A biographical journey through the career of legendary wrestling color commentator, Tony Schiavone, as told through comics!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION UNLOCKED! Are you getting all the Stretch Goals?
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 09:45:33 PM
THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION HAS BEEN UNLOCKED!
Hey all!
With a little more than two days left in the campaign (the preorder window closes Friday at Noon EDT) we have sailed past $120,000 in presales, unlocking THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION of the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover of the BUTTS IN SEATS: THE TONY SCHIAVONE STORY! This super-deluxe version of the book comes with it's own golden embossed championship belt on the cover, a golden ribbon bookmark, and three Kickstarter Exclusive trading cards featuring Tony, Lois, and Bug!
"How do I get all 17 Stretch Goal Bonuses and Upgrades?"
It's simple, friends: All 17th Stretch Goal upgrades come for free with ANY pledge level that includes the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Edition of the book.
As long as your pledge level includes the HARDCOVER edition of the book, you'll get, for free with your book:
A free digital PDF of the book
A triple-autographed bookplate (me, artist Josh Werner, Tony Schiavone)
10 Bonus Pin-Ups in the book
Four bonus stories in the book
Kickstarter Exclusive "Behind the Scenes" comic book
CAPTAIN AMERICA #193 homage Variant Cover artwork
Kickstarter Exclusive "BatSchiavone" Enamel Pin
Bonus insert double-page spread featuring comic art of EVERY wrestler/wrestling personality who cut a video promo for the book throughout the campaign on social media -- and a stand-alone lithograph of this same amazing image
Embedded Golden Ribbon Bookmark (to hold the place of your favorite page)
Kickstarter Exclusive Embossed Gold Belt on the Variant Cover
Three Kickstarter Exclusive Trading Cards
YOU GET ALL OF THIS FOR FREE WITH ANY PLEDGE LEVEL THAT INCLUDES THE KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE HARDCOVER!
Not to put too find a point on it, but only the PDF, the 10 pin-ups, and the four bonus stories are in the softcover, trade paperback, direct market edition of the book, friends... so if you want to get ALL the bonus swag, make sure you've pledged for the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover of the book. (If you want both versions of the book, you can pledge at the "Tag Team" or "Gimme Everything!" level to get them both at a bundled price, too!)
This campaign ends Friday, April 16th at Noon EST, and at that time orders will be locked, funds will be collected, and number of Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Editions -- now "The Championship Edition" of the book -- will be locked-in, friends... so, again, check your pledge and make sure you're getting what you want... and if you want to adjust your pledge, you can select "Mange" to adjust it accordingly.
You're all amazing. Let's bring this campaign home strong.
On behalf of the whole team... THANK YOU, friends. Truly. If you want to share the news about the campaign, feel free to share this link:
Otherwise, we'll talk after Friday at noon when the campaign, ends.
Thanks all! Truly!
Representing team BUTTS IN SEATS,
Dirk Manning
P.S. -- If you really want to treat yourself, we added one more set of "Hey Look! That's Me!" pledge levels to the campaign, too, giving you one last chance to be drawn into the book! There's only three of them, and they're going to go fast! Don't wait!
Another addition... and things to look forward to this week!
about 3 years ago
– Mon, Apr 05, 2021 at 04:28:17 AM
A very special foreword for a very special book...
Hey all!
I know I traditionally come on here to talk about Stretch Goals we could (or did) unlock... but first I want to announce a special bonus that we're all getting automatically!
We're all honored to announce that none other than ConradThompson of AdFreeShows.com has generously provided us with the foreword to BUTTS IN SEATS: THE TONY SCHIAVONE STORY.
Those of you who know about Tony's career know how instrumental Conrad was to bringing Tony back into the professional wrestling fold after nearly two decades away from the business... and if you don't, well, you'll get to learn all about it when you get the book!
Again, on behalf of all of us, Conrad, THANK YOU. We appreciate it so much!
More promos coming this week...
If you're not following Tony Schiavone, me (Dirk Manning), and/or Source Point Press on social media, I'd encourage you to find and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and/or Twitter, as we have some more big promos coming this week... and yes, I say that considering that we have already had such amazing talents as Cody Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Starks, Eddie Kingston, Eric Bischoff, MJF, and Britt Baker with Rebel, and Jungle Boy all already talking about the book in some pretty entertaining fashions across the Internet.
Get ready, folks... because we're not slowing down as we enter the final quarter of this campaign!
THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION is getting closer...
Finally, it's worth mentioning that as I type this, we're already about halfway to unlocking The Championship Edition upgrade to the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Editions of BUTTS IN SEATS: THE TONY SCHIAVONE STORY with about 10 days left in the campaign! This is amazing, and I believe we can do it (meaning every Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Edition of the book will come with a record-breaking SEVENTEENStretch Goal upgrades and add-ons), so if you want all the bonus swag, make sure your pledge level includes the HARDCOVER edition of the book. (Remember, you can manage/adjust your pledge at any point in the campaign, as the funds won't be collected until the campaign ends on Friday, April 16th).
In the meantime, if you'd like to share news about the campaign and the chance for people to get preorder the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover (which will help us all get more free stuff with our books), please share this link with them:
Thanks all! We appreciate you all so much and we're excited about unlocking The Championship Edition of the hardcover (including those Kickstarter Exclusive trading cards!) along with everything else in this last stretch of the campaign!
Representing team BUTTS IN SEATS,
Dirk Manning
Can we unlock... THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION?!?
about 3 years ago
– Fri, Apr 02, 2021 at 09:35:19 PM
YOU ASKED... WE LISTENED.
Friends, with two weeks left in the campaign, we've unlocked SIXTEEN Stretch Goals, many of which are exclusive to the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Edition of the book. As it stands right now, here's everything included with any pledge level that includes a hardcover edition of the book:
A free digital PDF of the whole book
A Kickstarter Exclusive Triple-Signed Bookplate
10 new illustrated chapter-break pin-ups
4 extra bonus stories
A new Kickstarter Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Comic
A Kickstarter Exclusive Variant Cover for the Hardcover Edition with spot embellishments
A Kickstarter Exclusive double-page insert cover splash and matching Kickstarter Exclusive lithograph
A Kickstarter Exclusive BatSchiavone enamel pin
That's... a lot, friends. And it's all free upgrades, since all of you have supported this book so much.
Now that we've sailed past $100,000(!!!) in presales with two more weeks left in the campaign, we're -- if you'll excuse the expression -- going "ALL IN" with one last Stretch Goal... and it's a big one.
Ladies and gentleman, we present to you... BUTTS IN SEATS: THECHAMPIONSHIP EDITION
BUTTS IN SEATS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION will feature, along with all the above-listed Stretch Goals, a bigger and metallic embossed belt banner on the variant cover, a new gold ribbon book mark, and a set of Kickstarter Exclusive BUTTS IN SEATS trading cards featuring Tony, Lois, and Bug.
Yes, is we unlock this final Stretch Goal, Bug will be getting his own Kickstarter Exclusive trading card! Like the rest of the Kickstarter Exclusive rewards, if we unlock these cards, they will NOT be made available after the end of the campaign, so this is your only chance to get them -- if we get to $120,000 in presales before the end of the campaign.
(And remember, if you want the softcover trade paperback edition of the book too, with that gorgeous art by the RingoAward nominated artist Marianna Pescosta -- consider making sure you've pledged at the Tag Team or Gimme Everything! pledge level to get both versions of the book!)
We have two weeks left in the campaign, friends, and about $15,000 to go to unlock this final "Championship Edition" Stretch Goal. We can get there is we keep spreading the word, so feel free to do so using this link:
Thanks all! We all appreciate your support so very much! Let's unlock this last Stretch Goal... and if we don't talk before the weekend, on behalf of the whole team, we hope you have a very wonderful holiday weekend!
Representing team BUTTS IN SEATS,
Dirk Manning
The 100K Comic Club
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:55:27 AM
This is a really big deal.
Friends, whether this is your first Kickstarter or you're a "Superbacker" (like me), I think it's pretty obvious that the milestone we hit earlier today is a really big deal.
Very few comics hit $100,000 in preorders on Kickstarter in 30 days... let alone in only 13 days... so this puts all of us together in this campaign in some very rare company.
I spoke to Tony earlier today (we actually did two podcasts together this evening), and he wanted to make sure you all knew how much he appreciated your support of this book, too.
On behalf of myself, Tony, Source Point Press, and the over 25 artists who are helping bring this book to life... THANK YOU. Truly. We look forward to continuing to pay it forward to you with the best book imaginable.
(In fact, I've seen the layout for the insert art by ShawnDaley that will be exclusive to the Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover Edition of the book, and, friends, you're in for a REAL treat if your pledge includes the hardcover. The art is fantastic -- and remember, you'll be getting a lithograph of it, too!)
Plus, every Kickstarter Exclusive Hardcover now comes with that amazing BatSchiavone Pin FOR FREE (as pictured in the last update)-- along with the other FIFTEEN Stretch Goal upgrades! You're all amazing! Thank you!
And speaking of Stretch Goals...
Real talk: We did not expect to unlock the 100K quite this quickly, but we're actively working on another Stretch Goal right now... and it's a pretty swanky one, friends. We've heard a lot of your suggestions, and are looking at them, too.
In the meantime, the thing to keep in mind is this: The more people who preorder the book, the more Stretch Goals we all unlock, so if you want to spread the word about the campaign, feel free to do so with this link:
