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Welcome Back to SOLO ISLAND!
The storm rages on in BERSERKERS BOOK 7, both within the population which is now 95% infected. To the hurricane that's been battering the island over the last eight hours. Here's our story so far...
BERSERKERS 7 VARIANT by Nikos Alteri
WHERE IS SOLO ISLAND?
Solo Island is "tiny flyspeck," several miles off the coast of Massachusetts. This 8 sq mile island homes 2401 inhabitants. The population has been dwindling post WW2.
The history of Solo Island begins in 1602, when Captain Bartholomew Gosnold of his ship, the Concord, was exploring the Atlantic Ocean when they happened upon this small island. He originally named it after his eldest daughter, Martha- hence "Martha's Vineyard." However, the name was later transferred to a larger island, located five miles away which is now named Martha's Vineyard.
From there, this "fly-speck" of an island was coined "Solo" due to its remote location and size. A small group of settlers were the first to land there in 1685. The local Indian tribe, the KERAWA primarily lived on Martha's Vineyard, but considered Solo Island also theirs. Over the years there had become more and more disputes between the settlers and the Kerawa's.
That all changed during Prohibition when Rum-Running in the area became a hot spot. The growing small town of Solo Island utilized members of the Kerawa Tribe to aid in these illegal missions. Once the U.S. Government got to be wise to things, they sent a U.S. Treasury Agent out to investigate in 1931. Shortly after his arrival, he was never heard from again- various legends around his disappearance evolved, some said he had become a crazed, raving lunatic. Others say tribe members were ordered to murder and dispose of the body. Eventually the limited investigation into the Agent's disappearance became cold.
Nineteen years later, Anthropologist Dr. Parke was hired by the Treasury Agent's family to uncover an area that had been known as a Kerawa burial ground. After much politicizing of this missing agent over the years and the lack of investigation by the U.S. Government. Dr. Parke and his associates were allowed to travel to the island and perhaps finally uncover the mystery.
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Once the campaign ends, funds take from 2-4 weeks to be processed by CROWDFUNDR. The comic files will be then sent to our printer, ComixWellSpring which will take approximately 2-3 weeks. It will take another week or so for all of the items to ship. You should receive the rewards in MARCH 2023. We'll continue to send out updates as manufacturing and fulfillment is happening and completed.
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The UK as of Jan 2021 has instated a VAT tax. Currently, we are not signed up for it and so far things have been okay. We may have to apply, depending if multiple orders begin to ship back. We would only make this change on a new campaign.
Canada also has a $6.95 duties tax for materials entering the country. This can either be paid now, or your reward will be held at customs until the backer pays the fee. We decided to go ahead and add that into your shipping cost. This way it should be a smooth transaction. From what we have found, it does make it easier on the purchaser.
This is why we like having a bunch of STRETCH GOALS and smaller ADD-ONs for you all. Because we can add these in and it doesn't raise the overall shipping price typically.
Thank you and if you have any questions, please message us.
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BECOME A BERSERKER! Your likeness to appear in the BERSERKER [TRADE PAPERBACK] EPILOGUE - COMING later in 2023. PLUS! Receive both PRINT & PDF version of B7. PLUS STRETCH GOALS [Please note, you will need to supply us with a clear picture of yourself once this reward is backed.]
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EARLY BIRD: Berserkers Book 7 CATCH-UP (PDF/PRINT) Cover Illustration by Corlen Kruger, Interiors by Daniel Sguiglia. This includes all the back issues. PLUS STRETCH GOALS
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Greetings,
here are some elements from the BERSERKERS: SOLO ISLAND series.
I wanted to include some reference images we used in both BERSERKERS 6/7. These houses are located on Martha's Vineyard where I reside and are called "Gingerbread" homes, due to their ornate nature. This area was originally settled by Baptists and what first started as tent structures slowly started to transform into these seasonal cottages. All these images were taken in the winter where there is not population in this area- perfect for a horror film!
You may recognize some of the locations in B6/7.
Enjoy!
~DW
These houses came into play in BERSERKER 6
Houses from BERSERKERS 6
Houses from BERSERKERS 7
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Co-Creator Bill Hawk designed this map of Solo Island that you all know or have come familiar with over the series since it appears in an earlier issue. We also had it as a stretch goal early on. I used the map heavily when designing the series- it became super handy when wrangling different story tangents with multiple characters. I added in the little vehicles and arrows for better visualization. (and it was fun!)
If you have read up to Book 6, there are no real spoilers. Some of the information found here does appear in Book 7. If ever the opportunity was to present itself that this series became a live action show. Creating this town would be a blast!
Enjoy!
~DW
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This image is actually a "Berserker Version" of my good friend Ed from Book 8. We of course gave him early virus treatment. Needless to say he had a good laugh about his transformation. I wanted to show you all this since we do have a $150 REWARD, where you too can become a BERSERKER in the Trade Epilogue- I don't want to give anything away, all I'm gonna say is that the insanity will be off the charts!
You will also receive a credit in the book as well given a BERSERKER "NICK-NAME."
We hope you consider it! More below-
BERSERKERS 7 SKETCHES
I wanted to share some of Daniel's early sketches and layout of Book 7. One of the many things I enjoy about this process is the progression of the artwork and watching it evolve by the time it goes to the inks. I enclosed inked page 5 as an example of the subtle changes.
I hope you enjoy- more to come!
Thank you all for your continued support,
~DW
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BECOME A BERSERKER! Your likeness to appear in the BERSERKER [TRADE PAPERBACK] EPILOGUE - COMING later in 2023. PLUS! Receive both PRINT & PDF version of B7. PLUS STRETCH GOALS [Please note, you will need to supply us with a clear picture of yourself once this reward is backed.]
- 2 ordered
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EARLY BIRD: Berserkers Book 7 CATCH-UP (PDF/PRINT) Cover Illustration by Corlen Kruger, Interiors by Daniel Sguiglia. This includes all the back issues. PLUS STRETCH GOALS
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