#always human asks

[walkingnorth]

So I recently reread Always Human and, besides the pleasure of revisiting probably my favorite scifi webcomic, found myself wondering anout the worldbuilding of this setting. So basically I am asking if you have written up anything about the setting in terms of worldbuilding, or if not could you please give me a overview of the world of Always Human? Thanks.

Hello, thank you very much, I'm so glad you like it :) hmmmm "an overview of the world of Always Human" is a very big, open-ended topic and I'm not sure how to go about answering it. Idealistic sci-fi with ubiquitous bioaugmentation?

I've answered more specific questions about the worldbuiling before https://alwayshumancomic.tumblr.com/tagged/always%20human%20asks/chrono https://walkingnorth.tumblr.com/tagged/always%20human%20asks/chrono Perhaps if you skim through the above (not all the asks are about worldbuilding, but many are) and then if that prompts more specific questions about the worldbuilding you can ask again, and I'll answer those? This is just so open-ended, I don't know what to say ^^;

[walkingnorth]

Hey, so I know you said August for the extra preorder goodies. Does that apply to the digital goodies also? Where/when are those going out? Do I just need to keep an eye on my email or??

Yes, the digital goodies will go out when the release campaign finishes, because that is when I'll have a complete list of emails to send everything to, so I can be certain I won't accidentally leave anyone out :) (Also the digital goodies aren't quite done yet. In progress!) You can expect the digital goodies in your inbox in the first few days of September. If anything changes I'll be sure to announce it here :) Thank you so much for the support <333

[walkingnorth]

Heya! Will book 2 also have a hardback variant? I'm still incredibly fond of mine for the first one. Good to hear you're doing good and very excited to read your new comic!

That is a good question - I haven't been told otherwise, but I'll try to confirm with the publisher and get back to you :) (I hope there will be a hardback, matching book sets are very important!) Thank you so much for the kind words <33

[walkingnorth]

Will always human 2 be on WEBTOON? Or would it just be the physical copy?

Ooops sorry I think I phrased the original post badly (I've been thinking about book 2 for so long that it's obvious in my head what it means.) The currently available book is season 1 of the webcomic in print, chapters 1-37. Book 2 will be season 2 of the webcomic in print, chapters 38 through to the epilogue, so that the complete comic is printed. It's not new content, sorry! (Though I will be doing a digital preorder bonus comic, which will be new content, probably wedding-related content?)

[walkingnorth]

!!!!!When??? Where???? How??? Can I preorder book2???!!!

Preorders aren't available yet - as soon as they are I will let you all know :) Thank you for asking!

[walkingnorth]

Hi! Are there any plans to print a second volume of Always Human? It’s been couple of years since the first one was published so I’m wondering if we should wait for the second one or it’s not happening at all

Yes!!! It's been a while (the past few years have been rough in many ways) but as per my pinned post, book 2 is coming in Summer 2023, with the complete season 2 of the webcomic :) I don't have any information yet about exact dates or preorders, but once I have this information I will be sure to share it. Thank you for asking!

[walkingnorth]

Hey Ari! I've been following Always Human for a long time and just found out about its physical release when I reread it this weekend! Im so excited to order a hardcover copy, but I was wondering if the second season will be adapted as well? Hopefully I'm not asking a question you've already answered, but thank you for your time either way!!

Hi, thank you so much. I’m really happy you like Always Human <333

I wish I had a more specific answer I could give in response to this, but all I can say is that as soon as I have news that I’m allowed to share, I will share it :)

(Also, thank you kindly for ordering the book. This definitely helps!)

hi! i hope i'm not bothering you by asking this (bc i've asked before bUt i just wanna make sure!), i wanted to just double check that i can use sunati and rae's compass tattoo design for a tattoo? you can say no ofc hahaha

thanks! ^^

Hey :) You absolutely can, that would be very cool! (If you do get the tattoo, and if you feel comfortable sharing, I would love to see a photo.)

[walkingnorth]

hi I'm sorry to bother you! I preordered Always Human like, back in May, and today I just got a refund for it because they were "unable to complete the order." I cant find any information on what happened. I was wondering if you know? should I just order it again?

Hey :)

Little Bee Books sent an email out explaining the situation, but perhaps yours ended up in spam. Sorry about that!

Essentially the Always Human hardcovers ended up out of stock very quickly* and while a second printing was ordered as soon as possible, with the pandemic going on this took a while.

But the second printing is now available! So I’m not sure why you just today got a refund, as the hardcovers finally are available again. If you would like you can place a new order at any bookstore of your choice, and you should receive the book quickly.

Thank you so much for supporting me by  preordering, I’m sorry you didn’t get the book when you expected (too much going on in 2020!!)

Also, your order getting cancelled does not change the preorder goodies situation. If you have not yet received your preorder extras please shoot an email to [email protected] and I’ll look int it :)

*There were enough hardcovers originally printed to fulfil the preorders and then some, so I’m not sure how a situation emerged where people who preordered did not get their book.  But unfortunately that’s what happened. I guess it was a problem with distribution, or with book retailers not placing their preorders correctly or something? I don’t know. Sorry!