THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN NEMO BY SCHUITEN & PEETERS

"THE BOX"
over 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 10:30:44 AM

I've had many people ask about the French multi-plane display box. This beautiful object is roughly the size of the actual book, about 9.75" x 12.75." The art on the exterior is gold foil and 2 colors silkscreened onto a red color field. The box is thick cardstock. When you open it, there are two full illustrations with dimensional objects popping out. These display itens were created for promotional use in Europe. There were approximately 500 made for distribution there, and the 50 that were made for me.

Check out the photos here. If you need to see more, I will post more. I was able to acquire 50 of these beautiful artifacts for the campaign, of which 37 have been spoken for.

A NEW VIDEO OF THE FRENCH EDITION
over 2 years ago – Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 08:17:43 PM

Dear backer friends, Benoît Peeters sent me this video this morning. It is a beautiful montage of the illustrations from the book which are exactly the same as the English language edition offered in this Kickstarter. The music is by longtime Obscure Cities friend and collaborator, Bruno LeTort. Enjoy. 

FIRST STRETCH GOAL REACHED!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 08:57:08 PM

Backer friends,

Thank you for helping us surpass our first stretch goal of $10,000. a bookmark will be included with every level that features a physical mailing.

I am grateful!

Steve

THE CAMPAIGN HAS REACHED OUR GOAL!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 07:35:22 AM

Dear Backers, 

Thank you so much for helping us fund the project in 10 hours. We still have 29 days to go, so please consider sharing with your friends. This book is an exceptional literary and artistic work. I loved translating this book so much.  Thank you all again for your support. and thanks to all the people who helped make this happen. Thanks to Benoît and Fançois for entrusting me with this translation, and to Casterman, the Belgian publisher.  Thanks to my dear friend, Rebecca K. Reynolds, and to Benoît Peeters himself, for helping me with editing. Thanks to my friend, Seth Guge, for preparing the English language files to match the original book designer's format. Special thanks to Philippe Ghielmetti, the designer of the original French edition, for preparing the cover typography for the alaxis Press edition. 

THIS BOOK IS HAPPENING!

have a great weekend.

Steve

MOST LEVELS NOW OPENED TO INTERNATIONAL BACKERS
over 2 years ago – Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 11:19:37 AM

Dear friends and backers, 

Thank you for the immediate response to the campaign. I am so grateful. Because of some feedback from European backers, I have made the decision to open all levels, other than the bookstore level, to everyone.

With so much gratitude, Steve