THE GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS 680 PAGE OMNI-MEGA-BUS HARDCOVER!
Created by Ryan Browne
THE GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS OMNI-MEGA-BUS by Ryan Browne collecting the entire series in one 680 pg hardcover featuring a new issue!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
One week left, new stretch goals, and coloring big ole' drawings!
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Jun 08, 2021 at 12:22:18 PM
YO! YOOOOO!
You guys continue to rule! Shocked and humbled that this thing keeps going. YOU DA BEST!
So you've unlocked a new stretch goal which I'm pretty excited to show you. A digital collection of failures and pitches that made editors say "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
Those'll be fun, right?!? NO!??
AND if we hit $125,420 some random backers are getting GOLDEN TICKETS THAT AREN'T GOLD OR TICKETS!
$125,420 (LOCKED): Golden tickets! WHAT?! Everyone who gets a package sent from me gets a chance to find one of THREE Golden Tickets in da box! What's this golden ticket? Well, it's not a ticket and it's not gold--it's a Ryan Browne fun time drawing! I'm going to make up some dumb stuff and draw, draw, DRAW! Three of you are going to be slightly happier when they you get your books!
$130,420 (LOCKED): MORE Golden tickets! TEN, IN TOTAL!
AND! I'VE BEEN COLORING! Here's that four page gatefold in progress! What a monster!
AND!
I'm about to start work on coloring the Moo-Morial Black Bag Poster! Here are the flats from the flatter--which are the shapes broken into random colors to put under the line art. Always fun to look at.
AND FYI those promo codes from earlier updates are still active. LIKE SO…
• Head on over to the Brownetowne webstore and use this promo-code just for Kickstarter backers: GODHATESDISCOUNTS for 15% of cloth items such as new shirts and a dumb pillow! They are soft and print well and they are now all I wear.
• I have set up a 30% off all GHA art with my art dealer Cadence Comic Art! CHECK IT OUT!
All you have to do is select the art you want AND THEN in the message section you need to declare that "I've been swimming in raw sewage. I love it." AND that will be the code to get 30% off!
Let's see, what else? OH! Friend of GHA and cool illustrator man Alejandro Rosado has a Kickstarter that's ending any minute now! Fun kids art in the Alleycat Wacky Coloring book! If you are into that thing you should check it out!
OKAY! MORE SOON!
RYAN!!!
SURPRISE--MORE BLAST FURNACE and a discount art code!
almost 3 years ago
– Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 11:19:54 AM
Howdy all! Just checking in with a quick update on everything GHA!
The winner of the GHA name game is Tyler Turner with his wonderfully dumb GRIMACE'S HAMBURGER ATROCITY! Thanks to everyone for contributing and voting. I'll have a full list of all the non-X-rated ones credited to you in the book--Everyone gets a free PDF of GRIMACE--and now I have print editions available as add-ons! Here's the cover!
PDF for all! Print edition available as an add-on!
AND NOW, MORE BLAST FURNACE…
Super thrilled to announce that I'm going to continue BLAST FURNACE 2 as always intended! I made the first issue right before C2E2 which ended up being the last comic show before the pandemic. The intention was always to make five black and white zines, but the pandemic meant I had to focus on things that, uh, actually made money. BUT! You guys have added on 1 in force! Only 29 of the 250 numbered, signed, doodled on issue 1 zines are still available--which means you guys DO dig old Ernest Furnace! So I've decided to do another issue in the story, and if that doesn't break me, go on to do the whole five I intended. I've added Blast Furnace 2, #2 to the add-ons in Quick Sketch, Better Sketch, and with Original Art page form! For those that haven't seen 'em, I draw Blast Furnace at print comic book size and I draw a page on the front of the paper and one on the back to save paper. So when you buy a BF original you get two pages!
Both Blast Furnace Two, Two and print versions of Grimace's Hamburger Atrocity are available as add-ons if you click "manage your pledge" AND will be available to add in your backerkit survey.
ORIGINAL ART DISCOUNT!
And because y'all have been so amazing with your support of my very bizarre career, I have set up a 30% off all GHA art with my art dealer Cadence Comic Art! These are pages from the Image Comics series that ran in 2015 or so. Some great stuff there! CHECK IT OUT!
All you have to do is select the art you want AND THEN in the message section you need to declare that "I've been swimming in raw sewage. I love it." AND that will be the code to get 30% off! Big bonus points if you know what that's from.
ALSO I'M DOING THIS DRAWING AND IT'S KILLING ME.
ALMOST DONE--SORT OF! THIS'LL BE THE ILLUSTRATION FOR THE BLACK BAG MOO-MORIAL POSTER! I listed every speaking roll in GHA down the sides so I could easily remember and pick and choose GHA characters. This'll be in the pin-up section of the book as well. 17''x22'' original below. I MIGHT sell the original as people are asking about it. Stay tuned!
Okay! That's a ton! New stretch goal coming as soon as we hit that old one. So much value!!!
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
RYAN
NEW STRETCH GOALS. NEW SPECIAL EDITION. YOU GUYS RULE!
almost 3 years ago
– Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 11:18:07 AM
WHOA! I certainly wasn't planning two updates within the first 5 hours or so--but here we are!
Amazing the way you guys are coming out to get your GHA! Here's where we sit with stretch goals AND I've added a new special edition as the I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO BUTTER has sold out. Behold--
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO BURGER SPECIAL EDITION!
You get the Hardcover omnibus with A QUICK SKETCH FROM RYAN INSIDE, but--and I must apologize in advance, I SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THE BURGER. Your special edition will feature a quick sketch inside of King Tiger Eating A Cheeseburger looking very disappointed and holding an empty bun. THEN it'll be numbered, signed, and labeled as the "I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO BURGER" SPECIAL EDITION. Again, do not buy this expecting a burger--there will be no burger.
INCLUDES:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NO BURGER SPECIAL EDITION BOOK
QUICK SKETCH OF SAD KING TIGER EATING A CHEESEBURGER
ADDITIONAL ITEMS CAN BE ADDED AT CHECK-OUT
NO BURGER. DON'T THINK YOU ARE GETTING A BURGER.
STRETCH GOALS!
$32,420 (UNLOCKED): Everyone who gets something mailed to them gets a sticker! YES! Stick it somewhere that isn't on me or my property!
$38,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 1--A cloth bookmark sewn into the spine! Finally you don't have to read the book in one sitting!
$41,420 (UNLOCKED): Everyone who gets something mailed to them gets a signed bookplate!
$44,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 2! The book now features a single fold out page at the beginning! What will be on it? It's up for me to know and for you to find out!
$47,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 3! SOFT TOUCH FINISH! You'll love the way this book feels so much you'll never put it down--EVER.
$54,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 4! SHRINK WRAPPIN'! Sure, you've seen books shrink wrapped before--but have you seen your add-ons shrink wrapped with the book before?! Hell yeah. It's on! WRAP IT!
$62,420 (LOCKED): Everyone who gets something mailed to them gets a GHA folded mini-poster!
$69,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 5!???????
MORE SOON! YOU ALL ARE AMAZING!
RYAN
New stretch goal plus four page spread drawing!
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, May 27, 2021 at 10:57:20 AM
Howdy!
This bad boy keeps kicking ass--thought I'd update you on all GHA! NEW STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED--
$105,420 (UNLOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 6! All backers get their backer name in the book! Credit where credit is due--you guys made this book happen so now you are a part of it!
$115,420 (LOCKED): Digital Ryan Browne comic collection! You know all those failed pitches and other goofs? Well Ryan has compiled them here for you to love and fear! Some stuff that is kind of decent! Other stuff that is, uh, well--maybe your shouldn't be looking at that.
AND!
The GHA name game is in it's final stages. The top four vote getters from y'all in the comments are:
Grimace's Hamburger Atrocity
Giraffe Half Aroused
Granny's Hearty Alfredo
Great, Here's Art
Please vote in the comments for your favorite OR I started a twitter poll here so you can vote. All the entries will be in the book with you backer names on them and I'll try an figure out something special for the winner.
AND AND!?
Here is the final line art for the four page spread that you unlocked as a gatefold for the book! This'll be quite the coloring challenge--stay tuned! I'm also looking at printing quotes on it as a poster--not sure yet if that's going to be reasonable or not. This thing is huge!
HUGE! AH!
FINALLY!
Comic art legend John McCrea has a new art book for his amazing comic Dead Eyes he made with Gerry Duggan! I backed his last kickstarter art book and it's awesome. SO! Go get this one!
$100K! GHA name game! Eric Powell has a Kickstarter too!
almost 3 years ago
– Mon, May 24, 2021 at 05:41:22 PM
BONKERS! YOU GUYS ARE BONKERS!
I honestly never thought we'd get this far--and so fast! My original printing quote was for 1000 copies of the hardcover--with 881 backer we're gonna need a bigger print run! AW YEAH! YOU GUYS! YOU GUUUUYYYSSSS…
So let's put another stretch goal on the big board! You've unlocked the rescripted version of the new issue--title to be determined by you! More on that below.
$99,420 (UNLOCKED): Here we go again! If we get to this monumental achievement, I shall re-letter and re-script the new issue of GHA to be a completely new issue! It's going to be dumb. Y'all will love it… and everyone will get a PDF of it!
$105,420 (LOCKED): BOOK UPGRADE 6! All backers get their backer name in the book! Credit where credit is due--you guys made this book happen so now you are a part of it!
$115,420 (LOCKED): ?
So!
Eric Powell--whose work and DIY attitude with The Goon had and has been a huge influencer on GHA--has a new Kickstarter with Harold Schechter for a brand new hardcover graphic novel called "DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?"! In fact, it's kicking HUGE ASS right now and we are teaming up to cross-promote! So! I backed it! Shouldn't you?!? LINK!
MORE ADD-ONS ADDED AND SHIPPING STUFF
Per request I've added more add-ons such as limited copies of the Curse Words Omnibus, Trash Bridge, my sketch book and others. You can always adjust your pledge to add or subtract--and for your international backers, the new Kickstarter add-ons system is flawed with it's shipping calculation. It treats every item as if it's being shipped separately and does not price multiple add-ons shipping correctly. SO! At the end of the campaign I will be doing a Backerkit add-on store that will calculate shipping based on total package weight so it'll actually be correct. So, uh, if you are adding on internationally maybe wait for the backerkit survey.
AND NOW! MORE ON THE GHA NAME GAME!
Y'ALL ARE FUNNY AS HELL! What a treat to read all the wonderfully dumb GHA incarnations you guys slung out there--EVEN THE UNCOMFORTABLY X-RATED ONES! I've narrowed it down to some of my favorites and now it's up to you to decide! Please comment below with your thoughts--also I'm going to find a way to use a bunch of these AND the full list will be in the issue with your backer name credited.
• Guaranteed Hard Abs
• Giraffe Half Aroused
• Grimace's Hamburger Atrocity
• Granny's Hearty Alfredo.
• Golems Hate Antidisestablishmentarianism
• Great, Here's Art
• Groovy Haircut Andrew
• Grandfather’s Haircut Announcement
• Ghost Hats Aplenty
• GOLDEN HAMMOCK ARMISTICE
• Grant Hugh Actor
• Gubernatorial Hearing Aide
• Gumdrops Held Aloft
And once we narrow it down I'll do a final twitter poll of the top four you've selected. Once, chosen, I'll put it in the broken logo template like so! This is just an example and NOT necessarily the winner––but I think this one is funny--BUT AGAIN, I'M NOT NAMING THIS BOOK--YOU ARE!
IT'LL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS
OK! Let me know what you think--or if I missed a great one just shout that out too. There are a lot. And all of them are amazing--here's a bunch minus X-rated grossness!
G-protein γ-Hydroxybutyric Acid - GHA is a psychoactive drug producing a stimulant effect followed by convulsions at higher doses and increased release of dopamine. And time travel, yeah definitely time travel.
Grotesque Harvesting Aardvarks
Genital Hating Armchairs
Giant Hickie Alert
George Hamilton Anteater
Goddamn Happy Anglophiles
German House Aliens
Gory Hippo Applesauce
Go Home Ants
Great, Here's Art
Giant Harry Anderson
Golf Hat Apocalypse
Gummie Horse Apples
Guacamole has Avocados
Ghengis' hun army
Gelatinous habenero archipelago
Geriatrics having Aromatherapy
Gyrating Hairy Armadillos
Gnarly Hat wearing Antelopes
Grape Handled Argonauts
Grappling Hardy Armadillos
Gamblers Heft Abruptly
Gorilla Humping Anarchists
Green Hairy Avocados
Goblins Huffing Acetone
Giraffes Huffing Antelopes
Goddamned Honkey Appalachians
Gravy Hardened Aardvarks
Gibraltar’s Hippy Aunt
Geese Having Apples
Gone Home Afterwards
Great Hairy Australopithecus
Ginchy Hitler Academy
Grievous Hamburger Attention
Galloping Handkerchief Aches
Greek Hairy Armpits (honoring my own heritage)
Giant Horny Armadillos
Gonorrhea Hating Alligators
groovy haircut andrew
Goofy has Alzheimers
Gopher Heart Attack
Greg's Hedonistic Adventures
Giraffe Hearts Antelope
Great heart attacks!
Golden hermit academy
Greg's heavenly apple
Giant Hard Amphibians
Grimy Hovering Adults
Gubernatorial Hearing Aide
Gaetz Hates Ageism
GOLDEN HAMMOCK ARMISTICE
george halas’s armpit
Greg hits Andy
Gigantic horned armadillos
Ghost hats aplenty
Ghastly Hairy Appendage
Great Hope Abandons / Abandoned
Gators Haters Arithmetic
Gigglemug Habbercock Arfarfan’arf
Grandfather’s Haircut Announcement
Ginger Hairy Asshats
Grease Hate Anomaly
Generous Hamster Armageddon
Grabby Hands Anemones
Globs Hork Astroturf
Gourds Handle Asteroids
Gymnasts Hurt Astrologists
GaryBusey HaryBusey AryBusey
Gigantic Hazardous Apricot
Gefilte Hash Amalgam
Goodwill Hunting Animatronics
Gargamel Hugs Azrael <3
Grandmas heave assholes
Grant Hugh Actor
DID…
YOU SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN?! WELL, HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK OF THAT FOUR PAGE GATEFOLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK. MIGHT BE THE BIGGEST DRAWING I'VE DONE SINCE COLLEGE! SECRET!
