Hey everybody, I finally finished fulfilling the Kickstarter, so the Volume 2 books are now available in the shop! Also available is the Maneki Gamercat enamel pin and a small amount of the vinyl stickers. All volume 2 books will come with a bookmark, bookplate and postcard magnet while supplies last =^w^=
Shop: https://www.sugarbunnyshop.com/collections/gamercat
Hey guys, I’m teaming up with Shark Robot to offer more Gamercat shirts! They have two new designs and you can get 15% off for Cyber Monday with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY18!
Hey, guess what! It’s time to print Volume 2! The Kickstarter is now up and running, so please check it out
This book picks up where the first one left off, with the next 100 comics, new concept art, character profiles, bonus illustrations and an exclusive, brand new 5-page bonus comic.
This time the bonus comic focuses on Glitch and how he came to be in the trash can where Gamercat first found him. Readers have long been asking for more information about his past and this comic will give a look into it.
There’s also a really cool enamel pin featuring Maneki Gamercat with an 8-bit coin. It won’t be reproduced after this, so this is your chance to grab it!
We’re already over half way to the goal, so it’s off to an amazing start! But it would be awesome to hit some of those stretch goals, so please help out if you can and spread the word <3
It looks like I completely forgot to make a post about this here, but I’m currently running a Kickstarter to fund the printing of the first book of the comic!
It will include the first 100 comics plus bonus content, and I’m also offering some exclusive Kickstarter-only items like pins and stickers, so please check it out if you’re interested! The Kickstarter ends on October 16th!
A lot of you have been asking for more GaMERCaT shirts, and they’re finally here! I’ve partnered with Tapastic and Amazon to make new designs available, so check them out at the links below!
They’re available in men’s, women’s and children’s sizes, and all designs are available on multiple shirt colors.
Game On! Shirt: http://amzn.to/2h9SsYL
Gaming Buddies Shirt: http://amzn.to/2gKls8E
Sliders: http://amzn.to/2hXGHoC
I can’t wait to add more designs in the future =^w~=
So, it’s over a year late from when I said I would do it, but the site has finally gotten an overhaul! The last round of back end updates borked it up, so I figured it was a good time to rearrange and update some things.
Not too much has changed, I mainly just moved stuff around and updated the look and feel of things. Also, Nano has finally been added to the Characters page. I know a lot of you really wanted to see her there and I finally got around to making her player card, so she’s officially in the cast list now.
If things still seem broken to you, clear your cache and/or give it a few days for any caching to catch up. Then if it’s still borked, please let me know!
Hey, readers! I have an announcement to make today. It seems that Tapastic will be ending their Support Program, so I have decided to make the switch to Patreon.
The page is already set up and live, though I haven’t had time to add too much to it just yet. Still, I look forward to making it grow!
I needed a place where I could provide information and answer questions about the transition, so here we are. These are the important bits:
I have not officially decided what I will be doing with the leftover supporter items. I can’t transition them to Patreon, but I might offer them for sale to patrons only.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and I will do my best to answer them! Alternatively, please check out this post if you want more info about the Patreon.
Reminder: The comic is still free. The Patreon is just a way to support the comic financially.
I give up. The comic is back on the main page. Enjoy.
Probably going to do an overhaul on the rest of the site layout sometime in January. It’s overdue for a fresh look.
Merry Christmas
The site has officially been moved to a new host. I’m sorry about the downtime the past week or two, but I already get a lot of views and after someone shared a comic on Reddit all of the traffic just blew up the server despite the two layers of caching I had in place. My host disabled the site and insisted I reduce the CPU usage, but it just wasn’t possible.
However, I was kindly offered hosting with my advertising service, so that’s awesome! They should have no trouble handling the site traffic and they even helped me move the database over. We should see a marked improvement in site performance now :) And I don’t have to worry about dishing out an insane amount of money for a private server, haha!
We’re still tweaking things here and there, so please excuse any broken links or glitches (ha) you may find. But if you come across anything that’s seriously broken please let me know.
All right, so when I updated the site’s theme it pretty much borked everything and I was forced to migrate from ComicPress to Comic Easel. I’ve been meaning to do it anyway, so the deed is finally done after many hours of retweaking everything to look like it should. I’m still working on it, so please excuse any funky things you may see going on for a bit. I’ll try to get it all done soon.
Also, a lot of people seemed to have issue with not being able to land immediately on the newest comic anymore, so if you’re one of those people just bookmark this link:
http://45.56.98.106/comic/?latest=comics
Just be sure to check in on the news posts now and then, okay? Game on
So, I’ve tweaked the site a little. Most people seemed to be missing my news posts because they just read the comic and leave without scrolling down, so the comic is now off the main page. Sorry to those that don’t like it, but it’s only a click away ;P Please find the “Latest Comic” link to the right in the sidebar. It will take you straight to the newest comic. I might be making further tweaks regarding other features, but that will come later.
In other news, I’m holding a special preorder for the GaMERCaT Fleece Blankets! So many people have asked to restock them, and I want to deliver.
But we need your help. It will be a HUGE cost to get these professionally manufactured. Rather than run another Kickstarter, there seems to be enough demand to raise the funds via preorders instead.
The benefits to this new production method are numerous and worth the bigger cost. There will be enough of them for everybody to get one, the material will be thicker and softer, and the blankets will be cheaper! (Original price $39.99, now $29.99)
Estimated arrival will be around October. Preorders will remain open until we reach funding, but the sooner we do the sooner we can get them ordered. So don’t hold back!
Please order! Thank you!!
Hey everybody, we’ve got a very special event going on! We’re holding an auction for the GaMERCaT and Glitch plush prototypes!
In this auction you can get the complete set. Both plush, both mini plush, both costumes, and a Kickstarter backer kit! On top of that, the plush have been signed by the artist. How cool is that??
And what’s even better is 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the Virginia Beach SPCA, a local shelter where Sweet himself came from! You can’t get much better than that, can you?
So bid, share, spread the word! Let’s make this an awesome auction!!
Heads up, guys! Starting today the comic is going to update on Tapastic one week in advance of this website.
So you can read this week’s comic here – http://tapastic.com/episode/15631
You can also catch all the latest updates via the Facebook page if you don’t already know ;3
Well, it’s taken longer than it should have, but it seems like I have just about enough comics to put GaMERCaT into print. While I consider the options, I would like to hear from you guys, the readers, and find out what you would like to see in the book. I would love to include bonus content, but there are several things I could toss in and I want to make sure what I choose would even be desired.
So what would you like to see? Here are my ideas:
I can’t do all of them (or can I?), so let me know your favorites or if you have ideas for other bonus content. I will likely be doing a Kickstarter to fund this, so some of these could be stretch goals as well.
When I first heard there was going to be an art book for Journey, I can’t lie, I squealed quite loudly. Especially because the news came in the form of a request to add the GaMERCaT Journey comic to the book in the special fan art section they had planned. I was absolutely thrilled and very honored to be asked, as there are many other wonderful Journey pieces out there to choose from.
The whole process happened very fast, and before I knew it my copy of the book arrived on my doorstep! It is personalized and signed by both Matt Nava and Jenova Chen, and the book itself is just gorgeous. It features a full artwork slip cover that belies the beauty underneath; a rich, red cover with an embossed golden Journey gliph that is, frankly, adorable! Inside the book is a plethura of images and information about the entire creative process behind Journey, including unused designs, alternate ideas and even how the journeyer evolved in appearance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
But, of course, the best part for me was reaching the fan art section and finding GaMERCaT amidst the other wonderful fan art pieces that were featured. I can’t really describe how awesome this is!
I highly recommend this book for any fan of Journey. Preorders are already sold out and the book is on backorder, but keep your eyes peeled for when it comes back in stock. It will aso be available on Amazon in the beginning of October. If you need more incentive to purchase the book, then check out this 10 minute video about it and all of the special features and goodies that it contains!
Safe journey, fellow travelers!
In honor of the PS Vita’s release, I’ve created some GaMERCaT wallpapers for it! You can find them below and on the Goodies page. Free for personal use and feel free to share, but please link back to the site and don’t abuse the images. Don’t make me regret giving them out, m’kay? ;3 I’d like to offer more wallpapers in the future.
Welcome to the new site for GaMERCaT! You can still follow the comic on Tumblr, but this is now the main home. There will be wallpapers and icons coming soon!
Mao!
