Brawl in the Family Ultimate Edition + Dededoll!

Stretch Goal time! And two have already been met!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Dec 16, 2024 at 08:28:49 AM

What a great weekend! As promised, I've begun working on the Stretch Goal ideas. Take a look!

LEVEL 1: 50k - BOOK + PLUSH FUNDED! Cleared!

Thanks to your support and enthusiasm, in only 28 hours the Brawl in the Family Ultimate Edition and the Dededoll were fully funded! Wahey! Let's see what's next...

LEVEL 2: 65k - SMASH CAST ARTWORK! Cleared!

Would you look at that, Level 2 already got conquered as well. Longtime fans may remember the big double-page artwork in Volume One of all the Smash Bros characters up to SSB Brawl. Then Volume Three contained all the characters from SSB For 3DS/Wii U (minus the DLC guys who hadn't been released yet). The incompleteness of these pages is bothering me, so let's fix it! Now, I'll add a final page to complete the spread, containing the remaining newcomers from SSB3DS/WU as well as all the fresh faces from SSB Ultimate!

LEVEL 3: 80k - BitF THROUGH THE YEARS!

I read a lot of great suggestions for stretch goals here but there was a mention a BitF Timeline of sorts which really got me thinking. When hit, this goal will add a new chapter to the book: a full year-by-year rundown of the comic's history! It should bring in a fresh 8-10 pages complete with plenty of commentary and art, highlights and lowlights and maybe even a few comments from fans at the time. I'm excited to document this stuff while it's still fresh in my brain, a veritable History of Brawl in the Family!

LEVEL 4: 100k - BitF PLAYING CARDS RETURN!

Ahh, the Brawl in the Family Playing Cards, one of my favorite bits of merch from the comic! Initially I wanted to have this Kickstarter include these as well but was worried it'd be too many things and I'd stretch myself too thin. But heck with it, if we can get to 100k, I'll officially include these as an Add-On and get to reordering them alongside the Dededoll! They'll be available to any physical order for a flat rate of $15...and since they're included with the physcial orders, there'll be no extra shipping cost! Woo!

The cards themselves are high-quality and I wanted them to be extra playable, so I decided to keep all the main numbers and icons visible for 2-10, so each has its own character behind the suit icons. The Jack (Meta Knight), Queen (Adeleine), King (Dedede), and Ace (Kirby) all have unique color art for every suit.

That's all for now! Keep spreading the word so we can hit these goals!

-Matthew

GOAL REACHED in 28 hours! The books and doll are happening!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Dec 14, 2024 at 12:00:20 PM

Great Mother o' Spain, it happened again! Beyond my wildest expectations, the Brawl in the Family fanbase came together a decade later to turbocharge this Kickstarter past the finish line. Thank you all so much!

Of course this means that Brawl in the Family: Ultimate Edition will be a reality, complete with some 720-ish pages of old and new content, a solid hard cover, a built in bookmark ribbon, and a spot foil stamp for the logo. That's just for starters though; I have a couple ideas for Stretch Goals but I'll have to stretch my brain to think of some more at this rate! I'll be posting some after the weekend so stand by.

Naturally, I'll have to get a veritable army of Dededolls ready as well, so maximum cuteness will be happening as well.

I've also just uploaded my final BitMusical song...and it's a remake of The History of Nintendo! There are more years of history since the original from 2012, after all. Check it out here! And if you haven't seen BitMusical, fans should check it out since it's basically a whole series of the "musical gaming comics" I used to make.

Lastly, here're some interesting stats for you: Ultimate Edition + Dededoll has had my most successful Kickstarter first day yet! See how it compares to past projects:

Thank you again so much, and keep spreading the word!

-Matthew