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Northern Steele Graphic Novel

Created by Scott R. Schmidt

Mounties, Monsters, and Mayhem. 80 pages of adventure in the Canadian wilderness!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Intrepid Dusk - A Babylonian Inspired Sci-fi Comic!
9 months ago – Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 01:02:11 PM

Hello folks!

Just working to spread the word on one of our latest projects, Intrepid Dusk! Here's a bit about it...

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There exists a world outside of our own, a world only explored through mental experimentation by the most powerful  government-funded corporations.

Years have passed since Elena's grandmother disappeared down the rabbit hole of these shadow initiatives. Now, to  find her, Elena must become a willing participant to the unknown and  travel where few have dared in order to confront an ancient evil that  threatens to destroy her world.

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This is the first in a three issue series. In the pages of this book, you'll see everything from different realities, AI, winged lions, soul cannibals, and Babylonian inspired ziggurats. What's not to love?

Here's a preview of the first five pages!

Be sure not to miss out on this and back it now!

Shipping Update!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 05:07:13 AM

Hello folks!

A quick note to let you all know that pretty much everything has either shipped or is in the process of shipping right now. The only outstanding item is the signed bookplate, which we'll send out separately as soon as they are wrapped up.

Thank you all so much for your support and patience with this campaign - the books turned out amazing and we really hope you love them as much as we do. 

And so you know...Steele will return!

Thank you all! If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! Shoot me an email - [email protected] and I'll do whatever I can to get it resolved. 

Thank you!

Digital Rewards!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 06:05:20 AM

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Pledge Manager, Printing, and Shipping
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 03:44:02 PM

Hello everybody!

Apologies for the long silence! It's been a busy few months since the book funded and I just wanted to get you all an update on what's going on.

Initially I had planned to print the book with the existing lettering, but after talking to Scott about it, we decided we wanted to have the book relettered by Ed Dukeshire, letterer extraordinaire. And WOW! The lettering turned out amazing! It just took a bit to get the book done. 

But, as of this week, the book is lettered and I submitted a draft of the file for printing to Scott to approve. Once Scott approves, we'll be sending directly to the printer (which we expect to happen this week). 

The printer will take about a month to print.

Once the book is printed, it'll probably take another month to ship to our warehouse.

Then it's off to you.

So, with that said, we're running a touch behind. Right now, our hope is to start shipping sometime in August, but it may be early September. 

In the meantime, the pledge manager has gone out to everybody. Shipping costs are up, which is frustrating, so if you have any questions or concerns, please email me directly - [email protected]. I'll see what I can do.

Thank you all for your patience! This book is stunning and I think you'll all love the final collected edition!

Thank you!

Thank You!
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 09:50:28 AM

Well, you all smashed it harder than Sam Steele swingin' on a great-horned Yeti in a snowstorm. Slobodan and myself are beside ourselves with your support of our Mountie and his legendary adventures. And we can't wait for both you and us to hold in our hands the beautiful book which Outland Entertainment is set to produce.  As independent creators, this series hasn't been without its ups and downs, but from the moment we signed with Outland, things have never been better. And Northern Steele's future is bright as the Northern Lights.

We sincerely thank you all for your pledge, for your words of encouragement, for shares, likes and retweets and for supporting independent creators and small press/publishing.  Stay tuned for an update by Outland Entertainment founder and creative director, Jeremy Mohler regarding what's next.

And speaking of swingin' a great-horned Yeti...

Illustration by Ryan Cody