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Hey Ace Kilroy fans! Here's your chance to pick up an EXCLUSIVE PIECE of AK merch while also supporting our troops serving in Afghanistan!
A mutual friend of Dan and mine, Terry Mahoney, is a veteran. A little while ago we mentioned we were working on Ace Kilroy magnets, and he told us that he would be interested in buying several hundred of them, to send overseas to his friends serving in Afghanistan, since fridge magnets are desperately needed there. Really--fridge magnets? Yes, fridge magnets! We'll let Terry explain:
"Much like Ace Kilroy's government service after the Great War, most of my Marine friends in the Afghan war zone are engaged in secret activities. When I deployed to the theater in Desert Shield/Storm we were given specific instructions. If we were asked by a reporter (or anyone, really) what our unit's mission was, we were to reply with 'Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver.'
These Marines do what they do both in the field, and in secure facilities. In the field, I would guess they either have what they need, or an online fundraiser won't plug the gap. However, there are no Staples or Office Depots in Afghanistan, and so there are a few gaps in the secure facilities.
When I heard one of my oldest Marine friends was redeploying, I asked him what I could get him. He, of course, demurred several times. When pressed, he asked me for fridge magnets. Apparently, in these secure facilities, they need to put up a bunch of papers on the walls (metal walls) but all they have is duct tape. Voila, a new raison d'etre presents itself.
I think this is a mission that Ace's Allies can accomplish with relative ease. The volume of magnets required for these special units is not great, but the need is acute.
Semper Fi,Terry"
So here's your chance to help the troops by providing them the magnets they need. By clicking the Paypal button below, for the low low cost of $1.00 each, you can order an Ace Kilroy magnet (2.5" in diameter) and it will be sent to a base in Afghanistan.
BONUS! If you order FIVE magnets for the troops, for a total of $5.00, YOU will be sent a sixth magnet ABSOLUTELY FREE!
This magnet was made exclusively for this effort and they will NOT be made available at any other time! So if you're an Ace Kilroy fan (and who isn't?) this is your only chance to get this item--and you'll be helping our men and women in uniform in the process!
This offer ends MONDAY, JULY 30th! So what are you waiting for?
Here's a sneak peek at the all-new 10x14" print that will be available EXCLUSIVELY at the 2012 WIZARD WORLD PHILADELPHIA COMIC CON! Signed and numbered, only $10!
Please make sure to stop by the Ace Kilroy table in Artists Alley--#2356--during the con, which runs May 31-June 3, and say hello!
Seen in a parking lot in Marlton, NJ! SPREAD THE WORD!
Here is a sneak preview of the one-of-a-kind sketch cards that will be included in random packs of the Ace Kilroy Trading Cards!
We will debuting the cards at the 2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, and then if they're a hit will make them available online shortly thereafter. Each pack will feature ten cards...and if you're lucky, one of these one-of-a-kind beauties, courtesy Dan O'Connor!
We are now in the final 24 hours of our Kickstarter fundraising campaign. And while we passed our target goal of 2K a few weeks back, we are of course still taking in donations right up until the very last minute!
For the last few days, we have been right at the precipice of crossing the 4K mark, which would mean we have achieved a full 200% funding! With so many different Ace Kilroy-related projects in various stages of development, we're extremely thrilled that many of them will now be funded thanks to all the money we raised past 2K.
As of this writing, we are just $189 away from hitting 4K. So to help inspire a few last-minute donations and get us past the 4K mark, we're sweetening the pot a bit!
In addition to all the various rewards already listed on the Kickstarter page, we are now offering a full set of brand-new Ace Kilroy trading cards to anyone who donates at the $40 (or more) level! This includes all 30 cards, wrapper, AND a one-of-a-kind "sketch card" drawn co-creator Dan O'Connor!
So if you were thinking of supporting Ace Kilroy, now's the perfect time to do it! Head on over to our Kickstarter page and JOIN THE FIGHT!
One of the things we're working on is a series of Ace Kilroy t-shirts. This preview of one possible design is courtesy our pal Misty Layne--stay tuned for further details!
We are pleased to announce that Ace Kilroy is the featured strip this week on the awesome site ComicStripTees.com!
If you head over to the Ace Kilroy page on CST, you can purchase this nifty shirt (featuring one of, IMO, Dan's most awesome shots of Ace in action) in multiple sizes for men and women! Not only will you getting a cool shirt, but you will be supporting Ace Kilroy and the CST site, which in turn supports independent comics!
So what are you waiting for?!?
This is a photo of the Ace Kilroy Twitter Prize Pack won by Adam_Zero, who entered a RT'ing contest run by the AK Twitter feed a month or so ago.
Adam was kind enough to snap a pic of the whole magilla and post it on his feed yesterday. Pictured (from top) are an Ace Kilroy pulpboard coaster, bumper sticker, buttons, magnet, plus a letter from Ace himself!
We'll be doing more of these in the future, so sign up for Ace's Twitter feed for your chance to win!
Black Friday 2011 is here, which means the official start to the holiday gift-giving season!
We didn't want Ace to miss the party, so you can now go to the Ace Kilroy store on Zazzle and pick up all sorts of cool AK merch, like t-shirts, keychains, mugs, mousepads, even iPhone covers!
