Lucky Penny gets a book!
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Lucky Penny is about Penny Brighton, a girl with really bad luck! Penny loses her job and her apartment in the same day, but it's okay!
Backers: 1367
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funded: $68,283 of $17,500
Dates: Jun 23rd -> Jul 16th (24 days)
Project By: Johnny Wander
Backers: 1367
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funded: $68,283 of $17,500
Dates: Jun 23rd -> Jul 16th (24 days)
Project By: Johnny Wander
$68,283
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 16 @ 20:01 -0400 GMT
390%
of goal
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Latest News
Temporary tattoo design revealed! 
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone!!! SO EXCITED You crossed the 35K goal a while ago, which means everyone gets a WICKED SICK TEMPO TATTOO with all physical orders! And I'm happy to reveal the design RIGHT NOW AT THIS VERY MOMENT: HISSSSSSSSS but like a friendly hiss... (Read More)
A couple of web vs. print comparisons!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY GUYS! 3 hours to go! Wanted to show you some more of the comparison pages before this thing is over... Page 72 // Web vs. Print Page 73 // Web vs. Print Page 81 // Web vs. Print Page 83 // Web vs. Print Page 86 // Web vs. Print Page 92 // Web... (Read More)
Opening spread!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY HEY so there are only a few hours remaining. So I am gonna let you in on some SECRETS: shhhh! On top of toning the book, Yuko did a ton of extra work adding interstitials and art to make Lucky Penny read more smoothly. Here's a bummer of a 2-page... (Read More)
Second bonus print revealed!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY! Got something cute for ya, no i don't me, you flatterer!! The 55K goal was a second print and digital wallpaper... I wanted to show it to you! It's of my favorite cute boy!! cutieeeeeeeee The Kickstarter ends today at 8 PM! AHHHHHHH thank you... (Read More)
60K crossed! 70K push goal revealed! Campaign ends in 10 hours!
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
YOU GUYS ARE CRUSHING IT CRUSHING ITTTTTTTT THIS IS SO COOL! You crossed 60K, which means the Making of PDF is a thing!! And the 70K goal is a personal favorite... there will be EXPANDED passages in the Penny's Collection PDF! OH MY GODDDDDDD... (Read More)
Toning process post!
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY SO LISTEN, toning is like real hard. me, having a hard time I don't know how the heck you do it but you can't argue with RESULTS awwwww yeaaaaaah Anyway where was I? Oh yeah here's a process gif that shows how Lucky Penny was toned! i can't... (Read More)
55K goal crossed! 65K goal revealed! Playable character sheets!
July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hiiiiiiii guys. oh memories..... Remember that time I played a tabletop RPG with Walter's lil bro and his friends... remember that? Why do I bring it up? No reason... OR IS THERE..... You crossed 55K wow!!!! That means another print and another... (Read More)
50K crossed! 60K goal revealed!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
WHOA WHOA WHOA hold the PHONE HOW DO I HUG YOU GUYS ALL AT THE SAME TIME You crossed 50K! WOW! A PDF of my collection... is now yours!!! That also means I get to reveal to you the 60K goal– a PDF of all our sketches and notes that we gave to... (Read More)
Final Special Edition cover revealed!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
GUYS IM HOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A few details about this cover: it's for the hardcover special edition, and the LUCKY PENNY title and those yellow rays of light will be in GOLD FOIL!!! If you want to see how Yuko hacked the MATRIX to make... (Read More)
Sticker set revealed!
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
hi I'm gonna show you something cool... something I just plucked off the ol' grapevine of secrets... as you know, the 45K goal was a Lucky Penny sticker set for all tiers $40+. Here it is!! WOWWWW LOOK AT MY COOL FACE PRETTY AWESOME!! Thanks so much... (Read More)
45K crossed! 55K push goal revealed!
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY GUYS! YOU DID IT!!! There's gonna be a bunch of stickers of ME!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAAYAAAAA Here are the new stretch goals!!!!!!!!!! 50K is a PDF of my collection, and 55K is another digital wallpaper and print! YASSSSSSS Thank you guys!!!... (Read More)
Lucky Penny title logo revealed!
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
HI GUYS! AHHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SUPER COOL! I got a logo!! Hold on I’m supposed to read off this dumb card: “The Lucky Penny title logo was designed by Keith Wood, whose previous work also includes design for Scott Pilgrim, Sixth Gun and more! Check... (Read More)
Page 62 - Website // Book art comparison
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Bluuuuuh… hi…….. I know I said I was gonna do this, but do we have to do this page……? This is the time when Walter kicks my butt like… a bazillion different times……………. So on the left is the version online… and on the right... (Read More)
Page 38 - Website // Book art comparison
July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Don’t scare my cat………. Boyfriend’s a cat’s cat. Boyfriend doesn’t take any guff…... Another site vs. book comparison! You can see how much prettier Boyfriend’s fur is on the toned page… yeah… thas a good kittycat….. Check out... (Read More)
40K crossed! 50K goal revealed!
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
GUYS! YOU DID IT OMG OMG OMGGGGG That means the books gonna be SHINY and the special edition is gonna have a dust jacket!!! Here's Harrison Ford with a dust jacket: i know indy...we hit another stretch goal... this is crazy!!!!! but get it together... (Read More)
Page 32 Website // Book art comparison
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
OH. HI. I didn’t see you there… please, come in. Since you’re here, I’m going to show you guys another web vs. print page comparison. This is a good one– you can really see how the tones change the atmosphere of the page. The one on the... (Read More)
Rough character guides from Kickstarter video
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
im sleppy HEY! GOOD MORNING! Look at these cool drawings of my face!!!!! This is a rough character guide that Yuko gave Lindsay & Alex to bring me to LIFE! Like a hot frankystein am i doing this right I think they did a pretty good job, but I'm... (Read More)
35K crossed! 45K push goal revealed!
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
HEY! PENNY HERE. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME. A picture of ME!!!!!!! These dweebs have been updating the kickstarter and they're doing alright, but for real... I got this. First, you guys are RAD!!!!! Second, the temporary tattoo is IN. Third, the 45K... (Read More)
Page 31 - Website // Book art comparison
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Here's another comparison post– page 31, when Penny comes home from her first day at work: Page 31 – Website vs. Book Check out previous comparisons here: Page 19Page 18 (Read More)
Page 19 - Website // Book art comparison
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Just wanted to show you another comparison between the website & book pages: Page 19 (Website vs. Book) My favorite part of it is definitely the bottom panel! Looks nice. Good job Yuko! We'll be posting more of these in the coming... (Read More)
Hit the 30K stretch goal! 40K goal revealed!
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
HEY! You did it! The next goal is 35K-- a temporary tattoo with all physical orders! And the brand new 40K goal is spot gloss for the regular edition cover & a dust jacket added to the limited edition! Here's the new banner for stretch goals:... (Read More)
Page 18 - Website // Book art comparison
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We'll be posting some side-by-side comparisons over the course of the Kickstarter, so you get a sense of how the book art will differ from what you see on the site. Here's a look at page 18– you can see how Yuko's tones bring a greater sense of... (Read More)
30K Bonus Print & Digital Wallpaper revealed!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Here's what the 30K digital wallpaper and bonus print will look like, more or less – it's a Penny turnaround! WOW!! When we worked with Lindsay & Alex on the video, Yuko provided turnarounds for each of the characters... so we... (Read More)
25K stretch goal crossed! 35K goal unlocked! TEMPORARY TATTOO!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! You crossed 25K, wow! Here's the updated stretch goals... the 35K goal is something I'm pretty excited about: A TEMPORARY TATTOO of Penny's neck tattoo! We've never done a temp tattoo before and I think it's gonna be great... If we hit... (Read More)
More goals!
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Wow you've been showing some amazing support.So much that we actually blew past our first goal before we got a chance to post this! (Read More)
WHOA 100% !!!!!!!!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
I can't believe you got this thing funded before midnight! Amazing! We'll post stretch goals in the morning, but for now: THANK YOU! (Read More)
Differences between the book & the site
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys! Wow! This is wild, you're crushing it. I just wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the differences between what you see at Johnny Wander and what you'll see in the book. The biggest thing will be the tones. You can see a bit of... (Read More)
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