Cthulhu wants you asleep. TarMucks keeps you awake.
Cthulhu-themed coffee, cups, comics, and more inside!
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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Add-on Beverages & Comic Crusaders Replay!
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, Jul 16, 2022 at 09:29:44 PM
Hello there, TarMucks fan!
We know some of you are big-time coffee and/or cocoa lovers, so we wanted to make sure that you know…
You can add extra coffee,decaf, or cocoa on to your order at any pledge level!
It's fhtagn true!
Add a Beverage
You can add as many pouches of "Get Java" roast, "Cthulhu Is Hard to Caffeinate" decaf, or "Cocoa Is for Cthulhu" hot cocoa as you'd like. Here's how to do it…
Add beverages to your digital-only pledge:
If you've backed the campaign at a digital-only level, unfortunately, Kickstarter does not give you access to physically mailed add-ons when you check out.
But that's no problem, because BackerKit does! BackerKit is a third-party service we use to help us with surveys and fulfillment. And, after the campaign ends, you'll be able to order physical add-ons when you complete your survey!
Add beverages to your physical-level pledge:
If you've backed at a level that includes physical rewards, you can hit the "Manage My Pledge" button on our Kickstarter campaign page to add coffee or cocoa to your order using the Kickstarter platform!
Or you can use the BackerKit add-on store after the campaign ends, when you complete your survey. Either way, you can grab as many beverages as you'd like!
We can't wait to hear what you think of these beverages, so order as many as you'd like!
Comic Crusaders Replay
If you weren't able to join us for yesterday's live recording of the Comic Crusaders podcast with Al Mega, fuggeddaboutit! You can watch the replay on YouTube right now!
We had a great conversation with Al Mega, one of our absolute favorite folks in the indie comics industry. We talked about the inspiration behind TarMucks, the comic, the cup, and especially the coffee! We'd love to know what you think of this hour-long conversation, so please leave a comment on the video.
Angels of Hell: Poetic Tales of the Apocalypsevol. 1 is a collection of nearly 200 pages of Apocalyptic Poetry that follows the Four Horsemen through a ravaged Eden as they seek to revive the remnants of man. This book also contains poetic practices in alliteration, haiku, acrostic as well as a fleshed out index of people, places & events. Volume one features art from Karly Engracia & Vincent Alcantara, with optimized edits by Christian Solano. Every piece reads in its best flow and form to date.
Comic Crusaders + TarMucks Theme Song Sneak Peek
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 12:05:33 PM
Hey, TarMucks fam!
We are ultra hyped to invite you to join us TODAY as we go live on the Comic Crusaders podcast with the amazing Al Mega!
Comic Crusaders
We'll be talking all things comics, Cthulhu, coffee…and the Kaiser Roll Mafia.
You can learn more today from 4-5:00 pm Eastern / 3-4:00 Central / 2-3:00 Mountain / 1-2:00 Pacific! Join us in the live chat to ask your questions and relax with one of our favorite people in the comics industry…Al Mega!
Our dear friend and go-to composer, David Gueringer of Next Arc Studios, is hard at work at finalizing his composition for the electro-swing theme song for TarMucks.
And we were lucky enough to receive this video of him ad-libbing some possible clarinet tracks that just miiiiight make their way into the final version!
You can grab the .mp3 of the Tarmucks theme in your pledge of $25 or more, or as an add-on at checkout!
And you can hear a bit more of the work-in-progress instrumentals in our campaign video for TarMucks, if you're curious.
Cheerio!
—Your friends Jayel and Lynsey at Oneshi Press
(PS - Don't forget to enter to win Claythulhu by commenting about your favorite thing about TarMucks, and telling us you want Claythulhu! Leave your comment here!)
TERRITORY is a post-apocalyptic kaiju story set in a far distant Pacific Northwest of the United States. Ancestors tell the story of how civilization was wiped from the earth in nuclear fire long ago. From the ashes of the destruction rose the Behemoths, giant creatures whose presence breathed life back into the land. The surviving people now live in tribes, worshiping the Behemoths as gods!
All About That Coffee!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 09:31:32 PM
Hey, TarMucks fam!
Today, we want to go into depth about the coffee.
Sure, we all love comics and cups, but in the end, we're here for the caffeine, amirite?
About "Get Java" Roast
Our proprietary Get Java roast is just the dark, eldritch kick in the fun you need to keep your worst Cthluhu-inspired nightmares at bay…and keep the Great Old Ones safely asleep in their enormous beds. It also packs a wallop of caffeine that'll keep you up till Cthulhu comes home!
This delectable brew starts in an organically operated family farm in Copan, Honduras, near the Mayan Ruins. The trees are pollinated and fertilized by local bees and bats—making them the spookiest and greenest we can find! They're also grown near orange farms, giving them a bright citrus flavor that adds to the chocolate and walnut notes of this already complex coffee.
A photo from the farm in Honduras
The coffee beans are processed by "wet-wash," which means the coffee cherries are submerged into clean water, and any cherries that float are bad. The good cherries are then transferred to a coffee pulper, which removes the cherry skin.
Wet washing the beans
The next step is fermentation for about 14 hours, after which the beans are rinsed.
Next, they're dried and bagged, and then purchased directly from the farm, with no middle men taking a cut of the profit. These beans are better than Fair Trade—they're Direct Trade!
Small Batch Roasted
Finally, they're shipped to the Fort Myers, Florida, where they're roasted in small batches to a medium-dark finish by the coffee lovers and experts at Comics on Coffee, a family-owned coffee company serving premium coffee to people who love all things geek.
They continually develop their superb roast profiles with the same passionate focus learned as artists serving the great comic community.
Tanya Scholl, owner of Comics on Coffee
At last, they're packed into our fabulous TarMucks bags and shipped out to YOU, dear backer!
The final product, TarMucks "Get Java" roast, is:
Sustainably grown, roasted to order, and guaranteed FRESH!
100% natural, with no additives, sugars, or pesticides, ever.
Complex, with notes of chocolate, walnut, and citrus.
City+ medium-dark roasted, preserving its delicate notes and caffeine content.
Strong enough to keep Cthulhu awake!
We hope you'll like it as much as we do!
—Your friends Lynsey & Jayel at Oneshi Press
Did You Know?
You can order extra pouches of "Get Java" here in Kickstarter if you've backed at a physical level!
Or you can order them using BackerKit after the campaign ends, no matter what level you back at!
You can also order add-on pouches of "Cthulhu Is Hard to Caffeinate" dark decaf Columbian roast, and "Cocoa Is for Cthulhu" hot cocoa mix in the same ways.
Morgan's Organs is a comedy comic book series that looks at our anatomy in a whole new way! We're bringing you the next installment in the adventures of Morgan and the crazy Organauts living inside his body. Are you ready to see what might really be going on inside our insides?
2 Rewards Unlocked in 24 Hours!
almost 2 years ago
– Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:59:51 AM
Holy moly, TarMucks backer!
In the past 24 hours, we've unlocked two new rewards when we sailed past our $4.5K funding goal and our 110 backer milestone! Are you ready to see what you'll now be getting with your other rewards?
"The Cthlorax" Art
This campaign plants a tree for every backer—at least 110 of them, now that we've hit backer milestone #2! We've been thinking about how to commemorate this earth-friendly campaign…but also work in Cthulhu, because he's the reason we're here, right?
Enter…the Cthlorax!
Aw, look at his little tentacles!
Jayel Draco conceptualized and created this absolutely heartwarming art piece, and now that we've passed $4.5K in funding, we're unlocking the digital artforeverysinglebacker!
We're also unlocking a 5x7" art print of the Ctholrax as an add-on for just $10, available here in Kickstarter by clicking "Manage My Pledge." (Or you can add it to your cart after the campaign in BackerKit!)
Ichabod Jones: Monster Hunter #1
In the first of this dark horror/fantasy series by USAToday bestselling author (and editor of the CthulhuIsHardtoSpell:TheTerribleTwos anthology available through this campaign) RussellNohelty,IchabodJones:MonsterHunter follows a psychopath who escapes a mental asylum and becomes a monster hunter. But he doesn't know if he's killing monsters, humans…or it's all in his head.
With whimsically horrific art by Renzo Podesta, this 22-page first issue will thrill you and chill you in equal measures.
Unlocked!
And it's coming your way! Now that we have 110 backers, we're sending every backer a copy of the digital version of IchabodJones:MonsterHunter #1 with their rewards.
Next up?
Our next stretch goal, unlocked when we hit $5K in funding, will be a TarMucks logo postcard shipped with every physical reward!
And our next backer milestone of 120 backers will unlock a Kickstarter-exclusive preview of Gods of Aazurn, a 37-page comic book by Gary Scott Beatty featuring cyclopean gods and eldritch monsters shuffling through four complete stories.
We can't wait to unlock these rad rewards. The fun is just getting started!
As war grips the realm once again, an ancient guardian & the mystery he protects will bring either redemption, or doom to all.
The mysterious Tomb of Livia rests high in the Windy Mountains of the Middle Kingdom of Kanoc. It has been protected for centuries by Aylward, an ancient and stoic, axe-wielding guardian of unknown origin. As the three kingdoms of the Great Sphere plunge into a three-pronged war once again—initiated by King Hywel the Bear of Kanoc—the Southern Kingdom of Sul looks to take advantage of the chaos and infiltrate the Tomb of Livia.
Cthulhu Creator Panel Playback!
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:26:37 PM
Cthulhu-appreciating friend,
Thanks to YOU, we have just passed our second stretch goal at the $4.5K funding mark! That means we'll have a brand-new reward to show you very soon, so stay tuned to TarMucks!
In the meantime…Is "Cthulhu Creator Panel Playback" the best alliterative title ever?
We think so.
It's also what you can watch below! The video of our chat with the TarMucks creative team, including Lynsey G, Jayel Draco, Michel Abstracto, David Gueringer, Russell Nohelty, and Tyler James Vogel, hosted and recorded live by the Geek Collective's Joey Galvez last Friday!
We're nearing our 110-backer milestone—Ichabod Jones:Monster Hunter #1 for all backers! Things are heating up, and we can't wait to see what happens next!
VoodooNations #3is dark and haunting portrayal of young missionaries entering the world of Voodoo and magic in Mexico during the Day of the Dead.
RJ and her husband Brent travel to Brazil after a horrible flood kills over 270 people to serve the grief-stricken community. However, they quickly find out that Brazil already has someone looking out for that community named Bishop Lucas. This leads the missionaries and the local voodoo priest to both fight for this community. Leading to the death of RJ's husband Brent by one of the Voodoo priest followers.
Bishop Lucas offers (with the help of one of his spirits) a way to resurrect Brent. Brent is restored and brought back to life but at what cost?
