50% Goal Reached - Stretch goals announced!
over 11 years ago – Sat, Jul 04, 2015 at 10:17:16 AM

SHARE NOW!  We're 52% there and if everyone shares with just 1 person we can knock this out!  Our overall goal is 1,000 backers which should bring us to $100,000 and pretty close to our annual funding goal for mailing monthly to 500 backers.

Steve has paved his own path for 35 years.  Baron and Rude are back - no editor setting deadlines.  Get ready for some incredible stories and amazing art!

STRETCH GOALS!

$50,000
     -Upgraded paper for the Newspaper Only and Basic Editions
     -Retailers will receive an extra 5 papers with their package (total of 10 per month!)
     -We will add 2 more pages to the paper for a monthly total of 10 pages!

$100,000 - Funding needed for 1 year budget
     -Print included in Basic and Premium package is Paul Gulacy's Nexus #1 cover
       Gulacy has generously agreed to SIGN for all premium backers along with Baron
       and Rude for the only TRIPLE SIGNED PRINT (Retailers receive 5!)
     -Retailers receive an additional 5 papers (total of 15 per month)
     -We'll add 2 more pages for a total of 12 per month

$150,000 - PARTY TIME
     -We'll be flying Baron and Gulacy to Phoenix to triple sign the Nexus #1 cover print.  Pizza party anyone?  Yes, you will probably have to take time off work and fly into Phoenix for this amazing, once in the lifetime opportunity.
     -We'll add the Nexus Family Portrait (shown under Appearance Edition) as an oversized print for all annual PREMIUM EDITION backers as a print with option to upgrade for all other backers.  VOOTIE!
   -Retailers will receive yet another 5 copies for a total of 20 every month!

$200,000 - suggest something awesome!

40% Funded!
over 11 years ago – Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 06:39:10 PM

With just 24 hours we're already 40% funded.  Thanks for your support!   Here are a few FAQs that we posted on the site, but wanted to bring to everyone's attention:

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
We're trying to make levels affordable so we are covering part of the cost of the international shipping:
1 MONTH EDITIONS: $5 Canada / $10 Rest of the World
12 MONTH NEWSPAPER ONLY: $60 Canada / $120 Rest of the World
12 MONTH BASIC or PREMIUM EDITIONS: $75 Canada / $150 Rest of the World

BASIC AND PREMIUM EDITION PRINTS
The 12 month subscription includes a monthly paper AND print AND extras.  That means you will receive 12 newspapers, 12 prints, and 12 sets of extras.  All packaged to give you a unique experience every time your package arrives in the mail!

MAIN DIFFERENCE IN BASIC AND PREMIUM EDITIONS

• Both editions include monthly mailed packages
• Basic edition papers are folded twice down to approximately 8-1/2" x 11" while Premium edition papers are folded only in half to approximately 11"x17"
• Premium edition papers are printed on upgraded, archival safe paper
• Basic edition includes an 8x10" print, Premium includes a SIGNED 11x17" print
• Premium edition papers are SIGNED by both the writer AND the artist
• Premium edition papers include an EXTRA section containing the original written script for the included stories.
• Both editions include extras that could be anything from pens and notepads to fancy USB drives or a tote bag.

GIVING BACK
We're committed to education and are partnering with a local International Baccalaureate high school to give students the opportunity to earn money for their travel accounts. The school has a number of educational travel opportunities for students including trips to Costa Rica, a West Coast College Tour, and Washington DC. Rude Dude will make a donation to the school to be divided among travel accounts for students who come out and help. We hope to enable students that may not otherwise be able to afford travel to see the world. 

From the creatives here at TEAM RUDE DUDE - Thanks for your support!