METRO is a 122-page full-color graphic novel by Brian Quinn, Cullen Bunn, and Walt Flanagan.
For those of you who had trouble with the first podcast we sent, we sent a new version tonight. With the new version, you should definitely be able to hear the last few minutes!
I just hit send on Backerkit! The Metro podcast featuring Brian Quinn, Walt Flanagan, Cullen Bunn (that's me!), and special guest star Bryan Johnson has been distributed. They go out in batches, I believe, but check your email for a message from Backerkit!
For those who were wondering, for those who’ve been waiting, for those who bet money that the Metro podcast would never happen. It’s real, it’s happening and you lose! The Metro podcast is being recorded at this very moment.
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Just spoke to our fulfillment team, and we have some dates for you. As always with this sort of thing, the dates are estimates, but the fulfillment team feels pretty confident.
The printer says that Metro SOFTCOVERS (and the manifestos) will come off the press the week of May 20th. They will then be shipped to the fulfillment center. This will not take long, since we're printing domestically. The fulfillment team will start sending the softcovers out as soon as they get them. They're planning that they will ship the week of June 1st.
The HARDCOVERS are printing at a different plant. The insides of the books (the guts) will ship to the plant once the softcovers are done. They should reach the printer around the same time the softcovers reach the fulfillment team. The fulfillment team estimates they will take about a week to print. Hardcover orders SHOULD start going out the second week in June. Keep in mind, the hardcover plant has not provided a firm date of delivery. The hardcover estimates are based on the fulfillment team's experience, but they are subject to change. As soon as we have a firm date from them, I'll post an update.
So, I will be LOCKING ADDRESSES on Backerkit on May 20th! If you need to update your addresses, now is the time. You can log in to Backerkit to check your addresses now. When I push the button to lock addresses, you'll get an e-mail from Backerkit stating you have some time (2 days I think) to verify your address.
So, there you have it!
Thanks for the patience and support, folks!
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Just got word from our fulfillment team that our files are all in pre-press with the printer. METRO will be printing during the next open press date (very soon). We're printing them domestically, so they will be shipping soon after that! I'll keep you posted and let you know when they are actually printing.
For those of you who ordered the Mystery Boxes, I'll be sending those out starting next week. They will not be shipping in the same package as the METRO graphic novel. So be on the lookout!
Thank you all for your patience as we get this book to you!