#Arkhaven INFOGALACTIC #Castalia House
We’re dealing with some infrastructure issues at UATV and Arktoons, so don’t be surprised if either site is a little slow or goes temporarily dark this week.
On the plus side, we have a dev who has volunteered to pick up the slack at Arktoons, so if that works out, there will be no reason to make any changes and we may even get the key piece of the puzzle finished that is required to make it viable for creators.
The first bonus track from THE ONLY SKULL campaign has been released as a single. You can hear it on Unauthorized, on the various mainstream music platforms, and on YouTube. The second bonus track will be released as a single next Monday, and I have no idea when the third bonus track, being the organic one, will even be recorded, so that one will be a while.
In other news on the creative front, a new chapter has begun in the serialization of TEMPUS OCCULTUM on Arktoons, chapter four, entitled Deceptus Eclipsus.
The abbot’s study was illuminated by tall windows that admitted thin blades of afternoon light, slicing through dust motes that danced in their path. As I entered, I sensed the weight of authority in the room—not just ecclesiastical, but something older, more primal. Father Umbertus stood by the abbot’s desk, his expression tense. Abbot Gerhardt sat behind it, fingers steepled, his face an impenetrable mask. And there, by the window, stood the stranger I had observed in the courtyard, now examining a celestial globe with affected interest.
“Brother Lukas,” the abbot intoned, “may I present Doctor Alessandro Visconti, Chief Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Library.”
Visconti turned at the mention of his name, fixing me with eyes so dark they appeared almost black in the shadowed room. The ring with the quartered circle gleamed on his right hand as he offered a slight bow.
“Brother Lukas,” he said, his Italian accent precise yet subtle. “I have heard much about your… scholarly endeavors.”
“You honor our humble abbey with your presence, Doctor Visconti,” I replied, bowing in return. “Though I confess I am surprised that my humble work cataloging manuscripts would attract the attention of the Vatican’s Chief Archivist.”
A smile flickered across his face, cold as winter sunlight. “The Church takes a keen interest in all scholarly pursuits, particularly those concerning the correct interpretation of historical documents.”
Cate’s not very happy about Dag’s disemployment from the company for which they both worked.
And in other HYPERGAMOUSE news, the campaign is less than 13k from Stretch Goal #3, which will be variant covers by MIDNIGHT’S WAR artist Ademir Leal.
It’s not looking too good for Dag’s employment prospects, not when HR comes calling in today’s HYPERGAMOUSE.
And a reminder that the HYPERGAMOUSE campaign is still going strong, with the number of backers rapidly approaching 400. Don’t miss out on the chance to pick up a first edition paperback or hardcover!
The Bloodhound is done doing his thing in MIDNIGHT’S WAR: NIGHT STREETS. And if you’d like to be notified when the HYPERGAMOUSE campaign launches soon, you can sign up here.
Things are heating up in Hypergamouseland. In more ways than one; the second attempt at a campaign launch should take place before the end of the month. Life never permits the Sigma to go on cruise control for long.
Chris Muir’s Day by Day has been a popular comic strip for more than two decades. So we’re very pleased to see him bringing not one, but two series to Arktoons, the first of which is Day by Day In the USSA.
Day by Day is an American political webcomic by Chris Muir. The humor usually centers on four principal characters who had initially been presented as co-workers at an unspecified firm until the firm went out of business on December 25, 2007. Romantic relationships among the principals resulted in marriages and children, with one of the couples opening a small bar in the unnamed Texas Rio Grande Valley ranchland in which the strip is now principally set. These characters, their friends, and their families remain the strip’s focus.
In other Arktoons news, JDA will be bringing Overmind to Arktoons soon now that his Ayla Rin crowdfund has been successfully completed.
Detective Inspector Celise is on the case in MIDNIGHT’S WAR: NIGHT STREETS. Ademir is already on the home stretch, so we might even be able to get the second omnibus out to the backers before Christmas. Jury is still out on who will illustrate the third one.
The Bloodhound does his thing in MIDNIGHT’S WAR: NIGHT STREETS. The Legend has finished the final script and Ademir is now illustrating the last 24 pages, so we’ll almost certainly be getting the omnibus out to backers this year.
They can deplatform. They can demonetize. They can cancel our campaigns. But they can’t stop Lacey from drawing. In Episode 112, Dag finds himself summoned to HR.
UPDATE: Fandom Pulse has published an article observing some of the interesting facets of BackerKit’s subjective application of its Community Guidelines. Sure, it might sound like a stretch, but that’s the point about the extremely expansive language that was utilized against Hypergamouse. I mean, how many creators there have an “association” of some kind with Neil Gaiman, who is credibly accused of serial off-platform harassment dating back to 1986.
The irony of the post banning a project for “association” is that BackerKit hosts a myriad of projects, and a cursory look into the creators could reveal some questionable associations.
Brandon Sanderson recently crowdfunded a book on their platform, for instance. Tor Books published Sanderson, and Tor Books had a problem in 2013 with an employee accused of sexual harassment. Under these guidelines, Brandon Sanderson would be “associated” with something that violates their Community Guidelines as per the below paragraph’s listing of off-platform “harassment” as part of their stated terms of service.
BackerKit has not reached out to ban Brandon Sanderson as of this writing.