After 3 million years, I have boxes for the BICP hardcover box sets!
It’s…a tight squeeze. Extremely tight. You take out the books to read them, and I’m not 100% guaranteeing you’re gonna get them back in again.
But the books technically fit, so I’m calling it a win. Let the shipping begin.
And yeah, my living room is a mess of piles once more. In theory I start crowdfunding for the next Leif & Thorn volume in September — so the goal is to have all the BICP in the mail by then.
I’m finally going to clear out this heap of boxes in my living room!
I’m going to ship out all the preorders (or maybe most of them, if there are a few unreasonable headaches in the mix) before letting the rest of you buy the paperback BICP Master’s Edition in the general shop, so it’s not listed yet. Just wanted to share the progress. Watch this space for updates.
Note, this is just the paperbacks — the hardcover slipcases are still in production. More on those later. (Honestly, it’s probably a good thing if they only arrive after I ship a bunch of paperbacks…otherwise, I won’t have anywhere to put them.)
Background: Your artist has a Patreon, where anyone who likes But I’m A Cat Person can throw me a few dollars. Either as a one-time payment, or as a regular contribution that can run for as long as you want.
Maybe you join for the exclusive bonus content. Maybe you join because you want to support the ongoing costs of BICP (even though the comic is finished, online hosting isn’t free!), or to support the development of whatever comic(s) I make next. Maybe you just like BICP and want a quick way to show your appreciation.
If you’re one of the readers who’s holding out for bonus content — here are the latest BICP-themed wallpapers. Patrons get high-res versions, in a range of different sizes to fit all your screens.
Not sure I’ll ever draw all the Masters with their corresponding animal masks…but I always wanted to do Bennett and Cohen, on top of the five characters in that first wallpaper. They just didn’t all fit in one image.
Their future is…a little bit in doubt, at this point. Watch the campaign updates for more details, and to keep up with the latest news.
If you just want to know when you can get the books, because you didn’t preorder them during the campaign — watch this space!
I do have a limited supply of extra Master’s Edition sets. Once the preorders start shipping, I’ll put the rest up for sale to anybody else who wants one, and post here to let you know.
Already bought the original trade-paperback ebooks? Get just the new stuff
If you backed the Kickstarter campaign, you should’ve already gotten “how to download your ebook rewards for free” coupons. Any backers who missed them, drop me a line and I’ll hook you up.
As we wrap up the edits for the But I’m A Cat Person omnibus, it’s time to thank everyone who backed the campaign. Without your preorders and other support, I wouldn’t have gotten the chance to print it in the first place.
✨ marks the backers who got fancy bundles and Early Bird discounts!
ALL THE THINGS
Jonnie Irvine ✨ Alienea ✨ Mom and Dad Ptah ✨
Hardcover Bundles
Rosie With A Touch Of Whimsy Robin Hill Katrani Merack jael redloh Clara Danao Alexis Walker
Softcover Bundles
Julie L Spradley Sailor-Cresselia Beth C Katherina Kalia
Hardcover Omnibus
Victoria C. ✨ TheGoodDrawer ✨ Robert F Hedden ✨ Kaldra ✨ Katherine R ✨ Kindra Coates ✨ Albert Cua ✨ Sydney Savoy ✨ Triss ✨ Vincent Lemay ✨ Hela JM
Softcover Omnibus
Cathy Green ✨ Nikki W. ✨ Liz the Lucky ✨ Kyle Hart ✨ Lydean Kenzall ✨ NekoNomi ✨ cogitoErgoSam ✨ Simone Pietro Spinozzi ✨ TM ✨ Tim Sauke ✨ dani, the geek Erynn Q Fir McGrevy-Gilmore Izzy “Strontium” Hall Joel Singer BashMeNot Xanthipe Grandpa Lenora Rose Alice Zinselmeyer Otrell McDaniel Reginald NeoWilliams Rob Wagner LettuceKitteh Emily McGirr ^-^
Digital Omnibus
Andrew Webster ✨ Lyren Flarewind ✨ Alaina AndyXJenkins AnnaDaEllie Anthony Albert BOOM! Studios Brandon Eaker Candle Maker Knight Chickadee Cae Clem Siemer Cristov Russell David Eric Müller Eva S. James Post Jay Lofstead Jens Bejer Pedersen Joann Koch Joce K John Edingfield II KendallPB Lisa Watson maileguy Michaela Barrett Valerie Winter Natalie S. Wainwright J. K. Colón Todd Hangos
If you’ve been following the BICP annotated re-release, you’ve seen a few comments along the lines of “why didn’t I do X in the art here? If I was going to re-remaster it, I would do X.”
Well, it happened so many times that I decided, you know what — every time I have this thought, I’m going to open up the master files and actually do X.
You can get a first look by supporting BICP on Patreon. Sneak peeks from Omnibus 1 (don’t mind the automated warning, the whole post is worksafe):
As of this writing of this post, annotations are queued through June 2024. That covers everything through BICP chapter 22, which wrapped up Volume 6 in the original trade-paperback release. We’re 75% of the way through.
At some point I’ll go back through the re-release and replace all the updated pages. For now, I’m just making sure the new versions get in the Master’s Edition.
(This is why we’re a little behind the projected Kickstarter timeline, by the way. The art updates themselves are pretty minor! But the fact that I’m doing them alongside writing hundreds of annotations? That’s a Process. The slow-and-steady kind.)
1) Backer surveys will start going out in the next week-ish. Next to the actual transfer of funds, survey responses are the most important thing I need to get the books finished.
2) The mini-print poll is closed, and the winner is…
…the constant front-runner! No surprises there.
I know I said the size would be 6×8″, and I’d adjust the artwork to fit. But in this case, the cropping would’ve taken off so much, I decided to go ahead and make the prints 6×9″. (Hope none of you already ordered a custom frame.)
3) Gonna draw at least a few bonus pages. I’ll post backer-only advance looks to Kickstarter. Everyone else will just have to wait in suspense.
Nobody sprang for the “custom mini-arc” tier, so when it comes to the plot and the characters, I’ll just be drawing Whatever I Want. And hey, given that the whole comic was built on Whatever I Want, I think you’ll like the results.
4) I’m also making some final updates to the art in the main story. Not major revisions like I did for the trade-paperback release, just “fixing little things that still bug me.”
Because if not now, when? And: this is the Master’s Edition, not the Good-Enough Edition.
5) The online Annotated Re-Release is still going!
So any time you need an extra hit of BICP content in between official Kickstarter updates, don’t worry: it’ll be here, serving 5 new pages a week.
That said, we might not make enough to print extra stock. Which means, if you miss the campaign and then want to buy the books later on, there’s a good chance there won’t be any left. The only way to make sure you get your own boxset is to back now.
Plus: as usual, Kickstarter backers also get a bonus mini-print with their books. And these are exclusives, which means they absolutely won’t be for sale later.
Which art are you getting on the print? Well…
I went through 10 years’ worth of chapter covers, wallpapers, anniversary art, and other bonus illustrations, and narrowed it down to these 10 candidates:
Chapter 1 – Puppy Dog Eyes
Chapter 18 – Snow Night
Pride looks wallpaper
Chapter 20 – This Never Got Discussed At The Career Center
Anniversary swing
Chapter 28 – Let’s Go Steal A Shapeshifter
Wedding wallpaper
Favorite characters
Chapter 29 – REVELATION
Final page
(The actual print will be clean art, no title text or word balloons. Don’t worry about the exact dimensions, either — whichever one wins, I’ll make a version of the art that fits perfectly onto the print.)
And here’s a poll! Pick up to 3 favorite illustrations from the set above, and we’ll find out which one is…top dog. (*rimshot*)
Which illustration do you want on the mini-print with the BICP Master's Edition? (Print will be just the art, text-free. Pick your top 3!)
Chapter 20 - This Never Got Discussed At The Career Center 19%, 17 votes
17 votes19%
17 votes - 19% of all votes
Pride looks wallpaper 11%, 10 votes
10 votes11%
10 votes - 11% of all votes
Anniversary swing 11%, 10 votes
10 votes11%
10 votes - 11% of all votes
Chapter 18 - Snow Night 10%, 9 votes
9 votes10%
9 votes - 10% of all votes
Chapter 28 - Let's Go Steal A Shapeshifter 10%, 9 votes