OGREST: The Storm Before the Tears

EU/UK shipping has begun! Plus: the next cool thing!
26 days ago – Sat, Mar 07, 2026 at 12:18:53 PM

Hi, everyone!

Hope you’re kicking off a great weekend. It has been a very busy month, with a lot happening since we returned from France, but I believe nearly everyone should have received their pledges by now! The EU/UK order inventory arrived at Zatu last week, and they report that Address Verification messages were sent almost immediately. They reportedly started shipping on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm sure they'll continue until they're all shipped (if they aren't already). We’ll get more confirmed information from them on Monday, but if you haven’t already gotten your package in EU or UK, it is on its way soon! Some regional postal checkpoints might take a little longer than others, but everything should be sent by the end of this week, if not already.

If you’re not sure if you got an Address Verification message, it would have come from [email protected] with the subject line reading “Address Verification - Zatu / Magnetic Press”. The body of the message may have mentioned “your Banana Sioule order”, but rest assured, it was your order for THIS campaign. Zatu is fulfilling several campaigns for us at the same time, and they may have used the same message template without revising the project/order name.

If you can’t find that message, haven’t received a tracking message, or are wondering about receiving your order, please email [email protected]. They can track your order status with Zatu and help you out. Chances are, your package is just still on the way. 🙂

In the meantime, our new campaign for WORLDS BETWEEN WORLDS: THE GRAPHIC NOVELS OF JONATHAN NKONDO is live! It features an excellent set of books by an amazing animation director and artist who has worked on projects such as SCAVENGERS REIGN, LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS, LEAGUES OF LEGENDS, and most recently the new animated short film/music video “The Mountain, the Moon Cave, and the Sad God” by Gorillaz. Please check it out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neurobellum/jonathan-nkondo?ref=3ewujv

Whether or not you’re a fan of Gorillaz, you can’t deny the charm of hand-made 2D animation, and Jonathan’s creation of the “Moon Cave” sequence in the middle is a standout. As a sci-fi fan, I think you’ll really appreciate these books.

Thanks, everyone. Hope you enjoy OGREST!

International shipping update
3 months ago – Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 02:15:48 PM

Hi, everyone -- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and are entering the new year with excitement. We sure are! So many exciting things are in the works for 2026...

We wanted to update all international backers with the latest status update from the regional fulfillment warehouses. We were waiting for confirmation and estimates from them before reporting anything, and the holidays slowed down communication a bit...

As it stands, as of a few days ago:

• Asia orders are underway, and were packed and put on consolidated shipping containers to their various regions this week. You should hear from your local delivery agents shortly!
• Australia and New Zealand fulfillment is underway! Those shipments were likely completed this week (tho we'll get confirmation next week). You should receive tracking information from Aetherworks soon, if you haven't already.
• EU and UK order inventory is on its way to Zatu for fulfillment, but it may take a couple of weeks for it to arrive there. FedEx and the FAA really caused a big delay with that inventory transfer, partially due to holiday congestion, but also fallout from the recent disaster with UPS. (The crash that killed 15 people in November -- even though the crash was a few months ago, and a different carrier, the FAA has grounded so many courier flights, it caused even more congestion and delays that they're still recovering from...) We expect everything to finally reach Zatu by the end of this month, and they will ship everything as quickly as they can once the items arrive. You should receive tracking information once the packages are sent.

Thank you for your patience! We know that it can be frustrating to see fulfillment reach North American backers so much sooner... we try to coordinate everything to narrow the fulfillment delay around the world, but sometimes world events get in the way and out of our control... 😕 It's all coming very soon, though! Time to get excited! If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].

WAKFU Game Starter Kit codes
4 months ago – Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 02:39:47 PM

Hi everyone!

Just a quick update to let you all know that the Video Game Starter Kit codes have been distributed via Backerkit! (Sorry for the delay!)

You'll find them in your Backerkit page, which you can access at https://ogrest.backerkit.com/

You'll see a big blue button in the center of the screen that says "Get Your Digital Downloads" - clicking on that will show you your digital downloads (which you may recall is where your digital Gumroad links are also stored). The instructions for using your game starter kit code are in the link description. Let us know if you need any help downloading the game, creating an account, or accessing your in-game kit.

For the handful of you who also ordered the ART OF WAKFU SEASON 4 digital art book, those are available as PDF downloads directly from Backerkit. Let us know if you have any trouble accessing or downloading that file.

Thanks, everyone! We hope to have an update on international fulfillment shortly -- everything is on its way to the regional hubs, but we'll try to get a tighter estimate from those hubs shortly. (FWIW, we're told the goal is for everyone to have theirs by Christmas...)

More soon!

Ambassador Points
5 months ago – Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 01:39:12 PM

Hi everyone!

If you missed the mention on the campaign page, every pledge includes a number of Ambassador Points equivalent to your final order total, as if it were a purchase from our webstore. These are unique reward points that can be collected and redeemed for discounts and rewards on our webstore, and a great way to support Magnetic Press further (while building up a collection of cool books and stuff in the process)!

If you are already a webstore customer and part of the program, just log into your webstore account (which should be under the same email address as your Kickstarter/Backerkit account). You should see those new points added to your balance under the heading "OGREST Kickstarter Points."

If you don't have an account on our webstore, your points have been tallied, but you will need to register for an account and then contact us to add them for you. 😊

For a walkthrough of how to register, just follow the steps on our webpage:

Watch for Address Verification emails this weekend
5 months ago – Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 04:55:37 PM

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update to let you know that QML has sent Address Verification emails as of today. If you need to change your address, now is the time to do it!

Watch your inboxes for an email from them this weekend, on behalf of Neurobellum Productions. If you don't see one, check your spam folder.

Please note: this only pertains to domestic/North American orders. They expect to start shipping by Nov 10th. We'll update you here with confirmation.

International orders will be heading to their respective fulfillment hubs at the same time. Those may take a few weeks more to reach you, but we'll keep you updated through the process.

If you have any questions or need to update your address but can't find that verification email from QML, please message us here or email [email protected] as soon as you can!

Thanks, everyone!