PALOMINO FINAL VOLUMES + RINGO AWARDS!
2 months ago – Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:04:20 AM

Dear backer,

Thank you again for your support, which made Palomino Volume 2 + 3 possible! The Oscars might be over BUT, the Comics Award Season is only beginning! Which brings me to the RINGO AWARDS, where readers are the ones nominating their favorite artists and series!

THE RINGO AWARDS ARE HERE!

The truth is that neither Silver nor Palomino would have been possible without you, so if you want to keep championing these series, you can do that by nominating  Palomino, Silver, and yours truly in the categories below.

• Best Cartoonist: Stephan Franck - Silver Book 2: Of Hunters and Prey; Palomino Volume 2; Palomino Volume 3
• Best Writer: Stephan Franck - Silver Book 2: Of Hunters and Prey; Palomino Volume 2; Palomino Volume 3
• Best artist: Stephan Franck - Silver Book 2: Of Hunters and Prey; Palomino Volume 2; Palomino Volume 3
• Best Colorist: Stephan Franck - Palomino Volume 2; Palomino Volume 3
• Best Continuing or limited series: Palomino
• Best Original Graphic Novel: Palomino
• Favorite Hero: Eddie Lang - Palomino
• Favorite Villain: Lillian Duvalier - Silver Book 2: Of Hunters and Prey
• Favorite Publisher: Dark Planet Comics

PALOMINO UPDATE!

Meanwhile, it's been a year since the Palomino Vol. 2 + 3 campaign, so here's an update on the series final volumes!

• The final volumes, Palomino Vol. 4 + 5 were written over the summer! (It was going to be just  4, but come on, man, I needed 5 to wrap up this story IN STYLE!) 
• I finished the pencils for both volumes last month and I've just started on inks! 
• Which is how I know that the 2 final volumes together clock in at 310 pages, which means that the entire Palomino story Vol 1-5 will be 656 pages!
   

Because we're getting close to the end of the story, it's going to be hard to post images without spoilers, but here's a fun inked panel for you! 

Thank you again for your readership and support! More soon!

Stephan

FULFILLMENT UPDATE + FUN STUFF!
8 months ago – Sun, Oct 01, 2023 at 11:01:28 AM

Hey all, hope this finds you well! 

First, a quick PALOMINO  2+3 fulfillment update! In short: it's good. 

•  ALL BOOKS except SILVER BOOK 2: If you've  answered your survey you should have received your copies of Palomino1, 2, 3, Silver book 1, and Rosalynd  a good while ago. If you haven't let us know!
•  SILVER BOOK 2: Of Hunters & Prey: Right on schedule! We will receive them at the end of October. I'll sign them and we'll ship them to you immediately. We've received a few advanced copies from Abrams ComicArts, so you may even be one of the few random & lucky few who receive them early! 
•  PRINTS: All 11x17 prints have already shipped. If you don't have yours, let us know. There's been a slight delay on the 17x22 prints, but they will ship this week
•  COMMISSIONS: all DONE, looking RAD, and shipping this week!
•  DIGITAL: All links should have been sent. If you've completed your survey and don't have your link, let us know.

Comics as a gift!

Reading in general--and reading comics in particular--is a very personal thing, so we tend to think of it as our own secret garden, but remember that there is no greater gift to a friend than a book you KNOW they'll love! 

So with holiday shopping  about to start (!) and Halloween literally upon us, it's a great time to get the books you need  from DARK PLANET COMICS!

More fun stuff--REELS!

On a personal note, the way to grow as an artist is to separate yourself from the work you've done--always reaching for the next project! So very rarely do I look back. However, the added bonus of the beautiful SILVER hardcover edition from Abrams is that I get to rediscover my own work--some of it I did over 10 years ago!  That inspired me to get deep into the storytelling of these comic book pages--and I'm doing it in bite-size REELS. They are fun! I call them "MAKING COMICS WITH STEPHAN". Check them out! Follow! Comment! It's all about starting a conversation! Here are the first few! 

The very best!

S

Midsummer Fulfillment Update
10 months ago – Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 07:43:05 PM

Hi all,

It's been a few weeks, so here's a mid-summer update on where we are with fulfillment!

Summer books + Digital books

That's Silver book 1, Rosalynd, Palomino 1, 2, 3. We're doing great! 

• If you have answered your survey (that's almost everyone), you should have received these books by now. 
• The links to all digital copies should also have been received in emails.

If any of the above are missing,  please double-check the tips from the July 5th Update. If that doesn't solve it, DM us, and we'll track down the packages.

Silver Book 2

Also doing great! As advertised, Silver Book 2 will ship end of October.  I'm happy to report that we've received a couple of advanced copies from Abrams, and these books are absolutely beautiful beyond my wildest expectations! 

Anyone who still needs to pre-order a copy, please feel free to visit the Dark Planet Comics Webstore

Prints

We should be done by now, unfortunately, our trusty printer decided to die at the worst possible time! Still, most of the prints shipped yesterday!  You should receive them in the next few days.

A handful are still in process, however, so don't panic if yours don't arrive right away. Of course,  everyone is entitled to panicking once in a while, so if you do get anxious, feel free to DM us and we'll update you on the specific status of your prints. very sorry about this delay!

Commissions

The commissions were originally scheduled for September. I had hoped to get an early July start on them, but reality asserted itself, so they are back to their original September schedule. 

That's the state of the fulfillment, my friends! Thank you again for your readership and support!

The very best--

Stephan + team!

And PRINTS!!!
11 months ago – Wed, Jul 05, 2023 at 06:14:32 PM

Just an additional little bit since I spaced and forgot to mention the prints in my earlier update!

Prints are traveling in separate packages from the books, but I'm happy to report that the prints will also be shipping in the next few days!!

Thank again, everyone!

S

Shipping update!
11 months ago – Wed, Jul 05, 2023 at 05:53:24 PM

Hey there, Awesome Backers!

Books are on their Way!

And  some have already arrived--we've been loving the posts of those of you who've already gotten your books!

Hundreds of packages have shipped in the last week, and the final batch of our “summer books” (Palomino Volumes 1, 2, 3, Silver Book 1 HC, and Rosalynd) is going out the door first thing tomorrow, making its way to you.

That is unless you happen to be one of the very few backers who haven't answered their survey yet. If this is you, please take a brief moment to do it, so we can send you your books asap!

For our backers here in the States, you should expect these "summer books "to arrive in your mailbox within the next few days.  International shipping, unfortunately is quite impredictible, so fingers crossed that it goes as fast as possible!

Reminder: our lone “Winter book”,  Silver Book 2 HC, is still due to ship end of October.

 Digital books in your inbox!

The links to the digital versions of the books have been sent today by our friends at Backerkit.  If you are not seeing that email, first check your spam, as it might be in there.

What to do if your book doesn't show up?

If you're a domestic backer and you don't received your books by end of next week, we recommend looking into the following before contacting us--at the very least, it will jumpstart the conversation (this is campaign #6, so we've learned this the hard way):

•  Make sure you gave Backerkit the correct shipping address.  After you've completed the survey, you should have received a shipping address confirmation email from Backerkit (which might be in your spam folder).

Sometimes USPS tracks some packages  as "delivered" and yet they cannot be found, so they  are assumed lost or stolen. However, in most cases, they are actually close by:

• Packages may not fit in regular mailboxes, so they may have been left in front of a door, in the lobby. Maybe the building manager has it, etc...
• You'd be surprised how often a roommate or a spouse have received the package, stashed it somewhere and, because we're all busy,  forgot all about it.  So before you assume it was stolen on your door steps, ask people in your household like, 2 or 3 times, until they go "Ohhhhhh, you mean a package!" (Seriously, this is 90% of all "missing packages" cases. )
• Similarly, the package may have been dropped in front of your friendly neighbor's apartment, and they've picked it up to keep safe for you, but haven't gotten around to bringing it over.  Also, surprisingly common.

There you have it! 

Thank you, you guys are the best! Your patience and support mean the world to us. Can't wait for you to get your books!

Stephan