americanmcgee

Busy, busy...

Dear Insane Children, 

It's crazy around here! So much going on... 

Lots of effort going into pre-planning for Pirate Jam 2019. I'm drawing up schedules, maps, and activities. We're aiming to have 20+ Pirates aboard 6 boats, with the event kicking off on March 29th and going for ~10 days. In December I travel to Thailand to check the sailing route and make arrangements for shore support along the way. Arg, mate...

Come Play With Us, Danny

Dear Insane Children, 

Rabbits are multiplying like rabbits around here. Wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so... creepy. Eek!

The latest prototype model arrived from the factory. Here you can see the two side-by-side. Note the Left Rabbit has a  black button eye and stitched nose. The Right Rabbit is the one we looked at previously (brown eye, plastic...

Capons of Mass Production

Dear Insane Children, 

Well, that was fast! The Rabbit Makers have turned around a new prototype. This one includes a stitched nose and a black eye. Seriously, you guys, giving little rabbits black eyes?

I did notice a flurry of "moar longer arms!" comments on the previous post and wanted to say... 

His arms are fine. I think the fact that they look short in that image has to do with lens distortion and perspective. I've shown him to several "picky people" (designers, art...

Fur Fury Furry Fury Fur

Dear Insane Children, 

Executive decision time! 

Take a look at the picture above in which we have (on the LEFT) the rabbit we all seem to think is THE RABBIT (AKA v0.4). On the RIGHT is v0.2, who you've met previously. And here's the concept drawing from which we've been working... 

What we're looking at today is color and material - the rabbit's fur - plus final adjustment...

FAQ : $35 for 3 Tier + Chaos Necklace : FAQ

Dear Insane Children, 

Just a quick note as I am seeing a TON of messages flood in regarding the $35 / 3 Month Tier and questions about how to select art or Chaos Necklace sizes. Here's the deal:

Please be patient. 

Font Lord has a monumental task in front of him to filter and sort all of the Patron data from the past months, determine who is eligible for various rewards, and then construct the lists which are fed into Backerkit so that surveys can be sen...

You Laugh You Die

Dear Insane Children, 

Don't laugh. This is normal. This is what happens 95% of the time when you try to get something unusual done in China. It's like living in The Upside Down. And if we were to ask the people who made this, "Why?" they'd not understand. There is no concept of sarcasm here. This isn't funny. 

But it is terrifying. 

Feel free to leave your feedback on this... thing... in the comments below. But be careful... and don't blame me if h...

Mommy, Why Is My Rabbit Growling?

Dear Insane Children, 

Well... I knew this day would come. We kept pushing and prodding and demanding unnatural things. 

"Remove his eye!" "Give him bigger stitches!" "He's too FAT!" 

And... well, you can only push a cute little rabbit so far. 

I give you... Satan's Rabbit! 

I am laughing and scared at the same time. We're going to need...

Chaos Now Reigns

Dear Insane Children, 

You know who else is insane? Me. 

I mistakenly uploaded the WRONG PICTURE to yesterday's post! 

Note to Alex: Sorry about that! 

So, without further ado... we present another in Alex's Dark Symmetry series.

And this time it's the actual *final* version. Derp. 

We'll likely make this the Patreon Poster for this month - but I need to check with Font Lord to ensure we've not made other plans or promises before that's fu...

White Rabbit Plush Prototype v0.2 + v0.3

Dear Insane Children, 

Hope everyone is having an excellent weekend! Some fun things going on here in the Asylum Workshop so let's jump right in! 

First up is the new White Rabbit Plush PROTOTYPE featured as the main image (above). Let's call this one v0.2 for the sake of clarity and reference. 

v0.2 comes from a new factory who were given the new concept artwork from Omri and Joey. Lots of improvements on display here - including th...

An Inner Child Wrapped in Tentacles

Dear Insane Children, 

I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween! It was really amazing to see so many spectacular Alice costumes on display, shared from around the world. If you got dressed up as Alice this year, be sure to share your efforts and tag me - on Instagram I am @americanmcgee - and on Facebook you can send them to the Alice 3 P...

Happy Halloween!

Dear Insane Children, 

Woooo! Halloween! Our favorite night of the year!

Alex brings you a TREAT  - a further evolution of the Alice poster he's working on. He says of this...

Happy Halloween guys! I just wanted to get this one into you tonight, another WIP, and you can see this poster has turned into a 2-in-1 style, with Alice and her Shadow getting equal billing on the poster.
A few things to note, the "Shadow" concept design is a new one that really just sp...

2018-11-01 06:24:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Hoppity Shadow Pirates

Dear Insane Children, 

First up, a reminder about tomorrow's Livestream on YouTube where special guest Roger L. Jackson (voice of the Cheshire Cat) will join us for a Halloween chat!

Hit THIS LINK to visit YouTube and set a reminder. We're going live at 6PM PST (San Francisco time) on October 31st, (that's Halloween - woooo). 

And we're giving away literal...

Halloween Special - Final Reminder

Dear Insane Children, 

Just a quick (and final) reminder of the Halloween Special: 2x Prints + Chaos Necklace... 

If you set your pledge to $75 (or higher) for the month of October you will receive the TWO posters you see above (each 47cm x 68cm) plus a Chaos Necklace* (large or small). 

That's a collection of stuff worth $250 for only $75 - plus you get all the other benefits that come from supporting our Asylum work - including a special spot on our D...

Rabbit Plush Revision

Let's try this one more time. A new concept drawing for the White Rabbit Plush doll. Hoping to address some of the issues we saw with the first version based on your feedback. Who thinks the factory might actually deliver him with arms and legs detached? They are so very literal! 😂

Any additional comments before we begin?

Ruff and Tumble

Dear Insane Children, 

Has everyone got their Halloween costumes ready!? What are you going as this year? I've just purchased the elements required for mine and will join Font Lord during the next livestream where mine and his will be revealed. Any guesses at what we'll be? 

Next week's stream is on October 31st @ 6PM PST and we'll have Roger Jackson (voice of the Cheshire Cat, Mojo-Jojo, and Scream's ...

White Rabbit Version 0.1

Dear Insane Children, 

FINALLY! We received the first physical sample of a plush based on our drawing. To refresh your memories, here's (one of) the concept images we were working with...

We have two other groups working on samples right now and should take delivery of those within 10~15 days. The recent holidays really messed with this process!

A couple of thoughts... 

Fir...

Chris Vrenna in The Asylum

Dear Insane Children, 

Want a Chaos Coin Shipping Update? Scroll Down! 

Here's your early reminder for Part 1 of our Halloween Livestream Specials...

Chris Vrenna will join myself and Font Lord on October 24th @ 6PM (PST)

2018-10-20 01:59:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Tick-Tock

Dear Insane Children, 

First up, Alex sends along an evolution of his "Scraper" concept of which he says...

 Just sending this your way, it's another pass on the Scraper enemy concept, which has evolved into "Tick Tock".

It could be a "Wonderland" version of the same enemy, more designed to appear alongside other enemies in Hatter's Domain.

A wind-up key, like a wind-up toy has been added to the back, and the "blades" are now the hands of a clock.
2018-10-17 06:14:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Spreading Chaos Around the World

Dear Insane Children, 

First off, Chaos Coins are arriving with Patrons around the world. I know we told you to wait until the 15th before asking for a tracking link but it appears you really could wait a few more days. Literally every person who wrote to say they'd like a tracking link (now that it's the 15th)... is about 24~48 hours away from receiving their shipment. So, wait?

Still, if you are super nervous and dying for info, go ahead and send us a PM... Font L...

Fear Illuminates Your Path

Dear Insane Children,

(Livestream tomorrow - scroll down for details)

Yesterday I wrote a blurb on Instagram regarding Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery to incorporate breakage and repair as part of the history of an object. This topic sprang to mind as I reviewed the latest batch of enemy illustrations from Joey.

2018-10-10 04:37:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Halloween 2018 Special Offer

Dear Spooky Children, 

Font Lord called me this morning and said, "Oye, gov! It's been a year since we started this bloody Patreon, so perhaps we should offer Ye Olde One Year Special!" To which I replied, "Avast me timbers! Aye, matey!" 

We continued speaking Ye Olde and Pirate Talk until we got all confused and came up with this plan... I hope it's not too confusing!

Pledge at the $75 Tier for the month of October and get TWO PRINTS! 

We've s...

You Don't Know Your Own Mind!

Dear Insane Children, 

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Golden Week even if you aren't in China or Japan where these holidays a major thing. It's estimated that somewhere around 500 million people in China will travel during this period of time and it marks one of the largest mass movements of humans at any point during the history of our planet. As everything in China is shut down for the hol...

Chaos Necklaces

Hi there

Martin here with a quick FAQ about the Patreon Chaos Necklaces for those of you who are new at $75 and above.
We've had a few people asking questions about this so here they are.

1) How do I choose my necklace size?
After about a week or so into the new month and most payments are processed and data compiled, you will receive an email from us via survey monkey that asks what size you want.

2) Does the necklace and art print get shipped sepa...