January: New Year, New Book, New opportunity

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So much is happening right now, there's a lot to tell you, and much I can't yet tell you. Most importantly we are announcing what the new title will be!

New Book

We are really excited to announce that the new book we are working on for 2021 is...

The book is already drawn and is currently being coloured. We plan to run a Kickstarter for Jonah in March so get ready for that!

The pages of Jonah have just today begun to be shared with our patrons on Patreon. If you'd like to have exclusive access to the pages now, you can become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/WordforWordBibleComic

We truly value every patron and aside from the benefits included in backing the project you really help support the work. You also get to be involved in Patron Exclusive Hangout which has really shaped the project so far as members get to help decide on various aspects of the project!

Sneak peek

Here is the first look at one of the opening pages of The Book of Jonah. As Jonah is a short book I really took the time to bring out every element of the story and take my time telling the story. It has a lot of interesting things to draw like storms at sea and giant sea creatures, so it's been really fun to draw.

In this image, we see some of the historical elements as Jonah is told to “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it..."

New Opportunities: USA 🇺🇸

It's on! We have signed on the dotted line and from August 2021 Baker and Taylor will be distributing our books across the USA and Canada. They are not simply making the books available however, we have "full distribution" meaning they are promoting the books to all their clients, which includes all the major bookstore chains, Christianbooks.com, libraries, museum gift shops and even Diamond comics distribution. If this goes well we will then be able to see our books in comic shops across the US as well.

The current situations are impacting things, however, as new restrictions and surcharges due to Covid and Brexit are hugely increasing the cost to post to the USA. A box that used to cost about £45 to send before is currently being quoted at £140. We are seeking a new way to work with freight companies for business-to-business transit.