Then It Was Dark

Tumblr for the upcoming comic anthology

[peppermintmonster]

For those of you who’ve been waiting for the e-book, now’s your chance! Then It Was Dark launches on Comixology today!

[thenitwasdark]

Then It Was Dark will finally be released on Comixology May 27th! (Just got the release date from Andrew with Comixology, super excited!)

[thenitwasdark]

I'm a comic book writer from the Metro Detroit area. I have a couple aritsts that I work with and I'm always interested in submitting to comic anthologies. Are you currently taking submissions?

Hi! We’re not currently taking submissions, Then It Was Dark has already been filled, printed and is now available for sale! I’ll post an update when we’re next looking for submissions to an anthology. Thanks for your interest!

[thenitwasdark]

Well gang, the books are all shipped. Most of the domestic and some of the international orders have already been received, and the rest should arrive soon.  Thank you everyone who supported this project. If you missed the Kickstarter and want to order a copy, you can purchase one here, now!

[peppermintmonster]

PRE-ORDER THEN IT WAS DARK FOR 10% OFF THE COVER PRICE HERE! Sale ends when the books are headed for Chicago!

[thenitwasdark]

Is there a way to order the anthology still or are you guys just printing what got bought from the kick starter?

The anthology WILL be for sale to the public as soon as the Kickstarter orders have all been sent out! You can follow this tumblr for news. Or if you'd like, you can send a note with your email to be put on the mailing list.

[thenitwasdark]

The printing process is taking a little longer than expected. As is, we may juuuuust squeak in shipping everything out at the end of Feburary as planned, but if it takes a little extra time, (moving into the beginning of March,) I hope you’ll bear with me. The books are looking great, and I’ll keep you updated as they start to come in and get shipped out.

The PDF version (and all other electronic rewards) will be delivered within the first couple weeks of Feburary. The Kickstarter PDF will have some bonus material that won’t be available later, and I’m putting the finishing touches on that.

And here’s some more good news! Kraken sent me photos of some of the first books printed!

[thenitwasdark]

The printing process is taking a little longer than expected. As is, we may juuuuust squeak in shipping everything out at the end of Feburary as planned, but if it takes a little extra time, (moving into the beginning of March,) I hope you'll bear with me. The books are looking great, and I'll keep you updated as they start to come in and get shipped out.

The PDF version (and all other electronic rewards) will be delivered within the first couple weeks of Feburary. The Kickstarter PDF will have some bonus material that won't be available later, and I'm putting the finishing touches on that.

And here's some more good news! Kraken sent me photos of some of the first books printed!

[thenitwasdark]

I met with one of the people from Kraken Print today and we went over digital proofs, getting everything just right. The book is looking excellent!

The printing process is taking a little longer than expected, but as is we still expect to get the books sent out by the end of February, as planned. We’ll keep you updated if there are any new surprises. 

Here are some proofs of the covers, by Karen Kuo and Ouija variant cover by Diana Nock! They look even cooler in person. I can’t wait to show you all the finished books once they’re printed.

[jroche]

inking sneak peek

[morganbeem]

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[emigennis]

"I am the professor who speaks to you from the beyond."

[peppermintmonster]

A preview of Emi Gennis’s contribution to Then It Was Dark. She does a story about the history of spiritualism!

[lookstraightahead]

Oh hi Tumblr. I keep forgetting to post on here. Sorry about that. I still love you, though. Here’s some fragments of my Then It Was Dark story, written by Natalie Leif. This is going to be an amazing book and I can’t wait to see everyone else’s contributions.

[peppermintmonster]

Preview of Elaine Will and Natalie Leif’s contribution to TiWD!

[swinsea-deactivated20190925]

My Then It Was Dark story has ghosty BFFs in it!

[peppermintmonster]

Well, I told you that things would go quiet for a while while the pages for TiWD were being produced, and it certainly has. But now that artwork has been coming in for a while, I’ve decided to start sharing a few sneak peeks at TiWD.

From top to bottom: Carey Pietsch, CB Webb, Elaine Will (illustrating a story by Natalie Leif) and Jen Hickman

[peppermintmonster]

By the by, though there’s no art from Then It Was Dark I’m at liberty to share yet, (though there’s plenty I’m not at liberty to share, and it’s awesome) I’ve been reading the scripts and they’re coming out great. A nice mixture of horror, humor, spookyness and sweetness.

[peppermintmonster]

I’ll be doing a livestream for Then It Was Dark tomorrow evening at 6:30 pm, (5:30 pm central time) on the Then It Was Dark YouTube channel!

I’ll be answering questions about Then It Was Dark, taking sketch requests from backers, and anyone who either backs or increases their pledge during the livestream, even by as little as a dollar, gets an automatic free sketch!

If you can’t make it tomorrow, you’ll have another chance—I’m going to be doing a few of these livestreams during the last days of the Kickstarter campaign, so keep an eye out!