Slash, Inc. cannot thank you all enough for making another beautiful Hack/Slash hardcover possible. We are so grateful for your support and cannot wait to deliver all these bloody awesome rewards to your door.
-Hack/Slash, Inc.
BackerKit Smoke Test starts today!
23 days ago
– Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 11:48:59 AM
Happy Friday!
We’re happy to announce that BackerKit has approved the Smoke Test for surveys. BackerKit will randomly select 5% of backers and send them an invitation to complete their survey for Hack/Slash Vol. 5 before surveys are open for all backers. Hopefully, Hack/Slash, Inc. and BackerKit made all the adjustments necessary to make the survey process quick and easy. If something like a survey question may be missing or a reward item isn’t showing up in your final pack list, backers in the Smoke Test will send us a DM to correct these hiccups. Thank you in advance to the backers that were chosen for the Smoke Test!
We plan to run the Smoke Test until Monday, October 7th 3pm CST. If the edits are minimal and easy fixes, we will open surveys to all backers and open the BackerKit Pre-Order Shop later in the evening.
Again, thank you so much for supporting Hack/Slash on Kickstarter!
BackerKit submitted for review!
24 days ago
– Thu, Oct 03, 2024 at 09:16:32 AM
Hello Slashers!
It’s finally spooky season and Hack/Slash, Inc. is loving the cool, crisp fall air with a hint of blood. We aren’t going to take too much of your time, but we wanted to give you an update of where we are post-campaign.
Here is our updated vision map since our last update:
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10/1 - BackerKit surveys submitted for review ✅
Currently, the team at BackerKit is inspecting surveys, shipping tables, and the Pre-Order shop to make sure everything is good on both the front and back end! The review usually takes 2 business days.
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10/4 - BackerKit Smoke Test
The official review by BackerKit and necessary adjustments should be complete. At this point, surveys will be approved and ready for the Smoke Test. The BackerKit Smoke Test randomly selects 5% of backers to complete their surveys. If backers during the test run into any hiccups with their survey, they will report to us and we will fix it accordingly. The Smoke Test will run over the weekend. Thank you in advance if you are a backer chosen to complete your survey at this time.
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10/7 - BackerKit Surveys open to all backers
If there are just a few easy fixes that need to be made during the Smoke Test, we will be able to open BackerKit surveys to all backers and open the BackerKit Pre-Order Page to anyone who missed the campaign. Note: the Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Deluxe Omnibus Kickstarter Hardcover will not be available on the Pre-Order Page.
Again, we cannot thank you all enough for making another beautiful Hack/Slash hardcover possible! Tim Seeley and Hack/Slash, Inc. thank you for all your support!
Looking to support another creator on Kickstarter? Graphic Samurai: The Art of Denys Cowan is coming to Kickstarter! This is the first comprehensive celebration of the work of this groundbreaking comic book artist. Batman, The Question, Black Panther, and Deathlok are just a few of the iconic characters that he's put his stamp on while also creating his own beloved comic universe, Milestone, featuring Hardware, Icon & Rocket and the comic that inspired the hit television show, Static Shock. Inkpot Award-winning artist Denys Cowan walks you through his life and career in his own words and via hundreds of unforgettable illustrations in color and black and white.
Don’t miss the launch! Follow the Kickstarter Pre-Launch Page.
Hack/Slash Vol. 5 is FUNDED!
about 1 month ago
– Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 10:00:23 AM
Slashers,
First of all, thank you for supporting Hack/Slash to make another bloody and booty-ful Deluxe Omnibus Hardcover possible. We are ecstatic that Vol. 5 is being collected into a stunning hardcover along with two brand new stories by Steve Orlando! Tim Seeley and everyone at Hack/Slash, Inc. cannot thank you all enough for kicking so much ass in the last 30 days!
Second of all, Happy Friday the 13th!
Now, a special video thank you from creator Tim Seeley:
BackerKit in the Works and What to Expect:
As the campaign wraps up on Kickstarter, we will be working as quickly as possible to have BackerKit surveys ready to collect all the important information to get your rewards to you. For those of you who have not used BackerKit before, BackerKit is a pledge management platform that makes collecting backer information like shipping details, shirt sizes, and whatnot super easy for creators. It makes completing surveys even easier for backers because it feels like you’re just shopping online!
While we work on making sure BackerKit surveys are ready to go, here is a vision map of what’s next:
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9/13 (Today) - Kickstarter Charges Backer Cards
Kickstarter has charged cards for all backers pledging for this campaign. In the case there is an issue with your form of payment, you will be able to update your payment without any issue by 9/27. If you need any extra assistance, please shoot us a DM and we will assist you the best we can.
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9/30 (Tentative) - BackerKit Smoke Test
We will be initiating the BackerKit Smoke Test. The Smoke Test randomly selects 5% of backers to fill out their surveys before we open up surveys to everyone. This test helps us find any issues with pledge questions that we may have missed. If you’re one of the backers chosen for this, we thank you in advance for all your help!
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10/2 (Tentative) - BackerKit Open for All Backers
As long as the BackerKit Smoke Test and adjustments go smoothly, we will open BackerKit surveys to all backers and open the BackerKit Pre-Order Page to anyone that missed the Kickstarter. Note: If you did not pledge when the Kickstarter was live, you will not be able to pledge for the Kickstarter Exclusive Edition of Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Deluxe Omnibus Hardcover.
Book Production Update - Files at the Printer!
We are happy to confirm that Hack/Slash Vol. 5 Omnibus files have been sent to the printer! Currently, we are waiting on our end to proofread the final print files from the printer. We will keep everyone up to date during the production process.
TIME TO PANICK - Launching TODAY on Zoop!
Looking for another comic project? Check out Hack/Slash, Inc’s fellow horror and blood-stained friend in comics - PANICK Entertainment.
Their ZOOP campaign for the PANICK Primer Pack will be launching TODAY! Click here to pledge now.
Get in on the ground floor of PANICK Entertainment – a new horror and dark sci-fi genre publishing and entertainment company with our first official project – The PANICK PRIMER PACK. Founded by a team of comic and entertainment industry veterans, PANICK Entertainment is poised to reshape genre storytelling with its slate of bold, original content and unflinching approach to storytelling. The PANICK Primer Pack gives horror and comic fans an exclusive sneak peek at our upcoming lineup in formats that will be exclusive to ZOOP.
This unique bundle includes compelling Zoop exclusive covers, unavailable anywhere else, of PANICK’s three launch titles: T.A.M.A. #1, SAVAGER #1 and BLACK DIAMOND #1! That’s three number one issues! Each entirely unique, primed to push boundaries, delivering upon PANICK’s brand of immersive, disturbing and captivating stories. Don’t miss out on these sure-to-be collectors item debut issues.
Again, thank you all so much for another amazing Hack/Slash Kickstarter. We are so excited to get all these amazing rewards delivered to your door. Until the next update, have a fun Friday, the 13th and a relaxing weekend!
-Hack/Slash, Inc.
