Woohoo! The books have arrived!!!
about 7 years ago – Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 07:59:03 PM

SOOOOO many boxes!

The books have arrived which means rewards will start shipping!

I can’t wait for you to have the book in your hands! :D

Central Florida Comic Con

This weekend I’ll be a guest of the first-ever Central Florida Comic Con in Lakeland, Florida. If you plan on attending and want to pick up your book in person, let me know! :)

Thanks so much for your amazing support!!! And extra thanks to my new supporters on Patreon!

 Steve 

The books are on their way!
about 7 years ago – Wed, Jan 09, 2019 at 07:36:47 PM

Woohoo! I've heard from the printer and the books are expected to be delivered by next week! My apartment will be full of boxes! :D As soon as they arrive, I'll be packing them up and sending them to you! 

I'm so excited! :D

This grew into such a huge project all thanks to your amazing support!

For those who ordered the enamel pins - I'm awaiting the shipment for those as well. I went back-and-forth-and-back-and-forth a LOT with the manufacturer to get the linework just right. (I eventually broke down and drew Our Hero in Adobe Illustrator - just to make sure the nose was right). Here's a look at my final vector drawing for the pin. Not bad for drawing with a mouse...

I hope you're having a wonderful start to 2019 and I can't wait to have the books in your hands!

-- Steve

And big thanks to all the new supporters on Patreon! <3 patreon.com/steveconley

Merry, Happy, and Jolly!
over 7 years ago – Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 12:53:19 AM

I hope everyone is having a warm, safe, and happy holiday week! We’re still waiting on the hardcover books from the printer and I’m expecting an update from them soon! 

Free books!

As a gift, everyone can download one of the digital books or sketchbooks from my site! Details can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-holiday-for-23539933

2018!

This was an amazing year for The Middle Age - and your support on this Kickstarter was a big part of that! And once again, I must thank my kind supporters on Patreon - without them, this webcomic wouldn’t exist. <3 

I hope you enjoy the digital download and I can’t wait to have the hardcover books in your hands! :D

Wishing you a healthy, fun, and brilliant 2019!

— Steve

Bookplate and book update!
over 7 years ago – Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 10:53:26 PM

A quick update: I'm still waiting on the books to arrive from the printer but the bookplates have arrived and they turned out great! Here's a look...

I've begun working on the drawings for the Doodled editions on these bookplates so they can be ready and waiting to get shipped out when the books arrive! :)

I was hoping to have the books in hand before now but the printer is saying that they've been swamped with holiday orders and don't have a delivery date for us yet. I'll keep everyone posted!

Episode 121 of The Middle Age was uploaded this week. As always, you can read the story from the beginning here: middleagecomic.com

And big, big thanks once more to all of you who have begun supporting me on Patreon! The Middle Age now has 97 supporters and we're just three supporters shy of our goal! I really hope we can reach that number soon and start 2019 off with two episodes every week! Fingers crossed! You can learn more here: patreon.com/steveconley

Thanks again!

-- Steve

Waiting on the books from the printer! And Bookplates!
over 7 years ago – Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 09:28:56 PM

I caught one glitch in the proofs I received (part of a word was cut off on one page) and I was able to get that fixed before the big order was started! Whew! The files were a little slow in getting replaced because of the Thanksgiving holiday but everything is back on track.

Bookplates!

 I've designed and placed an order for bookplates for every 'doodled' book!

I've rushed the order and expect to have the bookplates this week (I'll share a photo when they come in). Each bookplate is 3x4 inches, is printed on high-quality, acid-free paper, and features a new illustration at the top...

Each bookplate will have an adhesive backing so you can affix it inside your book! This will mean I can begin doodling sooner and have the doodles waiting when the books arrive! 

Other perks...

• You can choose to display the doodle separately (a few of you have asked for this).
• This means I won't have to crack the spine to draw inside the book.
• You get the fun of cracking open your book. :)

Thanks again for your amazing support!

-- Steve

patreon.com/steveconley