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i apologize for mispellings in advance; i have dyslexia and am not editing this post too seriously as i write from my phone
also: this is going to be long. because im walking you through how i found this information out and my process. because i truly have no other idea how to organize this lol
i was looking up the "Nutcracker Adaptations" search-tag on tumblr in case i missed any films (slowly building a list of what i am missing from my collection; this is a tangent, i digress), and i found your post at the top and immediately went "WHAT" like a feral goblin and scurried off to learn more and thought it might be helpful to share what i found? i apologize if this is needless
but first thing i found is you can technically get the book on amazon this very day, BUT it is in Italian. not English
what's important here is that (a) there is a back-up option if there is never an English release lol and, more importantly, (b) that this book has been published before which means there is a decent chance it will be published again in English at some point in the (near?) future
i then looked into the author, (who is the highlighted name above:) Luca Frigerio, and he has a twitter (or X, if you prefer) @/ElCarisna. it confirms the book was released in Italian (with Noise Press as its publisher) first. what you'll notice is interesting is this tweet is from the year 2020 and the kickstarter is from 2022 (as evidenced by the English publisher, Ember Press' article on their website)
and rather promisingly, the wording "release it in the US as well" makes me inclined to assume the kickstarter is not a limited edition-English run? that could be me being naïve BUT i then checked out if Last Ember Press had any more info on twitter since their website does link a twitter account. and i found this tweet where the diction of "pre-order" a copy does make me additionally hopeful for a public release
as does this reward option in the kickstarter where retailers had the ability to order copies as well (don't ask me why it is in Japanese. that is where the link from Last Ember Press took me). so, at the very least, a couple copies of the English version will be available for purchase from retailers. as per kickstarter's protection stuff, i cannot tell you who backed this (and ergo cannot get a lead for myself much less offer you one). all i can do is uselessly tap "2 Backers" and continue my ignorance lmao rip but, hey! it's halfway to something, at least. maybe you can find out and order it through the seller to ship to you, i have no clue lmao BUT it does make me hopeful for a public release eventually and that this would be considered early editions to sell, but that is me making assumptions (thankfully, looking into these retailers likely isn' necessary as i'll explain later. but it's important we mention said retailers as it is another point in the "Likely Will Get a Public Release" column of things)
regardless, i did also check their Updates tab and found out the books are printing very soon for these backers! the books just printed this year in 2024. this is the latest update (and also, i did check the FAQ tab to see if anything would be confirmed about an eventual public release and the FAQ tab is empty, alas)
i did see there was an option to ask a question in the FAQ, even if you are not a backer. and i don't have a twitter, but i do have an ancient and long untouched kickstarter. so i did send them the question JUST to be sure in case "A Steampunk Carol" is a special case (why it would be will be explained later when i discuss "In The Land Of Dragon" in a sec. i'm walking you through this as how i found out about all of this; and that's the last piece i looked into)
so! if they do a public release, it should be relatively soon (like, within the next two years? if not sooner?) i don't know how long they will wait between a majority of backers receiving their books and an official public release. but i didn't see anything on Last Ember advertising a release, all their tweets are from 2022 or before
HOWEVER, Last Ember Press seems to do a lot of kickstarters. so i got curious and wanted to look into if they have a previously established order of operations. i am not going to look into every series (bc wow would that be a LOT of back and forth scrolling on twitter, no thanks), but i did want to look into one series confirmed to have physical copies. so the example i chose to look into, they did advertise when they had their books printed (most important tweet referenced: 2022 November 10, was about "In The Land of Dragon", and the tweet simply said: "In the Land of Dragon books have arrived!" with a photo of said issues. which, funnily enough, i saw on those covers that Luca Frigerio worked on this series too lol [insert meme of Mickey Mouse saying "This is a surprise tool that will help us later"]) and then i checked backwards and found that, yep, yep, yep, "In The Land of Dragon" has originally been a kickstarter, wow, wow, wow
and i confirmed they do sell that series in the online store Shop.LastEmberPress.com but is NOT on amazon. since i have Luca Frigerio's amazon creator-tab thanks to the Italian "A Steampunk Carol" version (idk what it's called, but that tab you can click on to see what else a person worked on, that little blue text-link saying their name. that thing.), i checked his other works to see if any of THEM were available on Last Ember Press' shop as a reverse-engineer. none of the items on Luca Frigerio's tab ("The Steams" , "The Tears", and "Kitsune") are available on Last Ember's shop, which implies they are from a different not-Last-Ember-Press publisher which i did later confirm on their respective amazon-product-pages. and as we discussed in the beginning, "A Steampunk Carol"'s Italian version's publisher is Noise Press
and, very importantly: Luca Frigerio is credited on "In The Land of Dragon". but that work is NOT on his amazon creator-tab. but those books ARE for sale on Last Ember Press' shop (and, in case the clarification is not already obvious: Luca Frigerio is working with "A Steampunk Carol" for Last Ember Press now. so that book will likely follow closer to how Frigerio's "In The Land Of Dragon" was releaaed rather than Noise Press' Italian version of "A Steampunk Carol")
meaning, that these books' presence on amazon says nothing about Last Ember Press' methodologies, as the publishers do not seem to be related as far as i can tell. so then i checked out a few different Last Ember properties (that are available for sale on their shop, many of which i assume are from kickstarters considering how many kickstarters this publisher does, i know "In The Land Of Dragon" definitely was a kickstarter. i am not looking into every series they have ever made, just "Dragon", again, i am sleepy lmao) to be sure, and NONE of the books in their shop have came up on amazon. so it is very promising that Last Ember Press' history so far has been confirmed to include Establish a Kickstarter → Give Backers Their Copy → Eventually Release The Book On Their Own Website. that's nice to know
so!! this tells us that if "A Steampunk Carol"'s English version very likely does get a public release at some point (i'm not doing the math to see their average gap between "Hey backers, books are shipped out!" and when they announce you can buy the book in their shop to tell you approximately when the book will be out, my dyslexia impacts my math, i don't wanna do math lmao rip), it will be on Shop.LastEmberPress.com and will not be on amazon, considering Last Ember Press' pattern thus far. if i am correct and this book does get a widespread English release: i, personally, would recommend either getting your book from said website OR asking a local bookstore to ship it in for you to pick up so you then support two small buisnesses at once
so! unless "A Steampunk Carol" is a special case!! it should be assumed to be available for a widespread release at some point in the (near?) future. the caveat being it will only be available on Last Ember Press' personal shop if so (unless you do my recommendation and have your local bookstore get it for you to pick up), and that a majority of the marketting seems to be on their twitter (meaning: check their twitter for if/when it comes out) though their website does also have a newsletter to sign up for if you prefer that (that's probably what i'll do as someone who has no twitter). i dunno when. but if it is a special case where it is backers-only (i doubt it, but i also rule nothing out), at least is an Italian version on amazon and you can at least admire the art from there (and maybe have someone fluent in Italian translate it for you with sticky-notes or something, idk), so there is that too ♡ hooray!
thanks for leading me to look into a cool looking book! from one Nutcracker-adaptation-fiend to another (which, btw, your stuff looks really cool! fuck yeah, keep at it!! ♡), i am really glad to know about this new (and likely upcoming) version of the story! i hope this helps you in knowing there is likely going to be a physical release and, if so, where to find it. thanks and good luck!! ♡
Man I'm discovering all things now…
now I discovered there was a kickstarter for a steampunk adaptation of the nutcracker story, and it's been long fulfilled, and I'm not seeing any info about them selling it outside the kickstarter.
ueh…
Here we go, this is page two of the 2D Bendy comic I'm making! This is for @shinyzango, and also just a fun little side thing I’m doing after school stuff. LOL.
Here’s the next page, I guess I’m an a page spree? Here is the magnificent Bendy the Demon as well.. a.. demon? HAHA turn of events!
This is the final page of part 1! Finally done, hopefully I’ll start another part.
Happy Halloween! A little insane BATIM outta do the trick to get people in the mood!
I NEARLY HAD A FUCKING HEART ATTACK SEEING THIS SHIT! AAAAAAHHHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH ZANGO! You drew the baby so cute! Baby Cosette will always love Hans in any form, cause that's her Teddy. Ack! So Precious! Might show these off as well then:
Thanks again Zango Lov yah!
Trying to kick myself into drawing again with some discord shenanigans involving @nijiomii‘s Cosette.
These may not make much sense without context, but I still like how they came out so eh.
AWWWWAH BABIES!!!
A couple more discord doodles. I remembered I had a mouse character concept, and @nijiomii‘s Cosette is a mouse…
Also I still needed to draw @jerenep‘s Katiana… give this child hugs.
Day 25: Hans @shinyzango, its you boi I hope you like
Eyy, guess who’s the B-Day Girl where they are? HAPPY BIRTHDAY @shinyzango! I know this aint much, but I want to wish you all the birthday wishes and have a wonderful day Zango. You’re a good friend with amazing talent, ideas and just great to be around. You deserve it fam. Lov yah.
Decided to practice my chibi style for future commissions and ideas I also decided to do it with a couple of my friends @freckleocalypse, @shinyzango, @ahjones94, @lazy-caprisalad, @oilliepop, @youronlydrpepper, @sweet-peachy, @alannahablar A small gift doodle from your fellow peach gremlin
And there goes my heart on the fucking ground! Thank you Zango! I had so much fun with you and rest of the gang in the stream. Just hanging out with our chaotic bullshit. XD Hans is best dad Even tho hes having a fucking breakdown at the moment Change my mind Also, might as well, UwU:
Love Him
Final sketch from the 3rd anniversary stream, featuring a quick doodle about a modern AU we’ve been cooking up from a while ago.
Enjoy dad Hans.
Baby Cosette belongs to @nijiomii
Well ain't this something to find
Thanks Tumblr for the the non existent notification
Either way, thank you for drawing my girl again. I like the idea you went for her with the doll. Gives me Coraline Vibes.
Love it Fam, Keep it up. ♥
I couldn’t have one or more drawings without Halloween pictures so I push myself to draw these before Halloween over 1. Rainer as a ghost for @theevilemster 2. Nikolai as a male witch?? For @katieaiko 3. Hans as Frankenstein for @shinyzango 4. Noel as a Wizard for @youronlydrpepper And last but not least Cosette as a possessed doll for @nijiomii Hope you guys like it and happy Halloween!!
Aw, super cute and also hell yeah!
We are almost there bois! Nutcracker Month 2020. I'm really excited!
Thank you for drawing my girl. Ack!
♥♥♥
Well it’s almost that time of month/week
It’s gonna be NUTCRACKER MONTH!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!
I’m so excited to be part of nutcracker month!
So Hans belongs to @shinyzango
Cosette belongs to @nijiomii
Rainer belongs to @theevilemster
Noel belongs to @youronlydrpepper
The other Hans belongs to @hntrgurl13
And Ivan and Sona belong to me :3
-YEETS AT YOUR FACE- AND BITCH I DONT CARE IF ITS LATE YOU GOT IT DONE AND I FUCKIN LOVE IT! You made her so cute! OMG! Im going to cry! Thank you so much Zango. Your art has always made me smile. Precious Baby! Thats it, Im dead
Nutcracker Month Challenge 2020 - Cosette
IT’S DAY 15! And I’m so late! Still, say hi to @nijiomii‘s baby girl Cosette!
Check out the Nutcracker Month Challenge 2020 list to see who’s coming next!
Nutcracker Month 2020: Day 37- Hans
This one goes out to @shinyzango
I love this boi so damn much. Such a precious baby! Decided to draw Clara cause its illegal if I don’t
Hope you like