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Stake 1-8 - Someone is Killing the Vampires

Created by David A Byrne

A killer targets vampires as Angel leads her new team, she struggles to become Stake again. Get the new issue or catch up!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fulfillment is underway!
11 days ago – Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 12:31:02 PM

Hey all,

Thank you again for your patience!

Packages have started going out. A big chunk went out last week, and I will be working on fulfilling what I can while on the road until after Baltimore Comic Con next weekend, then hitting it hard next week.

All the paper books are printed, and foils/metals are on their way and will be at my office before I return!

IF you haven't received your digital rewards yet, please let me know, and I'll make sure we get them to you immediately.

Production Update!
about 2 months ago – Sun, Aug 09, 2026 at 06:21:02 PM

Good evening all!

We had a little delay in the lettering, but I'm expecting a proof midweek; then I should be able to start printing and shipping books right away!

Here's how things will go next:

  • The stretch goals are already produced and ready to go
  • Orders are being locked (with an email giving you an option to update)
  • Cards will be charged for additional add-ons
  • Addresses will be locked
  • Digital files will be distributed as soon as the lettering files are approved
  • Paper books will begin printing right away once lettering proofs are ready
  • Foils and metals will be ordered right away with a 15 business day turnaround (if speeding this up isn't too expensive, I will make it happen!)
  • CGC will be submitted right away so the wait can be minimized.

With all that being said, we're at 92% completed on Surveys, so if you haven't done yours, please get it done soon. If you haven't seen it or are unsure, hit me up and I'll check/send you a link!

Art by Renato Camilo with Colors by MAW

The plan is to bring issue 9 to you guys around October, so I'm ready to get this one out asap!

Surveys are out!
3 months ago – Wed, Jul 08, 2026 at 05:20:37 PM

Surveys should be hitting your emails tonight!

Some of you may have received your surveys yesterday as part of the smoke test from Backerkit where 10% of surveys go out a little a head of everyone else.

The rest have gone out, unlessssss you are doing pledge over time. Those will come once your payments are complete. If you are ordering Foils/Metals, I will likely be reaching out to see which covers you want so I can go ahead and get them ordered.

If you had an errored pledge this is your chance to recapture them.

Please reach out if you don't see your survey in the next day or so so I can send you a link!

Art Update!

Francesca is nearly finished with the art. We apologize for the delay, she has had a few health issues that slowed her down, but should be done very soon and Joel has already started lettering the completed pages!

Make sure you check out the Iron Golem, by Mark Florio (Stake 7) and Mike Zapcic with covers by some familiar names (Joseph Schmalke and Gerald von Stoddard)! Oh...and I edited it.

The Missouri Rail Riots, 1877. In an explosion of industrial violence and desperate rebellion, a supernatural force was sparked. Born from an act of blood and the cry for righteous vengeance, an unfinished man arose: The Iron Golem.

Justice doesn't die; it just waits in the bloodline. Today, the legacy of the Golem resurfaces in Evan Sharp. As a descendant of the original, Evan manifests a power he didn't ask for to hunt a villain the world thought was history. The cycle of vengeance has come full circle, and the iron is finally hot enough to strike.

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We did it! What's next? And...Errored Pledges
4 months ago – Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 08:44:23 PM

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4 months ago – Thu, May 28, 2026 at 08:46:24 AM

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