Special Thanks Name Check
over 5 years ago
– Thu, Sep 05, 2019 at 06:34:24 PM
Hey backers, at the moment I'm trying to get a final head-count of all the backer-exclusive in-book rewards to make sure I don't miss anyone. What follows is a giant list of names in the Special Thanks section--try using Ctrl-F (PC) or Command-F (Mac) to find the name you submitted from your survey. Today's update only applies to those who have a Special Thanks name in the book or submitted a piece of artwork!
If it's not here and you didn't answer your survey, please answer your survey! If it's not here and you did already answer your survey, please let me know so I can add you in!
Secondly--I will be adding the artist's name below each image for the WAL-NUT and WAAALKING TIME BOMB tiers. The name below your art will be the name you gave me for the Special Thanks. If you would prefer a different name (or names) under your included artwork, please let me know!
Now then, onto the giant list. If you're not involved in the Special Thanks, I'll catch you next time. There is nothing of interest at the bottom of the list so please do not check. The movie is over, you don't need to sit through the credits!
Eric Whittaker
Sterling Wright
Jamie Tombs
Danny Ensink
Jim Falba!
James Yeung
Ryan Crissler
Emmanuel Con Dos Emes
Edward Chik
Piro_Maniak
AgentKaz
Adam Gale
Jason Stone
MrAuthor3DS
SuperSijy
Socks Magocs
Thomas Wilger
Shai Kilim
Jessica Taylor
FusionWarrior
Greg Walus
KFY
MajestikLark
Tomuki Taylor
Kody “NOKOLO”
Thibaut Renaux
Caio Jun
Trey Kester
Travis J Davis
Lindsay Kelly
Christopher “ChaosDX“ Burst
Christopher Jelle
Zander Chin
Alejandro Gonzalez
Darkstar407
Eric Budensiek
Chase 'Talcerase' Eichhorst
Michael Wootton
Bryce Diuri
Jacob “Navy“ Evans
Alex James
Michael Ives
Mary Catherine Augstkalns
Christopher “Techokami“ Trumbour
Trystan Kelly
Cy Ketchum
Michael Hill
Jeremy Beare
Daniel “ImpeccableOrange“ Nilsen
Tyler Maher
RoyKirbs
Derroch Biven
Paul Kincaid
Hector “padgon“ Padilla
Darik Kirschman
François Potvin Naud
JodyAnthony
William Kaoabi Chan
Daniel Cash
Jeremy Rothstein ('Wigs')
KC Cats
Joseph Anthony “Umbramatic“ Lamantia
Garret Firl
J Ruane B
Alton “GTM“ Chiu
John Deemer
Bip the Fool
Scott “Spacetwit“ Wakley
Leendert J. van Toledo & Blaffie H. Husky
Kevin Atticus Maximilian Kenel“KAMaximilianK“
Trygve Stemland Wilhelmsen
Frida Famm
Jaime “Exodecai“ Berco-Gruberger
Andrew Bilitz
bschwitty
Anthony Silva
Caleb Pisoni
Matthew Dobbins
Brett “Burt“ Warriner
Nick Seghers
Philip “Syr Skwirrel“ Brown
The Kidson Family
Eric Neighbour
Bardninja
Justin Lacy
slashmastah
Mort
-T Key
Stefan M. Feltmann
Sparky Lurkdragon
Kalo Division
Jérémie “ForeverDream“ Eiselé
Casey Nakata
Nate “KirbyVolt“ Wilson
Wadeadlinejon
Brian Perry Cagle
Felix Ratzke
Joshua Burns
Stephen Chesser (Omega Mode)
Landon Bennett
Trevor “T-Wrecks“ McBride
Jake A. Godwin
Martin Sannan Johansen
Dan Kaskoun
Shaxbert
Jackson Bailey
Matthew Byerwalter
Sean “The Greatest Guy“ Berger
Alex Holtz
Barrett Viera
Daniel Stein
Andrew Theodosakis
Stephen Walkup
(star emoji) (fire emoji) (turtle emoji) [yes, the images will be displayed in the book, Jerrold!]
Kelvin Chung
Ben Herwig
Lucas Fauth
Kyle Kilpatrick (ItalianDr)
Jake Berting
Tim Aza
Eric Heine
BaronDanyD
Trevor Cox
Matthew Daly
Tawj
Stephen Grice
Cam McDonald
Jason A. Ditto
Dustin Keeling
Sarah Schweitzer
Jesper Haga
Elzabubs
William Gan
Will McCaskey
Lord Tekron
Robert ''@cartoonywizard'' Johnson
Gabriele Fossi
Generic Hero
William C. Purdy
Victor “Shadow Novus“ Rios Jr
Ian Matthew Burch
Avial Andrew
Andrew Groebner
John Pierre Ruiz
Stephanie Stamm
Marcos Crawford
The Certified Fella
Alex Pufahl
Alexander Cline
Michael Day
Tassia
Oisín Delaney
Bailey “Dafawfulizer“ Rothermel
mystman12
TimeMan
Joseph De Maria
Alton “CourierDan“ Barak
Ian John Johnson (KorytheMaril)
Leila Hallenberg
Daniel Galindo
David “Kensho“ Rodriguez
Nicholas Waalliams
Bo Ferguson
Brian “Brine“ Renner
Lulu Neuhaus
Charles Barbeau-Larouche
Chris Patstone “The VR Puppeteer“
Justin Hristovsky
Jeremy “Greenlight” Vigil
Zak Habul
Noby Ashihara
Matthew Ryan Chavers
Christopher Blevins
Jackson Penso
Ty D.
Maximilian Taylor
Stefan Spencer
Zonian
Andy “Owlmanandy” Sima
Mosquitosneak
Johnathon Restivo
Kaijin Zero
Floris HB Overvelde
Jared M. Clark
Lily Zaldivar
Hunter Shelton
WAAAsley Reed
Walker Matthews
Boblood
Albert
Zack Averyt
Ryan Monsen
Brent “The LoneRover“ Hiltz
Quinn Hanlon
Anthony “DEG“ Wright
Kyle Schumacher
LightspeedKirby
Ben White
Angela Qiu
Wilfredo R. Ortiz
Matthew Halls
OCTAVIANO MACIAS
Creative Sushi
Vinny Vinesauce
Dustin C. (calvinhobbes1010)
Jaime Loscos Ortín
Cubelarooso
Robert Humfrey
George Williamson
Chris Newman
Anthony Comito
Andrew Clark “Statiqsnake“
Diane Lehman
Equinox3141
Matt Liston
Vasco Rodrigues
Andrew Calkins
Chris Butikofer
Joshua Oudshoorn
Isaiah Lyons
Manthony Higgs
JONNE VIRKANEN
Logan and Alex from Console Warriors
Sorango
Walter Entwistle
MuffinMark
Connor
Tempo (Chris D.)
Joseph Constantine
Jesse Williams
Pablo A. Macias
Sarah and Jason Bowen
KabKebab
Ben McCabe
Brian Diomede (Bridiogames)
PsychoDuck
D’Angelo Lee
Sébastien Charbonneau
James
Liam Mackinn
Jeff and David
Nick Shaw
Ghost of Light
Allengator
Anthony C. Garcia
Alexander “Aerlion“ Lindström
Trace “AlfalfaTheRoach“ Mills
Emma Webb
Sophie R Allen
Chris P.
Evan “Foxhound810“ Cress
Caitlyn Kelly
James “Mixelz“ Gleason
Matthew Lam
Aidan Olsen
Luke “WAAAA“ Davison
Simon and Andrew H.
Mauricio Natera Pons
Karl “Cyberguy64“ Berggren
Stephen Gilbert
Sean Cope
Brett Besaw
Derek Huffman
Jon Øyvind Punsvik
The Venerable Keith Hunter, a kindhearted gentleman beloved by all.
David Mandella
Stephen E. Swingle III
Robert Amos
Connor Webre
Joshua Balanuik
David Chuhay
Nicholas “CaptainSpam“ Killewald
LogicalContradiction
Matthew Decker
The Patrician of Pudding
Terence Bungay
Leatherbelt1295
Stark Maximum
Brick Yost/Goobomber, Founder of Purple Painters
Katcha “Pink Pummy“ Dzeja
Brandon
Florian Hackl
Ricky Benning
Rosaleen Smith U.K.
Setsune Wiefel
Andrew A. Koerner
Justin Holien
SeiranSong
Steven Capute
Shane Cockle
Robert Halenda
Destiney Fee
Joe Erickson
Caleb Brunt
Kirsten Kuykendall (@Miz_Kriss)
Gisstrio
Johan “FreeZeBaG“ Ripendal
Patrick Bashir Stumpe
Thomas Esker
Lily Benitez [heart image, will be displayed in book]
Arundo
Jon-Michael Maldonado
Davey Nagelkerke
Isaac Noe
Garreth 'The Hero Hartmut' Allen
Jude Larkin
Travis “KillerDraco“ Hoople
Paul
Levi Tacomancer
Max Langston
Blake Worsham
Jeffrey “No Limit“ Mendoza
Nick Kaczkowski (n45800)
Benjamin & Benjamin, Attorneys at Waa
Joshua Hunt
Sepehr Tehrani
High Priest Of Waluigism
Thomas “SSBFreak“ McConnell
naut
Jacob Andrew DiAgostino
HappyDepression
Sam “Bowserdude“ Tackett
Pouchnoubout
Marcel & Dennis Groll
Willis Kong
Morgan Skye
Oliver Kuttner
Gabriel A. Perez
HairballCT
ValtoPrince
Kate Wardwell
Logan Webb
Peyton K. Minnick
Francesco Parola
Neil Sparks
MK Stangeland, Jr.
Henryuuki
Andrew “NachozRule“ Grabowski
-Matthew
(I told you there was nothing to see down here)
Lost Comics Are (Re)DONE! Last Call for Your Contributions!
over 5 years ago
– Sun, Sep 01, 2019 at 03:26:55 AM
WHEW. It's been a busy Summer, but I have officially redrawn all the lost comics from my old hard drive! Yep, the main content of the book--200 comics--is done...and backed up!
My work isn't quite finished yet since I still have to put them strips in book form and squeeze in all the juicy bonus goodies, but the goal is in sight! While I've been busy these past few months (and gained 10 pounds), now is not the time to slow down--over the next few weeks, I'll be wrapping up all the final touches in the book's design to send it out to the manufacturer to get 'em done ASAP. A winter release is still quite feasible, although I can't give a more specific date at the moment until I'm closer to completion.
If you have 1) a Special Thanks name and/or 2) an original piece of art, make sure you've sent it to me! I'll be wrapping up these sections of the book very soon, so make sure you get that info to me if you haven't yet. You can send it in via the survey--check the "TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME" BackerKit page if you haven't gotten yours. The deadline for these will be at the end of September, but earlier is always better.
That's all for now! Thanks again for your patience and understanding. Even though I wish I was more careful about my data earlier this year, I'm elated to have hit this milestone and have no plans on stopping. I'll also be able to catch up on all my messages & emails over the next week so thanks for your patience there as well. I'll be aiming to post monthly updates as well during this home stretch, so I'll talk to y'all again soon. As a wise man once said, WAAAAAAA
-Matthew
100 Comics Rebuilt, 100 To Go!
over 5 years ago
– Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 01:06:30 AM
Hello everyone, Matthew here, emerging from my cave with a progress update. The comic-rebuilding process has now reached its halfway point, with 100 of them having been revived, reanimated, and full of Waluigi horribleness!
Now, this number is including the 20 or so comics that survived the Wapocalypse, and I did save the more time-consuming comics for later so that I could have that feeling of constant forward momentum going, so I'm a bit less than halfway through remaking what I've lost. But it's a solid start and I'm going to keep continuing working through these toasty Summer months to get everything back in order! As of right now, everything should continue to be on the updated schedule from the last post; I'm shooting for having all my lost content finished near the end of August and being able to wrap up the rest of the book in the following months.
And for those curious, I am now regularly backing up my work on an external hard drive so that it doesn't blow up all over again.
That's all for now. Oh, and how about that E3? I'm psyched for The Hero and Banjo-Kazooie, even if they aren't quite our glorious, purple rapscallion.
-Matthew
Waluigi Time Repeats Itself
over 5 years ago
– Tue, May 21, 2019 at 02:12:52 AM
Hi everyone. I hope you're sitting down, because today's update is a biggie...
Three weeks ago, my hard drive suddenly crashed. Despite sending it to three different places (the last one being a data recovery company across the country), the sad fact of the matter is that the data is unrecoverable. The hard drive, for whatever reason, has internal damage beyond repair and it took years of data with it. Normally, this wouldn't be so bad except I lacked the foresight to follow a digital creators' first rule: always back everything up.
So the unthinkable has happened: my 200 completed comics plus miscellaneous work such as the inside cover images have been lost forever. Vanished into the digital ether. Ouch.
So here's what's happening: I'm doing them all again. I thankfully have all my sketches on paper so none of the actual ideas are lost. I also managed to salvage about 20 or so strips from emails, NF Magazine contributions and messages I've sent over the past year (I don't have to recreate the cover, for instance).
This will push the book back a bit, but I feel that it can be in your hands, ready to go this winter. The next several months will be extremely busy for me, but I've already started remaking them and can get 5 - 10 done in a weekday.
I'm sorry about the inconvenience and I greatly regret that I foolishly didn't back up my save files, but believe you me, I'm paying the price for it now. Despite dreading redoing hundreds of hours of work, I can tell you I'm not going to sacrifice the quality of the book in the process. It'll still contain all the bonus stuff, all the stretch goals, all the little details that you've come to expect from a book of comics bearing my name. I'm not going to let a little thing like total annihilation stop this book from being made!
I'd also like to offer something as a token of apology for the delay, but I'm not sure what yet. Maybe a new Waluigi song to coincide with the book launch?
(I almost considered uploading a bonus comic of Luigi pushing a button to destroy the book, but I figured I didn't need to pile on any extra comics in the process...!)
I now have a new hard drive and a new system for backing up my comics so this won't happen again (good grief, can you imagine?). Please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have about the release--any necessary address changes or what-have-you can be altered through BackerKit. All bonuses (such as the drawing on paper) will be sent out with the book when it's ready.
Thank you for your continued loyalty and patience. If this is too big of an inconvenience for you, please send me a PM through KS and we'll figure out a way to resolve your issue. In the meantime, I'll be locked in my office, probably drawing one of Waluigi's teeth for the ten-thousandth time...
-Matthew
Happy Waluigi Day!
almost 6 years ago
– Tue, Apr 02, 2019 at 12:35:10 AM
The book is canceled. Just kidding, April Fools.
Hm, my April Fools trickery seems to be a little rusty. But the good news is that as of today, I've reached a major milestone for the completion of this book! And since it's April 1st, I've decided to let a special guest tell you what that is...
"WAAA! WALUIGI HAS DRAWN UP ALL HIS ADVENTURES FOR THE BOOK! OVER 200 COMICS TOTAL, AND THEY'RE ALL COMPLETE! LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME. FIRST, WALUIGI GETS POLITICAL."
"SOMETIMES, WALUIGI TURNS INTO OTHER THINGS."
"NO ONE CAN DO WHAT WALUIGI DOES."
"UNFORTUNATELY, THE OBNOXIOUS BRAWL IN THE FAMILY CREW INVADED WALUIGI'S BOOK, SO 30 OF THESE COMICS COME IN AN EYE-STRAINING BLUE."
"THIS BLOB THING IS STILL EATING JUNK? GET SOME FRESH MATERIAL! YOU ARE A TERRIBLE ARTIST! TERRIBLE! WALUIGI HATES THIS! WAAAAAA--"
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All right, Waluigi, that's plenty for now. But the obstinate oddball is correct--EVERY comic is completed! Over the next couple months, I'll be working hard to cram in all the bonus content within the book, and as we draw nearer to completion, I'll update you guys with some full page mock-ups to enjoy. My target as of now is to have the book's design completed by the end of summer, so that I'll hopefully be able to mail out the finished books in October.
Remember to fill out your surveys if you haven't yet! And for those of you with content in the book itself (Special Thanks and fan art), I'll be needing those within the next few weeks if possible.
In the meantime, have a very very purple April Fools Day! Can you believe it's been ten years since the first Waluigi comics? Time flies when you're screaming WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
-Matthew (and Waluigi)
