TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND

Last 12 hours--FINAL DAY ONLY Original Art SALE!
5 months ago – Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 06:15:37 AM

Hello, Trekker Trooper!

Thanks to all of you amazing backers, it's been a thrill ride once again to making a new Trekker book! TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND will be a great volume to join all of our previous books and continue Mercy's journey in style!

And a big finish today will let us finish with a HUGE flourish:

As you can see, we just need to UNLOCK two more pages to make Eisner-award winning Steve Lieber's bonus story reach its full potential-- and I really want us to get there! 

So, I'm offering a Last Campaign Day Only sale on these original art pieces I've listed in the Add-ons. These prices are good only through the end of this campaign, today, Thursday Feb 26, 7 PM Pacific!

• Trekker/Tick pin-up was $400. NOW-- $350
• Trekker RCCC Calendar Art was $450. NOW-- $400
• Ron Randall Artbook cover was $500. NOW-- $425
• Trekker/Usagi Yojimbo Art was $800. NOW-- $725

If any of those tempt you, today would be a great day to pick it up. You get a price break, we get a boost on adding Steve's story to our book!

Seeking: 800+ Backers!

Just as important as funds raised is keeping out community as filled with fantastic fans of Mercy as possible! We're closing in on an awesome 800 backers for this campaign-- and if we get there, Steve and I have talked, and he has most graciously agreed that, if we do unlock page 4,  we'll finish that back-up story whether we "unlock" that final page or not.

 So, please spread the word on any social media of your choice! As always, you'll find my many Trekker posts here:

• FACEBOOK
• BLUESKY
• INSTAGRAM
• THREADS

Thanks for your incredible support that allows me to keep making #MoreTrekkerMoreOften. I literally cannot do this without you!

Ron

FINAL FULL DAY-- New Stretch Goals UNLOCKED + More on the way!
5 months ago – Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 08:06:36 AM

Good Morning, Trekker Trooper, and welcome to our last full day on the latest Trekker trail for Mercy's next adventure, TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND! Grab your favorite cup of "Wake Up" and join us!

We've had a terrific ride so far and are building to another strong finish! We've already unlocked the first two pages for a very special Steve-Lieber-drawn Back-up story:

And as I type, we are already over halfway to unlocking the third page! 

This planned five-page story will be an excellent gem to add to our book, making it bigger and better yet.  Can we add all five pages before the campaign ends? Of COURSE we can! And if we do, I have some MORE fun stretch goals lined up to further reward our efforts.

If you want to help us to a big last run, you could help me spread the word to more potential Trekker lovers that you know and that I don't! Here's a special graphic cooked up by my good pal Karl Kesel (IMPOSSIBLE JONES), who just can't stop himself from being super-supportive of all things Trekker:

How cool is that!?!

I've made a post about this which you can share on these social media:

• FACEBOOK
• BLUESKY
• INSTAGRAM
• I've even ventured briefly to Threads to seek out backers:
• THREADS

I'd LOVE to see this popping up today as widely as possible, and that can only happen with the help of the mighty Trekker Community! 

Thanks to your support, it's been another amazingly successful campaign so far, and with your help on this last, crucial leg of the journey, I look forward to an exciting race to the finish line in our latest trek to keep making #MoreTrekkerMoreOften!

Run-Ready Ron

FANTASTIC FINAL FOUR DAYS! NEW Stretch Goal reveal!
5 months ago – Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 10:25:43 AM

Gear up, Trekker Trooper!

We're marching into the final four days on our campaign for TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND, and we've just unlocked this infinitely-charming "Stars In Her Eyes" Sticker for all backers!

Just Added to your Rewards Packs!

And that means it's time to reveal our next Stretch Goal, which I've teased a time or two, just because I'm personally over the moon to include it to our campaign:

IT'S TIME TO UNLEASH THE LIEBER!

If you're much of a comics fan, you already know Steve from his Eisner Award winning work of projects from the Superior Foes of Spider-man to his recent runs on Metamorpho and Jimmy Olsen. And if you're a Trekker fan, you know Steve contributed the above striking image of Mercy that's already been featured on one of our "Trekker Take" trading cards. Steve has also very generously contributed some commissions to past campaigns. Let's face it-- he's an ace both as a stellar human being and as a world-class cartoonist.

Now Steve has topped even himself, by offering to draw a short backup story for our new book! I've had a little bonus tale in mind for a while now. It's one that fills in some needed back story on one of Mercy's "supporting cast" characters. One who will be playing a prominent part in events yet to unfold. And Steve is the PERFECT choice to bring this tale to life.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE GET THERE!

Getting a top-shelf creator like Steve to sign on for this is a huge coup for the campaign, and it'll be a Stretch indeed to make it happen. But let's see how far the mighty Trekker Community can take us. Hence the $1000 bounty for each page of the this special tale. Ideally, we'll get a nice five-pager out of this-- IF our support remains strong! And, good news: We're already almost to the first page goal!

So, do what you can-- Upgrade your pledge tier, pick some Add-ons, or simple help with Spreading the Word-- and we'll ALL get to enjoy Steve's dazzling art in Mercy's latest book!

Here are links to posts I've just made about this:

FACEBOOK

BLUESKY

Thanks for making this unforgettable Trek that much more unforgettable!

Ron

WEEKEND UPDATE! New original Art add-on, NEW Stretch Goal tease!
5 months ago – Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 12:46:34 PM

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FINAL SIX DAYS! Fun NEXT Stretch Goal reveal!
5 months ago – Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 03:31:17 PM

Checking in real quick, Trekker Trooper. 

You'll be hearing from me pretty frequently over this last stretch of days on our TREKKER: THE TIES THAT BIND trek as we build to a big finish, so brace yourself :) But this next Stretch Goal is just too fun not to crow about. 

Hurray! We've UNLOCKED our mini-poster stretch goal, and now for something completely, enchantingly different:

Very excited to add this to every backers' rewards pack, and march on to more. Things are just going to get better and better on this trek-- watch for it!

Star-struck Ron