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CARBON & SILICON and SHANGRI-LA by Mathieu Bablet

Created by Neurobellum Productions

Two science-fiction tales from the celebrated, visionary graphic novelist presented in gallery-quality hardcover and slipcase.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

If you enjoyed SHANGRI-LA or CARBON & SILICON, you won't want to miss tomorrow's launch of THE MIDNIGHT ORDER!!
6 months ago – Mon, Oct 02, 2023 at 03:53:21 PM

Hi everyone!

It's hard to believe it has been well over two years since we first ran this Kickstarter campaign for Mathieu Bablet's SHANGRI-LA and CARBON & SILICON... The response to both books was phenomenal, and when we followed that campaign a year later with Mathieu's ADRASTEA, we knew he had found an audience for his award-winning brilliance. All three of those first edition hardcover books have since sold out, and we're now looking forward to launching his next grand opus on Kickstarter starting TOMORROW!

THE MIDNIGHT ORDER is a globe-spanning graphic novel about a secret agency of witches policing the occult in a war over the sanity of mankind. It is an action-packed series of interlinked short tales set in a shadowy shared universe of witches, witch-hunters, and a menagerie of unimaginable beasts that roam the world unnoticed. Together with a team of 13 other writers and artists, Mathieu weaves an intricate tale around Sheridan and Johnson, two of the Order’s best agents, as they pursue the Seraph, an ancient power that threatens to corrupt their ranks from within. Torn by deeds committed in their pasts, Sheridan and Johnson find themselves on opposite sides of a moral quandary, with the fate of the Order hanging between them. Will they be able to overcome their own ghosts to save the world?

It is a more supernatural tale, less sci-fi than SHANGRI-LA and CARBON & SILICON, but no less intricate in its world-building and characterization. And, like with SHANGRI-LA and CARBON & SILICON, we're not skimping on the production design: along with a standard softcover and hardcover edition, we're also offering this epic tale in a suitably deluxe slipcase edition that you will NOT want to miss --

The foil-inlaid cover art alone is stunning, but when you factor in the color-printed page gilding, ribbon bookmark, and the removable metal coin embedded in the slipcase cover, this is an artifact that will stand apart on any bookshelf! Also included is a separate rose-gold engraved metal bookmark emblazoned with glyphs found throughout the book.

This is truly the ultimate edition of yet another brilliant work by Mathieu Bablet!

In addition, in case you missed SHANGRI-LA, CARBON & SILICON, or ADRASTEA in hardcover, we are offering new softcover editions of each title individually or as part of a limited-edition "BABLET COLLECTION" Softcover Slipcase Set.

While you may be fortunate to have secured a copy of the original hardcover slipcase set two years ago, this new softcover set will feature the same luxurious linen texture and gold foil design as that edition. Each softcover book will also be available individually as Add-ons, featuring 4 pages of additional production sketches in the back of each.

We hope you check it out when it launches tomorrow at 9 am PST. We are offering a $2 shipping credit for all pledges made within the first 24 hours, so hopefully you'll choose to join early and secure one of these campaign-exclusive limited-editions while they're still available! 😊

Thanks, everyone! Please join us tomorrow and help spread the word!

Our new campaign is live: MY FRIEND TOBY!
12 months ago – Mon, Apr 03, 2023 at 03:52:10 PM

Hi everyone!

We wanted to let you know that our next Kickstarter campaign is now live,and we'd really love it if you would check it out and support this new project! 😊

It is quite different from SHANGRI-LA or CARBON & SILICON (or any of our previous campaigns), but we love it just the same (and hope you will, too):

We love animals. We are big proponents of animal rights and wildlife exploration, with no less than 20 books in our catalog focused on animal tales. From kid's books to all-ages-wildlife adventures, we’ve got graphic novels for animal lovers of all types. April is Animal Cruelty Prevention month, and we are planning a number of things to support that noble cause, starting with our next Kickstarter for MY FRIEND TOBY!

MY FRIEND TOBY is a 144-page, wordless canine adventure about a simple terrier living a simple life with his human friend Marcel, a heartbroken artist who is having trouble making ends meet. But Toby doesn’t know anything about money or bills or electricity; he’s happy as long as there is food in his bowl and new territory to claim in the neighborhood. To him, everything is fine... at least until a stray cat appears, bringing all kinds of questions (and maybe a few unexpected answers)…

This book is adorable, and I’m not kidding when I say I laughed out loud a few times “reading” it. Yes, it is wordless, but it captures the language-less mindset of a dog in a way that seems both perfectly understandable and scientifically plausible. Triple-Eisner Award-nominee Gregory Panaccione (A SEA OF LOVE) is an animation industry storyboard artist turned graphic novelist, and his expert pacing and cinematic eye give this heartwarming story a truly cinematic feature quality.

To help tie MY FRIEND TOBY to our Cruelty Prevention efforts, we will be making an independent donation to the Anti-Cruelty Society based on the campaign’s performance. Kickstarter doesn’t allow pledge funds to be used for charity, or to make it sound like any portion of raised funds will be used as such, but we’ve worked with Kickstarter Trust & Safety Committee to approve our initiative to make a completely independent private donation based on how well the campaign does.

The Anti-Cruelty Society is not affiliated with this campaign or book. All donations will be made independently by Magnetic Press.

So please consider backing MY FRIEND TOBY to not only get a wonderful graphic novel (or graphic novels, plural – we have several bundles with exclusive bonus items!), but to also help some needy animals find good homes in the process. 😊 

Thanks, everyone! We hope to see you there! ❤
 

Launching tomorrow: THE MONKEY KING
over 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 12:05:16 AM

Hi everyone!

Just a quick update on what’s happening as of today, October 17th –

You may have seen mention of our next campaign on social media (or maybe even your inbox, if you’re on our mailing list) – we’re extremely excited for tomorrow’s launch of THE MONKEY KING graphic novel campaign!

https://www.magnetic-press.com/early-access-monkey-king

If you aren’t familiar with the legend of The Monkey King or are only passingly familiar with the ancient Chinese fantasy epic Journey to the West, it is the story of Sun Wukong, a divine monkey born from a stone who gains supernatural knowledge and power. His mischievous nature and pride put him at odds with the heavens, and he is sentenced to escort a monk on an epic journey filled with magic and danger to redeem himself. It is like a Wushu Wizard of Oz, arguably the most well-known fantasy tale worldwide. This 320-page graphic novel retelling by artist/author Chaiko is a feast for the eyes and imagination!

As usual, we are giving away FREE linen cardstock prints to those who pre-register their pledge, PLUS everyone who pre-registers is signed up for a chance to win one of three 10” metal replicas of Wukong’s famous staff. (Pledging is not required to sign up for the giveaway, but if you do pledge, we will duplicate your entry so that your odds are DOUBLED!)

Please check out the campaign when it launches tomorrow! We think you’ll really love this book, and a strong first day will help us out immensely!

You may be thinking “wow, Neurobellum sure does launch a lot of projects… didn’t TEMUDJIN just end a few weeks ago?” Well, it was seven weeks ago, but you’d still be right – we freely admit that in today’s economy, Kickstarter has become a real cornerstone for our business. We try to schedule them with a comfortable gap between the close of one and the launch of another, but as you might expect, fulfillment does quite often overlap. Over the past year and half, we’ve tried to take advantage of those overlapping campaigns to offer pledge-bundling opportunities to save you (a not-insignificant amount) on shipping. This has worked out pretty well so far, and we’ve been pretty punctual in hitting our promised ship dates, particularly for domestic/North American orders. (International turnaround has proven to be a continuing challenge, though, and we’re working with our fulfillment partners to reduce the extra slow shipping time that International backers have had to wait… We appreciate your patience, fans abroad!)

We’re incredibly proud of the community we’ve built here on Kickstarter. You all are OUTSTANDING, and as a platform, this is by far our favorite stage upon which to engage some truly passionate, discerning, and enthusiastic fans such as yourselves. We’ve made some real friends here, and we’re thrilled to see so many people return from one campaign to the next! On average, 5-18% of each subsequent campaign is made up of return backers, which means that each new project brings 82-95% new fans into the fold! That’s what really excites us about Kickstarter – the opportunity to expose as many people to these fabulous books as possible. Hopefully, as a backer of this campaign, you would agree that these books and authors deserve it. 😊

If you are one of those wonderful repeat backers, you’ll probably see this update cut-and-pasted to a number of different campaigns – while we know that some of you might see this more than once, we want to be sure that everyone hears about the latest project and discovery opportunity. So please forgive us for any redundancy in your inbox knowing that those duplicates are meant for the rest of the backers who might only have followed this one campaign. 😊

Thanks, everyone! Hope to see you on MONKEY KING tomorrow!

Shipping complete! Next up: TEMUDJIN!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 02:54:09 PM

Hi everyone!

Just a quick note to share two things:

1) SHIPPING IS COMPLETE! Spiral Galaxy has reported that all packages are out the door, so if you haven't received yours or a tracking number at least, please message us and we can investigate for you.

2) Hopefully you've received your stuff and are absolutely over the moon with how awesome it all is. And hopefully, that will make you even more hungry for our next great graphic novel campaign launching on Tuesday -- 

A child is born in an ancient and distant land, celebrated by the shaman Ozbeg who senses the spirit of greatness inside him. Orphaned at birth, the shaman takes the boy in and names him Temudjin in anticipation of the man he is destined to become. But first, he must be guided and trained to listen to the spirits of nature around him, for one day, he will lead the Mongol clans to glory as the reborn Genghis Khan. A lushly illustrated fantasy graphic novel about a man torn between free will and destiny by Antoine Ozanam and Antoine Carrion.

You know we know our stuff when it comes to EYE-POPPING GRAPHIC NOVELS, and TEMUDJIN is at the top of the list when it comes to excellence. We have been huge fans of Antoine Carrion's art since publishing NILS: THE TREE OF LIFE last year, and one could argue that TEMUDJIN is even more beautiful (if you can believe it).

This is a gallery-sized 9x12" hardcover edition featuring a reflective silver foil cover with signature curved corners. In addition to the standalone book, we are also offering a campaign-exclusive “Journeyman” bundle that includes a numbered bookplate, four exclusive linen cardstock prints, a metal Chingiss era replica coin, and the hardcover book within a printed 13×16″ cotton drawstring satchel.

Check out the PRE-REGISTRATION page to get a sneak peek at that beautiful bundle, and to sign up for a FREE linen cardstock print with your pledge.

The campaign will go live at 10 am CST this Tuesday, August 23rd, and will only last 10 Days, ending the following Friday, September 2nd!

We really hope you will join us! There will be some very limited items and cool stretch goals, so the more people we can bring in on Day 1, the better we'll rank on Kickstarter's discovery carousel. Your support would be greatly appreciated! (Plus, you just don't want to miss out on this book. It is a must-have.)

Thanks, everyone!

Int'l Slipcase Bookplate replacement deadline moved up - Aug 3rd!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 01:42:27 AM

Hi everyone,

This message is for the handful of International backers who did not receive bookplates with their Slipcase Boxed Sets -- 

As mentioned in the last update, we will send replacement bookplates to the respective Int'l hubs with the upcoming OGRE GODS freight departing shortly. However, while we initially set a deadline for filling out the request for of August 15th, we are hoping to book freight that departs earlier than that, so the new deadline for filling out the bookplate replacement request form is AUGUST 3rd (next week).

To get your replacement bookplate, we need you to please fill out the replacement request form at this link:

https://www.magnetic-press.com/ninja-forms/23o4oo/ 

We will then verify your order so that a replacement can be sent to you.

If you do not submit a request by next week, you will not be listed to receive a replacement. We apologize for having to set that limitation, but we hope that those of you seeking a replacement have already taken the steps provided or contacted us accordingly.

Thanks, everyone!