Boom! Studios launched a Kickstarter campaign (opens in a new tab) for the entire Giant Days library in new hardcover editions, and fans surpassed their $10,000 goal in just 20 minutes. The campaign features new hardcover library editions of Giant Days volumes 1-7, as well as the last four ‘Not on the Test’ hardcover books.
And boom! The studios match every first-day pre-order of Giant Days Library Edition physical hardcover books by sending a free copy to a public library, as well as sending tons of free copies when the campaign hits certain stretch goals.
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Giant Days is a series of life comics written by John Allison, drawn by Max Sarin, Lissa Tremain, Julia Madrigal, and Liz Fleming, colored by Whitney Cogar, and lettered by Jim Campbell. The series ran for 54 issues between 2015 and 2019 and received multiple Eisner Awards.
The story follows college roommates and best friends Esther de Groot, Susan Ptolemy, and Daisy Wooton as they go through the trials and tribulations of completing their studies and becoming adults, all while navigating interpersonal relationships.
In 2017, Boom! Studios began publishing hardcover editions of Giant Days in what it called the ‘Not on the Test’ editions, but only produced the first three volumes. Through the new Kickstarter campaign, backers can order single copies of any volume, or an “ending four” set with volumes 4-7 to round out their existing collections. Volumes 4-7 are Kickstarter exclusives and will never be available for retail sale.
Now boom! Studios is also producing library edition hardcover editions of Giant Days volumes 1-7, which can be pre-ordered individually or as a complete set by backers, either digitally or physically.
At the time of this writing, Kickstarter backers have pre-ordered 137 physical copies, which means Boom! Studios will donate at least 137 copies of Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 1 to public libraries.
The campaign is also racing towards its $50K goal, which will mean an additional 50 copies will be donated. At $100k, Boom! will donate 100 more copies, $150k will donate 150, and $250k will donate 250. Additionally, backers can add $5 to any donation and add another volume to the queue.
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Pledge levels for the Giant Days campaign range from the standard level, with no minimum, “no reward pledge”, up to $750 Boom! Elite Level Ultimate Box Set.
The latter is limited to 20 backers and includes limited-edition cloth-bound hardcover editions of all seven Giant Days volumes with stamped covers and bookplates with signed lyrics by writer Allison and artist Sarin, all in a collector’s box. . It also comes with sketches, exclusive campaign merchandise, and a special Penguin Classics variant of Giant Days #1 (with the cover of issue #50). (opens in a new tab)), as well as a Boom! Elite membership.
The Giant Days Library Kickstarter will be available until Monday, October 17 at 9am ET.
Some spiritual successors of Giant Days are included in Newsarama’s list of 20 Graphic Novels That Can Help You Stay Warm This Fall.
