An epic poem by G.B. Stewart, the mind behind 'Blue' of Overly Sarcastic Productions!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Addressing the new (potential) tariffs. No, we will not be charging anyone any additional fees.
8 days ago
– Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 06:49:59 AM
IN REGARDS TO THE POTENTIAL TARIFFS
Hey all, Bryce here. This is a quick one.
As with the last time we went through this situation in 2025, I wanted to let our buyers and Kickstarter Backers who are still awaiting their products know that Wraithmarked Creative will not be instituting any additional fees to cover potential tariff costs.
At this time, it's unclear if there will be new global tariffs, much less what they'll be if they come into being. Regardless, in the event that they happen, please rest assured there will be no surprise fees put in place to cover those costs if you have already purchased a book from Wraithmarked Creative or are awaiting a product from one of our campaigns. We'll manage the additional cost one way or the other.
Here's to hoping these tariffs don't come to fruition, period.
All the best, and thank you, everyone, for your patience while we've navigated the complexities of publishing in 2025/26.
Bryce O'Connor, CEO
An Update to Fulfillment! And... a Wraithmarked Update!
20 days ago
– Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 01:10:01 PM
Hey there folks!
Hope your week is treating you right! We wanted to take a moment and let you all know the latest in terms of production, shipping, and fulfillment. As per this week, our printer has let us know that The Veneziad will be finishing printing by early to mid March and will be packed and shipped by the end of March (fingers crossed, as always)!
Typically, we like to show you guys behind the scenes goings on when it comes to book production such as quote requests, a look at the interior art and merch goodies offered during the campaign, maybe even an author signing - that kind of stuff! However, when we can, we also like to let you folks know that we are still a small, independent company with a handful of dedicated employees wanting to make waves in the publishing world. We've come a long way from when we ran our very first campaign, which brings us to today...
We are officially moving into our first warehouse! No more garages or storage units! WOOHOO!
This may not be the most exciting news for some, but for us, it was a looong time coming. We are so excited to begin this new journey in a new location, and we've already started moving our things over! We now have a loading dock! (Like I said, very exciting for us)
That being said, during this process, our support and responses will be a little longer than normal as it's all-hands-on-deck for the move. We're anticipating things to return to normal later next week, but keep in mind, we may have a slight backlog to get through. If you have questions at any point in this process, check out the campaign FAQs and if you need additional help, please send an email to [email protected].
See you in the next one!
Proofs Have Arrived!
about 2 months ago
– Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 08:58:25 AM
Hi there, everyone!
We hope you all had a lovely and relaxing holiday season! 2026 has been treating the Wraithmarked Team well so far; over the holiday break, we ended up receiving the proof copies for The Veneziad. This is Wraithmarked's first full-color book (thanks to y'all helping us hit that final stretch goal)! We've sent our feedback to the printer and expect the full print run to commence once those items are addressed. In the meantime, take a look!
We noticed some small misalignment with the lines on the top and bottom page edge designs and have provided that feedback to our printer. Once the final books are done, this will have been addressed. :)
A Special THANK YOU! And... Campaign Check In!
3 months ago
– Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 11:05:47 AM
Hi there folks!
Firstly, apologies for the copy/paste nature to this part of the update as we have lots of campaigns to touch on! We just wanted to update everyone and say...
THANK YOU FOR COMING BY OUR BOOTH AND SAYING HELLO. <3
Dragonsteel Nexus was a wonderful experience for all of us - this was our first time vending at this convention and we had no idea what to expect. I think I speak for the whole Wraithmarked crew when I say we were all blown away by the support and love y'all shared with us. We had so many of you come by, tell us where you heard of us from, what campaigns you backed, what you were looking forward to, and lots of folks who had no idea we were gonna be there! We saw some new faces (hello if you late pledged to this campaign!) and chatted with any and everyone. The whole trip was a blast!
Thank you again for making our first Dragonsteel Nexus the best convention we've ever been to!
The Wraithmarked booth! Still setting up, but lookin good!
Bryce signing 'Iron Prince' for a fan and me, dissociating.
Eira signing a copy of her book 'Run Like Hell' for a fan, me chatting (dissociating), and the true hero of the convention: the white sugar-free can in the bottom of the picture. The true savior of Dragonsteel!
Now for a campaign check-in...
We've got a couple exciting bits of news to share with you all today! First off... you may remember us mentioning an apology gift earlier in the year for the delay in fulfillment due to our printer being hacked as well as our own oversight (feel free to check out that update HERE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/theveneziad/posts/4441417). After discussing with Blue and the team, we've decided to include an alt-color sticker sheet! Check that out below!
As mentioned in the linked update, Wraithmarked is going to be adding an apology gift to every single book-level backer and above!
Now for the second bit of good news...
We've just received word yesterday that The Veneziad proofs have completed printing!! We are SO excited and we will absolutely be posting an update with pictures for you guys. Long time coming, but they'll be worth the wait!
Currently, they're scheduled to be sent from the printers later this week. From there, they'll be packed on a ship and sent our way!
Thanks so much for stickin' around, everyone! If we don't chat before the end of the year, we hope you're all well, safe, and enjoy this time spent with family and loved ones (or with the company of pets for the fellow introverts, here)!
Only 48hrs left in a campaign Red and Blue are both a part of! Here comes LABYRINTH!
3 months ago
– Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 11:50:04 AM
Hey all! Firstly, I'm so so sorry to make this Update a standalone! As many of you know we very very rarely do shoutouts as standalones, but this was supposed to go out with the Update on Monday, and we totally missed adding it in. Since OSP is involved and the window to back is rapidly closing for those of you who might want to take part, I'm tossing it up now! Again, though, you have my apologies.
And now, a message from Blue:
Hello everyone,
I am so excited for you all to get your hands on the Veneziad SOON, soon dammit, so very soon. But while this book has been in process, I've actually been working on a ~brand new story~, co-written by myself and channel-partner Red. It's a short story about the painful intersection of ghosts & technology, sporting a mix of prose writing with a highly poetic opening act.
You can find it in LABYRINTH – a science-fantasy anthology series combining short stories with beautiful artwork. Our good friend Tim Hickson of Hello Future Me has assembled a team of authors and artists to create a labyrinth (oh hey he said the thi–) of worlds to explore.
The project is currently running right now on Wraithmarked's Kickstarter, where you can back the project as well as get extra goodies. It was so fun to write this story with Red, and it's a joy to be part of such an exciting collaboration with so many talented artists and authors.
Blue
Red and Blue have contributed a co-written short story to our new LABYRINTH collection, which is spearheaded by none other than the YouTuber HelloFutureMe!
The base book will be printed in a ~5x7in (~12.7x17.8cm) format and will feature high-end offset printing! It will have a full-wrap dust jacket with additional glossing and embossing elements, with the bare book showing off the full artwork done for the cover by the amazing Schmandrew (aka Andrew Thompson)!
It's not just authors who have contributed to Volume Zero, though! We commissioned custom pieces from three incredible artists with wildly different styles to provide illustrations for this project!
Each has not only created something new and wonderful, they've also provided multiple work-in-progress images taken throughout the development and have written up a breakdown of their process to give you an exclusive behind the scenes look at their creative process!
We're approaching our very last Stretch Goal as we speak, so any love for the project would be amazing, and also be in support of Red and Blue as well!
