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Long Distance: The Travel Miles Club Edition

Created by Thomas Zahler

An deluxe edition of the complete Long Distance series with an all new story!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Surveys Launching Today!
7 months ago – Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 03:34:26 PM

Hi everyone!

We are pleased to tell you that our BackerKit surveys have begun to go out to the wider group! Thank you for your patience as we prepared them.

PLEASE NOTE: BackerKit will send surveys in waves over the next two days, so please allow up to 48 hours for your survey to be processed and sent to you. If at that point you still have not received one please check your spam folder, and check that the email you used on Kickstarter is the email account you're checking.

If that doesn't work, you can click the link below to enter the email address associated with your survey and BackerKit will send you a new one:

Please note, if you use an Apple ID with your email address, a different email could be generated for you for security reasons. If you need this email changed, please click here to direct message us so that we can help!

If you need to modify your pledge in BackerKit or have any other issues, please click here to direct message us so that we can help! Always direct message our creator account here on Kickstarter. We can't perform customer service here in the comments section or on social media. :)

Surveys will remain open for about 30 days. Once locked, we'll have proper order numbers so that we can begin going into production on items! :)

Additionally, if you or someone you know missed the Kickstarter and wants to still get in on the action, we're accepting late pledges here!

Surveys Being Tested!
7 months ago – Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 02:59:47 PM

Hi everyone,

BackerKit has reviewed and signed off on our surveys, so we have begun doing a "smoke test", which is where we send surveys to a small group of backers to make sure there aren't any issues before sending them out to the larger group.

Assuming there are no hiccups or issues reported during the test, we plan on launching surveys to the wider group tomorrow or Thursday.

We'll do an update when this happens, so stay tuned!

The Long Distance: The Travel Miles Club Edition Campaign Has Concluded! A Thank You From Thom + Details On Post-Campaign Surveys
9 months ago – Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 10:53:37 PM

We did it! And by we, I mean you. I mean, I helped. I wrote and drew the book, but you supported it. So, I guess it was a team effort. Go team!

Kidding aside, thank you so much! I’m glad to get this project back into print, and I think you’ll enjoy the new look into where these characters are. You are amazing and while I know I can count on your support, I never take it for granted. I’m very fortunate to do what I do, and a lot of that is because of people like you.

Okay, I’m going to finish up that back section of the book and then get this out to the printer as soon as I can!

- Thom

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Post Campaign Details:

We at Rocketship Entertainment would also like to say thanks to everyone who made this such an awesome campaign to be a part of!

There are a lot of questions coming in now that the Kickstarter is over, so let's dive in:

Q: I missed the campaign - can I still pledge?

A: Yes! We have Late Pledges turned on! If you go to the campaign page you'll see this at the top above the title. You can still go select rewards as if the campaign were live.

Q: How long do I have to do a late pledge?

A: We'll have this open for a few weeks before we need to turn off for our surveys. If you want to back after that you'll be able to message us and we can add you. With that said, we'll do an update when late pledges are officially going to be turned off so everyone is aware.

Q: When will surveys be going out?

A: We are planning on using Kickstarter for surveys and are expecting them to be ready by mid-October. We'll also do an update when it's ready to go - so stay tuned!

Q: What's the purpose of the survey?

A: We use these surveys primarily for two reasons:

  • To collect shipping payments and addresses for all our backers, so that we can eventually send their pledge rewards.
  • To provide backers with the ability to modify the reward tier they selected or get a last chance to add-on items. 

Q: How long will I have to complete my survey?

A: Our goal is to get as many surveys completed by backers as possible, so we give around 30 days from their launch to allow everyone proper time. If you need more than that, it's ok. :) 

Q: When will my order arrive?

A: As noted in each reward tier, estimated fulfillment is set for August of 2026.

With fulfillment timelines, please be mindful of the following, which is noted on our FAQ:

The delivery dates associated with each reward are based on our anticipated production schedule. They are not guaranteed and, as they are described, are ESTIMATES. Once we finish surveys and all add-ons are locked we go into production on those items and will provide campaign updates throughout the process. Should dates shift, which is not uncommon, we will provide new estimated delivery dates in updates. Please note, that no date provided should be considered a locked and promised date until we have the books at the warehouse and until such time all estimated dates are subject to change.

With that said, Rocketship Entertainment has never had a funded Kickstarter that did not end up getting fulfilled, and you can view the status of all our projects, both in-production and fulfilled in the link below:

Click here for Rocketship Project Tracker

Q: Who can I talk to if I have questions, requests, or issues with my order?

A: If you have questions about your order, click here to DM us! Please always direct message us here on Kickstarter. We can't perform customer service on social media.

Thanks!

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FUNDED! Thank you!
10 months ago – Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 06:58:41 PM

Six hours!? Thank you so much!

I appreciate the love and support you show for my stories, and I’m really glad to introduce this to a new audience. And I’m glad that it funded so quickly that I won’t be refreshing the pledge page in the middle of the night. Because I would totally do that. I’m obsessive about things sometimes. Like writing and sharing good stories. And you all keep making that possible.
 
So, I’m going to take a break for a minute and celebrate with a delicious Aldi’s mint stripe cookie. Because yes, that’s the crazy way I roll. And I’m trying lose a little weight before DragonCon because that Captain Pike uniform is unforgiving. And then I’m going to go back to writing and drawing things for you.
 
Thank you all again. I’m so very grateful for your support.
 
- Thom