BATTLECATS — Complete Oversized Omnibus & Soundtrack!

UPDATE #10: HOME STRETCH!
over 1 year ago – Fri, May 09, 2025 at 05:05:19 AM

Greetings, Battlecats Team!

We're almost there! Thanks so much for sticking with us through this wild, unpredictable journey these past few months. Mad Cave's first Kickstarter campaign has truly been an overwhelming success — not only because we met and surpassed our original fundraising goals, but because of all the opportunities the campaign has created for us to connect with our family, friends, and community in new and unexpected ways. We appreciate each and every one of you and can't wait to collaborate with you again on future projects!

If you haven't already, please take a moment to fill out our BackerKit survey, so we'll have your shipping and payment details squared away as soon as we're ready to lock in orders. If you're having a hard time tracking down the survey emails we've been sending, this link should help!

While our team is putting the finishing touches on the Omnibus editions (and waiting breathlessly to see and touch those beautiful vinyl albums), we wanted to give you a quick heads up that Mark London, the creator of Battlecats, is launching a new Substack this week!

Subscribe to Mark's Substack to get the latest news, project updates, creative meanderings, insider info, occasional weird surprises, and an eclectic variety of additional exclusive content delivered directly to your Inbox each month.

Our Late Pledge option in Kickstarter has been officially discontinued in order to streamline the fulfillment process through BackerKit, but if you (or a friend) still want to support the campaign, have no fear! We're continuing to accept campaign pledges via our BackerKit Pre-Order Store!

Head on over to the Pre-Order Store if you'd like to submit a late campaign pledge (you'll still get the same rewards), refer any of your friends to the campaign, and/or include any additional add-ons alongside your current rewards tier.

We'll reach out with more production updates as soon as they become available. 'Til then, hang tight, friends — we're nearing the finish line!

— The Mad Cave Team

UPDATE #9: Exclusive Vinyl Preview Images! Plus: Survey Reminder and Production Updates
over 1 year ago – Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 08:25:13 AM

Greetings, Battlecats Backers!

As always, thanks so much to all our friends and community members for supporting Mad Cave's first-ever Kickstarter fundraiser, the BATTLECATS OMNIBUS & SOUNDTRACK campaign! We couldn't have made it this far without you.

First, a quick reminder to please fill out our BackerKit survey if we haven't received your details yet! Our response rate has been great so far, but we're still waiting on info from a few of our campaign collaborators.

(If you're having trouble locating the survey in your Inbox, this link should help you out!)

Secondly, we have a few production updates.

Regrettably, due to unavoidable circumstances, Rus Wooton will no longer be available to complete our redesign and re-lettering of the Battlecats Omnibus edition. Rus is a dear friend and colleague, and a super cool guy generally. We're honored to have worked with him on the redesign process for the compiled volumes 1-3 that are included in this edition and we look forward to collaborating with him on many future projects.

The rest of the Omnibus will be lettered by Simon Bowland, also a good friend and frequent collaborator, who we're confident will bring the same degree of vision, dedication, and craftsmanship to the redesign process that have made Rus’ contributions to the project thus far so inspiring and impressive.

Because of this changeup, it will likely take us a little longer than anticipated to get these new editions finalized, which means we're looking at a slight production delay. Our new estimated delivery date for pledge rewards is late July, 2025. Thanks for bearing with us and supporting our team as we reconfigure a bit! These new page layouts look truly breathtaking so far. We promise it will be worth the extra wait.

Meanwhile, our designs for the vinyl soundtrack albums have just been finalized and are going to print this week! These look so cool we can barely contain our excitement about them — check out the exclusive preview images below to see what we're talking about:

Our Late Pledge option in Kickstarter has been officially discontinued as of last month in order to streamline the fulfillment process through BackerKit, but if you (or a friend) haven't yet pledged support for the campaign and are thinking you might still want to (how could you NOT want to after seeing those sweet vinyl previews??) then have no fear! We're still accepting late pledges through the BackerKit Pre-Order Store!

Head on over to the Pre-Order Store if you'd like to submit a late campaign pledge (you'll still get the same rewards), refer any of your friends to the campaign, and/or include any additional add-ons alongside your current rewards tier.

As always, thanks so much to all of our backers for being a part of Mad Cave's extended family and helping us make this incredible project a reality. We couldn't do any of this without the enthusiasm, encouragement, and support of our incredible community!

The Mad Cave Team

UPDATE #8: BackerKit Survey Incoming!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 11:00:25 AM

Greetings Backers!

Just a quick note to let all our friends and supporters know we'll be sending out our survey this week to collect shipping details and other info related to rewards fulfillment for the BATTLECATS OMNIBUS & SOUNDTRACK campaign.

Please fill out the survey ASAP and don't hesitate to hit up the Mad Cave team with any questions, comments, or feedback!

If you have difficulty locating the survey email once it's been sent out, you can request a re-send by entering the email associated with your original campaign pledge on our BackerKit landing page. Feel free to reach out to our team with any questions or concerns.

As of this week, our fulfillment estimate looks, tentatively, the same as when we sent out our previous update in December—pledge rewards will be deployed around mid-April and physical items should arrive by the end of that month in most cases. We appreciate your patience as our editorial and production teams continue to finalize details of these gorgeous new collectible editions in order to ensure optimal quality and presentation. (Translation: We're really excited about how cool they're gonna look!)

Regarding Late Pledges—the Late Pledge option in Kickstarter has been officially retired as of this week in order to streamline the fulfillment process through BackerKit. But have no fear! We're still accepting late pledges via our newly-launched BackerKit Pre-Order Store!

Head on over to the BackerKit Pre-Order Store if you'd like to submit a late campaign pledge, refer any of your friends to the project, and/or include any additional add-ons alongside your current rewards tier.

Once again, an extremely enormous thank you to all of our friends and fans for supporting us on this journey and helping us bring this incredible project to life. We look forward to collaborating with you again on future endeavors and appreciate your kind words, enthusiasm, and dedication to the BATTLECATS cause. We truly couldn't do any of this without you!

The Mad Cave Studios Team

UPDATE #7: An Exclusive BATTLECATS OMNIBUS & SOUNDTRACK Announcement!
almost 2 years ago – Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 01:39:16 PM

Greetings BATTLECATS Gang!

Once again, we want to thank all of our incredible backers for your love, support, enthusiasm, and feedback throughout this campaign. The BATTLECATS OMNIBUS & SOUNDTRACK project was Mad Cave's first Kickstarter endeavor and we're deeply honored so many of our friends and fans have chosen to embark on this amazing journey with us! We absolutely couldn't have done it without you and are excited for all the future opportunities ahead to keep building transformative new worlds together.

We're nearing the home stretch for our beautifully redesigned BATTLECATS OMNIBUS books and are looking at a new delivery estimate of approximately mid-April 2025. We're proud to share that interior redesigns for this gorgeous new edition are completed and we're absolutely blown away by what our team has accomplished here--this epic saga has truly never looked or felt more breathtaking!

We're currently in the process of working with legendary artist and letterer (and frequent Mad Cave collaborator) Russ Wooton on a complete re-lettering of our gorgeous interior pages so that our fans can experience BATTLECATS in the most dynamic, immersive way possible. We can't wait for you to witness all the dedication, care, and hard work that has gone into making this project a reality.

Additionally, we have a special announcement to share with our backers regarding this stellar new edition of BATTLECATS. Though we fell just slightly short of our $15k stretch goal, our team has decided to move forward with including stunning gold-leaf edged pages at no additional cost to any of our backers.

(Not finished product)

We'll be in touch in 2025 with more updates, easter eggs, and our survey as we continue to move forward with our production and fulfillment process. In the meantime, here's a closer look at some of the additional materials we'll be including in the BATTLECATS OMNIBUS!

One last reminder! Kickstarter recently launched a new feature called "Late Pledges," which allows folks to pledge after the campaign ends at a 10% increased pledge amount. We'll be keeping this feature open for the time being, in case anyone missed the campaign. Tell your friends! But for all official backers, fear not, your base pledge amount is locked in.

From the entire Mad Cave team, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!

UPDATE #6: The BATTLECATS Campaign has Concluded and is SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 02:52:32 PM

Thank you to everyone who supported the BATTLECATS OMNIBUS & SOUNDTRACK campaign! Our live Kickstarter campaign period is now officially concluded, and we are FULLY FUNDED with two Stretch Goals reached. That is AMAZING.

What's next?

Well, there's plenty of work for the Mad Cave team to do! We'll be rolling up our sleeves, wrapping up our design efforts and working with printers and manufacturers to finalize the product. We'll continue to post updates so that you can see the great care and attention that we're dedicating to the omnibus, its soundtrack, and the various other elements!

Let's talk Surveys! We'll be sending out surveys within the next couple weeks. This is the stage where you will provide your shipping information, plus have the opportunity to upgrade your pledge and purchase any additional add-ons from the campaign. Surveys are required in order to ship your rewards, so please keep an eye out for it! 

Let's talk Late Pledges! Kickstarter recently launched a new feature called "Late Pledges," which allows folks to pledge after the campaign ends at a 10% increased pledge amount. We'll be keeping this feature open for the time being, in case anyone missed the campaign. Tell your friends! But for all official backers, fear not, your base pledge amount is locked in.

Once again, thank you so much for making the BATTLECATS campaign a smashing success!