A Polycule of Mars part 2

The Books Are Here!
9 months ago – Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 06:41:28 PM

I’m on my way out the door to ConnectiCon in Hartford this weekend, but I have incredible news!

The books are here!

Not only that, but all the stretch goals and extras have also come in!

Huge shout out to Indigo Ink for the incredible work on the prints, Sticker App for all those stickers, and of course Marquis for the stunning comic printing. I cannot wait to get all this gorgeous art into your hands!

With that in mind, the BackerKit Surveys are going to start going out on Monday!

Please keep your eyes peeled for those emails. The sooner they get filled out the sooner we can start shipping!

If you didn’t add everything you wanted to your pledge during the campaign, you’ll be able to add all sorts of goodies to your order during the survey process.

I’m going to attempt to keep the window between surveys going out and orders going out to be as short as I can (though it’s a busy summer!). This should minimize the dreaded “I’m moving and need to update my order” confusion, but you will be able to update your order and address up until the point the surveys get locked down for shipping. You’ll get a notification before your order gets locked down, giving you the chance to make last minute changes.

I’ll be posting more as things develop and as orders start getting packaged up and going out.

That’s all for now! Remember…

Surveys go out Monday!

See you then!

-Garth

Further Reading…

The Cummoner

A young woman explores her own particular sexy brand of magic in a world where magic has long been prohibited.

Chances are that if you know my work, you also know Totempole666’s comic The Cummoner. But you might not be aware that it’s coming to print! The first six chapters of this incredible long running adult webcomic is something you definitely want to add to your collection.

GET YOURS TODAY!

The Afterword
10 months ago – Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 11:23:56 AM

An Incredible Sucess!

Wow! What an absolutely incredible end to this campaign! Almost $33,000 raised to bring A Polycule of Mars to print. Incredible. Absolutely gobsmackingly incredible. This also means that we unlocked that 30k stretch goal, bringing the us to a total of two stickers and three bonus prints to all our physical reward tiers!

THANK YOU

Seriously, I cannot begin to thank you all enough for being a part of this endeavor. Without fans like you, this comic--like most creator-owned, self-published comics--could not be a thing. The Red Sand nude beaches of Mars would simply be an idle daydream, rather than the stunning story you will soon hold in your hands. So, my thanks to you cannot be overstated. You are amazing.

What Comes Next?

Now comes the part where I order all the comics, all the stickers, all the prints, all the shipping materials and gather them to me like some dragon of fulfillment. I'll post updates as they come in and show off the goods (as much as I can), because I cannot wait for y'all to lay your eyes on this hotness.

Kickstarter will have already collected your campaign pledge. If for some reason your card was declined, they'll contact you to try to get it fixed. Please, please keep an eye out for these emails as they can sometimes get lost in spam folders. I want to be able to send you your comics!

Pledge Manager

Sometime next month you'll get an email to fill out a survey to confirm your reward choices and collect your shipping address. In previous campaigns, I've used Backerkit to accomplish this all important task. You'll also be able to download all of your digital rewards at that time. So, keep an eye out for that as well!

I missed the campaign; can I still get the books?

Yes! If you didn't make the official end of the campaign, Kickstarter now allows for "late pledges." These options for late comers will be available until the surveys go out. After that, you'll have to wait until the books are listed on my website.

Continued Reading...

A Polycule of Mars will continue with PART THREE! Commander Brinks rejoins her crew, having finally awakened from her Martian Super Science healing tank! While over-joyed to all be back together again, the presence of all three humans awake and functioning lead to complications in their nascent cule. Follow along as I release new pages at GarthFT.com

Money Shot: Big Bang #2 in stores now!

It's Wednesday! That means that Issue 2 of Money Shot: Big Bang is now available in comic shops! The XXX-plorers must stop an anti-sex despot from ruining the universe--by taking him to the salad bar at Whole Foods? Here comes the Spearmint Rhinos!

That's All Folks

For now, anyway. Again, thank you all for being a part of this and helping to bring some of the finest sexiest comics to the printed page. Stay thirsty, my friends.

-Garth

LAST DAY!
10 months ago – Mon, Jun 16, 2025 at 02:56:58 PM

It's the FINAL count down!

We're headed for Mars (not Venus) but this is farewell (sorta)! This is it. The end of the campaign is in sight. After thirty days, we've come down to the final 24 hours.

This campaign will officially END TOMORROW. June 17th at 4pm EST. And we are so close to adding another print to the physical reward tiers.

Oh myyyyyyy! The whole cast and crew, you say? A fitting conclusion to this Kickstarter, if I do say so myself! Add that to the existing collection of unlocked extras, and it's a right tidy pile of sexiness shipping out with every book!

But even if we don't quite make it to that $30k stretch goal, this has been an incredible run. And it's all thanks to the amazing--and incredibly thirsty--backers like you. 

Thanks to you, this book will see print. It'll be flipped through when no one is looking, or maybe brazenly in front of crowds. Who am I to say? You do you! Regardless, it'll be because y'all wanted it to be, and I cannot describe how good that feels.

THANK YOU.

See you in the Afterglow!

You'll be hearing from me again once this is all over and wrapped up. I'll be back with info about what comes next and updates about the printing and fulfillment stages of the campaign. I can't wait to get this comic out to you all, and to show you what comes next in part 3!

-Garth

Final Week!
10 months ago – Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 11:04:27 AM

As we enter our FINAL WEEK of the campaign, we've unlocked our fourth stretch goal, adding another sticker to eligible physical reward tiers! That bonus bundle is really starting to fill out, know what I mean, know what I mean?

But we're not done yet! There's still time on that clock, which means that there's time yet to unlock even more and build that bundle to absolutely monstrous proportions.

I was asked if it was possible to get blank Sketch Cover Editions of A Polycule of Mars issue 2, and I'm pleased to say that YES. That is now an available (though very limited) add-on.

I've also been asked about more expansive stretch goals. Things like trading cards or standees and while I love these ideas, they require a bit more development time than I've had during this Kickstarter. I will definitely be circling back to those ideas in the future, however.

The Campaign Ends TUESDAY AT 4PM EST!

That's it for now! I'll be back with more updates as we close out this campaign and move into the printing and fulfillment stages. Until next time, travelers!

-Garth

Other Comics to Check Out...

Smut #3 - the Series Finale!

If you're looking for humor with your sex, you should check out Smut. It's a slice-of-erotic-life comedy about three friends, their relationship troubles, the promises they make to resolve them, and the sexy they have along the way.

Don't let the title fool you, Smut is more than just sex and lovely art. At its core, it's a story of difficult emotions and the sometimes-awkward minefield of navigating relationships. The characters are shockingly grounded and their troubles all too relatable. It's definitely worth checking out!

GIVE THE CAMPAIGN A LOOK!

Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology

At the other end of the spectrum, there's Aces and Aros, an anthology about asexual and aromantic characters by asexual and aromantic creators.

Anthologies can be tricky things, all too often containing only one or two good stories amongst the rest that just don't quite measure up. But this anthology is packed with incredible creators, writers, artists telling stories very personal to them. It's a recipe for excellence.

READ MORE HERE!

Third Stretch Goal Unlocked!
10 months ago – Fri, May 30, 2025 at 04:48:22 PM

Sands above! We just unlocked our Third Stretch Goal! What an amazing way to close out our second week! It still blows my mind that this is only the second week of the campaign. We still have two more weeks to go. Somehow, we're only halfway through this campaign, and it shows no sign of slowing!

Having crossed $20k, we're now adding yet another print to all eligible physical reward tiers!

Continuing with the zero-g theme! Team building is important, after all. The Stretch Goal bundle is really starting to stack up!

And to give you a peak at our next Stretch Goal, we're going to add to that sticker collection! What do we think Alvarez is saying? No cheating you who have already read the comic.

Again. Wow. What a great way to kick off the weekend! I cannot possibly thank you all enough for your need for sexy green folk. Without you, this would be a very ho-hum campaign.

Until the next update,

-Garth

For Your Further Reading Consideration...

Money Shot: Big Bang!

A team of scientists turned intergalactic porn stars get a message from the future warning them of the anti-sex death cult that takes over the universe banning everything fun! But with each attempt to prevent the arise of the God of Fucking Everything and his tyrannical Untouched, they seem to hasten the future they hope to avoid. Can the XXXplorers save the future for sex and good times?

If you love A Polycule of Mars, you are probably going to also love Money Shot! It's been a wild thing for me getting to work on this title with Tim Seeley and Patton Oswalt. Issue 1 is already in comic shops, with a lot more to come!