Fulfillment complete!
12 months ago – Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:08:02 AM

All packages have shipped!

We are so thankful for your support in backing The Haunted Box and that we are finally in a place to be able to solicit to retailers and open our online store! It is thanks to all of you that we are here.

There are a handful of packages sitting on a pallet waiting to be shipped that are just waiting on those of you who still need to update your addresses, but that's less than 10 people at the moment. Every other package has left the building!

Here are some exciting announcements to look forward to during the holiday season and for 2024!

• The Haunted Box #2 Kickstarter
• Iron Age Comics Patreon Launch 
• Instagram store and online store Grand Opening

Here's a WIP of one of our covers for Issue 2!

Fulfillment 70% complete!
about 1 year ago – Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 02:02:49 PM

Just a quick update to share with everyone about our shipping progress - we're 70% complete with shipping and fulfilling your rewards! About 55% of you have already received your rewards (and the feedback has been AMAZING! Thank you guys so much!)

The remaining 30% not yet fulfilled fall into these categories:

• Waiting on specific artist signature(s) and/or remarque(s) (about 60%)
• Awaiting backer shipping address updates (about 30%)
• Fulfillment not completed in time before my military training dates (Nov 1-15th)(about 10%)

I'm currently training outside of the US and will return on the 16th of November. So the remaining rewards will be fulfilled the week I get back to the States!

We hope you enjoy the Haunted Box! 

-Jon

We have a ship date!! Addresses locking soon; issue 2 in progress!
about 1 year ago – Fri, Oct 06, 2023 at 01:41:14 PM

 The best things come....

Finally, after all of the waiting and the production issues with the slipcase folio, we FINALLY have a ship date! Iron Age Comics will be receiving our shipment of books and slipcases on October 20th! 

Be on the lookout for an email from Backerkit reminding you of your final chance to correct your address. We will be locking addresses next week!

When am I getting my Haunted Box package?

We are prepping our fulfillment space with all the packaging essentials we need to ensure we can quickly and carefully pack your shipments and get them out to you as soon as possible! Here's how we expect the shipping timelines to work:

• OCT 20: Iron Age receives the full inventory.
• OCT 21-25: Packaging, handling, postage paid and carrier pick-up for all non-signed rewards. NON-SIGNED REWARD BACKERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR REWARDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FROM OCT 25TH FOR U.S. BACKERS AND APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS FOR BACKERS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.
• OCT 22-27: The Haunted Box "signing party" will fall somewhere in this date range. This is when the artists and writers will get together to sign comics and art plates for backers who have ordered signature packages or rewards that automatically come with signatures.
• OCT 29-31: Packaging, handling, postage paid and carrier pick-up for all signed rewards. SIGNED REWARD BACKERS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR REWARDS WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS FROM OCT 31ST FOR U.S. BACKERS AND APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS FOR BACKERS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.
• NOV 1 -DEC 15: This is the shipping date range for any signed rewards that require artists that could not accommodate the Iron Age signing party. This date range includes the possibility of having to ship your reward to the artist and waiting to receive it back. If your reward falls into this category, we will notify you after the signing party and communicate a better estimated ship date once we have the desired artist's signature. 

And for those of you who made it scrolling ALL the way down here to the bottom of the update, here's something special! ;)

Shipping updates, Convention photos and more!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 10:39:25 AM

Greetings Haunted Box backers!

I want to thank you all for your continued patience as we make progress towards final shipping details!

The latest from the overseas printer is that they expect to get the books and slipcases compiled and packaged by August 21st and to port by August 23rd.  The oceanic shipment could take anywhere from 4-8 weeks - we're just waiting on a better estimate from the printer once the product is loaded onto the boat and the communication with the freight company is finalized.

While we were waiting for the final products to be finished printing, we paid for a small batch shipment to be Fedexed in time for Terrificon at Mohegan Sun on 28-30 July. We had a blast introducing the book to fans and fellow industry professionals! We did not offer anyone the Kickstarter Exclusive red foil variants, just to maintain the integrity of your faithful pledges.  But we quickly sold out of the Standard Cover copies we brought! It was an amazing show and we can't WAIT for you guys to hold your copies in your hands. Here's some photos from the event featuring creators that worked on The Haunted Box!

Orders locked, Backerkit add-ons charged, Shipping updates, cover proofs delivered, and extras!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 07:07:31 PM

Orders locked tonight! Backerkit add-ons charged to cards on July 1st!

We're getting close, everyone! Thanks to all who completed their surveys. There's still a few stragglers out there  - PLEASE complete your surveys no later than June 30th! There will still be time to change your addresses if you've moved, but please HURRY and complete your surveys if you haven't already!

If you found some cool extras offered in the Backerkit add-ons page, AWESOME! Thanks for grabbing those! Any extras selected in Backerkit will be charged to your cards on July 1st, just to keep you informed.

After July 1st, the preorder store will be opened to the public, so the shipping rates will go up to reflect non-backer shipping fees. If you want to make additions now before that happens, you still have a little time!

Updates from the printer are coming along nicely! 

We're looking at a printing completion date of July 24th and a shipping date to arrive to our headquarters around August 20th. We should be able to complete fulfillment by the end of August meaning books should start arriving to US backers around early September!

From the printer: "The flats are printed (done),  and the boards are wrapped. The folios are then sent out for the die cutting, and then glued together to create the case. We will then need a week to coordinate with my freight forwarder and transfer pallets on board the ship (ship departs the following week). With ocean shipping, customs clearance and residential delivery, I estimate everything in your hands mid August. I will have departure and port arrival dates once my freight forwarder books the shipment."

Below are some shots of some the cover proofs! They all came out amazing.

Here's some more extras for the Slipcases and the Collector's Boxes