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Latest Updates from Our Project:
The Catskin and the RINGO Awards!
3 months ago
– Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 07:29:40 AM
Hello Everyone!
Last year, we took a massive swing and pushed for Smut to get nominated for a Ringo award. We weren't sure anything would come from it, but we figured that dumber things have happened.
Well, dumber things did happen, and Smut won Best Humor Comic! That only happened because of you guys, our fans, showing up and voting for the book. Well, this year, we're going again and we'd like your help to get our graphic novella The Catskin and the Rose a Ringo nomination this year!
For those who don't know, The Catskin and the Rose is a Fantasy/Romance about two women fighting in a tournament for the privilege of marrying into the royal family, only to discover they have more in common with eachother than they do the Prince. Their respect turns into catching feelings and chaos insues. It's a really fun book that was an incredibly challenge to make but remains one of the high points of my career and I think the team deserves the same recognition that Smut got last year.
If you want to read the book, good news, we're running a campaign for the sequel series The Scorpion and the Queen right now and you can pick up The Catskin and the Rose as a part of that campaign, check it out here!
Thanks,
Wells Thompson
Big Production Update--Comics coming soon!
3 months ago
– Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 10:37:40 AM
Hello Everyone!
I've got big news--some good, some bad. Let's start with the thing that is unfortunately on everyone's mind, my country (the USA) is once again tumbling head over ass into a war in the Middle East. For those who don't know, Paree Paramound, our guest artist drawing a stretch goal short for us, is Iranian, currently lives in Iran, and has been affected by the bombing of her country.
First, to be clear, she and her family are safe at the moment and that has been our primary concern in communicating with her. As it relates to this campaign, she is obviously not in a good position or headspace to be working on her comic, nor would we expect her to be.
In order to give her the time and space she needs without delaying production on the book, we are moving forward to print in the next few weeks as intended without her story in the book. Instead, we will be publishing and distributing her short digitally when and if she is able to complete it and including the story in future printings when available.
The printed book will still include Bianca and Dorilys Giacchetto's short stories and we do sincerely apologize that the book will be initially shipping with less content than promised. But, faced with the choice of delaying the book indefinitely, firing Paree for circumstances well beyond her control (which would still delay the book by weeks or months), or shipping the book as is, we felt that this was the only ethical and acceptable path forward and we hope you agree.
We will continue to keep you up to date with the production of Paree's short post-fulfillment.
All that said, DC is finishing up lettering on Dorilys Giacchetto's short featuring Rita and it looks AMAZING! We should have the digital copy of the anthology out before C2E2 (March 27th) and start shipping the printed copies sometime in late April/early May at the latest!
We appreciate you being patient with us as we've worked through the bonus material and weathered unforseen circumstances. We're really looking forward to getting this book in your hands!
Wells Thompson
BackerKit Survey and Production Update!
4 months ago
– Wed, Feb 18, 2026 at 06:54:00 AM
Hello Everyone!
Two big updates today, but I'll keep this quick! First, in adding a stretch goal to physical backers' reward list in BackerKit, the site decided, for some reason, to update all of those surveys and require you to either accept or reject the item. The item is free, it doesn't cost any extra shipping, and I haven't had this happen before, so I apologize for the inconvenience. You should have received an email to review your survey already, so that's what that's about. From what I can tell, this shouldn't cost you anything extra, so if it does, let me know so we can fix it! Furthermore, I'm still able to lock addresses for people who previously finished their surveys, so if you don't get around to it, I don't think it will hinder roll out.
Thing Two, both short comics have entered production! Paree fell a little behind schedule due to factors outside of her control, but we're still on a good pace and should be looking at a digital release in late March/early April! Both comics have me really excited, I'm so used to seeing these characters in the same art style, so seeing a fresh take on them absolutely rules. Can't wait to share more with you guys!
The Scorpion and the Queen is a 5 issue adventure/romance comic mini series about fighting for your place in the world, protecting what you love, and rejecting the prescribed roles society places on you. It's an incredibly sapphic sequel mini series to Kickstarter smash hit The Catskin and the Rose that features some of the best queer indie comic artists in the world! Think Princess Bride meets Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Thanks everyone!
Wells Thompson
Locking Orders and Quick Update!
5 months ago
– Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 08:09:29 AM
Hello Everyone!
You should have gotten an email just before this one that we're locking orders on BackerKit--this will allow us to distribute some digital rewards and charge for shipping in the near future. If you haven't gotten that email, first check your promotions and spam, but if it's not that, it might be because you didn't fill out your survey (we're still missing about 10% of backers), so make sure you do that now! Let me know if you need to be resent the link.
As for updates, Paree has started up on her short, though we're expecting some delays due to her country's current internet situation. Nothing dramatic, but it may take some extra time to get everything approved and downloaded. Dorilys has us scheduled for February, so she'll be starting on hers soon.
Looking forward to getting everyone the full book and we'll have some exciting news coming soon for what's next! We've got some heavy hitters working on covers for us and I think you'll like what they're doing.
Wells Thompson
Surveys are in your Inbox!
5 months ago
– Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 07:10:54 AM
Hello Everyone!
Hope everyone had a lovely holiday season with your families or just relaxing alone, either way you deserved to have some time off!
Check your email because BackerKit surveys have been sent. I'll ask that you get those done ASAP so you don't forget and so we can guarantee your campaign rewards without any hastle.
You'll be able to pick up any add-ons you might have missed during the campaign (including the stretch goals we unlocked) and you'll be charged for shipping in the survey so keep that in mind!
We should have more news regarding the short comics coming soon, but until then, let's take care of these surveys!
