A Polycule of Mars part 2

It's Time to Lock the Campaign Surveys
about 1 year ago – Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 11:22:57 AM

It's been a busy, busy summer for me, but we're approaching that point where I'm gearing up to start shipping out all the rewards for the campaign!

Surveys Lock Monday the 25th

For the vast majority of you, who have already filled out your surveys, this will be your last opportunity to make any changes to your pledge. You'll still be able to change your shipping address up until the point we lock shipping addresses, which is a separate step I'll take in the next couple of weeks.

Oops, I Haven't Filled Out My Survey Yet

There's still time! And even if you fill out your BackerKit survey after the 25th, I’ll still receive your information, but your shipment may be delayed.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on my BackerKit project page at https://a-polycule-of-mars-part-2.backerkit.com/.

I Never Got My Survey Invite

Please double check your spam filters as those can sometimes accidentally catch important emails from BackerKit, like the email that has your survey link. If you still can't find it, you can get it resent by visiting https://a-polycule-of-mars-part-2.backerkit.com/.

If you still can't find your survey, please reach out to me and let me know! I really want to make sure you get your rewards!

THANK YOU!

Thank you all again for being so responsive to answering your BackerKit surveys—even though it may not seem like much as an individual backer, you have no idea how tremendously helpful this has been for me when trying to keep track of all 795 of you!

-Garth

Surveys Going Out
about 1 year ago – Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 08:35:42 AM

We've successfully completed our "smoke test" of the campaign surveys, and having no issues reported the BackerKit surveys are now going out to all backers!

Many of you are familiar with BackerKit by now, but in case you aren't it's a very robust survey tool that's helping me get all these pledges organized and ready for shipment. It's also super handy in that it offers another chance for backers to add additional rewards they might have missed during the campaign, and that includes physical rewards for digital backers! 

So, if you pledged for say the Digital Deluxe but wanted to grab some of the stickers or prints we unlocked during the campaign, now's your chance!

I'm aiming to lock orders on August 22nd, after which you won't be able to make any changes to your pledge. At that point, digital rewards will go out to backers, and I'll start shipping physical orders shortly afterward.

So, keep an eye on your inboxes!

-Garth

The Books Are Here!
about 1 year 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.

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The Afterword
over 1 year 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!
over 1 year 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