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The Art of Stan Yak

Created by Unlikely Heroes Too

An incredible art book showcasing Stan Yak's unparalleled works! Illustration, comics, concepts, and more!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

BOOK IS DONE!!
almost 2 years ago – Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 05:40:12 AM

The book is COMPLETE and the digital edition should be in your Backerkit inbox. Feel free to message if you didn't get the email and I'll resend the survey! It has been sent to the printer as well and we cross our fingers for a fast turnaround time from Mixam!! 

Bookplates were sent to Stan a few weeks ago and we're still waiting for them to get there. I do have a backup stock of more in case they don't! Fingers crossed. Post to Russia is WEIRD right now.

I have all the merch except for the TMNT posters, which are on the way, and the metal stuff, which is in progress by the amazing Jacob Stem!

Commissions are also in progress by Stan!!

Thank you all so much!! Can't wait to send you the books!! 

THANK YOU!! and Next Steps!
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 08:41:59 AM

Thank you guys SO MUCH for making our project a reality! A few things need to happen before we can kick off production and fulfillment.

Here's a quick rundown:

First, Kickstarter needs to transfer over the funds so we have the money to make the rewards (this can take up to two weeks). Second, we have to find out some info from you and where we need to ship your cool stuff! We’ll send out a BackerKit survey hopefully this week to collect this information, so watch for it! 

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to answer your survey. The invitation email contains a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards. This applies QUADRUPLE if you are receiving a COMMISSION. Please fill out the commission survey question AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so Stan can get started on these sketches!!!

If you need to change your survey responses, purchase add-on items, or update your shipping information, you can click the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after we send the surveys out.)

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact us.

Again, thanks for all your support. We can’t wait to send you your STANSTRAVAGANZA!!!!

3 HOURS TO GO AND A LAST-SECOND STRETCH GOAL BECAUSE WE'RE CRAZY!!
almost 2 years ago – Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 09:37:08 PM

YOU GUYS are getting the BIGGEST PILE OF BONUS LOOT!! Thank you so much!!!! If we CAN hit a FINAL $19k before the campaign ends, we'll add ANOTHER 8 pages to the book and we'll give everyone Elsewhere: Volume 2, another 250+ page anthology with an AMAZING story written AND drawn by Stan!!! HOLY SHIT!!!! Less than $800 away now!!! THANK YOU!!!!

NEW STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! 50 HOURS TO GO!
almost 2 years ago – Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 06:57:46 PM

We had a tenuous up-and-down moment there on the campaign, but we've blasted through the 16k stretch goal and unlocked BABA YAGA for all backers, and the black ribbon bookmark/head/tail bands for the hardcovers!! Not only is this a record for Unlikely Heroes Studios (HOLY SHIT), we finally feel confident to announce the $17.5k stretch goal: 

8 MORE PAGES ADDED TO THE BOOK, PLUS MONSTERS AND OTHER SCARY SH*T for ALL BACKERS!! 224+ pages of monster anthology by 20+ different creators, including Stan, to satiate your monster comic story needs!!! Holy shit!! 

With 50 hours left to go, we feel pretty good about the possibility of hitting at LEAST one more stretch goal before we finish out, and we're going to make sure to add pages to the book for this one AND the next one, so...share the crap out of the campaign and let's see what we can do in the final four days!!! :D 

Thank you ALL SO MUCH!!!

AMAZING POSTER ADDED!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 01:53:49 AM

Hey guys!!! To celebrate the "ONE WEEK LEFT" mark, we've added a fresh new addon to the campaign, an 18 x 24 sweet-as-hell POSTER of this AMAZING Last Ronin cover Stan did for a super affordable $10! This will be a campaign exclusive poster! 

And one little bump for LatinX creator Mickey Martinez!! He is currently running a campaign for QUETZALCOATL Vol 1: A Latinx Comic! A modern Latinx graphic novel about heritage, family and a big f-ing feathered snake. IT HAS 6 DAYS TO GO and they're just shy of goal! BACK IT HERE!!!

Quetzalcoatl is a Latinx Modern Teen Coming-of-Age/Superhero comic in the tradition of Ms. Marvel, The Amazing Spider-Man and The Runaways comics. The world of Quetzalcoatl is a bit more of a mythological horror/coming-of-age, however. We will be building off of Mesoamerican myth to bring forward stories that have not really been delved into in popular media.