Dear Insane Children,
I hope everyone had a lovely start to 2019! While I am wrapping up business here in Thailand and prepping to return to Shanghai, we received the latest Dark Symmetry print from Alex. “Time for Tea” indeed!
This is the last print in the series… did you manage to collect them all???
This will be the print we send out to everyone at $75 and above for January. Alternately, if you’re doing the 3x$35 you can select this as your print – a reminder that it’s 3x payments of $35 to unlock one print selection.
You can see the entire collection of Patreon Art from which you can choose over on Mysterious via THIS LINK.
When I get back to Shanghai, Martin and I will be shipping out “Shadow Alice” for everyone who was charged (at the correct tier) for December.
Lots more art in the pipeline to share with everyone once I am settled back in Shanghai.
I’ll also have big updates on our Thailand exploration trip, Pirate Jam 2019, and continued development on the art/story/design for Alice: Asylum.
White Rabbits
The White Rabbit Plushes are done and delivered. All sitting in a warehouse waiting to be shipped to people around the world. Awwww…
Now we need to hit our 3222 Patron Goal…
The Exodus
Speaking of, many of you are aware of the Patreon Exodus. Lots of people (Patrons and Creators) leaving the platform in protest over their biased application of guidelines for creators.
As a staunch advocate of freedom of expression I believe that we, as mature individuals, should be allowed to make our own choices about the sort of content we support and consume. And I support the free expression and debate of ideas – even those with which I do not agree.
My ultimate concern as a creator is that these systems of control which are being justified for use against “Group X” today will be used against “Group Y” tomorrow. And having lived through the Moral Panic around video games in the late 90’s, I feel a real concern that it won’t be long before some Ministry of Culture comes along and tells us that we can’t have violence in video games (regardless of the context).
At this point, as there are no viable alternatives to Patreon, I’m taking a wait and see approach. And as the situation unfolds we’ll discuss how this impacts our little Asylum of Insane Children – and what action, if any, needs to be taken.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below.
Out of the Woods
Lots of Woodies around the world now receiving their Kickstarter rewards and Backerkit pre-orders.
When you get yours be sure to tag me and #ootw over on Twitter for a retweet (and maybe a follow).
If you missed the Kickstarter, fear not (well, fear a little, because there are wolves in those woods). The game and books are for sale over on Mysterious.
The response thus far has been largely positive. So, thank you, to everyone who helped bring this project to life!
Up next… another table top card game? Maybe OOTW2 or ???
I’d love to work with the Insane Children on hashing out ideas we might bring to life.
Livestreams and Design Talks
Our usual schedule will resume next week… and I’ll post links to talks and streams once I’m back in Shanghai. Look forward to seeing you all there!
Be sure to get your SUGGESTIONS and QUESTIONS into the comments below. Surely you’ve been storing up lots of ideas over the holidays!
From Thailand with Warm Love,
-American (still missing Lulu and Yan)