COVID-19 showed a nasty hand and tossed our production staff into a hard second wave, just to show we shouldn’t promise any dates without books in hand. We had to change printers when our first choice couldn’t keep up with the backlog, but we found an amazing company a little closer to home that should get us the books promptly.
We’re posting promos now with the print production underway, and with a projected arrival time of about one to two weeks for books to arrive. As soon as the books arrive, we will begin shipping them out in order of purchase, but if you’d like to wait and see just how gorgeous they look in person, we will be posting up some photos of our test copy in the middle of promos. Our design editor, @jackcloverway, worked incredibly hard on this volume, and we’re so excited to show off all the details that are sure to make this a keepsake.
The final print volume will measure 6.75x10.25″, perfect bound, with a glossy wraparound softcover, and 72 soft-gloss interior pages. We had 28 contributors on this volume producing some top-notch art and some really excellent fiction, poetry, and statements. Proceeds from the zine will go toward The Internet Archives, to assist them in their long legal battle for the outcome of the National Emergency Library and the future existence of the Internet Archives. Physical copies will be limited to 50 pieces for the Standard Edition and 50 pieces for the Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition will also come with 4 pinback buttons, 2 vinyl stickers, and an exclusive cover art variant poster signed by the artist.
Right now, you can receive the PDF copy as fast as emails travel through our bigcartel storefront (themagnuscollection), and if you have any questions about any of the specifications, finalizations, countries we can ship to, updates on the timeline, or anything else, feel free to message us on tumblr or twitter, or shoot us an email at magnuscollectionzine@gmail.com.
As we sprint toward the arrival of our print volumes, we still have a few remaining promos to excite your appetites. Today comes courtesy of AgentAndromeda.
AgentAndromeda is a newcomer to the Magnus Archives fandom, but has created quite a few fanworks. You may recognize her work on AO3 or her art on tumblr, or maybe you’ve seen her animatics on Youtube. She’s very excited to be part of this community and hopes this zine sparks joy for all of you! Go view more of her creations on tumblr @ceaselesslywatched, a03 at AgentAndromeda, and twitter @andywatched.
And if you can’t wait for the print volumes, PDFs are available in our storefront Right Now! Head to themagnuscollection(.)bigcartel(.)com (removing the ellipses) and satisfy your yearnings!
The link has been live for three hours and we’ve already sold a little over 30% of the physical preorders. That’s amazing! Thank you for your drive and enthusiasm, and please be sure to spread the word! If you’ve already ordered a physical edition and you’ve received the PDF, feel free to comment with your impressions– you’ll make the contributors’ day!
Orders are now open for The Magnus Collection Volume I (Spring 2021). Follow the link above to order the PDF or preorder physical copies now!
Afternoon reblog! We’re at 55% sold on the physical copies thus far!
Just as a reminder, this is a Rusty Quill-authorized charity zine with proceeds going to the Internet Archive to help them with their legal battles. If you like using the Wayback Machine, if you believe in the freedom of information, or if you just like finding vintage sewing patterns, Victorian cookbooks, 1980s video games, or 1940s radio shows, buying this book will help them out–AND you get 72 pages of exclusive, never-before-seen Magnus Archives fan-content!
If you’ve already received your PDF, and you like what you see, feel free to comment below with your impressions and share with your friends!
The print edition of The Magnus Collection Volume 1 has sold out. PDFs are still available for sale. We are presently speaking to a RQ representative to do a second, limited print run. If we did that, would you be interested in having it half-Deluxe, half-Standard again?
Transcript: [The image is the header and first paragraph of official statement paperwork from The Magnus Institute. The statement has been transcribed electronically via a form-fill, with very clean redaction over certain identifying features. In the top left corner, it has been marked with a stamp saying ‘FILE COPY’.
The Magnus Institute
Millbank, Westminster, London
SW1P 4RG, United Kingdom
Recorder: Jonathan Sims, HRA // Statement Date: 6 March 2009 // File #: 0090603-C // Witness: Dr. Arthur Dervich // DOB: Redacted // NI #: Redacted // Address: Redacted // Phone #: Redacted
Witness Statement
File Note: Statement of Dr. Arthur Dervich, regarding his time as a scientist working at the Tiriganiq Research Station, located in the Arctic Circle of Northern Alaska, United States. Statement taken from a copy of the subject’s own recordings, made March 6, 2009, although heavily damaged from magnetic exposure. Audio recording by Jonathan Sims, the Archivist. Statment begins.
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Hot on the tail of the announcement that we’ve sold out of our first pressing comes a promo for Kellan B’s masterful statement.
“My name is Kellan and I’m one of the writers for the Collection! I’m so thrilled to have been included and get to work alongside such talented creators. The Magnus Archives and the other shows by Rusty Quill have been a huge inspiration in both my life and my own creative work. I would like to say thank you for everyone that has supported me and my writing (even if they have no idea what this Magnus Archives thing is that has taken over my life), and I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to release my own novels soon.” Check out their work on AO3 at buzzbuzz34 and tumblr @kellanswritingblog.
